Praxis Footwear, the Ashland, Oregon based skateboarding footwear startup has partnered with S & J Sales out of Toronto to distribute and build their brand in Canada.
“S&J is the perfect fit to launch the Praxis brand into Canada,” says Praxis co-founder Travis Matsdorf. “The Greenidge family has deep roots within the marketplace, a firm understanding of the space and a sound infrastructure. We will ensure they are supported in executing our unified vision.”
On Saturday, January 7, 2012 Laguna Beach, California’s AR4T Gallery will host the opening party of a photography exhibit titled Still Life With Wood.
The exhibit features a collection of work from some of the best men to ever point highly polished glass at a rolling slab of maple: Grant Brittain, Dave Swift, James Cassimus, Miki Vuckovich, Jon Humphries, and Atiba Jefferson. The show will also feature the art of Jay Croft and music by el mysterioso.
We really shouldn’t have to say this, but put this in you calendar and be there. Seriously. Party begins at 7 PM and will spill out onto the street no doubt. AR4T is located at 210 North Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, California.
Sunday (December 11, 2011) was a big day in Los Angeles skateboarding thanks to the Real, Four Star and Nike SB. Yeah, the big news was that Ishod Wair is all pro. But there’s more. Here’s a little clip from Sebastian Estrada.
Don’t think that the major leaguers don’t pay their dues every single day of the week. Here’s a little behind the scenes from Nyjah Huston’s 24 rail in Rise & Shine.
The highly anticipated line of uniquely designed apparel was inspired by Lil Wayne’s passion for skateboarding and quality street wear. Pulling influence from Lil Wayne’s distinctive style and voice, Trukfit is made from quality fabrics and features bold graphics at a moderate price point.
Trukfit will debut at the Agenda Show January 5-7, 2012 in Long Beach, California.
Tony Hawk brings things back to some familiar terrain with the tease of his newest video game Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD. We’ve always loved that old warehouse with the vert ramp, the quarters around the edges, so it’s good to see it back in a more updated form. Yes, we’re looking forward to this. We bought our first Playstation for Tony Hawk Pro Skater, this new version may be reason enough to update.
LA Skate gathering of the week: Ambush At Berrics Westchester Skateboard. Starts at 1 PM today (December 10, 2011). Click here for a map. From the looks of it you don’t go, you’ll be the only one who didn’t. Follow the jump for all the details [click to continue…]
Seems like only yesterday (Spring 2008) that kids were lining up along LA’s Melrose Avenue to get their chance to meet the DC skateboarding team at the grand opening of DC Shoe’s LA Flagship store.
Apparently, those heady days of Melrose ego retailing are over for Quiksilver’s footwear brand. The phone has been disconnected, the store is no longer listed on the DC store locator, and according to a DC retail employee the flag has been down “about a month.” We must have missed that press release.
The gaming sites are all charged up over a tweet Tony Hawk sent out to followers on December 6, 2011. It went a little like this:
I’ll be announcing the upcoming release of something new on Sat; the same day as the Spike Video Game Awards. Coincidence? I think not.
G4TV think this means Tony Hawk is going to breathe new life into his struggling video game franchise saying:
“Gamers haven’t seen much of the Tony Hawk series lately, and we’re probably all okay with that. The last Hawk game was Ride, a noble, yet poorly conceived, effort that put gamers on a wheel-less skateboard peripheral (and, more frequently, on their posteriors).”
Praxis Footwear, the Ashland, Oregon based skateboarding footwear startup has partnered with S & J Sales out of Toronto to distribute and build their brand in Canada.
