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An Avant-Garde Snow Video 3 COMUNE’s “Black Holes and Invisible Forces Bending Time Through Particle Deformation Creating Infinite Freedom in the Garden On The Moon” is part of a collaborative film project that with multiple video edits featuring COMUNE snow team, aggregates and associates.
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The film is part of COMUNE’s ongoing DROP CITY creative platform, which launched last month. Inspired by the early 1960’s artist commune in Colorado and the brainchild of COMUNE’s Art Director, Corey Smith, DROP CITY was introduced to attract like-minded contributors to the COMUNE artist community.
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DC’s Street League has proven to be the next big thing in skateboarding by having a purse that is the biggest in skate history, and some of the best course construction possible. The roster of skaters involved includes stars such as Chris Cole, Ryan Sheckler, Eric Koston, and Paul Rodriguez, as well as core street skaters like Dylan Reider, PJ Ladd, Mark Appleyard and Brandon Beibel. For the second stop, it was Etnies team rider and Kansas City’s own Sean Malto who put down consistent and fluid runs to walk away with the 150k. Malto edged out Chaz Ortiz’s deep talent by a mere 2 points with a final trick that put him over the top and grabbed him an overall score of 120.4. Needless, to say the 21-year old Malto was ecstatic with his win and even more so with a paycheck of $150,000. Not a bad days work.
GET YOUR TECH WET Here at BL!SSS we’re always looking for the next best way to protect your electronics from the water. Whether you’re on the slopes, on your boat or just going for a standup paddle in the bay, we’ve found the new vacuum sealed DryCase is a great solution. Throw your phone, iPod or any other electronics in the bag, plug in the headset and pump out the air for a tight, waterproof seal that’ll keep your gear dry under almost any conditions. They even make a bigger size DryCase for your iPad or Kindle, check them out at drycase.com.
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Are you already geared up for the upcoming snow season? If you are anything like us and can’t wait to get yourself into some waist deep powder, you have got to get your little fingers over to Burton’s new online time waster, liftline.tv. Once there, you can guarantee that you’ll loose at least a few hours of your life checking out the latest in Burton team news and videos. The Liftline is a brand new online forum for snowboarders to connect with Burton pro riders on a whole other level, through a constant stream of new team video and editorial content. “We thought about doing another movie, but it felt like a steady flow of fresh content might be a better way to go,” says Jake Burton, Founder and CEO of Burton Snowboards. If it’s good enough for Jake, then it’s good enough for you too, so get on the internet and start soaking it up at liftline.tv.
EDDIE’S DAY Quiksilver is coming out with a memento to one of the best days in big wave surfing history: the 2010 Eddie Aikau. If you were lucky enough to have been there to see the spectacle, or if you watched from the comfort of your computer screen, then you saw history unfold. The event saw some of the biggest, most flawless, and consistent waves it’s ever seen in the 7 times that the contest has ran. From perfect 100-point rides, to horrific wipeouts and guys braving the Waimea shore break in between, this DVD is sure to leave you with your heart in your throat. So, if you’re yearning for an adrenaline rush, or just want to be able to possess a piece of surf history, then go out and grab this DVD ASAP.
WHO IS J.O.B? Jamie O’Brien, otherwise known as J.O.B. will be premiering his highly anticipated surf flick, “Who is JOB?” at the Lido Theatre right here in Newport Beach on October 7th. This movie has gotten so much hype over the last few years, but from what we hear, it’s worth all of it. Jamie O has been on a mission filming everything he’s done to make this film, and we can’t wait to check it out. There have been quite a few releases in the last few years profiling some of the best surfers in the world, but Jamie has taken it all one step further by producing this movie himself, with the help of a healthy budget from Red Bull. If you are even half as much of a surf turkey as the crew here is, you’d better find a way to make this one. Check out whoisjobmovie.com for a premiere near you.
2010 Cali Rally Team Scott Gerent Ricky Whitlock Jarrah Tutton Balaram Stack EG Fratantaro Adam Virs Rob Molt
They wore leather jackets in Summer heat. They tamed cougars with ease. They bathed in beer, blood and barbed wire. They took the Cali Rally by storm.
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With all this talk of markets being up and down in our roller coaster of an economy, we’ve seen a lot of new and old brands come and go. One that has caught our attention for a little while now is the Critical Slide Society - an Australian designed surf wear label specializing in boardshorts, tshirts and surf accessories. If you are looking to stand out in the crowd this fall (or summer, if you live down under) then look no further than the boys at TCSS. Their premium shirts will make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside and you’ll do so while looking your best for the ladies. But don’t take our word for it, check them out for yourself at thecriticalslidesociety.com.
VOLCOM’S DAMN AM We can’t believe it’s already that time of year when the kids start dusting off their Halloween costumes, which also means that it’s time for Volcom’s annual Damn Am event right up the road at their Costa Mesa offices. The 2010 Damn Am at Volcom will be going down October 21st-24th and features the best up and coming am skateboarders from across the globe as they try to wail it out for cash and prizes, as well as a coveted wildcard spot in the 2010 Tampa Am. If you are in the area, it’s an awesome grassroots event that is not one to miss, but have no fear if you’re not in town – the Volcom boys will be broadcasting the final day live at volcom.com.
Our hardest working photographer, Jason Kenworthy, took his family back to his old stomping grounds of Rhode Island for a few weeks of surfing and standup paddling. He put on a bit of an art show one night with prints made of eco-friendly materials for sale. His breath taking photos ranged from Indonesia to Micronesia to Brazil. To check out more of his photography log on to his website at jrkenworthy.com.
DRAGON FISH STOKED & BROKE
Living in a materialistic world, it’s always nice to have someone show you how you can live life to the fullest without a cent in your pocket. From the creatively stoked minds of Cyruss Sutton and Ryan Burch comes a must see DIY film, “Stoked and Broke”. It’s a ray of blue sky, if you will, in these economically dark times. The film follows Ryan and Cyrus down the San Diego coast with nothing more than their skateboards, and wave riding crafts of choice. Watch Cyrus trim through endless sections in La Jolla and Ryan slide stylishly on a foam blank at Seaside. It’s clever, uplifting, and makes you want to get all adventurous. Follow these visionaries on their “Get Stoked Tour” for the last few premieres of the film and remember to keep the good vibes rolling at korduroy.tv.
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Australian implant and TV surf personality Paul Fisher has just teamed up with the folks over at Dragon Optics. The oh so animated “Fish” has been causing a ruckus for quite some time in the land down under and has recently been creating quite a splash over here as well. Whether he’s harassing your girlfriend at the Surfer Polls, interviewing the athletes during the comps or ripping the face off of your local waves, you’re now gonna see the Fish rockin’ Dragon’s latest shades. For more on the Fish and what he’s up to, be sure to check out his website followthefish.tv.
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The multi-talented Todd Selby is getting his hands dirty on a new project once again. This time the prominent fashion photographer is launching the first in a series of short films, “Rockaway Taco”. Andrew Field, owner and founder of Rockaway Taco in Rockaway, Queens, NY, is a youthful entrepreneur with a strong work ethic and a minimalist attitude. The film follows him and his 16 employees through the busy summer months at his shop where the neighborhood’s diverse customers come to enjoy their daily meals and visits. Selby does an amazing job capturing this hidden gem, and we’re excited to see more in his series of films. To see “Rockaway Taco” and more of Selby’s work visit theselby.com.
NIKE 6.0 X PEETU BL!SSS is happy to announce the fresh new partnership between Nike 6.0 and Finland’s Peetu Piiroinen - now a member of their new outerwear line that’s coming out this winter. The highly talented 22-year-old has been at the top of the podium the past few seasons in Slope Style, Big Air, Quarter Pipe, and Pipe - showing a savvy approach and consistency that is sure to keep him there for years to come. Word is that Peetu is already back in snowboard mode, training in New Zealand, in great form right where he left off last season. Big ups to Nike 6.0 on the signing!
What do you do when both your mens and womens top athletes are the current world champions? Naturally, you build an iPhone app for them – and that’s exactly what Rip Curl did. “Live The Search: The Ultimate Surfing Game” is Rip Curl’s answer to the iPhone app craze that everyone is trying to capitalize on. Instead of the typical industry app, they’ve released this game allowing users to travel the world as Mick Fanning, Steph Gilmore or a self-created surfer, chasing swells and surfing fantasy waves. The app is set to release by the time this ink hits your fingers so drop this mag and grab your iPhone to download it now.
PADDLE 2 LIVE There are a lot of very interesting and hard working people in this world, but every once in a while we come across a rare specimen who truly inspires us. One of these people is Jack Marshall Shimko. Just after turning 29, Jack was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, and in the months after he underwent intense chemotherapy. Instead of rolling over, Jack fought for his life and sent the cancer into remission. Jack is now doing the unthinkable and is launching the first annual “Paddle2Live-150 miles 4Cancer” fundraiser that is going on right now. The skilled waterman is averaging around 30 miles a day paddling solo, which is no small task, especially for someone who just beat down such a life-changing disease. Jack is attempting to raise $500,000 for the UCLA Jonsson Cancer Foundation. Donations can be made by visiting quiksilverfoundation.org/ donate. Good luck to Jack, and this should teach us all to never give up!
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What happens when you mix two parts Comune with one part Pacsun? You get the exclusive pop-up brand Sandanista. That’s right, the creative minds behind Comune have teamed up with retail giant PacSun to form an exclusive, affordable collection at competitive prices. With the creative team at Comune and the fact that everything Frank Delgadillo touches turns to gold, we’re gonna go out on a limb and say this new brand is already legit. So the next time you find yourself aimlessly wondering around the mall, may we suggest you stop by PacSun and check out some of the newest, must-have gear.
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JORDY’S BIG O If Oakley’s team wasn’t already stacked enough, they just added another freak of nature to their phenomenal roster Jordy Smith is now officially a member of the Oakley family. All of the ink dried just after the Hurley Pro, where Jordy unfortunately dropped in the standings from 1st to 2nd. If there’s anyone on this earth who can take down Slater for the title this year it’s sure to be the innovative South African. Jordy’s been hanging around town lately, making small 54th street slop into his own personal test lab for aerial attempts many of us can’t even fathom. It seems as though Jordy has also taken a liking to the Newport babes, and always has them melting at whatever bar he’s at. Congratulations to the Oakley guys on the acquisition and we will be looking for big happenings in the near future.
GRENADE MX The snow geniuses behind Grenade Gloves and clothing are expanding outwards and have just launched Grenade MX. If you haven’t figured it out yet, almost everyone in the snow, surf and skate industries are hopping on a bike these days to get their fix. Some on hogs, some on dirt bikes and some of us are still on beach cruisers; but we’re sure glad to see our friends continuing to do what they love and making a living off of it. We gotta give props to Danny Kass and his motley crew for pulling their balls out once again to start their new project.
BANZAI INVADES LAGUNA BEACH
Our friend Joe Bart is making big moves by adding a second Banzai Bowl location in Laguna Beach. Joe is capitalizing on the acai berry craze by giving people delectably healthy bowls that are just as pleasing to the taste buds. If you haven’t been by the Costa Mesa one then you definitely need to get with the times. The place is always packed with pretty faces and the new Laguna location off of Oak Street is sure to see the same. Joe has strategically chosen two of Laguna’s finest, Mike Morrisey and Brad Burdick, to be a part of the Banzai surf team. Now we’ll be able to stop off at the new location after a Creek session for an “OG Bowl”, or our favorite, “the Diamond Head” with chocolate chips on top.
FYASKO SHOE We got a phone call from our boy Mike Murphy at Fyasko this last month letting us know that their Fyasko Hong Kong Stunt Team collab shoes had finally arrived. He showed us a sneak preview a few months ago at one of the trade shows and man were we impressed. We knew it was gonna be a little time before these new kicks hit the market but that time is now. Karmaloop.com has an exclusive on these, so log on to their site and check out the Kazbah Store to see if your size is still available.
BACK TO MAMMOTH Josh Chauvet is coming back to Mammoth Mountain. After an 8-year hiatus, Josh is bringing his snow skills back on the mountain as Mammoth’s new Action Sports Brand Manager. While he was away he was honing his industry snow techniques at Booth Creek, Nikita Clothing and most recently at Mt High. Josh assured us that he’s stoked to finally be back home and excited for the upcoming season to begin. We’re stoked you are back Josh and will be up there to check in on ya as soon as the snow starts falling!
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Photo: Britney Cherry Dead Man Waking is the story of Eddie Wilkins, prison bound, heroin addicted and caught in a life that has consumed him. Riding fast Harley’s and running with outlaw gang members has captured all of Eddie’s passions. He has a knack for crime and a partner he can depend on and together they cut a swath through the underbelly of Orange County. A motorcycle accident finds Eddie on the couch of an old farmer where he travels back through the past and into his childhood trying to unravel the mystery of how he got to where he is.
Kauai with ten pounds of Columbian and a surfboard at fifteen. He has lived and surfed with all the boys from Tunnels to Kalihiwai and has been the National Sergeant At Arms for one of the biggest outlaw motorcycle clubs on the West Coast. When he writes about Hawaii you will smell plumerias or know what it feels like when a rogue set blows through the point at Hanalei. When he writes about blasting down the road at the head of a pack you will feel it as if you were there. When he writes about surviving on a prison yard you will hear the cold steel doors slamming The author, Peter C. Cropsey, has lived a diverse and colorful life. He shut on your life. Read Dead Man Waking, it will wake you up! Available was raised in Laguna during the peace love acid generation, flew to soon at amazon.com, visit the website at deadmanwaking.net.
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Words: Coco Joelle To top off the Lazarides Gallery four-show stint in Los Angeles, the final exhibition was one of huge magnitude by a seemingly unfamiliar Brit named Jay Jay Burridge. “When Superstars Ruled The World” was the artist’s first US exhibition; he wanted to make it literally “huge” and if you saw the scale of this show you would think he is insane and quite frankly he is… but in a good way. Read on… The exhibition featured ten dinosaurs of enormous proportion brought to life, morphing them to fit our fashionable modern lives and manipulating them into occasional activities such as sipping tea, playing instruments, surfing and break-dancing. The breathtaking scale of Jay Jay’s sculptures in contrast with the simplicity of the construction made the re-invention of these classic beasts truly extraordinary. No to mention, each dinosaur was hand carved from industrial foam and assembled with tape.
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It all started back in 1994 when Jay Jay made a major impact during his final degree show at Central St. Martins College of Art in London. Standing 20 feet tall and stretching 40 feet long stood three self-assembled dinosaurs. His artwork dominated the show and his unusual commercial approach singled him out as one to watch. Following the exhibition, Jay Jay was chosen to host the legendary BBC TV show Smart. Several very successful artistic ventures later, he acquired the knowledge to complete the task he started back at college. “I recently rediscovered some simple tricks that I developed whilst working on the TV show and coupled this with production values gained from time spent as a commercial artist. These have enabled me to simply fold, twist and stick together just two basic materials into huge dinosaurs,” says Burridge. While up to this point in the article Jay Jay may still appear unfamiliar, and he
is when it comes to creating his own art, but if you are a street art aficionado then you will recognize Jay Jay in his old pal Bansky’s iconic stencil, later used for a screen printed edition titled the “The Rude Copper”. “Unlike most artists, everyone knows what Jay Jay looks like, especially as his portrait is one of Banksy’s iconic stencils and it is good to see that he is still making things out of sticky plastic, just on a mammoth scale,” says Steve Lazarides. Jay Jay’s commercial approach to creating art made fashion inspired multiples available to collectors of all stripes… especially those who get a kick out of standing in line to collect the latest sneaker releases. That’s why it’s no surprise that Jay Jay has been the creative mastermind for various campaigns for Sony, Adidas and Levi’s. Jay Jay incorporated the Adidas logo into various items in “When Superstars Ruled The World” including one-of-a-kind
resin and bronze Tyrannosaurus sneaker sculptures. In addition to Jay Jay’s multifaceted career, he is also the founder of Lucky Seven. These army inspired caps have been Madonna’s obsession for years (its almost impossible to find a picture of her not wearing Lucky Seven, especially when paired with her infamous sporty track suits) and you have also seen them on David LaChapple, The Gorillaz, Robbie Williams and Jamie Oliver just to name a few. Now that you are acquainted with the ambitious artist, you should check out his self titled website and browse through all the amazing footage of the exhibition. He captured everything from the beginning stages of building the beasts through the opening night. And as Jay Jay has said, “Dinosaurs appeal to everyone that was once a child.” So duh, that means you! www.jayjayburridge.com
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James Fletcher has spent the last handful of years drumming for a number of great bands and songwriters: Smile, Matt Costa, Scott Weiland, Satisfaction, Mphase and Zee Avi. After moving from the English countryside to Southern California as a young boy, he was drawn to the drum kit after his father told him that foreign-born immigrants could not become President and that a cowboy could not have a cockney accent. In early 2010, after four years of touring and recording with Matt Costa, he began piecing together ideas for a record of his own. Fletcher then convinced engineer, Ryan Mall to set aside a month at his studio, Lillian Sounds, so the two could get to work. The result, “The Booze & Clocks” is an impressive first move from atop the drummer’s throne and into the captain’s chair. Memorable, meandering melodies, lush harmonies and cleverly pieced lyrical maps lead to a splendid musical kick... When you get a chance check out jamesfletcher.net. Photo: Jonathan Garnier
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Hello, hello, hello… we can only guess what buoys you guys are checking out right about now! Jade from Texas has a lot more to offer than her stunning body, bright blonde hair, and a gorgeous face that will put any cowboy out to pasture. This southern belle is sophisticated in her own way and she’s not afraid to mix business with pleasure to keep life enjoyable. This gal’s future is huge, so don’t be surprised if you see Jade gracing the pages of Maxim or Sports Illustrated soon, although we really would like to ask her to come work for us as our extra small t-shirt model. We haven’t yet though, we’re afraid this cowgirl will shoot us down. Hair & Makeup: Jessica McDonough // Photo Retouch: Jaclyn Morris
Words: Spencer Pirdy The 2010 Hurley Pro at Lower Trestles was nothing short of spectacular. In fact, let’s just claim it as some of the highest caliber of performance surfing ever witnessed in competition. With a southern hemisphere swell forecasted perfectly in the window of the waiting period, everyone who was involved in putting the contest on at Hurley knew they had struck gold. It seemed that the lack luster waves of the past few years were gone and that the contest’s glory years for swell of 2000- 2004 were back. Day one began in ripable three-five foot Lower Trestles. The usual suspects advanced, and even though he lost, Kolohe Andino showed that his future is still bright as hell by putting on a not so grom-like aerial display against Dane Reynolds. After a few lay days were called in the middle of the week, waiting for the incoming southern hemi, the contest resumed and Mother Nature produced on Thursday morning through Saturday afternoon. Glassy conditions were the norm, and the building swell left all the competitors with smiles from ear to ear. A new format was used in the contest implementing a round 5 “losers round” while the winner of round 4 went straight into the quarters. This made it possible for someone to lose twice (in rounds 1 and 4) and still have the ability to go on and win the event. Two of the most exciting heats of the contest came during round 3, one being Jordy Smith vs. Brett Simpson and the other between Dane Reynolds vs. Luke Stedman. Brett surfed with power and style, but couldn’t quite match the combo’s that Jordy threw down (ending one wave with a futuristic superman). The other heat of the round was Dane Reynolds vs. Luke Stedman. This heat was all Dane. Throwing a rodeo that he nearly
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completed, Dane dinged himself in the back of his head. He surfed the rest of the heat with a blood stained white jersey, but showed that he was not handicapped at all. Dane’s highest scoring wave came when he flew down the line and went into a fully committed rail digging cutback, recovered, set his line again and then launched a frontside punt with a slob grab almost six feet above the lip. He then pulled it into a reverse, spun it around cleanly in the whitewater and rode away. Earning a 9.33 for this wave, Dane then took off on a lippy inside right that allowed him to get vertical all the way through to the inside. Even though he fell on his last maneuver the judges still rewarded him with a 9.17. Contest surfing and free surfing alike, Dane put on a show. But would he be able to keep the magic going? There was also a little side drama that kept things spicy as well. You had Chris Davidson who called in “sick” Saturday morning for a very anticipated round 5 match-up against Slater (giving Kelly a walk through into the quarters), as well as a little misunderstanding/tactical ploy that Slater had
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against Mick fanning in the semis. Kelly had inside position on a right-hander that came through, and Mick thought Kelly to be too deep. Kelly took off deep, and Mick took off on the section further down the line. Kelly didn’t make the section, and an interference was not called. However, the judges did not score Mick’s wave. Kelly was clearly the inform surfer in the heat, but Mick seemed disgruntled by the altercation during an after heat interview. Saying he just wished the heat could have been more about “letting each other surf.” Kelly was openly bummed about the ordeal saying he had no intention of trying to swindle Mick into an interference, and even claimed that if Mick had been called for the interference that he would have intentionally snaked Mick just to even the playing field. However, rumor
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has it that later that night at the OC Tavern heated words were exchanged between the two that almost ended in Kelly and Mick stepping outside. It now seems that a new Mick/Kelly rivalry could be evolving. In the second Semi we saw Dane Reynolds taken down by Bede Durbidge. Dane was one to watch the entire event and left spectators with their jaws opened as he self-destructed in the semi-finals once again by failing to put together two solid scores. As the sun popped out Saturday afternoon for the final, and the five-toseven foot groomed lowers lines came pulsing through, the final two men standing were Kelly Slater and Bede Durbidge. Slater has had nothing short of a stellar record at lowers, having won in 05’, 07’, and 08’. On the other side
Owen Wright :: Photo: Kenworthy
of the coin we had “the white Fijian”, Bede, who had won in 2006, beating Kelly. Bede’s power and consistency is not to be reckoned with, and to add to it, the guy never falls. Before the final, contest director and Hurley marketing mastermind Pat O’Connel consulted both Bede and Kelly on how long they wanted the final to be. Kelly wanted a 40-minute heat while Bede insisted on a 35-minutes. A coin was flipped and Bede’s luck seemed to be with him as it landed in his favor. The 35-minute heat started with Kelly getting a few scores in the high 6 range, but nothing excellent. At around the 20 minute mark Kelly open face carved himself a solid 8.6 that had spray flying out the back to San-O. Bede tried to answer back, but couldn’t find the waves
Aamion Goodwin :: Photo: Lallande
with open wall to work with. The flurry of the event came with 10 minutes left in the final. Kelly got barreled and scored a 9.53 and Bede destroyed the wave after for an 8.53. The crowd went crazy, and Slater’s total of an 18.13 allowed him to walk away with the $105,000 dollar check. For Bede it wasn’t all that bad, he’ll be heading home with a cool 30 grand to welcome his first child into the world. Kelly is now ahead of Jordy in the title race by 4500 points. Jordy and Taj are well within striking distance for the title as they start the European leg in France, and Dane’s 4th and Mick’s 5th both have outside chances of catching up as well. It was certainly a memorable contest with no shortage of drama as the 2010 Hurley Pro will surely go down in the books as a legendary one.
Brett Simpson Photo: Lallande
Damian Hobgood :: Photo: Lallande
Photo: Randy Rivera
Interview: Ari Shiffrin Ryan Reyes lives in Costa Mesa, but spends the majority of his time in Arizona. For many months he slept in a 4-foot by 3-foot storage space under the staircase in his friend’s apartment. He has since moved up a couple of notches in the world of couch crashing to a sleeping bag under a pool table and finally to a small bed in a laundry room. He smiles a lot and sometimes falls into uncontrollable fits of laughter than can be disruptively long. He loves huge ditches, he can bluntslide anything, and he always eats with plastic silverware – if none is
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available, he settles on using his hands no matter how fancy the restaurant or messy the food. For some portion of his childhood, his family’s car was a Flintstones-esque four-person tandem bike/car/thing. And he reminds me of a Muppet. Ryan is a pretty quiet kid – actually, he probably giggles more than he talks – but I did my best to squeeze some answers out of him. What were you psyched on before you started skateboarding? I was all about Pokemon and Nintendo 64. I started skating because of Tony
Hawk Pro Skater on Nintendo 64.
ollie or a switch nollie.
Being a child of the THPS generation, did you have a strange perspective of skateboarding when you first started actually doing it with your feet and the rest of your body instead of just your thumbs? Well, when the game came out I didn’t know a thing about skateboarding. So when I saw the stuff in the game it was completely new to me. I thought that whatever was in the game was what skating was. Like, I remember arguing over whether a fakie ollie was a fakie
So how many years have you been skating then and how old are you? I’ve been skating since I was 11, so it’s been 10 years. And I am 21 now. And who sponsors you? I get flowed from Black Label, Ipath, Innes, Bones, Destructo, and YEAH Boardshop. So back when you first started skating, you were about to buy your first skate video and you
Wall Ride Transfer :: Photo: Patrick Driscoll
found yourself at a crossroads with one video in each hand. What happened? Well, everyone at the skate park was hyping up PJ Ladd’s Wonderful Horrible Life. So I went to the shop with the intentions of buying that. But when I got there, the Black Label video Black Out had just come out and it looked super sweet. I had only enough money for one video so I was forced to make a decision. In the end, I chose Black Out. Do you think you’d be doing crazy
tech maneuvers if you’d taken the PJ route? And wearing baggy clothes? It’s definitely a possibility. Haha, I’d be so Plan B’d and G-Coded out probably doing techy ledge moves. Do you like the PJ Ladd video all these years later? I never even watched it till a year ago, but it was good. PJ Ladd is amazing. You could have been the next Dave Vey ‘King of Freestyle’. It’s never too late.
True. So having grown up on the Black Out video, was it a dream come true for you when you first got hooked up with Black Label. How did that come about? I had just gotten on this local clothing company in Costa Mesa and they wanted to help me out and get me a board sponsor. I told them I would love to ride for Black Label. So they gave my tape to someone who passed it along to someone else and it managed to get to Brandon Jacobson who was a rep for them at the time and he started giving me boards. I’m so hyped to ride
for Label. I have never wanted to ride for anything else. That’s awesome. Are you a big Ragdoll fan? I used to love him. I still love his Black Out part. Did you grow up doing barefoot board-to-board transfers down stairs, laybacks on hubbas, and all those tricks? Yeah, I used to layback and board jump. I used to want to skate like everyone on Label so I would watch the video
and want to just recreate it. I remember putting a board at the top of a set of stairs and one at the bottom trying to simulate the double chain stair ollie that Kristian Svitak did. Who did you grow up skating with in California? I skated with a lot of different people. On the weekdays, I would live in Corona so I would skate with my friends Matt Miskell and Jordan Cantonwine. On the weekends, I would skate Vans in Orange County with David Loy and Justin Blake. I never really had a crew but I would always run into the same people. You’ve been staying in Arizona almost year round for a while now. Do you have something against California? Well, Costa Mesa is where my whole family lives and I know so many awesome people that live there, but besides that I hate it there. It’s so boring, I don’t like the beach, there are no spots, you have to wear full pads at the skate park and it’s jam packed with so many douche bags. I’m not saying California sucks; it’s just the OC. You’ve had some short clips on Thrasher and Skateboard Mag and various other websites, but only just had your first full video part this year. Can you tell me about that? F.S. Flip Bump to Bump :: Photo: Ortiz
F.S Lipslide Tansfer to B.S Tailslde :: Photo: Ortiz
Blunt - B.S Disaster Photo: Patrick Driscoll
My friend Richie had been making that video for 2 years but I was never originally supposed to have a part. It was like a month before the premiere when Moose had to pull all his footage for the Deathwish video, so Richie asked me to replace him. I wasn’t filming for anything in particular so I was just sitting on about two thirds of a part. So I just went skating everyday for that month and it worked out. I had to reuse some stuff but whatever. What’s this video called, who else is in it, and how can people see it? It’s called Skate Movie. There are parts from Adam “The Wrangler” Bertolet, Riley Hawk, David Loy, Clint Walker, Dan Roberts, Richie Valdez, and Jason Vanzant. You can buy it at local Costa Mesa and Huntington shops like Jokers and The Armory, or you can buy it online at lifedownlow.com. You were recently invited to go along on the first few stops of the Ipath Blazed and Confused East
Coast Tour but once it got going they decided to keep you around for the whole trip. Did you get hazed much? Yeah, that was really fun. I didn’t really get hazed. Most of the guys on the team were already my friends so it was just a good time. You just placed 8th at Coastal Carnage and I know you won a Redbull contest a while ago. Also, I saw a picture of you doing a Miller flip over a car at the Phoenix Am best trick contest. Do you like skating contests? I’m not that big a fan of them. I hate being the center of attention, so I’m a lot more comfortable skating jams or best trick contests. But if I never skated a contest again I wouldn’t be bummed. So you’re from California but you live in Arizona and you’re sponsored by YEAH Boardshop in Illinois. What’s the deal?
My friend Steve Davenport owns it and I’m friends with everyone that goes and works there. It’s the dopest shop ever for sure. All the YEAH and Dry Bones guys come to AZ every winter.
Yes, I’m a dedicated poker.
How long have you been crashing in AZ on your friends’ floors? What’s your current sleeping situation? It’s been about 2 ½ years of floor surfing. Right now I live in Matt Price’s laundry room. It’s a pretty sweet dealeo.
You turned 21 last month and your mom let you have your birthday party at her house. How did that turn out? It was pretty awesome. Just had a dance party with all my closest friends! I woke up to my friend flooding my house passed out and naked in the tub. I couldn’t ask for anything more.
So you’ve moved up from the floor to a bed then? No way. I love floors. Even with an open bed I prefer the floor. Seriously? Sleeping on a bed is like a nightmare to me. I hate it. I have only slept on a bed like 8 nights out of the past 3 years. Are you champ?
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About how many people are you exchanging pokes with daily? Around 25 probably.
Would you like to thank anyone? I want to thank my family, Tim Ward, Matt Price, Harl, Ohio Dave, Dave Ashley, Lucero, Jimmy Astelford, Jared Lucas, Peter Jasienski, Lisa Whitiker, Dry Bones, Patrick Driscoll, Randy Rivera, Richie Valdez, Cody Bear, Ryan Lay, Ted Schimtz, Jackson Casey, Stephen Ostroski, Joe Hammeke, Chris Ortiz, The Loy Family, and I’m sure there’s more. Sorry if I forgot anyone.
Interview: Elizabeth Rice McCray Matt Furie and his art are far from ordinary. Recently I interviewed the San Francisco based artist to catch a glimpse of the creative mind responsible for the cartoonish characters and playful images that characterize his art. As to be expected, like his artwork the interview was far from ordinary. Matt will you introduce yourself? Tell us your name, age and what you do for a living? Greetings fellow Earthlings - I am “Matt”- Master of Reality. I cannot reveal my age. For a living, I am a “Peace Warrior.” I take on each new day with joy and wonder. My super power is called “drawing.” By day I am mild mannered, spending hours at my desk listening to industrial music and drawing anthropomorphic creatures. By night I’m still drawing but sometimes
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watching Netflix. Where are you originally from and where do you live now? And how did you end up there? I am from a distant land. A land the Native Americans called “Ohio.” I woke up one day after a drunken road trip with a college friend to find myself in San Francisco. That’s exactly what I did - I found myself in San Francisco, left myself there - including my heart. What was your up bringing like? Your childhood? It was wonderful. I enjoyed many days of doing nothing. It’s important not to have too much structure as a kid. I just went on bike rides a lot and explored rivers and woods and houses that were only half built. My cousin Dave and I would hang out all day in the skeleton
of a house and take a piss from the top floor to the ground. Sadly, these days most of my pee ends up in the water of a toilet. How did you get involved doing art, did you always know you were going to be an artist? Always. My elementary school yearbook is full of signed blurbs from fellow kids that say “...to a weird guy,” “...keep drawing those pictures,” “...one day I’ll buy one for my house, but not a monster,” something like that. How would you explain your work to someone who has never seen it before? Will you give us a little insight to the creatures in your work? Well, it always starts with an eyeball. An eyeball is a great thing to draw. There
are so many ways to draw an eyeball and the way you draw an eyeball can say so much about a creature. Is this creature mad? Well, take a look at his/ her eye! That’s just eyes. Include a face, a body... there is no limit to the amount of stuff you can just sit there and doodle. Everyone can do it; it’s no mystery, just make something up. Lately I’ve been drawing a lot of monsters. I don’t think too much about it - I wish I did. Why is your work so sexual? The world is so sexual. It’s cosmic. Sex feels good because otherwise people would stop. It’s beautiful and peaceful - for humans. Unless you are getting raped, then it is evil. Do you really need your pizza earring to draw? Eyes and hands are more important,
“I AM A PEACE WARRIOR...MY SUPER POWER IS CALLED DRAWING.”
and having those things properly attached to my mortal shell is most important. What mediums do you work with? Colored pencils and pens. Gay right? Have you always drawn animals since you were a kid or did you have other subjects? I’ve always enjoyed creatures and characters the most. You have a twin brother - I remember this because I have a twin but also because your brother is pretty funny, you both are pretty funny together. Do you ever work on projects with him? Does he do art? My brother is amazing and hilarious. Check out his art at youtube.com/user/ wrinkledmeat. He does internet
comedy called “Wrinkled Meat,” I’m in one or two of his videos. What inspires you to create? Do you ever have a hard time motivating to create? I’ve always hated day jobs. I just do art now so it kind of sucks because it’s a job but I can’t complain because I’m making a living drawing stupid shit. It’s best to have a balance and not work too hard. You can become a slave - even if you are successful. It’s most important to just enjoy what you are doing for yourself. Just live in the moment and relax. Work hard of course, but take some time to read or smell a flower or watch an inspiring video on youtube. Help your friends be happy and don’t always think of yourself. Art is tough because it’s all about the ego. You have to be careful not to get sucked into your own ego and become a slave to it. Let that go and
just look at the moon and the stars and listen to all of the noises of the bugs and the frogs. There’s magic everywhere in this bitch. Do other artists inspire you at all, if so will you name a few? I just met Maya Hayuk. She used to live in San Francisco and now she is in New York. She is really sweet and we talked about art and weed and stuff like that. She was in town for an art show and made an amazing and colorful mural on the wall. How does she sell it? Impossible. She explained that her work used to be more figurative and/or representational but she got tired of explaining the sexual/political undertones of her work and now she does incredible cosmic
abstracted/kaleidoscopic explosions. It was great to meet her and see her begin the wall mural, then to go to the show three days later and see the sweet final product. How long have you been collecting toys, do they play a part in your art and do you play with your toys often? I’ve always loved toys. I grew out of them for a bit in my teenage years then got back into them. I like to see how toys are produced and how the color is applied to them. I used to work in the toy department of a thrift store and I sifted through a mountain of donated toys everyday. That was the coolest job I’ve ever had. It also paid the least.
Unfortunately, I don’t play with the toys that often these days. Although, recently I found a toy truck in the backseat of a car, I was sitting next to my girlfriend and I pretended she was the road and I drove the truck all over her. She laughed and could picture me doing that when I was a kid. I know David Choe is a fan of your work and always tries to buy a piece, have you sold him one yet? David is a great artist. Among other things, he paints beautiful women with huge tits. At the same time he talks openly about his own ejaculation. One time a friend of his asked me if I wanted to see some of his movies. I said “sure” and this friend sent me a shitload of
horrifying pornography. One day David will own my greatest masterpiece. Where do you see yourself in ten years? There’s always Paris. Do you have any upcoming shows on the calendar or any projects you are working on? Also were can people check out your art? I will be in Los Angeles for the group show “Corn on the Macabre III” curated by Albert Reyes at the Showcave (www. showcave.org). The show is October 29th, 2010 and my art can be seen at http:// www.etsy.com/shop/futurecolors Any last words? Spank you very much.
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Intro: Lance Hakkar I feel like there’s been a lot that’s been said about Nima over the course of his career; about where he’s from and what he wears, or his entrepreneurial endeavors, but I want to talk about his snowboarding. I’ve known Nima for a long time now and have spent more days snowboarding with him than anyone else, besides my brother, and the thing that always intrigued me about Nima’s snowboarding is how well conceived it is. While I was out riding all day trying random things here and there, learning a trick for the first time, getting excited about it and moving on, Nima was setting a foundation and slowly expanding upon this foundation one building block at a time. He would never learn a new trick until his last one was easy for him and although when I was younger this was something that I never understood, as we got older it all came together. When filming at spots, Nima had every trick he could do literally at his disposal, he was so comfortable with everything he could do that he would film a trick at a spot 5 times in order to get the right one. So the next time you see Nima on the hill or watching his video part, know that nothing you see is an accident, nothing you see is luck, you’re just seeing the pay off of a very strong foundation.
Photo: Oli Gagnon
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Interview: Darrell Mathes So, what’s up with your sleeping situation? You were telling me that you couldn’t function without eight hours of sleep, what happens if you don’t get that? I don’t know man it’s weird. If I get six or seven hours I just don’t feel right. I just don’t feel crisp, ya know? If I get my eight, I feel like a million bucks.
Have you ever thought about moving or living somewhere besides LA? The only place I’ve givin’ serious thought to is NYC. I think that’s the only other place I can truly see myself living. But when it comes down to it, I don’t ever see myself leaving LA permanently.
Does it feel good that Lakers took the championship? Is there any other team that you would like to see beside Lakers to win? Of course it feels good, I’ve been a Laker fan since I can remember. I like some other teams as well like the Clippers, Thunders, Grizzleys and Hawks. But I always want the Lakers to win. My Pops use to have season seats at the Forum during the Magic/Kareem days so he would take me when I was 5 years old. It’s kinda in my blood now, I tried not to care for a while but I always gotta keep up with it.
What was it like filming with Videograss for the first time? Before that you’ve only really filmed with People, right? It’s all the same to be honest. You’re just with friends and usually the filmer and photographer are cool. It’s not like someone is breathing down your neck demanding tricks out of you, you just cruise around and find cool spots and if your feelin’ it, your feelin’ it. I think that’s the way it is with all crews, I hope.
Photo: Robbie Sell
Photo: Robbie Sell
“I’DLIKETOSEESOMEOFTHE OLDER SNOWBOARDERS EMBRACE THE YOUNG UPAND-COMERS A BIT MORE INSTEAD OF SEEING THEM AS A THREAT.”
Photo: Darrell Mathes
How do you find time to snowboard and run Ashbury at the same time? It’s tough, but I do have a lot of help from Lance and Mike Hakker, without them none of it would be possible. The iPhone has saved me a few times also. Being a part owner of Videograss, what do you see in the future of the company? Well, we do have some things in the works that I can’t talk about just yet, but I just see it getting bigger and bigger. The last two movies have been some of my favorite movies of all time. Justin Meyer kills it! We don’t even have to worry about the editing at all; he’s so on point. There’s no limit to where we can take VG. Who’s on your radar for the next kid to make it big in snowboarding and to put on Ashbury? Jake Kuzyk. So, what was it like to kick my ass in basketball at the Jazz facility? It felt really good man, especially since you were claiming really hard. Are you ready for a rematch? I heard next time we will be playing in the actual Jazz arena. Yeah, let’s do this. We should just see if we
can play in an actual game, you think Zane can hook that up? I think you would match up well with CP3. What’s your favorite part you ever filmed for? And do you feel like you still have fire under your belt to produce a part like that again? “Some Kinda Life” by Neoproto films, that’s easily my favorite part I’ve ever had. I remember at the end of filming I was actually content with the part, I’ve never felt like that again. I still have the fire, but I don’t think I’ll ever be content with my part ever again, that’s pretty rare to feel like that about your own part. As one of the dudes that really progressed rail shredding, how do you feel about all the rail dancers today? I think the new kids are amazing. Jed Anderson, LNP and Louif Paradis are on top of the rail game right now. Some of the shit they do blows my mind, it gets me so fucking hyped. How do you feel about the revival in the snowboarding world, to bring it back to be independent, with smaller brands? That’s always a good thing. I would just like to one day see all companies in snowboarding be rider owned. That would make the industry so much better and it would make
snowboarding so much cooler. Do you ever think about how the hell you got into snowboarding, especially coming from L.A? Yeah, usually it’s when I get off an airplane in the Midwest and it’s 10 degrees and I just boarded the plane in LA and it was 75 degrees there. It’s so out of my element. I grew up snowboarding at Big Bear, to me that’s what snowboarding is, warm weather and snowboard parks. You gotta deal with all the other shit to make a video part though. Do you think living in LA inhibits your snowboarding skills? It probably does. I get sucked into hanging in LA or skating with friends that I don’t go snowboarding seven days a week anymore. I think if the snowboard park was in my backyard, like in Mammoth or something, I’d be learning a lot more. I still get to snowboard a lot. Have you ever won a snowboard contest? Actually, let me rephrase that – have you ever been in a contest before? Yeah, I’ve done a few contests, mainly the Active Triple Air at Mountain High, and I did a USASA contest before. I won a contest at Mt. Waterman. It was a big air contest, I think I did a backside corked 540 and won it. There wasn’t much competition there and all I won
was a trophy, I don’t even know where that thing is anymore. As a snowboarder, what’s the one thing you would love to see differently? I’d like to see more rider owned companies. I’d like to see some of the older snowboarders embrace the young up-and-comers a bit more instead of seeing them as a threat. I just get hyped when I see those kids killing it. There’s so much hate in snowboarding… It just seems like a lot of people are insecure or something, they should just appreciate it all. Also, I think companies should put their team managers through a test before hiring them, like a pop quiz. They should just call out random snowboarders and ask if they are regular or goofy, if they can’t answer that then they are not qualified to be a team manager. What’s up wit your new crib off Sunset Blvd? I swear I saw a stripper pole middle of your family room. I really got lucky man. I got this amazing spot and the rent is cheaper than my old spot. Yeah this one broad broke in the pole the other night, I don’t think the pole was made to be a stripper pole, but it works fine as one.
Top – Volcom volcom.com Bra – Pull-In pull-in.com Bikini bottom – Pull-In pull-in.com
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Beached Skateboard – Sector 9 sector9.com Long sleeve unitard – WESC wesc.com
Bikini Top – Volcom volcom.com Sweater – RVCA rvca.com Shorts – RVCA rvca.com Sunglasses – Vestal vestalwatch.com Watch – Vestal vestalwatch.com Socks – Pull-In pull-in.com
Dress – O’Neill oneill.com Shoes – Vans vans.com
Top – Ezekiel ezekielusa.com Bottoms – Pull-In pull-in.com
Shirt – O’Quinn oquinnclothing.com Skirt – Ezekiel ezekielusa.com
Photos & Interview: Tom Carey
Conner and Parker Coffin are the newest brotherly combo to storm the surf world. Brothers constantly filter into the surf world, but these two are different - these two are dominating their ranks, have solid backing and are extremely hungry. Read the websites and rankings in the amateur contests and you’ll see what I’m talking about. Aside from their surfing abilities, the Coffin’s are radical people. Both are extremely smart, and determined with their surfing. Conner seems to be the more serious one while Parker has that little brother syndrome that pushes him even harder. They both are the type of people you’d want to surround your self with. Here’s a little insight into their world.
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Parker - What’s it like being a little brother? It’s super cool and it’s really lame at times. I like it because I get to learn from his mistakes, but I REALLY hate it when I get called Conner or Conner’s little brother. It feels like I walk around sometimes with a sign on my forehead saying, “Hey I’m with Conner, I am his little brother.” Which is definitely ok sometimes, but not ok other times. I get called Conner in photos even. I have a Volcom sticker on my board, not Hurley. I am a goofy foot and don’t have facial hair and it still happens! But yea, it’s cool and lame at the same time. He’s got my back.
PARKER COFFIN AGES: 15 HOMETOWN: SANTA BARBARA, CA HOME BREAK: TARPITZ SPONSORS: VOLCOM, REEF, SPY, CHANNEL ISLANDS, SEXWAX, AERIAL 7, CREATURES
“NEXT THING I KNOW, I AM HOVERING OVER A SHOEBOX ON THE FREEWAY TAKING A DUMP.” - PARKER Conner - Do you wish sometimes you were the younger bro? You know so you could learn from his mistakes? Haha, I don’t know. I have always thought it would be really cool to have an older brother. For various reasons, but learning from his mistakes would definitely be convenient. Parker - Do you think you have that little brother syndrome? Like you always have to do one better? I don’t necessarily have to do better than him. I just look at it like I have a scale. I like to be close at all times. Conner - Do you think you guys are a lot alike or polar opposites? Well, I think that a lot of people would say we are polar opposites. I actually disagree, yet there are definitely lots of things that we see differently on. For the most part though, we have a lot of the same interests. In terms of personalities, I would say that the main thing that sets us apart is that Parker is more outgoing than I am. He seems to be comfortable
around everyone where as I get shy and strange at times. Parker - Same question? Alike yet different. With Conner, he is quite endless when he has a topic that interests him. With me, I can go on and on about something I don’t even care about. And he is organized, and I am definitely really messy. Besides that, we both just like to have a good time. Do you want to be like you’re brother? Parker - Oh yea for sure. He is my brother and a super good role model. I would love to be like him. Conner - Shits Yeah! Parker is pretty much the coolest guy I know. He is super creative and I think that we are always feeding off of what the other one is doing. It’s not really competition but more inspiration, or motivation something like that. Who is cooler? I have no opinion
here. Parker - That’s a stupid question, typical interview question, no comment. Conner - Tom you don’t remember last time when you wouldn’t shut up about how Parker was cooler than me? Have you guys ever fully brawled each other? Parker - I don’t really think brawled. We beat each other up every once in awhile. Nothing too bad ever happens. Well, one time we were like 7 and 9 and we just got back from this camping trip on Santa Cruz Island and I mouthed off so he pushed me. I tripped over a curb and slammed the fire hydrant. My tooth went straight through my lip and I was laid out. I missed the first week of second grade though, so it was kind of cool. Conner – Haha, I don’t think we have ever brawled. Every once in a blue moon we will get in some idiotic argument and throw maybe a punch to an arm or something, but we have never endured
a full out brotherly brawl. In general we get along super well, but like anytime you spend every day of your life with someone, we have our disagreements. Parker - Tell us about the shoebox incident. Long story short: In a car, no bathroom stops, 9 year old drank coffee and it went straight through my stomach. Next thing I know, I am hovering over a shoebox on the freeway taking a dump. We all couldn’t breathe and my Dad was swerving through lanes because we were laughing so hard and the smell. One of my best memories so far in my life. Conner - Were you psyched to breathe in that same air? Shits no. Literally. I was crying with laughter and I thought my dad was going to crash the car. Conner - Do you have a weird story that can outdo that one? Haha… nope.
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Last time I shot Rincon with you guys I saw Rob Lowe on the beach. You guys hang out with the Santa Barbara elite very often? Parker - Na. That isn’t my scene. I have my group of friends that we BBQ with, surf, and play basketball. Conner - I think I’m a loner. We have a small group of friends that we hang with a lot, but when I’m home I’m usually warn out from traveling or over being around people after a crazy contest so I tend to critter. If you had to describe your surfing with one song what would it be? Parker - That is a strange question. I don’t really know. If it is something by Iggy Pop then I would be psyched and think I am surfing the way I want to surf. Conner - Hmmm, well hopefully nothing too boring, definitely not a rap song. I like The Doors a lot. There music is real raw, and different. I guess that’s what I try to go for in my surfing. Conner - Is it weird that Parker turned out to be a goofy footer growing up in SB? Or is it just karma for Parker being that crazy little brother? Ha! I think it’s so he can get super barreled at Cloud Break.
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I know you guys go to Tavarua quite often, what are your thoughts on the government opening up the waves to the public? Parker - I am pretty much shattered. I mean no matter what Fiji has that place in my heart that nowhere could ever touch, but it is going to be different now. I haven’t been back since but I can’t imagine it’s that bad. Conner - Tavarua is an amazing place, and I think it always will be whether the waves are open to the public or not. It is a bit of a bummer, but Cloudbreak isn’t an easy wave so I think when it is solid it won’t be too crowded. Parker - What’s your fondest Tavi experience? Wow. Well, I spent Christmas there once with my family. Then there was the Volcom trip. But, I think me getting appendicitis over there was really the craziest. I got super sick and got surgery in Fiji. I have a crazy scar on my stomach so when I look down every time I take a piss it reminds me of that experience.
“I WAS CRYING WITH LAUGHTER AND I THOUGHT MY DAD WAS GOING TO CRASH THE CAR.” - CONNER
Conner - Would you say Parker is the most girl crazy person you’ve ever met? Why don’t you do everyone a favor and hook him up with a chick? Well, I’d say it is a battle between him and I for who is the most girl crazy. I have tried a few times, but he blew it! I try to help him out - it’s only a matter of time before they are flocking all over him. You guys seem to hang out in Newport a lot. Why is that, it can’t be for the waves? Parker - I really like it, everybody is there. I like hanging out with the Volcom guys and going to the factory. Of course saying hi to Tom Carey and his lovely girlfriend KC. Then, there is Jon Oda, he’s my manager and I go and stay with him. I try to get the thing a surfer calls “work” done by going and saying hi to my sponsors. It’s just different than Santa Barbara and it’s cool to have that option that Orange County has to offer. Conner - I would say that Parker definitely spends a lot more time in Newport than I
do. But, when I’m around it’s because I’m usually hanging out with Parker at Oda’s house, trying to find some girls with Andrew, or bugging Tom at his house. I know you guys are in New York at the moment and the waves are flat. What have you been up to? Conner - Been going to the city. Let’s just say I have fallen in love like 1,000 times with the girls in the city. Every girl is above average and has an awesome style. I had to wear a baggy pair of jeans, haha. Parker - Well, we surfed the comp in tiny little waves and then since then we went into the city a bunch. We ate a bunch of super good food, checked out some stores, and most importantly it was fashion week so we stared at endless amounts of females walking down the street. We would typically wait for a group to walk by and then walk behind them. Conner - What’s your goals with surfing?
Well, this year I’m focusing on the Pro Junior series and my goals are to win at least one event this season and also win the Championships in Bali. Our blog has been really fun, and we are trying to work on that to spread the word and keep up fun projects. More long term, I want to make a movie with Parker and a few other people and do the QS in order to Qualify for the CT. Parker - would you rather be the comp guy or video/photo guy? I don’t know, winning is the best. I don’t care what anybody says. Holding a trophy or check above your head is the best feeling in the world. But if I am not having fun doing it, then I would always love to be a free surfer. To tell you the truth, I would rather be the guy who spends his winter in Hawaii, and the rest of the year getting the best waves in the world - big tubes are cooler than airs. It seems like there are a lot of USA surf team events these days. It seems like they kind of go
unnoticed. What do you think about those events? Parker - I don’t mind them. I go to see my friends and surf against them. I like cruising at the beach and putting on a jersey. Any judged sport is subjective. Conner - I agree with Parker, it’s usually pretty fun. We make a little road trip out of them and get to go visit our friends. They are good heat practice for the Pro Junior events. Who’s your surfer girl crush? Parker - Cameron Diaz. Look at People Magazine, she surfs! Conner - Marissa Miller. Both- what’s next for you guys? Parker - YOUNGWISETAILS.COM EPISODE 3! Conner - Bali for the World Junior Champs and our third webisode, wooo! Any last words? Parker - Tom, you’re bloated. Conner – HAHA, Chiiibooo.
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Intro: Anthony Shetler I’ve only known Timmy for a little under a year and what I’ve learned about him is that he is a genuinely nice person who enjoys Natty Ice Wizard Sticks as well as the game Doodle Jump on his iPhone and Facebook. I’ve also noticed that his eyes like to get red for no reason at all, so he always looks like he is stoned. Next time you see him make sure to ask if he is high, he always enjoys that. As far as skating goes, he can kickflip into any handrail trick known to man and can also charge tranny with the best of them. All and all, Timmy is a great skateboarder and an epic person; I am hyped to be on the same team as him. Interview: Jeff Hatcher Alright let’s get the basics, how old are you now and where are you currently residing? I’m 19 and have been staying out in Long Beach, California. Where are you from originally? Melbourne, Florida. Was the move out west strictly based on skateboarding? Or a good change of scenery as well? A majority of it was for skateboarding but I also like to travel meet new people, see new places and get away from home for a little while.
N. Krooks :: Seq: Ortiz
List your sponsors - who’s hooking it up big for you? Right now? Graffiti Skate Zone, it’s a skate park back in Florida that’s hooked me up since day one, and World Industries have been hooking it up really good the last few years. Any new World product everyone needs to be on the lookout for? Yeah, the new graphics are amazing; the new pro series of boards came out really good and I can’t wait to get a hand on them. Also, the World shoes have upgraded, Anthony Shelter’s shoe looks amazing, keep an eye out for those. What’s it like living with the guys on the World team? Any unruly tales from the Long Beach house? It’s only Cody Davis and I as of right now; hopefully once Mike Franklin is back
to 100% he’ll be back in Long Beach shredding with us. Too many stories to even begin. It seems like every time I talk to you that you’re somewhere new. What’ve you been up to? Where have you been throwing down? Yeah, I’ve been traveling so much lately. I just got back from Portland for the Dew Tour, it was a great trip and I got to skate Burnside, which was such a great experience. As of right now are you in school or employed, or is skateboarding paying for the room service? Mostly all skateboarding, I’m looking into signing up for online classes though, I would go to community college, but it’s so hard traveling so much. Over the past few years you’ve been a regular at two major
skateboard events: The Maloof Money Cup and the Dew Tour Series, how has that experience played into your skating and what’s it like competing in such huge contests with all the top guys like Chris Cole and Paul Rodriguez? It’s crazy getting to skate with all those guys and getting to know all the pros. It has been a great experience seeing what I have to do to compete and get to the next level of skating. Give us the craziest Dew Tour story you can think of. Damn, there are so many. But a family friendly one was the first pro Dew Tour I skated was pretty crazy, it was my first time meeting all the pros and skating with them. I ended up making the finals and my board breaks halfway threw the jam. I used Sheckler’s board for the rest of the
jam and ended up getting fourth, I was stoked. Being in a different city just about every week sounds like it could get pretty hectic. Do you like all the travel or does it get to be a lot at times? Dude, I like all the traveling getting to see all different places I would never get to see if I didn’t skateboard, so I take advantage of all the traveling I do. But I also like being home and spending time at home with the friends and family. Alright, let’s do a day in the life of Timmy’s shoes. When you’re not competing, what does a typical day consist of? Wake up around 2, make some breakfast, then lurk some Facebook for a little, cruise up to the skate park, warm up for awhile then if Danny Dorsas around go shoot
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photos. Then go chill with some friends at night. Nothing too exciting. Who else has got their tricks down right now? Who’s coming up? Dude, so many kids are coming up right now. My friend Blake Carpenter is killing it. Every time I skate with him he destroys everything. David Loy, Cody Davis, Ishod Wair, and so many others are coming up right now. Anyone lurking by your Facebook page might notice you’ve got quite the following of lovely young ladies. Ever think of yourself as a one-
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woman kind of guy or is it just too soon for that kind of talk? Ha-ha, yeah, too soon for that.
Ortiz and Danny Dorsa and filming for the new World video with Terry Larue, and TJ Gaskill.
Who are the artists most frequently blowing up your ears in your iPod right now? Bob Dylan, Biggie Smalls and Iron Maiden.
When is the World video dropping? The World promo is going to be released sometime during November.
You’ve been getting a good bit of magazine coverage with some pretty sick photos. Who are you shooting/ filming with and is there anything in the works for a video part? I’ve been shooting photos with Chris
You always have the latest in iPhone technology. Is it all it’s hyped up to be? Yeah, it’s amazing; I can pretty much do whatever on my phone. You need to get the upgrade son. So what’s next for Timmy Knuth?
F.S N.Grind :: Photo: Ortiz
What can we expect in the near future? I’m going to Salt Lake City in a few weeks and from there it’s back to California to finish up this World promo we’ve been working on. Wrap this thing up. Who you shouting out to? Mom, Dad, everyone at Graffiti and at World Industries, Ortiz, Dorsa,
Daylando crew, PB crew, and all my friends and family I got.
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Comune will premier their avant-garde snowboarding film, “Black Holes and Invisible Forces Bending Time Through Particle Deformation Creating Infinite Freedom in the Garden On The Moon” also known as “BLKHLZINVZFS” on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 8pm. Comune’s “Black Holes and Invisible Forces Bending Time Through Particle Deformation Creating Infinite Freedom in the Garden On The Moon” is a collaborative film that will highlight multiple video edits featuring Comune snow team, aggregates and associates. Contributing artists towards the project include: Corey Smith, Liz Davis, Ryan Scardigli, Hunter Longe, Matt Porter, Kevin Castanheria, Mark Wiitanen and Shelby Menzel. This film will focus on showcasing snowboarding and snowboard film making as a raw creative art form rather than an extreme sport. RSVP is required: info@thecomune.com 2139 Placentia Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 www.thecomune.com
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COREY SMITH AND LIZ DAVIS “Shape of Content”
MARK WIITANEN “SAM”
SHELBY MENZEL “Hi, It’s Me Again With My Rollerblades”
RYAN SCARDIGLI “Menthol Beach”
Corey Smith is a painter, sculptor and photographer from Portland, OR, who currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. Smith has cataloged over 50 art shows across the country along with being featured in countless magazines, blogs and publications. In addition he also works as the COMUNE/Drop City art director, snow team manager and Strange Weather Gallery curator. Corey was also a professional snowboarder for several years for CAPiTA snowboards in which he still contributes his artwork to their snowboards. Corey’s passion is art and snowboarding which has lead him to this current vision Black Holes and Invisibles Forces...
Born in Cleveland Ohio, Mark Wiitanen started filming at a young age with his grandfather’s old VHS camera and editing with two VCRs. He started The Tree Project in 2005, which is a collaborative effort that makes films, art and commercial work. Mark has directed, filmed, and edited several snowboarding films for Autumn Line and Transworld Snowboarding Magazine. Mark is currently traveling and experimenting with films, photography, and skateboarding.
Shelby Menzel is a Portland based artist. He is also a filmmaker responsible for the cult classic SLC skate flick “Mutiny,” as well as two of the most revered and influential snow films of all time “Love Hate,” and “Burning Bridges.” Breaking the mold of the traditional snowboard video template these films changed the way we look at snowboarding and continue to influence films to this day. Shelby’s guest edit for the COMUNE video is sure to be abstract and filled with his dark humor. Shelby also plays in his ambient jazz band known as “The Sentimental Gentlemen.”
Ryan Scardigli aka “Diggles” is a Tahoe based videographer and editor. He has contributed to several snowboard videos including Airblaster, Bozwreck and Videograss. He lives in Squaw Valley at the base of the resort and enjoys everything mountain life has to offer. Fuel.tv brought Ryan on this last winter to produce/film/ edit their new video series “The Shook Up Generation”, and he’s also the main videographer and for the COMUNE/Drop City project, Black Holes and Invisible Forces...
See more of his work at thetreeproject.org.
To view Shelby’s “Mental Investigations” please visit handshakeinparadise.blogspot.com.
Liz Davis is a Tahoe based snowboarder and self-proclaimed computer nerd. See more of Corey’s work at coreysmithtimetravel.com and highpowerstreetdrugs.com. Video Stills from “Shape of Content”
Video Stills from “Sam”
Video Stills from “Hi, It’s Me Again With My Rollerblades”
Video Stills from “Menthol Beach”
MATT PORTER “Gut Shot”
HUNTER LONGE “Untitled”
KEVIN CASTANHERIA “Bad Boy Edit”
Matt Porter is an Ohio based snowboard filmmaker, who along with his brother, comprise Autumn Line Productions. Autumn Line has created some of the most artistic and progressive films in snowboarding as well as showcasing some of the Midwest’s best talents. Take a look at Technicolor and Montevideo for an example of snowboard filmmaking at it’s best. Progressive art direction, unique editing and soundtracks have always set these movies apart from the obnoxious in your face extreme sports vibe of many snow movies. To see more of Matt’s films please visit autumnline.com.
Hunter Longe’s work is an attempt to reveal a parallel reality by representing the given and often mundane. His destruction and recreation of context points out the subjective in his apparently objective scientific outlook. His work spans several mediums including drawing, painting, collage, animation and video installation. His work has been exhibited at the Luggage Store Gallery in San Francisco, Johansson Projects, Oakland, Show Cave Night Gallery in Los Angeles, and COMUNE’s own Drop City. He currently resides in San Francisco where he is an avid member of the Drone Dungeon Collective. Hunter grew up in Tahoe with his good friend and pro snowboarder Eric Messier. Skiing and snowboarding have been life long passions and his appropriation of video art combined with snowboard filmmaking is sure to be interesting. For more of Hunter’s perspective please visit his website www.hunterlonge.com
Kevin Castanheira is a 21-year-old human being. His first video release was “All Smiles,” an Ohio based film. Last year he contributed footage to Autumn Line’s “Montevideo.” He is currently editing and filming for his second two-year film project titled, “Sooner or Later.” He is part of a collective of young, upcoming Midwest based, creative individuals. See more of Kevin’s video work at vimeo.com/syndicate.
Video Stills from “Gut Shot”
Video Stills from “Untitled”
Video Stills from “Bad Boy Edit”
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12TH ANNUAL WOOD RACQUET CLASSIC
Words: Molly McCray :: Photos: Brecht Van’thof // John Rinek, Johnny McCray, Clay Peterson, Shane Baum, Matt Fletcher // Kelly Slater and Pat Towersey down for the cause // Rob Machado, Robin Walker, Bob Hurley, Marc Phillipuousus // Steve Zeldin John Gothard, and maniac Morgan Stone heckling from the bird’s nest // The Hurley and Brigandi Clans, both Diamond Spronsors for the event soaking it all in courtside. Ryan’s Jacket looks like Wimbledon circa 1959 // Sammy Lovell with his personal photogragher Kevin Meehan // Chris Brigandi and partner Nathan Stadler congratulating 2nd Place finishers Matt Fletcher and John Rinek // Oh, say can you see!!! // Mark Metcalf AKA The Dirty Dentist showing his presence of authority // Longtime head official James Fletcher taking care of business with a bird’s eye view // Rob Macado showing as much grace on the court as in the water
Shorty white shorts and vintage tennis attire were all the rage at The 12th Annual Wood Racquet Classic, held over Labor Day Weekend. Nearly 1,000 guests, spectators and wood racquet enthusiasts were in attendance at the annual event, a fundraiser benefiting cancer charities in Orange County. Founded in 1999 by high school friends Clay Peterson and Johnny McCray, the Wood Racquet Classic began as a low-key gathering of old pals with a knack for dressing vintage and enjoying good times. Held in the co-founders’ neighboring backyard estates in Costa Mesa, the tournament soon became a “must attend” event in the community. In 2005, when Peterson’s mother, Sally and long-time McCray family friend and former Wood Racquet referee, L. Grant Baldwin both lost their long battles with cancer, Peterson and McCray decided to create The Wood Racquet Foundation to help raise funds and awareness for disease. This year’s tournament brought out competitive tennis action and vintage styles ranging from Fred Perry and Bjorn Borg to John McEnroe and Chrissie Evert. Surf industry hipsters, VIP attendees, and grandfathers and grandchildren sat side-by-side watching hometown heroes and professional athletes compete for the coveted champion trophy, an engraved stainless steel Coleman cooler. Film director McG (Joseph McGinty Nichol, a Newport Beach native) and his doubles partner, Kevin Forbes defended their 11th Annual first-place title against stiff competition, including former tennis pro and Wimbledon
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finalist, Mark Philippoussis and his partner, professional surfer Rob Machado, pro surfers Kelly Slater and Pat Towersey, surfwear pioneer Bob Hurley, long-time competitors Chris Brigandi, Sam Lovell and John Oswald, and the ever-entertaining Team Commonwealth and posse. Victory went to Martin Zaccardo and Mark Hansen, who beat out Matthew Fletcher and John Rinek in the exciting final match. Generous Wood Racquet Classic sponsors this year and past include Baumvision/Leisure Society, RollsRoyce, Vita Water, A Restaurant & Market, Nike, RVCA, Marko Foam, the McCray and Peterson families, Hurley, Volcom, Modern Amusement, Paul Frank, Epicuren Skin Care, and Adidas classic “Stan Smith’s”. A Restaurant & Market, co-owned in part by McG, Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath and Chris Brigandi, catered the tournament’s lively VIP section and kept players lubricated between matches. Local TK Burgers served their award-winning hamburgers, and Kona Brewing Company generously provided libations for all. The annual event raised thousands of dollars this year for The John Wayne Cancer Foundation and was a hugely successful day of fundraising, vintage tennis and good times. For more information on next year’s Wood Racquet Classic or to donate to the cause, please visit woodracquetclassic.com.
THE 4TH ANNUAL MALIBU INVITATIONAL
Words: Brandon Richards :: Photos: Pat Huber, Steve Reyes, & Dune Newhouse // All of Malibu’s legends! // Legends finalists spraying each other down with the bubbly. // Dillon Perillo blasted his way to the top. // Strider Wasilewski and Lyon Herron kick things off at Duke’s Malibu. // Steven Lippman showing why he won the legends division. // The TheraSURF crew. // Skylar Peak & Josh Froley during the TheraSURF session. // Mike D from the Beastie’s chilled with the groms all weekend. // Champions, Perillo, Gamboa and Lippman. // Plenty of talent in LA County. The 4th Annual Malibu Invitational went off bigger and better than ever this year with a solid south groundswell combined with a pulse of hurricane energy, sunny skies, good vibes, unreal surfing, great kids, great parties, great food, and great friends. For the past three years, The Malibu Invitational was held to help out young Lyon Herron fight his fight with Garner’s Syndrome. Those efforts have paid off, as our young hero is a tumor free, handsome, and healthy young man. We are proud of you Lyon and we love you! Lyon passed on The Malibu Invitational this year to his hero Jimmy Gamboa and Jimmy’s Foundation TheraSURF. TheraSURF is born by Jimmy Gamboa and his wife Kim with the help of their friends and family. TheraSURF helps heal children with special needs by taking them into the ocean to catch some waves. TheraSURF focuses a close attention to the intimate involvement with each kid and their families and close friends so all can share in the healing of the ocean together. There is nothing stronger than family and friends and to incorporate that with the power of surfing is an unbelievable experience and a sure thing.
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All the proceeds from the 4th Annual Malibu Invitational went to TheraSURF including the Malibu Invitational Champion, Dillon Perillo’s winnings in which he donated to the cause. The weekend was amazing, filled with great surfing, great people, and an emotional TheraSURF free surf session and awards ceremony that had the whole beach in tears. Jimmy and Kim are doing an amazing thing by bringing those big smiles to all those kid’s faces as well as to the faces of their friends and families. We need more people like them in this world, so if you would like to make a donation please contact therasurf@ gmail.com. For more info on the Malibu Invitational visit themalibuinvitational.com Pro Results: 1st Place - Dillon Perillo 2nd Place - Pete Mussio 3rd Place - Danny Estes 4th Place - Killian Garland
Malibu Legends Results: 1st Place - Steven Lippman 2nd Place - Evan Caples 3rd Place - Ricky Schaffer 4th Place - Mike Chipko
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HURLEY PRO RECEPTION PARTY
Words & Photos: Jason Arnold // Mick Fanning, Shane Beschen, friends // Frankie D. & Michel Bourez // Rooftop, Jeb & Paul Gomez // Rob Machado & friend // Gary Ward & Jeff Kearl // GT & Tony Perez // Brett Barlow & Skullcurity // Red Devil Squadron // Johnny Craft & Jason Arnold // PT, Brasil Babe & Dane Gudauskas // Erik Leines & Eddie Wall
Partnering up with Hurley, Skullcandy provided an exceptional evening reception for the 2010 Hurley Pro at Lowers. The new Skullcandy headquarters was looking pristine as the evening unfolded. Amazing food was on tap from Hapa J’s, beers from Primo were being thrown back with ease and mango margaritas from Peligroso tequila made everyone’s grins a bit wider. Everyone from Rob Machado, Mick Fanning and Michel Bourez were in attendance along with top industry execs and fine ladies. Kids were rocking the mini ramp and the vibe was at an all time high as the contest hype seemed to have everyone in a frenzy. All good things must come to an end however, and as usual, the cops showed up eventually and well, you know how that one goes! Nevertheless, everyone had a memorable evening. Huge thanks go out to all who showed up: Hurley, Hapa J’s, Peligroso, Primo and the of course Skullcandy crew. And a big ol’ FU to San Clemente’s “finest!”
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CLASS SANTA MONICA
Words: Jim Shubin :: Photos: Nic Adams // Lolli Beach Candy // CLASS trade show // Delta Spirit // Philly Parther & Jon Kalupa with the same Baracuda cut // Hanna & Helene // JW, Hana & Johnny // Jason Bates & Lightning Bolt crew // Ben from Christy’s Hats // Todd Masters of ToddLand // Art by Timothy Teruo Watters // T-shirt Queen
I went to check out Class in Santa Monica. It’s a tradeshow with Swedes, great music, steazy art, key media, bikinis, boardies and VIP buyers that will give you hero status. If you surf or are into the apparel game, Class founder Jason Bates is a good guy to know. A company on Bates’ radar will get love. Companies like Fred Segal, Atrium, Saks, Bill Hallman, Beams may get walked to your booth. Or you might get an introduction to Belmont Army, The Closet or LA Epoca or LA Times. The show is not known for back-to-back madness but for its key players.
Brands at the show looked good. I walked by Original Penguin to say hello to Casey and he mentioned they had been busy all day. I saw the usual Class brands like WeSC, Christys, Farah, Fred Perry, Huffer, Lightning Bolt, Shirt by Shirt and new additions to the show like Despi, Earnest Sewn and for you fashion bastards there was a label that debuted at both Class@ASR and Class Santa Monica by the name of Neuw Denim. BL!SSS’ neighbor Toddland always has a trick up their sleeve and Todd didn’t disappoint.
I walked in the show and went straight for coffee from the Groundswell Coffee Bar and made time to have the Barracuda crew trim my dome. When I was hungry I ate a handful of health at Tiara Cafe while looking at a couple zippy looking girls. There were plenty there as the Swim category at Class has grown quite nicely.
After walking the show I took a peek at some of the art provided to the show by Ray Vanatta, Nic Adams, Sarahs Incognito Pop Photography and more. Then I walked outside to listen to Delta Spirit. Let’s say after this one single day of activity and solid business you felt like bowling. Well, not a problem. WeSC sponsored the night of beers & bowling. I like Santa Monica. I love good times and a good time I had.
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VESTAL PRESENTS WARPAINT AT MESA
Words: Derek Boucher :: Photos: Jack Coleman // The ladies of Warpaint // Peter Line & Johnny Gehris // Chris Fitz, Masa & Hiro // Jack Coleman // Saori & friends // Akrim, Nolan & lady friend // Medicate on Vestal // Loz, Tommy & Oren // The Doonans // Mesa crowd // Shana & friends Mesa in Costa Mesa has been playing host to CAMM, a weekly Tuesday event celebrating film, art & music (not to mention champagne, wine & cigarettes). It was only fitting that on Tuesday, September 14th, Vestal stepped in to present one of their favorite bands Warpaint; the melodically haunting, all-girl, four-piece from Echo Park. The festivities of the evening kicked off early with a showcase of artwork curated by Roxana Vosough of the ARTery in Costa Mesa. Featured work on display was provided by artists Adam James Dano, Reza Ardalan, Ed Bopp & John Bunney, all of which were in attendance for the early evening display. When the sun finally set and the retractable roof of Mesa pulled back, friend of Vestal, Travis Keller took over the speakers to hammer out a DJ set consisting of everything from classic Stooges to AA Bondy. When Mesa reached its 300-person capacity, Warpaint took the stage in front of a gathering
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immediately lost in a trance. The hour-long, mesmerizing set consisted of a few songs off of Warpaint’s upcoming album “The Fool” (available October 25th) as well as a few earlier hits such as “Billie Holiday” and “Elephants.” An electrical surge temporarily cut the power during their latest single “Undertow” but the ladies of Warpaint all quickly connected behind the drum kit for a solo that must have echoed for miles. When the power returned, Warpaint quickly returned to the song without skipping a beat. Other highlights of the evening included the Vestal Pill Box Displays, the Prince of Dubai rolling through with his own Hookah and a grip of professional snowboarders including Peter Line and Eddie Wall, all posting up in front of the stage for the set. If you missed the party, be sure to check out Warpaint’s current North American tour (on the Vestal Tour Bus) with The XX. For more information visit warpaintwarpaint.com.
THE NIXON ART MOSH, NEW YORK
Words: Liz Brown :: Photos: Megan Brunner // Mos Def, Nixon Crew, Ninjasonik crew // Brooklyn’s Ninjasonik // Iikka Backstrom and Romain de Marchi // Mos Def // Danny Davis // Nixon’s Mike Murciano & Mark Cunningham // Nixon’s Chad DiNenna, photographer Craig Wetherby and Ricky Powell // Paul of Loser Machine and Friend // Nixon’s Andy Laats, May Anderson, Colin McKay, Nick Denambride and friend // Josh Zickert and friend // Nixon’s Megan Brunner, Vans’ Amy Lee Klein, Paper’s Michelle Lindsay and Lenny Jones Encinitas based Nixon recently packed up shop and headed east to play host for a one-night only art and music event, The Nixon Art Mosh. Hot off of The Art Mosh in Singapore earlier in the month, the NYC stop made its way into the Chelsea neighborhood on Friday, September 17th. The Nixon Art Mosh is a global, rotating art installation, showcasing photography, paintings, films, music and more from Nixon team riders, friends and family of the brand. The NYC art takeover featured works from Michael Halsband, Craig Wetherby, Mark Cunningham, Patrick Trefz, Agnes Montgomery, Mike Blabac, Grant Ellis, Chivo, Ellen Stagg, David Shull, Grant Brittain, Taylor Dunfee, Kassia Meador, Brian Bielman,
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Dustin Ortiz, Loser Machine and The Uprising. In addition to the art on display, Ray Barbee and Chuck Treece kicked off the night with a live performance followed by a set from the lovely ladies of 2MandyDJ’s. The evening wrapped with an enthusiastic performance, which then prompted a full out dance party, by Brooklyn’s Ninjasonik. Familiar faces in The Nixon Art Mosh crowd included Danny Davis, Iikka Backstrom, Mos Def, Colin McKay, Romain de Marchi, Nicolas Mueller, Danny Fuller, May Andersen, Mark Cunningham and more. The Nixon Art Mosh will continue to make stops around the globe with upcoming installations in Los Angeles, Berlin and beyond. Stay tuned for more details.
Interview: Max Rtter UK’s now LA transplant music producer Piers Baron has quickly become the go-to guy for the growing niche market of action sports film scores. His latest project, Volcom’s “9191” starring Gigi Ruff, is the first-ever original music score for a snowboard film. 9191 is a milestone for Baron that one-ups his award winning work on Flip’s Extremely Sorry video. He has bravely taken a new direction with his music creating a plethora of cinematic rock tunes featuring an all-star cast of collaborators. While juggling a handful of projects he remains humble and intensely passionate about his trade. We sit down to talk about his latest work and all things Baron. So first off lets talk about the newest project. How did you get involved in doing the soundtrack for Volcom’s 9191 movie? Well, basically the Extremely Sorry soundtrack was distributed by Volcom Entertainment and half of the Flip team is sponsored by Volcom. I work a lot with Flip and the relationship with Flip and Volcom has been a longstanding one. The relationship grew from there really. Geoff Rowley is a really good friend of mine and I do a lot of work with him. He’s very involved with Volcom. I expressed to him and Troy Eckert that I wanted to get involved in doing a snowboard movie. Not even really a Volcom one it was just thrown out there if they knew of anything that was going on. I got a phone call randomly in January from Billy Anderson who’s in charge of snow at Volcom. He’s like, “Do you want to come in for a meeting, we’re making a movie specifically about Gigi Ruff.” I’m like, “Fuck, this is like the biggest opportunity to make a snow movie ever. Gigi is basically at the absolute top of his game and one of the best snowboarders in the world… So I was like, “Well fuckin right I want to do it!” So the relationship with Volcom grew out of working with Flip on the Extremely Sorry movie and your friendship with Geoff Rowley. How did you meet Geoff Rowley and how did this whole idea of doing a soundtrack score first come about? I met Geoff through mutual friends in 2003. I was out DJing some gigs in California. They were working on Really Sorry at the time and they asked me to do a couple of things with that film. Just some basic editing stuff. We kind of hit it off from there. He’s English as well so we had a lot of common ground and everyone who worked at Flip at the time was English. They approached me a couple years later and said, “Have you ever thought about making an original soundtrack for a movie because we want to do one?” What is the next progression with writing film scores? A surf movie maybe? I don’t know, there are three or four
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offers on the table currently and I am just deciding what to do. I really want to do a motocross video. My family has been involved in motorcycling all of my life. I raced motocross when I was a kid for about 8 years. There is definitely going to be another Flip video though. So… Extremely Extremely Sorry? Super Duper Sorry? Yea, Really Really Really Fucken Sorry. (Laughs) Yea I don’t know, I think maybe the Sorry trilogy is done and it’s going be something else now. The Flip video is definitely happening. Geoff and I have been getting together once a week and watching loads of old videos and throwing some ideas around and brainstorming. The team is filming and we’ve got some ideas so were going to get that going fairly soon. It’s cool that so much has spawned from that friendship… Yea, it’s amazing. There is a lot of non-action sports stuff going on as well. Have you heard of the band Jet? I’m working with Chris Cester from Jet on a project he has got going called The Dogs which is his new solo project. I think we might start on that in November. That leads to my next question. How did you get so many high profile collaborators in the mix on these film soundtrack projects? You’ve got Dave Lombardo from Slayer, Lemmy from Motorhead… the list goes on. Some really legendary guys. Geoff knew Lemmy, he has done work with Motorhead and he has become friends with him over the years. Troy from Volcom came up with the idea to reach out to Dave Lombardo. I was like, “Really? Do you think he’d be interested?” The great thing about that is we reached out to Dave and Dave was into doing it. Me and Dave got in the studio and totally hit it off. Since then I’ve produced his solo record and a new band he has got going that’s about to get signed. And I have been working on some computer game stuff as well with him. He has really been someone who has helped me a lot since I have been in America. So the relationship has been great. Skateboarding and snowboarding are fucking huge sports now. All of Dave’s kids love skating. He was just stoked to be involved. It’s a win-win for everyone. Lemmy is a rock legend and there are all kinds of wild tales about that guy. It must have been a trip to meet him and work with him. I have a good friend who works with him. Last time I talked to him he told me Lemmy thinks water is a government conspiracy! Do you have any Lemmy moments or stories you want to share? Lemmy loves ya know… what does Lemmy love? Women, Jack Daniels, and WW2. The funniest time we had
with Lemmy is when we shot the photos for the back of the CD. It was Geoff and Lemmy at the Rainbow drinking straight whiskeys at like 10 AM. (Laughs) Just carried on going all day. Who’s idea was it to do the “Stand By Me” cover? How did Lemmy react? It was mine and Geoff. Lemmy loved it. Lemmy is 65 now. That song is something he loves. He loves old music. He plays with that band the Headcat and they do covers of old songs. He loves Buddy Holly. He loves old music and he is from that era so it was a no brainer to do it. To me “Stand By Me” is one of the best songs ever written. It’s as good any song John or Paul wrote with the Beatles. “Behold the Black Light” w/ Oliver Ackermann from a Place to Bury Strangers is my favorite and a standout track on the 9191 soundtrack. It’s a classic psycrock track and I think it’s got a real Black Rebel Motorcycle vibe. Are you familiar and are those guys? An influence to this song at all? I am familiar with them. I’ve never heard anyone say that. That’s actually quite interesting. No… it wasn’t influenced by them. It was originally influenced by just wanting to make something that sounded kind of heavy but semi uplifting. Me and Oliver worked together on the instrumental just to get that right and I think it worked out pretty good. Everything that I write has always got a cinematic sort of feel to it. It’s not like I sit down to write something like that. It is just that until it gets to that point I’m never happy with it because its just kind of what I’m into. Are you working more with a live sound now as opposed to samples and software instrumentation? You birthed as a DJ in the British drum and bass scene, which was a popular genre of electronic DJ/club music. Your projects in recent years with Flip and the new movie with Volcom seem to have taken a different musical direction: mainly heavier rock/ metal sound on 9191. What spawned that transition? My influences were always the things that I am now actually writing. The drum and bass thing… I love that too. I love electronic music, the scene, and all of the rest of it. But it was time for me to move on. I had achieved everything I set out to with electronic music. I was doing like 80 gigs a year and I’ve had like 10 top ten songs on the dance charts in England and a few number ones. I’ve really achieved as much as I set out to, to be honest so I thought it was time to move on. I’ve always been recording guitars and drums and all of those things. When I was doing electronic I never felt it appropriate
to put those in there because it basically doesn’t really work, believe me I have tried. The idea to do the Flip soundtrack came along and that kind of became the transition point to where I was to where I am now. Once the computer side of electronic music kicked in and the skill of beat matching went out the window it took the edge off for me a little bit. Every generation wants their own things. Things move on and the way dance music is perceived now is definitely different than when I started in it. I am happy where I am now. I am doing what I always wanted to do which is making film soundtracks. Where did you track the songs for 9191? I’ve got my own studio that I work out of up at Flip, I’ve got everything I need there pretty much. I don’t track drums there just because I like to go and track somewhere you can get a big room and throw up some room mics and go through a Neve or whatever. We did a lot of the drum tracking at a private studio in Santa Monica. When the premieres came around for these movies did you guys toy with the idea of performing some of these songs live? You know what? I did toy with the idea of doing that but it’s just such a logistical nightmare. There are so many people involved. To do the song with Oliver it would involve flying him out from NY setting up the whole live thing in the film venue which isn’t a proper live venue and it’d be all for a two minute song. I thought about it and then I talked myself out it. But sometime in the future when I have a bigger catalog of stuff… who knows. Have you ever played in a band or considered starting a live act, it seems like you have your hands so full as a producer? Well, I am actually working with a vocalist named Erin Lucas and we are about halfway through recording an album and that will probably turn into something we take live. So maybe we might see you on tour sometime? Yea, you never know. What projects are in store for the future? The stuff with Chris Cester, the stuff with Erin Lucas and some soundtrack stuff on the table that I can’t talk about just yet… and another Flip video, that’s imminent. You recently received some recognition/awards? Can you tell us about that? LA Skate Film Festival, we won Best Soundtrack and Best Film. We also won a Transworld Award as well for Best Film and Best Team. Stream the soundtrack for 9191 and get more info on the movie @ www.9191movie.com
Words: Max Ritter
An estimated 20,000 fans descended upon State Historic Park in downtown Los Angeles to enjoy a day of music at the 2010 FYF Festival. While it seems the organizers are still working out the kinks, the over priced food and long lines were agonizing, there really was some great music to be had and the summer weather couldn’t have been better. As the day went on Ariel Pink and Local Natives were the standout buzz bands drawing sizeable hometown crowds. Ariel Pink (featured) was looking and acting quite Kurt Cobain like, winning the weird-rocker-guy award of the day. The best performance was surprisingly actor Ryan Gosling playing in his band Dead Man’s Bones. The songs featured a minimal amount of instrumentation backed by a children’s choir clad in costumes celebrating Halloween a bit early. The haunted folk songs concept came across brilliantly and the mood couldn’t have been better as the sun set over the park. The long day came to a close around midnight with The Rapture gutting out their trademark dance-rock tunes. It was a hot, gritty, and dirty day for all who attended but most got what they came for and left with a smile.
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Since releasing Microcastle in 2008 and an EP last year, Deerhunter’s Bradley Cox and company have been on indefinite hiatus. Cox has since released solo work under the name of Atlas Sound. The band is now back in swing with their 4th LP record and a fall US headlining tour. The Athens, GA natives are notoriously known for attempting new sounds with each record. This one opens with a slow dreamy haze over a drum machine and keeps a mellower vibe all throughout; however, that familiar ambient and psychedelic sound still reigns through most tracks.
Two brothers from Tennessee do minimalistic dirty, fast rock in its most archaic form. Their carefree vibe embraces the, “We will play anywhere anytime and burn the place down” attitude. They naturally rebel from the country roots of their hometown and craft punk-rooted music that will give any rock outfit of late a run for their money. No bells and whistles here, just straight up power chords and skins. Check out their Daytrotter session to get on board, and as they say “Keep it viral”. Shout out to the all-wise T Berg for the pointers.
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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero’s Up From Below Rough Trade / Vagrant Not too far back Alex Ebert fronted a punk group called Ima Robot. Fairly recently he’s returned with an effort under the moniker Edward Sharpe, and oddly his bands tunes have a tweaked pop sound that is more hippy folk than anything. It seems to work for him and it’s admirable one would take such a radically different direction. There are some sedate yet laudable tunes here to hum along on your next road trip. The songs have a strange uplifting vibe and the lyrics are weird enough to keep you interested. They even have a deluxe edition that is out now, but don’t get too involved, you’ll end up growing a beard rocking Teva’s and traveling the country in a school bus.
Dead Confederate Sugar TAO / Old Flame Another group of southern rockers that have gelled to produce a mean early 90’s influenced grungerock record. The album features J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. on the track “Giving It All Away” and has an all around more upbeat feel, if that can be said about their dark band. Notable is the tighter and less jammed out song work. Most of the tunes hail to a loud and gritty alt rock sound; however, the standout track “Run From The Gun” is a catchy acoustic banger interestingly about our historic slaughter of Native American culture.
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