Not sure how we missed this back in August 2011, but Christian Hosoi has apparently signed on for a signature longboard with Stalk It 48Five Longboards. And when we say corny we mean corny. The core of the board is make out of corn.
The decks of all Stalk It™ Longboards are made from an innovative new material, called CornBoard™, that is engineered specifically for Stalk It™ Longboards. CornBoard™ is a renewable and environmentally responsible material that is made by combining leftover corn husks and leaves with a resin under heat and pressure. Since CornBoard™ is specifically engineered for each product that it is put into; it is the perfect material for the core of the Stalk It™ 48Five deck.
Apopka, Florida’s Dalton Dern has joined the team at Lifeblood Skateboards. More of his “all terrain talent” will be featured in a feature video coming out this fall, according to Bryce Kanights.
There’s a lot of goodness in Ashland, Oregon and we’re not just talking free Lithium water in Lithia Park. Now, it would appear that we can add new skate shoes to the Ashland mix, thanks to industry vet Travis Matsdorf’s new footwear company Praxis.
The inaugural Praxis product collection will be unveiled in early December and hit select shops, both in the US and internationally, in May 2012. . . “We’re thrilled for the Praxis brand launch.” says Matsdorf. “We will promote uniqueness on a global level through a meaningful and heartfelt service effort with our retail partners. We believe this will lay the foundation for a special brand experience that will excite and engage the end consumer.”
With 10 years directing sales at iPath, we’re guessing Matsdorf knows what’s up. Will be interesting to see what he and the team have planned. Follow the jump for the official word. [click to continue…]
While we still don’t believe we’ve ever seen anyone under 45 using an iPad in the wild (fie to you obnoxious moms using iPads to snap photos of your kids at the beach), apparently Vans has. Why else would they put the time and effort into creating their new Off the Wall TV iPad app? Here’s what they say about it:
Off the Wall TV iPad app, delivers Vans’ offthewall.tv video network of exclusive, original action sports, music, art and street culture programming to millions of iPad users around the world. . . [users are] now able to enjoy offthewall.tv anywhere with the easy to use app.
The app (which is free in the iTunes store) features all the content from the offthewall.tv website. So, the next time you’re over at you aunt’s house, grab her iPad and load this thing up. It’s probably pretty cool. Not that we’d know.
On Friday, October 14, 2011 (and for one night only) West Hollywood’s Dem Passwords Gallery will host skateboarding filmmaker Greg Hunt’s first solo showing of video and photos from his sixteen years of documenting skateboarding The show, presented by Vans Syndicate, is titled Selective Memory.
As a filmmaker Greg Hunt has created some of skateboarding’s seminal works of the past decade (Sight Unseen: The DC Video and Alien Workshop’s Mind Field). All the while Greg photographed the characters, struggles, and endless travel that define his experience. It was in the mid nineteen nineties when, as professional skateboarder himself, Greg picked up his first camera, a still camera, and began to explore documenting his life and his friends’ lives within their surroundings, in the streets and on the road. Selective Memory encompasses sixteen years, combining over 150 still images with unseen archival film and video to offer a true inside glimpse of this particular outsider world.
While in South Africa for the Maloof Money CupElliot Sloan landed a tailgrab 900 on the mini-mega ramp and the crowd (and the Twittersphere) goes wild.
@PLGsk8: Congrats to @Elliotsloan for making history by being the first Jew to land a 900!!! Good job buddy!! Haha (alex is half jewish)
@Tonyhawk: Elliot Sloan (@elliotsloan) tailgrab 9 in South Africa! http://say.ly/sOaN9P
@Greenissue79: Gotta give a shout to our hemmi @ElliotSloan for his tail 9 on a “mini-ramp” haha! (See vid title before you comment).
@Buckylasek: I agree! “@btoddrichards: @Elliotsloan is a boss!!! Nice twirl homeslice and the best looking one ever done”
Larry Stevenson’s Makaha Skateboards company was the originator of the kicktail. On the list of skateboarding innovations only the urethane wheel may have had a more important impact. And now, I.E. Distribution (parent company of World Industries) has picked up a “multi-year” license agreement to produce skateboarding prouducts with the brand.
“We’re pleased to be working with the Makaha people,” John Dickinson, i.e. distribution President. “While planning our growth in the longboard and cruiser category we felt it best to work with a brand that has roots in the culture. We feel that no other brand better accomplishes that but the original professional skateboard brand, Makaha.”
A documentory titled Makaha: The Story of the Originator will be released in the spring of 2012. Nice to see an legacy brand continue on as a real skateboarding company. Follow the jump for the official word from I.E. [click to continue…]
On Thursday, October 6, 2011 The Hundreds will launch a “very special capsule collection” designed by Dogtown skater turned LA tattoo artist Eric Dressen.
Comprised of 3 t-shirts, a snap-back cap, and a zip-up hooded sweatshirt — all in black, heather grey, and white to reflect the tattoo artwork of skateboarding legend Eric Dressen — the project is set to release exclusively at our 4 retail locations (The Hundreds LA, The Hundreds SF, The Hundreds NY, and The Hundreds Santa Monica), as well as our most dedicated core skateboarding accounts worldwide.
Skateboarders don’t stand a chance with people like Dr. James G. Corasanti on the road. In July we mentioned that Dr. Corasanti had been charged in the hit-and-run death of 18-year-old skateboarder Alexandra Rice. Forasanti has now been indicted, according to a story on the Buffalonews.com.
The Getzville doctor indicted Thursday on manslaughter charges was texting while driving drunk and speeding when he fatally struck a teenager with his 2010 BMW last July in Amherst, prosecutors say. . . An Erie County grand jury also lodged evidence-tampering charges against Dr. James G. Corasanti, 56, for allegedly removing the victim’s blood and body tissue from his BMW and deleting text messages from his mobile telephone.
Laughably, Corasanti’s defense attorney has described the doctor as “a healer.” Corasanti was given $250,000 bail. If found guilty of second-degree manslaughter he could get 15 years in prison.
Kids writer and Gummo writer/director Harmony Korine has designed some new skateboards for Supreme. The decks, which features blurry, supernatural looking photos will arrive online and in Supreme stores on Thursday, October 6, 2011.
