The youthful passing of Aussie pro skateboarder Lewis Marnell from complications with Diabetes was one of those things that confirm the old adage of “only the good die young.” In the spirit of Lewis, Ben Harper and the Go Skateboarding Foundation have come together to release a new version of “Jah Work” with the Innocent Criminals with all proceeds going to help Lewis’ family. Enjoy the song above but go buy it on iTunes to support.

There is nothing too outlandish about these Dunk Highs in Dark Atomic which is exactly the reason they are perfect for some pre-summer swag. Get them beginning Saturday May 4th at finer stores like Atlas. Another look after the jump.

Whether it’s Love Park, the Brooklyn Banks, or South Bank, its seems that the world’s raddest urban skate oases are constantly under attack by the powers of “progress.” The ultimate irony is that the loss of these places leads to the devolution of a city and the decline of creative urban culture. Please check out this insightful interview with Henry Edwards-Wood who is leading the charge to save South Bank. Go here to get involved. Via Andrew Guan.

Although reasons for the split may not be completely known, you have to like this cute note that Jason Dill and Anthony Van Engelen left for Rob Dyrdek and the Alien Workshop crew about their decision to leave the team. Via FNG Mag.

Quintin and Skate Sauce staged another one of their battles this past weekend, this time at LA’s Lincoln Plaza. As you can see in the video above, it was a pretty rad day of skating with Diego Najera, Vincent Luevanos, and Aramis Hudson taking the top three spots and some well deserved scratch.

We’re still waiting for the real good weather to hit NYC but it looks like Matix is in a summer mood already with the release of their summer 2013 catalog. Shit, if we lived in Cali, we would be too. Check out some more highlights from the collection after the jump and go here to get fresh.

Here is a new clip from Emerica during a demo in Manchester. Check out Andrew Reynolds, Jerry Hsu, Bryan Herman, Tom Knox, Casper Brooker & Rob Maatman at Projekts skate park.

With the internet and the world still trying to understand what really happend in Boston, our friends at RAW are living the tragedy that the rest of us are only seeing through the distorted lens of the media. Being the stand up operation that they are, RAW has dedicated product packs to the care of their friends who were injured in the bombing – Jimmy Costello, Paul and JP Norden, Marc Fucarile, and Jarrod Clowery. Click on each name to support and visit RAW online and on Instagram or hit the jump to see the packs.

FTC nailed it with this dope new photo T by Kyle Camarillo featuring Chico Brenes’ lovely nollie bs heelflip in Japan. Get one for a limited time right herre. Another look after the jump.

Real Skateboards has just launchd its first ever mobile app, InstaREAL. The app features 4 filters to choose from including #mellowthefukout, Since Day One, #thankyouskateboarding and Pushing Since Day One, giving you the ability to have some fun with all your skate and partying instagrams. Check out the video above and then hit the App store on your phone to download it for free.