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Theobalds Cap Co. & Bored Of Southsea – NO ONE RIDES FOR FREE.

 

 As they celebrate 20 years of supplying quality skate goods to the south coast, Bored of Southsea have come together with our friends at Theobalds to present the limited edition 'No One Rides For Free'  cap. With only 50 available, the 6-panel pays homage to the store's role in the community of their native Portsmouth, with a custom Hovercraft logo embroidered on to the front acting as a nod to the cities famous ports and harbours. 

 The Theobalds Cap Co. & Bored Of Southsea - NO ONE RIDES FOR FREE. is set to drop on Saturday the 23rd of September online and in-store at boredofsouthsea.co.uk & online at theobaldscapco.co.uk

 

 

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OWL Skateboards present ▤UTOPOS▤

 

 Our friends over at OWL Skateboards have dropped a brand new video dubbed 'Utopos', and with it an accompanying zine and limited edition board series.

 Inspired by brutalist architecture, the board graphics are a result of a collaboration between riders Chris Price, James Griffiths and Daryl Mersom, exploring the "dystopian image of brutalism, despite an attempted utopian purpose". The 10-minute clip, filmed by Stefan Darque and edited by Al Hodgson, features riders James Griffiths, Jim Silver, Francis Peters, Joe Coward, Al Hodgson, Daryl Mersom, Edi Poolay and Billy Trick out in the streets of Bristol and Brighton.

Watch the full clip above and head over to www.owlskateboards.co.uk to scope the zine and pick up a limited edition deck, available now.

 

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Très Bien x Polar Skate Co. Capsule Collection

 

 Polar Skate Co. are on a roll with collaborative projects of late. With a slew of popular projects behind them, last month saw the Swedish skate brand link up with Converse once again, this time to flip the Jack Purcell Tennis silhouette in to an instant skate ready classic. Polar now link up with fellow Malmö natives Très Bien on a considered collaborative release that seamlessly blends fashion and skate wear. 

Both brands have played a key role in the new wave of Scandinavian fashion, not just locally but on a global scene, the collaboration brings two different worlds but two similar styles together in what comes across as a very organic and authentic release. Combining elements of Polar's unique artwork and imagery with Très Bien clinical cuts, the collection draws inspiration from 70's styling and looks to Polar riders Paul Grund and Roman Gonzales to inform certain silhouettes such as the striped tees, track-pants and jackets, while fellow rider Dane Brady adds his artistic approach to a selection of graphics used throughout.

Take a closer look at the collection in the lookbook above. The Très Bien x Polar Skate Co. Capsule Collection is available now at select retailers including Flatspot., Goodhood and END.

 

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Jordan Sanchez – Interview

 

In a world where taking the 'abnormal' approach has become the norm, and 'cutty spots' are no longer cutting edge, it takes a lot to stand out for your personal quirks, particularly without straying into the territory of questionable taste. Jordan Sanchez is a skateboarder that regularly sets forums alight with the rare combination of quirky-ness and genuine technical prowess seen throughout his career. Each new part gets stranger and stranger, but remains strong, and there’s no sacrifice of skill for the sake of spot selection. Though sometimes his chosen spots are literally rubbish, Jordan always manages to blow minds. He often leaves his audience pondering their own blinkered view on the potential hiding in their local backstreets and gritty retail parks.

In the not-too-distant past Jordan made the switch from BLVD to Welcome, who almost instantly slapped his name on a board. He responded with a classically cloudy new part for their first full-length video, Fetish, that was released in January this year. Jordan speaks to us about the video, Vic's Market and what's in store for both Welcome and the Snohomishian himself.

 

You lot certainly came through for Fetish! I’ve already rinsed it. Was that your first part as a professional skateboarder?

Yes, technically this was my first part since turning pro. I didn't really realize that.


You were granted professional status a little later than your average ‘career-driven’ skateboarder, which seems unusual considering your fairly regular output of overcast footage.. Was it something you were gunning for, or were you simply happy to be offered? 

I wouldn't say I was gunning for it, but I definitely have been trying to keep the momentum going for years and years. Jason and I had been talking about the pro possibility when I first got on, and everything kinda came together a year later. It was natural. I am very grateful to have a board with my name on it that can hopefully inspire my kids to follow their dreams.

Picking a favourite part in Fetish must be tough? Instead, I’d like to know which are your favourite three tricks of the whole video?

Dang, three tricks? Well, Ryan Lay’s Switch Backside flip the hard way over that rail, Townley’s Five-O backside 180 then Fake flip line, & Aaron’s whole part.

Did you spend any time in front of Matt Blevins' lens filming for Fetish, or was all of your footage locally sourced?

No, unfortunately I wasn’t able to film with Matt, but he’s a great filmer and did an excellent job with FETISH. My footage was all filmed up in my area by my friends Jake Menne, Josh Jones, Shane Auckland & Carl Depaolo.

What are the chances of them visiting you up in Washington? Apart from the Europeans, you must be the most distant…

Richie Valdez, the new TM, has talked about doing a North West trip of some sorts. Seattle is a great place to visit in the summer so we’ll see. It would be rad.

Speaking of Washington, who exactly is Vic, and what is he selling?

[Laughs].. I don’t know Vic personally, but Vic’s Market is a little market in my hometown Snohomish. We would go there a lot as kids out skating and it was just the spot, you know? Flash forward to 2009, when YouTube was just starting to pop off, I was trying to think of a user name and just put ‘VicsMarket’, to pay a little homage or something, I don’t know. Anyway, the name stuck and as we put more and more little vids on there, got a little following, people were stoked and we just kinda became the Vic’s Market crew. The name kinda makes sense ‘cuz were just a bunch of small town underground guys skating outside of a corporate skateboard industry, similar to the little mom and pop stores like Vic’s, in comparison to say WalMart or something.

 

 

Is there a VM 3 on the horizon?

Not likely, but we plan on making little shorts here and there. We all haven’t skated together in quite some time, but we will reunite eventually and pick up where we left off.

You’re not too far from Seattle right? What drives you to skate the unusual ‘non-spots’ local to you, rather than driving 30 miles or so to film on the chunks of marble dotted around the city?

I just skate what’s around me. I skate what I see driving around to and from places, as I take back alleys most of the time. Also, I don’t have much time to skate nowadays. When I can skate, I wanna skate for as long as I can, so I never end up driving far. I don’t set out to skate weird non-spots necessarily, it’s just kind of turned into that, and it’s kept me entertained! I do believe anything can be a skate spot, with the right mind set and skill set, you know? I just like Everett, its always mellow and you never have to deal with traffic or parking or any bullshit really.

You recently became one of the representatives of the new Skater-owned shoe venture, The Free and Liberated State? How’d that come about?

Kevin Furtado, who started State, hit up Ryan Lay to be a part of it, but Ryan was already working out something with Etnies so he gave him my info and he got in touch with me. Flew down to SF to hang out with the rest of the guys and I was down. It’s been fun being a part of something new and seeing it get better and better.

Can we look forward to any new projects from you and the State crew in the near future?

Yeah State's "Free" video came out a few months ago now, but we're working on new stuff. I think Kevin's plan is to put out another short film in the Fall/Winter, with the bulk of the footage coming from a Europe trip at the end of summer.

 

 

On top of all that are you still working a full time job? I’m not too sure where I heard that you were, might just be a rumour?

I do work full time. I work for the government. The pay and benefits are solid, and I have a family to support, you know?

I imagine Welcome will continue to strangely shape the future of skateboarding, both physically and in the media. Are you already working towards Fetish 2?

Yes, the saga continues. I know Richie has mentioned that Welcome will be doing some shorter bi-annual releases in the near future. I like the shorter, sweeter stuff, so it should be fun.

Reckon the brand will get the Europeans like Karl Fredrik Forli and Josie Millard more involved in future projects?

I hope so, those dudes rip!

It’d be interesting to see how you, and your fellow Welcome-ers would take to the gritty streets of the UK, reckon that might be a possibility in the future?

I’ve always loved the skateboarding that has come from the UK, it’s very relatable and inspiring. I never get tired of seeing it and I have been watching skate videos for 20+ years, as opposed to say, Southern California footage. I’ve seen enough of that.

 

 

Interview: Conor Charleson

Photos courtesy of Garric Ray and Andy Froberg

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Watch: adidas Skateboarding ‘Mid-City Merge’

 

adidas Skateboarding drop off another solid visual offering, this time capturing the global team blessing various enviable sports around the city of LA. The 10-minute clip has all you would expect from the brands roster, big tricks and plenty of style, be sure to check out Dennis Busenitz, Lucas Puig, Benny Fairfax, Na-kel Smith, Tyshawn Jones, Silas Baxter-Neal, Alec Majerus, Nestor Judkins, Miles Silvas, Blondey McCoy, Rodrigo TX, Günes Özdogan, Jack Fardell, Gustav Tønnesen, Kevin Lowry, Chewy Cannon, Kaio Hillebrand, Nora Vasconcellos, Frankie Spears and new comer Magnus Bordewick above.

Head to adidas.co.uk/skateboarding for more