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Face Time video with Keegan Sauder

Posted on May 31, 2011 with Comments Off

Keegan Sauder is an amazing skateboarder. But more than that, he’s really talented at living life in general. The Vancouver native has spent time all over the place and is rarely in the same spot for long. Now, having cemented a solid pro career with his standout part in Zero’s “Strange World” video,…

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‘The Mandalay Express’ trailer

Posted on May 31, 2011 with Comments Off

Filmmaker Patrik Wallner has just released the trailer to his new skate documentary, The Mandalay Express.

The documentary follows a group of skaters including John Tanner, Casey Rigney and Kenny Reed as they travel from southern Vietnam to northern Myanmar.

This one month journey also included stops in Thailand and Cambodia, and aims to show off the exotic diversity of South East Asia.

The Mandalay Express is due for release on DVD in Autumn 2011 accompanied by some premieres across Europe.

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Sml, Mandalay Express, Rattray, and Grandpa’s Videos

Posted on May 31, 2011 with Comments Off

Small Wheels has some Javan Campello warm ups. Mandalay Express follows American and European skaters in Southeast Asia. John Rattray posted up the NZ bike/skate adventure film, Riding The Long White Cloud in five parts. Strange Notes takes a Field Trip to Grandpa’s.

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Skateboarder Magazine’s Make-A-Wish Benefit Skate Jam Recap

Posted on May 31, 2011 with Comments Off

Skateboarder Magazine’s 2nd annual Best Trick & Skate Jam benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles went down this Memorial Weekend at Stoner Skate Park. The benefit jam drew over 45 professional and amateur skaters to raise funds and awareness for the much-loved Foundation.

The event drew local community members and top names in skateboarding including Eric Koston, Heath Kirchart, Mike Carroll, Vincent Alvarez, Dustin Dollin, Josh Kalis, Alex Olson, David..

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Jeff Phillips Tribute

Posted on May 31, 2011 with Comments Off

Mike Crum and The Overground Project hosted the first annual Jeff Phillips Tribute over the weekend. Heres a few photos from the event. Look out for some additional coverage of the event in an upcoming issue.

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Sammy Baca 4-Day Giveaway

Posted on May 31, 2011 with Comments Off

Altamont is giving away a bunch of Sammy Baca gear from Altamont and Baker skateboards, Independent trucks, Spitfire wheels, Converse and Mob grip. Follow Altamont on Twitter and Facebook to find out how to win each day of this week.

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Thunder Update

Posted on May 30, 2011 with Comments Off

Thunder has some new Spring 2011 trucks on their website including the Hi 147 II trucks and a new Peter Ramondetta video to go along with it.

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Antique, Vox, Fly Society, Ammo, Lizard, and 5boro Videos

Posted on May 30, 2011 with Comments Off

Antique is a new brand out of Canada with a sick promo video. Vox has a new road trip video. Fly Society welcomes Sean Keller. Felix stars in the new Facetime Series commercial for Ammo. Random Lurkerz purges the hard drive of Lizard King footage. 5boro spends the day with Danny Falla.

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Emerica filmmaker Jon Miner interview

Posted on May 29, 2011 with Comments Off

I’d rather be a construction worker than a skateboard filmmaker in 2011. I don’t think I could handle the heavy lifting of trying to create something unique both in terms of look and content from what everyone else is doing while also trying to give a glimpse of skaters’ personalities. That last part…

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Marty Rock was in the house last night!

Posted on May 29, 2011 with Comments Off

My new short film called Marty Rock. Starring Marty Murawski. Guest starring Kenny Anderson and someone’s dad.

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