Cookie’s Pro board release at Brooklyn Projects.
Red Bull – Step Inside The Modern Paris Skate Scene | GREETINGS FROM PARIS, FRANCE
Even though Paris has a deep skateboarding history, it’s only quite recently that the French capital has become a must-visit city for any skater looking to collect footage or just have a good time. The rebuilding of Place de la République, the skate/fashion explosion and the will of the city to make more public spaces accessible to skateboarders have clearly all been factors in this Parisian skate renaissance. Guillaume Perimony takes us on a tour through the cosmopolitan skate life of the resurgent French capital in his short film Greetings from Paris.
Mano A Mano 2019 – Round 1: Dave Bachinsky vs. Tom Schaar
Dave Bachinsky takes on Tom Schaar in the first round of Mano A Mano 2019 at Woodward West. 16 of the best mini ramp skaters in the world were invited to Woodward West to compete in the third annual Mano A Mano: a single-elimination, bracketed Game of S.K.A.T.E. tournament. Follow the four weeks of head-to-head matchups starting December 3 and concluding on December 26 when we crown our champion.
Andale Team Edit Vol. 4
The Andale Bearings Team rounds up their volume 4 edit! Featuring skateboarding by: Paul Rodriguez, Joey Brezinski, Torey Pudwill, Tiago Lemos, Sewa Kroetkov, John Di Larenzo, Santana Saldana, Daniel Espinoza, Trent Mcclung, Trent Mcclung, Carlos Ribeiro, Roman Lisiuka, Carter Oeflein, Will Gomez, Lucas Puig, Daewon Song, Aurelie Giraud, Nick Tucker, Yuto Horigome, and Shmatty Chaffin.
Cookie Pro Boards – Art process – Element Skateboards
Cookie is Pro! Get to know the process of Cookie first Pro model and pick up a deck HERE.
Nike SB | Stefan Janoski | Everyone Hates Poetry
Whether he’s skating ledges, playing the piano or chilling in the pool on his “Crucifloat,” Stefan Janoski follows the same effortless approach. Skate photographer, filmmaker and artist, Thomas Campbell, brings that creative spirit front and center in his short documentary, “Everyone Hates Poetry,” highlighting Stefan’s sculpture, songwriting, painting and beyond.
Nike caught up with Thomas recently about meeting Stefan almost 20 years ago in the garage of a punk house in San Diego, the permanence of bronze and why failure is important to both art and skating. Read the full article HERE.
ERIC KOSTON: The State of Skateboarding | X Games
Skateboarding legend Eric Koston has been a sneaker head since first visiting Japan at age 19. As a teenage skateboarder, finding affordable footwear that worked for street skateboarding was not as easy as it is today. Before the dawn of signature skate shoes, Koston and friends would search for new, old stock of Nikes to skate in. In hindsight, Koston now realizes that those teenage searches for Nikes influenced his rise through skateboarding.
Eating Dirt and Natural Quarterpipe Inverts – Kicking it With Erick Winkowski and Zarosh
Erick Winkowski takes it up north to Zarosh’s famed dirt board paradise aka Cachagua Land and skates a new dirt quarter pipe among a bunch of other things… 110mm wheels, eating bugs, there’s no rules to this shit.
Paul Schmitt | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 174
Paul Schmitt discusses growing up in La Crosse Wisconsin, moving to Tampa, selling rails made of Wood and Fiberglass, making the first plastic rails, how Schmitt Stix was created, making boards in his bedroom, moving to Costa Mesa to make boards for Vision and Schmitt Stix, leaving Vision to create The New Deal with Steve Douglas and Andy Howell, forming PS Stix, tailoring boards to a skaters needs, how “Nano Tubes” affect your pop, what goes into making a single skateboard deck, his Create A Skate program for schools and much more!
RVCA Welcomes to the Family Evan Mock
RVCA & PM Tenore welcome Evan Mock to the family.
Tom Asta vs. Switch Heel Nosegrind Fakie Flip
Tom Asta walks us through the process for his last trick from Til The End Vol. 3 in Valencia, Spain. Switch Heel Nosegrind Fakie flip out is tough enough as is, watch through til the end to see what other insane trick Tom had in mind at this spot!
Creature Presents: Henry Lewis Last Strike Series
Get bit by Creature’s ‘Last Strike’ series and take a stroll with renowned tattoo artist Henry Lewis as he shows us around his local haunts and gets in-depth on how he got into art, what gets him hyped and how he came up with his latest offering featuring signature boards with pros Navarrette, Martinez, Wilkins, Partanen, and the “scorpion king” himself David Gravette fused to our favorite shapes varying from 8” wide to a hefty 8.8”. With purple laminates, smooth matte finish, and gold accents, these beauts’ are waiting to sting your favorite spots!