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Saturday November 14, 2009 : 08:57 AM What Happens in Krunchywood…

defaultNick — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:56:25 GMT

DLX’s Krunchy Corner is back. Follow along as Dan Plunkett, Andy Henrie, James Hardy, Justin Brock, Dennis Busenitz, Massimo Cavedoni, Buddy Nichols, Jake Donnelly, Brad Cromer and many more take it down to Krunchywood

Saturday October 3, 2009 : 09:03 PM Pennsylvania News Bites

defaultNick — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:03:25 GMT

Pop’s Playground in Philly will be closed from October 4th - 10th for some upgrades to the drains and ledges. Bethlehem will begin work on a $1 million, 40,000 square foot skate plaza. Keystone Skateboards has a new addition to their family. And finally, there is a great piece on FDR Skatepark in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer. You can read it online here.

Thursday September 24, 2009 : 01:43 PM Fuel TV to Deliver Live Webcast of Vans Downtown Showdown

defaultNick — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:58:00 GMT

Fuel TV is getting ready to deliver a live HD webcast of the Vans Downtown Showdown this Saturday, September 26th from 4:30pm - 9:30pm PST. $85,000 is up for grabs on the streets of the world-renowned Paramount Studios in Hollywood, CA where Girl, Toy Machine, Creature, Black Label, Sk8Mafia, Blind, Flip, Zoo York, and Foundation will be in the mix.

Perhaps one big reason to watch the skate action is that one lucky viewer is going to drive home a new Mitsubishi whip! Captain & Casey will co-anchor the webcast and the SPoT boys are doing the play-by-play live on the scene. Tune in…you might win.

News From The Label

defaultNick — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:52:03 GMT

Black Label, Adio Footwear, and Surfride skate shop put together a little
BBQ on Sunday September 20th to celebrate Chris Troy going pro! Burgers,
dogs, beers, and skateboarding was on the menu for Chris, his friends, and
some lucky kids at the Leucadia skate park where Chris grew up.
Click here to see the video.

Chet Childress’s part from the new Black Label video ‘God Save the Label’ is
now officially online and the entire video is available in shops now on DVD.
You can see Chet’s part at over here.

Digital’s FYI Teaser

defaultNick — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:51:37 GMT

It looks like Digital’s newest video, For Your Information is well on it’s way to being finished. The lineup includes Alex Carolino, Felipe Gustavo, Derek Fukuhara, Nick Palmquist, Fernan Turtle Origel and Andrew Pott. Peep their new teaser, right here.

Free Flow Ams Olson and Kreiner to Compete Against Dew Tour Pros

defaultNick — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:47:54 GMT

Both Jack Olson (street) and Clay Kreiner (vert) came out on top at the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals, held in conjunction with the Dew Tour’s Toyota Challenge in Salt Lake City last weekend. With their wins, they’ve each earned spots in the Dew Tour’s PlayStation Pro in Orlando, Florida on October 15th-18th, to compete against the pros. Remember, this is how Chaz Ortiz went from flow to pro just two years ago. Congrats and good luck dudes!

Skate Park Finals
1. Jack Olson
2. Raymond Macken
3. Brendon Villanueva
4. Alex Longcamp
5. Tyson Bowerbank
6. CJ Dixon
7. Chase Webb
8. Alec Majerus
9. Ryan Thompson
10. Caedyn Curto
11. Anthony Estrada
12. Aaron Collier

Skate Vert Finals
1. Clay Kreiner
2. Dalton Dern
3. Sammy Schoonderwoerd
4. Brian Kucharski
5. Jimmy Wilkins
6. Joey Hamlisch
7. Jordan Price
8. Zane Timpson

Cast Your Vote for Skateboarding’s Hall of Fame

defaultNick — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:47:16 GMT

IASC has posted an online ballot for many of skateboarding’s legends and greats which will be inducted to the first annual Skateboarding Hall of Fame at the IASC, Go Skateboarding Foundation Fundraiser to be held October 24, 2009 at the Vans Skatepark in Orange, CA. Cast your votes to nominate one influential skateboarder from each decade right here.

Three Minutes with Willow

defaultNick — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:47:49 GMT

With Flip’s “Extremely Sorry” premiering in London This Friday, etnies have posted a mini interview with the mighty Willow, whos set to have some serious stuff in Flips new film.

Click here to see what makes Willow Tick.

Altamont “South by South West” Tour Video

defaultNick — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:55:00 GMT

Reynolds’ Altamont crew have a new tour video filmed by Patick O’Dell. The will be premiered online in 10 episodes, the first of which is online now.

click here and head to the Altamont site to check out the first installment, air dates of all the episodes are below so mark ‘em in you calendar.

Altamont South By Southwest Tour Episode release dates: (all times P.D.T.)
Episode 1: Monday, September 21 @ 11:00 A.M.
Episode 2: Tuesday, September 22 @ 11:00 A.M.
Episode 3: Wednesday, September 23 @ 11:00 A.M.
Episode 4: Thursday, September 24 @ 11:00 A.M.
Episode 5: Friday, September 25 @ 11:00 A.M.
Episode 6: Monday, September 28 @ 11:00 A.M.
Episode 7: Tuesday, September 29 @ 11:00 A.M.
Episode 8: Wednesday, September 30 @ 11:00 A.M.
Episode 9: Thursday, October 1 @ 11:00 A.M.
Episode 10: Friday, October 2 @ 11:00 A.M.

Video Mania

defaultNick — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:01:13 GMT

Here are a few videos to get your Monday afternoon started. A new Mini Top 5 with none other than Mike Carroll. The first installment of Altamont’s SXSF tour video is live and online and ready for your viewing pleasure. Make sure to drop by the etnies site where they’ve uploaded their latest tour video, Sangria Nights which takes you on a journey through Spain. Enjoy.

Lurker Vision, Best Kickflip?

defaultNick — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:52:41 GMT

Animal Chan hit up the Flip Premiere in La and asked EVERYONE, yes everyone, who has the best kickflip in the business. Head over to The Skateboard Mag site and view the answers for yourself. Another fun filled Lurker Vision.

Friday July 31, 2009 : 07:47 PM This Weekend On The East

defaultNick — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:12:56 GMT

Starting in the NorthEast, Eastern Boarder is running an event called King of the Worm. What is King of the Worm? It’s a scavenger hunt type contest in which you use your skate skills and city knowledge to earn points for your team. The team with the most point’s (and video proof) at the end of the week wins. It’s just like Thrasher’s King of the Road except it’s in Worcester and you can actually do it. The Eastern Boarder Site has more on the rules.

New Jersey’s Garden SK8 is hosting two days of amateur contests. All ages are welcome to compete in the street, mini, and bowl contests. Bring your own food…and they’ll grill it for you.

PITCREW hosts the ES Game of Skate in Fredrick, MD. 2pm signup, 3pm start time. Check the Game of Skate site or Call 301-698-1813 for more info.

Friday July 31, 2009 : 07:03 PM Stereo Posts Two New Vids

defaultNick — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:12:21 GMT

Right now, there are two new clips up on the Stereo site; Clint Peterson skating at Pepe’s Auto and an extended cut of Ben Gore’s commercial that was shown on the Battle at the Berrics 2 a couple weeks ago.

Friday July 31, 2009 : 01:51 PM Today Was A Good Day

defaultNick — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:11:01 GMT

With Paul’s third signature shoe arriving in stores on August 8th. Make sure to spend a little time over at the Nike SB website where you can catch the web exclusive version of the “Today was a Good Day” commerical and behind the scenes clips from the shoot with Kobe Bryant, Koston, Ice Cube and Theotis Beasley.

Friday July 31, 2009 : 01:06 PM etnies presents Tyler Bledose

defaultNick — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:10:17 GMT

The guys over at etnies have been kind enough to upload an entirely new part from Tyler Bledsoe. Grab a cold one and have a seat, this is one part that you won’t want to pass up.

Friday July 31, 2009 : 10:54 AM Winter Sucks

defaultNick — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:09:45 GMT

Check out this clip of Saskatchewan skaters making proper use of skateboard down time.

Rack ‘em.

Friday July 31, 2009 : 10:24 AM DC Gold Standard 2009

defaultNick — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:09:09 GMT

On July 30th, DC hosted an exclusive event featuring Peanut Butter Wolf at
The Standard, Downtown LA to kick off The Gold Standard 2009. In attendance
were over 300 industry influencers, including DC athletes Nick Dompierre,
Chad Cagy, Jolene Van Vugt, Ikka Backstrom, Kimmy Fasani, Aaron Bittner, and
Corey Bohan who made an appearance with Audrina Patridge.

Conceived by DC, The Gold Standard 2009 is a hosted hotel takeover held
during the 2009 Summer X Games, developed as a tribute to DC’s X Games
athletes over the past 15 years. DC, along with event partners Monster
Energy, Codemasters’ DiRT 2, New Era and presenting media partners FUEL TV
and TransWorld Media will occupy all 12 floors of the swanky hotel in the
heart of Los Angeles.

For the second year FUEL TV joined The Gold Standard 2009, bringing The
Daily Habit, a half-hour daily interview and variety show, on location to
the rooftop of The Standard Downtown LA where they filmed five episodes.
Each episode filmed today included interviews and footage with DC athletes,
as well as gave viewers an insider’s peek of The Gold Standard 2009
experience. DC week on The Daily Habit will air: Monday, August 17 to
Friday, August 21, 2009, airing weeknights at 9:00pm ET (6:00pm PT) while
re-airing later in the evening at 12:00am ET (9:00pm PT), and the following
weekday at 2:30pm ET (11:30am PT) and 5:30pm ET (2:30 pm PT).

For more information on The Gold Standard 2009 visit the DC’s Gold Standard site.

Friday July 31, 2009 : 09:54 AM PDX In The WSJ

defaultNick — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:08:39 GMT

There was a time not long ago when East Coast skaters dreamed of moving West to California for either temporary or permanent residence to beat the cold and to be in the heart of the skate world. Now, it seems, the best getaway may be Portland, Oregon.

Today’s Wall Street Journal online has a feature story on Portland’s grand design to have a ‘skatepark system’ which, by the time it’s completed in 2020, will include 19 parks throughout the city.

Friday July 3, 2009 : 03:17 PM Jim Thiebaud Gives In

defaultNick — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:45:40 GMT

With pride and honor of the release of the new etnies/Thunder RVL Johnny Romano benefit shoe, Jim Thiebaud is giving away 12 pairs through his Twitter account. Tell Jim of your plans and effort to help someone else (big or small) in the world and you could win a complimentary pair of these awesome shoes. What’s more, Jim and Real Skateboards are giving away one Busenitz Speeder deck each day this holiday weekend. Submit your email address now.

Friday July 3, 2009 : 12:01 PM Who’s on First?

defaultNick — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:42:57 GMT

Eric Koston and Paul Rodriguez took their talents to the pitcher’s mound to kick of a ball game in Los Angeles earlier in the week. Skateboarder Magazine’s editor, Jaime Owens has the visual proof.

odriguez took their talents to the pitcher’s mound to kick of a ball game in Los Angeles earlier in the week. Skateboarder Magazine’s editor, Jaime Owens has the visual proof.

Thursday July 2, 2009 : 01:36 PM Beauty and the Beast-Part 1

defaultNick — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:39:09 GMT

Epicly Later’d has kicked off their new season with two of skateboarding’s lively teams… Girl and Anti Hero from last year’s Beauty and the Beast tour. Make sure to feast your eyes on part one of a ten part series.

Wednesday July 1, 2009 : 11:26 PM Video Hits Not to Miss

defaultNick — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:42:46 GMT

We got hit with a heap of creative video links late this afternoon. Have a look at what’s brewing with the Anon Optics team as they hit the “trip out” switch and put it into overdrive during a Northwest tour from LA to AK. Filmmaker Grant Schubert delivers the evidence. Next up, Lizard King steps up and shows Mega passion for skateboarding as he conquers the gap at Bob’s backyard beast. Australian powerhouse Luke Croker has a barrage clips from Krooked’s Summer 09 catalog that definitely inspires to get outside and on board. Despite the lengthy download time, feast your eyes on this exclusive footage of Silas Baxter-Neil courtesy of the guys at Tribute skateboards to celebrate the release of SBN’s adidas Campus Vulc “Portland People Eaters” shoe. 9five Eyewear has dropped its second commercial spot titled, “One Man Band” with a clever treatment and editing. Last, but certainly not least, William Strobeck and Mark Gonzales teamed up to craft this music video titled “Any Fun” for Jason Schwartzman’s Coconut Records featuring Chloë Sevigny and Alex Olson.

Wednesday July 1, 2009 : 12:49 PM Chet Childress Get’s In Depth with Slap

defaultNick — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:32:08 GMT

Slap magazine continues to expand on its promise and properly steps up to deliver the multimedia goods with this in-depth web feature with Chet Childress. Loaded with stories, recipes, action flicks, video clips and laced with plenty of Luda’s art, signature style and a gallery of his photos, this piece is worth your time to absorb. Eat it up! Stay tuned for Part 3 on Friday.

Wednesday July 1, 2009 : 12:24 PM Photo Hunt for Dustin Dollin

defaultNick — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:31:24 GMT

The Vans squad is really psyched to have Dustin Dollin in the US, but they need some evidence that he was here this summer! If you’re game, track down Dustin, shoot a creative photo of you and him and send it into: shootyourselfwithdustin@gmail.com. You have the chance to win win a year supply of Dustin’s new shoe, the “No Skool Tre”, a digital camera, and Dustin’s I-Pod…plus more. The full details are right here. Easier said than done huh?

Tuesday June 30, 2009 : 03:47 PM Tuesday 25 with Daryl Angel

defaultNick — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:05:39 GMT

Spend a little time over at Skateboarder’s website and read 25 questions with Habitat’s newest recruit, Daryl Angel.

Tuesday June 30, 2009 : 02:51 PM Heath Talks “Skate” Tonight

defaultNick — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:23:49 GMT

Tune into the Skate Talk channel on Ustream tonight at 8pm PST for a live interview with Emerica pro Heath Kirchart conducted by Bob and Boosh. He’s ready to field your questions. Right Heath?

Tuesday June 30, 2009 : 02:21 PM Krew Welcomes Spencer Hamilton

defaultNick — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:22:58 GMT

KR3W is very proud to announce that one of Canada’s finest, Spencer
Hamilton, has officially joined the ranks of the KR3W Ams, alongside Furby and Greg Myers. Listen to what some of the rides of Krew have to say about Spencer joining the team.

“Dude is impeccable! He really is.”
-Terry Kennedy

“Spencer’s the shit, Mellow kid and he KILLS it.”
-Erik Ellington

“He’s mad cool and a dope skater. He gets me hyped to skate.”
-Tom Penny

Tuesday June 30, 2009 : 12:38 PM Busenitz Pro Shoe Video

defaultNick — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:20:27 GMT

Head over to the adidas site and get the low down on Dennis’ new shoe from our friend and adidas skate shoe designer Danny Kinley as he walks through the creative process. Then see the shoe in its natural habitat…on the streets of San Francisco with Dennis DESTROYING everything in his path.

While you’re at it watch and download Diagonal, adidas European team video too. Dennis’ part is not to be missed.

Tuesday June 30, 2009 : 10:33 AM In Search of Skateboarding

defaultNick — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:18:48 GMT

Slap Magazine’s Editor Mark Whiteley took a trip along California’s central coast with a crew to skate a unique pool recently. Have a look and listen in on what they discovered. Keep on searchin’.

Tuesday June 30, 2009 : 08:48 AM Independent Truck Co. Adds Five

defaultNick — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:16:21 GMT

The combined power of Leo Romero, Justin Figueroa, Benny Fairfax, Joey Brezinski, and Bob Burnquist has been recently harnessed by Independent Truck Co. and their already mighty team of skaters. Welcome dudes!

Monday June 29, 2009 : 09:11 AM Keep on Truckin’

defaultNick — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:34:21 GMT

Marquise Henry is now riding for Force Trucks and Wes Kremer has been adopted by the Royal Truck Company.

Monday June 29, 2009 : 08:48 AM 2009 DVS CPH Pro Results and Recaps

defaultNick — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:31:44 GMT

The results are in from the 3rd annual CPH PRO which took place at the Copenhagen skatepark over the weekend. Rookie pro Torey Pudwill came up large in the finals and held off veteran challenger Eric Koston for the decisive win. T-Puds also took the top cash for Best Trick. The kid is definitely off to a good start in his paid career. Look for more photos and info from the event on the DVS skate site.

Torey 1st place Eric 2nd place

The finals of the contest is always what I look forward to and this contest was no exception. Seeing Torey and Koston go head to head in the jam session in the last heat of the finals was awesome!
In between puking Torey really laid down some amazing skating.

Here are the top 12 Finals break down

1. Torey Pudwill
2. Eric Koston
3. Eero Antilla
4. Zered Bassett
5. Kerry Getz
6. Neverton Casella
7. Daniel Viera
8. Phil Zwijsen
9. Klaus Bohms
10. Chris Astrom
11. Matt Beach
12. Kilian Heuberger

click here to watch the video

Saturday June 27, 2009 : 09:22 AM Battle of the Berrics 2 Is On!

defaultNick — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:10:52 GMT

Some new rules apply as Battle of the Berrics 2 has officially begun today with this first match up between Mike Vallely and Chris Cole. Tomorrow Jamie Thomas faces off with Dennis Busenitz.

Saturday June 27, 2009 : 08:41 AM Kyle Leeper and The Perro

defaultNick — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:09:24 GMT

Here’s a little bit of infomercialism on your Saturday with Kyle Leeper and his newly designed dogs.Looks like a good fit with lots of function.

Friday June 26, 2009 : 07:56 AM Nieratko Gets Manderson’s Girl Pregnant?

defaultNick — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:47:42 GMT

With his very own legit kid due to arrive on September 11th, Chris Nieratko feels awful about the possibility that he also got Mike Anderson’s girlfriend pregnant. How can this be? Just read on and it might just make a little sense to you.

Friday June 26, 2009 : 07:49 AM Friday News Bits

defaultNick — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:46:44 GMT

Theotis Beasley has picked up another sponsor in the form of eyewear with Ashbury. Danny Gonzalez has announced his retirement from professional skateboarding due to an ongoing injury and problematic ankle. We wish you the best in your future endeavors Danny.

Friday June 26, 2009 : 07:29 AM Beauty and the Beast Tales With Epicly Later’d

defaultNick — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:45:46 GMT

The next installment of Epicly Later’d will follow the Girl and Anti Hero crews on last year’s Beauty and the Beast tour. Have a glimpse with this trailer and then tune in on Thursday, July 2nd for the first episode pairing two of skateboarding’s lively teams…wizard sticks and all.