The Red Bull Seek and Destroy road trip / contest is in it’s third leg now, and I think I’ve only heard of one before..? I guess the guys are rolling under the radar, and judging by the hijinks that go down on these trips, I reckon everyone involved is riding beneath the police radar too!
So, to break it down, the Seek and Destroy 3 trip had 4 teams travelling through Miami, Atlanta and Raleigh, hitting up various designated spots in a bid to walk away with $500 for each best trick and a whopping $10,000 for the overall winner. Despite the big purse up for grabs, not everyone seemed too hyped to perform. I guess that might be down to the itinerary and the schedule- 3 days!
So, who’s hot and who’s not, I hear you scream, well for that information I need to introduce each team: Team Los Angeles with Chris Roberts and Joey Brezinski, Team North Carolina with Kenny Hughes and Dan Murphy, Team Florida with Danny Renaud and Joel Meinholtz, and Team UK with Benny Fairfax and Olly Todd.
You’re probably pretty stoked on reading that last entry, and our beloved duo don’t disappoint. I’ll just cut to the chase and tell you that Olly and Benny are currently living large with a cool 10 G’s in their pocket, and deservedly so. Honestly, looking at each team’s montage, I’d be hard pushed to say anyone actually went for it more than the UK team.
Biased? Well, not when you think team Florida invited a bunch of their mates and Danny Renaud wasted his talent away in a jail cell after wrecking a hotel room – What’s the point??? Team’s NC and LA just seemed like they were having a good laugh and ran with the ball, but that doesn’t mean Joey Brezinski and Kenny Hughes didn’t pocket some cash for best tricks on the manual pad and 13 stair rails respectively. Another best trick worth mentioning is Joel Meinholtz’ alleyoop wallride to fakie 50-50 atop a wall. Sick!
The video winds down with the after-party hosted by Ol’ Dirty Clyde (Singleton) and his newly acquired gold fronts. Whilst suffers the unremunerated consequences of his acts (dumbass!), the UK team get well and truly plastered having bagged the cash and a newfound respect overseas. I even saw Olly Todd cry, it was so emotional!
It seems like road trips pitching various skate teams head to head, are the latest craze to hit skateboarding and everyone wants to have a go at it. Obviously some trips look better than others, but skateboarding and travelling are 2 activities that run hand in hand since the dawn of Board time, so either way the initiative of all those involved deserves a pat on the back.
We might not be Liverpool fans here at Crossfire HQ, but we’re happy to see that the punk lifestyle has manifested itself amongst the Scousers at this festive time of year.
The forthcoming Iron Maiden/Trivium tour may have been billed by some as “the best metal night out of the year“, but it faces some pretty fierce competition in the Unholy Alliance tour; a five-band bill comprised of some of the finest contemporary US and Scandinavian metal bands, with a rejuvenated Slayer in the headline slot. This is the second of two sold-out nights at the Academy, and the sense of excitement and anticipation in the air is almost tangible.
Slayer can’t really fail tonight, but it’s still breathtaking to see just how vicious and vital these thrash veterans sound, over twenty years into their career. Tonight’s show features Marshall stacks arranged in the shape of inverted crosses, plenty of eerie dry-ice effects, and – most importantly – a wet-dream of a setlist that mixes plenty of the band’s classic material with choice cuts from this year’s excellent ‘Christ Illusion‘ album.
Minneapolis/St Paul might not be the haven of hip hop as far as the global community are concerned – no doubt it’s the metropolises of Los Angeles and New York in the minds of most. But for those of us who like to dig a little deeper, it is the Twin Cities in Minnesota that are currently bringing the world of hip hop to its knees.
Black Label Society are definitely a man’s metal band. Not for them the dark romanticism of bands like HIM or the art-metal musings of Tool; these guys are all about the booze, beards and powerhouse riffs. One of the first things you’ll notice on this DVD is that whenever frontman/guitar hero Zakk Wylde isn’t playing his instrument, it’s usually because he’s drinking a beer.
No, actually it’s getting easier. We’ve not been around long enough to start losing our edge, so we’re still very musically virile. It’s just hard work recording-it takes a long time!
So what’s your ultimate goal as a band and as musicians?
You no longer have an excuse to miss the smooth operations of Tony Tave, or the pure recklessness of Peter Ramondetta.
It seems like the threat of Blank decks is all too apparent again. The man on the street, 
You’ve got to give it to him; Daewon Song killed it this year with part after part of groundbreaking skateboarding.