Archive for February, 2008
Help the Uganda Skateboard Union
This is such an inspiring group of people that I just had to put this article up on the site. To see how hard they had to work to actually organize the land, landscape the area and build the park (watch the video below to even get an idea how much effort was involved - [...]
Volcom Team Europe in Alicante, Spain
We got news about the Volcom Europe team trying out their new van down in Alicante, Spain lately and here’s the story:
” The Volcom Europe skate team got a new assault vehicle and we had to get it tested; to see if it was actually “tour-safe”. Our fearless team manager drove it all the way [...]
John Cardiel talks about Anti Hero and Julian Stranger
Getting ready for the weekend? Bored at work? Just want something to do? Well the Epicly Later’d episodes 7 and 8 starring John Cardiel are online over at VBS.tv and episode 8 is right here for you to watch. John talks about meeting Julian Stranger and how he skates in #7 and leads over to [...]
Danny Way planning to skate down the Luxor?
Rumours have turned up on the net ( check the article at TheVegasEye.com ) that Danny Way and a team of engineers have been seen at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas possibly planning a new mega jump which would give Danny the chance the skate down the side of the Luxor and - yeah [...]
Fury Skateboard Trucks relaunch their website
Ahh, this is what I have been waiting for and it seems that 2008 has brought some fresh air into the skateboard internet scene as many sites are relaunching and catching up with the times. Fury Trucks have put out a clean, slick and overall well designed website based on Flash with includes an intuitive [...]
Grand Slam of Pro Skateboarding tour news update
Just yesterday I put up a post about the Grand Slam of Pro Skateboarding which is being organized by World Cup Skateboarding. I looked a bit deeper into the site and discovered that two of the dates have been cancelled (Slam City Jam in Vancouver and the WSR in Rotterdam Holland). After reading this [...]
The Grand Slam of Pro Skateboarding 2008 dates announced
With the first major skateboard event just wrapped up, World Cup Skateboarding has announced the schedule for the Grand Slam of Pro Skateboarding which will feature 4 events (well, really five) around the world. Here are all the details from the organisers:
New for 2008, WCS announces the debut of the Grand Slam of Skateboarding. The [...]
Zoo York in bed with Jenna Jameson
It’s getting hot in here….Zoo York sure understands how to demand attention and one thing almost always works on the predominantly male audience - sex and women. Now if you were to combine those ingredients with a new skateboard deck what would be a pretty obvious possibility? Right, hook up with the queen of the [...]
PuzzleVideo January-February 2008 magazine download available
PuzzleVideo Magazine has been around for quite some time in the skateboard arena delivering quality video reports about skateboarding, skaters and the events surrounding it all from around the world. The mix is what attracts me to check into the site on a regular basis to make sure that I’m not missing out on any [...]
Stockholm skateboard contest results from February 9th
Vert skateboarding seems to be still going quite strong in Sweden as skate contests/events are being held at regular intervals at the Stockholm skatepark which has one beauty of a halfpipe and a strong following of vert fanatics, young and “old” alike. A couple of weeks ago another event was held in the ramp called [...]


