An anonymous man posing by the name of ‘Phraeza‘ gets his kicks out of following teenage boys with a video camera and lying in puddles of piss to watch the youth perform throught the City Streets of London.
That’s right- Phraeza is working on a new video, The Learning Curve. There’s a sick little promo on Phraeza’s blog spot right now, so check it out and see what the old dog’s been up to by clicking here.
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The start line is chalked up at Ramp City , Blackpool, on Saturday 2nd December from 6pm onwards. The Es Death Race 2006 is a non stop rumble and screech of sweaty birds and blokes on push powered planks in a dastardly dash for cash and prizes. Add to that fancy dress, heavy metal and a licenced bar and you’ve got a date with danger!
The official racing commission has also made a note of informing us that this year the course will be riddles with traps and trickery to separate the men from the boys. And in case that doesn’t work, international circuit playboy, Bob Sanderson will be MCing the event.
Also enjoy various best Trick comps and a mini ramp death match. No jokes.
For more info call Powley on 07710 325728, or Big Woody’s on 01253 896030
Despite our respect for fairplay and support of the underdog, we British folk just love to hold a grudge, so back for it’s second year is the War of the Roses at Interact Skatepark (Lancashire) and The Works (Yorkshire) respectively.
The Interact leg takes place on Saturday 21st October in Burnley, doors open from 3pm till late. The Works gets worked up on Sunday 22nd October in Leeds, doors open from 1pm. Pick a side and get medieval on that ass!
Here’s a little fact: Did you know where the debut Tum Yeto skate company gets it’s name from? Well, founder Tod Swank is a big Sci-Fi fan and loved Issac Asimov’s saga Foundation – Hence the name for his brand. I suggest you hunt down some Asimov because it really is a good read.
Anyway, that was an intellectual introduction to the brand new Foundation Skateboards website that has just been launched. The data base includes all your favourite profiles, media, videos etc. as well as the Yuck Fou fan gallery, a forum, slideshows and the ever popular lurker-cam. Get lurking!
One of the most respected modern street artists most re-known for his Obey Giant posters, Shepard Fairey, has joined forces with Real Skateboards to design the ObeyReal series.
This run of boards are limited and very good looking indeed, so make sure you support skateboarding properly by grabbing one, or two!
Click here for Real’s website.
Plan B version 2.0 is rolling full steam ahead at the moment. Anyone who’s familiar with the company or it’s CEO Danny Way know that the drum beats to the rhythm of Slayer.
Oh yes! Reign In Blood all the way! So, it only makes sense that the collaboration has occurred and spawned 4 decks, each in two sizes, dipped in black and screened with the album cover work of classics such as Reign In Blood, South Of Heaven, Seasons In The Abyss, Haunting The Chapel, Hell Awaits and Show No Mercy.
Don’t forget that the brand new appetizer Promo, Live After Death is now available for download over at the Plan B website!
The Pipettes release their new single, Judy, today [September 25th] and you can catch the band playing it and songs from their album live at one of the following dates:
September:
25th – Academy 3, Manchester
26th – Garage, Glasgow
28th – University, Newcastle
29th – Koko, London
30th – Leadmill, Sheffield
You can also check the video for the single by clicking one of the below.
Windows Media
Quicktime
The Motorettes have announced they will play some dates in the UK, starting this week. If you want to see them, then head on over to one of these dates:
September:
25th – Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne
27th – Kings College London
29th – Islington Academy London
October:
4th – Leeds Faversham *Club NME Leeds
6th – Swansea University Swansea
11th – Warwick University (s/ The View)Warwick
13th – Camden Proud Galleries London
26th – 53 Degrees Preston
27th – Hull Pozition (club night) Hull
28th – Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield
Comets On Fire have released their new album Avatar and will be supporting it by playing some dates across the UK. To check out the group that have been described as a Fela/Sun Ra/Crazy Horse hybrid, check these dates:
October:
6th – London, ICA
7th – Nottingham, The Boat House
8th – Glasgow, Mono
10th – Galway, Roisin Dubh
11th – Belfast, Black Box
12th – Dublin, Whelans
Glaswegian band Mogwai have performed the score for the upcoming film Zidane, a film about the world class footballer by Douglas Gordon.
The film, which opens on September 29th, was filmed during a Real Madrid match by 17 synchronised cameras. The soundtrack, released on October 30th, was written and recorded by Mogwai after having recorded their Mr Beast album, and will be preceded by a 10″ single on October 16th.