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Zoo York’s notable Fall 2008 Footwear, now Zoo hooks us up with a sneak peek at their upcoming Holiday ‘08 and Spring ‘09 Footwear. This collection consists of a smooth mix of hi and low-cut styles with a diversified use of colors and patterns - you’ve got your plaid, perforated, elephant print, snake skin print, and other designs. Take a look at the rest of the kicks after the jump and for a super up-close look, click HERE. And you thought you weren’t going to apply Zoo York directly to your Christmas list.

For those of you who don’t know Bob Burnquist, you should probably Google him, he’s one of the best skaters in the world. Now for the Spring 2009 season, IPATH will be releasing a signature model for Bob that meets all of his specifications. It’ll be available in three colorways, including one with a hemp upper [not pictured]. These will be available on IPATH.com and at IPATH retailers for Spring ‘09.

For the past week, Diamond Supply Co. has kept the surprises coming, with two of the big highlights being the Fold Beanies and the Diamond Supply Co. x DVS Original Intent Part II. Now it’s time to unveil the Zumiez|Karmaloop Exclusive T-Shirt Collection. There is a total of seven t-shirt designs, all in multiple colorways, hoodies and crews will also be debuted at a later time. Diamond Supply Co. also introduces their new mascot “Lil Cutty” [seen above] for their Fall Season. Stay tuned, this little guy will be repeated in furture designs. Hit the “Read more” link below to view them all and stay tuned for an official release date.

Vans got together with retailer CCS on a Halloween Pack. The pack consists of a Vans No Skool Mid 2, t-shirt and matching skateboard deck. The collab is a tribute to 80’s skate thrash graphics and was designed by JP Elliott, exclusively for CCS.

All three pieces in the pack have been printed with glow-in-the-dark ink, making sure you shine when the lights go off.

The Vans x CCS “Halloween Pack” is now available at CCS.

Vans presents the second fixed gear biking inspired pack this season. The Era comes in three colorways, with hints to the fixed gear discipline on the back heel and on the inner sole. Solid colors and a choice that will pretty much please everybody, the Vans “Fixed Gear: Cog & Chain” Era pack is now available at DQM.

4th Annual Vans Downtown Showdown

Blind killed it at Paramount Studios during the 2008 Vans Downtown Showdown. Here’s the unofficial official (from what we could remember) results from the contest. Keep checking back for the official official results, photos, and video.

Best Team: Blind

Best Pro: Jani Laitiala

Best AM: Jamie Tancowny

Blind Takes 4th Annual Vans Downtown Showdown Team Title
Zero’s Jamie Tancowny Named Top Am and Blind’s Jani Laitiala Top Pro of Day

Hollywood, CA (Saturday, October 11, 2008) – The 4th Vans Downtown Showdown was held on the Paramount Studios back lot Saturday with the world’s top street skaters attacking custom-built obstacles set against a New York City backdrop. The Blind board crew claimed team honors and $30,000 while Zero’s Jamie Tancowny won $5,000 as top am and Blind’s Jani Laitiala was named top pro and placed in three of four obstacles, pocketing $14,000 total.

The Vans Downtown Showdown featured many skaters who rarely take part in contests from Foundation, Toy Machine, Girl, Zero, Element, Habitat, Creature, Black Label and Blind.

Each skateboard team submitted designs for a custom obstacle with the top four chosen and built to that team’s specifications. Skateboard teams then chose three riders, consisting of at least one pro and one am, to jam on each of the four features.

Here’s a break down of the best performances of the day:

Girl’s 3 Pump Dump
Jani Laitiala (Blind) - $2,500
Billy Marks (Toy Machine) - $1,500
Rick McCrank (Girl) - $1,000

Creature’s Five Points of Pure Evil
AKA The Darkest Helmet
Jake Duncombe (Blind) - $2,500
Rick McCrank (Girl) - $1,500
Al Partanen (Creature) - $1,000

Black Label’s Dive Bar
Jamie Tancowny (Zero) - $2,500
Sean Malto (Girl) - $1,500
David Gravette (Creature)- $1,000

Foundation’s Lunar Eclipsey Hubba
Billy Marks (Toy Machine) - $2,500
Jani Laitiala (Blind) - $1,500
Ethan Fitzpatrick (Black Label) - $1,000

Top Am Performance – Jamie Tancowny (Zero) - $5,000

Top Pro Performance – Jani Laitiala (Blind) - $10,000

Overall Team Winner – Blind ($30,000) [Girl 2nd ($15,000), Toy Machine 3rd ($5,000)]

A big thanks to each of the teams that represented:

Habitat: Stefan Janoski, Austyn Gillette, Marius Syvanen and Raymond Molinar.

Creature: David Gravette, DarrenNavarrette, Al Partanen, Neil Heddings, Sam Hitz, Taylor Bingaman, Marky Clements, Devin Appelo, Truman Hooker, Mike Guerrero, Raven Tershay, John Ponts, Alex Horn and Steve Reeves.

Girl: Eric Koston, Rick McCrank, Alex Olson, Sean Malto, Mike Mo Capaldi, Brian Anderson, Chico Brenes, Daniel Castillo, Chris Roberts, Devine Calloway, Guy Mariano Jeron Wilson, Justin Eldridge, Kenny Anderson, Marc Johnson, Mike Carroll, Rick Howard, Vince Alvarez, and Andrew Langi.

Blind: Ronnie Creager, Danny Cerezini, Jani Laitiala, Rob Lorifice, Jake Brown, Morgan Smith, Grant Patterson, Jake Duncombe, James Craig, Filipe Ortiz, Dominik Dietrich and Bill Weiss.

Foundation: Corey Duffel, Gareth Stehr, Sierra Fellers, Don Nguyen, Angel Ramirez, Alex Gourdouros, Abdias Rivera and David Reyes.

Toy Machine: Johnny Layton, Billy Marks, Josh Harmony, Nick Trapasso, Jordan Taylor, Matt Bennett and Ed Templeton.

Element: Mike Vallely, Chris Senn, Collin Provost, Tony Tave, Tony Karr, Nick Garcia, Brian Price and Aaron Brown.

Black Label: Adam Alfaro, Shuriken Shannon, Chris Troy, Peter Raffin, Omar Hassan, Tyler Mumma, Ethan Fitzpatrick and Andrew Elliot.

Zero: Chris Cole, John Rattray, Garrett Hill, Tommy Sandoval, James Brockman, Tony Cervantes, Keegan Sauder and Jamie Tancowny.

For photos, video streaming and downloads and more commentary on the Vans Downtown Showdown, check out www.vans.com.

The Vans Downtown Showdown will air on January 19, 2009 at 8:00pm EST/PST on FUEL TV.

The Vans Downtown Showdown was made possible by the support of Rockstar Energy Drink, Scion, Epiphone and Skateboard.com.

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Flip’s megatour is back, and this time they’re scorching through the southwestern U.S. of A. Will your bumf-ck town be lucky enough to witness the sickness?

FEATURING: Geoff Rowley, Mark Appleyard, David Gonzalez, Rune Glifberg, Lance Mountain, Luan De Oliveira, Curren Caples, and Louie Lopez.

FEAST SOUTHWEST TOUR PRESENTED BY MONSTER

THAT’S RIGHT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE ILLUSTRIOUS FLIP TEAM IS HEADING TO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AND MOUNTAIN COUNTRY, THE PERFECT WAY TO START THE HOLIDAYS, FORGET YOUR TURKEYS AND FAMILY FEASTS GET YOURSELF OFF TO THE NEAREST SKATEPARK LOCATION ON THE SCHEDULE AND FEAST ON THE FINE SKATEBOARDING OF GEOFF ROWLEY, MARK APPLEYARD, DAVID GONZALEZ, RUNE GLIFBERG, LANCE MOUNTAIN, LUAN DE OLIVEIRA, CURREN CAPLES AND THE GANGSTA STYLE OF LOUIE LOPEZ. WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE. HAPPY TRAVELS.

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For the past week, Diamond Supply Co. has kept the surprises coming, with two of the big highlights being the Fold Beanies and the Diamond Supply Co. x DVS Original Intent Part II. Now it’s time to unveil the Zumiez/Karmaloop Exclusive T-Shirt Collection. There is a total of seven t-shirt designs, all in multiple colorways, hoodies and crews will also be debuted at a later time. Diamond Supply Co. also introduces their new mascot “Lil Cutty” [seen above] for their Fall Season, stay tuned, this little guy will be repeated in furture designs. Hit the “Read more” link below to view them all and stay tuned for an official release date.

SKATE NEWS

This Saturday, October 11th, The Vans Downtown Showdown will be popping off once again. It'll be held at the Paramount Studios in LA, and if you can't make it, it's no sweat, cause' this thing will be playing live via Webcast. Here's a list of some of the obstacles that have just been announced...

Girl's "3 Pump Dump," Black Label's "Dive Bar," Creature's "Five Points of Pure Evil" and Foundation's "Lunar Eclipsey Hubba." Can't wait to see what these things will look like. Also, officially registered to skate at the event a bunch of names, including Omar Hassan, Johnny Layton, Angel Ramirez, Alex Olson, Keegan Sauder, Billy Marks, Josh Harmony, Corey Duffel, David Reyes, Stefan Janoski, Raymond Molinar, Al Partanen, Neil Heddings, David Gravette, Mike Mo Capaldi, Guy Mariano, Marc Johnson, Ronnie Creager, Grant Patterson, Jake Duncombe, Mike Vallely, Chris Senn, Tony Tave, Chris Cole, John Rattray, Adam Alfaro, Shuriken Shannon, Chris Troy and more. -Jay Riggio

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The best holiday of the year is fast approaching, so here’s some party info for the lonely friendless losers out there. Ooof! Alva Skates is throwing an 80’s rager on November 1, so it’s in your best interest to attend. Click the flyer for the details and keep scrolling for the press release…

TONY ALVA & RICHARD VILLA III
INVITES YOU TO THE…

TOTALLY BITCHIN’

NIGHT OF THE DEAD!

COME CELEBRATE THE DAY OF THE DEAD
ALVA LOS ANGELES IS HAUNTED BY THE DEAD AND 1980’s
WITH ALL 1980’s THEME MUSIC, CLOTHING AND COSTUMES.

SATURDAY, NOV. 1st 2008
6PM - 11PM

EXHIBIT A GALLERY OPENING RECEPTION FOR ARTIST
VOTAN

MUSIC BY DJ TONY ALVA AND JACKSON HOWARD

LIVE MUSIC IN THE TENT BY
“EL MARIACHI SEXORCISTO”
FEATURING TRACY G AND SPECIAL GUEST

BEST TONY ALVA AKA TA, MADDOG COSTUME CONTEST
GRAND PRIZE WINNER WINS A CUSTOM PAINTED DECK BY TONY ALVA
AND A SPECIAL GIFT BAG

OPEN BAR AND FOOD
…….AND CANDY

1086 SOUTH FAIRFAX AVENUE
LOS ANGELES CA, 90019
(BETWEEN OLYMPIC & PICO)

BE WARNED ALL THOSE WHO WISH TO ENTER AND ARE NOT DRESSED FOR THE OCCASION
SHALL BE CAPTURED AND TAKEN TO THE PURGATORY ROOM
FOR WHICH SINNERS WILL PROCEED TO BE MARKED BY THE BEAST AND
THEN RELEASED.

WWW.ALVASKATES.COM MYSPACE.COM/ALVALA

Halloween is quickly approaching and alongside stuff like trick-or-treating, costume parties, hounted houses, pumpkin picking and anonymous inhebriation, there will also be skateboarding. Though not exactly on Halloween day, NYC's Run My Game Productions and Open Road Of New York will be hosting, The Halloween Hellraiser Skateboard Showdown. Held on November 1st, from 12-6, on the Open Road Rooftop (New Design High School), located between Ludlow & Grand, they'll be a Best Trick Contest on a bunch of different obstacles. They'll be $3 G's on line plus $100 for whoever's skating in the best costume. Not to mention, tons of free giveaways, food, drink, candy and gorgeous ladies. Hosted by New York notables Billy Rohan and Alex Corporan.




Courtesy 1031

Turn Up The Hell


If you happen to be on the West Coast, be sure to swing by Hensley's Flying Elephant Pub & Grill in Carlsbad, for the premiere of 1031's long awaited feature, Turn Up The Hell. This one will be on Halloween night, of course and get started at 8:15 sharp. They'll be tons of drinks, food, skate celebrity appearances and a live performance by The Heartaches.

Also on Halloween night, Split will be premiering their short film, Demons In The Attic, featuring their entire team. This one will begin at 8pm at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, Ca. You'll need to RSVP here and wear yourself a costume if you want to get in. I'm already scared.

If you live in Manhattan and don't have nollie half-cab heelflips down, you're cut. I live in Brooklyn, so I'm in the clear. Brazilian DGK representative, D-Wayne, shows us how to properly get down with this borough essential. Show'em how you do D-Wayne...

SKATE NEWS

We’ve yet to see the Nike SB Craig Stecyk x Lance Mountain Blazer hit U.S. accounts, but Slam City Skates in London has a special display set up showcasing the shoe along with a Craig Stecyk x Lance Mountain promo booklet, which features artwork from both skate figureheads. Pictured above is a wall display featuring the colorful cover of the booklet. Check out images of the booklet, shoe, and display after the jump and stay in touch with us as we’ll keep you updated on where to get these kicks!

Madrid artist SpY has been around since the eighties, roaming the streets and turning the city into his personal art show. With his graffiti mastery and eye for urban transformation, SpY is able to turn an ordinary concrete half-pipe (a nice one by the way) into a skate-able soccer fútbol field. View more photos after the jump and visit SpY’s site to see more of his cool work.

Kevin Booker’s skate video hub Tha Clinic brings us “Don’t Worry”, a happy-themed skate vid featuring the homies on Tha Clinic team. They hit up a lot of spots around Cali and get nasty on everything from rails to ledges to manual pads–definitely a skate-packed 3min flick. Check the full video HERE. Also be aware that you can still send in your video for Tha Clinic Video Contest!

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All you hardcore traveling skaters will be amped to roll in style with this special Incase x Paul Rodriguez Luggage Collection. Incase is proud to announce that the Paul Rodriguez Signature Collection is now available for purchase. The highly anticipated three-piece line of skate travel bags debuts with the Skate Bag, Skate Pack and Overnite Bag.
Created with professional skateboarder and four-time X Games medalist Paul Rodriguez, each bag in the collection features a vast array of skateboard-specific storage options and unique functionalities designed to meet the high-performance needs of skateboarders. By merging skateboard-specific design with sophisticated, non-traditional materials and construction, the Paul Rodriguez Signature Collection brings together refinement and functionality, delivering the optimum in durability, ease-of-use and good design.
Each piece arrives in custom Paul Rodriguez packaging that also serves as bag storage when not in use.
The Paul Rodriguez Signature Collection is available through Incase’s webstore, Active and better boutiques worldwide. The Skate Pack will also be available at select Apple retail locations in California.

Gravis recently teamed up with top-tier brands Diamond Supply Co. x In4mation and The Hundreds on sick luggage, but they also launched their skateboarding sector IVSK8 and successfully designed a few new skate shoes. As of now, Arto Saari is pretty much their one-man team with his high-tech, high-style Viking Hi (pictured above) being the standout model. Check out the other Viking Hi and two Viking Low color-ups after the jump. Lay off the Nike SBs this time and kick around in a fresh pair of Gravis’.

We have seen the collaboration before and now the new small size Supreme x Maglite has been released. In case you have been looking for one and want a sleeker outfit than the classic black, take a look at these. They come in black, blue and of course red.
















This Nike SB Ostrich Belt went unnoticed in the blogosphere, so we just wanted to give you the heads up. It’s all black embossed “ostrich” leather with a removable buckle. We did a bit of research on this piece and it’s sold out in most online accounts, but Active still has some…not for long.





For the past few years Brixton Ltd. has been designing some of the most buttery collection of vintage-style hats around, catering to fashion-conscious needs of skaters who give a sh*t about looking good. It wasn't long before a long list of your favorite skaters took notice to what these guys were doign and soon were rocking Brixton hats on the regs. Dudes like Jamie Thomas, Chet Childress, Jason Adams, Figgy, Steve Cabellero, Salman Agah, John Lucero, Matt Hensley, Chris Haslam, Patrick Melcher, Chris Troy and more have all been caught wearing Brixton caps at one time or another. Now for Brixton's Fall '09 line, the brand that's mastered the hat game, has expanded into jacket and flannel territory.

Since the New York temperatures are dropping like a motherf&*k as of late, my friends over at Brixton were sweet enough to send me some goods to keep my chilly-ass nice and cozy as the wind chill picks up. For the past week I've been wearing one of Brixton's newest jackets called The Clampdown. Courtesy Brixton Ltd

Brixton Cedar Flannel
Available in Black and Grey (mine's in black), this classic workers jacket is designed for a slimmer fit than most jackets, eliminating the gross, saggy feeling you get when your coat is too big around the arms and waist. It features a fully insulated liner and side pockets that can be used with a zipper, or a more classic looking button. I wear a medium normally, but the large in the Clampdown fits flawlessly. Keep that sh*t in mind when you're ordering this piece. Super warm, fits perfectly and looks hella-tight. Go on it.

When the temperature drops and skating still calls, it's layering and hot cocoa that's gonna save your scrawny ass. However, it's the bulk that comes along with layering that often sucks nuts. The Brixton Cedar Flannel is a super heavy duty 100% cotton button down that's dense and warm as f*&k. Most of my flannels are far too thin and as a result let the Fall winds seep through without an ounce of cold protection. This thing is thick and has almost the same strength and durability as a Pendleton, but manages to remain soft. Wear this thing out skating as is or throw a hoodie under it for when the snow begins to fall. Either way, you're keeping it cozy.

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Brixton Heist Beanie In Black
Known well for their fedoras and other classic-style hats, Brixton also makes beanies. If you're out in the cold, a beanie is essential for survival. But most snow caps get too warm and if you're going the distance, it won't be long before you're battling a headful of sweat and hair that's dripping wet...a no, no in sub-zero temperatures. The best part about Brixton's Heist Beanie is that it's not heavy at all. It's light and contains just the right amount of material to do the job right. In fact, the Brixton beanie's are light enough to wear all summer long.

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Brixton Tyrant Olive/Black Scarf
Another item fresh to the Brixton line is their Scarves. If you find yourself in the dead of winter during a windy day, the deciding factor between comfort and wanting to die is all dependent on a good scarf. Having a 15 degree blast of wind hit your neck and travel down your chest can feel like being skinned alive. Brixton's scarf is called The Tyrant, and is extra long and thick and available in a solid Heather Grey, a Red and Black Stripe, and the one I've got, Olive with a Black Stripe.
If you're looking to suit up for freezing temperatures or just somewhat chilly nights ahead, Brixton's got the upper portion of your body covered. -J.R.