Moroccan technical wizard Youness Amrani has joined Almost Skateboards this week. Currently residing in Belgium Youness has proved over the years that his technical ability is second to none, especially after scooping the World finals of the Red Bull Manny Mania in 2010 and hooking up on the Nike team.
Enjoy this welcome video which is 5 minutes of Youness goodness and look out for more very soon.
Cali rapper Murs has teamed up with Terrace Martin for an album called Melrose and has released a video for one of the tracks on the record.
Fresh Kicks is an ode to fly shoes and gives a nice shout out to Nike SB amongst others. If you’re a sneaker freak or just like some minimal beats and raps, then this is definitely one for you. The collaborative album is out now, so have a watch below and grab the album if you’re into it.
Even if you’re not, watch it for Murs’ hair. We love it.
There are skateboarders who rip and those who shred, there those who can make a statement and leave a legacy at a specific street spot or park and there are those who write history. Australian skater Shane O’Neill seems to be ticking all of those boxes so far and seems to push his technical ability to the very highest level.
This week a video compilation of footage was posted on his youtube channel featuring Shane skating from when he was 14 up to when he turned 20 including some unseen and unused footage filmed mainly by Chris Middlebrook.
Watch the good work of Melbourne’s finest here.
For anyone hoping that Daft Punk were so stoked on composing the score to Tron: Legacy that they have – in a rare display of throwaway productivity – started scoring web edits for Nike SB then don’t be too disappointed. This edit actually does exactly what it says: takes you on a global skate trip with a small handful of the mammoth Nike team and little snippets of stop animation goodness.
Kicking of 2011 in a big way, this montage features Stefan Janoski, Clark Hassler, Daniel Shimizu, Grant Taylor, Wieger Van Wageningen, Lewis Marnell, Youness Amrani, Chet Childress and more.
Watch it below.