Feb 27
thursdays at Bar D are finally going to be cool again

Feb 22

Introducing the FUNIV Wheelie Board product brought to you by the fine
folks at Fiberops and UNIV. The FUNIV is a shape-your-own skateboard in
the D.I.Y. spirit of both of these San Diego-based brands. Featuring durable 7-ply hardrock maple manufactured in the good old U.S.A. Shape it how you want it or
leave it rectangle! The FUNIV is available at UNIV in Encinitas and
South Beach Miami as well as online at Robust Flavor.
A funny take on the whole limited edition collaboration thing.


Patrick O'dell of VBS.TV is the guest editor of the new issue of Skateboard mag.

Streetwear brand 10 Deep now has a skate team. check The Fly's
blog for a video promo. All HD and well-edited.
You can buy 10 Deep's new shit at the Fizix.


Feb 20

Mr. Salvadore Barbier infamous for his Etnies 23 pro model,
will be launching his new footwear line en titled SLB23.


Feb 14

Vince De Valle has been on the come up. He recently was given
the approval for am status over at Adidas. But now he has jumped
ship from Crimson Skateboards to more solid ground over at Black Label.


Feb 13

Pat Duffy is now riding for Macbeth shoes.

Congratulations go out to Jamie Palmore for being the new am over at Sk8mafia.
People are going to be sorry they slept on him.


Feb 11

it's official. Mikey Taylor and Sean Malto are now on Etnies.

Feb 8

Here is a sneak peek of Tim O'Connor's debut pro model for Adidas.

Feb 6

In a display of sheer will and dedication, Rob Dyrdek
has got himself 21 Guiness book world records.

Feb 5

In a surprising move, DNA distribution, home of Alien Workshop and Habitat skateboards, has been purchased by snowboarding company Burton for
an undisclosed amount of money.

Our good pal Jimmy Cao has been taken off the flow list and
bumped up to official am status over at DVS. Congrats buddy

Feb 4

It's about time that Plan B announces that they have an am. With an all star
line up of pro's, Scott Decenzo becomes the first am on the squad.

Belated congrats to Peter Ramondetta and his girl Josie for tying the knot.

Feb 1

Ex Popwar am Jon Newport has found a new home over at Rasa Libre.

In interesting news, we may be getting another skateboard reality based
show on MTV. Seems as though Kareem Campbell is reemerging in the
scene with City Stars and now a reality show on MTV. We'll see how this goes.

Jan 31

Looks as if Circa is increasing their team with addition of the combat unit.
They've enlisted Lizard King, Nuge, Abdias Rivera, Frank Gerwer,
and Sheldon Meheleshki.

Epicly Later'd has finally posted up the first episode with John Cardiel.
It's a must watch

If you are in a need of a van, Neckface and friends painted a
van that you can buy on ebay. Check it out

Jan 30

After a solid part in the Nike video and being board-sponsorless for a while,
Weiger Van Weigen has found a home at Enjoi skateboards.

Pierre Luc Gagnon aka PLG-unit is now clothed by RDS.

Jan 29

The missing person from ASR Dane Williams has reportedly passed away.
Dane worked for marketing at Hurley. Read the story here.

After recently getting the nod to turn pro for Chocolate, Jesus Fernandez also
was awarded official status as a Matix clothing Pro.


Also in the Matix camp, they officially put long time flow riders
Marty Murawski and Mike Anderson on the team.

On a recent visit to the Santa Cruz website and a view of their newest ad,
It was noticeable that Marius Syvanen's name or pic was no where to be seen.
Wonder were he'll end up.

Head over to the Berrics and check out an interview with Jason Lee.

Whenever you get any free time, check out german lifestyle website
artschoolvets.com. You won't be dissappointed.

A pretty sick concept bike has emerged. In a recent Air Force 1 Silver Service
display at London's Dover Street Market, the design collective,
the Wilson Brothers created a handmade fixed gear bike to celebrate the AF1.

In last of the news, peep a high gloss this high gloss Alphanumeric board that
was made. Its gives a nice look to the board, but with any good board, it won't
last forever once skated.


Jan 28

Since leaving Fourstar, PJ Ladd has decided to add another change in his
sponsor roster. He has stepped away from ES and now endorses DC Shoes
as well as DC Apparel.

Also ex-flip am and Brazilian ripper Danilo Cerezini has been
appointed Pro-status with Blind

Also Brian "Slash" has a couple sponsor changes. First he left Vox to be a part
of Jamie Thomas' footwear program at Fallen. He has also recently left
Black Label to join the new Baker company Deathwish skateboards.

And all around good guy Lee Smith is apparently off Santa Cruz skateboards.

there is a missing person report from ASR. check the glob for more info.

Jan 22

Kareem Campbell and City Stars is back in effect. The brand will run alongside
Finesse Skateboards and Premium Skateboards under Pure Distribution.
Remember, City Stars helped launch the careers of P-Rod, Mikey Taylor, Devine Calloway, and Spanky. I wonder what upstarts Kareem will enlist in his camp..


Mag contributor Justin Fly has just launched his staff daily page
read his coolness here.

Jan 21

ASR planner click here

this thurs. night Andrew Reynolds' band the goat will be performing at the
Pink Elephant in Northpark. See you there.

Winner of this year's Tampa Am goes to Darkstar's upcoming am
Ryan Decenzo from Canada. FINAL RESULTS
1) Ryan Decenzo
2) Ben Hatchell
3) Davis Torgerson
4) Felipe Gustavo
5) Vincent Alvarez
6) Chazz Ortiz
7) Chris Gregson
8) Shane O'Neill
9) Taylor Smith
10) Felipe Ortiz
11) Theotis Beasley
12) Chris Troy

Winner of the best trick contest was Vince De Valle of Crimson and Adidas fame.
FINAL RESULTS
1) Vince De Valle- Kickflip frontside lipslide
2) David Gonzalez- Kickflip back noseblunt
3) Dave Bachinsky- Front blunt kickflip in
4) Vincent Alvarez- Switch alley-oop lipslide & switch front shuv lipslide
5) Marius Syavanen- Nollie alley-oop 5-0

Speaking of Mr. Marius, word on the streets is that he got busted in
Tampa for chilling with doctor green thumb. The man won't be able to hold
down Marius that long. Check it out

After taking a long hiatus after getting the boot from Flip and Etnies,
Bastien Salabanzi has reemerged with a Spanish board company, Jart Skateboards.


Don Vito is once again in trouble with the law. He was found
in possession of some booger sugar, aka cocaine.
Check out the press release.

Jan 20

In a surprising move, Disney has commissioned Christian Hosoi on designs.
Should be interesting to see what comes about.


Jan 19

If you happen to be in the New York City area Saturday, make sure
you check out th Patrick O' Dell photo show. O' Dell, the genius
behind Epicly Later'd will be showcasing photos at the Fuse Gallery
in New York City. Don't miss out.

As many know, the inaugural Tampa Am is going on this weekend.
Good luck to our good buddy Jimmy Cao. This will be his first appearance. Break a leg buddy... or not? Check out his new ad from Venture.


If you'll be in the San Diego area this Saturday, check out
the Red Feathers show at Scolari's Office. The Red Feather's name
may seem familiar since their the latest music spotlight. Come
check out their live show. You won't be dissappointed.

Jan 18

Here is a sneak preview of the new Vans Chukka Low's that should be
hitting the shelves Spring 08. These are definitely heaters.


Also, today is the official launch of
dcskateboarding.tv check it out.

If you'll be in town for ASR and Agenda weekend, make sure you check
out this party. Thrown by 10 deep, Diamond Hardware, and our good friends
over at BLENDS.


I'm saddened to break the news of chess prodigy, Bobby
Fischer's death today. I remember watching the movie about him and
wanting to play chess all the time. He died at age 64, same as
the number of squares on a chess board.

Jan 17

If you're going to ASR come say hi to us. We'll be upstairs in a huge room
for Mullets, Mohawks & Music with the Grind For Life foundation in room 20D.

free beer!


In an interesting move, Vans has collaborated with Apple. More
specifically the i phone. Now you can play the game skate on your i
phone as well as choose vans shoes for the riders to wear.


The thunder from down under Ritchie Jackson is
now covering his feet with IPath shoes. If you've never heard of
Ritchie, I suggest you you tube him. In other footwear related news
Tony Silva now calls Duffs shoes home.

San Jose photographer Jai Tanju put together a photo book called
Mute 1, a book of photograghy by skateboarder & the likes.
Photography by Jerry Hsu, Andrew Hutchison, Bart Jones, Lance Dalgart,
Joey Ruiz, Brendan Klein, Greg Schmitty & mail from Dave Schubert. Buy
it here

Jan 16

Are you a british boyscout who skates? If so, the UK
scout association is now offering skateboard badges to go with
your knot tying badge and meat pie baking badge (i just made those up)

Birdhouse pro Willy Santos is having a skate contest/demo in everyones
favorite island in the pacific. For our readers in the Phillipines, check it out!



Jan 15

Check out Tony, Mark, and Justin at Crailtap's "Ring Ring Ring" section.
Actually don't, they went to HK and Tokyo without me.

Check out Gallery 1988 anytime before Feb.1 for a tribute show for Stan Lee.

I came across this video of Lem Villemin from Germany.
If you've never heard of him, you will soon. This kid kills it.
I got this video from a European site called Place.
The youth are taking over the future with style.

check this video out

also, Daniel Castillo turned pro! congrats