Category: Skateboarding News

It takes a lot of skulduggery and late nights prowling the leafy North West suburbs of Harrow to get exclusive shit like this!

Crossfire made a pact with the Darkman Nic Zorlac to spread the word on the debut graphics for new Death rider Patrick Melcher.

This alone is good stuff, but with a dirty promise of washing Dibble’s dirty Laundry, the Death Squad let Crossfire peep the Collector Richie Jackson model and new Dan Cates graphics.

Apparently the red paint used to colour Richie’s new deck comes from the blood of a thousand virgins…

Brian Wenning blew onto our screens with one of the most stand-out video parts ever for an amateur in the Alien Workshop video Photosyntheis.

Instant stardom drew the shy East Coast rider in to the limelight and established professional status for his skills. Despite the immense fanbase, Brian shied away from the attention and has since resurfaced as Plan B’s newest pro.

An exclusive promo entitled Life after Death featuring Brian and his new team mates will premiere on the Plan B website on Friday, 15th September.

The summer isn’t over! Well, almost… In any case Newquay was the venue for a “last of the summer wine” comp, the Boardmasters. UK heads were going off with Darryl Cashman and James Gardner grabbing the top spots in Street and the Andy Scott and Sam Beckitt getting honourable top 10 placings in the Vert comp.

Andy did his magic by winning the Best Trick comp landing a signature “Scrambled egg” i.e. a kickflip eggplant a.k.a. an upside down kickflip handplant variation!!! Sam Beckitt almost won with his amazing kickflip backside 360.

Check out the styles here.

With Uber-ams coming a dime-a-dozen nowadays, sometimes that little extra does count. You might not be familiar with the name Dany Hamard, but on French soil he is already an established veteran of the contest circuit and streets despite his young age.

Discovered and shot to major sponsorship (Almost, Globe…) through the annual Teenage Tour Contests, Dany has travelled around the world in search of new terrain to shred.

Dany recently launched his own website and I suggest you watch his video because there is a definite Mooove in there- Nose manual nollie heelflip nose manual..?

Get your mouse clicking here.

In a strange turnout, Cairo Foster has found a new home over at the Enjoi Skateboards camp.

I say strange because rumours were rife that Popwar was over resulting in a deep depression for the Corduroy Camp. Luckily the company is still afloat, but minus one of it’s founders.

Anyway, watch the wicked ad that confirms Roger’s new look here.

If there’s one bowl that earns respect in Europe it’s Algorta.

Situated on a beach in Northwest Spain, the Algorta bowl is no easy terrain to tame, so when Globe Shoes run their qualification-before-last for the Bowlbash finals in the Netherlands later this month, you know the skating is top grade mind blower.

Here are the results:

1. Ivan Rivado (Sp)
2. Sebastien Daurel (Fr)
3. Norberto Mena (Sp)
4. Marc Haziza (Fr)
5. Roman Astleitner (Au)

Best trick: Ivan Rivado, Frontside Hurricane

The UK Skateboard Association website has launched a new interview feature with Skater Owned Shops this week.

The first interview comes from Bingo, the owner of Mischief skate shop up in Stockton-On-Tees.

To read the interview and check up on all of the UK’s skate park projects and more, visit www.ukskate.org.uk

Pete King’s Vauxhall vert ramp will be turning up on Brighton beach this weekend (9th-10th September).

The ramp will get rinsed by skaters Pete King, Andy Scott and Dave Allen, alongside BMX riders Bas Keep and Zack Shaw for Best Trick and Highest Air Comps.

Local turntablists such as J.F.B. (Vestax Champ/Battlejam/Movement) and DJ Buckwilde (DMC Finalist/Fatboy Slim tour DJ) will be providing the audio backdrop for the weekend along with secret special guests.

Click here for more info.

30 of these Emerica Wild in the Streets DVD’s are up for grabs in this months comp.

You want one?

Click here.

Four of France’s finest skate photographers – Benjamin Deberdt, Cédric Viollet, Eric-Antoine and Sebastien Charlot – have set up a website that showcases various areas of their work so that you can pretend you’re working in the office, but in fact you’re looking at amazing shots that capture brief moments of our culture.

Go to www.misc-photo.com and open up your monochrome mind.