Pop Magazine Closed

Started in 2005, Pop Magazine published a free quarterly magazine focusing on Australian snowboarding, skateboarding and surfing. Pop grew to produce a feature length snowboard movie, an industry leading website for daily news, web-casts and digital versions of the magazines as well as premiere events and consultancy. Ten years later, …

by Rick

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. 10 years later, we’re closing the ‘doors’. The whole endeavor was always about capturing the creativity and excitement that surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding gave us and from that, building a …

by Rick

Asher Pacey ‘Off The Well Worn Path’ With Desillusion

This clip is either an epic way to start the day, or a terrible one, depending on how you think about it… I have to say, my day is less like Asher Pacey’s and much more like this. But the clip itself is pretty inspiring to get out and do …

by Dave

Mick Fanning Fights Off Shark And Has To Share Prize Money

As you will have seen on any number of more reputable media outlets this morning, the World Surf League improved the watchability of their web cast immensely by adding sharks to the mix for the finals… Kudos to management on the out-of-the-box thinking. If anything was going to bring in the viewers, …

by Dave

Kelly Slater Retires As April Fools

Photo: WSL/Kirstin Scholtz This was big news last week – while Australia had moved onto April 2nd, the U.S. was back on April 1st and Slater unleashed his gag for the day – retirement. There was just enough seriousness in the text and combined with the time difference, people were all …

by Dave

Jeremy Flores – Please Stay Positive

Desillusion and filmer/editor Sebastian Zanella got the camera out while Jeremy Flores was taking a forced vacation from the tour and did one of their awesome profiles on the guy. I said it was by Desillusion, do I need to say anymore? Get watching.

by Dave

Kolohe Andino Wins Aus Open, Gets Dissed on TV

Kolohe Andino took out the win at the Hurley Aus Open in Manly over the weekend – he took the win with a 9.73 point ride in the final. Laura Enever won the womens beating Tyler Wright to the top of the podium. But on a somewhat more interesting note, a …

by Dave

HuffPost Talks World Surf League

The Huffington Post has an interesting write up on the direction of competitive surfing along with the switch to the WSL (World Surf League) name in the new year. It covers a lot of old ground like the split between free surfing and the tour, pivoting off Noa Deane’s honest …

by Dave

Anastasia Ashley Nude Photo Leak Fears

Apparently a laptop containing some risqué photos of surfer Anastasia Ashley has been stolen after a photo shoot. There’s nothing to say that the thieves were specifically after the photos on the laptop (cause they took a tonne of other expensive equipment with it) but should they stumble upon them, there’s a chance …

by Dave

Surfing At 1,000 Frames Per Second

This is an awesome edit that made Vimeo’s Staff Picks. Cinematpgrapher Chris Bryan hit the water with a Phantom Flex, Phantom Miro M-320S and the new Phantom 4K Flex with Arri Ultra prime lenses and an underwater housing. The result is amazing – the shots of the spray are awesome but …

by Dave

CBD Surf Spot Proposed For Melbourne

This seems insane, but also a damn good idea. An engineering firm, Arup, is proposing a wave pool in Docklands. Heated year round with variable wave size up to five feet and only a short walk from Spenser Street tram and train station – and it is predicted to cost around $8 …

by Dave

Rip Curl Search GPS Gets Awarded

I spend my days creating advertising. Last week, I got treated to a gala dinner (and all I could drink!) in Sydney for the ADMA awards. One of the very interesting things from the night was Rip Curl’s ad agency, VML, picking up a couple of awards for their work on …

by Dave

The Mentawais With Alex Dive

Dragon and RPM have teamed up to support a series called Shacks and Shakaz. It follows N.Z. team rider Alex Dive on a few journeys, the first trip taking him to the  Mentawais. It was shot and edited by Guy Macindoe – came up really, really nice.

by Dave

Street League Stop 2 – Chicago

Main Image From: Transworld Skate Gallery From: Street League Street League stop two went down over the weekend. Chicago saw Nyjah Huston take a pretty heavy slam during the quals and be in doubt for the remainder of the comp. But never fear, he reappeared with a bandaged right wrist and a …

by Dave

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 the first wave but couldn’t get out of the barrel, Fanning grabbed the next and scored a 9.0 and from that point, he held the lead till the end. In the …

by Dave

Octovo x Tilley Surfboards

This came to me through FastCo Design – a rad collaboration between the guys at Ammunition, who are behind some of the iconic product design for Beats and payment company Square, and shaper Jason Tilley. Ammunition are starting a travel goods label called Octovo and as part of the launch they …

by Dave

Desillusion Looks At Dane Reynolds

Desillusion editor Sebastien Zanella followed Dane Reynolds for a film in a way that only this French magazine can. The movie takes a look at Dane out of the spotlight, just hanging out and chatting about his place in the surf world – not quite the tour jock and not quite the …

by Dave

Desillusion’s ‘The Other John John’

Desillusion Magazine editor Sebastien Zanella shot this clip with John John Florence. It’s all about photography and there’s not a wave in sight during the clip… Kind of a bummer. But it’s still a good watch and at the awesome level of production which Desillusion always does.

by Dave

JORDY SMITH GIVING BACK

With the relentless stream of content coming at us daily,  hi-fi and disposable are the reg. So it’s a nice change to see this clip from Jordy Smith that has some depth wrapped to it. Jordy lives a life that is blessed. Getting paid bank to travel the world with his super …

by I AM STAN

No Expectations In WA

This is a rad little clip put together by Smith Optics and featuring CJ Hobgood and Yadin Nicol. Taken on down days during the Margaret River Pro, it takes the guys along the coastline to some pretty epic spots. Some great footage in this too. Enjoy! Hat tip to Boardistan.

by Dave

Jamie O’Brien’s ‘Day Like This’ From Desillusion

Desillusion Magazine have released a rad short film with Jamie O’Brien. It’s more like a little interview about a day in his life and where he lives. It is, as you’d expect from these guys, beautifully shot and really well edited. The soundtrack was a great choice. Check it out above.

by Dave

2014 Rip Curl Pro Goes To Fanning

Mick Fanning has beaten Taj Burrow in the finals of the Rip Curl Pro yesterday. The comp was shifted to Winkipop after the womens event wrapped up where small but clean conditions kept things moving and a decent crowd entertained. By the finals, the swell was diminishing fast. Fanning got some good …

by Dave

Who is JOB 4.0 – Episode 3

I haven’t kept up with these webisodes at all but I happen to come across this one today and it’s a pretty epic watch. Jamie O’Brien takes out an iconic Lightning Bolt board shaped by Gerry Lopez, has a pretty awesome session out at Pipe and gets his heel burnt (?) …

by Dave

Quiksilver Says “See You In The Lineup” To Kelly Slater

Quiksilver have come out with a little clip celebrating the last 23 years spent with Kelly Slater. Called ‘See you in the line up, Kelly Slater’ it’s just a mash of the highlights over that time – world titles, epic waves and more. Check it out above – one hell …

by Dave

STORM – SOLI BAILEY

Soli Bailey makes us want to go on a surf trip. P-Pass in Micronesia turned it on for Soli and filmer Kaius Potter a few months back. A straight up master class in tube riding, standing bolt upright most of the time. It’s getting cold and the lure of warmer water’s …

by I AM STAN

Kelly Slater Leaves Quiksilver

In what was possibly the worst timed announcement in the history of the world, Kelly Slater posted on Facebook saying his time with Quiksilver had come to an end… The media was paralysed, unsure if this was an April Fools gag or for real, so it was buried for quite …

by Dave

RED BULL CAPE FEAR CHALLENGE

Interest in big wave surfing has recently sparked again in mainstream. Lead by Shane Dorian and his  crew paddling what was previously un-paddleable sized Jaws. Red Bull and Mark Mathews have put together an interesting concept based on a ‘slab’ event and an un-usual tweak on big wave surfing contests. …

by I AM STAN

Quiksilver Pro is LIVE NOW!!!

The opening event of the 2014 ASP Word Tour kick’s off today. Day 1 of the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast is live.  For those of you who aren’t aware, the ASP has taken over the broadcast’s rights from the event sponsors. New format is looking pretty slick so …

by I AM STAN

Next big thing in surfboard design….

I have been a big fan of Signal’s Every Third Thursday concept, building crazy snowboards that push the boundaries of design and innovation. Paul Fisher has taken the concept to surfboard design. Think he may have surprised himself with how well the dick board actually worked. Maybe a bit tail heavy….

by I AM STAN

Tia Blanco Joins Reef

Sixteen year old Tia Blanco has joined the Reef team. The sceptic in me wants to point out that every surf brand seems to need a hot surf girl on the team to sell bikinis… Or get dudes to watch their logo after sketchy editors have posted it on their …

by Dave

Reynolds And Anderson In Marine Layer’s Loaded

I came across this film via our friend and former surf mag editor, Tim Fisher, who correctly called it ‘remarkable’. Called Loaded by Marine Layer and featuring Craig Anderson, Dane Reynolds, Noa Deane, Nat Young, Taylor Knox and Andrew Doheny, Fisher described it as “Well filmed, a great soundtrack and a …

by Dave

2013/14 Oakley Big Wave Awards

On Wednesday night in Manly, Oakley held the 2013/14 Big Wave Awards. The big cheque was taken home by Tyler Hollmer Cross who battled his brother for it but promised him a cut of the $20,000 winnings after. He dedicated the win to his mother who passed away last year. The …

by Dave

Vote For Marti Paradisis In The Intense Surf Challenge

Tasmanian charger Marti Paradisis is leading in the ORIGINAL SOURCE THE INTENSE SURF CHALLENGE at the moment which could see him with $30K to pursue some pretty rad projects – which I’m sure we’d get to enjoy the footage of after. We don’t want to see him drop from the top spot so head OVER …

by Dave

Photo Shoots And Gym Sessions With Alana Blanchard

The episode two is season three for Alana Blanchard: Surfer Girl, we spend a little time looking at womens surfing and the coverage it gets. There’s a bit of talk about proving how well she can surf all packed in with a tonne of bikini photo shoots and gym session footage. …

by Dave

The Guardian Picks Some Great Surf Photography

Photo: RUSSELL ORD The UK edition of THE GUARDIAN has run an article on some of the worlds best surf photography. They included the above awesome pick from WA photographer Russel Ord along with some epic shots from Ireland and around the world. It’s definitely worth a flick through, head over HERE.

by Dave