Andrew Reynolds is one of skateboarding’s finest, so when he decided to create a clothing line, Altamont, it came as no surprise to see that his gear was good. Teamed up with Fos on the pens and Bryan Herman on the planks, Altamont is set for a bright future.
It has been revealed that Andrew sets to release a limited edition, hand numbered Holiday collection on 31st October, in other words Halloween. Tricks and treats, eh?
For an idea of what Altamont is about and what it isn’t, click here.
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Whilst most skate companies keep it conform, simple and mass produced like Ikea, elsewhere you can find a more refined skate company that proposes style, function and innovative design above sheer numbers. Habitat, like its interior design counterpart, is that company.
And now they are branching out across the oceans to launch Habitat Europe. The team consists of Mike McDernott for Canada, Petr Horvat (c.f. picture Switch BS tailslide c/o Freeman.wz.cz) for Poland, Gunez Ozdogen for Sweden, Adrian Morales for Spain and Manuel Margreitter for Austria.
The Globe Bowlbash at Area 51 Skatepark in Eindhoven, Holland went down in flames this weekend which saw UK rider Andy Scott pull off some incredible skating to bag 1st place.
The relocation of this brand new skate park was successful and the Dutch have built one of the best indoor skate parks in Europe that most Brits would love to have on their doorstep.
The comp itself organised by Globe shoes was electric with 5 skaters making the finals after a long weekend of sessioning the infamous Area 51 Bowl.
Globe rider Andy Scott edged it with inverts, 360 transfers, kickflip indys in the deep, tailslides, maydays and much more to come in first.
It was a close call though as the finals produced some of the best bowl skating Europe has to offer accompanied by some amazing tunes from DJ Roy Licher….expect a full photo feature on this site this week.
Results:
1. Andy Scott, UK
2. Ivan Rivado Alvarez, ES
3. Alain Goikoetxea, ES
4. John Magnusson, SE
5. Anders Tellen, DE
Does Ryan Sheckler stock exist on the market? In it did, anyone who bought shares in the Kickflip Kid a few years ago is laughing all the way to the bank right now!
Ryan came out overall winner of the 2006 Dew Action Sports Tour making that two consecutive wins in this major event. Ryan nudged Jereme Rogers off the top spot despite Jereme actually winning the last contest of the circuit.
Mark Munson called HQ to let us know what’s up and who’s down with the UK Duffs team.
For starters, a bag of frozen peas and a chill pill are in order for the man himself (Mark) who wrecked his ankle on the 3rd day of a 3 week trip through Oregon, USA. Bummer! Mark left the shredding duties up to his travel companions Marc Churchill, Carl Wilson and Ross McGouran.
Also chilling stateside is Nic Zorlac with Olly Tyreman and Ben Raemers under his dark wing as they visit the Consolidated camp. Hopefully ben can skate considering he bust his back recently…
Finally, Adam Howe is getting more tats, Paul Silvester is getting ready for a cold winter up north, Harry is busy working on the imminent Unabomber DVD, and Matthias Nylen just got back to Sweden after skating at the Globe Bowlbash in Einhoven last weekend.
Oh! And let’s not forget that Carl and Olly are both getting dressed thanks to Innes clothing!
In the advent of Youtube’s recent acquisition by Google, you can understand people are feeling the free video hosting network.
We’re a lazy generation and everything must come for free, so Blueprint stepped it up and launched their You Tube site so now you can watch all their footy on there for free.
You probably figured this one out already, but an infamous ledge spot in San Francisco was the origin of the term ‘Hubba’ that has since spread like a virus through comps, videos and hammer hungry kids.
Well the hollowed grounds of Hubba Hideout seem to be skateable again. For a brief run down of ABDs (lame-ass!), watch this and learn.
Source: www.getcreepy.com
Photo c/o Kyle Camarillo Skater: Nestor Judkins
We can’t emphasize how important it is to support your local skater owned shops, so if you live in Southsea, make sure you take a look at Bored Skateshop.
I guess the boys got bored and actually did some very good work on launching anew website for their store where you can stock up on all the best national and international skate goodies, but also check out photos of the local spots, footage from various UK companies (this week is Fiasco with some sick footy!), and catch up on any local news like the opening of Whitely skate park on October 28th. How many chain stores offer all that? Exactly.
Bored
23 Albert Road
Southsea
Hampshire
PO5 2SE
Tel: 02392 426 388
Email: hello@boredofsouthsea.co.uk
Skateboarder, dyslexic, artiste, invert lord, strange man – Mark Gonzales is due to exhibit some of his work including unseen pieces next weekend in London, at the DPMHI gallery. Apparently his Priest character and Megga American Communion work will be on show which sounds very good indeed. The private showing is on Friday 20th October from 7-9pm, then the show opens to the public on the evening of Saturday 21st October.
Ali Boulala presented his first pro model shoe to me at the Etnies 20th Anniversary party in Paris, and to tell you the truth I like it a lot more than whatever previous models Ali has had elsewhere.
The lace, the ruby, the simplicity all add up to something fashionable and functional. Neither outweighs the other. Read what Ali had to say about his Etnies shoe here.