Get ready for some fun this winter at the Bay Sixty 6 skatepark. Not only does the new park boast a bowl for the first time, the new street course now has a ledge that works on hydraulics as revealed in a recent video update from NikeSB today. Set the size of your choice and skate it. Simple.
This is the ledge that has the magic system built in below. Click here for the rolling feature of the park’s progress.
Nike Bay Sixty6 – The Builders from Nike Skateboarding on Vimeo.
John Rattray may have injured his arm a few weeks back at a Zero demo but The Predatory Bird is still flying.
“This video, of Anti-Hero alumni Div Adam and Tom Remillard, is inspired by the notion that we do not ultimately have any control over our decision to do anything.” More here.
HITAROCK from predatory bird on Vimeo.
The BBC banks in Manchester may have been decorated lately with skatestoppers after 20 years of freedom, but it has only raised the bar for a different session as Joe Gavin, Rogie, Tom Day, Fos and Tom McClung demonstrate in Jim Craven’s edit.
The carpenters have been finishing off the main body of work in the street course over the last week with the ‘spectator gap’ being the stand out design addition that has been built in front of the new spectator cabin. Check out the new video and photos in the updated feature and feel free to share them as the park really takes shape.
Lakai have dropped a new edit featuring their European crew skating Parisian spots. This footage put together by Boris Proust features Sylvain Tognelli, Karsten Kleppan, Niklas Speer Von Cappeln, Max Frion, Gauthier Rouger, Daniel Espinoza, Sebo Walker and Nick Jensen.
Elliott Tebbs and Will Golding have been busy filming a new edit titled Mighty Healthy in the streets of Nottingham. Enjoy this upbeat number.
If you enjoyed the latest 5Boro promo video Join Or Die and gagging for some more, the NYC crew have wheeled out footage from behind the scenes that didn’t make the cut this week right here.
5B-ROLL JOIN, OR DIE OUTTAKES from 5BORONYC on Vimeo.
When Scottish skater Kerr McLachlan asked us to share his online artwork last week, we gave him a test to Smell The Glove and this sexist offering based on cult heavy metal film Spinal Tap is what came back in return.
You can see the rest of Lois and Kerr’s artwork on their fb page.
“I’ve always loved Vallely.”
Dubstep producer Skrillex talked to Mixmag this week and declared his skills on a deck and more on record in a recent Q&A.
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When did you first start skating?
I first started skating when I was about nine – that was in San Francisco. Then, when I was about twelve, I moved to LA and used to skate at spots like Verdugo Hills high school, which is a really famous spot. I was always more into ‘go big’ – seeing how many stairs I could jump. My claims to fame when I was young were ollying the twelve-stair, pop shuvits, kick-flipping the six stair, stuff like that. I was also playing in punk bands at the time.
So do you still skateboard?
Absolutely. On the Mothership tour I’d skate for hours before a show. I’d work up a real sweat and be hyped before I went on stage.
Was your manager not against it – just in case you broke a wrist and couldn’t DJ?
Nah man! I’m not going to give it up. For me skateboarding is a bit like getting piercings and having my ears stretched. I’ve had them like that since I was young, but if I didn’t have them already, at this age, I probably wouldn’t get them done. Likewise, I’ve skateboarded for a long time, so I know my way. But if you weren’t that deep into it and you tried to go hard now, you could really fuck yourself up. Everybody is a bit more fearless when they’re young. Nowadays, I’m just doing flat down tricks – fun boxes and that kind of thing.
Read the rest of this interview discussing Steve Berra, Koston and more here.
Get the teas on for this 20 minute banger. Bronze Hardware out of NYC are repping this mash up with Shawn Powers, Kevin Tierney, Billy McFeely, Phil Rodriguez, Adrian Vega, Joseph Delgado and many more.