Luan Oliveira’s choice of urethane is Spitfire who have rolled out his new pro wheel this week. These come in 52mm, 53mm and 54mm in width and are made with a 99 durometer hardness.
These Formula Four numbers should take some stick on the streets and keep you rolling in style. Look out for them in your local skate shop.
US contemporary artist Paul McCarthy has switched his attentions from rabbits with spaghetti tails and sex toys, to skate art this week, for a new charity based run of decks that should help children in South Africa.
This initiative has been organised by the Belgian based charity crew The Skateroom, who invite artists to be involved in one-off deck runs to raise money to support non-profit projects that empower children through skateboarding and art.
The limited edition deck run features work from McCarthy’s PROPO series that he made between 1972-1983, featuring masks, stuffed animals, dolls and more. Decks are individually priced at €320 (£228.85) limited to runs of 250.
Alternatively if you are flush, the entire series of 10 decks are available as a premium package and comes with one special hand-signed deck. These come packaged in a custom flight case and are ready to assemble and use with wheels, trucks and bolts at a cost of $30,000. Check the case, it’s amazing.
Monies raised will go towards financing the building of Skateistan’s first skate school on the African continent, in central Johannesburg. The vision is for Skateistan South Africa’s skate school to serve as a regional training hub for skateboard-based, youth-development projects.
Head here to order yours and support such an important project.
Call the name for this. Flatspot slide? This dope tricks has been tried and tested by a few out there but Madars Apse gives it a new angle for 2015.
Jesus Christ, the new Sabotage flick is coming…
Supertoxic had a hard drive clear out and found 10 tricks from the Welsh wonder that is Steve King.
Nothing like fresh Brad Cromer footage, alongside Ernie Torres, Christian Maalouf, Dolan Stearns and Jordan Taylor in the new Brixton edit filmed throughout winter months in Los Angeles.
Mother Collective, the new skateboard company that launched this month with Jake Johnson, Tyler Bledsoe, and Gilbert Crockett repping team business out of Ohio, have launched their first catalogue as seen on Tumblr this morning. Check out the new decks will start to hit stores at the end of March.
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Photo of the Week: Dustin Henry by Tadashi Yamaoda
Skate Edit of the Week went to Didrik Galasso with this fine display of glassy steez.
Keanu Robson took apart Mancheter’s streets for his welcome to Landscape Skateboards.
Welcome’s Marky Numbers put down a sack full of prizes in this JUMP edit.
Dave Bachinsky returned with a cracker for Darkstar.
Didrik Galasso takes Trick of the Week for this 180 no comply into this deathly ditch, which is probabaly as rough as a cat’s arsehole.
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Bronze’s latest longplayer got the teas on.
And finally, our Vault pick of the Week goes to Pontus Alv’s ‘Search for the Miraculous’ from 2005. Read out feature on the making of this special flick here.
Get the teas on and sit back all afternoon to enjoy the annual Vert Attack comp in Bryggeriet, Malmö, Sweden. Ganrly Bob, Hawk and many more.
Schedule: (Central European Time – not GMT (so one hour ahead)
11.00-11.30 Pro/am warm up
11.30-13.00 Pro/Am semifinals
13.00-13.30 Master warm up
13.30-15.00 Master semifinals
15.00-15.30 Women warm up
15.30-16.00 Women final
16.00-16.30 Junior warm up
16.30-17.00 Junior finals
17.00-17.30 Master warm up
17.30-18.00 Master finals
18.00-18.30 Pro/Am warm up
18.30-19.00 Pro/Am finals
19.00-20.00 Prize giving
Following Kim Gordon’s recently published memoir, Girl In A Band – a documentation of the Sonic Youth founder’s life long involvement with music, art and fashion – this week, Sleater Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein interviewed Gordon in San Francisco as part of the Arts & Ideas lecture series.
To watch the two feminist icons in conversation is captivating, funny and inspiring as they discuss the ins and outs of Girl In A Band. From the Air BnB retreat Kim chose to retire to when writing her book, the fundamentals of bass playing and practice, to the makings of Sonic Youth’s final album in 2009. Naturally the two veer off on many amusing tangents throughout, watch below.