by The Editors on May 28, 2008
ASA Entertainment has come a long way since since the inline days, and this summer they are producing the Supergirls event in Huntington Beach:
S3 Supergirl Jam is a second-year, all-female action sports competition that is bringing in more than 100 of the world’s top pro surfers, skateboarders, inline skaters and snowboarders to Huntington Beach, Calif., on July 25-27. More than 100,000 spectators are expected for the free event, produced by ASA Entertainment.
Lyn-Z, Gretchen, and Kassia are going to be there. That’s probably all the reason you need.
[Link: USA Today]
by The Editors on May 22, 2008
Only in Greenville, Tennessee. Seriously. Sherry and Michael Melton have opened a bow-hunting and skateboard shop in their hometown called Flipside.
According to Melton, the shop will sell brand-name skateboards such as Baker, Flip, Alien Workshop, and Plan B, and parts such as decks, trucks, wheels and bearings. . . . Flipside will also sell archery equipment . . . Explaining the store’s name, Mrs. Melton said the dictionary definition of flipside is “an opposite” so she decided that archery was an opposite of skating. The shop will sell various archery items and tree stands used by hunters.
This may be the best shop in the world for people who like wounding deer with arrows and then skating a bowl.
[Link: Greenville Sun]
by The Editors on May 12, 2008
by The Editors on May 8, 2008
The Seshn.com site has been up for awhile, but the press release has just now gone out. And guess who is involved? Former Joyride Snowboards founder Ken Greengard. How is this new action sports portal different from other sites like 5ones.com? Seshn founder Brandon Winnie explains.
Seshn aims to provide people with a unique site that isn’t your typical trendy action sports site attempting to create another YouTube or Myspace for action sports. “The people involved in this lifestyle are leaders and trendsetters, so we feel that we have created a site that meets that label. We have developed a unique concept and strategy that let’s people be the individualists and trendsetters that they are,” Brandon goes on to say. “I started this thing because I saw an opening that wasn’t being filled. I saw so many people trying to copy Myspace, Facebook and YouTube. Those sites will always be around, so why try to compete with them? My idea was let’s create an information network and let’s work with them.”
The WordPress-powered site looks nice (but then don’t they all). It will be interesting to see how the content grows as the site develops in what is becoming a horrendously crowded market place.
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by The Editors on May 7, 2008
According to Forbes.com :
Zumiez Inc. late Wednesday said same-store sales rose 4.1% in April, topping the average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Financial for an increase 2.3% for the month.
Total sales at the Everett, Wash., action sorts retailer rose 20% to $24.2 million from last year’s total.
The stock closed the regular session at $20.38, down 2.6%.
[Link: Forbes]
by The Editors on May 7, 2008
LA culture blog Super Touch is reporting that former ice man Christian Hosoi has teamed up with Barracuda for a re-release of his hammerhead skateboard design.
OG skate legend CHRISTIAN HOSOI is best known for his signature “Christ Air” and the inimitable and groundbreaking shape of his best-known deck design, the original HAMMERHEAD. Now, teaming up with LA fashion boutique BARRACUDA, Hosoi has produced a limited run of 50 exact reproductions of the pioneering board shape in the to-die-for color combo of black-on-black. Releasing this Friday, May 9th at the Barracuda store (7769 Melrose across from Fairfax High School), and online at Barracudashop.com, each board will be signed and numbered by Christian Hosoi himself.
Congrats, Christian. Way to keep things rolling.
[Link: SuperTouch via Hypebeast]
by The Editors on May 7, 2008
by The Editors on May 7, 2008
Transworld Skateboarding Editor Carleton Curtis interviewed Joe Maloof (don’t know why we keep wanting to call him Joey) for the magazine’s website and now that interview has been picked up by USA Today . You can read their coverage of the Maloof Money Cup here .
[Link: USA Today]
by The Editors on May 6, 2008
We don’t really know what this means, but Vtech, the maker of cordless phones has a new product out that is “inspired by skateboard and snowboard designs” whatever that means.
We guess that means large, loud graphics all over every surface of the phone, because, you know, that’s what the kids are loving these days.
[Link: CNet.com]
by The Editors on May 6, 2008
John Ricciardi an unemployed former gardener from Ocean City, New Jersey is hoping to change the world of action sports by creating the Action Sports Association. You know, like Little League for skateboarders. Some may remember him from a message he posted to Malakye.com two years ago. Apparently, Ricciardi is still at it.
Seeking to promote the building of new facilities, Ricciardi teamed up with the Rutgers business school and has embarked on a bid to organize the sport and become the latest entrepreneur to carve out a niche in a $5 billion industry. . . . Ricciardi envisions a federation of school and community X-treme sports programs under the umbrella of the Action Sports Association, a nonprofit organization he has created to generate support for nontraditional athletic activities, such as skateboarding, BMX biking, roller blading and rock climbing.
And we envision another sad man who will spend thousands of hours (and dollars) figuring out that skateboarders do not want to be organized. But of course, Ricciardi is driven. So he won’t listen to anyone. And, maybe he’ll get some free gear out of all of this.
[Link: NJ.com]
