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The High Five skateboards ($52)

Posted on June 29, 2011 with Comments Off

The High Five skateboards is the brainchild of longtime skateboarding artist Todd Bratrud. Bratrud has created iconic graphics for everyone from Consolidated to Flip over the years. His distinct style and attention to detail have made for memorable images that stand out in a sea of series graphics and…

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X Games Real Street videos live now!

Posted on June 29, 2011 with Comments Off

X Games Real Street 2011 video contest starts today. If you’re a skateboarder, today feels a little bit like Christmas. Brand new, never-before seen videos from 16 of the best street skaters in the world. That’s nearly enough amazing skating to fill two full-length skate film productions. Dig in to…

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Etnies ‘The PAS House’

Posted on June 29, 2011 with Comments Off

Etnies have just opened The PAS House, a futurist concept living installation as part of the Public Domaine skate exhibition, at La Gaîté Lyrique in Paris.

This 70m² space is based on the vision of Etnies’ founder Pierre-André Senizergues and explores the potential influence of skateboarding on the home over the next 25 years.

It was designed by artist Gil Le Bon Delapointe and supervised by architect Francois Perrin, and mixes a simple family home with skateable transitions and ledges.

The exhibition is running until August 7, so go check it out!

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PHOTOFILE Jazz Push Edition

Posted on June 29, 2011 with Comments Off

Online photo communities come and go but Jazz Push seems to be building a substantial following. To get the word out we had them curate this month’s PHOTOFILE. Featuring photos by Patrick Driscoll, Terry Worona, Daniel Wagner, Jordan Langdon, Curtis Rothney, Andrew Norton, Ben Karpinkski, and Ryan Allan. Comment some links to other skate photo sites you know of.

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Real Street 2011

Posted on June 29, 2011 with Comments Off

ESPN’s Real Street contest is back and online now with sixteen new videos from Dylan Rieder, Guru Khalsa, Anthony Schultz, Daewon Song, Silas Baxter-Neal, Louie Barletta, Brandon Westgate, Tom Asta, Ryan Decenzo, Tommy Sandoval, Zered Bassett, Tony Tave, Billy Marks, Darrell Stanton, Eli Reed, and Joey Brezinski.

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5X5 With Keegan Sauder

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Keegan Sauder gives five top fives for a new Black Box series called 5X5.

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Anti-Hero Summer 2011 Catalog

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Take a look at the first Summer 2011 Anti-Hero catalog.

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Almost, sml, Creature, Elijah, Manwolfs, and Mystery Videos

Posted on June 29, 2011 with Comments Off

Daewon and Cooper have a fun Sunday for Almost. Raymond Molinar finds his pro wheel for sml. Wheels. Creature welcomes a new fiend in Ryan Reyes. Crailtap has a mini top five with Elijah Berle. The Manwolfs check out Public Domaine in Paris. Mystery demos at Kinetic.

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Theotis, Flip, Garcia, Vox, and Coakley Videos

Posted on June 29, 2011 with Comments Off

Theotis Beasley reviews another sponsor me tape for Altamont. Tom Penny and the Flip guys skate a mini ramp at Junkyard. Danny Garcia skates Door 33 skatepark for Quiksilver. Australian Robert Macalister form the Vox video, Skate 4 Change. Kevin Coakley has a mini part for Brixton.

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Shake Junt releases official Chicken Bone Nowison commercial

Posted on June 29, 2011 with Comments Off

The fuckups over at Shake Junt have been working on a video for just about as long as they can’t remember. The title for the cinematic masterpiece-to-be is Chick Bone Nowison. Brilliant. And if the title wasn’t enough, they even recorded a rap song with the same title. As you can imagine, “Chicken Bone Now-its-on” are pretty much the only lyrics to the song but its pretty friggin classic nonetheless. Its in the video. Check it out.

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