Andrew Allen’s local skatepark gets overrun by renegade rollerbladers who are addicted to waxing just about everything in the park. A dreadlocked Brazilian rollerblading Amazon woman becomes Andrew’s enemy and challenges him to a slippery skate off. She wins, but in the end she really loses.
Loveletters Season 10: Natas Love Note | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
Natas Kaupas was one of the skaters who led the charge in the mid 80’s away from the backyard ramps to the streets. We wanted to take a moment to insure no one ever forgets how radical and influential NATAS was.
The Tony Alva Story-Newport Beach Film Festival Teaser | Skate | VANS
On April 27th The Newport Beach Film Festival hosts the world premiere of the The Tony Alva Story. For tickets click HERE.
Elijah Berle Runs For His Life! | Classic Tales | VANS
The Chocolate team heads south to Nicaragua to visit Chico Brenes’ family home. Elijah is having a blast and decides to go on a beer run but ends up running for his life instead. Shotguns and cold ones.
Vans Clash of the Crews 2019 – Concrete Jam
One of the new additions to the Vans Clash of the Crews Shop vs. Shop contest this year was an insane Concrete Jam, where each crew picked their best cement chomper to go all out in the courtyard. As usual, things got way crazier than expected.
Vans Clash of the Crews 2019 – Best Trick Contest
In true SPoT fashion, we added a few extra events to this year’s Clash of the Crews Shop Vs. Shop contest. One of them was a ripping Best Trick Jam that ended with Marcos Montoya blasting an insane krooked grind nollie flip out across the flatbar. Yeah Marcos!
Vans Clash of the Crews 2019 – Street Qualifiers & Finals
30 Crews went head to head on January 19, 2019 for our annual Clash of the Crews contest, presented by Vans. There were shops from all over the country, including Chicago’s Asylum Skateshop, Vu from Baltimore, and South Carolina’s Bluetile Skateshop, and even the legendary Ray Barbee was in attendance. Check out some highlights from the Street Contest.
House of Vans Detroit – Trailer | VANS
Vans is pleased to announce House of Vans will be coming to Detroit January 24-27, 2019. The four days of programming will include live music, a street market showcasing various members of Detroit’s burgeoning creative community, immersive art exhibitions and workshops, skate clinics and an indoor skate park. All free with RSVP at http://houseofvans.com now!
VANS APAC: Shikumen | Skate | VANS
Vans Asia rented a “Shikumen”, an old Shanghai lane house, for a month and invited the Vans team from all over the world to explore the city. Staying in week-long shifts, the team from the USA, France, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, and Japan cruised around with the Vans China team as they skated the city of marble, devouring xiaolongbaos and dodging scooters along the way. Featuring Chima Ferguson, Jesse Noonan, Jackson Pilz, Juwon Eun, Chris Bradley, Piet Guilfoyle, Azreen Azman, Dustin Henry, Etienne Gagne, Victor Pellegrin, Jeremy Hu, CK, Xiao Jun, Fifa Tintarn, Jerm Sothichai, Shogo Zama, Mario Palandeng, Zhenya Buzukin, Mike Lee, Justin Henry, and Pedro Delfino. Filmed and edited by Tommy Zhao and Liu Maomao.
Jeff Grosso Has A Burrito In His Butt! | Classic Tales | Vans
Burritos are good. Drugs are bad. If you are doing drugs, please get help. Legend Jeff Grosso looks back on one wild day back in 1997 when he did some drugs and ended up with a burrito in his butt. Look, it’s a long story. Don’t judge. Just watch the damn video.
Loveletters Season 9: Grosso’s Not Going Off | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
Grosso’s not going off? That’s what he thinks. The editors have hours and hours of footage of Jeff speaking his mind and have edited some of their favorite outtakes together into one incoherent episode. Enjoy. Loveletters Season 10 returns in April, 2019.
60 Seconds With Grosso: Julien Stranger | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
AntiHero Skateboards’ Julien Stranger is an enigma wrapped in a riddle—he also rips. Grosso takes 60 seconds to remind everyone how rad Julien is.