If you are looking for fresh wood for the Spring months ahead, Death have rolled out four new pro models this week that will be heading to your local skateshop very soon. Dan Cates has three new models on the shelves, one of them a joint CRV WKD deck with Rob Smith which is rad.
The Cates Cowskull comes in at a whopping 10.5″ in width and 33.5″ long. Patrick Melcher’s new rig the ‘Clash’ is 8.25” wide, Cates’ new Scurvy board is 9.75” and the CRV WKD model is a superb 8.75″.
So here it is for 24 hrs only, Torey Pudwill‘s True part in full. The ender from the new Plan B video that has an amazing mix of technical and balls out skating. Lengthy grinds, tail slides, bluntslides, lipslides and so much more, all met with various tech endings alongside a whole lot more. There’s too much to take in on first viewing. Incredible skateboarding with a respectful cameo to his friend and lost legend, Lewis Marnell (RIP).
The full film is on iTunes if you want to download it, but not for free, it’s £7.64 ($11.99).
Baker’s Dustin Dollin proves that you pay to play in this 180 to fakie 50/50 battle that made his ender in the last Shake Junt flick. Relentless pain from a filthy rough hubba.
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As skateboarders we all know that we have to pay to play. From an early age of pushing down the street, hopping off curbs and learning how to ollie, Pain is something that we universally understand as an end result of wrong doing. Japanese artist Haroshi has shipped his own pain to London this week, showcasing his personal affliction and questioning what pain is within a stunning selection of new exhibition pieces featured exclusively at the StolenSpace gallery in East London.
Haroshi’s trademark art recycles skateboard decks in intricate form. Each sculpture is made from tiny mosaic pieces of deck ply that are cut with a Japanese carving knife, glued together and heavily polished to form exquisite end products. Some take a few weeks to complete, others take up to 4 months depending on the various concaves needed to perfect each structure, but once they are prepped, the artist inserts a piece of metal inside each object to give them a distinct sense of life acting as a soul, only visible via x-rays.
His self-taught ways of cutting old decks into incredible art pieces have handed him worldwide recognition over the last decade. His incredible workmanship has attracted collectors worldwide who exchange thousands of dollars to own his work and by the time we had arrived to this show on Saturday, only one remaining sculpture awaited a lucky new owner.
From the smaller broken finger pieces to the monstrous A Vulture Waits For The Dead montage at the head of the gallery, seeing ‘Pain’ in the flesh is simply mind blowing and highly recommended. This gallery feature is for the many skaters around the UK that are unable to travel to London to see this exhibition for themselves. If you are nearby, witness it for yourself before the show ends on the 3rd November at StolenSpace gallery on 17 Osborn Street, London, E1 6TD.
Get down there and take this in, you will not regret it.
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In an age where mainstream brands outside of skateboarding have come in and flexed muscles with large wads of cash with no scene history whatsoever, you have to admire the loyalty that Ryan Sheckler has shown to etnies. Fifteen years has gone by since he joined the brand and he is still one of the most consistent performers on a skateboard out there.
That loyalty is a rare sight in this corporately challenged landscape, especially in a recession, but I guess when you are dealing with a company that is 25 years young, and run by skaters who get out of bed for the right reasons everyday, it’s worth pledging your allegiance for. Take note.
So here it is, UK skate videographer Mike Manzoori and etnies have rolled out a tribute video looking back at those 15 years of service with Oliver Barton, Ricki Bedenbaugh, Atiba Jefferson, Manzoori himself and Arto Saari. Enjoy.
etnies Presents: Ryan Sheckler’s Fifteen Years Strong from etnies on Vimeo.
Here’s a double act you will not see every week. Birdhouse pro’s Tony Hawk and Aaron ‘Jaws’ Homoki pull a double McTwist together at a demo in Warsaw. Amazing stuff.
Trunk Boyz Elijah Berle, Stevie Perez, Vincent Alvarez and Cory Kennedy have all been announcd as pro’s this week on Chocolate Skateboards. Check out their new pro rigs here that will be in your local skater owned shop this month and more wood released this summer and new video of them all skating Puerto Rica here..
Wight Trash Skateboards steal this week’s Friday Funny hands down with NO! I’m Farticus!
Try and watch this without crying.
The latest Green Diamond edit dropped overnight from Rob Harris. Press play for Pat Cook annihilation, the hulk and more East Coast skateboarding fun.
Anti Hero
Anti-Hero have gone from pushing the boat out to Eagleizing it in this month’s epic video advert. You can’t beat this shit.
#EAGLEIZEIT from dlxsf on Vimeo.