by The Editors on August 17, 2009
Okay, when we saw Todd Richards’ tweet this morning we seriously thought he was joking, but it’s true. Snowboarder Louie Vito will be joining Donny Osmond, Michael Irving, Chuck Liddel, Aaron Carter, Kathy Ireland, and others on season nine of dancing with the stars.
Daredevil Louie Vito is among the U.S.’s elite snowboarders favored to make the 2010 Olympic team. Competing in both the Pipe and Slopestyle disciplines, Vito continues to train for the Grand Prix qualifying. . . The 21-year-old turned pro in 2006 and has competed in multiple Winter X-Games competitions. He is also a two-time winner of the USSA Grand Prix Halfpipe Series. His technical diversity and charismatic personality make him one of the most sought-after riders today.
Apparently, ABC (which is owned by Disney which owns ESPN and the X Games) wants to expand into that shred demo. We know Louie’s got sexy can moves, but this should be interesting.
Show airs September 21, 2009 for three live nights. . . Follow the jump for the video announcment.
[Link: Dancing With The Stars via @btoddrichards]
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by The Editors on August 16, 2009
We haven’t really wanted a Nixon Watch in quite some time. . . the Ceramic 42-20 changes that mood up a little bit.
[Link: Nixon]
by The Editors on August 16, 2009
The New York Times‘ coverage of the Andy Kessler memorial last night (August 15, 2009) at the Autumn Bowl by Colin Moynihan.
Photographs of the New York City skateboarding pioneer Andy Kessler decorated the walls inside the warehouse, and bouquets of roses sat on a table next to handwritten messages addressed to Mr. Kessler, who died last week at age 48 after an allergic reaction to an insect sting. . . .In another sort of tribute, dozens of skaters took turns whizzing around a 2,500-square-foot, 7-foot-deep birch skateboarding bowl, as a boom box blared songs by the Beastie Boys and the Who.
Click the link to read the rest.
[Link: New York Times via @beaker4369]
by The Editors on August 16, 2009
Sacramento skate OG and N-Men instigator Randy Katen apparently has a Sunday night radio show streaming online from The University of Montana in Missoula, according to a post on SkateDaily.net. Katen’s show is called Generation X and here’s what he says about it.
I was born and razed in Sacramento California. My love of music started out when I was 10 or so with Janis, Jimmy and all the 70 greats. However, I never played along with the masses and thought that popular was good in any aspect. I was the upstart, the rebel, the Skateboarder, the Snowboarder so when this ( X ) generation of bored teenagers took flight I was part of the flock. Being a professional skateboarder and skating in San Francisco and the Bay area almost all the time from 79-84 put in me the western hub of the new wave, punk, alternative music seen, and I was lucky enough to see a lot of bands on their (sometimes) one and only U.S. tour. I will fill you in on some History of Bands and you will here some Interviews with some of the greats of the music. Listen to my show and hear music that is fast and energizing! Be careful. If you play it in your car you will get a speeding ticket!
Generation X with Randy Katen airs/streams from 5-7 PT, 6-8 MT, and 8-10 ET. Click here to listen.
[Link: KBGA via SkateDaily.net]
by The Editors on August 16, 2009
We’re still trying to figure out who cares most about the whole Dew Tour in general and we’re not really sure yet. We do know that people care deeply about those competing: Chaz Ortiz (pictured above) is on a roll, Andy Mac is running his best year in a long while, Ryan Decenzo took best trick, and PLG is PLG.
So, for historical purposes, follow the jump for the final skate results in one place.
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by The Editors on August 14, 2009
by The Editors on August 14, 2009
Shaun White showed that keeping everything private and skipping the summer X Games may well be paying off as he is again killing it with the double double. Kelly Clark edged team China for the Gold. Looks like the Vancouver Olympic Games could get very interesting. . .
For the full results from the 2009 Burton New Zealand open follow the jump. . .
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by The Editors on August 14, 2009
by The Editors on August 14, 2009
The Skateboard Film Festival kicks off tonight August 14, 2009 in Seattle at the siff cinema at 321 Mercer Street, McCaw Hall, Seattle Center.
The festival weekend will kick off at 7:30pm with a small selection of films in our Creative Short category followed by a local premier of Scott Yamamura’s A Day at the Park. Nominated films will be screened Saturday, August 15th with an award ceremony later that evening. Skatopia has been selected as the last film of the festival weekend.
Click here for a list of the films and to buy tickets. A film fest pass is $20.
[Link: Skateboard Film Festival]
by The Editors on August 14, 2009
