Tony Hawk rounds up old doubles partner Andy Mac, Lance Mountain, Ben Raybourn, Jaws Homoki, and a slew of vert dogs from all eras for Sync, the bossest doubles vert edit you will ever see.
[Link via @JimThiebaud]
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Remember that Electric “lightning-bolt-in-a-circle” logo that was causing so much grief like yesterday? The one that looked surprisingly similar to a logo found in secret Ku Kluz Klan documents? Well, it’s been purged from the Electric website entirely (see the before and after above). Gone. Now the site’s header simply says Electric California, just like their URL. Fast work on the part of Kering’s action sports accessory brand. And likely the right thing to do considering the backlash.
Meanwhile, check out hese fabulous new watches? The Electric Dive 02 is a dressy, sporty, fashionable watch that still has the lightning bolt logo on it’s face. Can’t change everything overnight right? Click the link for more on the watches.
[Link: Electric California]
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In another interesting development in pro contest surfing the Association of Surfing Professionals has purchased the XXL Awards from Billabong, The ASP will own the franchise and Billabong will maintain “a key naming rights position.
“This is a night to celebrate big wave surfing and we’re very pleased on the partnership between Billabong XXL and the BWWT Awards and the acquisition of the XXL Property,” Paul Speaker, ASP CEO, said. “This is a platform to honor the brave men and women who dedicate their lives to the art of big wave surfing and we are honored to continue this tradition in future years.”
Since the XXL awards are basically a TV awards show (aside from all the death defying surfing everyone else is recording), this property will likely fit very well in the ASP’s current skill set. The show has come a long way since it’s beginnings with K2. Nice work, Bill Sharp! For the official word from the ASP, please follow the jump.
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Seems lately there’s nothing more retro than a magazine. And Matix and picked up on that groove and produced a collection of shirts and skateboards that repurpose the iconographic 1970s Skateboarder Magazine cover images and use them art on their new Skateboarder Mag clothing collection.
We’re not sure how the kids are going to feel about clothing featuring the logo of a magazine that went out of business less than a year ago, but there will be a few rad dads who’ll likely tear up at the memories that these cover images bring back — Rector gloves, Road Rider wheels, and Logan Earth Skis.
The good news for dads is that it’s all for sale right now on the Matix website. Shirts go for $38, tanks $28 and decks for $55. The covers dress shirt may be our favorite. To check out the entire collection, follow the jump.
[Link: Matix]
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With the rise of the mirage of epic riches in professional skateboarding it seems some little league dads are beginning to think that pushing their kids into skateboarding could be the way to be set for life. This Dad at Kona Skatepark was apparently not happy with the way his 6-year-old’s skate career was progressing so he kicked him into the vert ramp just as he was about ready to drop in. Don’t know how this dude lives with himself. Florida strikes again.
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Canada’s National Film Board is releasing a brand new interactive documentary project featuring skateboarding films from 14 filmmakers from 11 countries. And all of them are in some way or another paying tribe to Claude Jutra’s seminal 1966 skate film The Devil’s Toy. Filmmakers include Greg Hunt, Benny Malinao, Steve Durand, Myriam Verreault, Fred Mortagne, Qi An Juan, Corey Adams, and Argyris Papadimitropoulos.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has created this interactive documentary that helps viewers to easily navigate from one film to the next and witness the evolution of skateboarding culture as told through these filmmakers. From Singapore to Lyon, Montreal to Johannesburg, the urban landscape and its inhabitants may differ widely, but one thing remains constant: the world is one big skatepark.
It all goes live on the web tomorrow April 30, 2014. For the rest of the story, follow the link to The Devil’s Toy Redux website.
[Link: Devil’s Toy]
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Things will happen while they can and Supra has launched their first Tokyo retail store (featuring a rooftop skatepark with a view). It’s easy when you’re big in Japan
Located in the bustling Diver City shopping plaza in Odaiba, SUPRA Tokyo is a bright, wide open space reflecting the Southern California aesthetic of SUPRA’s birthplace. The new store offers a full selection of footwear and apparel for men, women, and children with the addition of special releases exclusive to Tokyo. “After overwhelming support of the SUPRA Tokyo Pop Up store in Shibuya, we wanted to offer all of the loyal clients a permanent shopping destination,” said Angel Cabada, SUPRA co-founder.
The new store is loved at Diver City Tokyo Plaza, 1-1-10 Aomi Koto-ku, in Tokyo. Follow the jump for the official word from Supra. [click to continue…]
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In a post on the Electric Facebook page company CEO Eric Crane said the following to what appears to be employees of the company:
An unmistakable similarity of our logo to a logo used by an extinct racist/nationalist group has been brought to our attention. We first becme aware of this comparison through a post to our Facebook site, it then showed up on a few other blog threads. Although it is not a registered hate symbol, the logo appears on an 80 year old pamphlet in a photo depicting a man dressed in racist garb.
In no way is ELECTRIC connected to, or inspired by anything related to discrimination, racism, or otherwise . . . and we will never be. The ELECTRIC mark’s resemblance to something that was used by a select few in an ugly part of America’s heritage is purely coincidental. Our logo was developed as a product of design refinement of the original volt, with simplification as the goal.
The ELECTRIC brand has been built over the last 15 years using the image of a lightning bolt to represent the positive and creative energy harnessed in the products we make. The logo has come to represent the shared passion of our international team of athletes, employees, and ambassadors to improve the experience both in and out of the water, on and off the mountain, and life in between.
The ELECTRIC brand stands for so much more than just a logo, or someone’s perception of what we are about. The energy and effort that have gone in to the company over the years have been extraordinary, we have a lot to be proud of.
Please reassure all that any connection implied of ELECTRIC to anything racists is preposterous and at best unfortunate. We have been discussing the issue internally each day and addressing the few inquiries we have gotten from our family, friends, and customers. Please don’t let this get you down!
If you or anyone you know has any questions regarding this issue, please feel free to let me or your manager know.
And yes, it all sounds reasonable though unfortunate.
[Link: Electric Facebook]
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The opening reception for Don Pendleton, Ferris Plock, and Jason Adams’ group art show Distance Decay and Time Space Compression is May 3, 2014 beginning at 6 PM.
The gallery is proud to present this group survey on moving across mental states, international borders, state lines, genres and societal expectations that shows three larger-than-life journeys coming together for a moment in time. . . As American artists from the same generation, Pendleton, Plock, and Adams use paint and wood, and all three have personal backgrounds in skateboarding – and that’s where similarities end and differences begin – which is how the exhibition gets its title.
Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow is located at 1175 South Coast Hwy, in Laguna Beach, California. For the official word from AR4T, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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Walker Ryan drops a few “Mexico City trip keepers and B-side footage” in an edit “with assistance from Tarantino’s Death Proof.” Damn, this guy just gets smoother by the part.
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