Bristol

we're in bristol.  i've hit a new benchmark in the destruction of shoes.  two days ago, our last day in london, i had long since worn through the bottom of my shoe, down to my sock.  combine that with the constant rain and muck and my foot was crusty and ice-cold.  so i dodged into a sports store and bought some vision street wears.  connor would be proud.  fast forward one day, and our first spot in bristol was a pretty fast hill; we ended up camping there all day and filming a bunch of lines there.  and by the end of the session, my brand-new shoes were worn down to the sock again from speed-checking while filming down the hill.

it's raining again today.  who could have guessed.

the bristol premiere is tomorrow; anyone here should come out!  manchester on thursday, then back to london.

meow

In London

To! I've been in the uk with the Frenchmen and co. We're in London right now for the world premiere of soleil levant, the new magenta video. Everything you've heard about London is true; it rains all the time, fashion is weird, people say fish and chips. We're pulling long nights and skating when the weather allows. Jimmy's worn a pair of snow camos the whole trip. We're in the uk for two more weeks, then back to NYC in time for a few SF mandible friends to arrive. See you soon.

Mandible Claw presents TENGU - Coming Spring 2013

43 Mag Release Party NYC

43 magazine issue 003 Release party is tomorrow night Tues apr 9 from 7-11pm at { temp } 57 walker st. b/t church & broadway.

TENNSKATE--videophile

skateboarding media has reached such a point of over-saturation that i have stopped even trying to stay up on what comes out.  i've given up.  i've gone without seeing many of the recent "big videos" in skateboarding, and don't particularly want to catch up.  for the most part, you come to know what to expect in a company's video.  i've seen that skater's parts before.  i've heard the songs.

however, independent videos have more of a tendency to surprise.  you don't know what to expect when you've never heard of a skater before.  a lot of the time, you've never even seen skateboarding in that part of the world before.  when there's no one in the editing room but the guy who also filmed everything, with no standards or deadlines, some of the best ideas happen.  pete s's BRONZE videos, or the new sabotage video.

but anyway.  alex rose, one of the guys behind the tennskate video, sent me a copy of "videophile."  its soundtrack is pretty much only instrumental beats, and it covers a lot of ground in tennessee and the rest of the US.  all vx1000.  there's a lot of rail and stair stuff, yeah, but it's balanced by some different approaches.  james coleman has a little section, so does jimmy.

it's worth the buy.  tennskate.tumblr.com for more info.

43 magazine Issue 003 Release LA

If you're in the LA area, be sure to check out the 43 issue 003 release Mar 26 – Apr 1. The Opening reception is Tuesday, March 26, 8 p.m. til late.

Koki's now infamous photo plus a lot of others from our subway adventures will be in the mag.

Soon

I’ve been waiting to share this till 43 Magazine released its third issue which includes an epic photo taken by Allen Ying shortly after these were taken. But I guess a few issues showed up at skate shops all ready and the photo is making the rounds.

We waited till about 5am to get this trick but it was worth it. I wasn’t sure Koki was going to do it when we went down, but after a few run ups he landed it first try. Look for the footage soon from the Claw and the photo in the 3rd issue of 43.

PANIC IN GOTHAM vimeo link

For the EURO homies who can't watch MAGENTA'S PANIC IN GOTHAM on youtube, here is a link on vimeo