by The Editors on September 5, 2013
Supra is taking the boys down south as far as central America as part of their Tour Especial.
The ten-day tour, which begins Wednesday, September 11, and runs until September 21, will primarily take place in Mexico City and San Jose with signings and demos at different locations throughout each city. . . The Tour Especial 2013 will feature a roster consisting of Jim Greco, Lizard King, Neen Williams, Furby, Spencer Hamilton, Boo Johnson, Pat Rumney, and Nick Tucker.
If you love South of the North, then by all means follow the jump for a complete tour dates, times, and locations. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on September 4, 2013
Mike Kershnar makes art wherever he goes. For real. Here’s just a little taste from the Element presentation of Field Notes (not to be confused with Field Notes). The guy pulls things together and it looks good. Guess that’s what artists do.
by The Editors on September 4, 2013
We’re always suckers for Devo and John Cardiel for that matter, so when we saw this three-way collab between Chrome Industries, Cardiel and Japan’s skate/fixie crew T19 on a Chrome ORP with a Devo soundtrack we couldn’t pass. Presenting the Cardiel Orp by T19.
The T19 ORP features T19’s signature blue and a custom T19 patch designed by pro skater & graffiti artist Hirotaka Sasao, a.k.a. “Chaka”. Originally developed in collaboration with John Cardiel, the Operation Readiness Pack (ORP) is lightweight and water-resistant. It can be used as a daypack or rolled up and stowed in another bag for travel ease. Features include 100% taped seams for increased water resistance, a roll top closure to accommodate a range of cargo sizes with side compression straps for improved packability, and an internal laptop pocket that fits up to 13″ laptop (Chrome Laptop Sleeve or Tactical Sleeve recommended).
We don’t even care how silly this video is. So there.
[Link: Chrome]
by The Editors on September 3, 2013
Here are all the new fall 2013 looks from Bohnam featuring Koki Kasai along with Adam Taylor, Cody Subido, Austin Lycans, Chris Larue, Kyle Berard, and Cameron Wetzler. Time to get your outdoor, fishing, skate on with Bohnam.
by The Editors on August 29, 2013
Brooklyn, New York’s BAMcinematek has lined up one seriously deepcollections of skateboard filmmaking as they present Skateboarding Is Not A Crime. The 24-film series runs September 6-23, 2013 at The BAMcinematek and BAM Rose Cinemas. No one deconstructs what many of us take for granted like the New York art crowd and this festival is no different. Here’s an example:
The ultimate in counterculture coolness, “skating” has made an irresistibly sexy subject for movies thanks to its rebel-athlete superstars, SoCal slacker fashion, and jaw-dropping jumps, ollies, tricks, and stunts.
Right. That said, this collection of skateboarding film includes the classics from every era featuring The Devil’s Toy from 1966, Scott Dittrich’s Freestylin‘, Spike Jonze’s Yeah Right, and Hollywood classics like Thrashin’ and Gleaming The Cube. For the entire breakdown of all 24 films and a schedule of the screenings, follow the jump.
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by The Editors on August 28, 2013
Roger Folsom gets on it at Granite Skate Park. Photo: Paul Kitagaki/Bee
As the late 70s became the early 80s it was difficult to skate a pool in Northern California without hear tales of the N-Men. Whether it was their signature “N-Men” scrolled on a pool wall or an occasional glimpse of their founder Randy Katen drawing out long, fast lines at a local skate park, it was hard not to know of them. At the time, some younger Sacramento skaters even began calling themselves the “N-Punks” in tribute to the SacTown pool legends.
Sacramento Bee writer Chris Macias gets the N-Men straight story from Katen, Bryce Kanights, Thomas Bix, David Moorhouse, Marty Radan, and Jamie Hart in his story N-Men Skateboard Into the Sunset.
Over the decades, the N-Men have earned a reputation as one of Northern California’s pioneering skateboard crews, especially when it comes to skating in pools. In a sport that’s synonymous with youth culture, these elders command respect when they show up to a skate spot, even if they don’t roll the fastest, catch the most air or execute the latest tricks. . . They paid their dues back when skateboarding was dangerous, sometimes dodging the law or braving barbed-wire fencing that stood between them and a skate session.
The best news from the story is mention of a N-Men documentary on the way. Could be a while, but it will be worth the wait for certain. For the rest of the story click the link.
[Link: Sacramento Bee]
by The Editors on August 21, 2013
Ray Barbee is getting a little behind the lens with his feature in Element’s Perpective film series. Just watch it. You’ll get it.
by The Editors on August 20, 2013
by The Editors on August 19, 2013
Ever since the GrindMedia consolidation of the action sports media business on May 20, 2013, there seems to have been nothing but changes for the employees of both companies (no duh!). The first casualty was Transworld Surf Magazine. Now, it’s GrindMedia’s turn to take a hit as the publisher has reportedly decided to stop what little print and digital operations Skateboarder Magazine had left and move forward with their leading skateboard media property TransWorld Skateboarding, according to a post on SkateDaily.net.
“Unfortunately market conditions have forced us to have to make the difficult decision to cease publication of Skateboarder,” said Norb Garrett, SVP Group Publisher of GrindMedia. “It’s especially disappointing given the strong interest and initial success we’ve had with the new digitally focused editions; our Skateboarder team has worked incredibly hard producing a cutting-edge product that has been successful at reaching a larger audience online. We will take all of the learnings from Skateboarder’s efforts and apply them to TransWorld Skateboarding and our other brands as the digital model has demonstrated real promise.”
Yes, they say you learn more in failure than in success. If that is true, then things should be looking up nicely for the crew at Transworld Skateboarding, indeed. This also means that there’s one more face off yet to be played between Snowboarder Magazine and Transworld Snowboarding. Wonder which way that one will go? Maybe they’ll both stay.
[Link: Transworld Business and SkateDaily]
by The Editors on August 19, 2013
On Saturday night, August 17, 2013 Girl Skateboards celebrated their 20th Anniversary (yeah, you’re old) in Los Angeles, California at the Known Gallery on Fairfax. Girl rounded up an amazing collection of their skateboards, photos, and people from two decades of real skateboarding in Southern California. If you didn’t go Crailtap.com has rounded up all the photos of all the legendary people you would have bumped elbows with had you gone. Click here for all the photos.
[Link: Crailtap via SkateDaily]
