Category: Skateboarding News

Reports have come in that Duane Peters’ son has been killed in a car crash. This was posted on the DLXSF forum yesterday:

“A 20-year-old Orange resident died in a traffic accident Friday night, when a driver making a left turn struck the man’s car and sent it into a light pole, authorities said.

“(Peters’) speed may be an associated factor in this collision,” according to a release from police.”

Our thoughts go out to Duane and his family.

R.I.P. Chess

“Skateboarding and rock ‘n’ roll is my religion, and Johnny Thunders is God”

Can’t argue with that really. The man who eats handrails for breakfast and shits out nollie backside kickflips, Jim Greco is on the latest Epicly Later’d.

Check out skating’s equivalent of Cribs with the leather jacketed Jim at www.vbs.tv to get an insight.

Vans unleashed some new footglove collaborations at the Bread & Butter tradeshow on Wednesday including the eagerly anticipated Iron Maiden slip-ons, amazing!

The shoe giants have also hooked up with pool coping scrapers Independent Trucks and artist Dennis Mcnett to produce some really tasty looking appetisers for all you sneaker freaks.

There’s been no official details released yet so these pictures are even more frustrating for anyone wanting to backsmith wearing possibly the most ultimate combo of shoes and trucks. Word on the street says out in 2008!

www.vans.co.uk

Life-long pal of Shane, Blind team rider Jake Duncombe has designed a tribute deck to his best friend.

The limited edition deck will be available soon, featuring a message from Jake to Shane, with all sales from it going to Shane’s family.

The Slamtrick Contest in Ravenna, Italy, saw Severin von Ow of 5thDistrict Skateboards win the “Best Technical Trick” prize with this, frankly pisstake, backside kickflip fakie nosegrind revert.

Trick names as long as my arm, things are a bit early 90’s again. I swear, massive orange tshirts and balloon pants will make a come-back soon.

Not only that, but Seve also won the eS Game of Skate in Zurich last week as well. Kid’s good, expect to see more media frenzy around this guy soon.

The UK Hubba Wheel Team will be zooming around the UK in a van looking for girls in leopard skin bra’s this August kicking off on Wednesday 1st at Projeckts in Manchester onwards.

Team riders Korahn Gayle, Dave Snaddon, Dan Wileman, Nicky Howells and guests will be on the road so look out for them at street spots on the 2nd and 3rd. These spots will be revealed on Crossfire in good time.

Heroin Skateboards French connection Jon Monie is about to be featured here in the next week.

If you do not know much about J-Money don’t worry as we have 18 facts on the guy to bring you up to speed.

Check him out on the latest Heroin DVD ‘Magic Sticky Hand‘ and look out for the Heroin team on this years Big Push.

Push red for a blip and then click pootube below for Colin Fiske and Longlegs in Tokyo Drift.

The pig in that video from Go Skateboard Day that laid the smack-down on those kids has been cleared of any wrong doing, despite obviously being an absolute cunt and over-reacting to kids riding planks of wood.

An internal police investigation has concluded that Hot Springs Officer Oink, sorry, Joey Williams, used “appropriate force” in dealing with the situation, and was only held responsible for leaving a handcuffed suspect alone whilst chasing another kid. If that’s what constitutes appropriate force, I’d love to see what he does to jaywalkers or shoplifters. He probably shoots them.

Prick.

Jason ‘The Kid’ Adams has left Enjoi to return to Black Label, with the Enjoi pranksters giving him an advert as a leaving present.

No real reasons for the move yet officially, but the advert says it all really. And they have apologised for giving him a panda tattoo. Well gnarly mate.