31 Dec 2009
THE THRILLER - THE SKATE MOVIE FROM WASHINGTON.
"The Thriller" is an independent skateboard film by Adam Turrisi out of the Washington, DC area. Featuring Jason Choi, James Truesdale, Pete Broderick, Brad Kilpatrick, Ben Krist, Eric Johnson, Reid Mene, and many friends. DVD copies are available at Alpine Ski Shop, Fairfax Surf Shop, Spazaroo Skateshop, Kiko's Skateshop, FredSkates, and online at convoyskateboards.com
CAIRONESE NEW YEAR...
Cairo recently returned from a visit to China where he was enlisted to help christen Woodward’s newest skateboard training facility. As usual, it looks like plenty of local cuisine was enjoyed between tricks and compulsory photo ops. The real question begs, with skateboarding’s continued Olympic absence, will the traditionally rigid Chinese be overly excited about turning their kids loose at these facilities any time soon? Still a longshot in personal opinion, buy hey, at least it makes for an interesting travel destination for the rest of us in the meantime. Just don’t get caught bringing drugs over there, cause they will kill your ass.
30 Dec 2009
MO FIRSTHAND
If that subscription to Fuel still alludes you even after Christmas, MikeMo’s Firsthand episode can now be viewed online. Learn how a mishap at San Marcos turned him into the flatground pharmacist (complete with several boggling visual references), see the love for Skatelab, catch and in depth look at his new shoe and much more by clicking here.
>from LakaiSite
>from LakaiSite
LAKAI MY WAY / ITALIA!
Italy’s ‘Addicted to Skateboarding’ website is hosting a My Way colorway contest right now. Apart from knowing that the shoe you get to color is the MJ2 Select, we can’t really provide many further details because, well, Feds isn’t around to translate all the text right now. Not sure if it’s only limited to residents of Italy, but we’d have to guess that if you are, you surely have the advantage in this one. Good luck to all who enter.
26 Dec 2009
PONTUS ALV HIS EMERICA SHOES AND MALMO!
This is a short video about Swedish skateboarder Pontus Alv and his DIY concrete skate spots. His Emerica shoe is out now !!! Malmo is really n i c e !!!
20 Dec 2009
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30 Nov 2009
THE SOUND OF COLDPLAY
We know this one could be released even in 2OO6 but perhaps coming winter season from the north has made us to plant it right here with incredible enjoing this unique soinds and voices approachng from louds.
Notice that the Coldplay band has appeared with "Life in technicolor II" somethning about a half year ago on DakineMusic right here!
UPDATED FOR EMILY WHITE LILY !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Notice that the Coldplay band has appeared with "Life in technicolor II" somethning about a half year ago on DakineMusic right here!
UPDATED FOR EMILY WHITE LILY !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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24 Oct 2009
DIEGO BUCCHIERI'S BEEN INTERVIEWED.
I've known Diego for a long time. When he first started living in the US, my house was one of the spots he stayed at. He and I became a two-man team, travelling, filming, and enjoying the life while trying not to "break our heads." We worked on a few video projects together and he really helped me learn to see things differently and get creative. His passion for skateboarding is something you rarely see. He seems to always have a plan, and he knows the steps to get there. I haven't seen him in a few years since he moved to Spain, but for sure the term amigo will always remain. Here's an exclusive web interview to catch you up with The Butcher. —Schmitty
Damn Diego, what's it been, like five years-plus since we've hung out?
Yeah, it’s been a while. Last time I saw you was at the RVCA mini ramp contest for a hot second. Before then was at the Wallenberg contest—the first one—about five years ago.
So are you still the vegetarian butcher, or are you eating meat now?
Fuck no, it's been so long since I stated eating meat again. I'm actually into trying all kind of different meats. Argentinean asado; that's still my favorite one. I even slaughtered three lambs and a pig. They taste so much better if you do it yourself. I'm not into killing them, but I love butchering them.
When did you put together a website, and how long have you been taking photos?
It was about a year and a half ago. I had all these photos that I wanted to share with everyone, and since I was shooting a bunch of skate photos as well, I thought it was gonna be a good idea. I've been shooting photos for over 14 years, since I was 18.
Do any of the big mag photographers ever get mad at you for taking photos if you’re shooting the same stuff as them?
No, not at all. I’ve only been on one trip—with Burnett—where we were shooting the same stuff, but I was just fucking around and he was totally cool about it. I wouldn't do that to anyone that I respect.
BACKSIDE AIR—GUADALAJARA, MEXICO
I learned backside airs after 20-something years of skating, and I've been doing them everywhere I go. Baby quarterpipe, baby backside air.
How's the married life?
Married life... It’s got up and downs, like anything else, but overall it's great. It's a bit harder for traveling, but we make it work.
How are your legs?
My knee is finally getting good. It's been over a year since the surgery, and even though the recovery is really slow, it feels great to be able to jump around again.
What's your favorite memory of Jake Phelps?
There are way too many to choose one, but driving around SF with him and Mic-E while they were showing me the most gnarly and hard-to-skate spots was a great one. He would lie to me, trying to convince me to do shit at spots that people got killed at. I'm sure he still does it with all the new kids.
WALLIE—BARCELONA, SPAIN
I found this spot on my way to another. Really crappy, but fun.
What spot that you’d seen in the mags impressed you the most when you finally saw it in person?
Almost all of them. You’re always expecting something different. There are only a few spots where the photo or footage does it justice. A lot of the things that Geoff and Arto skated are like that.
That double set that you ended your part with in Scorching Summer. Did anyone else try it before you? Was that one of the biggest jumps you've taken on a skateboard?
I think Jamie and Reynolds tried it before, but they couldn't roll away. That was probably the biggest ollie that I have done as far as a drop. I would rather go farther than higher. It was one of those things that I wanted to do for a while and Phelper told me that Kasper was gonna do it, so I thought it was the right time to go for it.
Other than landing the ollie, what do you remember most about it?
It was the craziest day. After I told Jake that I was gonna do it, we met up at the school and he showed up with Luke, the Gonz, and some random dude with a dog. Luckily I made it second try and Gonz was there to see it.
What's new with the Toy Machine besides Leo Romero? Are you working on another video, or do you have some big tours coming up?
We’re finishing a new promo video—it should be out in the beginning of November, and after that we’ll start filming for a full length.
Who has better musical tastes, Josh or Austin?
I'm not sure. Probably about the same.
What's the newest music that you’re rocking?
Oasis, always.
FS 5-0—BARCELONA, SPAIN
The police station is right across the street from this spot, so after shooting the photo as quickly as possible, I packed all my shit and left. I realized I left my board at the spot once I got home. Great.
What do you miss most about living in SF?
Skating around, hanging out at Thrasher, and good Mexican food.
What do you miss most about LA?
Nothing. Long Beach is so much better.
What's the best part of living where you do?
Right now, I'm living with my parents-in-law for just the summer. After that, my wife and I are going to Long Beach for a few months, and then to Argentina for the summer there—so we’re gonna be moving around for a bit. Not sure where we’ll end up, but traveling is always fun.
What's the sketchiest situation you've found yourself in?
One year, my friends and I were drinking some beers at our local spot for Christmas, and a bunch of idiots starting shooting fireworks at us. So we threw beer bottles back at them. They got pissed and charged us. One dude had a broken bottle and tried to cut my throat with it. After dodging him I ran, but the guy chased me for about 10 blocks. Luckily I escaped.
FRONTSIDE WALLRIDE—GUADALAJARA, MEXICO
Nesser ollie over the door to backside wallride is impossible!
What does "Breaking Your Head" mean?
My friend Luchi came to the US to visit me, so we went on a road trip to AZ and Colorado. After seeing the Grand Canyon, he said, "This is breaking my head," meaning “it's blowing my mind.” He literately translated it from Spanish to English.
How often do you visit the Argie homies?
About once a year. This year I'm gonna spend a few months there, so it’ll be fun to hang out with them for more than a week.
What is Buenos Muchachos?
It’s an Argentinean skate mag. It means "Good Fellas."
KICKFLIP WALLRIDE—ALICANTE, SPAIN
Spending my summer in Elche, I skated with Roberto Aleman a bunch. We found lots of spots and this was one of them.
Imagine that you transformed into being the traveler, Kenny Reed. What un-traveled-to spot would you visit first?
Siracussa, Sicily, where my father's family is from.
Who do you think should be SOTY this year?
Leo Romero.
Why weren't you at the Skatepark Roundup with the Toy Machine team?
Unfortunately, I've been stuck in Spain for the last 4 months waiting for my work visa to come through. It finally got approved, but way too late for the skatepark session with the boys.
What does the future hold for The Butcher?
Shoot more photos, and keep skating until my legs fall off.
Most importantly, when can I see you again? It's been way too long.
Thanks bro. Soon, very soon.
22 Oct 2009
PLAN B CELEBRATES DANNY'S 20-YEAR PRO CAREER!!!
Plan B set up a tribute site for Danny Way in celebration of his 20-year pro career.
17 Oct 2009
16 Oct 2009
FOUR'N'LESION
TEXT:Schaaf | PHOTOS:Colen
In my line of work I get calls at all hours. So when I ripped the top off the eighth cold gold of the night and the phone buzzed simultaneously, it wasn’t a shocker. I let it ring for a minute as I always do, and then I let out a winded and hurried “HELLO?” That’s my deal. I say it with a slight panicked tone, so if needed I can get off the phone quick with a “Hey man, gotta go, my toilet’s jammed.”
Or a “God damnit, my dog just shit on my bean bag.”
This call was different. I’ve had ’em before. They come from a blocked number and they’re always very serious. You see, I’m kind of a freelance investigator, mixed with a little bounty hunter, and peppered with a little special ops. Roll those three little things into a miraculous doobie of get the info, get outta my way, and get it done. Yeah, I’m what the CIA called “a loose nut.” I got their God damn loose nut. Come and try to get it, Obama.
“Jack?” the voice said at the other end.
“Yeah, what?”
“We need you, guy.”
Let me clear something up for you kids. First off, my name ain’t “Jack.” It’s the code name I gave these government pencil pushers long ago. Long before aging hipsters started naming their kids Jack ’cause they thought it sounded “kinda tough.” God, are you kidding me? Why don’t you go on TV and get another tattoo that represents your fight against your own stupidity, your dead goldfish, how you’re so deep, or how the portrait of your dead great grandpa you never met is gonna let everyone know “Look out, world, I’m an individual.” Yeah, you sure are. An individual piece of hammered dog shit. Back when I got tattoos they didn’t mean shit. They mighta meant I got the herpe sores so bad right now, or it burns so much when I piss that I gotta distract myself with the pain of this shitty anchor tattoo.
“Whatta you guys need this time?” I said.
“Well, Jack, it’s these skateboarders.”
“These what?!”
“Skateboarders, Jack. We need you to tail ’em
over to Europe.”
“Why do you want me to tail these ’boarders?”
I say back.
“Uh, Jack, we just do. We been checking these guys out for a while. We need to know what the big deal is. What’s the draw? We assume it’s drug-related. Maybe liquid LSD in the Sharpies they sign the autographs with? Maybe the kids lick the signature when they get home and—booya—little Johnny’s trippin’ balls.”
“OK,” I say. “Read you loud and clear.”
All he really had to tell me was that it was skateboarders. Back when I was a kid those scumbags would take a usable pair of roller skates, cut ’em in half, and nail ’em to a 2-by-4. What a waste. Probably would have won me a free Coke or two shootin’ the duck down at the Roller Boogie. Man, I used to hold that leg out there like there was no tomorrow.
“Oh yeah,” I said. “Gimmie the names.”
“OK, Jack, we got a Howard, Mariano, Malto, Puig, Gonzales, Anderson, Schaaf, Bledsoe, Brophy, Jensen, and Carroll. They travel with some other sketchballs posing as photographers and such. Be on the lookout for their leader. He goes by Smyth.
“Where these bags of dung headed?” I say.
“The poster says the UK, Sweden, Germany, and France.”
“Typical,” I say, “try to keep us guessing.”
I spot these boneheads instantly on the plane. They were arguing over the latest issue of “I’m a grown man playing with a little wooden roller board.” Then they go into, “Hey, man, if I take this whole pill is it gonna knock me out? I’m scared.” Man, I’ll tell you what you skateboarding imbeciles, gimmie the whole damn bottle. I can’t take being on the same plane as you.
Not gonna bore you with what happened next. Put it this way: Two God-forsaken weeks of “Let’s play twinkle toes up on the hand railing” or “Let’s see if we can scratch our boards up on that giant curve.” Oh, and something is going on, for sure: kids lined up by the dozens to watch these skaters play jump and spin on a perfectly good bench made for sitting. With the amount of gas these guys pass, the drugs could be in something they eat, slowly getting the kids hooked on some sort of dope they expel through their backsides. I wasn’t about to follow that path.
They called it the Four’n Legion Tour. It was more like an infectious lesion that I couldn’t stop scratching. I found myself dazed and bewildered by their nonstop laughing, joking, and jibber jabber. Like a deer in the headlights, like the enemy trapped within the crosshairs of my scope, I couldn’t turn away. I found myself whispering “Do it” when one of them was trying to spin and drag his board across some piece of stone, waiting to see if his feet would connect in time. And that was when I realized it: they had gotten to me, and I didn’t even know it had happened. I grabbed the nearest cab and had him high tail it to the airport. On the flight back to Tampa I knew there was only one thing to do for now: Get drunk and get this hell tour outta my mind. Oh, but I’m not done. I’ll be waiting for you, FOURSTAR. I’ll get my mind straight and I’ll get my report.
In my line of work I get calls at all hours. So when I ripped the top off the eighth cold gold of the night and the phone buzzed simultaneously, it wasn’t a shocker. I let it ring for a minute as I always do, and then I let out a winded and hurried “HELLO?” That’s my deal. I say it with a slight panicked tone, so if needed I can get off the phone quick with a “Hey man, gotta go, my toilet’s jammed.”
Or a “God damnit, my dog just shit on my bean bag.”
This call was different. I’ve had ’em before. They come from a blocked number and they’re always very serious. You see, I’m kind of a freelance investigator, mixed with a little bounty hunter, and peppered with a little special ops. Roll those three little things into a miraculous doobie of get the info, get outta my way, and get it done. Yeah, I’m what the CIA called “a loose nut.” I got their God damn loose nut. Come and try to get it, Obama.
“Jack?” the voice said at the other end.
“Yeah, what?”
“We need you, guy.”
Let me clear something up for you kids. First off, my name ain’t “Jack.” It’s the code name I gave these government pencil pushers long ago. Long before aging hipsters started naming their kids Jack ’cause they thought it sounded “kinda tough.” God, are you kidding me? Why don’t you go on TV and get another tattoo that represents your fight against your own stupidity, your dead goldfish, how you’re so deep, or how the portrait of your dead great grandpa you never met is gonna let everyone know “Look out, world, I’m an individual.” Yeah, you sure are. An individual piece of hammered dog shit. Back when I got tattoos they didn’t mean shit. They mighta meant I got the herpe sores so bad right now, or it burns so much when I piss that I gotta distract myself with the pain of this shitty anchor tattoo.
“Whatta you guys need this time?” I said.
“Well, Jack, it’s these skateboarders.”
“These what?!”
“Skateboarders, Jack. We need you to tail ’em
over to Europe.”
“Why do you want me to tail these ’boarders?”
I say back.
“Uh, Jack, we just do. We been checking these guys out for a while. We need to know what the big deal is. What’s the draw? We assume it’s drug-related. Maybe liquid LSD in the Sharpies they sign the autographs with? Maybe the kids lick the signature when they get home and—booya—little Johnny’s trippin’ balls.”
“OK,” I say. “Read you loud and clear.”
All he really had to tell me was that it was skateboarders. Back when I was a kid those scumbags would take a usable pair of roller skates, cut ’em in half, and nail ’em to a 2-by-4. What a waste. Probably would have won me a free Coke or two shootin’ the duck down at the Roller Boogie. Man, I used to hold that leg out there like there was no tomorrow.
“Oh yeah,” I said. “Gimmie the names.”
“OK, Jack, we got a Howard, Mariano, Malto, Puig, Gonzales, Anderson, Schaaf, Bledsoe, Brophy, Jensen, and Carroll. They travel with some other sketchballs posing as photographers and such. Be on the lookout for their leader. He goes by Smyth.
“Where these bags of dung headed?” I say.
“The poster says the UK, Sweden, Germany, and France.”
“Typical,” I say, “try to keep us guessing.”
I spot these boneheads instantly on the plane. They were arguing over the latest issue of “I’m a grown man playing with a little wooden roller board.” Then they go into, “Hey, man, if I take this whole pill is it gonna knock me out? I’m scared.” Man, I’ll tell you what you skateboarding imbeciles, gimmie the whole damn bottle. I can’t take being on the same plane as you.
Not gonna bore you with what happened next. Put it this way: Two God-forsaken weeks of “Let’s play twinkle toes up on the hand railing” or “Let’s see if we can scratch our boards up on that giant curve.” Oh, and something is going on, for sure: kids lined up by the dozens to watch these skaters play jump and spin on a perfectly good bench made for sitting. With the amount of gas these guys pass, the drugs could be in something they eat, slowly getting the kids hooked on some sort of dope they expel through their backsides. I wasn’t about to follow that path.
They called it the Four’n Legion Tour. It was more like an infectious lesion that I couldn’t stop scratching. I found myself dazed and bewildered by their nonstop laughing, joking, and jibber jabber. Like a deer in the headlights, like the enemy trapped within the crosshairs of my scope, I couldn’t turn away. I found myself whispering “Do it” when one of them was trying to spin and drag his board across some piece of stone, waiting to see if his feet would connect in time. And that was when I realized it: they had gotten to me, and I didn’t even know it had happened. I grabbed the nearest cab and had him high tail it to the airport. On the flight back to Tampa I knew there was only one thing to do for now: Get drunk and get this hell tour outta my mind. Oh, but I’m not done. I’ll be waiting for you, FOURSTAR. I’ll get my mind straight and I’ll get my report.
WILD WEEKEND
The Pico and Guy Hi ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ shoes left the warehouse in droves yesterday. With only three days left until the theatrical release, the timing couldn’t be better– you should be seeing them in stores about the same time you see the movie. Also, if you liked the Telford from the first collection of WTWTA shoes, Zumiez reordered a bunch of them so you can pick up a pair here. And finally, VBS chops it up (literally) with Spike on eve of the movie’s release– complete with a Fully Flared endorsement even.
15 Oct 2009
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THE GANG OF FOURSTAR FOOTAGE!!!
We want to proudly present the new footage from fourstar clothing and share with you all the happiness we felt when we saw that their had updated this clip. they have some shit from England , SWEDEN , France and Gemrany... www.fourstarclothing.com
1 Oct 2009
29 Sept 2009
CLICHE' BOOK
Caught a sneak peek at Cliche’s 10-year anniversary book (entitled ‘Resume’) last week. Set for release December 1st, there’s plenty of Lucas/ JB/ French Connection photos and stories amongst the 320-page behemoth. Cliche’s heritage and contribution to EU skateboarding (and skateboarding in general) runs deep, and this book catalogs it nicely. Definitely going to be a good pick up.
19 Sept 2009
DAN DREHOBL - MAKIN' OF AN AD.
Elwood has a short photo relation of this how did they make the spot for Drehobl's ad. CLICK HERE to review this shit and be shocked by Drehobl and his hardworking backstage helpers.
14 Sept 2009
7 Sept 2009
SKATE 4 CANCER !!!
Skate4Cancer was born of love and a dream = .Dream.Love.Cure.[S4C]
At fifteen years old, S4C originator Rob Dyer, found his initial plan to fight in the battle against cancer, rejected by friends and peers. His hope to skateboard across Canada and the United States, raising cancer awareness, visiting schools and hospitals along the way, was laughable to those he brought it to. For a short while he tucked it in the back of his mind.
Two years later, Rob began to re-evaluate his original dream. Finding inspiration in marathoner Terry Fox, and Robs mother, Wendy, who was fighting cancer at the time, he sounded his vision to a new network of friends and received unconditional support. The potential that Rob knew he could fulfill became all the more certain. Rob organized a group of volunteers and fundraising began to support the 8000km trip. Four months prior to the trips start in Los Angeles, Rob lost a dear friend to stomach cancer, his paternal grandmother to stomach cancer, his maternal grandmother to brain cancer, and his mother to brain cancer.
In March 2004, Rob and his team of volunteers met in LA. Their route would take them across the Southern States to Georgia, stopping for several hospital visits. In Arizona, Rob developed a stress fracture in his ankle. The pain was so great that he decided to have it examined; He was told that he could not continue to skate, upon risk of a further complicated injury. Rather than accept this defeating news, Rob opted to continue his skate tour, relying on a newfound determination to overcome such unexpected obstacles.
On the homeward stretch north, along the eastern coastline, Rob was continually challenged by heart-breaking events. At one point, the teams’ car was broken into. The car was damaged, and money and a CD player were stolen. Rob was frequently bumped or hit by passing cars; though uninjured, these experiences played with his already exhausted mind-set. Escalating physical pain in his ankle and a weary perspective made for a harrowing finale to the cross-country skate tour.
True to his original dedication, Rob’s drive to honour those he had lost to cancer generated the energy to complete the route. Physically and emotionally spent, Rob concluded the tour in Newmarket, Ontario, in July of 2004.
In November 2005, Rob organized a concert event at Toronto’s MOD Club Theatre, with headliner Dallas Green of City and Colour. The event marked a renewal for Skate4Cancer; with the first skate under his belt, Rob felt that S4C could expand in new directions, targeting the significance of music within the skateboarding scene. The sold-out event was a major success.
Over the years S4C's involvement in the music scene has grown into annual tour called the Cure is Knowledge. All events are all ages and admission free. Rob’s mission with these events is to educate the youth of today with cancer prevention tools. At Skate4Cancer events we arm kids with the education to detect cancer at the early stages of development and methods of preventing the disease completely. We inform the audience by demonstrating the proper method to use when performing self-examinations. We put a strong emphasis on informing youth about elements in society that lead to cancer and promote elements in society that lead to a healthy lifestyle, which prevents cancer completely.
Currently, Skate4Cancer is completely a 5000km skate across Canada while debuting its interactive website, designed by Justin Broadbent. Skate4Cancer also has some big news to bring you In Jan 09; Skate4Cancer will be announcing the time and destination of their next skate!!
Skate4Cancer will continue so long as the fight against cancer remains unresolved. Rather then ask you to donate your money to fight cancer; our mission is to cure cancer through education that leads to prevention.
Donate your mind. Not your money.
With this blog I would like to invite you to follow S4C and myself on our journey to cure cancer and on the way, to share the knowledge I’ve learned on how to prevent this horrible disease.
blog.skate4cancer.com
We do this out of love.
MagMinute: NESTOR JUDKINS°
Some time ago I ran RVCAsite and opened Nestor Judkin's bio... then i decided not to pass anything connected with him and his awesome skateboarding. As I've been traveling in RVCA skate blog I noticed that the SkateboardMag had filmed his MagMinute... watch it - enjoy it!
6 Sept 2009
28 Aug 2009
STILL WAITING!
While the Hekka creators have been deciding about its existence many things have a while to happen in skateboarding world. Basing our knowledge on GoogleAnalitycs free internet application we've just learnt that our blog insn't as popular as we had been supposing before. The orginally we didn't want Hekka to be a commercial blog and now it doesn't include AdSense (simple text-internet-advert)... nevermind.
Haha... yes the journey is still going on! Hekka will be oficially resumed this Monday!
Haha... yes the journey is still going on! Hekka will be oficially resumed this Monday!
31 Jul 2009
AND THE WINNER IS...
After thorough review of all the entries by our design team and Carroll himself, the selected winner for MY WAY 2 is 14-year-old Paul Arduini of Latham, NY. The competition was stiff, but in the end Paul’s yellow taping highlights and art pencil/ DIY touch were enough to sway the consensus in his favor. A big thanks to everyone that entered and congratulations again to Paul– we’ll be in touch with you soon buddy.
25 Jul 2009
EXPEDITION - HELLO HELLO HELLO - vimeo version
Here’s the vimeo version for those who…. like vimeo?
EXPEDITION - HELLO HELLO HELLO! from THE KAYO CORP on Vimeo.
COUPLE THINGS.
A few things of note on the way out this week. First, if you’re planning on submitting a Carroll Select colorway for the MY WAY 2 contest, the deadline is tonight at 12:01 AM so put the bong down and get it handled. Last, a few video links that you may or may not already be up on. Welsh and fellow expediters do the new Barcelona here and Lucas teaches you a proper ‘fat fuck’ in French here. MY WAY 2 winner will be announced early next week. Have a good one!
where the wild things are...
Apple just posted a new trailer and featurette for Where the Wild Things Are. The featurette includes interviews with author Maurice Sendak, writer David Eggers and director Spike Jonze. With the 10/16 release date getting closer and closer, you can expect to see even more press for what is sure to be one of the year’s best movies. Watch the featurette and you’ll know why.
LAkai NIGHT MOVIES AND JEFF LENOCE!
Shortly after Feds got the camera he’s been using to do the new commercials, he went downtown with Lenoce for a few nights to test the camera’s natural light capabilities. He edited this piece with the footage from the tests– not bad for a point & shoot with no generator and lights.
22 Jul 2009
HEKKA IS UPDATED !!!
So today we want to present our recovering by adding new posts contained clips form our lovely YouTube. ESpecially watch BATTLE AT THE BERRICS 2 episodes and "Rick vs Rip Battle OFF THE BERRICS!". We're a little bit crazy bout BakerBOYZ so we've uptaded "7day weekend PART 2" !!! SHAKE JUNT SON!!! CU!!!
12 Jul 2009
E.E. INTERVIEW!!!
This is an interview with Erik Ellington downloaded from GRINDTV.COM
Erik Ellington has been in the game for more than a minute. He burst onto the scene over a decade, and became a skate-household name after the release of Zero's debut video, Thrill of it All. He stayed with Zero long enough to have a super evil part in their second video, Misled Youth.
Then, when his friend Andrew Reynolds left Birdhouse to start Baker, Ellington parted ways with his ever- becoming religious board sponsor, and became one of the original Baker riders. His signature style, and go-big-or-die gnar can be seen in any of the Baker video: Baker Bootleg, Baker2G, Baker 3 and now, the latest, Baker Has a Deathwish.
And that brings us to Deathwish, Ellington's current board sponsor, which he and business partner, Jim Greco run. They own Baker Boys Distribution, which slings: Deathwish skateboards, Brigada shades and Shake Junt accessories. I caught up with Erik last Friday at Baker Boys HQ in North Hollywood to get his thoughts on the current state of professional skateboarding, being a business man and just life in general.
MORINformed: So how are things going at Baker Boys Distribution?
Ellington: Good, just moving along, trying to stay in business.
MORINformed: How's being a boss?
Ellington: It's a little stressful at times. Now, I don't just pay attention to my graphics, or whatever, I have to maintain employees. It's different than just being a pro.
MORINformed: You ever have to crack the whip and fire someone?
Ellington: We try and be mellow, but yeah we've had to lay some people off.
Ellington: Pumped about Lizard's performance at Wallenberg?
MORINformed: Yeah, he killed it.
MORINformed: So now, you guys are the first to bring a sunglasses company to skateboarding that was spawned in the skate culture. A shades brand for skaters by skaters. Tell me how that's going?
Ellington: Yeah, we were the first to do it, I don't know why it wasn't done before, but it's going good. We have a rad team that puts a lot of effort into what they want. It's coming along, the new stuff just came in, and it looks good.
MORINformed: Is there any videos in the works as far as Baker Boys Distribution goes?
Ellington: Well, we just came out with the tour video, Baker Has a Deathwish, that was released about a month ago. Now, we're working on the Deathwish video that will be out October of 2010. There's a Shake Junt trailer in the tour video, and I think their working on a video, Chicken Bone Nowison, and that will be out probably in a year as well.
MORINformed: What the last cinematic thing you watched?
Ellington: : Frost Nixon, it's about Richard Nixon.
MORinformed: Are you doing Maloof?
Ellington: Yeah.
MORINformed: How do feel about those guys? They're basketball/casino barons, but they are putting up the money.
Ellington: Yeah, it cool, they're not from skating, but they're giving the winner more money then has ever been given for a contest, as far as our world goes. It's cool, you know, they made a course that had help from skaters to design. It's a setup for a contest that's actually pretty sick, so I don't have any problem with it.
MORINformed: Any other Deathwish guys doing it?
Ellington: Yeah , I think Lizard's in it. I'm not sure if Slash is. I think it's just me and Lizard.
MORINfromed: Who do you think is going to take it?
Ellington: Probably the same people that always do, you know, Sheckler or one of those guys.
MORINformed: Who are your top five skaters of all time.
Ellington: Tom Penny, Alex Gall (Train Wreck), Jason Lee. Sal Barbier and Matt Hensley. I can't just name five: Ali Boulala, Mike Carroll, Rick Howard and many others.
MORINformed: You have kids now right?
Ellington: Yeah, two.
MORINformed: How's being a dad?
Ellington: It's good, really awesome. My son is three and half, we skate the ramp, it's just fun to do shit with him, we just cruise around and hangout. My daughter is six months old, so I don't do much with her but hold her, but she's rad.
MORINformed: Any tours coming up?
Ellington: Yeah, we're trying to finalize the dates on Deathwish summer tour. It's going to be another Baker Has a Deathwish tour. It will probably be the whole month of August, and it will go through the south. Here through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana and we'll see where it goes from there.
MORINformed: We're in a recession, blah, blah, blah blah blah blah. The only thing people have been talking about, but how has that affected you being a professional skateboarder?
Ellington: It's the same as it was before. The difference is being a company owner. Shit is just not as good as it was. Although, we started Baker Boys Distribution a year and two months ago, and we started practically at the bottom of the hard economic times, so all we know as a company is the recession.
[Skate legend and co-owner of Baker Boys Distribution, Jim Greco, who's been in the room the whole time chimes in] We've been seeing improvements lately, too.
[Back to Erik]
Yeah, lately, it's been going really good for us. You don't see much of a difference as a pro skater. When you show up to a demo, it's still the same amount of kids there. It's just, they aren't buying as many boards, which is understandable when there parents fucking houses are getting foreclosed on.
MORINformed: Alright, so now Koston's on Nike, and Lutzka's on K-Swiss. Being a skate company owner from skateboarding, how do you feel about these big companies coming in and trying to make a buck off of your world?
Ellington: I think they've already came in and done their deal. Skating already kicked Nike out once, but to each his own. You know, if they're paying a shit load of money it's hard to resist. I don't particularly like it, I don't like it at all, but I think that it's cool that Paul, or Eric, or whoever, are getting the money they deserve. I don't know what they're getting, but good for them. I don't like it though, that there are shoe companies out there, that are skater owned and run, that are getting swept away by Nike and all these companies.
MORINformed: I'll end it with this, and be a true journalist, and ask the same boring question that everyone's been asking today. Michael Jackson died yesterday, How do you feel about that?
Ellington: It's pretty sad, I looked up to Michael Jackson when I was a kid, like everybody did. I mean, shit he was mixing pills, or I don't know what he was doing, but it was sad, a shock.
For more on Erik, Deathwish, Brigada and Shake Junt go to: www.bakerboysdist.com, www.brigadaeyewear.com and www.shakejunt.com
COLLIN PROVOST - INTERVIEW.
ThrasherMAG has a really extensive intewrview with Collin Provost from Huntington Beach, CA sponsored by Volcom, Element, Emerica, Thunder, Spitfire, and Oakley. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS INTERVIEW.
10 Jul 2009
MY WAY - PART 2
Fire up your Illustrator skills because the long awaited follow up to Lakai My Way has finally arrived. This time we’re looking for your touch on the Carroll Select. We’ll be taking submissions until July 25th then post the winning entry on Friday, July 31st. Someone in the design department mentioned something about applying ‘original patterns’, but by all means do as you please because we definitely don’t discriminate! See below for all official rules, and make sure you TURN OFF YOUR POP UP BLOCKER TO DOWNLOAD TEMPLATES! If that doesn’t work, you can download them HERE. Good Luck!
1. Download the design template from this page
2. Design your colorway
3. Email your submission to contest@lakai.com by 12:01 AM PST, July 25th
4. Check www.lakai.com on Friday, July 31st to see if your entry is chosen for our Fall 2010 line.
5. Contest begins Thursday, June 25th at 12 PM PST and ends Friday, July 25th at 12:01 AM PST
6. Authorized parental consent is required if under the age of 13. Please have our parent or guardian contact legal@podiumdist.com before submitting your entry.
7. Winner will receive a year’s supply (12 pairs) of their design and a feature in our Fall 2010 catalog.
8. We will only consider one entry per person, so make sure you get it right the first time!
9. Email is the preferred method for submissions, but if you have to send via mail send to the address below.
Lakai My Way 2
955 Francisco Street
Torrance, CA. 90502
1. Download the design template from this page
2. Design your colorway
3. Email your submission to contest@lakai.com by 12:01 AM PST, July 25th
4. Check www.lakai.com on Friday, July 31st to see if your entry is chosen for our Fall 2010 line.
5. Contest begins Thursday, June 25th at 12 PM PST and ends Friday, July 25th at 12:01 AM PST
6. Authorized parental consent is required if under the age of 13. Please have our parent or guardian contact legal@podiumdist.com before submitting your entry.
7. Winner will receive a year’s supply (12 pairs) of their design and a feature in our Fall 2010 catalog.
8. We will only consider one entry per person, so make sure you get it right the first time!
9. Email is the preferred method for submissions, but if you have to send via mail send to the address below.
Lakai My Way 2
955 Francisco Street
Torrance, CA. 90502
MJ-5 SHOE REVIEW
SLAP has enlisted the help of two of their message board faithful in launching a new shoe review section on their site. First up, they spend a day with the MJ-5. Check it out here: SLAP Shoe Blog
23 Jun 2009
TH1RT3EN.
Antwuan Dixon has a Deathwish; Girl TM Sam Smyth is Skater's Eye; Sam Hitz looks back on Milwaukee's Turf skatepark through the lens of Peter DiAntoni; plus Koston, Stranger, Stehr, Theotis, J-Lay, James Kelch, Rattray, Tancowny, Figueroa, and dozens more spread out over 148 pages that'll make your eyes bleed. ORDER YOURS HERE!!!
LAKAI WTWTA ROUND 2
Two new shoes commemorating the October 16th debut of the highly anticipated new film ‘Where the Wild Things Are’. We’re pre-booking these styles right now, so if they look like something you’d like to get into hit up your local shop this week to make sure they order some! See the trailer at www.wherethewildthingsare.com and check www.weloveyouso.com for official movie updates. To say the least, it’s going to be incredible.
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