Olympus gave us their new water- and shockproof Stylus Tough 8010 cameras to get the insider perspective from people with the most access to the 16th Summer X Games. So, our friend and Tum Yeto everyman team manager, Mike Sinclair, was there yesterday, snapping shots of some of skating’s best in practice. If last year’s X Games 15 was in a white dress hitting a piñata for it’s Quinceañera, this year it’s got its driver’s license and it’s cruisin’ - it’s all up at the Staple Center in downtown LA, the street and park courses are looking pretty bonkers and the best have come out to roll–Josh Brooks
If I were a commentator at the X Games, I’d be like “David Gravette defies GRAVITY on this ollie one-foot!” then I’d drop the mic, triumphantly celebrating my on-point announcing, and walk out of the booth.
Collin Provost gives it a thumbs up. A lot easier than Stay Gold, I’m sure.
The media catch up with Sheckler after being out for the better part of last year with an injury he sustained in X Games 15. Doesn’t look like it’s hindering him, though. You see practice?
Johnny Layton made it out. Anyone seen this, by the way? Get paid!
Thumbs up…universal sign for “I like!”
Marc Appleyard made it out to practice with a very interesting new board. One love.
Nick Trapasso check in.
Bless it! Bless the check in! Bless everyone.
Friend, facilitator and stylist to all skateboard stars, Boosh (right) and Nick Trapasso. That’s correct. Even X Games is not an official skateboard event unless Boosh is there.
A Steve Caballero, Lance Mountain and Christian Hosoi legend sandwich. Robocop and his shin guards. Looks like this is the non-skater’s shinner protector.
Brazilian Pedro Barros was there ripping the park, as always. Frontside air.
Taylor Bingaman was there. Backside tailslide. If you don’t know, you’ll know. Hallelujah officially released yesterday. Buy it here.
Pedro Barros bonelesses from shallow to deep.
Taylor again, making it look fun. Method.
The course looks insane. Chad Bartie ollies over the part I like to call the “Nun’s Headdress.” Check back for more inside shots from today.
Tags: Boosh, CHAD BARTIE, Christian Hosoi, Collin Provost, David Gravette, Johnny Layton, Lance Mountain, Mark Appleyard, Nick Trapasso, olympus, Pedro Barros, Ryan Sheckler, Steve Caballero, Taylor Bingaman, X Games, x games 2010, x games insider
This Summer tune in to B TV on planbskateboards.com every Wednesday to see Paul Rodriguez break down the fundamentals of ledge skating.
Episodes 1-3 now live. Watch now.
C1RCA Combat unloaded this footy today of Thomas Bonilla ripping the streets, parks, and the slang of modern-day skateboarding.
Tags: C1RCA Combat, Thomas Bonilla
Ambiguous is hooking you up with free pins, sunglasses, zines, and stickers. Just send them a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Find out more here.
Tags: ambiguous, Free stuff, giveaway
This just in from DVS:
“DVS prides itself on retaining its skateboarders. Over the company’s fifteen-year history, many of the pros that began their careers with DVS still proudly stand behind the brand today—names that have changed skateboarding—Daewon Song, Chico Brenes, Jeron Wilson, and Daniel Castillo.
In recent years, DVS has made some strong additions to the team—brining in new talent to carry the company into the future. Skaters like Torey Pudwill, Andrew Brophy, Kenny Hoyle, Jimmy Cao, and Robbie Russo truly represent the next generation of skateboarding and the future of DVS.
The latest name to be added to DVS’ history books is Buena Park, California native, Nick Garcia. Like all the other DVS riders, Nick’s skateboarding talent is undeniable. His style is fast and smooth—a look you’ll definitely get used to seeing more of. We’re proud to have Nick as a part of the family and look forward to supporting his career and talent for many years to come. Welcome to the team.”
Tags: DVS, Nick Garcia
With the Stay Goldpremiere countdown in full effect, we’re giving you your one and only chance to ask the Emerica team anything you’ve ever wanted to know. Comment with your questions and we’ll print the answers in the Stay Gold feature in our November issue.
Leave your name, which team rider the question is for (if anyone in particular), and the question you want asked in the comments below. Then stay tuned for what Stay Gold and our November issue has in store.
Tags: Andrew Reynolds, Brandon Westgate, Braydon Szafranski, Bryan Herman, Emerica, Heath Kirchart, interview, Jerry Hsu, Kevin Long, Stay Gold
GIRL & (RED) Art Exhibition
Help eliminate AIDS in Africa.
Opening Event - Saturday, July 31st:
Andrew Shire Gallery
3850 Wilshire Blvd. #107
Los Angeles CA 90010
(213) 389-2601
Industry Preview: 5 - 7 PM
Open Reception: 7 - 10 PM
Featuring Product (RED) inspired GIRL Wooden OG’s by:
Eric Anthony / Hershel Baltrotsky / Jeremy Carnahan / Michael Coleman / Even Hecox /
Andy Jenkins / Jordan Mitchell / Christian Morin / Andy Mueller / Chris Waycott
as well as:
Lance Bangs Photography + Original Product (RED) artworks + Mike Carroll (RED) Special Edition Deck Premiere +
Limited Edition Artist Silkscreen Prints + Product (RED) Video Shorts.
Buy (RED), Save Lives. Sales proceeds go directly to the GLOBAL FUND, helping eliminate AIDS in Africa. joinred.com
Spice up your desktop with a new photo each week—click on the photo for the large version, then download or drag it to your desktop. Here’s Chris Pfanner with a master blaster from our 2010 Am Issue.
Tags: Am issue, Chris Pfanner, full page, Skateboarding photos, Wednesday Wallpaper
July 20 at Metro Boardshop in NorCal, catch Hallelujah. 8:30 p.m. hosted by Reverend RayRay. Pleasant Hill, California. Google that.
Tags: Hallelujah premiere, Metro, Reverend RayRay
Here it is, the very first episode of our new skate trivia game show. And who better than Girl founders Rick Howard and Mike Carroll to battle it out. Stay tuned as more episodes are on the way!
Tags: game show, Mike Carroll, Rick Howard, Skate Nerd, Skate trivia
Mikey Burton
Age: 25 Home: North Hollywood, California Sponsors: The Hundreds, Markisa Accessories, Nike SB, Manik Skateboards, Goods Skateshop Favorite city: Seattle with the homies! Your deepest fear: Injuries! Best skate video you’ve seen recently: Hallelujah. Best street skater of the past year: Torey Pudwell. Best tranny skater of the past year: Bob Burnquist. Best rookie pro: Tyler Bledsoe. He’s pro now right? Plans for the summer: Stack clips son! Thing you would do if the world was ending: Party Like it was 1999—haha! Waste of cash: Booze. Next meal: Carne Asada burrito!
I first met Mikey Burton when he came to live in Sacramento for the summer. We loved giving him a hard time. One time we told everyone in town that he was the skater “Death Wish” and it bummed him out so bad. Another time I was mixing bondo with gloves on and greeted him with a handful of a bondo handshake. No matter how bummed Mikey got though, he was always killing it. I got to witness one of the gnarliest tricks I’ve ever seen done, which we used in Hallelujah (ollie over barrier to flat). He went to a spot that tons have been to and shut it down (landing it twice). That was the one day I couldn’t give Mikey a hard time.—Chris Ray Song: Bitter Sweet - Dirty Laundry
Filmed & edited by Cory Williams
Additonal filming: Chris Ray, Kurt Hayashi, Anthony Claravall, Jeff Halsted, Max Henderson, Cory Woods, Josh Anderson
If you live in or around NYC or Paramus, NJ you are in for one hell of a good time this weekend as CCS is hosting the Plan B team for an autograph signing on Saturday and a skate demo on Sunday! The flyer says it all. The team will be at the CCS Paramus store on Saturday July 17th at 2pm for an autograph signing. Come early to buy your Plan B gear for the team to sign. And on Sunday July 18th we’ll be mobbing down to the LES Skatepark for a demo, games of SKATE, product toss, the whole nine. Dont miss it!
Tags: ccs, demo, NJ, NYC, Paramus, Plan B, signing, Torey Pudwill
Eighth Ply Art Show
August 13, 2010
Location: Syrah Wine Parlor (901 5th Ave., San Diego, CA 92101)
Time: 8p-11p with hosted bar from 8p-9p for those on the guest list (welovecreativity.com/asr)
21+ event, no cover charge
We Love Creativity and Sk8ology are pleased to present Eighth Ply, an exhibition of over 40 artists with one common medium, a skateboard deck. Each skateboard deck will be exhibited at ASR from August 13 - 15, 2010 with an ASR after party and art exhibit at Syrah Wine Parlor on August 13 from 8p-11p. The skateboard decks will be displayed and sold at Syrah Wine Parlor during the event on August 13. A percentage of each sale will be donated to Now That You Know, which helps enable ambitious girls without resources in Meru, Kenya to stay in school (nowthatyouknow.org).
The ASR after party and art exhibit at Syrah Wine Parlor will be on August 13, 2010 from 8p-11p with a hosted bar from 8p-9p for those on the guest list.
Artists Include: Sam Larson. Brooks Sterling. Luke Wessman. Matty Davis. Eric Wixon. Pablo Aguilar. Stephen Forrester. Serena Fritchle. Sarah Spinks. Martha Martin. Jason Feather. Nick Denambride. Kelli Murray. Steve Peek. Steve Caballero. Lance Mountain. Michael Amorillo. EXIST1981. James Tull. Christy Pepper Dawson. Tocayo. Colin Whitbread. Carly Ealey. Brent Sandor. Wendy Teague. Sam Phillips. Alex Lopez. SOUR. Nick McPherson. Haley Ann Robinson. Mike Maxwell. Jenny Daniels. Jayson Atienza. Dawley. NITOS. + more.
We Love Creativity is an artistic movement dedicated to exposing individuals to the creative works of today’s artist.
For more information about future events and We Love Creativity, please visit welovecreativity.com. The Sk8ology Display System and corresponding DeckDisplay website were created to showcase the art of
skateboarding. For more information about Sk8ology, please visit sk8ology.com.
The 4th of July is a great American holiday, and etnies just posted a video feature showing Sean Malto and friends enjoying it. You can check it out here.
Tags: 4th of july, etnies, Sean Malto
Completed forms should be faxed or emailed to Ms Lee Jia Xian
6735 4568 / nycxtreme@nyc.sg / Scape Youth Center, 113 Somerset Road
Registration closes Friday July 9th at 4pm. But don't wait until then. Register NOW! If you have signed up for the competition, you must go down to Somerset Skatepark on Friday 9 July 2010, between 10am to 4pm to confirm your participation. Even if you did hand in your form but you did not sign in on friday, you will not be allowed to join the competition on Saturday..
If the quota for the maximum number of contestants for each sports has been met during the pre-competition sign up, you will not be able to sign up on friday itself. So go down to any of our outlets, fill up a form and give it back to us to guarantee yourself a spot in the competition.
Preliminary Competition and semi finals will be held at Somerset Skatepark on 10 July and Finals will be held on the 11 July at East Coast Skatepark. The top 10 winners of the Championship Cup will be given the opportunity to participate in the Singapore Xtreme Championship 2010 .
Continuing with X Games’ Real Street contest, Leo & Luan’s Real Street part and interviews are up.
Zero just won for best tour name and best tour poster of the summer. Get out there and catch a ripping demo from this team.
CCS is proud to announce the Grand Opening of their newest store in the Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh, North Carolina. On Saturday July 10th, The Toy Machine and Foundation teams featuring Leo Romero, Johnny Layton, Dan Murphy, and Daniel Lutheran will be in the store greeting fans and signing autographs from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. Fifty lucky heads will receive a $50.00 dollar CCS gift card. In addition, CCS Raleigh will be marking 20% off all store merchandise all weekend long! Plus there will be heaps of giveaways from all your favorite brands.
Tags: ccs, Dan Murphy, daniel lutheran, Foundation, grand opening, Johnny Layton, Leo Romero, raleigh, Toy Machine
Theeve has posted some more video coverage of its week at Woodward West. Garrett Hill, Aldrin Garcia, Jake Duncombe, Nick Palmquist and friends.
Tags: Theeve, Woodward West
“For the past few years, I”ve been running around the globe so much that I’ve missed out on the institution that is the East Coast backyard bbq. It’s in my blood. So simple and yet so fun. It’s been a daily occurrence on this leg of the trip. Camping out with all the bros at Freddy’s grandma’s house, spending nights by the fire, reflecting on the waxing and waning of the moon, and spots searching around in-between demos and signings. Morale is high.”—Keed Reed
Peep all the photos here.
Tags: Danny Dicola, Ipath, Kenny Reed
Check in with the Flip team as they make their way through Europe on a mission of carnage, brutality and good ol’ fashion skateboarding. They started at Copenhagen Pro and they are currently riding in “das Sprinter” van across Germany in search of the most epic spots and late night watering holes, with a demo/signing in between all of the chaos. In a few days they will be making their way to Spain to conquer the mighty streets of Barcelona, so stay tuned for the next update. Photos here.
Follow all the Flip Tour madness and hijinx at Twitter.com/Flip1991
Tags: flip
Check out a Hallelujah premiere July 10 in Chicago with an autograph signing with Arto, Dylan, Tyler, and Gilbert. Info below.
Tags: Chicago, Hallelujah premiere
Jereme Rogers and his new Selfish brand were claiming a new rider on July 1. That rider is none other than Brian Wenning. Check its site for more.
Photo: Hunter R. Baker “I’m excited and honored to have Wenning aboard Selfish to be the first link to building our team. He’s one of the pros that I enjoyed watching skate. He has a classic style and has been an innovator for as long as he’s been around. I look forward to building off of this foundation and extending our team” - Jereme Rogers
The KR3W team held it down and put on a gnarly demo for the Chicago crowd on the second to last stop of the 2010 Zumiez Couch Tour. Lizard King, Erik Ellington, Greg Myers, Furby, Jim Greco and Boo Johnson killed it, Muska held it down on the mic and announced, and the top 5 skaters of the Chicago Best Foot Forward ripped following the demo. Miles Canevello came out on top in Chicago skating everything on the course with speed and great style.
1st place: Miles Canevello
2nd place: John Oskvarek
3rd place: Steve Villarreal
Krew also released a video of the demo, check it out.
Tags: best foot forward, boo johnson, Chicago, erik ellington, furby, Greg Myers, Jim Greco, kr3w, lizard, zumiez couch tour 2010
Last night was the launch party for the 15 Yearés Of Photoés book by Atiba Jefferson at Space 15TWENTY in Hollywood. Being a photographer myself, I really look up to Atiba, because his photographs are not only amazing, but a majority of them are iconic photographs that have been embedded in my brain. The book is filled with all of them and then some, many which are a part of TransWorld SKATEboarding history. Everybody who wasn’t out of town made it out in support of 15 Yearés Of Photoés, and had a great time. The book is out in bookstores and skateshops now, you know you’ve been waiting 15 Yearés to get it!
A very young P-Rod was part of the 15 Yeares Of Photoes. Wow its been a long time.
Bobby, Bobby, Bobby.
Bobby’s new tat, baby Mike Tyson! So sick!
Braydon fresh off his flight from London.
Can’t have a party off of Cahuenga without Chris Casey being there.
Curtis from Supreme and Christina from the movies enjoying 15 Yeares Of Photoes.
Daniel Castillo and his 15 Yeares syrup.
Danny Montoya enjoying a cocktail and 15 Yeares.
Don Brown giving his thumb up for 15 Yeares of eS.
Erik Ellington between the Water’s.
Gareth Stehr and Skatetalk Bob enjoying 15 Yeares of photos.
Good to see Kevin awake this time, believe me.
Got my signed copy of the book, and here’s my proof.
Herman making a 15 Yeares quick appearance.
Jon Dickson taking in 15 Yeares Of Photoes.
Marquis Preston using 15 Yeares to scratch his head.
Mike Anderson and his many copies of Atiba’s 15 Yeares Of Photoes.
Slash was pretty happy getting his copy, he waited 15 Yeares.
Some of Atiba’s iconic photos in the world of skateboarding.
Someone who was a part of 15 Yeares Of Photoes, Mr. Paul Sharpe.
the Atiba collabo shoe.
The venue, Space 15 Twenty in Hollywood.
