Posts Tagged ‘Skateboarding’
Evan Dennis Portrays Paul Rodriguez’s Inspiration to Skate.
Shilo’s Evan Dennis directed this introspective look into the passion and skills of Paul Rodriguez, skater, actor, and artist. This story was born out of the filming of a broadcast spot for Mountain Dew’s Green Label Art Series that Evan directed a few months back. To check out that spot and an interview with Evan click here. Read on
P-Rod, 360 Flips, and Doing the Dew.
http://www.vimeo.com/12780273Coming at you via the classic boob tube, the :30 second Mountain Dew spot with Paul Rodriquez featuring Don Pendleton and his Green Label Art can, is the latest commercial project from Evan Dennis and the crew at Shilo. I sat down with Evan and talked shop about thrashing, P-Rod and “Doing the Dew.” Catch the Q&A after the jump. Read on
HANG OUT IN A 9,000 DEGREE ROOM WITH THE GONZ.
Mark Gonzales will be showing a new body of work at the Half Gallery tonight, entitled “Southwest”. If we had to guess, there might be some real pain for his sham friends and some sham pain for his real friends but then again….there could be no champagne for anyone, so who knows???? Either way, it will be packed to the gills and what is more fun then a 9,000 degree mid-summer art opening?
BLABAC ALMOST LOSES FACE TO MEGA RAMP.
Mike Blabac’s new book for DC is a career spanning collection of golden moments that show the fence hopping, curb grinding, and great-wall-of china-jumping insanity that have made him one of skateboarding’s most respected lensmen. Never afraid to stick his lens in uncomfortable places, he bears a few nicks, bumps, and “one inch to the left and I wouldn’t be here” stories that unavoidably come with the job. BLABAC PHOTO does a great job of showing it all.
ZOMBIE SKATER PUNK WHIP-IT ILLUSTRATIONS.
FRENDEN’s explosively colorful illustrations came to us late last night via the whispernetz and forced us to immediately watch a stack of powell peralta videos, do an acid drop, and call in our medicinal marijuana prescription. If these prints came in blacklightable velvet we’d quit everything, make our bedrooms into a shrine to teenagedom, and dole out bags of whipits and JD cards to all our friends as communion. Read on
A Day in the Life of the General: Mark Gonzales
The Gonz gives us a nice relaxing tour of NY. Read on
Kenneth Cappello / Acid Drop @ Milk Gallery NY!
Check out the Kenneth Cappello show (curated by Tim Barber) at the Milk Gallery, opening June 2nd at 7pm @ 450 West 15th Street. Read on
Making of FULLY FLARED
One of the best skate videos in history get’s a 3 episode dissection from VBS TV. Equal parts interesting, funny, and EXPLOSIVE. Check it out HERE.
