In some super boring corporate news, Source Interlink’s Grind Media which owns Skateboarder, Snowboarder and Surfer magazines has just bought Transworld Media from Bonnier Corp meaning that it now has doubles of the most popular board sport magazines in the world. There are also some BMX and moto titles in the mix but that part of the story is even more boring. What does it all mean? Basically just that the media side of the action sports industry is going the way the product side already has, with corporate synergy trumping originality at an alarming pace. We think it sucks and have already hit up our friends at YoBeat to get in on their poll about the situation. Thanks to Boardistan for the info and the amazing graphic above, if you want the hard news on this deal, hit them up here. In the meantime, maybe the three of us should join forces to create the only independent bloc of action sports media left!
Why the media have not caught on to the obvious illuminati ties between Riff Raff and Neff is anyone’s guess, maybe it goes all the way up to Joe Smith. Anyways, our biggest question after seeing this video for Riff Raff’s new Lazeriff t-shirt with Neff is what brand of blender is that?
If you have any interest in being in the ocean without fear, we highly recommend you not watch this episode of #LIVEARNETTE with Josh Kerr. Seriously, we just cancelled all of our beach trips for the year. We’re kidding, but this story could have had a way crazier ending, just watch and enjoy the ride!
Huf has dropped its second delivery of footwear for Spring 2013 with the “Genuine/Fuck It” shoe being the stand out item. Aside from the American flag-”Fuck It” all over print the shoe sports a vulcanized rubber sole with heel bumper logo, printed canvas upper, woven flag label on side, breathable mesh interior lining and a unique tongue system allowing conversion between low-top and slip-on. These kicks are ‘Merica as fuck. Cop a pair at the Huf online store.
This past August Snowboarder Magazine linked up with Scott Stevens, Nick Visconti, and Stevie Bell for a trip to Lesotho Africa to a small ski area called Afriski to experience snowboarding on the African continent. Yup, snowboarding in Africa! Watch and be amazed.
So as of 11:11am we seem to still be alive and blogging. We’re not really sure what form this apocalyptic transformation is going to come in but Burton has a pretty rad take on it. Boom!
The newest dose is one of the craziest yet. Check it out as Tim Brodhagen heads to Auburn, New Hampshire to get his drift on with pro drifter Ryan Tuerck. Tuerck, who has a new DIY drift show called “Tuerck’d” debuting on Network A on November 28, breaks down the drift world for Tim before taking him on the ride of his life in his “missile car.” Shit is no joke!
Alrighty then, we are finally back up and running after Hurricane Sandy! Luckily we were spared a lot of the worst shit that people all over New York City are still dealing with, the latest being reports of residential looting, but it was still one of the craziest experiences of our lives. It wasn’t all bad though, and one of the bright spots was the creation of tons of new obstacles around the city to skate. Check it out as local Luis Tolentino makes the best out of a bad situation. Another one after the jump.
We bet even Diddy isn’t having as much fun as Chris Grenier, Scott Stevens, Bode Merrill, Brandon Hobush, Justin Keniston, Brandon Cocard, Dave Doman, Nate Bozung, Aaron Frayer, Chris Beresford, Austin Granger, Simon Larson, Monica, Deadlung, Wilson, Milton, and Sam Spedille are in Labor Day 3K. Can’t wait for next year!
