by The Editors on February 9, 2011
Already Been Done mastermind Josh Friedberg is going to be pretty busy next month as he takes over the Executive Director position at the International Association of Skateboard Companies. He and Rob Brink just launched the second “issue” of ABD and now Friedberg will be neck-deep in skateboarding business politics. If anyone can handle this, it’s Friedberg.
“I’m honored to be chosen as Executive Director by such an accomplished group as the IASC Board,” says Friedberg. “It’s a heavyweight room and their support gets me excited to tackle the challenges at hand. I believe IASC truly succeeds when every skateboard company small and large is compelled to join because of both the benefits IASC can provide their business and the work we do as a whole to support skateboarding. With the combined strength of all our members I’m going to do everything I can to make IASC an indispensable resource for the future growth of the skateboard industry.”
Congrats, Josh. Follow the jump for all the official details.
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by The Editors on February 9, 2011
Looks like Mark “Gator” Rogowski will be spending another seven years in California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo before he gets a second chance at parole, according to a story in the San Diego Union Tribune.
Deputy District Attorney Richard Sachs argued that Rogowski remained an “unreasonable risk to society” and should remain imprisoned, according to a news release provided Tuesday by the District Attorney’s Office. . . . One of the victim’s family members appeared at the hearing and made a statement urging the parole board to keep Rogowski incarcerated. . . .Convicted killers in California are rarely granted parole at a first hearing.
Gator is currently serving 31 years to life in the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo for the first-degree murder and rape of Jessica Bergsten in Carlsbad, California in March of 1991.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune via Skatedaily]
by The Editors on February 9, 2011
She’s got an amazing voice and tickles the ivories like few women can, but we’ve never actually enjoyed looking at Lady Gaga. That may have changed with Terry Richardson photos of the Lady for Purple Magazine. Who knew that all she needed to look reasonably normal was a Supreme deck and some shades. Click the link for the rest.
[Link: Global Grind]
by The Editors on February 8, 2011
Sal Masekela talks TSO from TSO STUDIOS on Vimeo.
We know Sal Masekela hasn’t been spending all his post Daily 10 free time riding pow and surfing. He’s been busy doing some networking according to news released today. Apparently, ROAR the “Beverly Hills based talent agency” which represents Masekela has put him together with TSO Studios to help the company promote it’s line of “action sports how-to videos.”
Masekela also announced that TSO has added skateboarding icon and 3-time X Games Gold medalist Paul Rodriguez to their rapidly expanding roster of athletes. “We’re setting the bar as high as we can by signing athletes like P Rod. Riders that aren’t just the best in the world, but that also really want to give hands-on, personal instruction to help riders at all levels progress,” said Masekela. TSO and ROAR, a Beverly Hills based talent and brand management company that represents both Masekela and TSO, are aggressively pursuing world class talent to join Rodriguez on the TSO team in everything from skateboarding and snowboarding to surfing, motocross, and BMX.
Guess that’s what announcers do, they announce. Whether it’s events, TV shows, or new mobile apps. Follow the jump for more. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on February 7, 2011
Ryan Sheckler picked up both the Simpel Session Skate Final and the best trick, held in Tallinn Estonia February 5-6, 2011. He topped out over a crew of Europeans. For more info click the link.
[Link: Simpel Session via etnies]
by The Editors on February 3, 2011
Legendary photographer Leroy Grannis, 93, has died. He was reportedly with his family in Hermosa Beach, California at the time.
In his years as a photographer Grannis delivered some of the most timeless surf (and skateboarding) images from a era when everything was fresh and new. He captured it all and lived well.
According to Surfine.com:
Grannis’ first published photos appeared in Reef Magazine in 1960. Other photographers were shooting from the water, but they were forced to return to land to reload. Grannis developed a rubber-lined box that enabled him to change film in the lineup. He spent the decade between California and Hawaii, capturing the best surfers in the world riding the best surf. He helped start Surfing Illustrated in 1962 and contributed to every other major surf publication of the time. By 1964, he worked exclusively with International Surfing, and it eventually dropped the “International” tag.
We are honored to have shared the ocean with him on many mornings. We think of the days we’d see him knee-paddle by on the outside, first south then north, making us believe that it was possible to enjoy the surf forever. We thank him for all he gave and the images he saved. Our thoughts are with his family. Rest in peace.
[Link: OCWeekly]
by The Editors on February 2, 2011
When Shaun White announced that he was going to enter the celebrity video game market with a skateboarding game, we all wondered how he would do against the granddaddy of action sports videos Tony Hawk. According to a story in the Hollywood Reporter, Mr. White has had his ass handed to him in 2010.
In a battle between two generations of skateboarders, Hawk ruled the roost and kicked newcomer White to the curb. Activision’s Tony Hawk Shred sold over 135,000 copies in the U.S. alone in 2010, compared to under 60,000 copies of Ubisoft’s Shaun White Skateboarding, according to video game tracking firm The NPD Group.
We’ll have to see how those numbers will look when Shaun White’s games have been on the market for 10 years. . .
[Link: Hollywood Reporter]
by The Editors on January 31, 2011
by The Editors on January 31, 2011
Laguna Beach, California’s 210 AR4T Space is hosting an artist reception for their new show Cinema 15, curated by Ben Brough, on Thursday, February 3, 2011.
In a world full of action, adventure, horror and romance, the bizarre and sci-fi, we welcome you to the exit the normal and enter the act of fifteen artists who see cinema. . . . A dynamic new show featuring 15+ original works by 15 leading contemporary artists, a mixed bag of styles flow together to create a production of monumental proportions. The movie making process itself inspired Brough’s 15-head concept. “The creation of movies are made by a group coming together to form a whole production for our viewing pleasure,” he says. “Cinema 15 brings that group involvement together with a cast of emerging and established artists.”
The show features work by Steve Olson, Christian Jacobs, Gomez Bueno, Phillip Dvorak, Alex Weinstein, Thaddeus Strode, Craig “Skibs” Barker, Carl E. Smith, Jamie Heinrich, Ben Brough, Tyler Warren, Bad Otis Link, Sean Fahlen, Nick Simich, David Lloyd. In other words, this is going to be good. We haven’t seen Bad Otis in years!
The opening reception is on Thursday, February 3, 2011 from 6 to 9 PM. 210 AR4T Space is located at 210 North Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, California.
by The Editors on January 28, 2011
In its annual review of the top 100 Most Powerful Athletes, Businessweek has named Shaun White as number two right behind football player Payton Manning and just ahead of Tiger Woods. Why did they put him on the list:
With his fiery red locks and dorky attempts to look cool, Shaun White is the lovable face of both snowboarding and skateboarding. He dominated the halfpipe at the Olympics this year, proving once again that he is the world’s best snowboarder and an attractive athlete to brands that want to appeal to youth.
They estimate his annual earnings to be around $8.8 million. When compared to other athletes’ annual pay and sponsorship deals Mr. White seems like a bit of a novelty player on the Businessweek list, but that what snowboarding is to many people and what’s good for Shaun is good for snowboarding, right?
[Link: Businessweek]
Already Been Done mastermind Josh Friedberg is going to be pretty busy next month as he takes over the Executive Director position at the International Association of Skateboard Companies. He and Rob Brink just launched the second “issue” of ABD and now Friedberg will be neck-deep in skateboarding business politics. If anyone can handle this, it’s Friedberg.
