05.02.08
SMOKE AND MIRRORS
Digital Skateboarding's latest film Smoke and Mirrors features breakout parts from Chula Vista's proudest son Tommy Sandoval, the incredible talents of Long Beaches Kevin Romar. Coming with huge pop from "Down Unda" is Australia's Kurt Winter. A must see part from Vancouver Canada's Magnus Hanson, eh! And a lone star state part from Houston Texas madman Cody McEntire.

04.25.08
BIRDHOUSE AMS VID
Check the Birdhouse site to watch part 2 of Randy Ploesser and Nate Lacoste's road trip video.

04.24.08
RAIDING ARIZONA
Black Label video short featuring Vince Del Valle, Peter Raffin, Tyler Mumma, Ethan Fitzpatrick, and Jimmy the Greek.

04.23.08
SK8MAFIA's NEW PRO
SK8MAFIA is proud to announce Kellen James as their newest pro. Check out Kellen's full part in the "JUS LIV'N" DVD... watch it here.

04.18.08
DELKINE, PASTRAS & LEE
Dekline is officially announcing that Stereo Sound Agents 547 & 470 have been "Deklined". Legends in skateboarding, Chris Pastras & Jason Lee, both known for their smooth style and individuality found a perfect fit with Dekline. Read more here.

04.18.08
GET IN THE VAN
From the depths of hell straight to your monitor! Creature's new website has been unleashed on the internet.. This budweiser and jameson fueled masterpiece can be viewed at creatureskateboards.com.

04.07.08
STU GRAHAM IS PRO
Creature is proud to announce they have turned Stu Graham pro. Check out Mr. Graham's official announcement video at strangenotes.com.

04.07.08
DECENZO 1st PHOENIX AM
Darkstar Am, Ryan Decenzo gets 1st at the Phoenix Am contest, see more at phxam.com, and 411vm.com and a video at vitalskate.com.

03.25.08
MOMENTUM WHEELS
With a high five and a wave goodbye, Jereme Rogers and Momentum Wheels have mutually decided to part ways. Read more here.

03.19.08
BIRDHOUSE VIDEO CONTEST
Download raw footage from the Birdhouse "The Beginning" video (makes, slams, random clips and logos/artwork) and post your 30- 60 second commercial on YouTube link. The winner will receive one year of Birdhouse decks (12 decks total) and will have their video on the Birdhouse media section. Check birdhouseskateboards.com for all the contest info, rules and regulations.

03.19.08
DARKSTAR
Darkstar tours the South, watch the videos here and here. Darkstar Armor Light decks now stronger with C.2. See their new Spring 2008 catalog here and check out Machnau, Dyet, Momolu and Decenzo at the Slaughter at the Opera

02.29.08
RECENTLY DEKLINED
Dekline Footwear welcomes Olly Todd and Adam Dyet to the team.. www.dekline.com.

02.29.08
ANTISOCIAL CONTEST
Mini ramp contest at Antisocial, Saturday March 8th.. Enter your team of three.. first prize is a trip for 3 to either LA, SD, SF, Portland or NYC. See the flyer here.

02.29.08
SOPHOMORE JINX
New skateboard video from Benny and Dave featuring, Chad Dickson, Derek Swaim, Stacy Gabriel, Brad Shepard, Nate Lacoste and more.. now in stock. Watch the teaser.

02.26.08
GOD SAVE THE LABEL
Black Label has a new teaser on their site for their next video release.. God Save the Label.

02.25.08
INDEPENDENT 30 YRS
Independent is celebrating their 30 year anniversary this year. Enter here to win trucks and a t-shirt.

02.25.08
MOB GRIP
Check out mobgrip.com to see MOB's impressive team list, and enter to win a custom sheet of MOB grip.

02.22.08
RICTA EXCLUSIVE
Ultimate is now the exclusive distributor for Ricta wheels in Canada. Check the Ricta site to see their new products.

JIMMY'S LINK PARTY
MONDAY FEBRUARY 18th...
- Independent FOIL trucks.
- Flip's Rodrigo TX CLIP 1 and CLIP 2.
- Tom Knox TALKS at Thrasher.
- Sid Melvins’s 30 tricks.
- Black Label's NEW GUY.
- Transworld's video NOW.
- How MOB grip is MADE.

02.15.08
STEREO EXCLUSIVE
Stereo welcomes Ultimate Distribution as their exclusive distributor for Canada. See the offcial press release here.

02.15.08
STEREO TEASER
Filming for the Stereo video is underway and you can see a sneak peek for it on the Stereo site.

02.15.08
FURY EVO 2
The new Fury EVO 2 accelerates the standards of performance and progression to a pinnacle of perfection. See more details at furytruckcompany.com.

02.15.08
BIRDHOUSE BLACK 6
Birdhouse Black 6 construction provides strength, pop and flick, while retaining the natural feel of seven-ply hard rock Canadian maple. Read more at birdhouseskateboards.com.

02.07.08
FLIP UPDATE
CLICK HERE to check out the latest Flip products. Enter HERE to win an official Rowley / Indy Prize Pack. Flip has promoted German "wunderchild" Willow to the official European Team. Flip recently visited Mar De Plata, 4 hours South of Buenos Aires, Argentina.. CLICK HERE for the article and photos. Currently the whole team is in stress mode filming for the new Flip DVD "Extremely Sorry". Curren Caples placed first in all 3 events - Bowl, Mini-Ramp and Street at King of the Groms.

02.07.08
ENJOI WIEGER
Enjoi has added Wieger to the pro team. They say that with a good nickname and a lot of hair dye he might have a chance. See more here.

02.07.08
CASTING CALL
Corey Adams is currently in pre-production on a feature film. The film is a satirical adventure about a skateboard company. They are looking for an actor/non-actor to play the lead role in the film and will be shooting in Budapest and Vancouver from May until end of July. This is a paid position and the person should be between the ages of 18 to 25, be able to skateboard, hopefully well, preferably very well. Please reply to mtdrop@yahoo.com with CASTING as the subject title.

02.06.08
BACHINSKY TEASER
Today City skateboards unveiled the first official teaser for the upcoming film, What the F**K is a Bachinsky? See it at thecitystreets.com.

01.29.08
KNOW?SHOW 2008
The Know?Show West is coming up in Vancouver Feb 3rd to 5th. Check their website at knowshow.ca for all the details. See our KnowShow West booth info here.

01.21.08
RYAN DECENZO WINS TAMPA AM
The contest is over and Ryan Decenzo won the Tampa Am contest. Check skateparkoftampa.com for more info. Watch Ryan's fianls run here.

01.17.08
RENAUD SERIOUSLY INJURED
Stereo pro, Danny Renaud, was seriously injured in an accidental 9 story fall January 9th in Miami, Fl. Miraculously Danny survived, but the fall resulted in both legs being severely broken, and some internal injuries. Luckily, Danny suffered no head trauma or spinal injuries, and we are glad to hear he is expected to fully recovery in time. Please feel free to post any well wishes for Danny here.

01.17.08
RUSCZYK LEAVES FOUNDATION
Mike Rusczyk and Foundation cease relationship. Here is the official release.

01.10.08
MAKE YOUR OWN DVD
Make your own DVD of the Independent Northwest 2007 tour video! Go here and click the links on the left. You will be able to download and create your own DVD. They aren't able to provide any type of tech support but all the necessary info/files should be there for you. Good luck.

01.10.08
RICTA RODRIGO TX
Go to the Ricta site for a chance to win a set of Rodrigo Tx chrome core wheels.

01.04.08
LACOSTE INTERVIEW
Go to birdhouseskateboards.com to see a web exclusive interview with Birdhouse am Nate Lacoste.

01.03.08
HASLAM NO.1 ON STRANGENOTES
Congratulations go out to Chris Haslam who's "Checkin' In" was the most viewed StrangeNotes video clip of 2007... on strangenotes.com.

01.03.08
OREGON SKATEPARKS CLIP
Jimmy Miller can find anything on the web.. like this clip of a public broadcasting news piece on skateboarding and parks in Oregon.

01.03.08
INDEPENDENT NORTHWEST
You can now watch all the video parts of Independent Northwest 2007 on the Independent website.

CREATURE ZOMBIE DRUMMERS
New limited edition Creature "Zombie drummers from the Crypt" decks available soon. See it here.

BILLY MARKS AT THE BERRICS
TumYeto wants you to watch this video clip from The Berrics featuring Toy Machine Rider Billy Marks.

INDEPENDENT NORTHWEST
Independent Northwest 2007 tour video parts 4 & 5 now online.

DAEWON S.O.T.Y COMPETITION
Enter the Almost - Daewon S.O.T.Y contest HERE for your chance to WIN a limited signed Daewon S.O.T.Y deck, the new Tony Hawk Proving Ground Game, a Daewon S.O.T.Y Poster and DVD.

SCOOTER ON MOMENTUM
Momentum Wheel Company welcomes Scott Decenzo the am team.

JIMMY'S LINK PARTY
MONDAY DECEMBER 10th...
- Vintage HSU.
- Nesser COMMERCIAL.
- Momentum’s McCrank KNIFE FIGHTS.
- New Osiris video links...
Black Label’s SHURIKEN.
Enjoi’s CASWELL.
Foundation’s DUFFEL.
Toy Machine’s BUTCHER.
Creature’s STU GRAHAM.
Darkstar’s PLG & MOMOLU.
Stereo’s CLINT.
- Like Flip ads? GO HERE.
- Independent NORTHWEST.
- Stoking old Ed FOOTY.
- Strange Notes MAYHEM.
- Gravette’s quick 5.
- ANTHONY HANCOCK deck instock.

KRUX KICKFLIP CHALLENGE
Just when you thought Kickflip season was over the Netherlands comes in hot! Laurens Groeneveld blew minds by completing 566 kickflips.. www.strangenotes.com/krux/

INDEPENDENT NORTHWEST
Independent Northwest 2007 is an online exclusive video with 10 total parts. Get in the van with Peter Hewitt, Chet Childress, Matt Mumford, Darren Navarrette, Dan Drehobl, Al Partanen, Omar Hassan, Andrew Currie, and Sammy Baca as they travel through Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana skating 14 of the world's best concrete skateparks!

SOPHOMORE JINX
New "Sophomore Jinx" trailer here.

FOWLER & FOUNDATION
Ethan Fowler and Foundation have parted ways.

JIMMY'S LINK PARTY
MONDAY DECEMBER 3rd...
- Momentum McCrank MUMBLES.
- McCrank and friends in POLAND.
- McCrank on THRASHER.COM.
- Rick’s shoe teammate Rodrigo TX.
- Epicly Birdhouse FIGGY.
- Lil APPLES.
- Shuriken’s new pro DECK.
- Gareth’s carcass TOSS.
- Ragdoll’s new board HERE.
- Zoo York tours CHINA.
- Is this REAL?

STEREO SOUND AGENCY
Think J.Lee lost the touch? Well, take a look at this. On a break from Earl, here is Stereo's beloved Co-Captain (aka: 0-470) laying the smack down on a platinum J.Lee tre-flip while riding a 15 Year Cruiser board and rocking some Jack Purcell sneakers -- still the undisputed king of style!

JIMMY'S LINK PARTY
MONDAY NOVEMBER 26th...
- Omar's cranium THEN & NOW.
- Keegan's cranium NOW.
- Another funny Enjoi TEE.
- Greco ?!?!.
- Toy Machine’s TREPASSO sw heel.
- Thrasher KOTR MAG & VIDEO.
- Momentum's Biebel INTERVIEW.
- Santa Cruz in HUMBOLDT.
- Szafranski & friends HERE.
- Crimson’s Vince CRUISES.
- HISTORY.

JIMMY'S LINK PARTY
MONDAY NOVEMBER 19th...
- Skate SHOES???
- Lizard King’s LIFE rules.
- Tony’s back competing… HERE!
- Zoo York kid Chaz Ortiz HERE.
- Vintage wallride HYPE.
- Black Label's newest pro HERE.
- Jerry DREAMS.
- Sk8 Mafia on Thrasher's SITE.
- Daniel Haney? HERE.
- Foundation teamrider ABDIAS.
- Zoo York's Matt Miller HERE.

COREY DUFFEL COLAB DECK
See the Foundation Corey Duffel - Roky Erickson Collab deck here. Proceeds go to the Roger Kynard Erickson Trust.

TASTES LIKE AWESOME
"Tastes Like Awesome" is the new video from Strange Notes. Check out the trailer at strangenotes.com

NEW FLIP AM
There is a new rider on Flip... Luan DeOliveira, from Porto Alegre in the South of Brazil. Two days after officially getting on the team, he won the GVR contest, beating many of skating's current elite. Luan is a natural fit for the Flip Team; always smiling, always progressing and probably better than you! See more about Luan and the West Coast Flip Feast Tour here.

NEW STEREO SITE
Head over to stereosoundagency.com and check their new site. You will find all new team rider bios, new photos, videos and ad archives, up-to-the-minute Agency news, everyone's favorite - "Clint's Corner", and even a Sound Blog (aka: "The Sound Agent Log Book")..

PRODUCT
While some companies offer pale imitation planks passed off as designer decks, Product and Destructo have teamed up to bring you the finest in ridable art. productconsumables.com

ROWLEY INDY TRUCKS
Geoff Rowley is the newest pro to get a signature truck with Independent. See his new truck, ad and video at independenttrucks.com.

JIMMY'S LINK PARTY
MONDAY NOVEMBER 5th...
- Halloween's not DEAD enough.
- Beer Slave trailer HERE.
- Jason Adams SLAPPIES!
- Some of what happened at Leeside HERE.
- Hassler music VIDEO?
- Epicly HSU.
- Jordan Hoffart NOSESLIDES!
- Tony Hawk fundraising HERE.
- Damn Ams? Decenzo's do GOOD.

ACES WILD
Watch Think Skateboards pro, Adrian Williams, and the rest of the team in "Aces Wild" at thinkskateboards.com

BONES BEARINGS
Bones Bearings has just added new pro team rider Guy Mariano, and some heavy hitting ams join Bones Swiss this month too: Almost super am Torey Pudwill and Girl stylish rippers Sean Malto and Alex Olson now roll on Bones Swiss. Read more here.

BLIND SKATEBOARDS UPDATE
Congratulations go out to the entire Blind team for winning this year's Thrasher Magazine King of the Road and Jake Duncombe for taking this year's MVP. Click here for photos. Enter to win a complete set of Eternal Life pro decks here. The Blind team met up in Toronto to film for the upcoming Blind Video... See more here.

NEW CRIMSON RIDER
Crimson Skateboards is proud to welcome Atlanta native and Red Room local Graham Bickerstaff to the team. Be on the look out for big things from Graham in the near future. For now check out Atlantahatesus.com and the Crimson site for his profile and photos ...

GRIND KING ARTIST SERIES
Grind King has scoured the world to find some innovative and talented up and coming artists to participate in a new truck design project. In this series you'll see works from Jason Maloney, Mike Kershnar, Justin Barry, Josh Taylor, Dumperfoo, Downtimer, Mildred and tons more.

NEW BIRDHOUSE AM
Nate Lacoste is the newest Am on the Birdhouse Skateboards team.

ROCCO DOCUMENTARY
THE MAN WHO SOULED THE WORLD tells the story of Steve Rocco, the irreverent genius who transformed the skateboard industry from corporate to skater owned with a do-it-yourself punk attitude. Steve's antics and entrepreneurial impact on the skateboard business were huge and have ultimately had a significant impact on broader mainstream culture. Check their website for the trailer and upcoming premier dates.

BLIND WINS KOTR
Congratulations to the Blind team for winning this years Thrasher magazine King of the Road and Jake Duncombe for taking this years MVP. Read more at blindreaper.com and thrashermagazine.com.

RAY UNDERHILL DECKS
There will be only 100 Limited edition Ray Underhill Powell Peralta deck offered. All decks have been numbered and signed by Ray. Decks #11-100 will be sold at skateone.com starting at 12pm Monday, September 10, for $150.00 each. Decks #1-10 will be sold at auction on Ebay starting at 12pm Tuesday, September 11. All proceeds will go directly to Ray to help with his cancer treatments. After this offering has ended, we will add a Powell Peralta Ray Underhill re-issue deck into the Powell Peralta line up.

ARTE LEW WINS AT SKATE
City flow rider, Arte Lew won the Vancouver eS Game Of SKATE and will go to San Diego representing Canada at the World Final at the ASR in San Diego.

BIRDHOUSE - THE BEGINNING
The Beginning will feature full-length parts from some of the newest, upcoming talents in skateboarding, as well as long-awaited parts from the veteran Birdhouse pro team. Tony Hawk, Matt Ball, Steve Nesser, Brian Sumner, Jeremy Klein, Willy Santos and Shaun White will be representing the pro team, while Justin Figueroa, Randy Ploesser, David Loy, Derek Burdette, Sean Eaton, Shaun Gregoire, Jean Postec, Riley Hawk, Nathan LaCoste, and Jon Dickson will be representing the am team in this video.

FLIP AM - CURREN CAPLES
Watch as Flip's latest edition to the team, Curren Caples grinds and slashes the hell out of some obstacles. Click here to watch.

FROM STEREO HQ
Watch the new promo video A Journey Through Sound from Stereo Sound Agency. Check the Stereo website and Myspace pages frequently and religiously for updates.

TUMYETO NEWS
Corey Duffel broke his ankle and is out 6 - 8 weeks. Jeremy Reeves new Pig Wheels pro got cover of Skateboarder magazine. Toy Machine should be heading home today from there euro trip. King of the Road starts next Friday. Foundation team is Nuge, Sierra, David reyes, Abdias, and Angel. Check the Foundation has a King of the Road blog for updates. Foundations obstacle got chosen for the Vans downtown showdown contest in October. the obstacle is called the "Former World's Biggest Skateboard" Volcano.

HASLAM GLOBE VIDEO ONLINE
Click here to watch Globe's.. United By Fate: Episode 2 featuring Chris Haslam. Online now!

DESTRUCTO TRUCKS
Destructo Trucks announces the newest member of the Destructo Signature Truck family, legendary skater, Kareem Campbell! Read more here..

STRANGE NOTES- THE DEUCE
Take your eyes over to www.strangenotes.com and watch their newest video - The Deuce.

NEW GRINDKING WEBSITE
Grind King proudly unveils the launch of their newly updated website www.grindking.com.

NEW FOUNDATION AM
Foundation is very proud to welcome David Reyes to the team.

THE SOUND NEVER SLEEPS
The Sound Never Sleeps podcast, by City Skateboards is now showing at the City site. Includes footage from a recent trip to the Seattle/Tacoma WA area.

JAKE BROWN ON LARRY KING
Jake Brown gets interviewed about his X-Games slam on Larry King Live.

JAKE BROWN AT X GAMES
Jake Brown falls 50 feet & walks away at X-Games 13 Big Air. This is gnarly!! We wish Jake all the best and hope he's going to be OK.

NEW FOUNDATION PRO
Sierra Fellers... is now pro for Foundation Skateboards !

WIN INDEPENDENT TRUCKS
Enter to win a set of Stage 9 silver trucks, standard or low, from Independent. Click here

FREESTYLE CONTEST
The World Championship of Flatland Freestyle Skateboarding takes place July 28-29 at Robson Square, Vancouver. Email rob@ca-sa.ca, AKA Nurmi, for more info.

WELCOME BRAD
Ultimate East is proud to announce that Brad Hainschwang, former owner of DBS Skateshop has joined Ultimate's team in Peterborough. Read more here..

BACHINSKY GONE WILD
Check the Hubba site to watch this feel good film shot at the Hadley, Massachusetts mini-ramp down the street from Dave's house..

NEW THIS WEEK..
- Danny Way is on Jessup grip.
- Kyle Leeper is on Destructo trucks.
- Blind skateboards Eternal Life decks out soon.

SHAMELESS PROCRASTINATION
Enjoi wants to remind you that shameless self promotion is IN for 2007. Click Here.

536 KICKFLIPS FOR KRUX!!
Go to strangenotes.com/krux to read Louie Barletta's post about how Chris Demendoza came through with a whopping 563 consecutive kickflips to beat the previous record at the Krux Kickflip Challenge.

CRIMSON
Kris Markovich and the Crimson team have been busy travelling and skating lately. Check the Crimson website to keep up on all the news.

CREAGER ON BONES
Bones Wheels is proud to announce the addition of Ronnie Creager to the program. Check out what else Ronnie has been up to lately at his website. Keep an eye out for Ronnie's new Pro wheel coming out very soon.

BLIND - CROSS MEMORIAL DECK
Blind skateboards is releasing a limited edition Shane Cross memorial deck. Jake Duncombe has made special board in loving memory of his best friend Shane Cross. All proceeds will benefit Shane Cross' family.

JASON ADAMS
Dekline Footwear is proud to welcome Jason "The Kid" Adams to the team. Be on the look out for The Kid's highly anticipated Riders Choice shoes releasing Holiday 2007 / Spring 2008. Enjoi says goodbye and good luck Kid... and sorry about the panda tattoo... and Black Label would like to welcome Jason Adams back to the Team.

BLITZ VIDEO LINKS
Blitz Distribution has just put together 3 new video clips for you. Tom Penny and David Gonzalez went to Argentina to get a lot of epic footage for the upcoming Flip video. Check out the latest video clip of their South American adventures! On the Birdhouse website, we have the Randy Ploesser Filmbot Friday video clip and a Shaun White Birdhouse promo video clip.

THE KIDS HAVE GOT TO KNOW
THE MAN WHO SOULED THE WORLD tells the story of Steve Rocco, the irreverent genius who transformed the skateboard industry from corporate to skater owned with a do-it-yourself punk attitude. Steve's antics and entrepreneurial impact on the skateboard business were huge and have ultimately had a significant impact on broader mainstream culture.

CRIME IN THE MOTOR CITY
Cheers to another FREE PODCAST from City Skateboards. This episode chronicles their adventure in and around the streets of Detroit. From Ann Arbor to Motown, City gives props to the people of Michigan. Now check out the rippage....

KRUX - FEELIN' IT
The new Krux video Feelin' it is available NOW! Featuring the likes of Cairo Foster, Caswell Berry, Colt Cannon, Louie Barletta, Tommy Sandoval and the entire Krux team.

BIRDHOUSE AND FLIP VIDEOS
Check out these links to enjoy the Flip Feast Tours video and Birdhouse video trailer for "The Beginning."