The Master Blog — May 2012 Archive

I think this could be considered a new, and unofficial definition of a "skate house" but, you should watch the shredding and let us know what you think!  Find an abandoned house and get busy!

Skate or D.I.Y.

Girl and Chocolate are teaming up with (Product) Red to release these two new decks with art by Andy Jenkins. The obtainable goal of zeroing out AIDS in newborns in Africa could have repercussions the world over, not only in AIDS eradication but in how the world responds to similar epidemics. So buy one (or both) of these boards and help a great cause.

The Cariboo Skate team has been killing it around the Vancouver area for some time now, but this trip to Phoenix was their first chance to show the rest of the world what a beer-sponsored skate team from Canada can really do. Check out Mike Shulze, Sheldon Meleshinski, Corey Klim, Nick Moore, Tyler Holm, Arte Lew, Dakota Allison and guest homies Matt Patafie, Jordan Repin and Dustin Locke as they tear it up in Arizona.

Look for the full article Served Warm, including all the off-board shenanigans and one very grumpy Phoenix landlord, in the new issue of Color 10.2 (OUT NOW!)

“If I knew you were a beer team, I would have never rented to you!”

Most of us started rolling around on our bums on boards like this one. Now Globe joins the ranks of companies broadening their horizons to get more folks (girls) skateboarding! And they made a snappy little 90s inspired video to show off the many different colours they come in too:

Gotta give it up to a shoe company that's going to promote boards best ridden barefoot!

Nick Zizzo has been added to the Stacks roster of little known yet amazing skaters. We can only hope they are filming for a full length.

Summer goods from the Krooked kamp are on online as well as this video of Gonz being Gonz in Paris. Check with your local shop on when they will be arriving, should be any day now!

Get your buddy's ready and gear up to get down as Color is presenting Timber Timbre & CFCF at this year's Sled Island Festival, June 20-23! If you're a rad dad it's your lucky festival cause it's all ages! DETAILS BELOW

WEDNESDAY JUNE 20th

CFCF at 8 PM

"Whether doing time as the classiest Night Bus chauffeur around, turning out irresistibly catching and imaginative remixes, or carrying you away with his lush instrumentals, Montreal’s CFCF has become one of the most unpredictable and versatile musicians working today. His most recent work, the minimalist inspired Exercises, is the perfect follow-up the Popol Vuh-tinged The River (named Exclaim’s #1 EP of 2010)." - Sled Island

And at 10 PM Timber Timbre

"Timber Timbre returns with Creep On Creepin' On. The follow-up to 2009's self-titled release, multi instrumentalists Taylor Kirk, Mika Posen and Simon Trottier come together again on heartrending compositions that engage, transport and challenge.Creep On Creepin' On moves forward from the band's Polaris Music Prize long listed Timber Timbre, towards the realization of its ability to simultaneously invoke and disguise the most essential elements of pop and rock music with chilling authenticity." - Sled Island

It's all going down in one of Calgary's premier venues: the Theatre Junction Grand

Wednesday June 20th
Theatre Junction Grand 
608 1st St SW
Calgary, AB

Doors open at 7 PM

Tickets  $20 / $25 or FREE if you've got a festival pass!

Mark your calendars cause you sure as hell don't want to miss this one!

The street lurkers of the Scum Co. and Sons team is featured in this fun time edit, including Brian Downey and Max van Arnem. If you thought Scum Co. was just about pool and transition shapes check out their boards at your local shop. Solid decks made by people that know what they're doing!

On Vans' newest Adventures with Chris, he sits down wth Ray Barbee and talks about his start on Powell and the evolution of street skating.

The next Almost video, 5 Incher is coming soon! Until then, get stoked off of some parking block skating. For more Haslam check out the coverage of the Globe Record article in the new issue and some of the other photos of the amazing feat here.