Just like Nas said: “I’m out for presidents to represent me (Say what?) / I’m out for dead fuckin’ presidents to represent me!”
Jason Adams must know his Hip-Hop when he drew up this new Enjoi series. Send in the names of each American politician represented and win a Crossfire t-shirt!
Originally a Krux trucks concept, we’re going to slip this under the same bit of news because Cairo Foster rips it up for Enjoi too. Covers dude!
The Minnesotan record label has launched its own channel on Youtube.
Rhymesayers Entertainment, which is home to Atmosphere, POS, Brother Ali, Psalm One and more, will put up all their videos plus exclusive content on their channel.
At the moment you’ll be able to see videos such as the Abjekt cameo’d Bleeding Hearts Club, Trying To Find A Balance, National Disgrace, Prom Quiz and even a trailer for the forthcoming MF Doom DVD.
Keep those eyes peeled!
Angels And Airwaves are back in the studio to start work on their new album.
Tom DeLonge’s new group have decided to hit the studio for the follow up to their debut, We Don’t Need To Whisper. During the process, the band have promised frequent updates of both the audio and video kind. The group said:
“After much thought and consideration, the band got together and decided that it was time to regroup and write their second record. It’s a very exciting time…Not only because of the great success of their first record and the huge potential for the second, but they will also be the first band to use the Macbeth recording studio to it’s fullest potential.”
Relapse records will put out the Converse/Agoraphobic Nosebleed split.
The label have announced that the out-of-print record, which has been remastered by Nick Zampiello and Scott Hill, will be put on January 23rd.
The split, The Poacher Diaries, features nine tracks from Agoraphobic Nosebleed and five from Converge, including Locust Reign and My Great Devastator.
Canada’s Skinny Puppy will be releasing their new album at the end of the month.
Mythmaker, the band’s 13th release, is set for a January 30th release. The album will feature Ken Marshall and Otto Von Schirach and the band have said the new material is similar to their albums Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse and Too Dark Park. Frontman Nivek Ogre said:
“Control is the central concept to the record, the idea where mythic archetypes are clung to in an effort to preserve their own fucked-up sensibility. At the core, Mythmaker surrounds the things people do, calculatingly or not, to either prop themselves up – like MySpace – or protect themselves.”
You can check out a track from the album on the band’s myspace. Click the link below.
Punk Supergroup Only Crime are to put out a new album this week.
The band, which contains members of ALL, Black Flag, GWAR, Good Riddance and Descendents have named the full length Virulence and have placed some new tracks on their myspace page.
If you want to check out what they have to offer, click the link below.
The original Unabomber was an estranged man turned ‘terrorist’called Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski who wrote a manifesto entitled Industrial Society and its Future – a study that raised fears over modern technology within society.
British skateboard nomads, Unabomber, might support the fears that contemporary skateboarding and its industry are dangerous and disillusioned. Their response is skateboarding in its rawest form. Skate everything, skate now and skate hard. Urbane Mob is the latest installment to this possible manifesto. 20 minutes of unadulterated sick skate footage representing the new face of a British skate company that deserves your support.
My last point should not be dismissed. Unabomber has changed a lot since its conception and this DVD is an introduction to the new team bar good old Frank Stevens. Also, Urbane Mob gets right to the point- no frilly introductions, segue-ways or jazzy tunes. The editing technique is simple and efficient with the use of 8mm footage being sparse and limited. The soundtrack is heavy and moody, but definitely strong enough to get certain tracks stuck in your head.
Scott Whittaker opens the show and puts out a great section with lots of lines and clean skating. Scott’s style and skating might be a step away from the quirky and rugged profile some might associate with Unabomber, but honestly this part is a perfect opener that gets you stoked. Liam Sproat drops through next with a good introduction for the youngest upstart on the team. A few things could be refined, but essentially Liam is someone to keep an eye open for. Scoring a spot on the Unabomber team doesn’t translate in forum polls, magazine coverage and sponsorship deals. Riding for Unabomber means you’re riding for all the right reasons, and Liam proves this point. A friends section ensues and then we have the delight of viewing a full Frank Stephens section.
Ahh! Frank is a true individual who lets his skating do the talking. This Unabomber veteran hasn’t got anything to prove and dishes out some serious beatings to all kinds of spots. Without applying a bracket, Frank’s skating is gnarly as his 50-50 into a bank, or picture perfect backside 360 will show. A couple of the other older Unabomber troops get a few tricks in Frank’s part and it’s a real pleasure to watch.
Speaking of gnarly, one British skater who full deserves the prefix to their name is Ben Grove. Ben charges spot after spot and does so in such a manner as to wonder if he’s actually aware of the risks he runs. Perhaps over shadowed by the onslaught, I very much appreciated the backside 180 to fakie flip line at Sheffield’s Devonshire Green skatepark. Style to a T.
The end part is undoubtedly the strongest and Oxford’s Tom Watts fits the role perfectly. Tom is a proper machine with ridiculous board control and balls slipped into those skin tight jeans. I must say, I prefer the loose clothes myself… In any case, Tom puts out a relentless attack on all surfaces and even charges switch at some perilous spots.
In total, Urbane Mob represents the rawer side to what British skateboarding can offer, and Unabomber leads the charge. The team even spreads its wrath overseas as numerous Belgian spots gets proverbially ‘shut down’ for a while. Clocking in at 20 minutes, a brooding soundtrack and some sick skateboarding, the new Unabomber video is good to go!
Ralph L-D
22.01.07
Crossfire was super stoked to receive Rare Skateboards ‘s best wishes for the New Year. I didn’t realise they were players in the adult entertainment world.
An extra bit of hot news from the French family is the imminent arrival of a new video. Track down their first video Storyboard to witness the fitness.
Lets hope Rare can find more secret spots like this.
Etnies are announcing the re-match that pitches regular footed and goofy footed skaters head to head.
The current score line runs 2-1 for the Goofy skaters. Round 4 will take place over the weekend of October 4th to 7th at the Lake Forest skatepark.
For the first time, a European Goofy Vs Regular contest will be taking place at Britain’s Prissick Plaza in Middlesborough over the weekend of June 15th to 17th.
Does geographical position determine your stance..? Get to Prissick and find out for yourselves.
The annual Tampa Am contest is well known for being a breeding ground of tomorrow’s kick-ass skaters and industry talent scouts on the look out.
It’s also a wickedly debauched weekend. As per usual the competition was extremely tight as a few unknown faces battled it out with established amateurs in a bid to climb the ranking ladder.
This year a relatively unknown young chap going by the name Felipe Gustavo from Brazil killed the competition stringing together smooth and technical runs that covered the unique street course.
Here is the top 5 for what it’s worth:
1. Felipe Gustavo (Plasma)
2. Sierra Fellers (Foundation)
3. Grant Taylor (Alien Workshop) (c.f. Frontside Nosebone c/o Skatepark of Tampa)
4. David Gonzales (Flip)
5. Evan Smith (Ezekiel)
No comp is a comp nowadays without the infamous Best trick going down, and the Tampa Am is a sureshot heavy hitter grudge match. Personally I’m not surprised to see Torey Pudwill won with a nollie heelflip crooks down the big rail. I’ve warned you about that kid…
For more info, video footage and lurker photography visit the Skatepark of Tampa website here.