It’s taken a little white to get here but it is well worth the wait! Steele Saunders has become a semi-qualified audio tech and has cleaned up all four parts of the interview with Berra to make for much easier listening. In this section Berra talks about making films, the reasons for starting the Berrics and the logistics of the park. You can read …
The Full Interview With Steve Berra – Part 3 of 4
It’s taken a little white to get here but it is well worth the wait! Steele Saunders has become a semi-qualified audio tech and has cleaned up all four parts of the interview with Berra to make for much easier listening. In this section Berra talks about making films, the reasons for starting the Berrics and the logistics of the park. You can read the section below or head over here to listen to it. Steele’s interviews are all available through …
The Full Interview With Steve Berra – Part 2 of 4
As mentioned at the beginning of part 1, a much edited down version of this interview originally appeared in issue 18 of Pop Magazine. Steve Berra gave up hours of his time to sit with our writer, Steele Saunders, and talk about The Berrics, his history and his opinions on the direction of skateboarding. It’s an amazing interview – the full text is being released in four parts, this is part one. All up it is 17,000 words and I’ve listened to it and read it over a dozen times so …
The Full Interview With Steve Berra – Part 1 of 4
A much edited down version of this interview originally appeared in issue 18 of Pop Magazine. Steve Berra gave up hours of his time to sit with our writer, Steele Saunders, and talk about The Berrics, his history and his opinions on the direction of skateboarding. It’s an amazing interview – the full text is being released in four parts, this is part one. All up it is 17,000 words and I’ve listened to it and read it over a dozen times so far. We’re releasing …
Rip Curl Pro Photos And Update: Steph Gilmore Wins
Robbie Warden is down at Torquay shooting some photos and sending through updates on the Rip Curl Pro for us. Today he caught Steph Gilmore’s win and got some awesome photos. Read more to check it out!
Quiksilver Pro Round Four On Today
Round four of the Quiksilver Pro is on right now. Currently in heat one, Adriano de Souza is taking on Adrian Buchan. For full details on the days heats and links to watch live, click ‘read more’.
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Round Three Happening Today!
Round three of the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast is set to kick off this morning! According to the release the swell is at three-to-four foot (1 – 1.5 metre) with the opening heat hitting the water at 7:30am. Read more for details.
Burton European Open Results, Photos & Video
I’m a little late on this but the Burton European Open is done and Peetu Piiroinen took out the open …
Fanning FTW At J-Bay
Photo: ASP / Kirstin Scholtz Mick Fanning has defeated Joel Parkinson 17.00 points to 13.60 points on the sixth tour stop. Parko took …
Burton US Open – White and Hight
Shaun White hit his first Burton US Open in a few years over the weekend in Stratton and it was a worthwhile trip wth him taking away US$25,000 for the halfpipe win. White’s first run included a method, front double cork 10 stalefish, cab double cork 10 melon, front inverted 540 stale, backside double McTwist 12 and an alley oop backside rodeo which was enough to secure the win. Louie Vito and Benji Farrow too the other places on the podium.
Pop’s Top 10 Stories For 2011
Here’s the top 10 articles from the last year on Pop as voted by your mouse clicks. There was a few favorites from previous years that I’ve excluded but they deserve a mention – our interview with internet prankster David Thorne was right up there as well as last years swimwear issue. Anyway, here’s the top stories we …
Dedicated To The Shot
It is not a stretch to say that photographers are the backbone of the action sports industry. Not only do skate, surf and snow mags live and die on the strength of their images, none of the athletes would have profiles, and none of the brands would have exposure, without photographers. And none of the rest of us would have anything to put on our bedroom walls.
Kelly (sorry, Ke11y) Slater Wins his Eleventh World Title
He’s done it. The world was waiting, and this morning, in the third round of the Rip Curl Search event, Kelly got through his heat, doing enough to make sure no-one else can catch him this year.
NZO Start Today – Slopestyle Pre Qualifiers
The Burton New Zealand Open started this morning with the Slopestyle Pre Qualifiers going down in near perfect conditions. According to the release (below), “A field of 56 men and 25 women battled it out for just 10 and 5 spots, respectively, to join invited riders in the semi-finals, which will take place on Thursday, August 11th.” Tim Humphreys, Tyler Flanagan and Stale Sandbech were the top three and will progress. Halfpipe practice is today …
Burton US Open Halfpipe Finals Results
Kazuhiro ‘Turbo’ Kokubo has taken out his second consecutive Burton US Open title, winning by 1.5 points over Iouri ‘Ipod’ Podladtchikov. Turbo’s winning run included a frontside alley oop nosebone, frontside 900 melon grab, Michaelchuck nose …
Quik Pro Rd 2 Results – Rd 3 On Today
Round two of the Quik Pro went down at Snapper yesterday in difficult conditions… Summed up best by Mick Fanning who tweeted “Can’t believe they are running the event in these conditions. Feel sorry for the guys out there“. Brett Simpson got the highest …
Want To Own DC’s Mtn. Lab?
Ken Block has just put DC’s Mtn. Lab up for sale. The amazing property set just outside of Park City is set to go for around the US$7 million mark and comes with a rope tow serving 10 runs but none of the former rails and hits that were scattered through the property – This is the unfortunate …
Quik Pro Kicks Off
The year’s first world tour event gets underway on the Gold Coast, but don’t bank on free-to-air TV running it live – they’ve got their hands full with old episodes of the Love Boat and Seventh Heaven.
The Eddie 2009
There’s no other event like The Eddie. Steeped in history and the perfect amount of mysticism, it is arguably the most prestigious event in surfing. The minimum 20 foot swells needed to run the event means that it’s only been held eight times in the last 25 years …
Talking Parties And Bullshit With LWA
If you ask, what does it mean to ‘live the dream’ there will be a million different answers but you can bet that more than a few would be saying that getting paid to party would be pretty awesome. These two guys have taken that to a whole new level …
Teahupoo: Not Scary, Still Handing Guys Their Own Asses
If you looked only at the surf, you wouldn’t have thought the Billabong Pro, happening right now at Teahupoo in Tahiti, would end up being much of a contest…
Billabong Pro Tahiti – Day 9
A good day yesterday had everyone in good spirits for another big day of heats. However a lull late in the afternoon had heats being extended. That didn’t mean there wasn’t some excitement. Tour leader Jordy Smith went down to local Tahitian wildcard, Manoa Drollet …
Burton NZ Open Update
I just got my first official update from the Burton NZ Open. Burton’s Marketing Manager, Chris Boadle, tells me, “The …
Shaun White Interview
Whether the army of anonymous internet haters want it or not, Shaun White is the product of what modern day …
In The News Feat. Zoe Saldana
This week we have the hacker who released the video of US soldiers firing on civilians turning in his source, satellite photos of the Gulf of Mexico, a collection of Greg Williams work, Chrome vs. Firefox on Mac, one man with his Gallardo and Zoe Saldana. Enjoy!
Rip Curl Pro Women’s On, Men’s On Standby
The Rip Curl Pro Women event is on today. The release says it’s happening in “two foot (0.75 metre) surf at Bells Beach with the first heat of Round 3 hitting the water at 8:45am.” The men’s contest is on standby and might happen after the women’s round three. Read more for the full release.
Rip Curl Pro: Womens Event Starts This Morning!
The Rip Curl Pro at Bells kicks off this morning at Bells at 8am. Contest Director Damien Hardman said, “We have clean little waves on offer this morning and we’ll be commencing women’s Round 1 at 8am …” Read more for details.
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Starts Next Week
The Rip Curl Pro at Bells waiting period kicks off next Tuesday (March 30th) and runs till April 10th. This is the last stop on the Australian leg of the ASP Dream Tour and has all the usual crew in attendance. Check below for a full press release and all the round one match ups.
Taj Burrow Wins 2010 Quiksilver Pro
UPDATE: Full press release on Taj’s win now under the cut with rankings, points and details.
The Quiksilver Pro finals just finished and Taj Burrow beat out Jordy Smith for the win. Taj Burrow finished on 15.57, while Jordy came out with 12.56.
Quiksilver Pro – Semis On Standby for 9am Call
The remaining round three match ups from the Roxy Pro have kicked off this morning. The Quiksilver Pro is currently on standby for a 9am call. Read more for details.
Ben Mates 7th At Canadian Open Pipe
New Zealander Kendal Brown won the Burton Canadian Open womens halfpipe yesterday. But the big news for Australia is that …
Josh Roberts & Tonino Copene on Transworld
Transworld has got a rad little interview with all round good guy, Tonino Copene (the Nitro TM) at the moment. …
Antti Autti launches board line with Nidecker Special Projects
Billabong rider Antti Autti has launched a board line with Nidecker Special Projects. The launch is to coincide with the …
Places to Shop: Fast Times Skateboarding
All photos by Julius Kellar. Fast Times is a new shop brand for a team of guys that have a …
2009 Burton NZ Snowboarding Championships
I got a press release the other day with details on the 2009 Burton NZ Open. The comp kicks off …