UK powerhouse Dave Allen has new footage online this morning filmed out in Atlanta where he’s waved goodbye to after over six years of service this week. Stoked to see Death’s finest coping smacker get down and dirty on vert pools and bowls in Down Right Evil.
Welcome home Dave!
See why Riley Hawk has earnt himself a pro shoe on Lakai this month in his part from the Outliers video from TWS.
Prepare yourself for bedlam on the highest scale. Last year’s final was mental but the bar just got raised by Raven, Baross, Russell, and especially Hatchell alongside so many new faces.
Results:
1. Ben Hatchell
2. Pedro Barros
3. Chris Russell
Ph: Maksim Kalanep
Following the recent Fakie Hill Bomb interview with Professor Iain Borden, LLSB have posted a reaction to his words this afternoon.
The response discusses the ‘propaganda’ and ‘hypocrisy’ of Borden’s involvement in the proposed move to Hungerford Bridge in a line by line reply to his words from the interview he gave last week.
The bottom line is, regardless of new words, the spot stayed. The hard work that went into saving it was commendable, so let’s just enjoy it, skate it, share it and keep it going strong. People are entitled to their opinions (as LLSB rightly stated in their reply) but we are posting this to call for some peace on the matter, not stir up more shit. We as skateboarders all need to work together, not have a war on the internet about it. Hopefully now these words have run from both parties we can all get back to having a shred and leave it at that.
In related SB news a new interview with Ben Jobe was conducted at last weekend’s Reunion which saw skaters from many crews coming together to enjoy a session down there.
Hiroshi’s woodworkings are masterpieces and to see them up close and personal last year when his exhibition ran at Stolen Space in London was a treat to say the least.
Monster Children visited his studio in Kosuge, Japan to speak with him on his fascination with recyling skateboard decks into modern works of art.
Get behind the scenes of Clive Dixon’s Horror part with raw footage of the making of one of the best clips of the year so far. If you missed it, it’s here.
There’s a slam three minutes in that will make your hips shudder. Nutcase.
Rad to see Heroin getting amped on their new video that’s in the works. Bath Salts looks like it’s going to be Heroin’s next step forward with new faces who’ve bedded in since Fos upped sticks and headed for America. All ams, all on the up, coming this November.
This looks rad, get hyped!
Ring ring. Hello? Need a new deck? Ben Raemers new rig on enjoi is lurking at your local skateshop right now. It’s an 8.38″ x 31.8″. No hang ups.
The guys at Mother Collective ran into some legal nightmares only a few months after launching their new skate company and were served up a cease and desist letter. Like any name thesedays, it’s tough to find one that isn’t owned by someone else, even if it’s not for the same goods, but it looks like they’ve nailed the issue head on.
You can imagine the amount of stress this would have caused but they have fought it and re-launched this week under a new name, so welcome Quasi Skateboards and their new first run of decks that look incredible.
Nothing has changed other than the name so look out for these colourful gems in your local skate shop.
Blue balls 8.375″ X 32.25″.
8″ X 32.125″ & 8.25″.
Bledsoe – ‘Shaman’ One 8.125″.
Gilbert Crockett – ‘Quilt’ 8.25″ & 8.5″.
’72 [ whitewash ] 8.5″ X 33″.
‘Proto One’ 8.25″ X 32.125″. Comes with a free custom mini-sharpie.
Paul Schmitt has more experience and knowledge of making skateboards than anyone else on earth so when he was set a task to make a deck made of cardboard, it was odds on he would probably be able to pull it off. Tony Hawk tests the final design in this new engineering feat.