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Skate or Die: Keeping it weird with Jason Jessee

Santa Cruz have their 40th anniversary coming up, and a tie in with Cons is one of the spin offs. Jason Jessee explains.

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7th Oct 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Skate or Die: Fallen Footwear

Loving this. Koyaanisqatsi meets Welcome to Hell with @jamiethomas and the heavy beards of @fallenfootwear. "Road Less Travelled" is online in chunks at @transworldskate, or get the whole thing on iTunes.

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1st Oct 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or Die: Bob Burnquist

Amazing mega-ramp video up for Brazialian vert skater Bob Burnquist. This is what happens when you make a lot of money and have land to build your dream ramp on.

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9th Aug 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or Die: Natas Again

Nice little film as Natas takes part in an artists' residency in Australia. Obligatory product shot at the end to let you know who's paying the bills.

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25th Jun 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or Die: Equinox

I can totally understand why they don't get made that much, but I love an arty skate video. This is Equinox, from Toronto production house Street Feet.

"Cold street footage with a dose of jazz, rap, Charles Bukowski and much more." - via Crossfire Magazine

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22nd Mar 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or Die: Marc Johnson

This guy is fast becoming one of my favourite skaters for his super smooth style and great choice in tunes. Check out his part in Pretty Sweet ...which is not on YouTube unfortunately. Here's a funny skit and a clip from Lakai's Fully Flared video instead. And here's a link to his part from Yeah Right!

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25th Feb 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate Or Die: Panoramic

Board life in China, via @Shanghaiist. Details here

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5th Feb 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate Or Die: Raindrops

Boards, jumpsuits, Red Epic slow mo... 

Directed by: LAMAR+NIK
Song: Monster Rally & Rumtum "Raindrops" (via @mashkulture)

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16th Jan 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

Trailer Park: Only The Young

Promising first-crush story about a couple of teenage skaters in a SoCal desert

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7th Dec 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or Die: Richie Jackson

Despite skateboarding getting more and more dominated by The Man (check out @Jenkemmag 's thoughts), it's always been unusual to see any skater who doesn't somehow fit the stereotype. Australian Richie Jackson is one such dude, channelling his inner Wolfmother while still pulling insane tricks ...many of which he pioneered.

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3rd Dec 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or Die: Bake And Destroy

Forget the well-managed PR of #PrettySweet, skateboarding showed it's still got balls at the recent riot-inducing LA premiere of the new Baker video Bake and Destroy (see above).

And now the whole enchilada is online and available for viewing/download via Thrasher Magazine. Enjoy.

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22nd Nov 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate Or Die: Blue Line

Nice cruising in this San Pedro short from Brian Lotti and Nathan Factor Sacharow

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12th Nov 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Trailer Park: Bones Brigade - An Autobiography

trailer up for the new Stacy Peralta doc looking at the early days of skating

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25th Oct 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate Or Die: Boards BBQ Beer Blackscore

Team @BlackScore_ hanging with the Red Kite Ramp boys for some slo-mo summer backyard skate magic. Get the look.

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5th Oct 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

RIP: Tom Sims

Skate and snowboard pioneer Tom Sims has died, leaving behind a pretty epic extreme sports legacy ...incluidng his stunt riding for James Bond movie View To A Kill.

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13th Sep 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or die: Vans

Lovely litte advertorial film up for Vans, documenting their history and sports involvement.

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27th Jul 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Board To Death: What Chinese Medicine Skateboards

Interesting series of boards based on Chinese medicine graphics from China Skateboards (via Behance)

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17th Jul 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Board To Death: Tall Guys Don't Skate

Thurston Moore talking skating, meeting the Gonz, finding Spike Jonze and hearing Sonic Youth songs in skate vids - over at Ride channel

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12th Jul 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or die: Austyn Gilette

Another stylish skate movie - featuring Austyn Gilette in Quik, from the Eric Koston / Steve Berra entity The Berrics. 'Made possible' by Quiksilver.... whatever that means.

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3rd Jul 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or die: Omar Salazar

I tried to refrain from posting this double-barrelled culture co-opt video, with Nike and Levi's teaming up to take over skateboarding. But the film is so good it would be a shame not too. Not working for the man, just freelancing.

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3rd Jul 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate Or Die: Predatory Bird

chilled lifestyle vid from "small, aggressive-gull-themed, home-grown business" The Predatory Bird

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25th Jun 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate Or Die: Frozen Wave by Juan Rayos

skating in a Madrid ditch with a giant rubber band propulsion system

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20th Jun 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or die: Aaron JAWS Homoki

Unfknblvble. I couldn't jump from most of these heights without breaking both of my legs ....never mind having to land on a skateboard.

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15th Jun 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Trailer Park: HardFlip The Movie

because it's about time that skating got its own Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo

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11th Jun 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate Or Die: Bones Brigade Teaser

Hawk v Hosoi! Relive one of the great 80s skating rivalries in this upcoming documentary about the legendary Bones Brigade crew from Stacy Peralta 

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10th Jun 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Board To Death: Skate Moss

after the @Supreme hookup, the Kate Moss/skate crossover continues with Skate Moss from Jeff Gaudinet. Bring on the #KateMouse version

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6th Jun 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate Or Die: Killian Martin - Altered Route

Riding an old waterpark in the Mojave desert like it's a crazy golf course, Killian Martin is er, killian it in this short from Brett Novak. Powered by Mercedes, tres #postskate 

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2nd Jun 2012 - 1 comments - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate Or Die: Gonz Dancing / Gonz Is God

like this Parisian health warning? @blackscore_ has got the T-shirt for you

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1st Jun 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or Die: #FixToRide

Via BlackScore: CHECK OUT THIS QUICK VIDEO WE SHOT AT SATURDAY'S EVENT AT THE NEWLY REFRUBISHED KENNINGTON BOWL. CONVERSE AND CALIFORNIA SKATEPARKS HAVE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB REFURBISHING THE NEAR-DERELICT 70S CONCRETE PARK, PROVIDING A WHOLE NEW SURFACE AND SOME CONTEMPORARY NEW FEATURES.

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29th May 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate Or Die: Kennington Bowl

Some shots from the revamped (formerly infamous) Kennington Bowl #FixToRide skate jam on Saturday, brought to you by @converse

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28th May 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or Die: Skater Dater

Check out landmark 1965 skate video Skater Dater, which unbelievably was nominated for the Palme D'Or at Cannes and even an Oscar.

Via Glen E. Friedman

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18th May 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or die: Charles Bergquist

some verrrrrrrry slo-mo tricks in this skate vid from Charles Bergquist 

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14th May 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or die: Open Horizon - Russell Houghten

boards, concrete and slo-mo skies - this short from Russell Houghten has it all (via MashKULTURE)

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10th May 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or die: Very Old School

Nomad take things way back in this ad for a new cruiser - more #PreSkate than #PostSkate

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23rd Apr 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or die: Pretty Sweet Trailer

Trailer up for the new Girl / Choclate film Pretty Sweet. Good description. Great photography. Via @TheRealCrailtap

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19th Apr 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or die: GoPro

Skateboarding's probably pretty close to porn when it comes to using advances in film technology. Check out this quick how-to about mounting a mini GoPro HD camera under a skateboard, from @RideChannel's excellent In Focus series.

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22nd Feb 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or die: Chris Pastras

Always been a big fan of Stereo, since way back before Jason Lee started popping up in the movies. Thanks to the newly launched Ride Channel, here we have a two part (1 / 2) interview with Pastras, discussing the history behind him and Jason Lee's Stereo Skates.

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10th Feb 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Tony Hawk's Ride Channel

@YouTube have been setting up some new content partnerships recently and @RIDEChannel is one such offering, from Tony Hawk's 900 Films. The idea is to push channels with regular, programmed content - as YouTube attempst to push itself as a TV replacement.

Ride Channel features a number of skateboard-related shows, such as Jamie Thomas' Let The Good Times Roll, Trick-a-day, Hand in Hand - which features interviews with musicians who have inspired skating (Thurston Moore, for example), Free Lunch which rolls down memory lane with famous skaters and In Focus, which provies great technical tips on making your own skate movies.

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2nd Feb 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

fIREHOSE rEUNION

More info on that fIREHOSE reunion: Consequence of Sound are reporting that as well as playing at Coachella, the band will reunite after 18 years for a US tour. Which makes me 18+ years older than I thought, as me and Cnrth saw them at the Marquee in 1991-ish.

Needless Natas Kaupas plug below.

fIREHOSE 2012 Tour Dates:
04/05 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s
04/06 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
04/07 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
04/09 – Bellingham, WA @ Wild Buffalo House of Music
04/10 – Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
04/11 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
04/12 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Historic Coconut Grove Ballroom *
04/13 – Fresno, CA @ Fulton 55
04/14 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/17 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
04/18 – Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre *
04/19 – Tucson, AZ @ Plush
04/20 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival

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13th Jan 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet

Promo Promo: Mister Heavenly

Fucked up promo for Mister Heavenly's track Bronx Sniper. Modern Lynchian distopia.

eS Skateboarding have a spin off.

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29th Nov 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet

Skate or die: Barbarians at the Gate

Great slice of 90's skate action with Josh Beagle, Ronnie Creager and Heath Kirchart leading the charge in this Spike Jonze-related skate classic which sends the under-age drinkers on an irrsponsible road-trip accross America. It starts with a ridiculous Land Rover jump and heads downhill from there, beautifully soundtracked along the way.

I've been Googling for this skate video classic every 12 months or so, and finally some conscience-free skate fan has had the decency to dump the whole thing onto YouTube as a playlist. My US NTSC VHS copy was getting a little unplayable.

Via Skate.ly - an awesome archive of online skate movies.

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12th Aug 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet