Phraeza is busy getting the finishing touches to his new DVD The learning curve. The video will feature the talents of southerners, Chris Peacock, Mike Sutcliffe, Chris Ault, James Edson, Paul Rimmer, Leo Rhodes, Fred Albrow, Finn Andrés, Carl Magalit and many many more. In the meantime, subscribe here, and watch the latest podcast teaser.
In an unfortunate bit of news, the Lurking Hole is now out of business… The Hole was a good haunt for many a live gig, art show or general social inhibition for Nottingham, and will be greatly missed.
The messengers of this sad new, Beastmangoat, would like to put a silver lining to the grey clouds by announcing a new section to their site which promotes Zines.
If you are a fan or the (wo)man behind one of the medias most independent resources, then contact Beastmangoat and become part of the Zine Directory!
With a name like Globe, this shoe company had better have its fingers in all the pies- country-wise. So, we are glad to announce that Italian Marco Lambertucci has managed to clock some footage for the forthcoming Skate Mafia DVD.
Swiss technician Severin Von Ow has a wicked part in the Fall 06 issue of Puzzle as well as an interview for the Danish site Tacky World.
In a world destined for doom and gloom unless someone picks up the tab for Mother Nature, it’s time to get physical and help one another for a change. Two skaters that want to help raise awareness, and also as much money as possible for the good cause, are Sam Benson and Jay Duggard.
In July, they will embark on a 3000km longboard trek that will take them from Barnstaple in North Devon to Santander in Spain, passing by Marseille, Paris, Barcelona and other continental cities. The trek will raise money for the Lowe Syndrome Trust, Link Community Development and Sailability Australia.
Sam and Jay have started a blog which they update regularly, but will also get updated daily during their travels. Show your support and check out their site: www.bwboardfree.co.uk
Brand New have made another new track from their upcoming major label debut album – The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me – which is due out at the end of this month on Interscope available online.
The song put up is called Degausser and you can check it out on their purevolume page at the link below.
“You’ve got four letters and I just missed my last trick. It’s your turn to set, so what about it- are you feelin’ lucky boy..?”
It’s time to dust off your pressure flip variations, no complies and learn the elusive switch 360 flip. Lovenskate are announcing a big Game of S.K.A.T.E. at Unit 1 Skatepark on Sunday 19th November from 2pm. Of course there are prizes to be won, fun to be had and letters to dish out so get in there!
Our good mates Moorish Delta 7 are presenting their Family Tree tour, alongside Fire Camp, Westwood and Ras Kwame on December 10th.
Click the flyer above for more info.
Microsoft yesterday brought out their Zune player in the US, in the hopes that it will rival Apple’s iPod and iTunes. Microsoft themselves admitted it would be hard and that they were playing the David to Apple’s Goliath and the man leading the marketing of the Zune said “We would like people to say there’s a clear No. 2 in the marketplace.”
The Zune player will be sold at around the same price as the iPod with Microsoft’s main distinguishing feature being the inclusion of WiFi technology which will allow limited sharing of files between players.
Some Aussie scientists have created the “air guitar t-shirt”, which apparently turns air guitarist’s fake strumming into actual music.
The shirt, developed by the Australian Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation has sensors in the elbows, which send signals to a computer which in turn creates the music.
Jeff Disaster of UK Air Guitar, who put on the Air uitar Championships, said “I would love to get one but I don’t think they would be allowed in air guitar championships. The rule is there can be no guitars on the stage; this is essentially a midi-guitar, so it violates the main rule of air guitar”.
What do you get when you mix two of Skateboarding’s premier companies together with talent and tough materials?