Carlos de Andrade discusses winning Slam City Jam in 1996, moving to America, Chet Thomas getting him on World Industries & Darkstar Wheels, Ty Evans asking him if he wanted to film a part for a TWS video, buying properties in Brazil with his money from contests & sponsors, moving back to Brazil after they sold World Industries, skating in the latest Tampa Pro contest and much more!
Rockstar Energy Open VQS Is Back for 2025 – Video Contest Details & Prize Breakdown
The Rockstar Energy Open VQS (Video Qualifier Series) is BACK and there is major money up for grabs once again. That’s right, ANYone can submit a :30-1 minute video for their chance to win a piece of the $24,000 on the line. Ready for the details? Here’s the breakdown:
There will be 7 weeks open to video submissions between June 2 and July 25, 2025. Each week 1 woman and 1 man will each be awarded $1,000 for the best video shared on Instagram with #RSOPENVQS. At the end, there will be Best Trick and Viewers Choice awards of $2,500 each given to women and men.
After the money has been dished out in full, the top 10 women and top 10 men will be invited to skate at the Rockstar Energy Open in Portland, Oregon on August 15 in the VQS On-Site Qualifier. The top 2 from each contest will advance to skate in Main Event. It’s that simple. For more details on how to submit and how to vote, head to ThePlatfrm.com.
SOVRN: X
TEN YEARS OF SOVRN SKATEBOARDS. Featuring Ben Campbell, Mikey Taylor, Ben Nordberg, Mike Burgess, Marcus Vik, Jalen Oliver, Dave Engerer, Justin Damer, Nate Greenwood and Martin Chavez.
Curren Caples Pro Model | The Desert Experience | VANS
We celebrated the launch of Curren Caples new shoe with a broken full pipe under a chandelier in the middle of the desert. The sounds of yacht rock from a string quartet, rich caviar, and smells of leather scented cologne permeating through the air.
SPoT Life-Flogging Molly Salty Dog Cruise 2025
Brian Schaefer and the SPoT crew head out on the Salty Dog Cruise for a week to put on a skate demo and adventure out to the Cayman Islands and Jamaica.
Far’n High 2025 – SPoT Life – Taiga Nagai, Chase Webb, Maurio Mccoy
The SPoT media crew returns to Paris for the 17th annual Far’n High. Here’s how it all went down!
ON THE SESSION | THE YARD w/ MAURIO MCCOY! – TOM ASTA
Todays video Tom Asta gets a skate session in with Mauro McCoy at The Yard indoor skatepark in Ambler, PA!
Pepper Grip | A Wagon Story – featuring Austin Kanfoush and Rob Starr
Jump in “The Wagon” and tag along with Austin Kanfoush and Rob Starr “Cheddar Bob,” on a super-visual journey together back to their hometown of Pittsburgh PA.
Growing up filming and skating, “The Wagon” was the car that shuttled the crew around, made all of those out of town spots accessible, and entertained in some notable cameos in Rob’s early “Yinz” videos.
Alongside this tribute Peppers present a tactfully crafted capsule of items to help tell their story and honor a sacred era and the origin of their adventures through some nostalgic footage intertwined with new assets captured on their recent visit.
“480P” NEW BALANCE NUMERIC X BRONZE56K
Jordan Trahan, Shaun Paul, Billy McFeely and Marcello Vampanello for New Balance x Bronze56k collab. Available HERE.
Pro Skater Builds EPIC Custom Ramp for Kids & Shreds with Them! – OC Ramps
Dave Bachinsky guest builds and shreds for one of our lucky customers! Watch the customers kids get hyped to see Dave build and skate there brand new mini ramp in there back yard!
Sprinkles – Pool Section and Ryan Barlow – A Visual Mixtape – SKATEJAWN
A wild pool session with Chris Cope, Simon Bannerot and Raney Beres; followed by a Ryan Barlow SF part from the Sprinkles video “A Visual Mixtape”.
SLS Pros Hit Lot 11 Skatepark | $4000 Cash for Tricks – Miami Edition
Lot 11 Skatepark hosted the SLS In Your City cash for tricks, and the Miami scene showed up strong.
No contest pressure—just a session with heavy hitters like Nyjah Huston, Sean Malto, Shane O’Neill, Chloe Covell, Paige Heyn, Felipe Gustavo, Jamie Foy, and Vincent Milou throwing down and vibing with the crowd.