Ph: Mathias Torres – Fakie Thruster © Gaston Francisco
Follow Robbie Brockel, Davis Torgerson, Mathias Torres, Gosha Konyshev and Maxim Kruglov as they skate Krasnodar in chapter 2 of Roaming the Russian Riviera.
July is just around the corner and it’s likely to be owned by Lakai‘s new full length skate video, The Flare. They have finally dropped a longer trailer so get stuck in and await premiere news.
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Broken Social Scene
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Marking their first recorded material since 2010’s Forgiveness Rock Record, the return of Broken Social Scene delivers everything you could ever want from their comeback single and more. An extended choir, a string section that doesn’t just back up the band, but carries them forth to heights otherwise unthinkable, and of course, an outro of rallying horns piping in high and true, a fanfare ringing with sheer joy. The gang’s all here. To miss them at Brixton Academy in May would be lunacy. Get tickets here.
New album ‘Hug Of Thunder’ will be released on July 7th.
News of the passing of Christopher ‘Big Black’ Boykin awaited us as we woke here in the UK this morning. Reports suggest he could have died of a heart attack.
Hired as a stooge to assist Rob Dyrdek’s street skating by tackling the onslaught of spots being shut down by cops and security guards, Big Black’s minder presence and exceptional character for the role was a huge hit on MTV and also featured in The DC Video which at the time, was one of the biggest skate videos to hit the scene. He returned for Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory series but passed yesterday at 45 years of age.
Thoughts to all friends and family in the skate industry that worked with and knew him. He brought smiles to many over the years with his humour and will always be remembered for the fun he brought to the scene back then.
Thaynan Costa is officially pro for Enjoi this week, celebrated with a new part that sees the Portugeezer, who was born in Brazil, mixing up old with new in style. Congrats!
Wake up slowly this morning to new footage of Colin Fiske, who hardly uses the internet anymore and seems to have trouble getting down stairs too.
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Rick Rossi’s New Driveway part
And the driveway quirk continues from the Worble crew this week. Rick Rossi‘s turn to pull out a bunch of rad tricks for the lens to churn out some bangers.
Remember this mini ramp in a Detroit hotel we mentioned a couple of weeks ago? Watch Tony Restaino, Dustin Blauvelt, Justin Zimmerman, Jordan Garland and Steve Regish get stuck right into it.
Go down under (and to Tasmania, the USA & UK) with parts from Reece Warren, Jake Hayes, Cody Riley, Billy Lukins, Floyd Scott, Jae Overton, Michael Mieruszynski, Dean Palmer and Ryan Wilson by Sunday Hardware.
Full video just reached tinterweb.
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Lizzie Armanto’s Fire part
Lizzie Armanto‘s pro status on Birdhouse and a cover on Thrasher this month is now followed with a full part with a big bag of tricks. Even Jason Jessee sneaked in there. Radness.