After more than 4 years of filming, LRG's long anticipated second full-length video "1947" is finally here! With the pressure off, director Kyle Camarillo was able to sit down and answer some questions about the filming process and what has led to a finished masterpiece.
This is The LRG 1947 Interview
Enjoi celebrated 15 years last Saturday by throwing a quinceañera at The Ritz in San Jose complete with DJing Duffels, a retrospective video, Clark Hassler pro announcement, massive skate deck wall and of course... Mariachis!!! This soiree was certainly no Bag of Suck.
Cairo doesn't have a trick named after him, but he does have a piece of terrain that bears his name. Pieces of terrain, in fact. Somewhere along the line it came to be that any gnarly ledge off stairs, the kind of ledge you get pitched from before falling 7 feet into scorpion pose, could be dubbed a "Cairo ledge" and people would know what you are talking about. Through the years, Cairo has skated things most people shouldn't skate and he makes it look damn good. And sound damn good- his video parts got an entire generation of skate rats into indy rock artists like Modest Mouse and Built to Spill. Trick selection tasteful, steeze steezy, skating spots that people really shouldn't- this is Cairo Foster, and this is The Cairo Foster Interview.
The Baker crew came up to SF to throw down some hammers at SOMA West Skatepark in SF... Reynolds frontside flip anyone??? BAKER! BAKER! BAKER!
DLX recently hosted an art gallery at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco featuring the works of their very own graphic artists. Scroll through to check out some awesome pieces. Another rad time in the city!
This is The DLX Help Wanted Art Gallery
This past weekend Spitfire and Adidas hosted a skate jam and best trick contest at SOMA West Skate Park in San Francisco to celebrate the release of three collab shoes for Jake Donnelly, Dennis Busenitz and Silas Baxter Neal... But let's face it, the locals are the ones that really held it down!
Steve Berra... Where to begin? He has been in the game for years. Decades. Nearly three decades in fact! He originally turned pro skating vert and then became one of the most respected street skaters of the 90's. He probably has the best backside flip ever, and his fakie flip is a contender as well. Plus, Fakie 50-50s on handrails anyone? Didn't Mason Silva just pull one on the hubba in his Recruit a couple weeks ago? Also you should really know his part in Rolling Thunder. Aaaand of course that he co-founded The Berrics with Eric Koston. Berra... Eric... Berrics... Get it???
Really the man's work speaks for itself so without further ado, this is The Steve Berra Interview
Levis Skateboarding and Grindline Skateparks gave Oakland's Town Park an upgrade with all new cement features. Check out the madness that went down on opening day!
This is the Town Park Grand Opening
We think Tim Gavin might be even more prolific in skateboarding off the board than on it. If ever there was a way to follow up an eleven year pro career it would be by founding companies like Lakai, Matix, DVS, and more recently, PORT LBC, Knox Hardware and Filament Brand. Instead of descending into TM obscurity and talking about the good 'ol days, The Gav has built multi-million dollar brands and seems on a singleminded mission to take skateboarding's apparel industry back from the Dark Men who have infiltrated it. And did we mention he's got one of the great frontside heelflips of all time?
This is The Tim Gavin Interview
Skate Jawn & Snack Skateboards put on an ollie contest at Garfield Square Park in San Francisco. Gotta gotta get up to get down!
This is the High Motherfucking Ollie Contest
Sunday started out like any other day, lurking about with a bag full of video equipment to film somewhere in the city. Suddenly, through the power of Instagram, we were alerted to a secret contest being held by Thrasher Magazine to honor the legendary Clipper ledge in San Francisco. The spot will soon be destroyed so they brought out the big guns for one last go at it! It's times like these you really appreciate the perks of living here.
Jack Fardell... Australian for Skateboarding. He's been on an all out rampage lately, destroying spots around the globe, showing little to no remorse for the devastated skaters left baffled in his wake. As if that weren't enough he recently swapped animal allegiance from Eagle to Panda, joined the Adidas team with a mind-fuck of a welcome part and snagged the latest cover of Thrasher by manhandling a rail that was left untouched for nearly 20 years.
This is The Jack Fardell Interview
It seems in today's era of hyper-social sedentary living most kids just want to take the easy way out. And for those who actually dare to avert their eyes from the inviting glow of technology to risk a little blood and sweat, it still always seems to be by the path of least resistance. So is it any wonder most of the "products" on this list are basically skateboard training wheels? Sadly, there are too many terrible skate products out there to compile into one list, but we do our best to narrow it down for you. So chain your wallet to your belt loop and prepare to be ripped off again, this is Money Grab: 12 More Terrible Skate Products.
Louie Barletta, the Juan Ponce De Leon of skateboarding... With a career spanning thousands of years now, Sweet Lou is still pushing hard as both professional skater and brand director for enjoi, with a style that has you questioning whether anyone does in fact have more fun on a board than him. If you haven't seen "OverVert" by now then shame on you, go watch it, preferably with your favorite beverage in hand. And then maybe you'll understand why just last year he was nominated for Thrasher Skater of the Year and won Transworld's Best Team Award with enjoi. Just to be thorough we should also mention bowl cuts and nose rings in this intro. Nailed it.
This is The Louie Barletta Interview.
This past weekend Girl and Chocolate hosted a demo at Red Park in San Jose, CA wrapping up their "Going Dumb Up The 101" tour.
Rick Howard, Jerry Hsu, Brandon Biebel, Johnny Jones, Stevie Perez, Vincent Alvarez, Chris Roberts, Chico Brenes and Justin Eldridge all came through and crushed the park but in the end Elijah Berle really shut it down!