NEW PRODUCTS

Peep this surprise drop from Emerica. Designed by Andrew Reynolds and dubbed the Nailer, this shoe comes in black patent leather with an array of stitch detailing along with a clean white sole–one of the finest sneakers we’ve seen this season. The Emerica logo is neatly stitched on both the inside/outside of each shoe and printed in green on the lining. These kicks are also available in white suede with gold detailing. See detailed images of each shoe below and order direct through Active. $65 ain’t bad for some black patent leathers.

While most brands/artists/shops are milking the whole PEACE/LOVE thing, NYC artist Ruslan Karablin aka SSUR actually lives with his eyes open and sees that Armageddon is inevitable. So he teamed up with DC Shoes to hook up these war torn kicks, which feature unique camouflage prints from around the globe to represent war between the first, second and third worlds. If the world is still around, look for these to hit shops December 1st, until then…repent. $140

With an unofficial tag name “Soda Cup”, here we have an upcoming Nike SB Dunk Hi. Like the tag name, the outside of the shoe has colors resemblant of a Coca-Cola cup–red/white–and the inside color is brown, perhaps resembling soda. Expect a release for Spring ‘09.

A little over a month ago, HUF dropped the first installment of their Fall ‘08 Collection. Among many other hats, HUF is known for their go-to classic Tonal H New Eras. Now for all of you east coast/mid-west’ers, you can purchase these fine fitteds directly through HUF’s Online Store. Choose from cardinal red, black, white, gray and camouflage. $50

We just saw the Armageddon-ready DC x SSUR Sneaker this morning, now we have a new colorway of the same shoe. Unlike the first, this DC x SSUR shoe features a range of natural solid colors–brown, green, beige–and a bit of orange to accent the ultra air cushioned heel and lining. We also have detailed images of the shoe which reveal the iconic “SSUR” tag embroidered on the back. View the photos below and stay tuned for more info.

RVCA and the Aloha Army have teamed up to bring you a limited edition t-shirt featuring the artwork of George Thompson. Thompson, aka EWOK, is a talented multimedia artist from California and a member of RVCA’s Artist Network Program (ANP). Thompson incorporated the Hawaiian Islands, No. 50 and ‘Aloha’ in the design of the RVCA X Aloha Army T-Shirt. Only 150 of these shirts are being made and will only be available at Aloha Army.

With a pro team made up of 21st century skate legends Josh Kalis, Arto Saari, Anthony Van Engelen, Heath Kirchart, Steve Berra, Rob Dyrdek, Mike Taylor, Omar Salazar, Dylan Reider, and Jason Dill along with ams Tyler Bledsoe, Grant Taylor, and newbie Jake Johnson, it’s no wonder we’re flabbergasted over the upcoming Alien Workshop video Mind Field, one of the most anticipated skate videos since the dawn of the new millennium. Although we were just learning to tie our shoes for Alien’s first two vids Memory Screen (1991)and Time Code (1997) (yes, it took us a while to get the knot right), we grew up watching Alien’s third video Photosynthesis (2000), which is regarded as one of the greatest skate videos of all time (opinions may vary).

Now, apart from an official DVD image pictured above, we have an official release date. Mind Field will be available through the Skate Park of Tampa’s Online Store February 2nd, 2009. We’re not sure if SPOT gets first dibs or exactly what the deal is, but it’s the first official news we’ve heard about the release thus far. If you haven’t seen the trailers yet, click “Read more” to get a taste of the skate madness to come….

If Diamond Supply Co. looks this good lying on a grimy bathroom floor, just imagine how it’d look around ya waist. Pictured above are the new Fall ‘08 Belts that just hit Reed Space. Peep the other goods below and swing by the Space to pick up.

Last week, we were the first to give you word on Nike SB November Sneakers, now we have the apparel. Letting freedom ring, most of the goods, including fitteds, tees, and hoods, are decked out in the good ol’ Red, White, and Blue. Also in the mix is a beefed up duffel bag. View the lineup below and stay tuned as we’ll keep you posted when this gear hits retailers.

We present to you this re-released Nike SB Dunk Low in a brown/tan color-up. Lately, Nike’s been toning down their shoes in a good way, as seen by the Nike SB November ‘08 Releases we showed you last week, and these sweet suede kicks will suffice the pickiest Dunk fiends.

Skate posterchild of bowls and brews, Tony Trujillo’s Vans pro model, the TNT Mid II, arrives in three new colorways for the cooler months. Choose from blue/orange, black/purple, and Green Bay Packers green/yellow. Expect these to hit Vans accounts in a couple weeks. $65

While we’re waiting for word when the Airwalk “Jim” Shoes will drop, we came across these Airwalk Canvas Hi’s that feature Airwalk’s custom Skull Ollie Vuitton print–a high-end rippin’ chocolate/gold pattern that features skulls & crossbones mixed with Airwalk’s logo. Is Airwalk the next comeback brand to make it big in our industry? Visit Airwalk to view the other kicks that this reemerging skate label designed and hit up a select retailer to purchase.

Marisa Dal Santo

Marisa Dal Santo has got it going on. Over the last few years, she's been casually laying down a pattern of destruction not unlike a tropical storm that gathers energy before anyone notices it's becoming a hurricane.
Marisa's skills caught the eyes of the right folks (like Jamie Thomas), and she started getting product from some of the most respected names in skating. She's gotten photos in the magazines and a solid independent video part has popped up on YouTube, grabbing her more attention. She even nabbed some contest wins (First place in Women's Street in X Games 13, where she took home $20,000 on her 20th birthday). So when is the world going to start taking her seriously? Weather permitting, she should be landing any minute now.
We had Mike Sinclair sit down with Marisa to get the latest from this natural disaster.

SKATE NEWS

It's official...The skate king of the THUG NIGHTIE/GHETTO GOWN himself, has teamed up with the Sactramento Kings. Girl Pro, Brandon Biebel, aka "The Sactown King" has joined forces with the Sacramento Kings to produce a very special Brandon Biebel Kings jersey. Brandon's a Sacto local, a diehard Kings fan, is down with the Maloof Brothers (owners of the team) and when not nollie flipping out of nosegrinds, can be found dunking basketballs on the regs (yeah, dude can dunk). The Brandon Biebel Kings jersey is available for $54 bucks at the Sacremento Team Store.

It looks like Mike V. may have set something off with his recent partnership with the Anaheim Ducks. If it's extracurricular interest that's spawning these collaborations outside the realm of skateboarding, then I'm claiming next to come is, the Dan Drehobl, Marboro Red Signature Collabo Box. Can I get a witness?!

Thunder Trucks

Front Board, 270 Nollie Heel Out. MJ Keeps Creativity In Skateboarding From Falling Completely Off.
...how ill is Marc Johnson? Did you see his newest Thunder Ad? Yep, that's a frontside boardslide, nollie 270 heelflip out. When's the last time you saw one of those go down? How about, never. I know MJ got Skater Of The Year last year (2007), but is it possible to give it to him again? I'm asking a lot of questions I know, but you can handle it. What I'm getting at here is, Marc Johnson has been pro since the mid-90's and continues to push skateboarding beyond everyone's expectations. Check out Marc's part from an old 411. There's a strobe light, a hoola hoop, some Stereolab, a few burly rails and a sh*tload of buttery techness thrown in for very good measure. Sick back and just think, "He was this good back in '97, imagine just how good he actually is now?" Yeah, dude is that good.

And while you're lazy and into having moving images stimulate your brain, check out Marc speak in the second installment of Epicly Later'd's Lakai Episode.

Ice Cream

TK Salutes His Former Employer
While many rappers are quick to claim skateboarding as their own, there aren't many that can back up their claims. Remember that controversy about Pharrell a little while back when he started calling himself "Skateboard P?" Many were hating and the words "Pharrell Can't Skate" soon the phrase was as prominent as the eye peircing colors schemes of the Ice Cream footwear line. Under Pharrell's wing at the time, riding for Ice Cream, Terry Kennedy was quick to back his boss while countering the widespread claim of "Skateboard P's" inadequacy on a board.

Now, off Ice Cream and on Supra, TK has as most know, entered the rap game, just like MC JR, AKA Jereme Rogers. While for some, Terry's lyrical potency may be debatable, his skills atop a skateboard are a sure-ass thing. And to make certain there was no confusion on the matter, Terry mixed some footage of his venemous studio spitting, alongside some of his own skating for his newest Fly Society track, "Swagga Like Us." For more skating from TK and his boys P-Rod & JR, visit Sk8site.com

MALAYSIA SKATE COMP

Date : 15th - 16th November 2008
Location : Kampar KBS Complex SkateparkKampar is located in Perak states. Just after Tapah n Bidor exit tolAccommodations provided for all contestants or u can book at Kmapar's 4 star hotel - http://www.grandkamparhotel.com/

PRIZES: 1st - RM1300 + accessories from crazeecausa 2nd - RM950 + accessories from crazeecausa 3rd - RM750 + accessories from crazeecausa
Junior Best Run (below 17 of age) 1st - RM300 2nd – RM200 3rd – RM150
Best Trick RM350

SKATE NEWS

The Vans Skatepark The Block in Orange, California is turning 10 years old, so come out and celebrate this Saturday. Mystery Vans pros will be showing up to shred, plus there’ll be free food, drinks, product tossings, and skate sessions. Click the flyer for the full details…

Cheer up Arizonans, The GOAT & The Occasional Others will be performing tomorrow night in honor of Aaron Pearcey’s 35th birthday. Andrew Reynolds, Kevin Long, Shane Heyl, and Beagle oneISM will be there with the Cowntown crew too, so get those seven bucks right and ready.

Aaron Pearcey’s 35th Annual B-Day Bash
Friday Nov. 7th @ 9PM / $7 Cover
Chasers Lounge (SE corner of Hayden & Roosevelt)
All Ages / Bar with ID

Krooked just fortified its am squadron with Floridian ripper Brad Cromer. Don’t worry, there’s more to the story than this little web posting.

That’s right, Flip’s finest stopped by TWS today and answered all your juiciest queries from this article. Stay tuned for the edited video and to find out who is winning the Extremely Sorry pack of goodies.

If, by chance, your gonna be en Mexico between the 5th to the 13th of November or you live there already, know that all the skaters from RVCA will be doing a few demos around those parts. Also, they will have an autograph signing at Pop Shop in Guadalajara.

Long Way Alf

We've had some extensive coverage of all things Adam Alfaro in the last two weeks, but it's because he's a hell of a character. He's come a long way (haven't we all?) from his part in Label Kills to his skating of today and the heavy experimentation he's been getting into in his bedroom. But, he's still just cruisin'. This clip of him rolling through Yalta is a reminder of what you can find when you hop on and let your board carry you where it wants. As I always say on Friday, it's Friday. Go out and skate.—Joshua Brooks

éS x Justin Eldridge x Evan Hecox Collaboration

éS

éS x Justin Eldridge x Evan Hecox Collaboration
This one's just in. For the launch of Justin Eldridge's new style kick, éS has teamed up with Chocolate Skateboards and internationally acclaimed skate artist, Evan Hecox. Evan's work has been featured all over the place, including some of the most memorable Chocolate decks ever. Be sure to get all over a pair of these soon, because according to the almighty rule of "the collabo," these things will be gone before you know it.

Whoop That Trick

It's no secret that Mark Appleyard is winning at the skateboard-game. I mean, there's probably not a g'damned thing the guy can't do trick-wise. It's now apparent that Mark is killing the life-game as well, with the addition of a shiny new BMW X5 into his world of luxury. And with that said, what better way to introduce that whip than with a couple lazer flips on one of those ridiculously hard to flip, Creature "Ripriders".

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SKATE PARK

It's easy to hate prefab parks. In fact, most people do, except uninformed suburban kids, who get them plopped down in their neighborhoods. Within the skateboard community, it's an unavoidable protection mechanism for some portion of skateboarders to hate the angle or the lack of transition or poor planning a skate park designer installed. This attitude keeps designers at their best. It's simultaneously the most endearing and annoying part of skateboarding.

Josh Brooks

The DWP benches in all their excellence
But, imagine for a moment that you live in Wilmington, California, which by figures is more than two times more dangerous than the US average. According to Sperling's Best Places, an online website that compiles figures about various communities, Wilmington ranks 8 out of 10 in violent crime, an over-reaching category composed of four main offenses: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. The US average is 3. Do you think it would trouble you too much if the street plaza that was built in your neighborhood didn't have enough transition?

Yes or no, when Maxwell Billieon, an entertainment executive, initiated a project, nearly seven months ago, to provide a new skate park to Wilmington's Rec Center, he did so with the kids in mind. Hays Hitzing, who works for the builder Spohn Ranch, explained, "We were approached by a guy named Max Billieon. He really wanted to do something there, give the kids something."

The park appears to be Billieon's first step in a very flashy movement, in which he plans to recruit celebrities to promote projects to uplift urban and global communities and at risk youth—a sort of capitalistic philanthropy. The program is called the Ambassador Series and currently has the support of notables like Wu-Tang's Raekwon, former Fugee Pras, Active Rideshop and skateboarders Daewon Song and Paul Rodriguez Jr.

Josh Brooks

The centerpiece to the park
With connections to Los Angeles City Council's 15th district, Max Billieon and Councilwoman Janice Hahn "were able to get it fast-tracked, where it went through quickly," Hays explained. "There already was a fabricated ramp park there, that Spohn Ranch built about 5 years ago. We took those pieces out and put in a concrete street plaza."

But before any construction was done, Max made sure to involve Paul Rodriguez in the planning process. "He [Max] went around to schools and asked these kids who they like and I guess my name kept coming up," Paul explained. "They approached me about doing the skate park they wanted to do. I would be the guy that makes sure the park turns out right, 'cause sometimes when cities get involved and they don't have a real skater, the obstacles come out funky. I wanted to make sure it didn't come out funky."

In the area of LA, they couldn't have chosen a better Ambassador to help make a street plaza. Saying Paul Rodriguez is skateboarding's best representative would be disingenuous, since there are so many pro skaters that represent different demographics, but he most definitely speaks to a majority of the low-income inner-city kids who find solace in the low cost of boards and shoes and the accessibility of skating rails and ledges. "…It's not really expensive to get into—it's a couple hundred dollars at the most for shoes and a complete and you're up and running," Paul explained.

Josh Brooks

Recreation of the LA High banks
Skating around LA, Paul knew the Wilmington area and the reputation it had for crime. "Wilmington High School is a spot I skated all the time back in the day. Max's goal, if the city would allow us, was to build this park in a spot where the kids had a lot of distractions—where there was troubled youth."

With the interests of these low-income skaters in mind—the kind that skated street like P Rod—Max worked with Spohn Ranch (who discounted the project by about 40 %) to get the park built in a week. The builders used the speedy technique of installing ramps into the pre-existing concrete slab and filling the seam.

This type of construction and the street plaza angle allowed Max and Janice Hahn to maneuver outside the regulations of a standard skate park. In so doing, they avoided the unnecessary helmet rules and annoying tranny nannies that plague most of southern California's skate parks. "Because it doesn't have those advanced features [bowls and transition], there are effectively no regulations on the park—no helmets, no pads. There's not even a sign that says it's a skate park," Hays said. "Otherwise, it would be set up that kids go skate the park, cops drive by, see a kid without a helmet, ticket him. It's the exact thing we want to avoid. These kids have enough opportunities to enter the criminal justice system."

While Spohn Ranch, Maxwell Billieon and Janice Hahn worked through the loopholes, P Rod made sure that certain spots were incorporated into the design. He requested a re-creation of LA's Department of Water and Power granite benches, the Fairfield ledges and LA High banks. "It turned out exactly how I expected," Paul explained. "Nothing too over the top, real simple."

So, for most of the kids who see Paul as a representative of their type of skating, it was just as they expected, too. "The demographic was much different than your Northwest pool skater," Hays said. "The average kid there [at the Grand Opening on September 27] was a 13 year old Hispanic kid, who was content standing in line to hit the granite benches over and over, skating the same thing [check the photostream]."

Joshua Brooks

Half moon slant thingy
The discussion of what's most fun to skate—whether to build a plaza or snake run or bowl—is valid. In fact, wondering who builds skate parks, how they could make them better and what their motives are seems like an equally adequate topic in the forum boards. After all, the people building parks must be held to some sort of accountability.

But, if you were one of those 13 year old kids living in a place like Wilmington, an area overrun by gangs, just south of a city that has seen 272 people die in gang related violence and over 1,500 people as victims of gang-related shooting in 2006, those issues may not concern you to the same degree. As people contemplate design flaws or wonder where the bowls are, it's vital to note that this writer's first visit to the park was postponed by a multi-street police blockade and that the kids in Wilmington see P Rod as their type of skater. So, all quibbles aside, a street plaza with recreated spots, especially one in such a troubled area, is a step in the right direction for Wilmington and other low-income communities that far trumps discussion boards about a misplaced bench.

SKATE NEWS

In the past couple of years, New York transplant, Billy Rohan has done more for the NYC scene then most could imagine. He's secured a school yard designated for street skating, offering a new obstacle almost every week, runs a series of after school skate programs, plotted and hosted three breakthrough skate contents across the city and is now the only skateboarding teacher in New York's high school curriculum. This past Sunday, the New York Times ran a story about the skateboard class Billy teaches for 9th and 10th graders of the East Side Community High School. Check out the full article here. And in case you didn't figure it out, that's Rohan beneath that ninja suit. Don't you wish your High School teacher skated this good?

Dekline

Perhaps you want to know more about who this is. Perhaps I (and Static III) can help you.
I came across this Dekline advertisement in a magazine and I wondered who the hell Soy Panday was and where he came from. Turns out he grew up French, with Indian blood, and his name could have any combination of the following etymologies: Soy—1) As in, short for Sawyer, 2) The name of a bean used in soy sauce or, perhaps, 3) the Spanish verb meaning "I am." The latter makes more sense, when you take into account that Panday derives from the Indian surname Pandey, meaning "learned man" or "scholar." If those are the origins of his name, his full name means "I am a learned man." Pretty sick name for your parents give you.

Apparently more important to this particular skateboard site, Soy Panday is also ripping and reminiscent of the worldly cruising made largely famous by Kenny Reed (a friend of his). He rides for Britain's Landscape skateboards. Ironically enough, many of these skaters who seem born out of the hippy movement that espouses a dislike of globalization have reaped so many rewards from skateboard coverage on a global scale. Rad and weird how these things flip and spin upon their head. However he got noticed, he's entertaining to watch skate in Static III. Take a look.

Skater of the Year

Would race or gender be as central to a SOTY vote? Maybe, but not as much. A good skater is a good skater.

Atlas

Atlas skate shop is down for Obama.
Atlas

Change Atlas can believe in.

Atlas Skateboard Store are throwing their influence and weight behind Obama. The shop made some very limited-edition decks endorsing the candidate with all proceeds from those sales going towards his campaign.

And don't forget about Lakai who made some limited election series kicks so you can do your civic duty while still looking Flossy.

Get out there and vote. Do it today before you go skate. And, though you might like to, remember Koston for President might not be the best choice (he still needs to learn hardflips before he can run my country).