The rain held off like a mofo for the Radcollector x etnies x LTD rooftop BBQ on Friday and not surprisingly shit popped off lovely. Friends from ESPN, Frank151, Nike, Burton, SHUT, Supreme, LRG, Shamele$$, Trouble & Bass, 10Deep, Village Slum, Mighty Healthy, Stoked Mentoring, StyleSite, Madbury Club and more joined the Radcollector, etnies and LTD fam for Coronas, Tanteo, and an endless supply of meat on the grill. In other words, a rooftop party done right. A bunch of flicks after the jump.

To mark the occasion of birthdays from the respective editor in chiefs of both Radcollector and LTD, etnies is hosting a rooftop BBQ at their Soho space today. With drinks provided by Corona and Tanteo Tequila and an open grill, its gonna be the perfect end to a sweltering week in the city. Stay tuned for a photo recap when we all recover.

Summer is finally upon us which means everything is getting radder. To get things cracking, we’ve linked with our friends at IPATH to give away two pairs of kicks. All you gotta do is go to our Facebook page and answer one of the two IPATH trivia questions posted there and you’ll score either a pair of Langstons or Cat Lows in the color of your choice. Some more looks at the kicks after the jump.

As part of our coverage of the opening of Woodward Beijing, Radcollector did a series of video interviews around Beijing for ESPN. Tony Hawk, Neal Hendrix, Gary Ream, Sandro Dias, Ryan Sheckler, Billy Rohan, Riley Hawk, and Curren Caples all spoke to Tim Brodhagen about how rad it was to be in China.

If you haven’t already, make sure you hit up Laura Austin’s column for her new series “Decent Exposure.” Intended to give some of the ill shot takers in shred some shine in front of the lens, Laura starts off with the multi talented Ben Birk. East coast and not afraid to talk shit, you kinda have to love or hate what’s he got to say. Read the whole thing here.