Andrew Pommier at Installation 4.

Vancouver based RVCA ANP Artist, Andrew Pommier, is showing his work at the "Installation 4 Art Tour" at Scoin Space, L.A from May 10th-June 1st. This is the last stop of the tour, so check it out of you are in the area..
Photo: RVCA ANP

Live Chat with Jerry Hsu.

Jerry Hsu will be on the EMB chat section of the Emerica site, answering all your questions.
Monday, May 12, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.. don't miss it!

DJ Shadow x New Era x LRG

LRG accounces their exclusive colaboration between Dj Shadow and New Era. The cap features LRG's signature tree logo and DJ Shadow's iconic Lightning logo embroidered in the front- even cooler is the lining of the cap, which is a collage of DJ Shadow's album covers. Available exclusively at ShopDJShadow.com

Sole Tech Tour

If you haven't had the chance to visit Sole Tech in Lake Forest yet, check out this link to take a tour by it's owner.

Dragon's Red Line Series.

What do you get when you throw inspiration from 80's pop culture and synth-electro band DEVO, plus the red hues of the iconic DRAGON logo into one collaboration? You get The Dragon Red Line Series- consisting of Dragon's GG (named after GG Allen), the Wormser, and the Transit. In select shops now.

Slash Speaks Out.

Transworld Business interviews new Altamont team rider, Brian "Slash" Hansen.

Haterz Everywhere.

B.O.B. really reps his LRG, as seen in his new video.

DJ Pump's Mix on The Truth.

Timebomb Trading Inc supporter and part of the Eh! Team's.. DJ Pump just finished this ill mix featuring James Brown, The Hedhunters, Sergio Mendes, Kanye West, Mark
Ronson, Daft Punk and much more. Download it here.

Tracklist:
1) DJ Pump - Brooklyn Break Intro
2) Wyclef ft. Lupe Fiasco - Fast Car Remix (DJ Pump Edit)
3) CSS - Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex (Edit)
4) The Headhunters - I Remember i Made You Cry (DJ Pump Remix)
5) Lil Wayne - Mr. Big Diamonds (Disoriental RMX)
6) James Brown - Get On Up (Hedspin RMX)
7) Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (Party Break)
8) Jay-Z x Earth Wind and Fire - Encore Swinging
9) Groove Armada ft. Rhymest - Girls Say (Rmx)
10) Busta Rhymes - Don't Touch Me (DJ Pump Edit)
11) Jackson 5 - The Love You Save (DJ Pump blend)
12) Diana Ross x Central Line DJ Pump Party Break
13) We Taking Over DJ Pump War RMX
14) Dyke & The Blazers - Let A Woman Be A Woman
15) JC - A New Day (DJ Pump Edit)
16) Sergio Mendes ft. Black Thought - Yes Yes Y'all (DJ Pump RMX)
17) Kanye West x MJ x Chic - BJ Workout
18) Mark Ronson ft Daniel Merriweather - Stop Me (DJ Pump RMX)
19) Domniq Fabriq - Jamboree
20) Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger Neptunes Rmx (DJ Pump Edit)
21) Chromeo - Needy Girl (Dub Mix)
22) Movado - Weh Dem A Do (DJ Pump Know How RMX)
23) FourcolourZack - Elo
26) Aretha Franklin - Rescue Me (Hedspin RMX)

6 Questions with Spanky + His New Shoe!

A sit down with Kevin “Spanky” Long on his new shoe and skating in general.

etnies Fall 2008 Seed Project Raises Awarenesss..

Just in time for Earth Week.. The Fall '08 Seed line includes apparel and shoes made from organic or sustainable, pesticide-free and chemical-free textiles. With rain forest-inspired graphics and materials ranging from hemp to bamboo, the collection calls attention to the Amazon. etnies will donate a portion of proceeds to Sambazon's Sustainable Acai Project, which promotes preservation of the Amazon Rainforest through sustainable agro-forestry. In shops August 2008.

Links:
Sambazon.com
SEED Project Blog.

The World's Got Problems.

Rick Klotz from Freshjive and Jason Rosencrantz introduce The Worlds Got Problems Blog.

Barry McGee Interview.

RVCA advocate Aaron Rose interviews RVCA ANP artist Barry McGee on VBS.TV. Very cool.

RVCA's Balance of Opposites Tour.

See photos of RVCA's Balance of Opposites Tour in Hawaii- which showcased the works of RVCA ANP Artists Revok, Retna, Ben Horton, and artists and advocates Matt Costa, BJ Penn, and The Cobrasnake. Photos up on all of the blogs below!
RVCA Artist Network Program Blog
RVCA Advocates Blog
RVCA Music Blog
Also- RVCA Skate Blog

Spencer O'Brien Giveaway

Enter here for your chance to win a prize pack put together by etnies Girl/Dragon rider/local hero Spencer O'Brien. Up for grabs are three pairs of her favorite etnies Girl shoes, Dragon goggles, a subscription to Snowboard Canada Magazine, and more goodies from her other sponsors. Word.

RVCA supports/supporte Futur; a skateboard art show/une exposition artisitique de skateboard

This Friday in Quebec City, Transistor Design is presenting its 3rd skateboard art show called Futur at Le Cercle. The theme is based on the 4th dimension which is defined by light. To represent this, they went 40 years back before the the apparition of the photo camera using the photogram technology where the object is not being reproduced by print but by light exposure only. There you have the representation of a kick flip being decorticated almost under Xrays. It took many takes to come up with the final result since you can only see the results once you take out the paper out of the chemical solution. With a concept like that, imagine the creations from the artists who will put their ideas on a skateboard... Need more info, visit www.transistordesign.com

Vendredi prochain au Cercle de Québec, Transistor présente sa 3e exposition d'art sur skateboard. Le concept de l'expo est que dans le futur, tout sera relier à la 4e dimension qui est la lumière. Pour bien représenter le tout, ils ont voulu faire un retour en arrière avec la technique du photogramme, qui 40 ans avant l'apparition de l'appareil photo, était utilisé pour documenter des objets.Donc, ils ont voulu développer une affiche sans l'aide de l'impression mais ayant comme source, la lumière. Ceci à donné une exposition sur un papier photographique du mouvement des étapes d'un kick flip. Plusieurs tests ont été réalisés pour avoir l'affiche idéal car, lors de l'exposition du papier photographie, ils n'est pas possible de voir le résultats tant et aussi longtemps que le papier n'a pas été développé avec les solutions chimiques.Le but de ce concept était de déconstruire le kick flip pour visualiser toutes les étapes du mouvement.

etnies welcomes...

Vitrually Hsu

Timebomb/Frank Daniello go one on one with Emerica rider, Jerry Hsu.
Photo: The Skullset

Checkmate & Concise

MC's Checkmate & Concise came through Timebomb to get 'LRG'd' up for their new video. I am sure there will be a follow up link at some point for the video.

Cut from a different cloth

Here's a new Altamont poster that shows the diversity of music from what the team likes. Groups listed include Lil Wayne, Minor Threat, NWA, Megadeath, Cramps, Outkast, Hendrix, Misfits, Slayer, Smiths, Rolling Stones, Three Six Mafia, Sex Pistols, Joy Division and more...

etnies Presents a Rolling Perspective

Vancouver- Bring your boards and roll...
8pm @ ANTISOCIAL (2425 Main street)
10:30pm@ LIVESTOCK (239 Abbott street)
12am@ THE SWEATSHOP (1945 E. Hastings street)

Altamont weekend

Vancouver: It all kicks off this Thursday, April 17 with a DJ set by Leo Fitzpatrick (Kids, Bully, The Wire) at The Bourbon...then on Friday, April 18 the 'To All My Friends' photos by Patrick O Dell (Altamont, VBS.TV, Epicly Later'd) at Antisocial...followed by the Afterparty at Richards with The Teenagers and 1/2 Alive crew. Get sleep now!

Rodrigo TX Joins LRG !

I just saw this flyer for an Australian tour the LRG team is doing and yep it's official Rodrigo TX has been added to the LRG team and is indeed partaking in this tour, i've personally had the pleasure of skating, touring and shooting photos of Rodrigo in the past and let me just say he's a really nice guy as well as an extremely talented skateboarder. Good looks from LRG on the addition of him to the team, Congrats TX ,now go get 100% Dundee !

Mike McComb in SBC Wake!

Congrats to Timebomb's Wakeboard Team Manager, Mike "Krispy Kreme" McComb for his spotlight in the newest SBC Wake!

Kids love Etnies...

This kid from Montreal just got his 15 minutes of fame in Trasher wearing his brand new Etnies baby cribs!
Un ami de l'Agence Royal a vu son tout petit recevoir les honneurs du magazine Trasher. On peut le voir portant ses baby cribs Etnies!

4/20 is coming...

Our Timebomb Trading representative DJ Marvel (The Freshest Kids) has a new CD just for you! It contains the complete smoked out soundtrack. Download it http://www.zshare.net/audio/10345169915167d9/

Product Spotlight: Dragon Safari Series

Dragon goes wild with it's new Safari Series for Spring. This collection is Dragon's wildest, with it's hottest styles- the Phase, Transit, and GG- wrapped in luxurious zebra prints. Embellished with gold accents and a bronze gradient lens, the Safari Series is sure to bring out the inner animal in us all.. In shops now- Don't sleep on these..

The Most Ridiculous Outfit.

Cut Copy

Lancement de la boutique Classic Boardshop Official launch

This Sunday Classic Boardshop is doing its offical launch party for the opening of their two locations. Everyone's invited to the BST in Ste-Thérèse.

Ce Dimanche Classic Boardshop célèbre l'ouverture officielle des ses deux boutiques. Tout le monde est invité à la Brasserie Ste-Thérèse.

11th Hour

This just came out on DVD and is a 'must see'. Produced by our very own Pierre Andre (etnies, Sole Technology).

Hstoked!

To celebrate the release of the Jerry Hsu shoe and his new clothing line on Emerica Gear, Emerica threw him a party at KCDC skateshop in New York City last week. Also in attendance were Emerica team riders Heath Kirchart, Kevin "Spanky" Long and Braydon Szafranski. Jerry’s good friend DJ Leo Fitzpatrick spun, followed by bands that are part of a Coldsweat and TeePee Records showcase, Phantom Family Halo and Titan. The party lasted until 3:00 am strong with no sign of cops in sight. Stay tuned for more Hsu release parties to come..

Photos: Emerica/Epicy Laterd.
Coverage: Transworld, Emerica Skate Blog, and Epicy Laterd.

Three times dope?

So our RVCA westcoast rep Ryan Taron makes the contents page of the new SBC surf. Now he is claiming that he's 'the only Canadian to make it 'glossy' in a surf, skateboard and snowboard magazine'. Can anybody prove this different?

Product Spotlight: etnies Plus x Write Left Collaboration

kenta by etnies Plus- a collaboration between etnies Plus and Write-Left.

Born in Japan and based in Vancouver, Canada, Kenta runs a design company called Write-Left. The portfolio encompasses graphic design, interior design and Write-Left product. Kenta and a friend also run Brknhome, a T-shirt brand known for bold graphic designs. Regardless of what he's working on, Kenta's aesthetic is an infusion of Japanese simplicity and detail with American classic and boldness.

The collab features a tight package of two models, the Pablo and the Junior, accompanied by two tees, simply named Black Tee and White Tee - marking a streamlined lifestyle focus for etnies Plus. In select shops now.

Emerica Wild Ride 2008 Announced

Emerica’s Wild Ride 2008 was officially confirmed for June 10-20. The Emerica team will thunder through skateparks on their Harley Davidsons, starting in Easley, South Carolina to NJ Skateshop in Sayreville, New Jersey. The Wild Ride leads to Wild in the Streets in New York City, where over 5000 kids will wreak havoc as they celebrate the joy of skateboarding on Go Skateboarding Day. Click on the video for the teaser.

Photos of Emerica Wild Ride 2007 captured by Brian Derballa.

Teenagers

Rick Klotz, The King of Pranks.

Spencer Takes Third!

Congats to Canadian etnies Girl and Dragon direct rider Spencer O'Brien for taking third at The Big Air Comp at Burton's US Open!