Rollin' With Sean Malto
A auditory stroll through downtown Kansas City.
November 20, 2009, 11:46 AM
By: Josh Brooks
Etnies
Malto chilling in all of the skateable landscapes of downtown KC.
When I hear people doubt the abilities of skaters in the middle of the country, I get bummed. I grew up in the Midwest, after all. But, with harsh winters, rough spots and humid summers, sometimes I'm led to ask myself how someone like
Malto, for example, or
Davis Torgerson, got so damn good. I doubt anyone will ever know for sure why, but taking a look at what they grew up skating is a good way. In that case, watching Sean Malto roll through his hometown helps explain it a little bit. Take a look at Etnie's Rollin' with Sean Malto.
Read More »
Cory Kennedy's 'Merlin Twist' Video Interview
A wizard reveals the secrets of tech...sort of.
November 20, 2009, 12:55 PM
By: Chris Nieratko
screengrab
This kid is a wizard.
With everyone talking about Cory Kennedy's almost-landed super trick (which he's dubbed, the Merlin Twist), I got Cory on the phone to explain the maneuver for less technical thinking skateboarders. In his own words: "Your back foot is in the switch bigspin position. And you put your front foot pretty much on the nose. Then just scoop it really hard. Then, I don't know, dip your front foot down to whip the board around and then kinda hope you land it (laughs). I'm not very good at explaining."
Well, that doesn't tell us much. Click below to watch the video and listen to Cory talk about the trick a little more in depth and his Battle at the Berrics experience. Special thanks to Mike Martinez from
Inner Space Skatepark for the footage.
Read More »
Daughters' Kayo Crew Gallery
Skate photos that pop off the page.
November 20, 2009, 12:50 AM
By: Josh Brooks
Matt Daughters
Dirty Ghetto Kid Jack Curtin makes it all look too easy. Switch back tail mixing influences from Indonesia, Washington D.C. and Barcelona with the West Coast.
Matt Daughters wears a lot of hats over at
Kayo Corp Distribution, not least of which is the photographer that shoots photos from Walker Ryan to Karl Watson, taking pictures for Expedition-One, Gold Wheels, Organika and DGK. He also handles most of the team management duties, so, to him, much is owed. But, he is clearly grateful for the chance to capture some of skateboarding's best and most iconic. See the eye-catching photos of Kayo and crew (Andy Baumarchias is not on any Kayo teams, but he is a homie) in
Daughters' Gallery
Habitat Shoes Gives Launch Date
New territory for Habitat.
November 20, 2009, 1:17 AM
By: Josh Brooks
Habitat Shoes
One of Habitat's new line of shoes.
Habitat Skateboards has spent ten years as a company in the skateboard industry as of yesterday, which was when they officially announced that they will be launching Habitat Footwear in February 2010. The first line will include six models (four of which can be seen below by clicking read more) and will include collaboration shoes and decks with artist
Charley Harper's work incorporated into each.
Joe Castrucci, who has been behind Habitat since it's inception, said, "After 10 years of building a solid
Read More »
Anti Hero Adds New Rider
Beauty and the Beast II trailer, new TNT ad and new rider Jimmy Farnsworth.
November 19, 2009, 5:00 PM
By: Josh Brooks
"I was hanging out with Sheckler..."
Anti Hero skateboards added a new rider...sort of. Somehow they got their hands on the newest Tech Deck toy and got little
Jimmy Farnsworth shredding for the one eight—Anti Hero. Also, they put up
Tony Trujillo's newest ad and a trailer for the second Beauty and the Beast. Check it all
here. Enjoy.
A 'Ride' with Tony Hawk
Hawk's new videogame takes carpet boarding to the next level.
November 19, 2009, 3:14 PM
By: Josh Brooks
'Tony Hawk: Ride' Screenshot
"Look into my eyes"...Tony Hawk's 'Ride' avatar does an eye contact frontside air.
Carpet boarding has been a rainy day past time for skateboarders for years (see
Joey Brezinski here), so with the release of
Tony Hawk's newest videogame, 'Ride,' he's expanded on that idea. The board controller is like a real board, but with an accelerometer and sensors.
Nothing will replace real skateboarding, but on a rainy day with your friends or at a sweet party, Tony Hawk's 'Ride' is a fun alternative. Jon Robinson, sat down with Tony Hawk to ask him some questions about the video game.
Take a 'Ride' with Tony Hawk.
Skateistan Opens Indoor Park
Afghan skate school continues to grow.
November 19, 2009, 1:08 PM
By: Josh Brooks
Yoon Sul
The skate hall opening was packed with onlookers as the children had a chance to skate the new ramps for the first time.
Perhaps pushed off my radar by the premiere of Zero's "Strange World" video and the Johnny Romano Skate Jam in Houston, the opening of
Skateistan's Skate Hall, the largest indoor sports facility and skatepark in Kabul, Afghanistan, is of equal importance (if not more), even though many of us might feel far removed from Kabul by distance or an inability to understand the events transpiring there. In a place often overrun by chaos, corruption and a lack of accountability, the skate hall is an important step in the development of a new generation of children (who will eventually become adults) that could strive to do good for their country.
Read More »
Hype Keeps Building
David Perry is part of the Hype.
November 18, 2009, 5:28 PM
By: Josh Brooks
Hype Skateboards
Hype's new addition.
Hype Skateboards is still growing every day and their most recent addition is Florida loc,
David Perry. Check his welcome video over
here. Perry is set to have a part in the upcoming video "
The Dango is Dead" from Westside Skateshop. To learn more about the Hype, see
their product.
A Younger, Pre-Fur Frank Gerwer
Anti Hero's funnyman has had more history than most people know.
November 18, 2009, 5:10 PM
By: Josh Brooks
A few years back, before
Frank Gerwer was known as the comical, loveable dirtbag that he is now, he made the seemingly odd transition from The Firm to Anti Hero, much to the confusion of many, not because people thought he was bad or anything, but because they didn't know just how well he could fit (see
Cash Money Vagrants) or didn't know much about him, period.
From Long Island, NY, the large-schnozzed street skater that spent a lot of time in fisherman hats during
Read More »
Vids, Vids, Vids
Wonders of the Internets.
November 18, 2009, 3:03 PM
By: Josh Brooks
Omar rolls okay, even when he's slamming.
There are plenty of wonderful video additions to the web in the recent months. Here are some great ones:
Spitfire's got some hilarious outtakes of the 3rd Degree Burn series with
Omar Salazar,
Erik Ellington's Re-edit,
Justin Brock's new ad and
Chris Cole's Philly-inspired Liberty Swirl wheel.
Check it here.
In further DLX news (and Quiksilver, as well)
David Clark shows us around his hometown ATL in their
Hometown Hoodies video series. I
Read More »
Page:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Next »
