BL!SSS Magazine | November 2012 | #63 by Blisss Mag

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EVOLUTION TO REVOLUTION VOL 1 Vintage skateboard collectors Stanton Hartsﬁeld and Jason Cohn have released their ﬁrst book entitled, Surf to Skate – Evolution to Revolution Vol 1. The book retraces the early roots and history of skateboarding and features extremely rare skateboards from their private collections. From the wood shop boards cobbled together by young adolescents digging through their fathers’ toolboxes, to the mass-produced boards sold through department stores, this is the most comprehensive book on the subject matter to date. The limited edition self-published 152-page coffee table book is 19” x 4.5” and was fully printed and produced in America and designed to resemble a skateboard from the 1950s. To some of those that read this book it will serve as a trip down memory lane, and to others it will give them a better understanding of the sport’s colorful history. Much like early skateboarders looking for an activity to do when the surf was poor, you now have another option – Read this book and see why the skateboard wasn’t just another sporting ‘good.’ See how it became a true sporting ‘great.’

Our friend Chelsea over at Zeal Optics dropped us off an amazing new goggle that the crew has just come out with, the Z3 GPS. The Z3 is a GPSenabled goggle that displays navigation, communication and performancebased information in real time. Features from the GPS include speed, distance, altitude, vertical odometer, chronometer, time, temperature, run counter, jump stats, and location information that is readily available to track, download and log with. The Z3’s screen is easy to read and use, and don’t worry about being distracted as your view is never obstructed. One would think that with all of the technology packed into the Z3 comfort and style might be compromised, right? Not so with these bad boys. The Z3 manages to maintain impeccable style and comfort in a way that most other goggle purveyors struggle to achieve. Snow goggles have come a long way since their ﬁrst introduction to the world, and the Z3 is just a testament of how Zeal continues to push the boundaries of optical innovation. Check the Z3 and other Zeal products out at zealoptics.com.

DINOSAURS WILL DIE

We are excited to announce our friends at Dinosaurs Will Die have put together their ﬁrst fulllength team video in association with Think Thank and Bent Metal Binders! You can get hyped for this year’s snow season by watching the new Dinosaurs team in futuristic, “Medium Deﬁnition, 2-D.” Ben Bogart, Jeff Keenan, Sean Genovese, Chris Larson, Brendon Hupp, Chris Brewster and more are just getting raw in good old-fashioned DIY style. Look out for the vid and be sure to check out their rad line of boards!

VOLCOM COLLABS GALORE Volcom is coming up with some new and entertaining collaborations that are fit for the whole family. The first is their Yo Gabba Gabba kids line. For those of you unfamiliar with Yo Gabba Gabba, the show features celebrity actors and musicians having a good ol’ time with fictional characters like Muno and Foofa. It’s pretty much the hottest kids show on television right now. Volcom has collabed with the whole Yo Gabba Gabba crew and have featured products by the likes of Dave Grohl, Wayne Coyne, Jon Heder, Jack Black, and of course Biz Markie. This collab has got all the kiddies jumping for joy, so be sure to get your kids covered head to toe Yo Gabba Gabba X Volcom style. Their newest collection is dedicated to the higher lords of rock themselves – KISS. Volcom has given us a sneak preview on some fullzip hoodies made for guys and girls of all ages. Take a pick from the Demon, the Starchild, the Catman or the Spaceman, and you’ll be just one zip away from having people mistake you as a member of this legendary band. 30

HEIRLOOM Vestal has been pumping out BL!SSSful timepieces for what seems like ages now. They’ve just recently come out with the Heirloom, a new addition to the Vestal family of the more classical genre that will most certainly be a must-have for all. The Heirloom has a smaller more vintage/antique aesthetic to it than what you see available in most watches today. It comes with a stainless-steel case and band and is paired with an 18mm lightweight buckle designed with comfort in mind. The Heirloom is available in gold, silver and black and is ready to match anyone’s style or preference. We’re coming up on the holidays and this watch is the perfect compliment to any outﬁt, whether you’re heading to a festive get together or just going out for drinks with friends. Check the Heirloom out along with the rest of the line of Vestal watches at vestalwatch.com.

WAVE GUNS

Wave Guns! Don’t be alarmed people, we’re not talking about bringing your second amendment rights into the water with you, but we are talking about arming yourselves with a new type of weapon for having an enjoyable time in the waves. Our friend Roger is the man behind these new hand planes and they’re catching on with bodysurfers and watermen all over. Wave Guns are handcrafted right here in the US of A and are made with an emphasis on high-performance designs to keep you ﬂowing in and out of the barrel. We’ve had the pleasure of riding these ﬁnely crafted handguns and now have a new view on riding waves no matter what the conditions are. Check your local surf shops for Wave Guns or contact Roger himself at roger@waveguns.com.

ACTION SHOT CAM In today’s world everything is being documented. And if it’s not, then we pretty much disavow that it ever happened. Thus, we’ve been bombarded by the tech world with plenty of hand-held video cameras and assorted gadgets to help the general public capture their everyday adventures. The only problem is sorting through the clutter of what is and what isn’t a quality camera. Well, the people at Action Shot Cam sent us one of their own POV cameras to try out, and after much skepticism we put them under the quality category. The Action Shot Cam is an easily compatible device that can ﬁt in the palm of your hand, and it’s remarkably convenient to use with an interface that only requires a few clicks to capture footage and/or photos. Then there’s Action Shot’s Easy Click and Grip mounting system, which makes transferring your camera to and from equipment as easy as slipping on your shoes. And don’t worry, there’s even a waterproof case for all of you ocean enthusiasts. The best part is that these cameras are extremely well priced, are compatible with PCs and Macs and include all the necessary USB attachments and editing software. We deﬁnitely give them our stamp of approval and suggest you guys go check out their cameras, kits and cases at actionshotcam.com.

STANCE SNOW SOCKS Stance is always coming out with eyepopping new socks for us to throw over our feet, and we’re excited they have a new line made for the snow. Stance has teamed up with the legendary Mikey LeBlanc, who is known for innovation and design, as well as handrail slayer Chris Grenier to bring you some of the finest shred socks. These socks are truly top of the line and are built with snow specific cushions for comfort and elastic arches that give your ankles support. Not to mention, that when you do take off the boots and are getting cozy after a long day on the slopes others will be enamored by your fine-looking threads. These new collaborations are a must-have as we embark into the snow season. So, make haste and head on over to your local shop to snag these snow goodies, or check them along with the rest of the Stance line at stance.com.

WINE GALLERY LAGUNA BEACH One of our favorite spots to post up and enjoy a glass of wine is at The Wine Gallery in Corona Del Mar. In fact, it is a favorite spot for so many people that Chris Olsen and company just opened a second location in Laguna Beach. The Wine Gallery is Laguna’s first wine bar and is a great place to enjoy food and wine in an amazing setting. The menu focuses on wood-fired oven-produced pizzas, small plates, salads and of course seasonal daily features. The Wine Gallery also serves six craft beers on tap and has two flat screens, so you won’t miss your favorite team’s game. Pull up a bar stool at the spacious U-shaped tasting bar, large communal table or the traditional dining room and enjoy a great wine evening. They are located at 1833 South Coast Highway, Suite 110 in Laguna Beach and are open TuesdaySunday from 5 p.m. to 11p.m.

FLASH BOMB PLUS Rip Curl has a stellar track record with making some of the best suits in the biz, and they’ve one upped themselves again this year with their all-new Flash Bomb Plus. The suit comes in Rip Curl’s signature E3 neoprene that makes putting on and taking off the suit easy, and when you’re surﬁng you don’t feel held down one bit. The suit has a comfortable feel around the neck that won’t give you a rash and isn’t too tight. There are plenty of panels created to help the water drain out of your suit, and then of course there is the Flash Dry lining. This ﬂuffy thermal material is what makes this suit such a hot ticket. The lining keeps you warm when you’re in the water, and it will also help you avoid putting on a cold wet wetsuit for that second session with its ability to dry faster than ever before. The bottom line is that this suit will make your winter that much more enjoyable. Make sure to head to your local surf shop to try on a Flash Bomb Plus. We’re pretty sure you’ll like it so much you won’t want to take it off.

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PURPLE ELEPHANTS During November each year since 2003, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces around the world to promote men’s health initiatives like prostate cancer survivorship. Each year Movember also collaborates with partners in special merchandise items. One such item this Movember is a special limited edition of Don’t Think About Purple Elephants, a little book by author Eric Fleming about interpersonal communication. The lessons in the book have practical implications for communicating with yourself as well as at home, work, and even your sports performance. This limited-edition version has a Mo-cover, a Mo-ed up interior and a bonus Mo-chapter titled, “Four things I’ve tried to teach my sons.” Eric knows what he writes about – he was a sports psychologist for some of the best surfers in the world, works with global leading executives, and was the sex therapist for Cosmopolitan Magazine and at least one surﬁng World Tour commentator that we are aware of. The book is available on Amazon.com and on Kindle via Kindle apps. Half of all proﬁts from the book go to the Movember movement.

OTTERBOX I don’t know about you, but the BL!SSS crew has collectively spent more than a few hundred dollars replacing broken iPhones screens and fixing all of our dropped tech items that we so badly cherish. We were more than stoked to receive a care package from Garth Tagge over at Otterbox, which was filled with a handful of cases to protect a variety of devices. These guys use polycarbonates and durable silicone to make cases that you can literally throw your iPhone down the hall with. No seriously, we tried it. Weather it be cases for cellphones (all types), tablets, Kindles or just plane dry boxes, they’ve got something for everyone. Check them all at otterbox.com or look for the otter wherever fine tech goods are sold.

SLAPPA Here at BL!SSS we’ve come to have an affinity for well-crafted bags. Whether they’re backpacks, laptop cases or any other types of luggage, finding the right bag can really relieve the added stress that comes from uncomfortable transportation. That being said, we think we’ve found a team dedicated to bringing you the most well-rounded bags imaginable. These people are the folks at SLAPPA, and they’re taking bag ingenuity to a whole new level. We’re talking pockets and storage space that will leave you saying, “Why didn’t I think of that?” Seriously though, take one look at SLAPPA’s MASK-DSLR camera backpack and you’ll instantly be amazed by the amount of storage space and how they’ve utilized every nook and cranny available. Certain bags come with customizable/ interchangeable faces, and given the wide range of styles to choose from you’re guaranteed to find one that suits you perfectly. These guys really gave us quite a SLAPPA in the face with how unique and cutting edge their products are, and we suggest you guys check them out.

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ROBO SURFBOARDS Our friend John Robertson has been a fixture in the surf industry since he was a young grom. We all know Robo for his party time antics and, of course, for surfing extremely well, whether he’s charging a throaty reef pass or ripping twofoot T-street. Robo has always had a passion for surfing, and for a long time now he has been honing his skills in the shaping bay. As of late he’s been shaping under his own label, Robo Surfboards. Luckily for Robo, he has a lot of friends who are world-class surfers that can test his boards. He’s been getting feedback from guys like Danny Fuller, Nathan Fletcher, Dylan Graves, Nate Yeomans, Kolohe and many more, and they’re all enjoying their Robo boards to the fullest. Even a few of us here at BL!SSS have had the pleasure of getting some of his sleds under our feet, and take it from us, these boards work insane. Whether you’re looking for a 5-fin tube shooter or a stubby squash to make surfing gutless waves look easy, Robo will make you the magic carpet you’ve been looking for. Give him a shout at robosurfboards@gmail.com, or bend his ear next time you see him in the water, we’re certain he’ll be happy to oblige you. 34

It seems like the boys in Ketchum, Idaho, have thought of it all. Well, at least when it comes to attacking the backcountry in search of elusive, fresh, powder runs. As the ﬁrst brand designed solely for the backcountry snowboarder, may we introduce to you MTNApproach. Their Deep Winter Kit is the way to go with tri-folding MTNApproach skis, carbon composite touring poles, avalanche probe, shovel and the must-have backpack to lug it all around. It’s pretty much the complete DIY, get-on-the-mountain, noexcuse-to-shred kit. Our boy Corey Smith turned us on to the brand and we gotta say that we are quite impressed. Log onto mtnapproach. com and see how you can experience the solitude and refreshment of the backcountry (without compromising the board you already own and love) this snow season. PS – it’s already snowing.

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Over time, the themes of desire, longing and loss continue to surface in my work. I am in love with drawing, and I use my seductive technique to tweak what is “natural” about corporeality and desire. I craft images that are simultaneously erotic and humourous, beautiful and repulsive. My current drawings feature literal and metaphorical membranes – fragile barriers where inside and outside touch, that both separate and unite. My current work features bubble imagery – chewing gum, blown into bubbles. Bubblegum initially connotes innocent, cheeky pleasure, yet the fragile skin of gum also points to the susceptible

human body, and the dreaded passage of time. Bubble gum is an insignificant, disposable material, and the pleasure taken from its flavor is fleeting. The bubble is a vessel that holds our breath, for a brief moment, in a physical form. Seen as a group, the inflating/ deflating bubble imagery is a visual manifestation of breathing. The gum forms are mysterious and bring to mind bodily organs and membranes. In some of the drawings, the bubbles appear abject, fragile, and as vulnerable as the human body. They are also humorous – an intersection of the absurd and the grotesque. Chewing gum imagery has previously appeared in contemporary art, notably in

Hannah Wilke’s touchstone feminist work “Stariﬁcation Object Series.”

I draw using a precise, scientific method as a way to describe what we ultimately cannot see or hold; it My work often features the image is my ritualized effort to prevent the of the mouth, the body’s critical site loss of all things that are ultimately where we kiss, bite and eat; it is elusive and fugitive. My process is the portal to speech and meaning. unusually labor-intensive; the image We see the mouth all the time, yet must be rendered in persuasive, it is simultaneously private and exacting detail. I often hear intimate, ferocious and tender. In comments about how “realistic” my the bubble gum drawings, the mouth drawings are, when in fact, I often is still present but in its absence. As draw using more detail than the eye we look closely, we perceive teeth will normally perceive. Many delicate marks, the slick of saliva, and the layers of colored pencil, akin to a mouth’s interior cavity molded in glazing technique in painting, yield gum. Liquid membranes, in the a three-dimensional illusion, and it form of fragile saliva bubbles, is the persuasiveness of this visual reflect back the ostensible space language that creates a surreal of the viewer, and patterns of light tension in my work. To see more of that are in endless flux. my work, go to julia-randall.com.

Words: Spencer Pirdy We can now truly say that Red Bull does give you wings, and that you can even break the sound barrier with them. That is up until you go into a flat spin, your visor fogs up and you need to deploy your parachute. Phew, that was a close one! For what it’s worth, Red Bull and Felix Baumgartner take the cake, as far as stunts go, when it comes to capturing the attention of the world. Social media sites are still buzzing with video clips, photos and commentary on what was one of the most highly anticipated thrill rides ever attempted and successfully pulled. Instagram feeds were filled with pictures of the event, the public’s emotions were high and comparisons to Neil Armstrong’s first moon landing were even made. Besides setting multiple records that involved the

speed and height of the jump, a record for a live stream with the most views ever on YouTube was awarded with approximately 8 million people tuning in. Even the most hardcore of American football fans took time out of their Sunday rituals to watch Free-Fall Felix do his thing. But, besides the obvious breaking of records and publicity that the stunt received, what can we make of Red Bull and Free-Fall Felix’s spectacle? Let’s be honest, this stunt wasn’t done in the name of science; it was created and executed with the intentions of having the whole world collectively gasp in awe at the stunt and then chugging a Red Bull afterwards. In that respect, they knocked the ball out of the park. In fact, they straight up cracked the ball all the way back up into the stratosphere.

There were other barriers broken as well. Red Bull showed us what privately owned companies can accomplish. This is a turn away from government-ownedand-run projects that sometimes seem like a waste of a taxpayer’s money and a shift toward utilizing free market ideas that bring people together. No hidden agendas, just a tiny Red Bull everywhere you look.

has gotten or will get away unscathed. Surfers, skaters, snowboarders and all other extreme athletes that push the limits of their sports will continue to raise the bars set before them. Only when someone is badly injured or dies will they question themselves. But for the most committed of daredevils, that’s just a part of the game.

Safety will always be at the forefront of people’s minds, especially when dealing with stunts as extreme as the stratosphere jump. It’s what makes the acts so alluring. Red Bull’s pockets were deep enough to supply Felix with the pressure suit, helmet, backup safety systems and other essential tools needed to give him the best possible chance at walking away at the end of the day. Unfortunately, not everyone

Fans will continue to get satisfaction out of watching events that have other humans hurling themselves toward the earth at supersonic speed or making any other wildly incomprehensible attempts that threaten their own wellbeing. As long as companies like Red Bull continue to thrive and hell men like Felix Baumgartner walk this earth, you can be assured to see many more monumental feats attempted.

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Interview: Kelly Shannon Ever since he can remember, artist Eddie Villanueva has been creating objects in his head and trying to make them physical. He worked in galleries to learn about the commercial side of art, which he found to be ugly. But that’s also where he initiated his mural work and later instillations. Eddie received his Masters in Fine Art in May, bought a kayak off Craigslist and explored the river ways of his hometown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, over the summer. He’s inspired by things ranging from Sarah Sze’s installations to Matthew Barney’s drawing restraints, from Mayan ruins to baroque cathedrals, from Islamic tiling to Sol LeWitt’s wall drawings, and so many things in between. You’re from Milwaukee. How do you think mid-western life has inspired your talents? I think there’s a kind of work ethic that I expect from myself that I picked up from my parents. My dad works in a factory and my mom is a hair stylist, and they’ve worked their asses off to give my sister and I a good life. Along with that,

there’s a certain sense of community that I guess could be considered a very ‘mid-western experience.’ Do you listen to a lot of music? I’ve been listening to a lot of Frank Ocean, James Blake, and recently Miguel. I have a tendency to listen an album to death. I was listening to Zola Jesus’s Conatus every day for like a month. I also saw At The Drive-in at Lollapalooza in August, which blew my mind and broke my shoes. Amazing! Your art is very visually intriguing & appealing. How do you put these instillations together? The process is constantly being worked and reworked in order to ﬁt the venue, the time constraints of installation, and the distances that need to be traveled. Every installation begins with either a visit to the installation site or with images of the space. That way I can begin to formulate a very loose structure that may be narrative based or a reaction to elements of the space. Once I begin working in a space, the work almost always changes.

What types of materials do you use? I’m open to all materials as long as I can afford them. I often base my materials on ‘plentifulness.’ As the instillation gets bigger, I needed to ﬁnd economically viable solutions to making large work on a shoestring budget. Styrofoam is great for making large and easily transportable objects. Your art seems to showcase some eccentricities of the 1980s. Do you think being a child of the ‘80s has shaped your work? I think that the ‘80s kid inﬂuences stop at the neon pink paint I always use, and perhaps a love for nostalgia. According to your work, it seems as if you dislike uniformity. Is that true for everything in your life? It’s funny that you say that, because throughout the entire time during my grad program professors criticized me for being too static and uniform. In art, I love things like pyramids and diptychs, images and objects that beat you over the head with uniformity and stability,

partially because that, more than anything, seems to bother academics the most. As for my own life, my bedroom is a total mess and my studio is sometimes insane and regimented. But for the sake of the short answer, let’s just say yes. What is the intention of your message? Ultimately, what do you want people to take away from looking at your art? I want my work to envelop the viewer. I want them to get lost in the intersections of colors, shapes and textures. I feel that the work really reﬂects my interest in heterotypic spaces, like cathedrals, ruins, and other spaces where the line between sacred and profane gets blurred. Ultimately, I only ask that people approach the work without expectation and just let the imagery to wash over them. I’m not expecting them to “get” anything other than a feeling in their gut. You can catch Eddie Villanueva in Dallas in December at the Circuit 12 Contemporary booth at the Scope Art Fair, and again in May 2013 at Circuit 12.

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Interview: Liz Rice McCray When asked, “What do you do?” how do you answer? Music, art, animation, printing, toy maker? You have gotten your hands into many things, how do you explain your well-rounded past and art? I just tell people that I’m an artist. I think artists are a type of person rather than just a profession. Everything I do leans a little bit toward being an artwork, even if it’s food or taking out the trash. It’s just the way I think. Making music, toys, paintings, film, etc. is all a matter of materials. As far as my past, I like to say that I’ve figured out the best way for me to learn to be an artist. Part of it came from art school and part of it came from meditation, working in animation, running, parenting, business, reading, etc. I have a very open idea of education and work. I know that can be confusing at times, but I can’t help it. I have to trust myself and make the things that inspire me, even if it isn’t a “logical” step. I guess that’s what being an artist means to me: Following the inspiration. How would you put into words your present? I’m trying to figure out what it means to be a good father. Working on music a lot more lately. I love painting more than ever. I love my girlfriend and try to spend as much time with her as possible. I’m always thinking about business in the back of my head. Running a lot. Enjoying my house. How would you like to see your future develop? I want to be able to keep making art on my own terms. As long as I don’t have to get a day job I’m happy. I’ve been independent for over 10 years now. Lots of friends have

had to go back to work in an ofﬁce over the last few years. I’ve been lucky. Things have been getting a bit easier lately. I’ve got a very appreciative audience who seem like they understand what I do. Finding people in high places that like what I do and can relate and are willing to back my ideas has been a huge blessing. I’ve been getting lots of that in my life and I’m always up for more. I’ve had some crazy ideas for projects over the years, but now I’m in a position to actually make them happen! How has your work with music evolved? Music was what I went to when I dropped out of art school. I started to understand the art world and it just seemed like a big dumb game. That was the mid-80s and I couldn’t see a place for what I wanted to do, visually. The music world seemed a lot more accepting of different ideas. I had been playing in really weird bands for years and decided to take it seriously and start a label. It was fun, but it was never a practical business. I was an idealist at the time, not such a great businessman. When I started taking art seriously again I had to set music aside. A few years ago I started to DJ a little. It gave me a taste of what I had been missing for all those years of working in animation and showing in galleries. I set up my drums and started playing around with computer music. I used to do everything on tape so it was a real shock to see how much things had evolved. I love experimenting and using technology in creative ways. The music that I’m making now is in the same spirit as what I have always done with everything. It can be danceable one minute, sleepy the next and then ear-shattering noise after that. It’s the same with painting, I guess. I want to

make something for everyone and something for everyone to hate. What are your favorite activities? Well, all the regular ones... I think you know what I mean. Also, playing drums, painting, playing games, running in the hills above my house. Watching Boardwalk Empire. You have been called a “do-it-yourselfer.” Will you talk about this a little? I think that comes from my family, in part. My grandfather was a self-made success and my parents were very supportive. Punk rock had a lot to do with it, too. I learned to make money for beer by bringing blank tee shirts and sharpies to shows. I made a lot of shirts with skulls and band logos back in the early ‘80s. I had friends that were making records and I just learned from them. When I started to get an art following around 2000 it was because I was throwing art auction parties at bars around LA. I always feel like it’s up to me to make something happen. I hate waiting for other people. What’s the dynamic between you and your family regarding art? Do you ever collaborate? My daughter is hugely inspiring. I love drawing with her. She thinks like an artist, but she’s 10 so she’s got a totally different take on art. We’ve done two gallery shows together at my friend Bwana Spoons’ gallery in Portland. My girlfriend, Nicki, is constantly helping me wrap my head around what I do. She’s a writer and brings some very cerebral energy to my life. She’s a great critic and catalyst. My younger brother Mike and I have been making music together since we were

kids. We started putting out records under the name “Big Butter” in 1986. We’ve been doing that on and off ever since. We just released three new 7-inch singles this year and we’re working on a lot more. Do you have any advice to artists just starting out? I find it harder and harder to give advice these days. So many of the choices that I’ve made as an artist have made my life more difficult, so I can’t really advise a kid to do it. I guess I could say that you should do the most inspiring thing that you can think of, regardless of how difficult it seems. For me, the most difficult thing was when I was 25 and I realized that I wanted to get really good at drawing. I was okay, but I wanted to be able to do anything I wanted. I got very critical and realistic about my abilities. It took about 10 years to get to the point where I felt like I had done it. That’s when my art started to get real attention. Do you have any upcoming projects you can share with us? I’m doing a Kickstarter campaign to release an old Big Butter cassette on vinyl. It’s gonna be a beautiful double album with tons of art. I’m also working on a huge multimedia installation that will be part of a music festival next year. More paintings, prints, sculptures, etc. Hopefully more porcelain work with Lladro and maybe some furniture! Where can people check out your art? My website, timbiskup.com. If they’re in Milan, I have a show of paintings at Antonio Colombo Gallery until Nov. 17th.

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Photography: Dominic Petruzzi :: dominicpetruzziphoto.com :: Model: Alana Campos

At ﬁrst we had to pinch ourselves when we saw this striking beauty nibbling away at her sorry excuse of a tank top. “Does beauty of this quality really exist?” we asked. Yes, it does, and it goes by the name of Alana Campos. Alana is a Brazilian native and I think we can all agree that we’d forfeit away our American values to be with her. Acai, soccer, the Olympics, hey, sign us up! But then there’s the claiming… Now, most of the time we try to stray away from claiming, but this time we’re going to claim Alana for as long as we can, ﬁst-pump away! Hair: Vanessa Hassett :: Makeup: Natalie Rose Campbell :: Retouch: JasonSchorle.com

Kanoa Igarashi : That’s me surﬁng in OC on the last day of the camp.

Words: Chad Wells Photos: Ryan Craig Captions: Kanoa Igarashi This year we decided to bring the Quiksilver Grom Training Camp local, since this is where they were going to be competing. Last year it was Nica and Mainland Mex, and this year it’s the good ol’ OC. We tapped into a few nooks and crannies along the coast, found some empty little windows in the crowds and had a great time. We invited all our competing ams and broke them into regions. The Cali kids are a pretty big group so we ran them the ﬁrst week. The next week was Matt Kechele’s East Coast crew along with our Hawaiians. I’d say we scored about equal surf during both weeks. We secured a key spot in downtown HB for everyone to stay, hired chef Steve Hazelton for the nightly grinds and put the kids up in style. There are a few objectives we want to accomplish when we do the annual Quiky Grom Camps for our ams. I would say one of the main things is that we run the camp prior to the “Summer Slam,” which is the US Champs and NSSA National events, so the groms get a good competitive refresher course. We really just get them tuned in for the competitions. Another key objective is getting them used to being in front of the cameras so they feel comfortable being shot on regular basis and learn how to work with photographers in the water.

That’s Matty Passaquindici. I think he surprised everyone in this camp on how well he surfed. He knows how to loft big punts.

That’s little Luke Gordon. I remember he got really close to pulling that one!

I’m pretty sure that’s Tanner Strohmenger. He made every single one of us laugh nonstop the whole time.

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There’s Giorgio Gomez hucking his tail in front of Chad. I bet that shot was sick.

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That’s Dylan Lehmann from Maui. He rips and he’s a legend.

We flew over renowned coach Mick Cain from Australia, who works with athletes like Matt Banting and Noah Dean, to handle all the strategy and technique. He knows how to break down everything, from the subtleties of a hand-drag bottom turn to the proper degree of rotation through a backhand snap. Every night he rallied the kids and walked them through a one-on-one video review of that day’s performance. Our lensman Ryan “Chachi” Craig and filmer Kyle Buthman capture everything. These two put in the longest days on the beach, in the water and then in the editing bay to provide daily clips to be broken down and show the kids how it all looks on the surface. All in all it turns out being a great experience for the kids and allows them a great opportunity to work with some of the best in the business. It preps them for the upcoming events and familiarizes them with the ins and outs of working with surf photographers. Everyone ends up having a great time and it really brings the am team together. It’s definitely a valuable program for the youngsters and it’s just another way Quiksilver helps develop its next crop of star athletes.

I think little Zach Mcormick convinced me to go surf with him at least 10 times this camp.

Words: Hoffart :: Photos: Deville Mammoth is a pretty unique place. Amazing landscapes with a chill rustic style community are all tied in to California’s most famous mountain resort. Terry’s (the filmer) dad owns a rusticstyle condo in one of the developments on the resort. This made for a most excellent, relaxed “home base” for the crew to crawl back to after a long day of shredding the unique street spots and equally unique skate park the town had to offer. It was almost a little too relaxed, as the opportunity to go night skating was usually shut down in turn for a night of hot-tubbin’ and nightcap rounds of honey JD, listening to Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings. In turn, the relaxed, positive vibes made the crew more than motivated to handle some business in the streets during the day. What’s dope about our crew is that everyone has a different outlook on what’s possible on a skateboard, and they constantly push themselves to find new skate spots and/or new ways to skate an old skate spot. I personally get stoked when I see that, as I find we live in a skateboard world of followers, who see what the hot new trick is then copy

and paste it in their own bag of tricks. For the most part, skateboarding gets pretty fucking boring to watch after awhile. We were cruising down the main drag for breakfast when Aldrin spotted this angled tree stump between two parking lots. No one else even saw it. Even after a second look, everyone else was still ﬁguring out what Aldrin was talking about. “Yo Deville, think a fast plant would look tight?” In my head I’m thinking, if that’s what he’s talking about there’s no way, but fuck yeah let’s see it. I should have known not to question the current ollie record champ’s skills. The dude leaped to the stump like he was reaching for the Xbox controller, and within a couple of tries put it down as if he just got the golden gun. And that was on an empty stomach. God forbid we got some grub in his belly – dude’s a beast! Another reason I love rolling with the Powell Peralta crew is that we have a grip of tranny shredders as well. No, not crossdressing trannys, but really talented bowl rippers, which to me is the hardest kind of skateboarding to make look easy, but these dudes got it. Bartie, Reeves and lil

dude Shano destroyed the Volcom Park, which is insanely intimidating for your average street skater. But that pushed the rest of us “bottom dwellers” to sack up and get… not buck, but at least into the bowl for a roll about (I might have even scratched the coping on the shallow end). The truth is the longer we stayed in Mammoth the harder it was to leave. We all knew we had a long drive up to SF just to jump down shit, so none of us were that motivated to leave. In fact, Bartie just said fuck it and dipped out after Mammoth. Nice call ya cunt! After packing up and heading to SF we stopped at a sick place called Mono Lake, that had the most insane volcanic rock formations called tufa that date back 760,000 years. The lake is self-contained, so it holds its salt content which makes it unsuitable for ﬁsh to live, but it is a water oasis for over 2,000,000 water birds. That’s a lot of fucking bird shit. After taking numerous “artsy” team photos and instagram pics we got back on the road and powered straight to SF, where we hooked up with local ﬁlmer Pauly.

Pauly works part time at a trampoline center, which converted an old airplane hanger into 50,000 square feet of trampoline madness. I don’t know if you ever fucked with a trampoline as a kid, but I guarantee you this place will blow any experience you’ve had out of the water. It’s insane, trampolines on the ﬂoors, walls; trampoline half pipes with spines, a gladiator room equipped with dodge balls; it was just plain gnarly. While some of the dudes took a smoke break outside they noticed a gap to electrical box off the side of the building. There wasn’t much run up but if we backed the van up to the shed and laid some wood down one might be able to get a sick photo on it. Here’s the shitty thing about getting wood/going to Home Depot in SF. It’s nearly impossible to get there and back in a day, the city is so congested with cars and trollies. I shit you not it took more than three hours to get three sheets of plywood. Once the dudes ﬁnally came back it was dark out, so we had to break out the lights. We rigged it up to what we thought was acceptable, but in the end it was still a really short runway and

Steven Reeves : Nosebash I’ve always wanted to learn this trick because it looks so tight in photos. Steven’s got a good one, maybe even the best I’ve seen. It’s gotta be the hair. Head banger-approved nosebash.

Josh Hawkins: 50-50 up rail Pat Duffy bs smith through the kink at this spot 20 years ago, but for the most part this side rail’s been overlooked. Josh chose to pay homage to Pat and make his own mark at the spot. Hauling ass 50-50 up the wall rail while the crew brought up Pat’s part in question to capture both moments in one.

Aldrin Switch : Backside ﬂip This is one of many impressive moments that Aldrin brought to the table. This trick is easily one of the hardest tricks in the book. I didn’t get that trick, and have never got it, but that don’t matter ‘cause Aldrin does and therefore grabs the page with another win.

everyone was having a hard time setting up to jump on the sketchy power box. We were pretty much over it, but a part of me couldn’t let it go. I felt like we spent too much time and money making this spot happen just to let it fall to shit, so I decided to give it a real try. I climbed up there to see what the issues were. No run up is what it really came down too. We pulled the van a bit further away from the shed as our homie Ozzie offered to play piller and push up on the wood from under the gap – so sketch. After a few real puss-out attempts I owed it to Ozzie to give it a real shot. First commitment I snapped my board, but it gave me the conﬁdence I needed to make it happen. After far more tries than I care to tell you, I rolled away from an “acceptable” landing. But in all honestly I doubt the footage will see the light of day. If nothing

else I felt the night helped motivate the crew to keep shredding as it was a weird change of scenery and pace from that of Mammoth. The hectic streets of SF made it difficult for a group of eight dudes in a cargo van to barge any city spots without causing a big stir to the neighborhood, so any shred of motivation was definitely appreciated. The remaining days of the trip proved healthy, as everyone was getting clips. Josh Hawkins was getting up to five or six tricks in a day. When he’s feelin’ it that dude’s unstoppable. It became really evident when we stopped at this really awkward gap over a fire hydrant into the street. It had a heinous uphill landing, with a narrow, rough sidewalk run up, impaled with cracks and holes. But with in 20 minutes Josh rolled away with three

Shane : Sugarcane Grind Shano is a small dude, smaller than your average 13-year-old. It’s weird, and I’m worried for him. The ﬂip side to that is he makes seemingly massive walls look that much bigger. Also a bonus to being Shane is he’s really fucking good if you can’t tell by this insane sugarcane grind. But cursing is bad, Shano, earmuffs.

Chad Bartie: Nollie noseblunt Being a natural bottom dweller, I didn’t even notice that this wall existed. If I had, I may have convinced myself to get a kick turn on it on my gnariest of days. Bartie had a different mindset and reminded me what it means to be professional. Getting buck with ease, nollie nose blunt from high to higher. Cheers mate.

clips that most people would save for their ender reel. Josh’s one-man demo set the tone for the rest of the day as we ended up at the famous sidewalk rail into downhill bomb. I’ve never been to this spot and I’d have to say it was way gnarlier in person than any video could make it. The team was trying to ﬁgure out what we could do that would have any impact in furthering this spot’s legacy, while Aldrin decided to go to the other side of the alley and check out a rail that was virtually unskateable to 99% of the skateboard community. I believe the only other trick to go down on it was Salazar’s hippy jump to hill bomb, which was FUCKED. Aldrin put his board up to the rail as if to slide a boardslide; none of us thought

it was possible. The hill bomb alone was death, so to add a nipple-high board slide into the mix was straight insanity. The spot gave him hell as he battled for his life. Despite being beat down try after try, loud neighbors, short run way, endless cars and distractions, Aldrin ﬁnally found the right pop and slid his way into the history books. Honestly, I’ve never been so fucking stoked to see someone roll away from a feat like this one. I pretty much lost my mind for the rest of the day. Aldrin, my man, you won the lottery in my mind and that day and will be forever engraved in my memory banks. Big shout out to the whole Powell Peralta crew, Pauly Harper and special guest Ozzie from Bluetile Obsession, who helped document the entire trip. Until next time.

Jordan Hoffart: Switch FS heel I don’t normally skate switch, but when I do it’s because my teammate just switch backﬂipped this gap and my varial heels aren’t cutting it anymore. My attempt at holding on to my career with an unnatural switch FS heel.

Interview: Liz Rice McCray In 2002 the city of Los Angeles adopted a prohibition on murals/ signs, though it didn’t seem to keep artists from creating beautiful works of art on the walls and streets of LA. To the contrary, it seemed to encourage a breakout of art and artist projects. Sadly, with this ordinance, the city of Los Angeles has lost many beautiful pieces of art while spending a large sum of money to paint over murals. “Public Works Billboards” is a new beautiﬁcation movement with

curated artist billboards, which stemmed from the LA Freewalls Projects in Los Angeles. Public Works Billboards has involvement from artists such as Anthony Lister, Askew One, Becca, Cern One, Craola, Cyrcle, Dabs and Myla, Dan Witz, Daze, How and Nosm, INSA, Jaybo, JR, Kid Zoom, Kim West, Koﬁe, Lady Aiko, Ludo, Mear One, Inkie, Eine, Man One, Meggs, Vans The Omega, Retna, REVOK, Ripo, Risk, Ron English, Saber, Shepard Fairey, Swoon, Uglar, Zes, and many more. Be sure to check out some of

the billboards next time you are in LA, as well as some of the beautiful photographs by Bryan Mier, A.K.A. Birdman. What follows is an interview with Daniel, the brainchild behind the new project.

effort in LA to beautify the city walls on a permanent level. Both projects seek to create venues that aid in the appreciation of Public Art and provide a safe, constructive context for this art to thrive in the community.

For our readers who may not know about the Public Works Billboards/LA Freewalls Project, will you explain what it is all about? The Public Works Project is another special exhibition of Public Art in Los Angeles. LA Freewalls is a speciﬁc

How did LA Freewalls come about and transform into Public Works Billboards? We’d been doing the LA Freewalls Project since 2009, and in April of 2012, Clear Channel Outdoor came to me and said, “Hey, we’ve seen what you’ve done with the landscape

in downtown LA; we’d like to express our support of the Public Arts. Can you curate our billboards?” I said yes and here we are. After four brutal months of planning, negotiating, painting billboards, etc. Will you tell us about public art and what it means to the LA community? Public art is a very important common thread in the fabric of any constructive society. That is true anywhere in the world. The thing that makes it more valid in Los Angeles is how hard we’ve had to ﬁght for that freedom to express ourselves. Nowhere else in the world does the artist have to ﬁght so hard, so consistently. Gangs, police, misguided community, and perhaps most of all, the current mural moratorium are all challenges to the public artist in Los Angeles today. It takes a huge effort for an individual to put up the smallest mural. You can never truly understand the value of your freedom until you’ve had to

fight for it. What do you feel are the benefits of public art? What are the positives and what transformations can it make for a city like LA? I’ve been working with the city and various organizations to elevate the position of street art and graffiti in Los Angeles, and I’ll tell you how I sell the benefits of what we do for the community: In 2009, before we started the LA Freewalls Project in the Arts District, the Graffiti Abatement Budget in this neighborhood was over $750,000. Two years later, after we had produced over 75 murals in the neighborhood, the need for graffiti abatement decreased and the budget came in at $220,000. This half-milliondollar decrease in city funding is due predominately to the influence of these murals in the Arts District. This drastic change in budget caused the Arts District BID to cancel their

contract with GAP (the local Graffiti Buff-Squad), which caused them to lose their lease on their office and move out of the neighborhood for good. Paul McCarthy, the artist, has since opened an art gallery in that location. This is a direct result of a productive, creative industry pushing out the negative, destructive influence of the Graffiti Abatement Community. The average income in the Arts District has risen to $99,300 per capita since 2007. The average income amongst business owners in the Arts District is now $126,900. Eighty-two percent of respondents cited “The use of Public Space” as the #1 reason why they live in the Arts District. This is particularly poignant when you realize we have no parks, no public walkways and no gathering spaces provided by the city. All we have are murals that the Artists and I have given the neighborhood. The most recent LAPD crime stats show that the Arts District has the lowest

crime rate in the city of LA in the past year to date. Will you give our reader a little insight/background information to Los Angeles adopting a prohibition on murals/signs in 2002? How do you feel this affected the city, community, and artists? In 2002, the city created a moratorium on the City Sign Ordinance. This was really meant to force the billboard companies to be more responsible with their use of public space. The smaller, privately owned billboard companies were abusing their right to speech and annoying their neighbors with too many billboards. People got fed up and the city acted. Unfortunately, the category for “Mural Signs” as part of the ordinance was caught up in that official moratorium. That made room for the Graffiti Abatement Community (Law Enforcement, City Attorney’s Office, the publicly funded graffiti removal companies, etc.), to use

HOW and NOSM :: Photo: Birdman

DABS & MYLA : How and Nosm

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this moratorium to their own personal gain, regardless of the detriment to the community and culture. This is a very dark period in the history of LA. The city is very close to passing a new ordinance speciﬁc to murals that will end the moratorium. How are you able to do this project? Are they now giving out permits? Where does the funding come from? The mural moratorium continues and there are no permits available from the city. Every mural that we produce with the LA Freewalls Project is illegal. However, I believe in the laws of human

ZES :: Photo: Birdman

nature over the laws of any man, and we do what’s best for the art. Most of the time, it’s not what you do; it’s how you do it. The funding for the project comes from the limited-edition prints and other artworks that I produce and sell for the artists. It’s an efﬁcient business model; the production and sale of the artwork goes directly towards producing the murals, and then people love them and want to support the art and buy more… The circle gets bigger and bigger and the walls get bigger and bigger. The work is in keeping it simple and balanced. We’ve done well enough over the past few years that I opened an art gallery and printing studio in

the Arts District this past spring (www. lalaarts.com). Wasn’t LA supporting public art for a long time and receiving positive feedback? LA used to be known as “The Mural Capital of the World.” Here’s the thing: it still is, we just have to get the city to recognize the value of that title. LA itself and the city government have never given the public arts the respect that it deserves relative to its contribution to the way we live. Artists have always had to struggle to get up in LA, whether it was the Chicano Artists running from racist police in the 1970s or grafﬁti

writers being marginalized politically today, the ﬁght is engrained in the spirit of the Art here, for better or worse. Regardless of all the challenges, there are more murals per capita in LA than anywhere else in the country. That says a lot about this creative class of people in LA. Do you feel the city associates all public art with gang activity? Not all, but anything that is noninstitutional. That is why LA Freewalls has thrived so well, because it is power in numbers. For years artists would try and get up and stay up in LA on

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their own, but the murals didn’t stick around until people knew it was part of a “larger project.” Regardless, none of the murals have signs saying, “LA Freewalls.” We don’t even have a logo. It’s just word of mouth, pure community branding. It’s redeﬁning the fabric of the culture here; it’s getting into the back of people’s minds. This is a collective effort. It’s a school of thought and you can’t attack an idea, just the individual who presents it. What has been the feedback you have received on this project? People love it. I can honestly say that the only complaint that I’ve received

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has been from Detective Thibodeaux of the LA County Sheriff and “ArtCop” of the LAPD. Fuck those guys; I’ve made it clear that their Grafﬁti Abatement Community holds NO power or control in my neighborhood when it comes to what goes on our walls. We’ve taken back our walls and the spirit is spreading. Those guys like Detective Thibodeaux are ancient. What artists have gotten involved in the Public Works Billboards/ Free Wall Project? What has been the feedback? I think generally speaking every artist has a great time painting with us

here in LA. The weather and walls are just so primo. The artists involved so far are: Anthony Lister, Askew One, Becca, Cern One, Craola, Cyrcle, Dabs and Myla, Dan Witz, Daze, How and Nosm, INSA, Jaybo, JR, Kid Zoom, Kim West, Koﬁe, Lady Aiko, Ludo, Mear One, Inkie, Eine, Man One, Meggs, Vans The Omega, Retna, Ripo, Risk, Ron English, Saber, Shepard Fairey, Swoon, Uglar, Zes… The list just goes on and on, and I’m sure I’ve forgotten someone, apologies to that person/ people. I love you all. How many billboards have been done at this time? How many are

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to come? We have 26 billboards up around LA by the following Artists: How and Nosm, Insa, Push, Revok, Risk, Ron English, Seen, Shepard Fairey, TrustoCorp, WCA Crew, UGLAR, and ZES. The #publicworks show continues until the end of the year. Each artist gets to ride for four months. If Public Works Billboard project has one thing to be known and communicated to the masses what would that be? Art is the greatest form of human endeavor.

Words & Photos: Tom Carey

When I think of Brazil it’s usually of exotic women hanging out in g-strings on the beach, the slums in Rio and the not-so-perfect waves. Nonetheless, I’ve always wanted to check it out, experience Carnival and gaze down at the city from the perch of the Christ the Redeemer statue. But I was heading to Fernando de Noronha Island, and my youthful dreams would have to wait. But that was alright with me. I prefer solitude, uncrowded waves, turquoise tubes, empty roads and warm water. I began to vision I was in the Caribbean, on Tortola soaking up some rays and sipping on the local beverage. Fernando was that dreamy. Every wave had an amazing backdrop – basically a photographer’s wildest dream.

Is it a requirement in Brazil to have a huge kicker?

Those buggies sure can rally.

It’s pretty damn hot on Fernando, and a coconut a day keeps the hangover away.

Mitch Coleborn put in some extra time on this trip. He surfed his way to the quarters and still found time to get barreled at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cock Rock.â&#x20AC;?

There are still a few vintage buildings from when the military owned the island. It was also once a prison.

Old-school canons waiting to bomb some pirates lay dormant.

Dune buggies are the preferred method of transportation on the island.

Evan Geiselman ripped the shit out of these waves. Massive frontside airs, rotating slobs and tube time were a daily occurrence on this trip. He stuck this one at “Dog Beach.” This is the best area to stay and surf uncrowded waves. From there, you can walk to your “pousada” and to the “Cock Rock.”

The waves are pretty damn powerful on the island, as this girl found out the hard way.

The fact that I was there for a surfing contest was a bit unlike me. The WQS is full of crap waves made to suit the grovelers. This comp was different. Guys were getting slotted up and down the beach at the contest site. If I was a competitor and lost ﬁrst round I don’t think it would phase me. The waves littering the island were pumping. Even the days when you’d thought it would be ﬂat, you’d wake up to a bigger swell. It kept you on your toes and got you up early.

a national park and the government limits the amount of people on the island at one time. Taxis are impossible to come by as well. Knowing someone who already has a hookup on the island is crucial. Do your research and line up transportation with the local “pousadas” you’ll be staying in. There are no actual rental cars but just dune buggies that roam the island. You’ll see your buddies racing around the island hanging out all sides of the craft, surfboards in arm. It’s a classic sight to see.

But Fernando has it drawbacks. It’s desolate. It’s located a few hundred miles off the coast of Recife. Three or four ﬂights are necessary to even reach the island. Once you’re there a hefty tax is imposed, as the island is

Things can get as pricey as a New York nightclub in Fernando if you’re not careful. Splitting a buggy four ways is a great idea. Restaurants can also take a bite out of your wallet. Luckily, breakfast is usually pro-

Torey Meister took some time in between heats to pack some tubes down the way from the competition site. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bit of a crowd during the contest but so many great surfers to shoot.

Granger Larsen stuck around after getting knocked out of the contest to light up some of these beachbreaks for me.

This is Brian Toth during the competition at Cacimba. I snuck out to shoot a few heats and the waves went off. I think the commentator was yelling at me but I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand Portuguese so I stayed in the water. Guys were getting tubed off their faces.

Nate Yeomans rocks some mean handlebars. Here he is getting shacked a few hundred meters from the contest site. Dudes were getting slotted left and right – it was mental.

vided in the “pousadas” where you’ll reside. A cold coco and mini pizza from one of the small mini-marts is an easy way to save a buck. However, there happen to be a few good restaurants on the island. Brazilian barbecue is amazing; their Italian food is great but pricey as well. Another good way to save a buck is to go to a “weigh and pay” so you know what you’re getting yourself into.

Two bosom buddies venture in the shallows to get a closer look at the surfers.

Posting up next to a few of the surf spots can help as well. “Dog Beach,” as us Americans call it, is a punchy wave that you can ﬁnd accommodations near. From there, you can walk to the next beach over where the famous “Cock Rock” is located. The island bends around so quickly that there’s always one break offshore. Cock Rock can have a crazy barrel section – not always makeable, but great to shoot. The site of the WQS event, Cacimba, is the reason you visit Fernando. It’s a deep-water wedge with offshore winds the majority of the time. With the waves hardly getting under the head-high range from November to March it’s a great bet. So sack up, learn some Portuguese and go there. You’ll be stoked. Some good websites to check out are www.noronha.com.br and ww.noronha.pe.gov.br.

Kai Barger’s surfing is definitely tail-high as you can see here. This is “Dog Beach” again. From certain angles you can see the fishing and diving boats that litter the harbor.

Michael Dunphy is everywhere as evident in this photo. He works damn hard and it pays off.

Mitch Crews is one of the funniest people I’ve ever met. I had the pleasure of hanging with him on this trip and I swear he never falls.

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Interview: Tyler Hendley Let’s review the documents … First of all, who are you and where are you from? I’m Christian Sereika, I was brought up in a tiny little vacation town called Bear Lake, Utah. When I was 12 I moved down to a Clearﬁeld, Utah. Where are you living now? I’m living in Mission Viejo, California – with you actually (Tyler Hendley). Yeah, I heard that dude sucks. Why did you leave Utah for California? Um… basically I grew up in a town with very few jobs, so I always wanted to

do something bigger than stay there and be a factory worker. So I decided to make the move and was fortunate to have good friends help me out since I’ve been here. So how are you going to come up with rent money for next month? What really goes on in that bedroom? Mostly in-calls only … but, I also have some gigs lined up so I’ll have it for sure, don’t you worry. Gigs? What are you, some type of musician?

Nah, I wish. I can’t play music to save my life. But a friend of a friend signed me up with an agency in Hollywood and it worked out to where I don’t have to rely on skateboarding 100 percent. I get grief from the homies but it pays the bills. Damn, I wish I was pretty ‘n’ shit. With all the funny business aside, what’s going on in your skate life? I just ﬁnished a new part for this shop Blindside back in Utah, and I’ve been working on a web edit out here in California that will be done by spring. Be on the lookout for some new web

edits on my sponsors’ sites. Who are you reppin’? Good question, I freakin’ love my sponsors! I got hooked up with Rhythm Clothing. It’s an Australia brand, now killing it over here, and they are the sickest threads! And I’m stoked because I actually just made a board move over to Civilian Skateboards, super hyped on that! (Thanks Jeff!) And Ethika, Skullcandy, Ogio, and Rockwell. Kickflip or heelflip? Heelflip, shut up.

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Why? I don’t know, for some reason I just took a liking to them more. I learned kickflips first and have always liked them but heelflips are just my thing. Who are your biggest influences in skateboarding? Ryan Gallant has always been my favorite skater, but as far as influences it’s strange to say but Adam Dyet and Lizard because they were able to come out of Utah and make a career in skateboarding. Do you like Taco Bell or Del Taco better? Taco bell! You know I go hard on some gorditas. Do people give you a hard time for doing a lot of airs? Yeah, I used to a lot more back in the day. I was totally a fly-out kid but I keep them strictly in tranny now, so hopefully no more hard time.

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Oh god! Yes, back when I was like 15, I skated for a chapstick company because they would help with contests. Like I said I didn’t really have much growing up so I had to take what I could get. Even if it was the shit end of the (chap)stick, I did what I had to so I could make it to contests. Is there anything that you wish you could have done different in your career? Yeah, I wish I would of made the move to California a lot sooner! Are you jealous that I have more Instagram followers than you? @ tylerhendleysk8 Nah, this is my interview! I’m about to blow up! @Christian_Sereika Any special thanks? Number one and foremost my mom! I wouldn’t be anywhere without her. My little brother Jeramy. My stepdad, the rest of my family, Jeff at Civilian, Gus at Rhythm, Amanda at Skullcandy, Chad at Ogio, Bryce and Rich at Rockwell, Greg Lutzka, Chris Ortiz, and last but not least you and your family!

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Interview: Liz Rice McCray Mark Jenkins is a critically acclaimed artist who is known internationally for his thought-provoking sculpture installations. We recently were able to catch up with him and ask him some questions about his installations while he was working in Milan, Italy. Make sure to check out Mark Jenkins website at xmarkjenkinsx.com. Thank you Mark and Sandra for making this interview happen! Can you please introduce yourself to our readers and give us a brief bio?

Mark Jenkins, installation artist specializing in the outdoors. My favorite medium is tape. Can you describe what your Tape Sculptures are for those that may not be familiar with them? I use a clear packing tape for making casts of objects, like ﬁre hydrants, myself and my co-collaborator Sandra. When did you get into street art and making tape sculptures? What inspired you to use tape, and what other materials

do you work with to create your sculpture installations? 2003. I’d made a tin foil ball and wanted to make a tape ball to go with it but I didn’t have enough tape to make it big enough. So I wrapped the tape in reverse over the surface of the tin ball and then back over it again the regular way. It wasn’t really an art project until after it happened. For the hyper realistic works, tape casts are fitted with wood armatures, filled with cement, spray foam, coated in resin/fiberglass and then

dressed up to go out to the gallery or streets. Can you try to put your art into words? Will you tell us a little about your art and the mindset you have before you create an installation? Funny. Sometimes on the darker side. Putting it out there when it’s nonpermission based is like a bank robbery. Every little detail is thought through to make sure there are no hang-ups. If you’re lugging a body around in a plastic bag it can draw some attention.

Your installations reﬂect an array of extreme emotions. I’m very intrigued, especially by your pieces that embody frustration and sadness. For example, the balancing woman on a corner of a building, the hiding faces... for the viewer walking by, I would expect an emotional reaction or a momentary loss of breath. Correct me if I’m wrong, but it seems like the people on the street are also a part of the installation. The reactions and interactions of the audience become a “street as a stage” live performance where not just the sculptures are the art, right? Does audience reaction play a role in the creation of your art? Do you

seek particular responses? Yes, the core of the outdoor work is turning the street into a stage. Pigeons, people, ﬁre trucks and bomb squads have all been actors on this stage. I don’t seek anything, but I think the work by its nature often creates a lively stage, more so than I would expect but this has more to do with the over regulation of public space. Do you sit and watch people’s responses to your art? Personally, I don’t think I could tear myself away without soaking in people’s reactions and watching everything unfold. In the beginning... but I try not to. Even though it’s a strange

play unfolding it feels a little too much like spying. I feel like I’m a contaminant to the experiment. You have created street art installations all over the world. Do you have a favorite installation to date, or do you have a favorite city you have created in? I did one in France a few weeks ago, putting some bodies in the water to ﬂoat downstream. One made it 15km. Favorite city, Rio, just because that’s where I ﬁrst started doing it, a birthplace of sorts. Are there any hazards with creating these sculptures. You do a lot of them from human molds? Do you mold yourself?

Have you ever been cut? Sometimes if I’m not paying attention I cut myself. Once, I went to the hospital for it. Cutting people out of molds happens too, but now I use bandage scissors made to protect the human skin so it doesn’t happen so often. But I’ve never passed out. One girl fainted once but we threw water in her face and she woke up. But it can be very dangerous if you don’t take the right precautions, especially doing head casts. How do cities and authorities respond to your art? Most people in the cities like it, even city planners. But those that regulate it (police, etc.) don’t respond so well to it. They remove it pretty quickly just treating it as

litter, even if it’s bike locked. You teach workshops on tape sculpture. How did you get into teaching your art form? I love your tutorial and the steps (tapesculpture.org). Have you received many submissions to your tape sculpture contest? A lot of people were seeing my website and asking me how I made it. I put up the tutorial so it would be quicker to explain and it grew from there. It’s not my contest; it’s run by 3M/Scotch who also support my work. I’m one of the judges, but yes, there are quite a few entries.

Who funds your work? Are they primarily illegal installations or do you have funding? Sometimes me, sometimes festivals fund the work legal or illegal. But it’s not exactly illegal, it’s just non-permission based. When you are not creating art, what do you spend your time doing? Sleeping. What inspires you and what shuts you down? Nature... noise (like in a restaurant at breakfast). Do you have any advice for

aspiring artists? Don’t get into art to make money. Are there any artists inﬂuence you? Juan Munoz, Hans Bellmer.

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If you have one message to send through your art, what would that be? I don’t have one. I don’t really believe in sending messages. Good art has some sort of value to it, something to contemplate or understand in the art, but more than this in yourself. I just try to make work that is worth me thinking about and to understand myself better.

What is the lifespan of your sculptures? How long do they live in the street environment? Normally a few days to a week or two. Do you have any upcoming projects that you can tell us about? I’ll be going to Russia in November to do a workshop and exhibit at PERMM museum. Where can people check out your work? Xmarkjenkinsx.com and on Google images.

Interview & Photos: Bob Plumb I have had the privilege of getting to know Jon Kooley over the past four to ﬁve years. Despite my relentless teasing and blown photos over the years, Jon still calls me to shoot pics. Jon has had some amazing video parts through the years. In particular, his Kids Know parts are some of my favorites. Now it would be wrong for me getting all emo about him because that’s what I always tease him about: His emotions and his tight pants. I linked up with him via Skype to ask him a couple questions about just random dumb shit. Hello? I wanted to block you. You would. How do you not have iChat? It’s easier for me ‘cause I remember my login. I just hate this shit: iChat, Facebook, talking to people on the computer. So are you telling me you’re not constantly updating your Facebook status on your iPhone? No... I have Instagram though, and that’s kind of the same thing.

Yeah, I know you do but rarely do you post pics. Dude it’s almost 2013. Don’t you want the world to know what you’re doing at all times? I don’t think they would be too impressed with my everyday life. Coffee, skate, work. You forgot snowboarding (seasonal occupation), or did that ﬁt in the work category? No... I guess I just forgot it’s that time of year already. Yup, it’s supposed to start snowing this weekend so your skateboarding days are

numbered. How many years have you been riding that gloriﬁed sled? Maybe 20 years now. I was in 9th grade when I started. How did you ﬁnd snowboarding back in the 9th grade? All the cool kids did it. I just wanted pink hair. And a joker hat? Buttering down the mountain. Wait, did you really have pink hair? I think I had green hair for a min. I for sure had a mombo sock though. Was

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inﬂuence or just the everyday attire people wore up in Alaska? I’m not sure... it all blends together. I remember having frozen jeans a lot. That wasn’t just a snowboard thing that was everyday attire. And look at you now, nothing’s changed. Except the hair color. I’m glad you brought up jeans, because you seem to be one of the ﬁrst people who brought the skinny jean movement into snowboarding. What do you have to say for yourself? I’m sorry... This is a fun interview. I’m doing this instead of meeting my wife for a beer. I’m just gonna give

you one- or two-word answers from now on you dick. Ok, ok. You can meet your wife anytime for a beer. I’m sorry. Speaking of a wife, you recently got married. How is married life? I did get married. You know it’s the same as before except I have to wear a ring that makes my ﬁnger itch. Sorry, one-word answers. Yes, I did. Actually, three word. I hear once you get married all sorts of new “doors” open up for you... Is this true? Is that a sexual reference?

Yes, of course. More like doors close. Bummer. So after 20 years of snowboarding how many parts have you ﬁlmed? I think 10 maybe. A decade, that’s rad. What was the worst trip you ever went on? They’re all fun because you get to see new places. I can’t

say I’ve been on a bad trip. That’s a good attitude to have but I know you’re lying. I was on a trip with you where it rained the whole trip. That trip sucked. That trip sucked! Where did we even go? I think I blocked that trip out of my mind. Syracuse, New York, seven days of rain. Me, you, Bennee, Jordan and Will. Oh and Bubble Boy of course. Oh, that trip was still fun. That BBQ place was awesome! That was your worst trip? Yeah, that BBQ place was amazing. Definitely highlight of the trip. My worst trip – why would you say that? I’m a professional. Nothing brings me down. I think you wanted to leave the first day before it even started raining. How many times did you change your flight? Who’s interviewing who now? I changed it probably 10 times in an hour – I panicked out. I’m surprised you guys ever invited me back on a trip again. I don’t think you ever left. You just changed your ticket a bunch and went a bit crazy.

Yeah, I never did change it. I went just a little crazy. Funny ‘cause I called you guys the E-coders ‘cause you had tight snowboard pants and I was the one crying myself to sleep at night. I think I paced around the room enough to walk a marathon. I forgot about that shit. E-code. Yeah you could have just walked home with the amount you paced. True, but enough about me. Let’s talk about the day the E-coders moved on. The day that Shaun White did a contest run in tight jeans. When asked about his kit, he replied he had gone EMO. All those years of teasing I felt justiﬁed! What emotions did you feel at that moment?

You’re such a dick... I just felt a brotherly bond because we both shared a love for being emo. I just cried myself to sleep. Isn’t that what emos do? I remember driving in the car. No one said a word and we all just listened to Depeche Mode... Or we were all on Instgram liking each other’s photos. That was before Instagram. That was when ‘words with friends’ was in its prime. Do you ever get annoyed with how much people stare at their phones? All the time! Will and Jordan are the worst about that. You got 15 minutes so make the next few questions good.

Will goes from phone to laptop, back to phone. He’s addicted. It’s like glowing crack. You can’t escape it. You’ve ﬁlmed with a bunch of different crews. Do you have a favorite? How are they different? I really liked the years we did the Kids Know movies. It was just raw and fresh. We didn’t have all the online content and blogs that we have now. You really only knew what people did when video parts came out.

videos seem to have less of an impact on me in the fall. It also could be the fact that I’ve been watching snowboard videos for 20 years. I don’t know.

I loved those ﬁlms. Do you feel like websites are numbing us to snowboarding and its progression? I feel so overwhelmed with Web videos and stuff throughout the year that the

Last season your winter was pretty busy with ﬁlming a part and designing stuff for L1, but what’s your plans for this year? Yeah, it kinda had its crazy moments. This year will be the same for me. Try

It seems that it’s hard to stand out with your own originality because kids just go copy what tricks they watch via the Web the next day. Yeah I don’t know, maybe. It kinda seems like it’s a video game out there nowadays.

to ﬁlm as much as I can and design when I’m not snowboarding. Sweet. Are you ﬁlming for VG again? Yeah, I think so. I love those dudes. Any one you would like to thank? All my fellow emos out there listening to Depeche Mode, crying themselves to sleep. Nitro, L1, 32, Coal, Ashbury, Lifetime, Milo. Is Depeche Mode an emo band? I would say yes, but I still love them. I don’t know that I’ve heard Depeche Mode before... Maybe you’re the emo?

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Words: Melody Pfeiffer :: Photos: Chris Polk, Getty Photography // Danny Davis, thumbs up on his new Easy Livin’ board // Bartenders or models? // A fan shows off his love of the board and the band // Makenzie V. Halen, Anne-Marie Dacyshyn, Danny Davis, Greg Dacyshyn & friends enjoy the night // MTV’s Johnny Bananas & friends // Morgan Bennett, Melody Ann Pfeiffer, Luis Calderin & John Stouffer // Makenzie Halen & Peter Troy love ‘em some roses // A trifecta of awesome: Grateful Dead Producer & Legacy Manager David Lemieux, Danny Davis & Rhino’s Mark Pinkus // DJ Tay James approves // Stoked on the new limited-edition Burton X Grateful Dead tees

Burton celebrated the launch of the new Burton X Grateful Dead Easy Livin’ board series in Los Angeles at the Burton LA Flagship Store on Melrose in early October. Snowboarders and Deadheads came out in droves to check out the boards ﬁrsthand and experience an authentic Burton x Grateful Dead experience. The night included a ﬁrst listen of never released Grateful Dead tracks, a menu of standard “lot” food and munchies, an exclusive limitededition gift bag and special guests David Lemieux, Producer and Legacy Manager for the Grateful Dead, and Burton pro Danny Davis, among others. A great time was had by all who attended, and keep an eye out for these Easy Livin’ boards on your local mountain this winter. You can’t miss ‘em.

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It’s not everyday that there’s an insane nighttime surf contest going down in the midst of an all-out beach-rager in Bali. But that’s exactly what went down last month when Tai Graham (owner/operator or Single Fin) teamed up with boys at Vestal. Single Fin, the it bar/café nestled atop the worldfamous Uluwatu, was the venue for this amazing event. Lighting up the night, the boys brought in more than 50,000 watts of high-powered spotlights enabling some intense nighttime shredding at Ulu’s “Racetrack” section. The contest was more of an expression session than the standard three-to-the-beach, as awards were given for “Best Maneuver,” “Best Barrel” and “Rider of the Night.” Taking top honors and “Rider of the Night” was safa-sensation Berrick De Vries, walking away with the gold Vestal watch, valued at over 5,000,000 rupiah.

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As surﬁng continued ‘til beyond midnight the Single Fin pool and bar were in full-effect, as throngs of bikinis were prancing around to the tunes of DJ Adam and Eve and DJ Cut Snake. There was quite the mix of athletes and personalities in attendance with sightings of Sal Masekela, Tom Whitaker, Greg Emsile, Paul Fisher, Eric Geiselman, Sage Erickson, Kid Mac… amongst many others. After the last beer was gone and hordes of people made their way back into Kuta one couldn’t help but think of how great of an event it was, and with only three days preparation what a killer turnout. Big thanks to all involved and who attended the event, especially sponsors Vestal, Single Fin, Blue Point, Mamo and O’Neill. Anyone in the Bali area really needs to stop by and check out the Single Fin Café at Ulu’s (or their new store in Seminyak) and enjoy a beer or two while watching Ulu do its thing.

Words: Josh Grelock :: Photos: Derek Bahn // Sara Haase - ‘Kismet’ Jonathan Bueno - ‘And So It Goes’ Dakota Gomez –’ Masquerade’ Trevor Mezak – ‘Uncle Sam’ Jessica West – ‘Babies are Bored’ Ray Vargas –’ La Llorona’ Kelsey Short – ‘Vesper et Felis’ Matthew Hodges – ‘Service Dept 157’ Nessa Tabrizy – ‘Vampire Hangover’ Barb Coder – ‘Will’ // Rachel Cardenas – ‘Saint Gertrude of Cats’ Ben Wells – ‘Ghosts and Ghosts’ Gary Musgrave – ‘The Conjurer’ Chris Lim –’They’re Among Us’ Andrew Atkinson – ‘Tiger Camo Desk Light’ Anthony Azour - ‘Misunderstood’ Foof Churro – ‘Micro Jonga-Neskra’ Nancy Chiu – ‘Dredge’ Antonio Canobbio – ‘The Thing’ Mariya Suzuki – ‘They Will Come Back For You’ Josh Grelock with his board ‘Funeral Home’ John Ottinger with (above) his Krackendicular board, surrounding boards top left clockwise: Garry Booth’s ‘The Sorrow of Moldavia’, John Ottinger’s ‘Krackendicular’, Jennie Cotterill’s ‘Best Hair Class of ‘62’, Joshr’s ‘Funeral Home’, Andy Anderson’s ‘The Summoner’ // JP Olson poses with Charlotte Coder and Ryan Hurley, Charlotte’s board Special Halloween Creepers is behind them // Sara M Lyons poses with her featured trio of boards in the window: ‘Babewolf’, ‘Teen Witch’, and ‘Cat Girl’ // The Vooduo performing // Lots of boards // Liz Miller’s ‘Full Moon’, Jason Maloney’s ‘The Black Ghost’, CR Stecyk’s ‘Sustantivo’, Nathan Alexander ‘Rico’s Creaking’ // Bigfoot’s ‘Autumnal Vengeance from Beyond’ // Dalek’s ‘Untitled’ // Susanne Melanie Berry’s ‘Gris Gris’

Ghouls, ghosts, werewolves and witches are just some of the spooky things waiting for you at the CREEPY CRUISERS art show at 225 Forest in Laguna Beach. Hurley’s art department (with help from Woodchuck boards and Schmitt Stixx) gave skate decks to over 80 artists to draw, paint or sculpt their monstrous creations. Highlights of the show include Craig Stecyk’s board “Sustantivo” which features a real human bone, Garry Booth’s Ghostbusters II inspired board “The Sorrow of Moldavia” and John Ottinger‘s amazing octopus sculpture “Krackendicular.”

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The killer opening reception was held Oct. 4th. High Roller Baking Company served up some tasty, tricky treats while husband and wife garage rockers The Vooduo’s cranked up jams that could be heard from blocks away. The show will be up and open to the public until Oct. 28th. You can check it out Mon.-Sun. from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 225 Forest, Laguna Beach 92651.

Words: Corey Smith :: Photos: Mike Selsky // 333 miles from LA to Mt Madonna, time to get the ﬁre going and have a few cold PBR’s // The hub of nightlife in 45-degree weather // Luc Doucedame & Derrick Coler, two really friendly dudes looking really unfriendly // Kiki // Linda Hun & Sexy Lexi // Sir Corey Smith // Rando San Fran camper // Chris Brown, Disaster MacMaster & Alison Casson // The infamous Dodge Challenger // Luc Doucedame nailing it

“Run to the Hills” was the last of three moto camping adventures COMUNE hosted this summer. COMUNE friends and family embarked early Friday morning from their downtown LA headquarters for an epic threeday adventure to Mt. Madonna, which is just outside of Santa Cruz. We anticipated around 50 people but we ended up with a couple hundred. People poured in from all over, driving down from San Francisco, Tahoe, as well as local areas. Mt. Madonna ended up being one of the most beautiful places we’ve ever visited. Redwood trees towered over us and provided a shady canopy with sunshine beaming through in certain areas. The temperature was perfect, not too hot during the day and not too cold at night.

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We had an amazing time camping, hiking, and lurking on the Santa Cruz boardwalk. Dodge was nice enough to loan us a couple of their badass machines for the trip. The 500-horsepower Challenger was a real crowd pleaser, and a couple mandatory parking lot doughnuts put a grin on everyone’s face. The Ram was the hero of the trip and helped a couple homies with broken down bikes get home safe. PBR hooked up the endless supply of beers for thirsty campers. Hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts came out for the weekend, and not one bad vibe was in sight. It was perfect way to say goodbye to the summer - nailed it!

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On October 5th, 2012, Ramptober was held at the OC Ramps warehouse. It was a rager! In case you didn’t get the invite, don’t worry, you just missed out on some good tunes, free booze, hot chicks, great food and epic skating. This party was thrown to announce the new team, website and to reveal the OC signature series. Ryan Decenzo, Manny Santiago, Jordan Hoffart, Dave Bachinsky and Josh Hawkins, along with a few other rippers, shredded the night away. Highlight of the evening had to be Hoffart’s

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“Butta Bench” and Decenzo’s “Dragon Rail.” Oh, and you can’t forget about the skateable beer cooler/ledge! That’s right, a skateable beer cooler. The skating that went down was more reminiscent of a Dew Tour ﬁnal than a session behind a warehouse. Huge thanks are in order to Blackstar Beer and Air for helping us act silly, Daphne’s for letting us stuff our faces with some good food and to everyone who came to help celebrate. We’ll see ya at the next one.

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Interview: Max Ritter :: Photo: Gary Copeland

Miami, Florida’s Torche have always made it a point to take the metal genre in their own direction, and their latest work Harmonicraft is another envelope pusher chocked full of blisteringly addictive anthems that has metal heads and music nerds from all walks fired up. Read on as we talk shop with Jonathan Nunez, one of the most ripping bass players out there. You’re currently out on the road with Converge. How is the tour going? It’s actually been an awesome tour. I think there are a lot of their fans that have heard of us or maybe just the opposite. I think there are some people who maybe are hearing us for the first time. It’s going over well. It’s a really good crossover interest from their crowd and people that are into their sound but also digging what we are doing. You guys know Kurt Ballou from Converge pretty well, having worked with him in the past, so I imagine the chemistry is going pretty good. Yeah, Kurt produced our record Meanderthal. I recorded the new one and he mixed it. We have been friends for years. We’ve gotten pretty close while recording. Him and Nate are probably two of the dudes in the band we have been friends with the longest, so it’s cool to meet and hangout with everyone else. It’s an awesome situation when you get to tour with your friends; you know, it’s long and it’s great when you enjoy each other’s bands. Let’s talk about the new record a little bit. The album art is pretty insane and it’s become very recognizable now. I want to know why you guys chose artist John Santos and how that came about. He’s actually on the road with us right now! He’s road dogging it, selling merch for us. We met him on the road a couple years ago when we were out with High On Fire. We kind of hit it off with him hanging out on tour and joking around and all that. We’ve just been a fan of a lot of stuff he has done, and every time we roll through Seattle on tour we end up staying with him and his wife. He is always working on something and we are always kind of nosey like, “Hey man, what’s the latest? What are you working on?” We’ve seen incredible sketches and stuff he’s just finished at the time. We just made a point pretty much to be like, “Hey man, you got to do the next record.” He was all about it. He thought he could combine his style of art and his feel for us as people. I think he pretty much nailed it. Steven had a pretty heavy hand in the concept. We wanted something different. He wanted something different. Not so dark and grim. We wanted to stray away from what everyone else is doing right now. He was open and wanted a challenge. He ran with it and really did something that matched our personalities and our sound. As far as the sound of the new record, in your eyes, how does this record differ from the previous records? I think it’s a little more free. There is a bit more variety. Everyone got to expand on their instrument a little bit, whether is was

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sound-wise or playing. It wasn’t as stressful or intense a writing or recording process. It was a feel-good process. We mapped out how we were going to do it from writing to demoing to actual recording very well. When we handed it over to Kurt I think we managed our time very well. And that lent itself to being such a stress-free process. Everyone is really excited about what we wrote. We felt good about the way we put it together and hopefully people picking up the record have enjoyed it as much as we have. You play bass. Who inspires you to play bass? I always thought John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin. He was more about ﬁlling it out and keeping tight with John Bonham. He wouldn’t over play or noodle too much. It was always tasteful. Always, you know, being part of the rhythm section while keeping it melodic and catchy; doing what he could to nail down the mood of the song while being creative. But bottom line, he played with the band and he never tried to outplay the band. What’s it like being a band on Volcom? It’s excellent. Even before we were on the label years ago they were nice enough to send us a care package with 7” records and random things. I always thought that was really cool. A few years later we were interested and the offer they came to the table with was excellent. We felt very good energy from them. They have been cool, very generous, very understanding and positive. They’ve never stood in the way of anything we wanted to do and have always done what they could to make things more of a possibility to pursue any ideas we felt would beneﬁt the band. It’s been great. We are looking forward to putting out the next record with them as well. What are some of the perks of being on a label like Volcom, it being a little different than your traditional record label? A lot of labels aren’t doing well. Because Volcom isn’t too worried about that, they can do a lot of creative things because of their assets that revolve around the brand. We’ve played a surf competition and things like that. They provide cool and diverse events for bands to play. We had a lot of fun playing their SXSW party. It’s a very different world from the labels we have worked with in the past, so there are always new opportunities being presented to us all the time. When will we be hearing some new stuff? We are self-releasing a 7” around early December. It’s going to be some songs we have been playing live that have been getting a good reaction. Then we will be back at the practice space demoing and writing songs at the beginning of the year. More stuff to come, more tours in the spring. It’s all really positive. Thanks, Jonathan! Be sure to pick up Torche’s Harmonicraft. one of the best metal records of the year on Volcom Ent!

The Soft Pack Echoplex Los Angeles, CA October 20, 2012 Nothing wrong with cracking a T-A-L-L-B-O-Y on a Saturday night and unloading from the work week on some good jams. This crispy fall night in LA saw a bunch of SD brothers-fromother-mothers of the likes of Heavy Hawaii, Crocodiles and The Soft Pack celebrating their last day of tour. It was also Crocodile’s guitar player Charles Rowell’s birthday. The Soft Pack have a brand new record out on Mexican Summer entitled Strapped. Here, in a brief moment of solitude, Soft Pack frontman Matt Lamkin gets lost in a trance while jamming one of the bands vibe-able new tunes “Bobby Brown.” Photo & Review: Max Ritter

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The Future Primitives This Here’s The Future Primitives EP/ Demo Self-Released At some point in travels venturing aimlessly through a land they call Internet (I thinks it’s French, pronounced “InterNEY”?) … anyway, some shit like that, I bumped into a South African strangely named Johnny Tex and discovered his trio of wild banshee buddies rock ‘n’ rolling like bats out of hell. It’s free! And it’s worth more than buffalo shit on a nickel!

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Dum Dum Girls End Of Daze Sub Pop

METZ METZ Sub Pop

Tame Impala Lonerism Modular

Should be called “End Of Lo-Fi” because once other lo-ﬁ bands hear how good this band sounds now that they’ve bailed the cassette recorder they will all quit that shit. If the song “Lord Knows” was a ﬁlm, Siskel and Ebert would review it and say something like, “Beautiful. Utterly Breathtaking,” but I didn’t say that. But it is.

These canucks are WAIL-ING. This is what it sounded like in that crazy guy’s helmet when he sky-dived from outer space at the speed of sound. I’m going to go out on a limb and say these shredders are not running light-gauge strings on their guitars. Canada, eh? Dudes are ruling, and likely breaking lots of strings.

Introversion is cool, man, don’t hate! This record is some real next level psychedelic dream shit. Futuristic Beatles, LSD, alien shit. Ninja tripper shit. The future of tie-dye. Maybe they’re on bath salts, I don’t know. It’s a wild ride.

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