Tag: skateboarding

More than ten years ago Antisocial skate shop out of Vancouver, Canada released a video. It was one of those videos that I would watch before I would go skating, it had a nice mix of art, skateboarding and interesting music. After this release things seemed to become quiet, until I checked my Tumblr last night and found this clip, what a pleasant surprise! It is a promo for the new Antisocial video that will come out next spring. Hopefully something I’ll be watching before going out to skate!

Skateboarder look at things differently, just think about the urban environment with all it’s stairs, ledges or handrails – in short: spots. This kind of thinking makes many skateboarders sort of creative and so it’s no surprise, that many of us end up working in creative trades. PLAN 9 presents “Skate Trades”, a documentary that shows the connection between skateboarding and trades. The 22 minute film entered into many international film festivals and is now online for your viewing pleasure, due to privacy settings, we’re not able to embed the video… Click here to watch “Skate Trades” on Vimeo, it’s perfect for rainy saturdays…

This July, the adidas Skateboarding team went on tour again, although it feels like these guys are on tour all the time, which is actually pretty sick! #3stripes3cities was the motto for this particular one with stops in Berlin, Hannover and Hamburg. Today we present the first part of three – Berlin, where the adidas Skate Copa Event kicked off the tour. Expect some excellent streetskating by Lem Villemin, Phil Anderson, Valeri Rosomako, Benny Fairfax, Patrick Zentgraf and Sandro Trovato:

Filmed and edited by Torsten Frank

Here is Simo Mäkelä`s brand new Full Part and this is what we think about it:

– MftHelsinki is dope! Good to see that local shops release such good videos.

– Making jokes of weird finnish drunk people is funny. Doing it on handicapped dudes is not.

– You can see if someone is a good skater just from his ability to push – so Simo is.

– VX ’til I die.

– Was Simo on hs way to the doubleset in Copenhagen but bailed? Dopest line anyway (01:21 min)

– Very good second song! Epic but not too epic. Just cool-epic.

– SW TRE!

The 4 Skateboard Company is amongst our favorite brands from down under, they have released a couple of projects that were on heavy pre-sesh rotation. Their most recent video combines still and moving images that create a strong atmosphere – featuring Louie Dodd, Casey Foley, Ricky Watt, Morgan Campbell, Mike Martin, Harry Clark as well as guest skaters Ben Hermans and Kaloe Kaaikala.

Supra just released a 5 minute clip, schowing the best of Spencer Hamilton. Here’s what we thought while watching this journey all around the globe…

– Spencer smokes while doing huge SW BS Kickflips – 1:03
– Spencer has a faible for coloured wheels – 1:12
– Spencer is real ghetto… See 1:54
– Was that Jaws at 3:57?
– Where’s the play again button?

Today we proudly announce the third out of three winners for the PLACE and adidas Skateboarding 3Stripes3Tricks Video Contest: Phillipp Oehmige! If you’ve been around Berlin lately, you probably have seen this kid killing it at any time. We think you can easily call him a skaterat, always on the run and throwing himself down the big stuff. Congratulations!

That’s it for the 3Stripes3Tricks video contest, thanks everybody for entering and submitting your clips. Watch out for the Big Final Edit which drops this month featuring the German adidas team and footage of all three winners: Josh Junkes, Giorgi Armani and finally Phillipp Oehmige. Stay tuned.

The brandnew PLACE issue 54 just arrrived at the office and will be available through skateshops, selected retailers and newsstands next week – some of the shops got the issue already, just ask!

For this issue we ask if all NBD’S have already been done and we’ll find an interesting answer coming along with some crazy photos by Roman Gonzalez aka @gonzox1000 – shot with iPhone only!

Here’s a sneak peak of the magazine, filled with Skateboard Culture… Take a look, order your copy here and enjoy the read!

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EBD – Appropriation in Skateboarding

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Becoming Friends – Sage Elsesser Interview

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Behind The Scenes – 5boro NYC

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Cracks and Crooks – Frankfurt Hauptwache Retrospective

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Those who make – Reik Manig

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Where have you been – Vladik Scholz

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Portfolio – Alexey Lapin

The Öctagon squad returns with a new clip showcasing the talents of Valentin Bauer, Joseph Biais, Bram de Cleen, Edouard Depaz, Remy Taveira and more. Black and white footy straight from the future. Excellent soundtrack included:

Öctagon is totalitarian. Every human notion has been replaced by data and individuals are constantly under surveillance, which is insured by Surveyör. The program is checking the data transformation to their tasks state.

More info: www.octagon-exe.com

We just discovered this wonderful video over at vimeo – what a romantic story:

What started as the DC Downhill Club (DCDC) has grown into DC Drain and Clean – a group of skateboarders from the Washington, DC area who have made it their mission to seek out backyard pools to drain and skate – making unique friendships along the way.

Sami Harithi is one of the very few skateboarders from Germany that have made a lasting impact on an international level – we already told you last week. In the game since the early 90ies, Sami has seen a lot trends come and go, good times and crisis. The most important fact about this humble person is, that Sami is still around, skating every spot that passes his way – after all those years, his passion for skateboarding burns as hot as ever, he even filmed a new part in Berlins Shelter. See Sami amongst his friends Farid Ulrich, Lennie Burmeister, Denny Pham and Michi Mackrodt. Style is forever!

Filmed & edited by Mark Nickels

This is the final call! There’s only one week left for you to enter the 3Stripes3Tricks video contest presented by PLACE and adidas Skateboarding. We’ll choose one more winner so take your chance now! This is Pt.9 feat. Lem Villemin:

In order to enter, all you need to do is film three tricks – either in a line or three single tricks in a clip – and upload the video to your Instagram account, using #3stripes3tricks while also tagging @placemag and @adidasskateboarding. That’s it – all entries get the chance to win amazing prices. We’ll choose three winners and repost your videos on the PLACE Instagram channel.

And there’s more: the winning footage will also take part in the Big Final Edit featuring the German adidas team with riders like Sandro Trovato, Lem Villemin, Patrick Zentgraf, Kai Hillebrand, and more. Last but not least, all three winners will receive a big adidas surprise stuff package delivered straight to their front door. Whether it’s stripes or tricks – three is the magic number and we hope to see your footage soon. Good luck!

Today sees the release of the Suicidal Tendencies x Titus Collabo, which consists of a cruiser board, hoodies, T-shirts, a snapback cap and some patches – everything in classic black and white style. Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir once stated: “Music and Skateboarding together is a very powerful thing” – we definetely agree:

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Head over to our Facebook page to win this special package – good luck!

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