by The Editors on October 13, 2010
Those fucking geniuses at the fucking Burton Corporation are fucking all over the fucking Fuck It promo vid with even more fucking products with the fucking word “fuck” on them. They just fucking released a fucking T-shirt that fucking says “Fuck It” right on the fucking front of the fucking shirt. How fucking rad is that?
They also have a fucking hoodie that says “Fuck It” right on the fucking shoulder. But the best fucking part of this whole fucking thing? They’re releasing a fucking limited fucking edition fucking snowboard with a big fucking hand on the fucking base flying a huge fucking “Fuck You” to the whole fucking world. Fuck.
Fuck those fucking fuckers.
[Link: Forum Fucking Snowboards]
by The Editors on October 13, 2010
“There,” Chris Brunkhart says, jabbing his index finger into a proof sheet from his new book and sliding it across the table. “Blue sky.”
Someone had rather impolitely asked Chris if his new collection of 1990s era snowboard photography How Many Dreams in the Dark included even one blue sky image. Chris seems relieved to be able to point one out so quickly. And technically, he is right. There is a bit of blue sky. But it is a Brunkhart version of a blue sky. The sun nearly set. Sky darkened to almost black as snowboarder Matt Donahue blasts one more method through the lengthening rays of an already winter-shortened day at Washington’s Steven’s Pass.
In snowboard photography, where bright colors, blue skies, and white snow sell covers, ads, and editorial, Chris has always been a bit of a dark star. He loves shooting his Lecia. And he prefers black and white film. In the early 90s, when most pro photographers would only get their cameras out on cloudless, full sun days, Chris had no problem shooting black and white photos during the biggest storms of the season. While some of that had to do with the realities of weather in the Northwest, he also seemed to prefer it. As a senior photographer for both Transworld Snowboarding and Snowboarder magazines Chris traveled the world shooting snowboarding, yet, some of his best images are of snowboard heroes falling away into the shaded throat of some Mt. Baker powder slot with nothing but snow-laden trees, or a cliff line to frame the action. Though his photos ran in all the major magazines, some of his favorites were never published. That’s one of the reasons he is excited about his new book.
How Many Dreams in the Dark, marks Brunkhart’s return to snowboarding. After what Chris describes as a “falling out sort of” over Frequency Magazine in 2001, he disappeared from action sports media and spent several years working as a car mechanic and a finish carpenter—working with his hands and loving it. But with How Many Dreams he says everything has come full circle. The photos may be from the 90s, but for Chris this is a new beginning. Frequency Magazine is a sponsor, along with Volcom and Burton Snowboards, and everything seems to be right back on track.
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by The Editors on October 9, 2010
Sadly, it appeared that three-time ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore didn’t even show up for her final against Hawaii’s Carissa Moore in the Rip Curl Pro Portugal women’s event held Saturday, October 9, 2010. While Gilmore seemed to be waiting for the big scoring waves Moore took wave after wave building a score of 17.44. In order to win Gilmore would have needed her two best waves of the entire contest, but they didn’t come.
“The waves here in Peniche are always so much fun,” Gilmore said. “I’m sorry I couldn’t put on more of a show out there, but Carissa (Moore) showed everyone how much fun it can be out there. I’m very happy with a Runner-Up finish and I’m looking forward to the next event.”
Nice of Gilmore to suggest that Carissa was having fun out there, but from the looks of the rookie Hawaiian’s last two heats she was set on total opponent destruction.
“I don’t have any excuses now without school anymore,” Moore said. “It’s great to have that extra time to dedicate to surfing and training. I’m stoked to be where I’m at right now. I’ve never been to Puerto Rico before. Each event is a new chance and a clean slate. I’ve heard they have some really fun waves and I can’t wait to get there.”
The win moves Moore up from eighth to fifth in the women’s world tour rankings. The men have still not had a chance to contest any waves and are on call for tomorrow.
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by The Editors on October 9, 2010
by The Editors on October 8, 2010
Click here for a photo gallery from the premiere.
The audience packed into Newport Beach, California’s Lido Theatre on Thurdsay, October 8, 2010 had no idea what to expect from the film Who Is J.O.B. Neither did we.
After years of stalling, sponsor changes, and wild Twitter campaigns, the film (and its enigmatic star) was finally delivered to a live audience and everyone came looking for answers. Not to give anything away, but those in the Lido theatre got exactly what they were looking for served up like a flurry of punches to the throat.
Like its subject, there is nothing subtle about Who Is J.O.B. From the first swerving, Red Bull fueled Jamie O’Brien rant all the way to the epic finish this film accelerates directly into the wall of questions surrounding J.O.B. like a muscle car with its throttle pinned to the floor by a concrete block.
Director Charlie Smith mixed heaving, grinding, spitting barrels and airs footage with full-screen white on black statements. Jamie O’Brien Is A Dick. Jamie O’Brien Is A Haole. Jamie O’Brien Is Deaf. Jamie O’Brien Is Retarded. Then followed those up with archival photos, interviews with Jamie, his dad, Bruce Irons, Kelly Slater and then laid in more action to back it up. The effect is a direct assault on every rumor ever tossed around about one of the best Pipeline surfers alive. And like him or not, there is no disputing the evidence presented in this film.
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by The Editors on October 8, 2010
Mark Appleyard is now representing Element Skateboards and Transworld Skateboarding’s Kevin Duffel has the complete interview on how it all went down, including why he left Flip.
I was over it [laughs],” Appleyard said. “I feel like I grew out of it and the team changed so much over the years that I was just like, “this shit ain’t for me anymore,” and I just needed to feel more stoked on the company I ride for, so I had to change it up. . . Yeah it was hard to leave, but it’s a business move. Ya know? If someone’s gonna be your friend, it shouldn’t depend on what company you ride for. I just had to make a power move to benefit myself. I’m really stoked on the choice I made. It was difficult but it had to be done.
Chalk up another win for the Billabong Corporation. Click the link for the entire interview.
[Link: Transworld Skateboarding]
by The Editors on October 7, 2010
On October 14-15, 2010 Vans and Joel Tudor will be hosing the Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational longboard surf contest at Ditch Plains, New York.
Hosted by The Surf Lodge, the unique, specialized event will require surfers to ride 12-lb, single fin leashless boards along with some serious style and nose riding all for a $10,000 purse. . . “The Duct Tape Invitational is special because it shows longboarding the way it should be,” says contest director and Vans team rider Joel Tudor. “It also highlights some of my favorite young loggers, guys that represent the next generation of longboarding.”
Expected riders include: Harrison Roach (Australia), Troy Elmore, Chris Del Moro , Jared Mell, Tyler Hatzikian, Alex Knost, Justin Quintal, Kassia Meador, Tyler Warren, and more. If you’re into this kind of thing follow the jump for more info.
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by The Editors on October 7, 2010
Kingvale, one of smoothest little park-only mountains in the world, announced this week that they have lost the lease on their property at the side of Highway 80 near Northern California’s Donner Summit. They explain on their blog:
Today is a SAD SAD Day for Kingvale. We have lost our lease on our current home. Our landlord and us just can’t seem to get along. We are left with no other options than to pack up our circus and try to find a new home. We have too much equipment to list, but we are completely turn-key all we need is some dirt/snow to put it on. . . If you have a spot that might work to be the new Kingvale please email us at info@railbuilders.com. We will answer all questions to come. In the future we are just trying to save our DREAM. Please bare with us.
We know a lot of people in Sacramento, Auburn, and Grass Valley who are going to be seriously disappointed. Spots like Kingvale help introduce snowboarding to thousands of kids who otherwise could not afford snowboarding and we hope Kingvale can find a new home.
[Link: Kingvale via Transworld Snowboarding]
by The Editors on October 7, 2010
By the time we figured out that the men had a lay day at the Rip Curl Pro Protugal and that the women were surfing they were already down to the quarter finals, which to to be truthful, is about where we usually start paying attention to women’s surfing anyway.
So who is left? Most of the people we know and/or care about actually:
QF 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) vs. Chelsea Hedges (AUS)
QF 2: Paige Hareb (NZL) vs. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
QF 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) vs. Carissa Moore (HAW)
QF 4: Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) vs. Silvana Lima (BRA)
For how the rest of the women fell out on a 16 heat day, follow the jump.
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by The Editors on October 7, 2010
When Vans opens it’s newest promotional space inside a Brooklyn, New York warehouse it will not be to sell shoes to the general public. No. The 24,000 square foot warehouse will be used by Vans to host parties, music shows, art exhibits and skate demos, according to a Conor Daugherty story in the Wall Street Journal.
The “House of Vans,” as executives at the Orange County, Calif., company have dubbed the park on Franklin Street, a few blocks from Greenpoint Avenue, is part of a broader strategy to beef up Vans’s presence in New York and the East Coast. . . “Brooklyn is one of the best Vans strongholds outside of California,” says Doug Palladini, Vans vice president of marketing. “As big as Vans has become, we’re still really only known in a few key spots outside of California.” . . But while “you can’t just show up,” Mr. Palladini said there will be occasional chances—a special event through a local skate shop, for instance—for outsiders to get inside the park and roll around. He declined to say how much the company is spending on the facility.
NYC party space rental is expensive. Might as well just own it.
[Link: Wall Street Journal]
