I was in Melbourn last week for the opening of NoComply an exhibition of art on skateboards curated by Alex Mitchel of NiceProduce.  The list of international artists is far to long to list and they had to hold 2 opening nights to cope with interest in the event. Check out photos from the opening […]

This weekend was my birthday. I have this tradition to set up a new board for my birthday ever year  and write on the grip tape how long I have been skating. This year marks my 24th year on the board. I took my birthday money when I was 10 and headed to the local […]

I’ve seen this documentary in passing but today was the first time I’d sat down to watch the whole thing. It’s really pretty amazing. I was fortunate enough to grow up and watch Christian’s rise and unfortunate enough to also witness the downfall.

But that’s skateboarding, some would say. But skating isn’t the only industry that […]

Today I got the sad new that my old friend Jason Roach passed away over the weekend. I met Roach when I was studying in Savannah, Ga. He was a local ripper and showed me all around his city. He was a great person and I can’t even begin to tell you how much he […]

meet my good friend Bancho.  “bancho” in japanese, means leader of a group. usually a group of delinquents.  
 
i met Bancho years ago in Whistler when he and a bunch of delinquents came over to snowboard the during winter months.  Bancho now runs a small independent shoe company out of Tokyo called AREth.  www.areth.jp
 
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