Altamont weekend

Vancouver: It all kicks off this Thursday, April 17 with a DJ set by Leo Fitzpatrick (Kids, Bully, The Wire) at The Bourbon...then on Friday, April 18 the 'To All My Friends' photos by Patrick O Dell (Altamont, VBS.TV, Epicly Later'd) at Antisocial...followed by the Afterparty at Richards with The Teenagers and 1/2 Alive crew. Get sleep now!

Rodrigo TX Joins LRG !

I just saw this flyer for an Australian tour the LRG team is doing and yep it's official Rodrigo TX has been added to the LRG team and is indeed partaking in this tour, i've personally had the pleasure of skating, touring and shooting photos of Rodrigo in the past and let me just say he's a really nice guy as well as an extremely talented skateboarder. Good looks from LRG on the addition of him to the team, Congrats TX ,now go get 100% Dundee !

Mike McComb in SBC Wake!

Congrats to Timebomb's Wakeboard Team Manager, Mike "Krispy Kreme" McComb for his spotlight in the newest SBC Wake!

Kids love Etnies...

This kid from Montreal just got his 15 minutes of fame in Trasher wearing his brand new Etnies baby cribs!
Un ami de l'Agence Royal a vu son tout petit recevoir les honneurs du magazine Trasher. On peut le voir portant ses baby cribs Etnies!

4/20 is coming...

Our Timebomb Trading representative DJ Marvel (The Freshest Kids) has a new CD just for you! It contains the complete smoked out soundtrack. Download it http://www.zshare.net/audio/10345169915167d9/

Product Spotlight: Dragon Safari Series

Dragon goes wild with it's new Safari Series for Spring. This collection is Dragon's wildest, with it's hottest styles- the Phase, Transit, and GG- wrapped in luxurious zebra prints. Embellished with gold accents and a bronze gradient lens, the Safari Series is sure to bring out the inner animal in us all.. In shops now- Don't sleep on these..

The Most Ridiculous Outfit.

Cut Copy

Lancement de la boutique Classic Boardshop Official launch

This Sunday Classic Boardshop is doing its offical launch party for the opening of their two locations. Everyone's invited to the BST in Ste-Thérèse.

Ce Dimanche Classic Boardshop célèbre l'ouverture officielle des ses deux boutiques. Tout le monde est invité à la Brasserie Ste-Thérèse.

11th Hour

This just came out on DVD and is a 'must see'. Produced by our very own Pierre Andre (etnies, Sole Technology).

Hstoked!

To celebrate the release of the Jerry Hsu shoe and his new clothing line on Emerica Gear, Emerica threw him a party at KCDC skateshop in New York City last week. Also in attendance were Emerica team riders Heath Kirchart, Kevin "Spanky" Long and Braydon Szafranski. Jerry’s good friend DJ Leo Fitzpatrick spun, followed by bands that are part of a Coldsweat and TeePee Records showcase, Phantom Family Halo and Titan. The party lasted until 3:00 am strong with no sign of cops in sight. Stay tuned for more Hsu release parties to come..

Photos: Emerica/Epicy Laterd.
Coverage: Transworld, Emerica Skate Blog, and Epicy Laterd.

Three times dope?

So our RVCA westcoast rep Ryan Taron makes the contents page of the new SBC surf. Now he is claiming that he's 'the only Canadian to make it 'glossy' in a surf, skateboard and snowboard magazine'. Can anybody prove this different?

Product Spotlight: etnies Plus x Write Left Collaboration

kenta by etnies Plus- a collaboration between etnies Plus and Write-Left.

Born in Japan and based in Vancouver, Canada, Kenta runs a design company called Write-Left. The portfolio encompasses graphic design, interior design and Write-Left product. Kenta and a friend also run Brknhome, a T-shirt brand known for bold graphic designs. Regardless of what he's working on, Kenta's aesthetic is an infusion of Japanese simplicity and detail with American classic and boldness.

The collab features a tight package of two models, the Pablo and the Junior, accompanied by two tees, simply named Black Tee and White Tee - marking a streamlined lifestyle focus for etnies Plus. In select shops now.

Emerica Wild Ride 2008 Announced

Emerica’s Wild Ride 2008 was officially confirmed for June 10-20. The Emerica team will thunder through skateparks on their Harley Davidsons, starting in Easley, South Carolina to NJ Skateshop in Sayreville, New Jersey. The Wild Ride leads to Wild in the Streets in New York City, where over 5000 kids will wreak havoc as they celebrate the joy of skateboarding on Go Skateboarding Day. Click on the video for the teaser.

Photos of Emerica Wild Ride 2007 captured by Brian Derballa.

Teenagers

Rick Klotz, The King of Pranks.

Spencer Takes Third!

Congats to Canadian etnies Girl and Dragon direct rider Spencer O'Brien for taking third at The Big Air Comp at Burton's US Open!

Win the super limited LRG x G-Shock Watch.

You're not going to get one of these watches by hounding G... but you can enter this contest for an LRG prize pack. Presented by LRG, Timebomb, and Dose.

Cadence Weapon loves his LRG!

Seen here at The Pawn Shop last weekend in Edmonton.
Photo: Gravy.

Eh! Team DJ's in Victoria

If you don't know about the Eh Team DJs by now, you have been hiding under a rock. Lucky for Victoria, BC to have 4 of em.

GuessHsu?

Our man Jerry Hsu's first Emerica pro model releases next month. Click on the video to see the teaser!

Don't ask me for one

These LRG X G-Shocks were highly limited and I could barely get my hands on one. If you search hard though, you may find.

The Freshest Kids

Freshjive presents The Freshest Kids podcast. Free download here. View track listing on The Freshest Kids' site.

Fos on Altamont

Altamont artist Fos talks about growing up in England, running Heroin Skateboards, designing graphics, and his many influences. See his video interview here.

Fools Gold Toronto

LRG & Luxirie get down with the Fools Gold tour in Toronto featuring DJ A-Trak, Sinden and guests