The good people at Quiksilver opened the doors and kicked off the official opening of their new skatepark Door 33 with a bunch of friends and rippers from the Quiksilver team on Thursday. There were burgers and beers for everyone, and the new skatepark got broke in on it’s official opening day. Here is some skating from the party with Quik dudes and some homies that came out for the fun. Thanks Quiksilver!
Mike Franklin Benefit coming up Sunday May 25th from 1pm-4pm at the Santa Clarita skatepark. BBQ, time trials, and more!
There will be a silent auction at 5pm at Push Xchange and ends at 8pm—free beer and hot dogs!
Senator Cranston has slowly been anouncing OJ Wheels’ new team. So far it’s Kyle Berard, Ben Skrzypek, Spencer Pratti, Cooper Wilt, Frecks, Austin Kanfoush, P-Kid, Danny Dicola, Adrian Mallory, Sid Melvin, Silent Mike, and Sean Conover. Who’s next? Stay in the loop here.
Duffel, Shuriken, Palmore, Raffin, Berle and Sewell headed to Arizona for the PHX AM and came back with this web edit.
Check out Ben Nordberg’s post-Extremely Sorryclip. Stay tuned for more Flip web videos.
While ex-Emerica brand manager Justin Regan knew he was heading out for a romantic dinner with his wife, little did he know a secret surprise party was brewing courtesy of Emerica and Club Mumble. All Emerican Royalty had gathered at downtown LA’s Wurstküche to celebrate the Emerica-turned-Altamont brand manager’s 36th birthday. In addition, and unbeknownst to many, he’d be presented with his first Emerica pro-model shoe, designed in secret and months in the making…
Click here to read more.
Mike Franklin Benefit coming up Sunday May 25th from 1pm-4pm at the Santa Clarita skatepark. BBQ, time trials, and more!
There will be a silent auction at 5pm at Push Xchange and ends at 8pm—free beer and hot dogs!
Duffel, Shuriken, Palmore, Raffin, Berle and Sewell headed to Arizona for the PHX AM and came back with this web edit.
Next month Element will be releasing TRIO, a three-part video that will feature a full part from Chad Tim Tim, Levi Brown,
and Darrell Stanton. Each part will release online starting with:
Chad Tim Tim on May 14th
Levi Brown May 21st
Darrell Stanton May 28th.
Peep the trailer page here.
The Dekline team skated at 9 Star skateshop in LA last weekend. Here is the raw unedited pocket cam # 4 featuring: Austin Stephens, Matt Bennett, Nick Merlino, Dakota Servold, Tom Karangelov, Cesar Fernandez and Clint Walker.
In a continuation from this post, here’s part 2 of Emmanuel Guzman skating in Santa Cruz, California.
This Thursday Stereo brings you a short montage of its crew out at Hollenbeck for the Make-a-Wish LA event that went down last Saturday. Stereo flow recruits Adrian Adrid and Steven Webb got busy along with Danny Supa while the rest of them manned the Barbie and sought out some shade. Over $3000 was raised for charity and skaters far and wide came out to take part.
TransWorld SKATEboarding presents a new film by Jon Holland and Chris Ray starring Ryan Decenzo, Pete Eldridge, Taylor Bingaman, Tyler Bledsoe, and Torey Pudwill. Hallelujah, coming Summer 2010.
What’s it like living in San Diego’s North Park neighborhood for an up and coming Black Label am? Funny you should ask—we have your answer. Take a walk in Ben Skrzypek’s shoes for a day in our new feature we’re calling Neighborhoods.
Creature’s Sean Conover gives you the run down on how to do a proper bigspin flip. After getting comfortable with bigspin flips, Sean shows you a few variations of the trick that you can learn also.
Additional videography by Cameron Holland.
Check this fresh batch of 9Frames/Second from Dave Chami that we couldn’t fit in the mag.
Dane Vaughn, switch frontside flip.
Tom Asta, switch backside heelflip.
Mikey Curtis, noseblunt yank in.
Jesse Welch, nollie frontside 180.
Garrett Hill, kickflip frontside boardslide to fakie.
C1RCA just put out this clip of Emmanuel Guzman skating around his native Santa Cruz, California and talking about the switch from Vox to C1RCA. Watch below or here.
Blueprint had to change its L.A. premiere date. It will now be May 2. See updated flier below. Blueprint is bringing a premiere of its new film Make Friends With The Colour Blue stateside.
Sunday May 2, catch the Bodega Oil Slick Challenge Deux mini ramp contest in Oceanside, Long Island, New York. Cash prizes and product are up for grabs. Check the flier below.
2010 HAROLD HUNTER FOUNDATION WOODWARD SCHOLARSHIP
The Harold Hunter Foundation is proud to announce that for the fourth consecutive year, it will send ten inner-city NYC skateboarders to Pennsylvania’s Camp Woodward via its namesake Harold Hunter Foundation Woodward Scholarship fund.
The mission of the Harold Hunter Foundation (HHF) is to use skateboarding as a vehicle to provide inner-city youth with valuable life experiences that nurture individual creativity, resourcefulness and the development of life skills. To that end, the Harold Hunter Foundation teamed up with Camp Woodward to provide deserving NYC youth with the opportunity of a lifetime – an all-expense paid, one-week session at the country’s premier skateboarding camp and facility.
Since the scholarship’s inception in 2007, the Harold Hunter Foundation has sent sixteen skaters to Camp Woodward, with more on the way. To ensure it is an experience they will never forget, campers receive round-trip transportation, spending money, and they are outfitted with skateboarding gear donated by a range of generous brands. In exchange for their scholarship, campers are required to volunteer in their local community under the guidance of Harold Hunter Foundation board members.
With summer fast approaching, the Harold Hunter Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2010 Scholarship. To be considered, an online application must be submitted by May 7th with applicants needing to meet the following criteria:
* Must be between 7–17 years old (as of August 1, 2010)
* Must reside in New York City
* Must be unable to attend Camp Woodward without financial assistance
* Must have health insurance
The 2010 Harold Hunter Foundation Woodward Scholarship application is available by clicking here, and for more information about obtaining free and low-cost health insurance for NYC youth, please visit the Child Health Plus Web site.
The newest Toy Machine video drone featuring J-Lay is now live. Check it.
Element’s Make It Count Contest Series continues this Sunday, April 25 in Pacoima, California. C’mon out!
Our buddy Aleks Lewandowski just launched a website FeelFreeVideo.com for his independent film that will feature Garrett Hill, Gantry Hill, Mike Barker, Nate Broussard, and Mark Gutterman. The official premiere date is Friday May 21, 2010 at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Below the flier is a little digicam montage with all the riders.
Friday, April 23rd Goods in Seattle, Washington will be celebrating its 7 year anniversary at the new HG Lodge on Capitol Hill (722 East Pike Street) w/ Jake One spinning a special town biz set from 9-11pm. Make sure to rsvp@hglodge.com or pick up your invite at any GOODS location for free entry before 11pm. 21+
Catch the KR3W and Supra teams at CCS Santa Monica on April 25. More info below.
This week, Jake Brown, Jake Duncombe, and Rob Lorifice have some fun in a backyard pool. Guest appearance by Rune Glifberg, and even Bill Weiss gets some. See what the Blind team is up to next at Blindskateboards.com and at twitter.com/blind_MRVISE.
Check out this preview of the Maloof Money Cup NYC (June 5-6) course with Geoff Rowley, Steve Rodriguez and Joe Maloof. NY Skate Filmer Steve Marino shot it. Geoff and Steve take you to Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens and the Astral Fountain where the MMC street course is under construction. You’ll also see a rendering of the NY course design, which replicates (as closely as possible) top skate spots from each of the city’s five boroughs. The MMC street course will be donated to the city after the event.
Here’s some footage of Austyn testing his new signature am wheel, “Austyn’s Almonds,” in the streets of S.F., where he is now happily residing. No flat spots ever. Filmed and edited by John Morse. Music by Austyn Gillette.
Independent filmmaker Chris Mulhern has set up a Web site where you can order his latest film This Time Tomorrow on DVD. There’s also a 10-minute edit on the site with leftover footage. Jimmy McDonald pretty much has a full part at the end. Check it out.
Krooked’s spring refresher is here, check out the Shmoo Duex series, a new Limited-Edition Gonz board and the new Krook3d trailer with Brad Cromer.
Here’s some footage of Austyn testing his new signature am wheel, “Austyn’s Almonds,” in the streets of S.F., where he is now happily residing. No flat spots ever. Filmed and edited by John Morse. Music by Austyn Gillette.
This Thursday, HIFI Wheels is proud to announce the addition of four brand new pros to the team lineup. Correctly name all four new recruits and qualify to win a year supply of FREE wheels and t-shirts from Coach Frank himself! Email your answers for the HIFI Mystery Riders Contest to info@stereosoundagency.com. One winner will be chosen at random and announced on the Sound Agency website on the deadline of May 15, 2010. Send your 4 picks in for a chance to win today!
Get some multiple choice with Chris Haslam, find out what will give him a letter in S.K.A.T.E., who Chris wishes he could skate like, and much more. Click it & kick it!
Filmed by Seu Trinh, edited by Chris Thiessen.
April 23 in Miami. Check photos by Ian O’Connor, paintings by Taylor Kienholz, and the premiere of Paradise skate video by Rob Hoovis. More info in the flier below and at the Facebook page.
Epic Indoor Skate Park in Rocklin, California is under new management as of December 2009.
The ownership has not changed since Epic first opened in March of 2009. Contrary to earlier reports that Epic was closed it hasn’t been, and the new managers report that all is going well.
Epic is 36,500 square feet with a 65 foot mini ramp, euro gap, “sushi Dish”, 90 x60 wood bowl and a fully stocked pro shop.
We voted Epic Indoor Skate Park as one of the 10 skateparks to ride while you’r alive. Here’s our vid of Duffel, Biebel, Miller, and more skating Epic.
John Rattray – Behind the Ad
John Rattray is the newest éS team rider the be featured for the Behind The Ad series. In this segment, you will find a new John Rattray interview, conducted by some of John’s closest friends, as well as a video segment of John skating at the spot where he took photos for his most recent éS ad. You will also find rare gem, a documentary video John filmed back in 2007, with his good friend Clint Peterson riding fold-up bikes and skating in L.A.
Emerica made a video about Ed Templeton’s biggest art show to date, The Cemetery of Reason, at the S.M.A.K. in Ghent/Belgium (smak.be). Ed was filmed during the installation of the show and during the opening night that took place April 2, 2010. Between 1,500 and 2,000 people came to the opening. The show continues until June 13.
Globe’s United By Fate film series has become one of the most watched skate video projects of all time, with 6 episodes that have been viewed millions of times online. Here in one place are all of the unique episodes with the enigmatic black van pursuing the Glove team from all corners of the globe.
This Collection also contains the never before released full-length film version with new footage from Mark Appleyard, Chris Haslam, Jake Duncombe, David Gonzalez, Ryan Decenzo and the rest of the Globe team as they become United By Fate.
Now you can own this special Edition 2-DVD set of the entire Globe series, plus the full film-length version, all the behind-the-scenes and extras in this Limited-Edition collection.
Available soon at globe.tv and on iTunes!
Active’s Charge the Parks with Comune is coming up this weekend. More details at Active.
C1RCA Welcomes Emmanuel Guzman and David Gravette to the team
“Its great to have these guys on board…they are true skaters that represent what C1RCA was founded upon and continues to be moving forward” said Ken Lewis, Director of Marketing for C1RCA. “They have a great work ethic and are true professionals. I’m excited to get them integrated with the team and involved with new projects ASAP.”
C1RCA is:
Ryan Gallant, Tony Tave, Sierra Fellers, Jon Allie, Adrian Lopez, Emmanuel Guzman, David Gravette, Walker Ryan, Scott Decenzo, David Reyes, Dennis Durrant and Windsor James.
C1RCA Combat has a video up on its site of The Nuge getting a sneak peek at his new shoe. Check it out here.
Ernesto Torres just found a new alternative to waxing ledges, check out Real’s new video.
ISHOD WAIR WINS COWTOWN’S PHXAM JUNK JAM
The 9th Annual Cowtown PHXAM Junk Jam presented by Vans went down at Rio Vista Skate Park in Peoria, AZ this weekend with more than 100 top ams
competing for over $8,000 in cash and prizes. Ishod Wair claimed top honors and $3,000, while Curren Caples pocketed $2,000 for his second place finish
and CJ Dixon scored $1,000 for third.
Here’s a break down of the best performances of the day:
1. Ishod Wair - $3,000
2. Curren Caples - $2,000
3. CJ Dixon - $1,000
Best Trick presented by Skullcandy:
1. Jeremy Peckam - $1,500
2. Aaron Jaws Homoki - $500
3. Jordan Maxham- $500
Check out phxam.com for a complete list of results. Day 1 qualifiers video. Finals & best trick video up shortly!
Agency Thursdays: Who Dat! with Adrian Adrid, Premiere Episode
This weeks Agency Thursdays unveils the very first Who Dat!, another brand new column in the Agency’s online programming line up. Who Dat! will highlight some of our lesser known rippers and give you a peek at the goods you’ve been missing. On it’s maiden voyage, our first candidate comes in the form of Los Angeles local and Stereo flow rider Adrian Adrid. “Who Dat?! Adrian Adrid! Dats Who!”
Cowtown Skateboards and Vans Shoes are proud to announce, Bad Brains, The Goat and the Occasional Others, Bad Shit, and Via Vengeance to play at Cowtown’s PHXAM After party Saturday, April 10th. Tickets Available online at cowtownskateboards.com .
COWTOWN’S PHXAM PRESENTED BY VANS GOES JUNK JAM FORMAT AT PEORIA’S RIO VISTA SKATE PARK APRIL 10 & 11
Cowtown’s PHXAM Junk Jam looks to be a good time for all with skateboarders competing for over $8000 in prize money. Cowtown would like to welcome Vans as the headline sponsor and Skullcandy will be presenting $2500 for the best trick. Spectators will get a chance to win a one-year supply of Vans shoes and other cool prizes!
More than 100 skateboarders from across the globe will compete for more than $8,000 in cash and prizes at Cowtown’s PHXAM Junk Jam on Saturday, April 10 and Sunday, April 11 at the Rio Vista Skate Park in Peoria AZ. The top 40 riders from the qualifying jams on Saturday will skate in the semifinals on Sunday and will be competing for cash purses of $3,000 for 1st place, $2,000 for 2nd place, and $1,000 for 3rd place. All riders will automatically be entered in the Best Trick contest to be held on Sunday after finals. Skullcandy will award a $2500 cash prize to the skateboarder that lands the best trick. Some changes this year are the jam format, 4 riders for 4 minutes, and lots of skateable junk throughout the course!
The first 500 spectators through the gates on Saturday and Sunday will receive a free gift bag with a PHXAM t-shirt, magazine, stickers, other freebies from our sponsors, and a ticket for the PHXAM Raffle. There will also be tents and RVs from many of the skateboard industries top companies displaying their newest products, free giveaways, team signings, food and more.
Presale tickets will be available for each day at all Cowtown locations and online at cowtownskateboards.com for $5.
Visit phxam.com for all the details.
CHECK THE NEW THEEVE.TV
In its latest video, Theeve am Josiah Gatlyn talks about the TIH full titanium hangers and calls in to Hawk’s for a session.
Quiksilver just launched its new site full of videos and photos, and an up to the minute blog. Check it out here.
Probably on a wild ride. THEEVE WELCOMES JAKE DUNCOMBE TO THE TEAM
Wildman, party boy but most of all amazing skateboarder Jake Duncombe joins the Theeve Trucks pro team.
Theeve and the team are proud to have Jake on board. Jake joins Tony Hawk, Johnny Layton, Garrett Hill, Dan Murphy, Darrell Stanton, Matt Mumford, Gareth Stehr, Chad Bartie and Ben Raybourn.
RVCA’s Southwest tour video is online now: Leo Romero, Josh Harmony, Cairo Foster, Spanky, Austin Stephens, Julian Davidson, and Keegan Sauder. Watch is here or below.
David Gonzalez is a frickin rockstar. Is there anything this dude cant do? He’s been crushing on a skateboard since he was like 11, and after only about a year of playing guitar, he’s already got licks that can melt your face off.
This kid can be more elusive than his Chupacabra kin, but CCS recently cornered him for a quick little Catching Up With.. segment and learned about his new Globe shoe in the works, top 3 guitarists, and why Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Ambiguous has been updating its blog quite frequently. Check out the latest post with JT and Ghost in San Diego. Bookmark it and check back frequently for new stuff.
Our May issue just hit newsstands today. On the cover you’ll find Daewon Song noseblunt-sliding over what appears to be a bum’s personalized living room. Get the full story from the man himself.
Filmed & edited by Chris Thiessen.
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 Adelmo Jr. with a switch backside heelflip from our May 2010 issue that just hit newsstands yesterday. Check Adelmo and the rest of the LRG team in Brazil in the article Taking Sand To The Beach.
Photo: Dave Chami
Travis Glover Age: 21 Home: Atlanta, Georgia Sponsors: Zoo York (FLOW), DC (FLOW), Force Trucks, Mountain Dew, 8103 Clothing, Ambush Skate Shop Spring break plans: Go somewhere warm hopefully. Food you can’t live without: Zaxby’s and Chipotle. Am who should be pro: Lem Villemin. Video you can’t wait to see: Stay Gold. Best warm-up spot: The Woodward park by my house or any spot with good flatground. Recommended reading: Skate magazines. Next contest you’ll skate: Probably Damn Am Minnesota. Road trip must have: Phone, iPod, boards, and Mountain Dew. Biggest wast of money: Gas! Last hill bomb: The top of my neighborhood today with the homeys!
Filmed by: Max Yoder, Matt Creasy, Chris Thiessen, Austin Sneed, Nick O’Neil.
Check out P-Rod, PJ, Torey, Colin, Duffy, Decenzo, and Felipe ripping up a demo at 9 Star over at the Plan B site.
Osiris has a new clip of Caswell Berry shredding San Diego’s Memorial skatepark. For more on the Memorial skatepark, consult this clip.
Geoff Rowley will be at Utility Board Shop in Upland, California this Saturday, April 10 from 1p.m. - 3p.m. to celebrate the release of his new signature shoe, the Rowley Style 99’s. Geoff will be signing autographs for everyone, plus the first 50 people to buy a pair of Vans Style 99’s will receive a limited-edition deck free!
The official date for the 12th Annual TransWorld SKATEboarding Awards has been set for June 15. Mark your calendars, the biggest and best skateboarding awards show is only months away and will be held once again at the Avalon in Hollywood. Along with honoring skateboarding’s finest, we’ll also be premiering our 22nd film, Hallelujah, starring Ryan Decenzo, Pete Eldridge, Torey Pudwill, Taylor Bingaman, and Tyler Bledsoe. Stay tuned to skateboarding.com for more info and complete Awards coverage before, during, and after the event!
Expedition-One Skateboards will be coming to Bakersfield, California on Sunday April 18,2010. Chany Jeanguenin, Richard Angelides, Rob Welsh, Ryan Gallant, Kelly Hart, Kenny Hoyle, and Matt Miller will all be taking over Big City Skatepark at 3p.m. Come out and skate with the guys.
The historic contest went down today. Check the carnage and the makes. When the dust settled, Nick Merlino took top honors and $2,500 with an outright assault on the gap and the rail. Moose threw down multiple bangers including a never-been-done nollie frontside flip ($1,000). Nick Fiorini took third with a nollie flip down the gap and a 360 flip over the rail ($500). Best trick went to Silent Mike with a double flip over the rail ($1,000). Honorable mentions go to Anthony Williams’ frontside pop shove-it, Dakota Servold’s rail tricks and Josh Kasper with an ollie impossible. Lindsey Robertson skated it just for the love and Trevor McClung almost nailed a switch big flip! Check DC’s 7Zine for interviews before the comp started.
Filmed by: Chris Ray, Chris Thiessen, Jon Holland, and Stephen Schultz
Edited by: Chris Ray and Chris Thiessen
The second installment of The List comes in the form of HIFI Am and all around stand up individual Brian Delatorre. Find out how Dela faired on a host of topics ranging from his hometown of Miami to ’80s glitter bands, all set to the picturesque backdrop of San Diego’s PETCO Park.
Submissions are now open for the the L.A. Skate Film Festival, a new international film festival dedicated to recognizing filmers in skateboarding and the videos they produce. All submission must be received by June 11, so get your exports ready. For more info, click HERE.
Quiksilver has a new video and photos of Austyn Gillette, David Clark, Alex Davis, and Reese Forbes with its Roam campaign to Arizona. Peep the video by Bill Strobeck below and click this link for the photos.
Eat at Happy Sushi April 6-8 and 20% of all proceeds will be donated to the Mira Mesa skatepark. For more info hit up willysantos.com and miramesaskatepark.org.
Flip is keeping the mini ramp clips coming. Check out Andrew Langi & Louie Lopez shredding the Flip mini ramp.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 is now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.It costs $9.99 and features 13 different areas for your in game avatar (A real life Pro Skater) to skate around and bust tricks. And this post introduces accelerometer enhanched controls as well; just don’t let your Apple product fly out of your hands.
