Category: Skateboarding News

Yesterday i was opening the post as usual and noticed a new Vox Footwear promo peeking out of the corner of the envelope.

This DVD features the whole team of Peter Hewitt, Justin Strubing, Neil Blender, Dan Drehobl, Ricky Oyola, JT Aultz, Darren Navarette, Adrian Mallory, Emmanual Guzman plus Alex Horn, Sage Bolyard, Mark ‘Red’ Scott and the Dreamland Crew, tearing apart Dreamland Skateparks in the US and although it is short in length, you want to watch it again and again.

With Cockney Rejects, Ian Dury and 999’s best tune ‘Nasty Nasty’ providing the soundtrack, you know this concoction is pretty gnarly.

Look out for this in a few weeks when it hits skate shops, i guess it will come free with shoes if you buy a pair. If you can’t wait though, go here and download the Thrasher Oregon trip video…

PS…Have you seen the Vox Beerhunter’s yet? Don’t miss this these..

Z-Ed

Globe has released the first of 4 chapters for their new film project, United By Fate.

The feature’s first part stars Paul Machnau as lead roll, but he also has the rest of the Globe team to cameo and act as a supporting cast.

The United By Fate scenario looks like something BIG to watch throughout 2007, culminating in a full length movie with loads of unseen footage, and a special 30 minute making of program due to air on the Extreme Channel.

Catch the first episode ready to watch and download from www.unitedbyfate.tv/

www.globe.tv

Whilst the boss is sat in the office in plaster Death Skateboards have revealed the brand new Patrick Melcher deck available in skater owned shops from next week. This black and white beauty is the second in the ‘Surreal‘ artwork series designed by Fos.

In other related Death news Cates and Nicolson are currently in Australia with Ozzy Death riders hard at work filming and Melcher is in the US also filming his solo part for ‘Better than Life‘ – the new Death DVD scheduled for release in November this year.

Watch this space only for the trailer – Crossfire will unleash it as an exclusive in a couple of weeks.

James Goodsall, Andy Ayre, Luc Lacey and others have got together to create a sweet little skate tape called Ups And Downs.

Filmed mainly in and around London, with a bit of Malaga footy in there for good measure, the promo should be available in Spring for the modest sum of £3.

Interested? Then contact James and watch the trailer by clicking the image.

upsanddownsmedia.blogspot.com

Revered Bristol graffiti artist, Dicy, will be exposing his screenprint and spraypaint artwork at The Workshop in Bristol. The show opening night is on Friday 2nd March from 6pm till 9pm.

All artwork will be on sale and will be up until 6th April.

Check out www.tcfcrew.co.uk and www.letthemhang.co.uk for more goodness!

Call The Workshop for info 0117 922 1566.

This isn’t anything about ultra-rare skate footage, instead it’s about the latest offering from the French boys over at Rare Skateboards.

These guys look set to blow in 2007, and they kickstart the year with a sweet 15 minute promo (Click the image – warning: Zip file 150MB!) that’s charged full of stoke.

Did we mention Rare amateur, Joseph Biais, got a Freshblood last week? Expect more from these guys in the future…

www.rareskatenews.fr

Swedish punk rockers, Millencolin , have teamed up with Eastpak to bring you their 5th annual Open Skate Jam at the Brädcentralen in Örebro, Sweden.

The Millencolin Open is a 2 day contest, but it also holds wicked parties, skate video premieres and a Swedisk skate expo.

Book your tickets for the weekend of 2nd-3rd March. You won’t be disappointed.

www.eastpak.com

Ask anyone who knows me and they’ll tell you how much I hate TV advertisements. It’s pure brain drain material.

BUT! When Nissan dropped this gem for their new 4WD Qashqui, I had to watch [click the image to see]. Looks like someone got very inspired by Spike Jonze’s Yeah Right intro credits , no..?

Damn! I just found this one too. WTF???

With skateboarding settling into it’s 4th generation of riders, certain things are starting to take historical value. One place that literally spawned modern day skateboarding was the Zephyr Skateshop in Venice Beach.

Venice Beach is up for some major re-development and Zephyr Skateshop doesn’t exist on any future plans, so this is a call to help save the monumental hang-out.

Click here to sign the petition.

If you live anywhere near Manchester, make sure you check out Peter Rayner‘s exhibition of skate-related art over at Projekts skateshop on Friday 16th February 7-9pm.

Apparently there’s a some 70% proof Jamaican rhum that needs drinking!

www.projektsmcr.com