The Master Blog — November 2008 Archive

I just got word of a new blog, the caretakers of which are infamous Ontario-ite slash couch surfer and thrill seeker, Mike McCourt, and Winnipeg's Ryan McGuigan, well-known for his many great films and videos, including his recent and well-received entry to the 2008 Shoot to Thrill event, as well as his always entertaining and out-of-this-world slant regarding all things. This is definitely a blog to check out for pure entertainment and any late nights that happen to be filled with "Hmmm, what the Hell am I going to check out on the Internet now?" Looking for something skate-related and out of the ordinary? Catch their exploits at:

http://fuckingswine.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!

"Skate Or DIY" by fontski produced for our special Do-It-Yourself edition, this design was a collaboration between Fontski and Color Magazine. These particular premium cotton shirts have been hand selected for weight and fit. They feel like that perfect one that took 25 years to feel that way.

chest and back print on white and black. In a limited edition in sizes M, L, XL (slim fit!) be sure to specifcy size and colour with your order. But now and revieve a complimentary copy of the first printed edition of Color 5.6SE which Font did the cover of.

leks and mitch.

I took this shot of a storefront's main sign sometime in 2005 in Tokyo, Japan. The shop is located at the Tokyo Dome, a stadium often skated heavily and frequented by indie bands that play live on the sidewalks around the public concourse. The sign is still the craziest piece of wordcraft in English I have ever seen. Enjoy!

In Toronto on Saturday, November 29, 2008?

Cold weather got you down?

Well, perhaps you need to celebrate with Junction Skateshop!

Drive, bus, skate, or walk over to Junction shop HQ for a huge sale, raffle, and the eloquent tunes of DJ Jube.

Details:

Date: Saturday, November 29, 2008
Time: 1:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: 404 Roncesvalles Ave.

If you are in the Toronto area, don't forget to check out the Adrift's photo archive exhibition on Saturday, November 29, 2008. The exhibit documents the history of the shop during the years 2004-2008, presenting a photographic record of memorable and prolific stooping, skating, and partying. Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Adrift Skate Shop
Street: 116 Spadina Ave. Suite G2

Check out the daily photo blog at: www.adriftarchive.com

Additionally, if you have a photo you would like to share, please email them to: mail@adriftskateshop.com

Photographers presented:

RYAN ALLAN RICK CARDELLA JEFF COMBER SHANE HUTTON JEREMY JANSEN MATHEW KOUDYS LOLA LANDEKIC CANICE LEUNG TIM MCCREADY ANDREW NORTON IAN REID ZACH SLOOTSKY

Speaking of new music that rips, check out Nathan Williams (aka WAVVES). He's a skate-rat from LA who's deep in the Smell/No Age scene and his blown-out beach-punk jams will put a smile on your face a mile wide. He also runs a record label called Ghost Ramp and has a blog where he puts up lots of choice old-school hip-hop videos. He's got one sold-out cassette on Fuck It Tapes and and full-length CDs and LPs coming soon on Woodsist and De Stijl. As you can see, his cover art owns. This dude rules.

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hey buddies, our good friend danny marshall's band jaws will be kicking ass all over the sweatshop come this saturday night along with barnburner who come highly recommended by our favourite post apocalyptic skate metal peace rock band, children. it's bound to be wicked. too wicked...

If you missed the premieres and the chance to see all 10 of this year's STT films on the big screen, just click on the image below and you can see them all on the little screen.