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Skateboarding News

Help Manchester build a new vert ramp

Manchester has been trying to gain a vert ramp for many years now, and with the upcoming construction of “Beast Rampz Skatepark” in Ardwick this month, Reiss Johnson has set up a Go Fund Me page to help raise the £3000 needed to cover the cost of the build.

“After getting in touch with Tim – the owner of the soon to be skatepark, he informed me a vert ramp could be a possibility. After looking at the building we decided that a vert ramp could fit in however would be very expensive. We costed out the ramp and came to a figure of £6000 to cover materials. A private investor has already covered 50% of the cost and so we need around £3000 for the rest. We are currently in talks with possible sponsors meaning that this number could be even lower soon!”

Beast Rampz Skatepark is scheduled to be finished late spring/early summer 2013.

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Skateboarding Product Reviews

Lakai Pretty Sweet Manchester shoes

For those of you who adore Lakai shoes, you will be stoked to know that a special edition Pretty Sweet ‘Manchester‘ has been released this week. These comfy suede uppers feature a Girl Logo on the left shoe and a Chocolate logo on the right with the heels both sporting those Pretty Sweet words. They also come with a lapel pin that will come in handy when making a bong. Out now.

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Skateboarding News

Black Sheep unleash new Jake Potts edit

Black Sheep store in Manchester have a new edit online this week featuring 15 year old upcoming ripper, Jake Potts. Find all Black Sheep steez over at www.blacksheepstore.co.uk

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Skateboarding News

New granite ledges arrive at Projekts Skatepark

Manchester locals are watching the concrete being laid and the granite ledges arrive this week on a long-awaited new extension to the Projekts Skatepark.

Freestyle Skateparks worked closely with the Projekts MCR team, (particularly John Haines and Vic) to design a quirky, but not awkward to use, skatepark design. This was the result of difficult existing site levels and other restrictions that got in their way throughout the process.

The new build is Plaza-esque with plenty of transitions that flow through the 820m2 space, including a long, grading mini from kerb height to a few feet high. Ledges, including granite ones are varied in shapes, lines and style. A new cabin and floodlighting are also being prepped so look forward to work completed and open to the public early 2013.

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Skateboarding News

Watch Shads trailer- Mark Kendrick’s full length video

shadsManchester is a power house for scene videos so there’s no surprise to see today that Mark Kendrick is about to release his tale of what goes down locally and further afield. Shads is his full length scene video filmed across the UK and Europe, scheduled for release in 2013- and by the looks of this new promo, it should be a banger.

Watch this trailer that hit the web overnight featuring Tony Da Silva, Joe Gavin, Dom Henry, Louie Brownlie, Paul Hill, Eddie Belvedere, Fergie Anderson, Jiří Bulín, Frank Stephens who will all have sections and many more.

Shads promo from mark kendrick on Vimeo.

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Skateboarding News

Landscape welcome Joe O’Donnell

Landscape Skateboards celebrate a new addition to their am team this weekend. Jim Craven’s edit here featuring four minutes of Joe O’Donnell tells you all you need to know about The Milton Keynes skater who moves up this month.

Welcome Joe O’Donnell from Landscape Skateboards on Vimeo.

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Skateboarding News

Watch Ben Rowles’ Black Sheep welcome edit

benrowlesBen Rowles is welcomed to the Black Sheep shop team in Manchester today with a new edit by Phil Harvey that was also entered into the DC flow to pro competition that has been doing the rounds. You can vote for him here.

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Skateboarding News

NOTE roll out the Stinger session with Tom Day

Note are about to release a new Stinger deck soon, so Heroin rider Tom Day decided to test out the new wood at Blackpool’s tranny haven. If the good folk of Note are reading this, please drop the Olympic footage soon as it’s usually amazing fun to watch from down here.

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Skateboarding News

New Snake Eyes Die trailer released

SNAKE EYES die LOGOJoe Gavin has unleashed the second teaser for his new film titled Snake Eyes Die today. The full length will feature Tony Da Silva, Matthew Nevitt, Tyrone O’Hanrahan, John Bell, Tom Day, Mark Kendrick, Joel Peck, Joe Gavin and many more, coming soon.

Watch this and get hyped!

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Music News

Wolves Like Us release new video and UK dates

wolveslikeusOslo’s Wolves Like Us hit the road tomorrow to kick off their European tour supporting Kveletak and will be visiting London, Glasgow and Manchester this month as part of it.

They have also released a brand new video for the track ‘Secret Handshakes‘ taken from the band’s acclaimed debut album ‘LATE LOVE‘ on Prosthetic Records which was released back in June. Read our album review and get hyped on this lot arriving.

Tour dates presented by Metal Hammer, Visions, Fuze:

24.11.11 UK Glasgow O2 ABC
25.11.11 UK Manchester Roadhouse
26.11.11 UK London Underworld