Hey guys, sorry it’s been so long since I’ve done an update. I’ve been back in Melbourne enjoying the family life and also working on my knee, which has now been given the all clear from the doc! Last week we were really lucky to find three awesome kids to participate in Kids Can Ride program. My mate Jay Maxwell, helped me with the trip from picking the kids to coming with me for …
The Rob Blog: Last Day Of Kids Can Ride
We just finished up the last day of Kids Can Ride! We started the day pretty tired from a long …
The Rob Blog: First Day Riding with Kids Can Ride
Hey Guys! Just wanted to shoot through an update on our first Kids Can Ride trip. This morning we woke …
The Rob Blog: First Kids Can Ride Trip
With a lot of help from Rhylla at Mt Buller, my gorgeous girlfriend Alice and Geoff Walker from Mansfield Secondary College, the first Kids Can Ride trip has begun. I started Kids Can Ride because I wanted to snowboard with kids who love snowboarding …
The Rob Blog: Kids Can Ride!
Hey Guys! This season on the couch, I was thinking about how lucky I have been with snowboarding and what …
Peninsula Surfriders Club’s Annual ‘Single Fin Classic’
The Peninsula Surfriders Club held their annual ‘Single Fin Classic’ to raise money for kids with cancer. The guys raised over $10,000 for a great cause and it looks like the day was amazing fun. Read More for the release and a few photos.
Perhaps the mind and most demanding – cracking theme is developed intime
Education Day: No Longer a Mystery There are a variety of ways of categorizing kinds of schooling. It’s the wonderful …
How To Start A Magazine: Lessons from 10 Years of Pop Magazine
In 2005 Dave Keating and I, Rick Baker, set out to create a free press surf, skate and snowboarding magazine. …
New York Times Says Snowboarding In Decline
Have you had that feeling recently that snowboarding may be stalling a little? That the hype has died down a touch? Well, the New York Times has an article up today saying exactly that, snowboarding is in decline.
Nike Snowpark Montafon
Nike has sponsored a terrain park in Montafon. The park will feature around 40 obstacles for all levels of rider. According to the release, it will include “a variety of boxes and rollers are available for kids and novice …
Kevin Pearce and Danny Davis For Issue 19
Over the last couple of years there have been two stories that have captured, united and dominated above all others in snowboarding. Two serious accidents just prior to the Vancouver Olympics, taking out two medal hopes for the U.S. and the subsequent recovery of both those guys have been followed intensely. Kevin Pearce and Danny Davis have come to be more than just two pros – they’re a rallying point for the …
Billabong Stock Coming Back – Long Way To Go
How’s the week leading into Christmas been for you? Something tells me it’s would have been better than it has for the management at Billabong. You might have heard in the news that their stock took a hit… And by hit, I mean it dropped to record lows losing 44% over a couple of days. Wednesday saw a 10% bump as everyone calmed down a little but it has led to questions about Billabong’s strategy. A lot articles have blamed the profit …
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.
Drink Water – A Public Service Announcement
There is more to this than just a rebellion against the Giant energy drink corps. that are taking over action sports.
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 …
Tom Pelley And Jess Rich Join Quik For 2011
A couple of big team announcements from the guys at Quiksilver. Tom Pelley has joined Quiksilver for his eyewear, and outerwear while taking on Lib Tech for boards and GNU for bindings according to a release sent out earlier in the week …
The Chad Muska Interview
Few skateboarders have had the cultural impact on the sport like Chad Muska. And few skateboarders have not been caught up in at least one Muska-ism. Try these ‘tags’ in the blog of The Muska’s career; huge handrail 50-50s, peaked beanies, cargo pants, T.S.A., frontside flips, Shortys …
Thredbo Park Update – Early September
We have had a big couple of weeks with events like the Ripcurl Freeride Pro and Throwdown as well as …
Shaun White Interview
Whether the army of anonymous internet haters want it or not, Shaun White is the product of what modern day …
Billabong & Sony’s ‘City Squared’ Live Coverage!
‘Read More’ to check live updates from Billabong and Sony ‘bloggie’s’ City Squared event happening in Melbourne today. The event is running from 12pm till around 4pm – we will have photos and footage all afternoon! Check it out!
Rusty Outerwear Preview and Romain De Marchi Interview!
(Photos by Julius Kellar) Last Thursday, I took a trip down to Rusty’s Victorian HQ to catch up with the …
IsenSeven’s Vincent Urban Talks
As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m a huge fan of IsenSeven’s work. Their latest film, Let’s Go Get Lost, is out …
In The News
While the rest of the media salivates over the latest ‘fall from grace’ story, Tiger Woods’ car accident and angry …
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 …
Athlete Management for Surf, Skate and Snow
Mainstream, corporate and multinational are no longer the dirty words they once were in surf, skate and snow. Anyone who …
Burton US Open – 21st March
The Burton US Open is coming up fast! You can watch the live webcast as it happens on 21st and …
Summer Camp
Yeah I know it has been a while since I have graced the POP blog. I could make many excuses …
Volcom Peanut Butter Rail Jam Results
Groms Division winner Billy Hayman. *NOW UPDATED WITH ALL THE PEANUT BUTTER AND RAILS YOU NEED No, the above photo …
Dream of Pop Teaser
Above is the new teaser for Atikin sponsored film, Dream of Pop. Atikin is brother brand to awesome ladies label, …
REMINDER: Romp Stomp & Two Smoking Rails
This is just a reminder to all the Sydney kids that the Tav in Castle Hill will be the funnest …
A day in the life of the UnInc team
So Friday was a lucky day. I got to spend it down in Melbourne with the Burton UnInc team! Basically, …
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