BL!SSS Magazine | March 2014 | #79 by Blisss Mag

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Arguably the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most sought-after surfer, Dane Reynolds is a humble enigma. While most likely surfing more than any human on the planet, he still finds time for music, art, and film-making. Vans worked with Dane to combine his own art, an aloha print, and the material from an old comfortable coat to translate into this special Del Norte, available at the best surf shops around the world. ÂŠ2014, Vans Inc. photo: Nelly

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ETNIES + MASON = SCOUT Etnies has just dropped the all-new Scout, the signature shoe of team rider Mason Ho, a.k.a. the world’s most entertaining surfer. This shoe is as durable and multifaceted as they come, with an extremely lightweight feel and plenty of signature style. These kicks are ready to be worn in any situation, from a local surf check to a trip around the globe. The Scout comes in Mason’s signature color way along with footbed art of Mason and his dad’s shared shark tattoo, and a map showing his favorite travel locations, surf spots and ASP events around the world. Head to etnies.com or your local Etnies retailer to lace up your own pair of the Scout today.

BURTON US OPEN OF SNOWBOARDING By the time this ink is marking up your pretty little fingertips the Burton US Open of Snowboarding will be in full swing. One of the largest and most prestigious snowboarding events in the U.S., if you’re not in Vail, CO to watch it first hand, may we suggest you click on over to burton.com and enjoy the live feed. With industry elites like Shaun White, Louie Vito, Greg Bretz, Chas Guldenmond, Torstein Horgmo, Danny Davis and Sage Kotsenberg (just to drop a few names), this event will eat up more than a few work hours from March 5th thru March 8th. And with over $300,000 in prize money, these guys and gals will definitely be giving it their all. So what are you waiting for, stop reading and start watching at burton.com.

WATERING THE WORLD March 22nd marks the 21st annual World Water Day, and to celebrate Hurley H20 and Waves For Water will be distributing over 1,000 water ﬁlters in ﬁve distinct areas across the world – Brazil, Haiti, Indonesia, Liberia and Nicaragua. The group effort, named “Clean Water Couriers,” will be joined by Hurley team riders and athletes and will help provide clean water access for over 100,000 people. This is the largest one-day initiative to date and would not be possible without the thousands of supporters and donations made by everyday people like ourselves, so we encourage all our readers out their to log on to wavesforwater.org and shell out a few bucks for the cause… because it feels good to give water. 28

I’M IN MIAMI BITCH No, this isn’t the biography of LMFAO. It does, in fact, have a lot today with Miami though. I’m in Miami Bitch is a book that showcases the graffiti art scene in downtown Miami during Art Basel 2012. Photographer Andrew Kaufman embedded himself into the streets of the Wynwood Art District during this time, and he captured many of the world’s best graffiti artists turning plain walls and dull structures into captivating murals. I’m in Miami Bitch is a photo journal that will add variety to your library, giving you an intimate look at the sprawling city of Miami and the massive contributions it leaves the world of art with yearly. Check out I’m in Miami Bitch at iminmiamibitch. net, or wherever fine books are sold.

FUTURES PLUG There are few areas in surf design that have remained rather stagnant over the years, but one of those areas has been the leash plug. But finally, Futures has come out with a new leash plug design that implements the use of a flange for ultra strength. This pre-laminate flange leash plug is going to be an absolute game-changer for all surfboard manufacturers and consumers. Kiss the days of ripped out plugs goodbye, Futures is now giving us all a much more reliable and colorful alternative to what’s been used in the past. The Futures pre-laminate leash plug design is now available in the US with an easy to use leash plug install kit as well. Visit futuresfins.com for more information, or ask your local shaper about getting the plug on your next board.

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RAEN FRAMES Raen has two new frames hitting the market for Spring 14’ in the Castor and the Luci. The Castor is an aviation-inspired shade constructed for all of you adventurer types. It features a metal frame design, and comes in Japanese gold, gunmetal and silver. The Luci, with its foxy octagonal frame, is something you might expect to see coming straight out of an Austin Powers ﬂick. This psychedelic shade is sure to capture the eye of many a free-loving folk, making plenty of onlookers envious. The Luci comes in Joplin, Syd, Black and Patti color ways. Make sure to check out these sixties-inspired frames at all ﬁne Raen retailers, or head to raenoptics.com today.

KAMALEI X VISSLA Just when we thought the folks at Vissla had covered all the bases with inﬂuential ambassadors, the brand goes out and announces one of their biggest additions yet by welcoming Kamalei Alexander to the team. Kamalei is one of Kauai’s chosen sons, and he has proved time and time again that he’s one of the hardest charging, most stylish surfers around. Whether it’s Pipe, Teahupoo or undisclosed waves we can’t even whisper about, Kamalei is there being documented and documenting himself for the world to see. We look forward to seeing the fruits of this newly forged relationship between Vissla and Kamalei. Head over to vissla.com to keep up with their whole team of creators and innovators on a regular basis.

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If you’re familiar with surf photography, then you’re familiar with the work of Dave Nelsen, a.k.a. Nelly. We’ve been lucky enough to have him as a friend and contributor to BL!SSS since the beginning, and having his expertise on our side is priceless! After a lifetime spent perfecting the craft of surf, skate and lifestyle photography, Nelly has just recently put the ﬁnishing touches on his new website liquidimagery.net. The site is a glimpse into Nelly’s past and present works, acting as a look-book into some of the most amazing photographs existing in the action sports realm. The website is consistently updated, and features links to his Facebook page, NRB Photography, as well as his Instagram account - @nellysmagicmoments. Check out liquidimagery.net today, you’ll be thanking us later.

PROLITE TIM REYES PAD Prolite has long been known as one of the premiere brands in supplying surfers with high-quality surf accessories. They’re always improving their products and the new Timmy Reyes Pro Series 2 pad is a prime example of just this, featuring some of the lightest and most responsive traction available. The TR2 features a thinner proﬁle for better board control and feel, absorbing less water while keeping your board feeling light and lively. Plus, this pad is less likely to rash your knees in tropical conditions, which is an absolute lifesaver for any traveling surfer. We highly suggest sticking this traction on your next fresh stick, and checking out prolite. com for board bags, leashes and many more surf necessities. 30

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Chippa Wilson and Josh Kerr were fed up with traveling and wearing essential lounge wear clothing items that were uncomfortable and looked tacky. So the two set out to create VNDA, a new brand with a mission of bringing people stylish, comfortable and high-quality sweatpants, boxers and other casual wear pieces for men and women. Aside from Josh and Chippa, the VNDA family also has Danny Davis as an ambassador, and it is already gaining recognition all over the action sports world. The company just launched its website with men’s and women’s items now available. So, stop ﬁdgeting in those goofy sweatpants you’ve had since the 8th grade, and do yourself a service and visit vnda.com today.

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OAKLEY AIRWAVE 1.5 Here’s a tech-savvy snow goggle that’s got everything from a plush feel to countless features at your disposal. Oakley’s Airwave 1.5 is the goggle we speak of, containing a heads-up display that utilizes GPS, Bluetooth and much more. The Airwave gives you instant access to jump analytics that measure distance, height and airtime. You can also keep tabs on your speed, locate buddies with the Buddy Tracking feature, use the navigational system if you get lost and rock out with the music control feature. This goggle is fully loaded, and you’ll be that much more excited to hit the snow with the Airwave covering your mug. Visit oakley.com or your local Oakley retailer today.

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THE CULMINATION PROJECT Friends supporting friends, we couldn’t think of a better slogan ourselves. Most of you out their might be wondering what the heck this is, but the Culmination Project is an online community of just that – friends supporting friends. The Culmination Project is a hub like no other, taking some of the best snow and surf athletes in the world and acting as a portfolio of video, photo and social media updates from their lives. The Culmination Project boasts athletes like Reef Mcintosh, Danny Fuller, Josh Kerr and Timmy Reyes, while on the snow side there’s Danny Davis, Shane Pospisil, Mason Aguire and the list goes on. We highly recommend everyone checks out culminationproject.com, but don’t get carried away or you may ﬁnd yourself stuck on there for hours.

For those of you who fall into the traveling, on-the-go lifestyle category, we strongly suggest you take a good look at Burton’s new Tinder Pack. The Tinder Pack embodies a classic rucksack feel with all of the modern amenities one would expect, and need, for any far-off travels. Yet, the Tinder pack features a laptop compartment, easy drawstring closure, and plush faux suede detailing that keeps you relevant in more suburban settings as well. The best part of this pack is its minimalist tech function, and the strong balance you’ll exude whether you’re scaling Everest or dodging taxi cabs in New York City. Head over to burton.com and make the Tinder Pack a part of your adventures today.

TIN CANDLE Our friend Pierce Meehan of Tin Candle came by the ofﬁce the other day to give us one of his Pure Beeswax lavender-scented candles. In between sifting in the candle’s sweet aroma, Pierce gave us a little knowledge about the local beekeeping community and why he strives to make sustainable candles that support small-town merchants. These candles are hand poured to order, petroleum-free, all-natural candles, made of pure essential oils. Tin Candle’s burn stronger and longer than your average candle, and if that doesn’t get you then the heavenly smell most certainly will. Check out Tin Candle at tincandleshop.com today.

BORN FROM WATER Hurley and yours truly are proud to present a night of art honoring World Water Day entitled Born From Water. A wide array of highly talented photographers, tattoo artists, painters, grafﬁti writers and other creative minds will be present, displaying work connected to our most vital natural resource – water. Hurley’s always been a huge advocate for enriching local communities with art and cultural events regularly. They’ll be matching all proceeds generated from the show and donating them to the Waves for Water foundation. Born from Water will be going down on Friday, March 21st at Hurley Town Hall from 6 p.m. ‘til 9 p.m. It’s open to all ages, so bring the whole family and enjoy a great night for an even greater cause.

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Interview: Vincent Cale Your work is quite unconventional, even when you look at most contemporary work done with yarn. I’m curious, what was your training and background? I began to study art in earnest when I was 17, in the early 1990s at the Glasgow School of Art. I chose the drawing and painting department because at the time I was most interested in representation. Already my work had an emphasis on color and texture. Our tutors wanted us to work mostly in oils, so we were not really encouraged to try different media, and when later I wanted to experiment I felt a bit stuck there. I never really thought of myself as a painter, more an artist who still had to find her own medium. The way the BFA was structured back then meant I had to stay in that department for three years until I graduated at 21. I still ended up painting with sugar and burning canvas under my grill for my thesis show. I moved to Portland, Oregon, not long after graduating. What prompted you to move from oil and watercolor into yarn and crochet? It seems quite a different world. My mum and gran crocheted and knitted all the time when I was growing up. My gran taught me to crochet a granny square when I was about six, but I forgot how to do it for ages. When I was a teenager I relearned and started crocheting presents for friends. I always did it for fun and since I was studying mostly fine art disciplines at that time it didn’t occur to me that I could use craft as a way to make art. And there wasn’t such a strong craft movement or revival like there is at the moment. Everyone was doing more conceptual colder art at the time; the most famous women artists were Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holzer, Cindy Sherman… I wasn’t able to put it together in my mind what I really needed to do to make fine art using

the craft techniques I had already learned at home. So how did the first piece you decided to attempt come about? My first yarn piece was the cityscape ‘I Crochet Portland’ which I started in 2006 after seeing a show at Portland’s original Craft Museum called “Not Your Grandmother’s Doily.” All the pieces in the show were made using traditional craft techniques in unique ways. There was embroidery, sewing, tapestry, lace and all kinds of materials. It dawned on me that day that I should try to crochet a painting because I was never totally happy with my paintings and I just felt like I still had to find my technique, my way of making things specifically for me. I went home that day and crocheted the first six city blocks that would eventually become my huge cityscape of Portland. At the time I’d also been drawing a lot of cityscapes using sharpies, lots of sketches of imaginary cities, but loosely based on real places I knew. I used one of those as the basis for the beginning of the ‘I Crochet Portland’ piece. It kind of evolved like a patchwork until I finished the piece over two years later in 2009. How did the portraits come about? After I started the Portland cityscape, I was showing photos of my progress to the people that I worked with. They were kind of teasing me in a good-natured way, asking if I was going to crochet all the way to Gresham and other Portland suburbs. Eventually I said, “Shut up or I’ll crochet you guys!” As soon as I said it I had a bit of a lightbulb moment and realized that could be a really interesting thing to try. I’d also never seen any other crocheted portraits. So I started taking pictures of my co-workers and made a series of 12 crocheted portraits that included the servers, cooks and dishwashers

at work. They ended up being about twice life size, quite large. I made plenty of mistakes early on, especially in the very first portrait, ‘The Amish Turk,’ although I still enjoy that piece even though it’s a bit wonky in places. The more portraits I did the more technical problems I was able to solve. And how do you pick what colors are going to make up someone’s face? I usually print out a photo and just work with the photo by my side. I don’t plan anything ahead of time or draw any sketches or graphs. I start pulling the colors I need from my yarn collection and then just figure out as I go along... using the relationships of different colors to build the form of the face in the same way I would if I was painting it. I just have to look really, really hard to discover the colors, but I do actually see them – shadows as green or purple or whatever. Sometimes it takes two or three attempts before I find the right combination of colors or shapes or direction of rows. So then how long does it take you to complete a portrait? I work a lot of hours everyday… 8, 10, sometimes 12 hours – if I have a deadline sometimes more. Portrait commissions can take a month or more, it varies. The fastest portraits tend to be work that isn’t commissioned. My self-portrait took a bit over a week and was quite easy since I wasn’t bothered about how much it looked like me. That happens too with the mug shots since I’m often working from a tiny photo. And also when I don’t know the person, if it’s not a perfect rendition of their face it isn’t as important. I just want to get a lot of their character and make the colors I choose really striking. It’s got to capture their personality and expressions. Did your fine arts background

define your decision to do the nudes? In traditional fine art most reclining nudes are female, so I really liked the idea of doing a male nude using a medium that is traditionally seen as female. I thought it would be fun to play around with some of the notions of fine art and craft. And I wanted to do something different and challenging after my first couple of years of crochet. So I started two nudes after getting a friend to model for me. The finished piece, ‘Bridging Shine,’ that is currently showing at the Bellevue Arts Museum Biennial in Washington ended up being massive, about 10 feet tall and 4 feet wide. You seem to be able to leapfrog around with your subject matter. What challenges did you meet taking on a full human body versus doing a cityscape? Proportions were difficult. When you’re working in yarn things naturally take on their own shape. Most of the time with a small piece like a portrait, it doesn’t make that much of a difference and kind of adds to their expressions. But with these larger pieces it’s just harder to measure and calculate how wide something should be. You’re also dealing with wider, more subtle, expanses of flesh that aren’t being broken up with any definite features like a nose in a face. There are less planes and angles. So trying to do that stuff subtly was really difficult in yarn. What are you working on next? I’m finishing up a commission for Paddy Considine and then I want to continue to add to the mug shot series. I really want to start some more patchwork city pieces, and do another big cityscape of my hometown in Scotland, Glasgow. I would like to animate the progress of that piece like I did with Arthur Animated, my stop motion crochet portrait.

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RVCA and the Republik recently ﬂew in Action Bronson to perform in Hawaii for a muchanticipated, one-night show. As soon as he took the stage the energy of the crowd changed instantly. The way he integrated the audience with each song made everyone feel as though they were part of the performance. Among those present were individuals of all kinds, many of which were related in some way or

another and some of which were unaware of these connections. These personalities included the likes of many members of the well-known AWR/MSK grafﬁti crew based in Los Angeles (but represented worldwide). RVCA brought out artists such as Eklips, Zes, Trav, Push, Reyes, Axis, Estevan Oriol, DMOTE and Remio. Alongside the creative artists were professional athletes such

as UFC ﬁghter Nate Diaz and surfer Makua Rothman. Action Bronson used a variety of songs from all genres, mixing everything from contemporary hits to classic rock to popular ‘80s jams. In the spirit of being in Hawaii, he also performed the popular song by IZ, “Somewhere Over The Rainbow.” After the show many of the RVCA and MSK artists went

to the green room to relax, and while hanging out they did what comes naturally and started catching tags on the back walls of The Republik. It turns out that Action is from a New Yorkbased grafﬁti crew called SMART Crew who happens to be associated with MSK – he even started writing as well. The overall experience was great and came about organically, with the RVCA crew, MSK crew, and Action Bronson all doing what they love.

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Merrily is part of a series of drawings that pay tribute to Hollywood ﬁlms made between the years 1930-34, a period when censorship was lax and the major studios were producing material which was outrageous compared to later times, when the Hayes Code was implemented and strict rules were enforced. The subject of these ﬁlms tended to be women caught in morally questionable situations. Directors were attracting large audiences even during America’s Great

Depression, with depictions of alcoholism, inﬁdelity, sexual violence and more. The actresses depicted in these drawings were often unknowns, willing to take a risk to play the role. Some of them remained synonymous with this era and therefore were considered un-hirable, while others (e.g. Claudette Colbert,) managed to preserve their career and later ﬂourished in celebrated roles. The works are derived from a montage of various

stills from each ﬁlm to capture the ultimate image. They hope to encapsulate the dramatic glamour that makes this period of cinema so unique and appealing... still. Make sure to check out more of Nina Fowler works on her website, www. ninafowler.com, where she will soon be launching “Nina Fowler Print,” an online shop where Merrily (and others) will be available to buy as a large-format print.

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If models are a dime a dozen, I figure an actress is worth at least a dollar or two. But acting doesn’t come easy. There are countless auditions and castings, and the competition is oh so fierce. But that sure hasn’t slowed miss Tara Holt down. The Newport native has been grinding it out in LA for the last decade, and we’re delighted to say that 2014 is Tara’s year. With more than a few appearances and a couple of national commercials under her belt, she scored a staring role next to Kristen Stewart in the upcoming motion picture Camp X Ray, debuting at the Sundance Film Festival later this year. Besides that, she also plays the hot assistant in the final season of Californication this spring and stars on another upcoming HBO television series Baller. With so much forward momentum, it only seemed appropriate to dedicate a couple of pages to Tara for this month’s Super Taste. Keep your eyes open for this blonde bombshell, as we know you’ll be seeing plenty more of her in the very near future. Hair & Makeup: Lettie Mix :: lettiemix.com // Retouch: JasonSchorle.com // Bikini: Beach Riot :: beachriot.com

Manly Beach in Sydney was once again the host of the Hurley Australian Open of Surfing from February 8-16th. In a kickoff to the 2014 ASP season, World Qualifying and World Tour surfers from all over the globe converged to do battle in the contestable beach break conditions. Surfing was just one area of interest on display for the massive crowds who attended the event daily. The best in skate, music and art were also on hand, making it an all-encompassing cultural event that, dare we say, rivals the hedonism seen on Huntington Beach’s shores in late July. In the Nike SB Classics Cup, Brazil’s Pedro Barros topped the field while simultaneously garnering highest air honors; Bob Burnquist’s clean frontside cab earned him the event’s best trick award. Back in the main event, Adriano DeSouza ousted crowd favorite Julian Wilson to come away with the sixstar win for the men. Carissa Moore used a violent front-hand layback combined with competitive prowess to emerge victorious in the women’s final. A long week of action-packed enjoyment has come to an end, but not to worry, because before you know it Hurley will be back at Manly letting the good times roll again.

2014 Australian Open champ Adriano De Souza :: Photo: Baccon

Art vs. Science Photo: Baccon

Thirteen-year-old Keegan Palmer was putting on a show in the bowl, going head to head with guys more than twice his age Photo: Baccon

Plenty of creativity ﬂowing all event long Photo: Baccon

Kai Hing, Evan Geiselman and Kai Barger Photo: Baccon

Adriano drenched in glory at the top of the podium Photo: Baccon

Brandon Guilmette, Cooper Chapman, Michael Dunphy, Kai Barger and women’s champ Carissa Moore Photo: Life Without Andy

Julian Wilson soaring to a second-place ﬁnish :: Photo: surﬂove.com.au

Pat Gudauskas came away with a solid equal third showing Photo: Baccon

Greyson Fletcher continuing to raise the bar for style and grace wherever he goes Photo: Peter King

Yadin Nicol was kissing babies and making heats Photo: King

y ong The Hurley Printing Press- a crowd favorite at any event Photo: Baccon

Felipe Toledo’s small-wave wizardry is something to behold Photo: Walker

Bob Hurley, Julian Wilson and Peter Townend Photo: Life Without Andy

Jeff Carlyle : If you look close you can see 3 small liquid nail speed bump that Jeff had to power through to hit this. 50

I’ve been skateboarding for over 14 years, and I put in work at Active Ride Shop for nine of those. LRG was my next phase, but it just so happened it collided with me buying my ﬁrst DSLR back in 2010. I dropped the rep job and the rest is history. We had a trip to New York lined up when I bought my ﬁrst camera, and when I landed back in California I didn’t waste any time starting to stack more photos. In March of 2011 I decided to create a zine called Roll Dawgs with my friend Claire, just having a platform for keeping print alive and putting out what we want. I recently dipped out of Temecula and moved in with my longtime friend Chase Webb in Huntington Beach. Looking forward to more traveling and seeing where my photography takes me. - Andrew Durso Apart from being a shredding skateboarder himself, Andrew Durso is taking the skateboarding zine to new digital heights by capturing the hottest talent in Southern California and creating a community of fans by getting up and getting out, in both the real world and in data space. It’s a labor of love that only a true skateboarder can produce… So like, follow, and subscribe to stay up on the gnarliest talent and gorgeous spots depicted through the lens of the talented Mr. Durso. – Corey Cady

Chase Webb : Kick Flip 5050 : Huntington Beach, CA

Connor Getzlaff : F.S Blunt : San Francisco, CA

Andy Boggs : KickďŹ&#x201A;ip : San Diego, CA

Silhouette : San Bernardino, CA

Huntington Beach Cop : Tre Flip

Alan Young : FS Pocket Air

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Words: Richie Olivares In 2014, the Volcom Pipe Pro hit the five-year mark. The contest gives all the spectators and contestants an experience like no other. There is something about Hawaii and Pipeline; it’s like no other place in the world! This year, the Volcom Pipe Pro experienced every condition possible. Here is a little taste of how it all went down. The first four days of the waiting period were not what you would expect of Hawaii. Rain and wind took over the North Shore and kind of tore the place apart. Pipeline hadn’t broke all week, and people were antsy to surf! After four consecutive Lei Days, the Volcom Pipe Pro kicked off at Ehukai Sandbar. Conditions were not exactly what everyone was hoping for, but the sandbar was kind of looking like Kirra. One of the highlights of the day was the Volcom last-chance qualifier (VLCQ) heat where Gavin Beschen, JD Irons, Kaimana Henry, Kawai Lindo, Bruce Irons and Jamie O’Brien battled for the last remaining wildcard spot in the event. Jamie rode the best wave of the heat scoring an 8.5 that he backed up with a 4.17 to win the heat and earn his place in the round of 96. There were a few upsets, but sometimes you have to push through the small days and line yourself up for the big days. After three more days of rain and bad winds, Pipeline awoke and was roaring! The decision to run the event was an easy one when contest directors rolled into the Volcom House and saw some of the best waves of the contest waiting period thus far. Conditions were very good with light NE trade winds and firing 8- to 12-foot Pipeline. There were incredible moments in every heat, but one of the highlights of the day was heat nine with John John Florence, Evan Geiselman, Michael February and wildcard Parker Coffin. It was a battle of the four youngsters, one of which is a threetime Volcom Pipe Pro champion. Evan Geiselman went nuts right out of the gate and caught one of the waves of the day scoring a 9.63. He then backed his wave up with another amazing tube ride and earned an 8.90 just a few minutes later. After taking a bad wipeout, Parker Coffin paddled out the back and stroked into a bomb and got barreled across the entire reef to the tune of a 9.40. Unfortunately for John John, Pipe did not cooperate with him and the two Pipeline newcomers upset one of the favorites to win the event. The final day of the Volcom Pipe Pro was one to remember, with Kelly Slater earning the coveted warrior helmet in his first-ever appearance in the event over Hawaii’s Mason Ho and Brazilians Wiggolly Dantas and Adriano DeSouza. Pipeline and Backdoor were firing all day and we saw many amazing rides, brutal wipeouts and breathtaking moments. Kelly started off early in the final snagging an open Backdoor tube within the first five minutes to rack up a massive 9.53 that he then backed up almost immediately with a 6.17. Subsequently the ocean offered up a select few opportunities for the other competitors during the next several minutes. Mason Ho scored a solid 7.70 at the final’s 56

Kelly Slater :: Photo: Bielmann

Wiggolly Dantas :: Photo: Bielmann

Mason Ho :: Photo: Bielmann

Evan Geiselman :: Bielmann

Torey Meister :: Christie

Ola Eleogram :: Photo: Christie

VPP :: Photo: Bielmann

Mitch Coleborn :: Photo: Bielmann

Podium :: Photo: Bielmann

Dusty Payne :: Photo: Bielmann

halfway point and held second place until a late flurry of waves shuffled the positions. Adriano scored a dramatic 8.43 to overtake second place until Wiggolly tuned in with Pipe and paddled into two lefts within a couple minutes, the first an 8.27 and the second a 5.5. The performance of the event was champion Kelly Slater in his round of 32 heat, first scoring a 9.73 on a massive backdoor runner, then a perfect 10-point ride with an unreal air-drop into a gaping Pipe tube-ride. His finale of the heat was improving his first score with a 9.77 by stalling on his backhand for a lengthy Pipe barrel. “That was some of the best Pipe I’ve ever surfed in a contest,” Slater stated on the podium after being crowned the champ. A special congratulations out to Mason Ho for earning the Todd Chesser award, as well as Stevem Kassin for winning the Give Like Sion Grand Prize and a trip to the 2015 Volcom Pipe Pro! Until next year.

Martha Cooper

Words: MADSTEEZ :: Photos: Brandon Shigeta (*unless noted) Like I said last year, POW! WOW! Hawaii is the best fucking street art festival in the world! POW! WOW! directors Jasper Wong and Kamea Hadar really upped the ante this year with an even a crazier lineup of artists such as Wayne White, Ron English, VHILS, INSA, Dave Kinsey, Skinner and Tristan Eaton, to name a few. With an endless itinerary of events and satellite art shows by 1xRun, Thinkspace, The Seventh Letter and throw in the MSK x RVCA #PMaloha tour, and you have a POW! WOW! on steroids.

Kevin Ancell

Fresh off the plane I found myself on my ﬁrst adventure with Kamea, Koﬁe and Apex to visit one of my childhood fantasies, The Wallows Banks where Guerrero, Caballero, McGill, Mountain and Hawk skated in The Search for Animal Chin. It was rained out but you could still feel the years of history permeating through the chunky concrete. From there, we ended up back at the Utopium, which is a live-in art sculpture within the jungle of the North Shore, where 30 or so of the artist are picked to live in a house together, like an ultimate season of The Real World. I wanted to stay clear from the Beijing-Flu that Brandon Shigeta spread like a virus last year, so I hid in one of the side-cutty rooms with the L.A. ambiguously “Doug” duo, Cyrcle. I spent a good deal of time with those Dougs, and from playing biscuit, to yanking, to puking on the side of the freeway, I must say I love ‘em, even though their name derives from the action of a good old fashioned “Circle Jerk.” We had a few off days before painting and the waves were cranking, so I was able to get in a few fun but terrifying surf sessions. On one occasion I made the mistake (thanks, Gress) of parking in the wrong spot only to be greeted by Uncle Eddie politely saying, “Not a good place to fuck’n park, brah!” Makua, I sure hope you told him the piece was from me! This year was a little bit different in the way that we were able pick our walls in advance. For some stupendous reason I thought it would be fun to pick a metal corrugated A-frame, since it would be more interesting because of the “texture.” Well, was that a big fucking mistake! I fought that thing the whole way, where I mentally gave up a dozen times. It was funny because at about the same time, Ron English (who was painting directly behind me) would come over to me wearing his camo baseball hat, face bright red, fogged up glasses and

Gage Hamilton

Photo: Jonas Maon

Pow Wow Family

Amy, Ella & Japer Wong & Kamea Hadar

drenched in what looked like white whale semen all over his body (I’m guessing it was sunscreen never rubbed completely in) saying, “I can’t do this.” He was fighting the heat and I was fighting the wall. But we both managed to pull through and his sea-animals playing poker and my transdimensional ElvisWEEN turned up. The best part of POW! WOW! is that since you are stuck with everyone for two weeks that you really get to know everyone’s true personalities and you end up on some “choose your own adventures.” INSA and ROIDS pulled some next-level shit by renting a cannery yellow convertible mustang and roller blading everywhere like Arlo Eisenberg. My favorite jackhammer-er VHILS really likes to party, sits up and talks like Frankenstein in his sleep and likes to make people grab his dick. I popped my Karaoke cherry with the gentle giants Kofie and Gage Hamilton by trio-singing Britney Spears’ “Oh Baby Baby.” I had to give Andrew Schoultz the Heimlich after being skittle whipped on his birthday. Tristan Eaton absolutely crushes, Hannah Stouffer has a major crush on Nelly and Skinner shot TV’s at Graceland with Elvis. The legendary street photographer of more than 65 plus years, Martha Cooper, was the sweetest and most energetic one out of all of us. And sunset ocean jizzcuzzi sessions with Jeff Hamada from Booooooom and James Jean just may have been my favorite. The whole time I couldn’t help but feel that POW! WOW! was the epicenter for some sort of Renaissance in our day and age. I am truly humbled and grateful to be a part of the POW! WOW! family, and I hope I get invited back next year. P.S.: I really hope the rental car company doesn’t charge me for the giant dent and tears I put in my bumper that I “re-painted” grey for them and tried to mask it by hand smearing red clay dirt all over the entire car.

Cyrcle

Ron English

Photo: Martha Cooper

Reka

Photo: Rabi

Brendan Monroe x Glenn Barr

Dave Kinsey

Apexer

Kamea Hadar x DERER x NORM

James Jean

NYCHOS x BUFF MONSTER ROIDS x INSA

COPE2 & INDIE184 Wayne White

Photo: Martha Cooper

Jessie & Katey

MEGGS x BASK

KOFIE

VHILS

Tristan Eaton

TRAVMSK

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Skinner x Spencer Keeton Cunningham x Aaron Glasson

Tati Suarez x WOES Martin

REYES x ZES x ASKEW

DABS MYLA x Misery

Hannah Stouffer x Andrew Schoultz

PERSUE x OG SLICK

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Words & Photos: Wons Growing up under the Canadian canopy of riders like Devun Walsh and Martin Gallant does something to a young sprout. They may not know it in that stage of ﬁrst turns, but if they keep their head up they can learn the ways from the ones that stand before them. Rusty Ockenden was once a little seedling in the snowboard world, cruising around Apex Mountain in British Columbia. After years of a heavy workto-shred dosage he’s grown, a lot. Now Rusty is part of the new crop, one of the smoothest and most skilled backcountry freestyle snowboarders in the Whistler forest. How did you get into snowboarding? My brother and his friends started snowboarding when I was 10 years old. He was 14 or 15 – an age where having a 10-year-old tagging along was a pain in the ass. I had no friends who snowboarded, my parents were only into cross-country skiing, and I was too young and spaced out to be left alone on the resort. So I spent a year or two dreaming of when I could ﬁnally start

snowboarding. I would occasionally get to strap-in when there was snow in town and stuff. When I was 12 and 13 I started to get really into it with my friend David, and our parents would take turns driving us up to the mountain on weekends. Did you have any mentors or people you looked up to in snowboarding? I’ve looked up to so many different riders over the years and the thing they have all had in common is good style. I really, really, really respect good style – three reallys. What keeps you doing it day in and day out? To put it simply, because it’s fun. On a deeper level it’s been my longest relationship, the root of almost all of my true friendships: freedom, appreciation, fear, excitement, hilarity, health, motivation and respect for the mountains. Why is Whistler so good? I think that the Coastal Mountains are

just better than other mountain ranges; they just have so many features. I think like Terrace, all the way up the coast is fucking rad. I do leave it. I leave it all the time, and I‘m just like, “Wow, nothing is as good as fucking home.” I don’t know, it’s nice to get up in your own bed and drive for like five minutes to the spot. Do you think that other places seem bland? I think that for going big and finding sweet features the Coastal Mountains are the best. But I don’t know, I’ve had tons of fun here [in Montana], and the snow is amazing. The mountains are fun… you can shred wicked pow laps. I just think that for going big and finding features, which is what we like to do, I think that the Coastal Mountains are the best. And that’s what I like about snowboarding, man, that’s like the one thing that I think snowboarding has unique to snowboarding – you can fucking go big. Like, there are people out snowboarding trying to make it like skateboarding or being like surf style,

but I just like snowboarding, and to me that’s what it is – strapping in and going big. Surfing has the shores, skateboarding has the streets, and snowboarding has the mountains. It seems like you have an affinity for the mountains and exploring. Hell yes, it’s so fun. I cannot stop exploring. It’s almost a pain in the ass because every time I get to one thing, I’m like ‘I should just go a little further.’ Like, ‘What’s over that hill or the next hill?’ I should just chill the fuck out. You’re pretty damn good at snowmobiling and that whole exploration side of things. How’d you pick this up? Experience. When I first stared sledding I was so scared. I remember going up this zone in Pemberton, going up Rutherford to the ice caps on the glacier and everything was just big. The mountains are big, the features are big, I was totally intimidated just to be there. It’s scary just being in the

mountains. But over the years you just get used to it and it’s like being home, and I’m really comfortable and it’s easier to explore and not be as intimidated. How did you come up in snowboarding? I worked my fucking ass off. I was a bricklayer for like five years. In the summer I would do that five days a week then I would bartend or serve four nights a week and just bank. Then in the winter I would spend it all and be broke. But I got to film with Sandbox; they just let me film with them. [Kevin] Sansalone just liked my riding and no one was paying for me to be in their movie, but I was paying for it, and I wasn’t costing them any money so he let me ride. I was the young guy. There was no OG guy who was like, “Okay, today we’re going hit this” or “I know about this,” it was just like us fucking kids, no one had a clue. So it took us a

while to figure it out. I‘m stubborn. I don’t quit. I filmed for Sandbox for like six years. Then I got some shots in the Forum video one year and things started to progressively get better from there. Now my sponsors will pay for me to do it. What was the event that made things seem more doable in your eyes, like, “I got this!”? I think the People movie Good Look because that was the first year any of my sponsors paid for me to be in a movie. So it was the first time feeling that pressure of like, “Okay, if I fuck up they’re not going to be happy.” But I knew I could do it because I filmed so many video parts, and I think Sandbox videos were awesome. But I think the one that really put me on the radar was the People movie. The Forum movie [Forever] got video of the year,

but I only had a like five shots in the movie. And the next year I did the Rome movie, which was the worst, man. I felt like I just threw away a season. I hated riding for Rome. I hate that company. But then I got my shit sorted out with People. I was so pumped on Pierre’s movies already, he knows what he’s fucking doing. So I busted my ass on that one; that’s the one I’m most proud of. This year’s gonna be sweet though because we’re running our own show. What’s this Manboys project all about? To me, it’s about showing people and reminding people why we all love snowboarding. If you are like me, you don’t watch triple corks to get motivated to go shred with your friends. I’ve been watching the Robot Food videos for 10 years now, waiting for something better… And lemme tell you, it ain’t comin’. I really hope to make our Manboys episodes something that anyone can watch while they tie their boots up to get in the mood to go have some of the good times. Tell us more about that, who all’s filming for it? Our crew was supposed to be me, Mark Sollors, Matt Belzile, Jody Wachniak, Robin Taylor and our filmer Nate Laverty. Then Jody got dropped from DC and everything financially was stretched thin anyway so we picked up our friend Chris Rasman, who had Lib Tech backing him. And Chris is a friend of

ours so we got him to start filming with us. So him, Belzile and myself have been filming, so a lot of our content is going to be us three, but in the spring we have some trips planed with all of us. What’s up with that name, because you’re all grown-ass men but you get to play around like boys or what? Well, you have to name it something. If you have a project you have to have a name. Are you kidding? That makes total sense [laughs]. Who came up with the name? I did. It’s related to shit from our past. There used to be this website called Crapneto that had Web videos and the list of riders on their page was called “The Manboys.” Those were the first dudes we filmed with and they’ve sort of moved along, so we wanted to relate it to Crapneto so we called it Manboys. Everything has a stupid name. I feel like it’s appropriate. We should be men, but we’re not really I guess. We’re Manboys. So are you. Pretty much everyone in this industry is. How has snowboarding changed your life? Man… I have been at it long enough to look back in retrospect and see how much of an influence snowboarding has had on my life. It’s impossible to know where you

would have ended up if different decisions were made. Let’s just say if I die tomorrow (and I really hope I don’t) it has been an amazing journey, and I am beyond thankful for the time I have shared with snowboarding. Follow more of what Rusty and crew are up to at @rustyockenden @themanboys.

Interview: Spencer Pirdy :: Photos: Dave Nelson / SPL Waterhousing Flynn Novak knows what it’s like to pour everything into a career dedicated to surﬁng. Wise far beyond his 30 years, he now resides in the upper echelon of surfers with seniority at Pipeline. But for Flynn, being born and raised as a white boy on the North Shore was no walk in the park; copping beatings early on in school was just the beginning. Now, even amidst being regarded as one of the best all-around surfers on the planet, Flynn still has to balance running his business Chance’Em and picking up odd-jobs in between casually soul arching through Pipe caverns and stomping ﬂips at Rocky point. Nevertheless, Flynn’s persistently chipping away, continuing to follow his dream and impressing everyone with his talents wherever he goes. How has this winter been for you so far? I view the winter on the North Shore as a marathon – it’s not a sprint, it’s long. When you live on the North Shore and have been born and raised here, you know that the winters stretch out super long. A lot of other people who travel here only stay for about a month or a month and a half, and then they’re done. That’s why sometimes when people come here it can feel chaotic and rushed, and it is because 90 percent of the people who are here are coming to visit and surf and have a number of days in their head ticking away. Whereas, I know this is my home and on a normal year the winter will stretch from the beginning of October until April or even May sometimes. That’s a long time. Do you have to take a step back at times and not get caught up in all the hustle and bustle that visitors bring? Completely. I’ll sometimes catch myself feeding into the hype. For example, some kid will say he surfed Pipeline so good yesterday and that it was going off, and for a second I’ll be thinking, ‘Holy shit, what was I doing? Why wasn’t I there?’ But I have to remind myself in my head that this kid’s probably never surfed Pipe before in his life and he probably saw a couple of barrels that were three or four

feet. I just have to step back from the hype a lot of the time. I tend to not listen to other people’s reports or what they’re talking about because a lot of it is overhyped. The only thing I do feel the rush to do is work with photographers who have limited time here. That’s the one thing I try to do, is to make their time here worth it; give as much time as I can, whenever I can. But, I do continuously have to remind myself that you can’t listen to someone else’s report or feed into the hype, because I’ll end up making myself nuts. What was your experience growing up on the North Shore like? Well, growing up on the North Shore was a trip. Because of my skin color I was basically growing up as a minority. It’s a really small community on the North Shore and in Hawaii in general. Being the minority, you’re set in your place a lot, and back then there was a lot more prejudice against white people. It definitely has taught me a lot about humility and respect; it’s given me a little bit thicker skin than most people, I’d say. I wouldn’t change it for the world. It was kind of rough being the only kid with blonde hair and blue eyes at my school from kindergarten on. It was rough being treated like shit sometimes because of a reason you didn’t truly understand. But, after that it’s not so bad. What were some instances of hazing you endured when you were younger? One of my first ones that I can remember was when I was in second grade. I was running down the two-story steps in one of the buildings at my elementary school in Waialua, and this older kid in sixth grade pushed me down the whole staircase from behind. I tumbled down all of the steps, and when I got up I was so out of it I couldn’t even tell what had happened. I was really confused and baffled that someone would do that for no reason. It was pretty nuts. After that my mom picked me up and I was all busted up, bleeding, bruised, crying and bummed out in general. She asked me what happened, and I told her and she went to his mom’s house ready to break the door down; kind of got nuts on the mom of the kid. My mom was born and raised in Hawaii too, so she was in that first generation. That was my first early memory, and there was all kinds of heavy shit like that happening. I grew up in Waialua where there was a sugar mill that was at the heart of the community with a lot of local families – Hawaiian, Filipino – all who worked there as part of a bustling town. Then, the plantation went under and a lot of the families couldn’t afford to live there anymore. I remember in seventh grade the population of students at my school went from 5,000 kids to less than 1,000 in one year. It was trippy, and being the minority in a small-knit community like that was rough. After experiencing that in your youth, did it help you in certain ways in your surfing?

It seems like the boys here are on the verge of putting their feet down and going, “Fuck that, we’re going back to the olden days.”

Yeah, I think it helped me in a lot of different aspects. In surﬁng I wasn’t ever really intimidated by anyone and nothing really phased me because of what I’d gone through in school. When I was beginning to surf it was a lot different here too. When I was younger no one was allowed to surf Velzyland; that was regarded as the boys spot. If you were one of the select few you were allowed to surf out there, but even if you were a kid and surﬁng Velzyland and someone paddled out, you had to go in. If you didn’t, you’d get your head slapped and then you went in. Now, it’s just a free-for-all. I’m 30 years old and that was the way it was back when I was 15. In general, I just feel like I have thicker skin and a bigger threshold for dealing with bullshit, not losing the plot, and being able to read a situation based off of previous experiences. Is not having that same localized presence there a downfall now? Yeah, completely, it’s a lot more dangerous.

On the North Shore it’s just driven by an industry that doesn’t really care about enriching the youth. Even though they focus on the youth, they don’t really enrich the youth. The companies aren’t really teaching their riders how to go out to a surf spot that’s not their local break. They don’t teach them to sit on the side and learn who’s who in the lineup. The companies are just throwing their whole junior team straight out at Pipeline, a bunch of 13- and 14-year-olds that have to surf Pipe because they ride for a certain company. It’s so backwards. In the midst of all of that, these kids aren’t learning those life lessons of respecting their elders, knowing who has put in more time than them, which pretty much includes everyone, so just knowing where they stand on the totem pole. By missing these things as a young kid it’s only natural as a young kid to feel like you’re on top of the world, because no one’s putting you in check. That’s kind of the downfall of a lot of places, and with the North Shore being so small many people come here for a certain amount of time and it’s so much harder to regulate it. I guess that’s the nature of the beast though, and as surﬁng grows Hawaii will always remain that place, that birthplace and proving grounds, per se, of surﬁng. The

more people that surf, the more people will be coming here. I’m definitely not complaining, but to answer your question there is a major difference from what it was less than a generation ago. What was the process like for you getting to where you are now in the Pipeline pecking order? It took a lot longer than someone who was born in the early ‘90s. You weren’t allowed to sit at the peak at Pipe when we were younger, that was just how it was. Now, you’ve got kids who are 15 years old who are trying to paddle-battle guys that have spent half their lives out there. It’s taken a lot of time, blood, sweat and tears. I feel like it has paid off. When I take a look around the lineup, besides the true older guys like Michael and Derek Ho, me and my friends have put in more time than 90 percent of the people out there. The older guard isn’t there anymore, whether they had to get jobs and work or stopped surfing Pipeline altogether. There are still a few of the old dogs that I remember from when I was younger and earning my stripes. My evolution pretty much took half of my life, and it started with not even surfing. It

started with just paddling out and watching on the shoulder. So yeah, it’s different. Is it frustrating to see these kids jumping right into the lineup at places like Pipe? It’s just frustrating because we had to go through a lot more bullshit and tormenting situations. Now, it just seems like a free-for-all, there’s no respect. You’ve got kids from Italy that think they can snake somebody who’s spent their whole life out there just because they ride for a certain company. It is frustrating, but I can’t hate on the kids; it’s just the nature of the beast. The surf industry is at a trippy place right now. A lot of the companies who’ve tried to grow too quickly are out of their realm and are getting bit in the ass. It’s kind of like what could happen here on the North Shore pretty soon. The more these companies push their riders outside of their realm to be the North Shore charger, even though they’re not from there. It seems like the boys here are on the verge of putting their feet down and going, ‘Fuck that, we’re going back to the olden days.’ Maybe the companies will take a step back and realize that they shouldn’t sponsor a guy from Huntington to be a Pipeline charger; they

should sponsor a guy who’s from there already. It is frustrating when you think of what we had to go through and still go through out there. As far as sponsors, what’s it like for you right now making a living? Every year is different. As far as surﬁng goes it’s based off of endorsement deals, so it depends on what I have on my plate at the time. When I was 25 I was doing the QS fulltime and actually had a seed into all the round of 96 primes. Then, my main sponsor went bankrupt and owed me a bunch of money. That was right during my push to qualify for the CT. I felt like it was the end of my career, but every year is different and it’s gotten a lot better since then. I feel like I’ve made a lot more money surﬁng since then. At the same time, I have my own company Chance’Em, which I run with my friends that’s doing really well. We’ve been able to fund the North Shore High School surf teams for the past four years. Just from us throwing parties and charging at the door, or selling t-shirts at the local surf shops. Or I’ll even go tree trim if there’s a bad run of weather. I never know what’s going to come my way or be taken from me. I basically just try to make it so I

can travel for the summer, spend two months in Indo and then go to Tahiti. I have my hands in a lot of things, but it’s hard not knowing. I’d love to know that I have X amount of income for the next five years, and that I could go anywhere, chase any swell at the drop of a hat. But that’s just business, right? I’ve learned from when I was very young that it’s more of a popularity contest in the surf industry and not necessarily based off of ability. I’ve come to grips with that fact and feel fine. There are a lot of other factors at play. I’ve always kind of just stuck to being myself, not letting anyone else influence me and just putting my best foot forward. I’m happy with where I am. I pinch myself everyday, but at the same time I’m not sitting pretty. Your surfing talent goes from one extreme to another. You’re in an elite category of Pipe-chargers, and at the same time you have invented your own move in smaller waves, the Flynn-Stone flip. Was this just a natural progression for you? That’s what I think the future of surfing is – versatility. You have to be able to do everything on any sized wave on different types of boards. I think that’s the future. There are a lot of different sectors in surfing, because not everyone can be versatile. I do take pride in being able to surf big waves as well as mix it up in the small stuff too. I trip out on my quiver because I have 11’0”s to

5’5”s and everything in between. I kind of like that, being able to surf anything. I’m a surf Nazi (laughs). That’s being a product of my environment here. Looking at the bigger picture, what are your long-term goals? I want to just continue to be happy and healthy, to continue to surf whenever I want. However I’m going to be able to do that is what I’m going to do. We’ve been gaining a lot of traction with this company Chance’Em that my good friends and I started. It’s based off of good intentions and seems to have taken hold of the community’s support. I’ve been putting a lot of energy into that and would love to see it grow. I know that surﬁng as far as a career won’t make me rich, but being a surfer is making me rich. My grandpa always asks me what my goals and ambitions are, and I’m like, ‘Where should I start?’ I have been taking steps to further myself along different avenues, but I feel like whatever I put my mind to I’m going to succeed at. I’m in the midst of just pinpointing what that is. For you, it just comes down to quality over quantity? Exactly. If I’m happy and I’m healthy, I have no complaints.

ashley rosemeyer When it comes to being a photographer in the action sports industry, it’s hard to find someone who is not only motivated to get a perfect shot, but that also motivates the rider the entire time you’re sessioning or at that crazy rail you’ve been eyeing for years. If you have been looking for a photographer who does this, Ashley Rosemeyer is your girl. Throughout the time I have known Ashley, I have watched this girl’s talent and eye for action sports photography skyrocket. There is something that she has that other photographers don’t, because she always comes out with the sickest photo no matter the circumstances. Besides her skill with a camera, this girl might be the most kind, genuine, and motivated individual that I know. She is the definition of “going after your dreams.” Please, if you get the chance for her to take your picture, do it. You can check out more of her work at Ashleyrosemeyer.com or peep her instagram @thrashley_photo – Bryden Bowley Snowboard photographer Ashley Rosemeyer is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania transplant currently living a cabin life in the backwoods of Vermont. Ashley’s photos have appeared in the pages of Focus Skate Magazine, Steez, Step Dad, and Rare Breed, among others. When she isn’t photographing riders on the streets and in the snow, you can find Ashley on her snowboard cruising to some old-school hip hop or cracking some jokes around a campfire with a good brew. In 2012, she earned a BFA in Photography from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Ashley aims to put her good vibes and determination into her newest role as this season’s terrain park photographer for Sugarbush Resort in Warren, VT. – Alice Groesbeck

Clint Cooper : 5050 360 Out : Erie, PA

Adam “Fargo” Bartron : Ollie : Pittsburgh, PA

Trevor Eichelberger : Front Board : Erie, PA

Mike Berdis : 360 Flip : Erie, PA

Bryden Bowley : Warren, PA

Miles Doban : Ollie : Pittsburgh, PA

John Centi : Front Board : Jamestown, NY

AJ Lawson : Noseslide Indy Pop Out : Seven Springs, PA Ashley Rosemeyer : Self Portrait

Dean Liebau : Erie, PA

Kevin Gates : Erie, PA

Words: Spencer Pirdy // Nolan, Courtney & Dane // Event storefront // Alicia, RS, Cameron, Tyler & Mark // Laguna babes // Girls, Cosmic, Droid & Brad // Yes, it was crowded // Groms love getting Loaded // All eyes on the movie

There are few professional surfers on earth today who can even come close to inﬂuencing and inspiring us the way Dane Reynolds does. Just take his highly coveted Marine Layer website for example. I lose my mind viewing his whimsical edits that turn mushy, reform slop into something magical; everything from the music to the bits of comic relief suck me right in. That’s why I jumped at the chance to see a world premiere showing of Dane’s latest hit, Loaded. Nothing really pairs better with a Dane Reynolds premiere more than having it at Thalia Surf Shop in Laguna. Everything about the ambiance there was just right, not too hipster not too industry, and the shop had that polished look. Pizza and beer were on hand for the premiere, and co-stars Noa Deane and Andrew Doheny were seen hiding out while Dane and his better half, Courtney, soaked it all in. It was a chilly night in Laguna, but when everyone huddled in close to get a glimpse of the ﬂick, the combination of body heat and

claustrophobia was almost too much to bear. The film itself was top notch and saw Dane and company reveling in everything from Barra point breaks to Rocky Point. Highlights included some shaping room insight from Dane, Craig Anderson getting spit out of heavy beachies in Mexico, Taylor Knox showing us his air game and a heartfelt outro of the star putting it all together in one culminating finale. Possibly the two most impressive performances came from young Aussie Noa Deane and Newport’s Andrew Doheny. Noa has springs on his feet and his aerial amplitude was out of orbit at times. Droid gave what I consider to be one of his better performances in recent memory, using his distinctive rail work, patented backside snap and double-padded board to his advantage. At the end everyone was impressed, influenced and heavily inspired. And, not to worry, quite a few were heavily loaded by night’s end as well. It could be a while before the next Dane premiere, so keep getting your fix on Marine Layer until then!

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Words: Daniel Cabral :: Photos: Cabral & Rindengan // Terry Kennedy, Salman Agah, Mike Kershnar & Fuzzy Fe // Baker Shake Junt Crew: Pat Rumney, Theotis Beasley, Jeff Lenoce & Braydon Szafranski // Chris Pfanner & Geoff Rowely: Team Volcom unites // Gary Rogers & Brian “Slash” Hansen // Gabe Messer & The Nuge // Beer in hand, Dustin Dollin // Lord Remy Stratton gettin’ groovy // Everyone loves the Zig Zags // Harsh Toke really got the crowd going // Hot Lunch got in the mix

If there is one thing that Volcom and Baker Skateboards both do well, it’s party. On February 8th both companies teamed up to throw a party for one of their mutual riders and pro skateboarder, Dustin Dollin, to celebrate the collaboration, show off the products and have a good time. The party was held at the Volcom headquarters in Costa Mesa with free beer, skateboarding in the Volcom private skatepark, live music and food provided by Pizzanista and LA Free Range Chicken. The Baker Skateboards crew spent the morning skating the streets of LA before hopping on the Volcom chartered bus down to Costa Mesa. Prior to their arrival, the Volcom skatepark was quickly ﬁlled with all types of skaters trying to show off their skills. While skaters shredded the park, the free beer started ﬂowing and the bands unloaded their gear and set up for the show. Members from all the bands also got some skating in before they got on stage.

The bus with the Baker crew arrived and the party instantly elevated to another level. Three bands were booked for the party, Harsh Toke (with Baker pro Justin “Figgy” Figueroa on guitar), Hot Lunch and the Zig Zags. Another Baker pro Don “Nuge” Nguyen was also DJing between sets. As the lights dimmed and people started to ﬁll the skatepark, Volcom’s own Remy Stratton hopped on stage, said a few words and played a quick solo song he wrote just for Dustin. Dustin then got on stage and gave a quick little speech about his 20 years on Volcom and the collaboration between his two oldest sponsors. All the bands killed it and the energy in the skatepark was unstoppable. After the show, fans, pro skaters and other industry folk mingled for a bit until it was discovered that the 1,500 PBR tall cans and 20 kegs were all gone, and eventually everyone started leave to continue the night elsewhere. Go to www.Volcom.com/Baker for more info on the collaboration.

Words: Bobby & Zach :: Photos: Bobby Tang & Raine Armstrong // Pink Panter: Bert Krak // Fairfax LA meets Honolulu // Makua Rothman: Locals Only TravMSK // Corner Pocket // Push & TravMSK // Eklips // Eklips: All Writes Reserved // DMOTE // Skypager // HAZE // MQ

For the past few Februaries, the POW! WOW! Hawaii art event takes over the Kaka’ako district on Oahu. This year RVCA and The Seventh Letter were fortunate enough to host an art show in conjunction with this amazing happening, bringing artists in from all over the world. Curated by longtime friends PM Tenore and Eklips (founder of AWR/ MSK), the exhibition featured work by legendary artists such as L. Quan (Barry McGee), DMOTE, Mr. Cartoon, OG Slick, Bert Krak, George Thompson, Kevin Ancell, AXIS, Estevan Oriol, El Mac and Remio, to name a few. Close to 70 artists were represented this year.

The exhibition, Honolulu 014, pulled in all walks of life to check out the survey of art from those at the top of the game. The area was overflowing with people. Inside and out of the gallery, kids were walking up to the artists asking them to sign their books. The crowd was filled with smiling locals, street urchins and the artists themselves. Words cannot describe how inspiring the show was, as it acted as a great precursor of things to come for the remainder of the art-filled week. Aloha and Mahalo to Jasper Wong, Kamea Hadar and all those who were able to share in this event.

Words: Brandy Faber :: Photos: Brent Hilleman // RVCA: Men’s Apparel Brand of the Year // Captain Fin: Breakout Brand of theYear // Hurley: Men’s Boardshort of the Year // Roark Revival: Men’s Marketing Campaign of the Year // Stance: Accessory Product of the Year // Rip Curl: Wetsuit of the Year // Vans: Footwear Product of The Year // Channel Islands Surfboards: Surfboard of the Year The 11th Annual Image Awards took place Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the City National Grove in Anaheim. Over 700 attendees walked the red carpet and packed the house to celebrate the outstanding innovations and contributions made by the SIMA Image Awards nominees representing the best of the surf industry from 2013. Chris Cote and Nicole Dabeau hosted the awards, and in the process they helped keep the rough edge for which the surf industry is known, even as that edge has been dulled by corpiﬁcation over the years. The alcohol-fueled attendees also stayed true to the industry’s heritage of partying like rock stars on our rendition of “Grammy” night. The retail winners who were the most genuine and honored in their acceptance gave the best speeches of the night. Rip Curl was the only multiple-category winner of the evening, being awarded the “Women’s Marketing Campaign of the Year” for their Alana Blanchard-charged My Bikini campaign, and they also

grabbed the “Wetsuit of the Year Award” for their Flash Bomb Plus neoprene. RVCA took the Men’s Apparel Brand of the Year for the fifth time in six years, and Hurley’s Phantom won Men’s Boardshort of the Year for the sixth consecutive year in a row. But enough about multiple wins by well-established brands – let’s talk about newcomers and first-time winners. “Breakout Brand of the Year” was awarded to Captain Fin Co., and man-o-man were those boys stoked. But the most excitement of the night (at least for me anyways) was when first-time nominee Roark took home honors for “Men’s Marketing Campaign of the Year.” Looks like we’re gonna have a quite a few more “work” trips scheduled in order to outdo Camp Tokyo. There was plenty more excitement and other awards given, but to be quite honest, after we one ours the booze started flowing pretty heavily. So head on over to simaimageawards. com to get the full breakdown of who won what, and check out some of the videos the good folk at SIMA put together for your viewing pleasure.

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If you are heading down to SXSW this month, the band you don’t want to miss is Zig Zags. They just turned in their full-length LP that will be out on In The Red in the coming months. It’s going to be a keeper, and if you’ve seen them live then you know how they crush it. Here is a little geek talk with guitarist Jed telling us inside information about recording with Ty Segall and knowledgeing us on record distribution, among other very important shit. I am interested in how it was working with Steven Segall and what that process was like recording the record… Oh wait, Ty Segall, sorry. It was great. I had met Ty a while ago and I didn’t really know him. He saw us play a show and came up afterwards and said, “Hey if you guys would like to, I’d like to record you guys.” We were not really thinking that we were ready to do an album at that point. We thought maybe we would do just a single with him just to see how it went. Once we got in there it ended up becoming the album. He has moved now, but at the time his setup was just a tiny little room. Basically, it was a little practice space. We had all the amps and drums and shit just facing each other and we just played everything full volume as we would at a live show. He just sat in the room with headphones on so his ears didn’t get blasted out. So everything was recorded live then? Everything is totally live on there. There are maybe one or two things we overdubbed. For the most part, all of the music is live and then we overdubbed the vocals. It’s all been done on an eight-track Tascam 388 tape machine. It’s basically like a gigantic portable all-in-one recording unit. I am not even sure when they came out. Maybe the seventies… maybe early eighties. It’s basically this giant tape machine that’s all-in-one. Yeah, I am familiar. They are pretty hard to ﬁnd now I guess because they are super old and getting more and more rare. Yeah I don’t think they make parts for them anymore either. It’s one of those things where you’re using antiquated equipment, but it has this certain vibe

to it and I think that is what people like about it. For us, I don’t necessarily know how to use any computer shit. At least on that thing I can see the knobs. I’ve never used one but from what I hear the perks of that particular tape machine is that they are pretty easy to use and everything is just kind of built into the unit. There is a mic, pre and equalizer on every channel or whatever, and you can pretty much record with just that big box thing by itself. Yeah, that is basically what we did. We didn’t really use any outboard effects, it’s pretty much straight into the machine. Then, once it got recorded there we transferred that stuff and sent it to Chris Woodhouse in Sacramento. He basically mixed the whole thing on his own without us being there and he did his own magic to it. He has recorded a bunch of really good records that I really love. He has his own style. I recorded with him when I played in The Intelligence as well, so I have known of him for years. People have always been going to him to get his input. He is just sort of a mad scientist when it comes to recording and engineering and mixing and all that. It’s amazing what those guys can do. There are certain guys. I know there was that place The Distillery that was down in Costa Mesa… Mike McHugh… and Chris Woodhouse... they have their signature sort of style. A lot of really cool records have been made by those people. How did things get going with In The Red? It’s a pretty iconic label now and I guess it’s probably pretty exciting for you guys to be part of that whole deal. Everything they put out is good. I’ve known Larry Hardy for a really long time. I’ve been a huge fan of the label since I was a teenager, and he lives right down the street from where we live. We live with Lars from The Intelligence who is on that label. Basically, what happened was we recorded with Ty and he gave it to Larry, and then Larry called us and asked if we wanted to put out the record with him. I had been ﬂoating him stuff since we started the band, kind of reminding

him about the band. I think we played with Fuzz and he finally saw us there. Between that and Ty handing him the first batch of recordings I think he got stoked and wanted to do it. Is it a little surreal turning in the record? I know when you started the band you guys barely knew how to play your instruments and were just kind of doing it for fun because you were out of jobs. Now you have a real record on your hands. Yeah, it feels really good to be done with it. When we started the band it was just the drummer (Bobby) and I. He had never played drums before. I had played in a lot of bands but I had sort of given up being in a band fulltime or whatever. I was sort of just dicking around. My skills at guitar were always very minimal at best. We kind of felt like when we started the band it was almost like we were teenagers starting our first band. We didn’t really have any songs or any idea of what the band was going to be like. Like you said, we didn’t have jobs at the time so we were just kind of looking for something to do. So we just started playing. We were just playing Misfit covers off the Internet, just trying to figure out what it’s like to play with someone else. It’s been kinda cool to see it evolve. Yeah, I think that is where the vibe of the sound came from. It was like, ‘We want to play this punk metal thing but we don’t really know how to do it. So let’s just play and see what happens.’ I think that kind of helped shape the sound in our minds: ‘Well, this is what we are trying to do but we can’t really do it, so let’s just do our version of it.’ Then it was like, ‘Oh, well that sounds cool but totally doesn’t sound at all like what we planned it to sound like.’ When does the record come out and what do you guys have planned for the release and such? Well, hopefully it comes out before the summer. Now that everything is turned in we have to wait and see what the release date is through the distributor. So it should be a couple months. Wait, how does that stuff work? How do they decide when shit comes out? So, that is new to me too. Basically,

In The Red has a distribution deal with Revolver. Everyone has their distro deals. Like Sub Pop has ADA or whatever… So basically, you turn in the record to the label. The label gives it to the distributor and says, ‘When can you ﬁt this into your schedule of releases of when you’re actually going to be shipping to stores?’ Then they give the label the release date on it. Oh ok, because they send it all in big batches of lots of different records on certain dates. Yeah, exactly. I guess because they distribute thousands of records and they have these dates set where they do the latest releases or whatever, as far as I understand it. Yeah, so next we are going to SXSW. We didn’t go last year so we decided to just go this year and try to play for as many people as possible. It seems like a good time to get out there and play for some new people. When the record comes out we are going to try and tour as much as we can. At this point we just want to tour with bands we like, because if we are going to take the time to do it we want it to be fun and interesting. We are working on Europe for the fall. We have a lot of really good response over there, and I think once the record comes out over there it will help out a lot. As far as Orange County in general, we just played at the Volcom Skatepark and that was a crazy show. Kids were going nuts and we were talking a lot about it afterwards just about how much fun it was to play in Orange County. The shows we have played down there have been really awesome, and I don’t think that has always been the case with Orange County but it just sort of seems like there is a lot of antsy kids down there right now that are into the kind of stuff we are into, as far as heavy and fast music. It was really fun and we just want to try and play down there as much as possible. Yew! Thanks Volcom. Thanks Jed and the Zig Zags. Thanks BL!SSS. Love these guys, they rip. Keep an eye out for Zig Zags burning barns around here. They will be playing Psycho De Mayo in May. Their new record is just around the horizon on In The Red! See you next month with more high-tech futuristic music journalism.

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The Smell Live Review & Photo: Max Ritter Los Angeles, CA Sunday February 16th, 2014

Permanent Records founders Lance and Liz caught owning LA venue The Smell on a sleepy Sunday night with their band called Endless Bummer. Check out the Ripper Current EP for some of their sludgy punk jams. “Your Treatment” is the jam suckas, enjoy!

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Bathing in this debut full-length of killer, psych-tinged garage rollas’ from Italy. It rips right onward from the opening track, “Satellite.” They are named after a town in India, which apparently sucks. Thanks, Slovenly.

We have to hand it to the good folks at Volcom Ent. for continuing their pretty damn awesome vinyl subscription service this year. You might just have to sign up, kids. Forty bucks gets you a heap of good stuff for your ears. You can’t beat that deal. First up for 2014 is a vicious four-song EP from LA hardcore band Obliterations. This will rip your face off!

For all you young reckless lovers out there, love can be hard! Don’t go at it alone. Find guidance with this new LP from Oakland native Matthew Melton and his Warm Soda project. If you loved his band Bare Wires you will love this new Warm Soda stuff. Awesome power pop for a fuzz-loving heart!

If you see any music documentary ever, A Band Called Death might be the one you want to see. This is why we listen to music, right? Drag City continues to unearth all the band’s recordings.

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