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French Skatepark 101
Lyon recently saw the acquisition of two new concrete bowls on the renovated banks of the Rhone River that runs through the centre of town.
As Crossfire mentioned in previous news, the project to get a skatepark built on the riverbank has been an arduous and heavily debated project, but finally the city gave the green light.
However, the architects and builders responsible for the peanut-shaped transitions were not skateboarders (you can see where this is heading…), so a replica of Marseille this is NOT. The coping hardly peeks out of the edges, and the angles have you safely below the speed limit. Despite these set backs, the bowls are free, in a safe area and good for beginners. The bigger bowl is approximately 2 meters deep, whilst the smaller version connected by a spine sits at a shallow 1m 50.
There are plans to have a ‘street park’ area built next to the bowls, but so far the designs have been deplorable. Local skaters are currently trying to get the designs fixed, but city officials usually follow the thought that whatever costs more must be better, and we all know who takes advantage of that naivety.
Hope is around the corner though, with skatepark designers and all around skate addicts, the Syndrom USSR cooperative, have placed a bid to try and get something done. This band of merry men from Marseille, have several successful skateparks designed and built throughout France, with new projects aimed for Bourgoin Jailleu, Annecy and a specially commissioned bowl for Carhartt in Hossegor.
Let this be a lesson to get involved and follow every step of the conception and creation of future skateparks wherever you live.
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Globe TV
Globe is launching a new webfilm project that will feature riders from the team: United by fate.
Released through out the year, this project should shed light on day in the extraordinary life of professional skateboarders such as Chris Haslam, Mark Appleyard, Paul Machnau or Jake Duncombe, as well as a whole lot of sick skateboarding!
Watch the trailer here.
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New Hell Is For Heroes track
Hell Is For Heroes have posted a new song from their forthcoming self-titled album on their myspace.
The track, You’ve Got Hopes, can be heard by clicking the link below. There is no release date for the album as yet.
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Brit Awards
The nominations for this year’s Brit Awards have been announced, with Muse, Lily Allen and Gnarls Barkley chalking up a lot of nominations. They will take place on February 14th at Earls Court. The nominations are:
British Male Solo Artist
James Morrison
Jarvis Cocker
Lemar
Paolo Nutini
Thom Yorke
British Female Solo Artist
Amy Winehouse
Corinne Bailey Rae
Jamelia
Lily Allen
Nerina Pallot
British Group
Arctic Monkeys
Kasabian
Muse
Razorlight
Snow Patrol
Mastercard British Album
Amy Winehouse – ‘Back To Black’
Arctic Monkeys – ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’
Lily Allen – ‘Alright, Still’
Muse – ‘Black Holes And Revelations’
Snow Patrol – ‘Eyes Open’
British Single Shortlist
Corinne Bailey Rae – ‘Put Your Records On’
The Feeling – ‘Fill My Little World’
James Morrison – ‘You Give Me Something’
The Kooks – ‘She Moves In Her Own Way’
Leona Lewis – ‘A Moment Like This’
Lily Allen – ‘Smile’
Razorlight – ‘America’
Sandi Thom – ‘I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker’
Snow Patrol – ‘Chasing Cars’
Take That – ‘Patience’
Will Young – ‘All Time Love’
British Breakthrough Act
Corinne Bailey Rae
The Fratellis
James Morrison
The Kooks
Lily Allen
British Live Act
George Michael
Guillemots
Kasabian
Muse
Robbie Williams
International Male Solo Artist
Beck
Bob Dylan
Damien Rice
Jack Johnson
Justin Timberlake
International Female Solo Artist
Beyonce
Cat Power
Christina Aguilera
Nelly Furtado
Pink
International Group
The Flaming Lips
Gnarls Barkley
The Killers
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Scissor Sisters
International Album
Bob Dylan – ‘Modern Times’
Gnarls Barkley – ‘St Elsewhere’
Justin Timberlake – ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds’
The Killers – ‘Sam’s Town’
Scissor Sisters – ‘Ta-Dah’
International Breakthrough Act
Gnarls Barkley
Orson
The Raconteurs
Ray Lamontagne
Wolfmother
Outstanding Contribution To Music
Oasis
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Fall Out Boy and Kanye team up
Fall Out Boy, fresh from working with Jay Z, have announced that Kanye West will be remixing a track from their upcoming album Infinity On High and it is rumoured that Fall Out Boy will be returning the favour by remixing a Kanye track.
The album is due out on February 5th with single This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race being put out on January 29th.
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New video from The Bronx
The Bronx will be releasing a new single, Shitty Future, on January 29th, taken from their self titled album, which came out last year. You can check the video for the single by clicking one of the links below.
In addition to this, they’re on the Kerrang! Tour with theAudition, Biffy Clyro and I Am Ghost, the dates of which are also below.
January:
18th – Southampton Guildhall
19th – Norwich UEA
20th – Manchester Academy
22nd – Newcastle Academy
23rd – Glasgow Barrowlands
24th – Liverpool Academy
26th – Birmingham Academy
27th – London Astoria
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The Beatles auction
George Harrison’s handwritten lyrics for While My Guitar Gently Weeps have been sold for $300,000 [around $150,000] at an Arizona auction.
The song, from The White Album, was expected to fetch at around £250,000 more than that. It includes Harrison’s handwritten corrections and lines that weren’t included on the version on the album.
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Rockworld TV launches
Rockworld TV has been re-launched on Sky TV [Channel 368]. The alternative music channel will show cult anime shows, music news and interviews and much more for metal, rock and indie fans.
You can check out their website at the address below.
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RJD2 album’s a banger!
RJD2‘s new album is due out on March 5th and we at Crossfire were lucky enough to get our hands on a copy of the album, The Third Hand.
It’s definitely a different sound to the stuff RJ released on Def Jux, with lots more singing and live instrumentation, but it comes Abjekt Approved so keep your eyes peeled for a full review in a forthcoming Mix.