Little did we know that less than 12 hours after conducting this interview a few of the questions raised would be unquestionably put to rest, and Aaron would be the newest professional on the Polar Skate Co. but lets be honest we all new it was coming. What I was not expecting was when I … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Supreme presents: “Cherry” a video by William Strobeck
Well folks that was your window of opportunity, and now it has been unceremoniously closed. The links are gone and it’s time to pony up some of your pocket money to keep fat bill in rum and cokes and light stonewashed denim from here till eternity. The man just put out the best video of … Continue reading
THE ULTIMATE #90’s SKATER POWER RANKING BRACKET
Originally posted on frozen in carbonite:
(CTE – click to enlarge) VOTE HERE (You need an account to vote, but you can use your twitter or fb. Twitter works better, I think.) UPDATE 3/21 – ROUND 2 (see updated bracket above) This experiment in interactive content was inspired by a few different elements. First, the…
Adidas Presents Skate Coppa
To coincide with this years up coming World Cup Adidas skateboarding have released a line of soccer inspired jerseys from their team members respective countries. The shirts were produced in collaboration with each team riders board sponsor and feature a lot of subtle (and some not so subtle) nods towards their individual love of the … Continue reading
Selling the Cycle
Skateboarding’s popularity is cyclical, it always has been an always will be. The outside money, interest, and participation will come and go and those who are truly committed with weather the ups and downs and maybe even carve off a little for themselves in the times of plenty. The following article is one that I … Continue reading
Skate Jawn “BRUNS”
So this video came out almost a month ago now, and I guess I kind of missed the boat on it. Thrasher had posted a couple of the individual parts and I guess I was waiting for the full thing to drop when in fact it had already come out. Oh well, if like me … Continue reading
Ben Raybourn Welcome to Nike
Ben Raybourn now rides for the swoosh, thus completing his metamorphosis from crusty little punker skatepark air baby to upper echelon big time professional athlete, thus filling the companys gnarly “core” tranny guy quota spot that was recently vacated by Peter “poopy pants” Hewit. Somewhere presumably Kristian Svitak is shedding a single tear and listening to Bad Religion in the dark. … Continue reading
An interview with Neil MacDonald of “Science versus Life”
I might have actually met Neil in real life, in fact it is much more likely that I have than have not, but neither of us can really remember. Regardless of that he is someone who has completely immersed himself in skateboarding from a very young age and recently he decided to start sharing some … Continue reading
“The Devils Toy” by Claude Jutra
After getting lost in the National Film Board of Canada website for a few hours this morning, I re-discovered this gem. “This short 1966 documentary dedicated “to all victims of intolerance” depicts the dawn of skateboarding in Montreal. A new activity frowned upon by police and adults, skateboarding gave youngsters a thrilling sensation of speed … Continue reading
Bobby Worrest kills all visiting fans
Bobby Worrest just put out a part filmed entirely in Washington DC’s Pulaski park, and it is even better than it sounds… Continue reading