Mobb Deep, now of G Unit fame, were involved in a scrape with death last weekend after the plane they were travelling in with Sam Scarfo and 40 Glocc, lost an engine.
They were flying to Chile on Saturday and we forced toland in Tampa after the engine was lost. Havoc, of Mobb Deep, said:
“All I can say is God was on our side. It could (have) turned out the opposite way! It makes you look at many things in perspective.”
Snoop looks likely to face weapons charges after he tried to bring a police baton onto a flight from California to New York last month. He was found with a collapsible nightstick which can expand to 21 inches and is classified as a dangerous weapon.
Snoop denied he knew the weapon was illegal and said he was planning on using it in an upcoming video.
Whilst some people are pre-occupied to figure out which way is the ‘best’ way to skate, the UK was repping ends with one of the year’s hottest events since Annabel Chong’s Gangbang.
The War of the Roses staged Lancashire against Yorkshire, but the winner wasn’t relevant when you see the stellar performance everyone put on. Multiple coping slaps and gruff roars for all those involved!
Here are a couple of edits each c/o Perry Kruger and Corpse Hands of the Works Skatepark. Well done chaps.
Burnley:
Corpse Hands – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H_GaZ1V_WA
Perry – http://www.perrykruger.co.uk/videos/waratburnley.mov
Leeds:
Corpse Hands – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWhn4Bg8mLM
Perry – http://www.perrykruger.co.uk/videos/waratleeds.mov
There are few new bands out there that could sell out Brixton Academy four nights straight, but Las Vegas scenesters Panic! At the Disco can add that to their ever growing list of accolades.
Having survived the unfriendly hoards at Reading, won Video of The Year at the VMA’s, they’ve now sold over 1.2 million copies of their debut album ‘A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out’. Good going for a band who are barely out of their teens.
‘I Write Sins Not Tragedies’ enjoys a renaissance, having been previously released digitally in February, and for many is already the best known Panic track. With it’s staccato intro, with Brendon Urie’s now familiar dramatic vocals curling their way around guitar chords, it’s the very essence of a great pop song, it’s punk rock roots firmly planted with an increasingly agitated bass line and ruthless hooks.
“I chime in with a ‘Haven’t you people ever heard of closing a goddamn door?’ is increasingly contagious, and Urie’s vocals get under your skin, it’s repetitive and oh so catchy. This single is a piece of drama, it’s theatre for the ears, and it’s what Panic! At The Disco do really well. They’ve a talented lot, these guys – and they’re bringing pop punk to the masses. With the band building momentum with every release, resistance is futile, these guys are just getting better every day. Out this Monday.
Watch the video here.
It’s all getting very arty this winter… Must be something to do with the climate change outside..? In any case, when artists and skaters collide, it sometimes creates beautiful things that merge both disciplines.
Such is the case for the current Spank The Monkey show going on at the Baltic gallery in Gateshead, where a beautiful 6 ft mini ramp lays in wake for a good thrashing.
The open times for the ramp, situated on Level 4, are as follows:
Monday-Friday: 12.00-13.00 & 16.00-17.00
Weekends: 11.00- 12.00, 14.00-15.00 & 16.00-17.00
Aside from the pretty transitions, Spank the Monkey has gathered work from 22 contemporary artists including Banksy, Ed Templeton, Shepard Fairey, Dzine and Takeshi Murakami. The exhibition is open till January 7th 2007.
Peep the footy of Mischief mates Liam Sproat and Ollie Tyreman here.
BALTIC
Centre for Contemporary Art
Gateshead Quays
South Shore Road
Gateshead
NE8 3BA
Tel: +44 (0)191 478 1810
Fax: +44 (0)191 478 1922
Textphone: +44 (0)191 440 4944
Email: info@balticmill.com
Opening hours
Monday – Sunday 10.00 – 18.00
The Pioneer skatepark in St.Albans is a staple for British skateboarding, so when they make a polite request for your attendance at a fund raiser in aid of refurbishing the park, you had best make sure you attend. The event takes place on November 18th with a game of S.K.A.T.E. and a Jam going down for the good cause.
Pioneer Skatepark – “The best burgers in the world!”
Heathlands Drive, off Harpenden Road A1081
Phone: 0172 785 0741
Home to Enjoi, Darkstar, Tensor Trucks, World Industries, Blind and Speed Demons, Dwindle has just released a new online catalogue for the Christmas season.
This isn’t just an occasion to spend your money on proddy, it’s also a chance to watch exclusive clips of new Darkstar amateur Nick Forini, and Almost ripper Lewis Marnell.
Our pick of the bunch? Almost’s new He-Man series and the Darkstar Racoon t-shirt!
Check the catalogue here.
If by any chance you are passing through Albuquerque on November 11th, may we suggest you drop by The Trillion Space, an art gallery hosting The 7-Ply perspective show. The 7-Ply is a photography exhibition featuring work by John Rattray, Fred Mortagne, Greg Hunt, Atiba Jefferson, Micheal Burnett and more.
The Trillion Space
Studio/Gallery
510 Second Street NW
Albuquerque, NM. 87102
Leicester’s Board Room Skate Park are going to hold their Christmas Girls Skate Jam on Sunday 17th December between 6-10pm currently being organised by local lass Becky Wood.
Also ROGUE are meeting up in Worcester on 4th and 5th November at the park there, so anyone who’s local and wants to meet up should get down there!
This is the debut album from Californian sextet I Am Ghost, and a gloriously overblown affair it is too. Imagine Atreyu and Dragonforce hosting a jam session in Avenged Sevenfold’s tourbus, and you’ll have a rough idea of what these guys (and girl) sound like. Songs like ‘Our Friend Lazarus Sleeps’ and ‘Dark Carnival Of The Immaculate’ are a feast of widdly solos, soaring vocals and choruses huge enough to house an entire army of eyeliner-clad fans.
If this all sounds a bit cheesy…then that’s because it is; but we all have our guilty pleasures, and I Am Ghost clearly weren’t bothered about stumbling across the odd cliché in their quest to make ‘Lovers’ Requiem’ sound as epic as possible. So switch off the lights, tune up that air guitar and turn your stereo up loud for this one.