New Almost pro Youness Amrani mixes a big bag of tricks from tech to big gaps and ditches in this amazing new part released overnight. You need to watch this twice.
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GX1000: San Francisco Is Grate
The latest GX1000 edit from Thrasher is a peach. Hours of fun.
We’ve seen art shows, pro signings, and bands playing at skate shops over the years, but Skate Yoga classes are now being rolled out by a fairly new skate shop that has opened in Stoke Newington, East London called Tom’s. There’s nothing like a stretch before a shred, whatever age you may be, but you decide whether this new middle-class past-time at your local skate shop is for you in this new clip filmed by Huck today.
Watching Nicky Howells skate anything is usually a pleasure so yo will be stoked on this full new section from Kill City’s new ‘Overdose‘ video today as it’s got the lot- even Elton John.
A statement was released last night from the owners of Flo Skatepark in Nottingham stating that they are to close their doors due to lack of support and too much competition from outdoor, public skateparks.
“Unfortunately as of today Flo Skatepark is no longer trading, the gates will be closed as of today. In part this is due to increasing competition from outdoor parks and also a lack of support from our local community. Flo Skateparks thanks our regular customers and we are disappointed that it has come to this.”
It’s tragic to hear such news. We send our thoughts to everyone who has put so much effort into building and keeping the park open. They cost a fortune to run wherever they are based in the UK. Support your local park weekly or risk hearing more announcements like this.
In related news, Freestyle skateparks are still in the frame to build a new outdoor park in Nottingham, which is said to be still in planning status. The designs from the original plan has been changed and new imagery will be online soon.
You know that these doubles (and triples) videos are always pushing skateboarding to the hilt, so sit back and take in what Tony Hawk and friends have been filming for this most recent video edit.
The cast stars a mix of legends and current rippers with Andy Macdonald, Kevin Staab, Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero, Neal Hendrix, Jesse Fritsch, Tom Schaar, PLG, Lincoln Ueda, Guy Mariano, Geoff Rowley, Chris Cole, Chris Haslam, Corbin Harris, Aaron “Jaws” Homoki, Daewon Song, Neil Blender, Ben Raybourn, Lance Mountain and Rodney Mullen all pushing it as far as possible.
As he reaches the grand old age of 26 this June 6th, Andrew Reynolds is still bossing is out there and still has the best frontside flip in the game.
Following the battle of the Hollywood High 16 set last month, (watch it here) Greco’s House of hammers has pieced together a new edit featuring footage of Reynolds throughout the years, paying homage to one of the greats and inducting him into their Hall of Fame.
You know it’s not going to be disappointing. Do it.
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Opinion: Let Kurt Cobain Rest in Peace
Another week passes where Kurt Cobain‘s tragic suicide in 1994 has left a stain on the music press across the world. The various photos of his body laying on the ground after shooting himself in the head have been plastered across many publications and social networks, alongside his personal possessions, drug paraphernalia and last moments thanks to the Seattle Police Department. It doesn’t make for fun reading whatsoever, but merely adds more reality to the obsession that the internet generation, be it journalists or public, want to know everything about everyone, despite its tragic content.
The partially-revealed ‘wedding vow’ letter that was released this week, allegedly found in Kurt’s wallet regarding his wife Courtney Love, was yet another blow of sadness. People seem to forget that his daughter Frances and wife are still out there trying to push their lives forward 20 years on, but essentially with the huge amount of chit chat that has been generated from an ‘OK’ Magazine reaction to his personal belongings, his family are never allowed to rest.
Today, that letter, that has been reported worldwide as though Cobain was mocking his wedding vows, has been made public in full, revealing that the note could well have been written by Courtney Love herself. The full letter reads:
“Do you Kurt Cobain take Courtney Michelle Love to be your lawful shredded wife, even when she’s a bitch with zits and siphoning all your money for doping and whoring. Will you promise to fuck her at least once a week, O.K.,”
The fascination surrounding his death has reached critical mass and hopefully the press will now be able to take a step back and realise that this constant bombardment of lack of privacy to his family and friends should come to rest now like Cobain himself.
Listen to our Nirvana interviews from yesteryear and remind yourself that these were, and still are, good people, who made incredible music that changed a generation. The world is so desperately in need of another Nirvana right now…
Everywhere you look there’s Star Wars stuff happening right now, so to add to the radness, Vans have a limited series of shoes released on May 4th online.
The collection is balanced between the Dark and Light side of the Force. If you are desperate for them, bookmark it.
Darth Storm: OG Era LX – $100 and OG Sk8-Hi LX – $100
OG Half Cab LX: Darth Vader (Black) – $140 and Yoda (Turtledove) – $140
Miami AT-AT: OG Classic Slip-On LX – $90 and OG Sk8-Hi LX – $100
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J Mascis sings on new Fucked Up track
Fucked Up have welcomed none other than J Mascis to their new track Led by Hand. The Dinosaur Jr frontman joins Damian and co for the choruses in this more-mellow-than-ever new song.
Look out for the new album Glass Boys which is due out at the beginning of June via Matador Records.