Garrett McNamara has reported surfed a “100-foot wave” in Nazaré, Portugal. It is one of the gnarliest looking waves we’ve seen, and McNamara is a master of his craft, but doesn’t it seem like the measuring sticks just keep getting shorter and shorter? At this rate someone will undoubtedly surf a 300 foot wave by 2020. Click the link for the misleadingly edited video.
[Link: Death and Taxes]
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Legendary skateboarding filmmaker Ty Evans has joined up with Brain Farm Digital (makers of The Art of Flight, That’s It That’s All, etc. . . ) for their soon-to-launch #BrainFarmSkate brand and a 2014 skateboard film release.
“We love the sport of skate and its such an important part of board sports culture that Brain Farm is so passionate about”, says Morgan. “Ty and I have been friends for quite awhile now and I could not have dreamed up a better situation than this. Ty is such a creative artist and he is hands down the best filmmaker in skate”, says Brain Farm CEO Curt Morgan.
Evans seems stoked to be for the crew with the coolest camera rigs ever?
“The timing could not be better in the industry and Brain Farm’s resources will allow me to take my filmmaking to the next level,” says Ty Evans. “I am really stoked for the future with Brain Farm!”
Seems like a great fit. For the official word, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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Flow Snowboards is proud to announce the addition of Gifu, Japan’s Kotaro Kamimura to the team.
“Kotaro’s riding style and attitude are the perfect fit to Flow’s evolving Team,” says Flow Marketing Director Dale Rehberg. “He is one of the smoothest urban riders we have seen and we can’t wait to see what he unleashes this winter.”
Kotaro joins Scotty Lago, Tim Humphreys, Sarak Pancochova, Mike Basich, Nial Romanek and Scot Brown on the team. For the official word, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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A Party Wall made out of pieces of skateboard scrap from Comet Skateboards won the MoMA PS1 2013 Young Architects Program contest for Caroline O’ Donnell of the “New York–based experimental design and research studio CODA,” a coding to a post on Architizer.com.
Riffing on the idea of a party (or shared) wall, O’Donnell’s design calls for a vertical shade that defines space with the shadows it casts. The steel structure is clad with a porous facade made from the castoffs of the eco-friendly skateboard manufacturer Comet. “Party Wall arches over the various available spaces, activating them for different purposes, while making evident that even the most unexpected materials can always be reinvented to originate architectural form and its ability to communicate with the public,” MoMA architecture and design curator Pedro Gadanho said in the announcement about the award.
Skate shade never look so good.
[Link: Architizer]
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Mizu, the stainless steel water bottle company founded by Jussi Oksanen and friends, has signed exclusive licensing agreements with Electric, Nixon, Poler, and Volcom.
“It’s exciting to see these marquee names coming together to make a difference on this level,” explains Mizu CEO Tim Pogue. “For the first time, retailers can easily get involved in this fast-growing new accessory category with product from some of the industry’s best known brands, all from a single source: Mizu.”
If you’re going to carry a bottle around, it might as well promote a brand you like, right? Follow the jump for the official word. [click to continue…]
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Shaun White won the X Games halfpipe again (his 6th gold medal) on Sunday night, January 27, 2013 with last year’s run. This year he only got a 98 with it, however. Mark McMorris won slope style as did Jamie Anderson (again). Kelly Clark won the women’s pipe and Louif Paradis took Snow Street. Ta duh. We didn’t watch much of the X Games, nor did we travel to Aspen to party on the energy drink dime, but we did collect all the results (and most videos) for you in one place. Peruse them at will after the jump. [click to continue…]
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We’re not getting into Rally. Promise. However, this edit of Ken Block & Alex Gelsomino test driving their Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Fiesta in Michgan’s UP was just too good to pass up.
[Link: Torque News]
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Bam Margera isn’t ready for an easy drift off into a bloated, tattooed, alcoholic post-fame afterlife just yet. At least, not before taking a turn as a game show host on TBS’s new six-episode Bam’s Bad Ass Game Show, according to a story in the Hollywood Reporter.
“Competitors will vie for $10,000 by facing off against each other in incredibly demented, potentially dangerous and occasionally painful challenges, like answering trivia questions while dangling above a pool of trash-filled water or dropping a watermelon on a target after being shot out of a cannon. The loser of each challenge is eliminated until there’s only one contestant left standing to take home the cash prize.”
Sounds like the perfect vehicle for Bam. If we still had cable we’d be looking forward to it.
[Link: Hollywood Reporter]
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We have to agree with the Salomon team: sometimes Depeche Mode just captures the moment. Especially when you’ve got Jed Anderson, Josh Dirksen, Louif Paradis, Wolle Nyvelt, Taka Nakai, Chris Grenier, Bode Merrill, and Annie Boulanger in the edit.
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Having just frozen our fingers off in NYC this week, it was good to see Poler warming up the cast of NBC’s Today Show. Even if Al “Shartin'” Roker threw down this line regarding the product, “How stupid do you guys look?” In spite of that, mainstream media coverage is always good for sales. Camp vibes, indeed.
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