Josh Zickert, better known as JZ, is one of the most well known and respected representatives of the NY skate scene. He’s also part owner of Natural Koncepts skateboards. Recently, MTV hit JZ up for a “Day in the Life.” As you can see, this kid does it right.
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Philadelphia’s Exit Skate Shop is re opening this Friday, March 6 with a live performance from McRad! They will also be premiering the new Traffic video, Tokyo Transfer. Opening party is open to the public and its gonna be a banger – you know how Philly gets down. Full info after the jump.
For Spring 2009 DC and New Era have expanded on their ongoing collabo series with a set of hat and shoe lock ups. With the Match Mid S and Manteca 3 S, you can bust out your old Starter jacket and get your Knick or Sonic on while with the SP09 Biltmore S TX and Smith 2.0 S TX DC you can go G.I. Joe. The camo patterns in the kicks even synch up exactly with the hat – bong bong! Available now at fine skate shops.
Supra has just released the new Erik Ellington Pro Model, the Vega. A pretty mellow look, but all three colors are dipped out in suede, so you know it’s a Supra. A memory insole and mesh sock liners seal the deal. Check here for where to find em. White and blue after the jump.
Girl Films just launched a film page on iTunes, offering The Final Flare, Fully Flared, and Yeah Right!. Now, getting amped for your next skate sesh is just one click away. Visit Crailtap for more infos and direct link.
The Epic Indoor Skatepark will be one massive piece of fun. Located just outside of Sacto it boasts a variety of different obstacles that you most likely haven’t seen in a park yet. 36.000 square feet street course, 40 feet mini ramp, a bowl, a mini sized carlsbad grass gap, a “sushi dish” manual pad that looks like hours of fun, various gaps, stairs, ledges, rails, wobbles and so on. Here’s a preview session with Brandon Biebel, Matt Miller, Chris Ray, Blue, Corey Duffel, Taylor Bingaman and others to give you a slight impression on a tremendous indoor adventure that opens on 14th of march.
eS has kept it extremely real with their fall 09 Bobby Worrest pro model and fashioned it after the Silver Bullet itself. Just when you thought you couldn’t take the thirst inducing qualities of this shoe, they made a coozy fit for a 40 for you. Next stop: the liquor store. Look forward to a summer full of Coors Light x eS events! Another look after the jump.
Portland’s Atmosphere and Estate LA have put their swords together (no homo) on the ultra limited Zorro fitted. Only 24 pieces have been made and will available only at the Atmosphere store on March 9th.
OG NY pro Vinny Ponte’s shop Rival has been featured on Transworld Biz’s Tuesday Top Seller. Most interesting about the piece is the fact that Vinny says Dekline is pushing up on Nike in terms of sales in the city. Peep some more insight into one of Manhattan’s dopest stores here.
The bad news is that the first ever Cali edition of the Pee Wee Sherman Rail Jam has been canceled. The good news is that A Snowboard Contest is going down in its place. No word on whether PW Herman’s goons had anything to do with this. Sponsored by Signal, Active, Elm, Skull Candy, Vestal, Flux and Smith optics! Full contest info after the jump.