Skates For Africa

Provost On Toy

2009-11-02T22:43:00.000-08:00

Toy Machine would like to welcome Collin Provost to the team. Collin officially joined the team on 10/31/09 at the Toy Machine / Halloween / Active demo.
For photos of the day check out http://robbrink.com/2009/10/31/toy-machine-helloween/

Etnies Featured In New DJ Hero Game

2009-10-21T01:27:00.000-07:00

The DJ Hero Videogame drops on October 27th in the US.....and it looks like etnies is getting some love off DJ Z-Trip with the game.
www.djhero.com
www.djztrip.com

Jerry Hsu

2009-10-07T23:49:00.000-07:00

Check it out....Jerry Hsu scored the cover of the new Skateboarder Magazine.

For more info on Jerry, visit emericaskate.com

Dutch éS Team Hit Paris

2009-10-02T06:34:00.000-07:00

Recently Dutch éS riders Bas Janssen, Woody Hoogendijk and Manuel de Jong went to Paris for a weekend.

After a few days of having fun they returned to the Netherlands with not only a smile on their face, but with some great skateboard footage as well.

You can check out this sweet little edit that Dutch éS team manager (and filmer) Bob Joosten produced.

etnies - Davis Torgerson

2009-09-28T02:03:00.000-07:00

A day with etnies Team Rider Davis Torgerson as he skates around his hometown.

Etnies - Tyler Bledsoe clip

2009-08-02T23:44:00.000-07:00

AV 04 Premiers

2009-07-06T00:27:00.000-07:00

AV Premiers this weekend and next week... Clint would love for you all to try make it to the premiers so you can see the response from the viewers and to be a part of the event yourselves. Also check out the trailer below.

Toy Machine & Foundation News (International)

2009-06-17T00:01:00.000-07:00

TOY MACHINE:
Nick Trapasso & Matt Bennett, Angel Ramirez and David Reyes are on the road with Mike Burnett shooting and filming for Thrasher. The trip starts in Alburqurque, New Mexico and ends in David and Angels' hometown of Denver, Colorado. Look for daily updates on the Tum Yeto sites and Thrasher's Burnout site from June 14-24th. Leo Romero and Ed Templeton are headed up to Vancouver BC for Emerica's The Wild Ride which kicks off on Go Skateboarding Day. Ed, Leo and a few of the other Toy Machine crew have been testing out the new Sole Technology training facility. Johnny Layton has been traveling back and forth from Phoenix to Long Beach with the homies filming for the upcoming Toy Machine video while the rest of the crew are skating around Los Angeles and Long Beach. More than half of the Toy Machine team resides in Long Beach making it easy for the team to link up and skate on a daily basis. For all the behind the scenes action of the Toy Machine team check out all of the Logan Kincade Videos. Incase you missed it Austin Stephens just put out a Pro Spotlight in Transworld and day in the Life HD video piece shot and edited by Toy Machine filmer Kevin Barnett. Diego Bucchieri just finished up a Hurley Texas tour and is back in Spain for a few weeks then headed back to Long Beach this summer.

FOUNDATION:
In Foundation news Corey Duffel was in San Diego for the TWS Right Foot Forward premiere this Friday. Corey just got his cast off and physical therapy is almost complete. Look for Corey's Right Foot Forward limited board to drop in shops alongside the release of Right Foot Forward. Nuge has the June 2009 Thrasher Cover and has been traveling around the planet with Circa Combat. Gareth Stehr just returned from an Anon trip to Alaska with the rest of the Anon squad and close friends. Check out Gareth's personal blog for more info about the dirty kiwi. Sierra Fellers is working on a interview for The Skateboard mag and is putting the final touches on his first signature shoe from Circa. Look for Sierra at the Maloof Cup, Dew Tour and X-games this summer. Angel Ramirez currently has a featured interview up on TumYeto.com

éSpanol Tour Hits Central-South America

2009-03-03T06:20:00.000-08:00

Follow the éS team Live at this link for photos and updates
http://twitter.com/eSFootwear

They will be in a town and skatepark on these dates, so if you plan on going to South America to check it out, you better hurry.

Costa Rica - February 26 - March 2

Panama - March 3 - March 5

Colombia - March 6 - March 9

Peru - March 10 - March 13

Toy Machine Wants Your Blood

2009-03-02T06:09:00.000-08:00

Skates For Africa is in search of new riders to represent Toy Machine Skateboards and Ruckus Trucks. If you think you have what it takes, send your sponsor-me tape to:
Toy Machine Sponsorship
P.O. Box 1496
Cresta
2118

Session Goes Social

2009-03-02T05:49:00.000-08:00

Tired of getting Facebook messages from the rugby jock who now wants to be your friend? Join the Session social network at http://sessionmag.ning.com/ Now you can be friends with skaters all over the country. Tell Bod I sent you.

Emerica - Leo Going Upstream

2009-03-02T05:30:00.000-08:00

Check out Emerican Leo Romero grinding up a rail on the cover of the latest Skateboarder Magazine.

You, éS, Eh? Tour Videos (Updated)

2009-02-18T01:42:00.000-08:00

Part 4 and 5 of éS Footwear's You, éS, Eh? Tour are now available.
Click and enjoy.

You, éS, Eh? Tour Video - Part 4
You, éS, Eh? Tour Video - Part 5

New Skates For Africa Teamrider - Darren Jacoby

2009-01-30T00:55:00.000-08:00

Backside Nosegrind 180 Out
Photo: Schyf

Skates For Africa welcomes Darren Jacoby to the team.
Darren is a super talented skateboarder from Cape Town and never
fails to impress.

I asked Darren a couple of questions:

Darren, how old are you?
21 years old

What is your star sign?
Scorpio

Do you believe in star signs?
No, but I just found this on wikipedia; "In medical astrology Scorpio governs the pelvis and reproductive organs", so there might be some truth to them after all.

Where do you live?
The infamous Table View. The nuclear power station down the road and the oil refinery in the middle defiantly helps in creating some eccentric personalities.

Who do you skate with in Cape Town?
Anyone who is down. Usual victims include Loucas, Karl, Michael, Keegan, Warren and Steve.

When did you start skateboarding?
About 8 years ago? I'm just getting started.

What got you into it?
Loucas' Benihana poster in Blunt a few years ago. (Laughs) Nah, I just picked it up from friends.

Word has it you're a maniac on the road. Is that true?
Maniac is the wrong word, I'm not reckless. I get easily distracted when people start shouting directions and obscurities, so sometimes I won't see a red light or something stupid like that. I'm improving though - Mark was the first sober person to compliment my driving this past December.

KFC Rounder or a Steers Veggie Burger?
Hitler or Gandhi?

Coke or Pepsi?
Coke along with some samoosas from the Oriental Plaza after skating downtown Joburg.

Film or Digital?
This is a tough question, I guess it depends on the situation. If I had the money I would go with a medium format camera (Hasselblad or Mamiya) and a fullframe digital body (Canon 1Ds MKIII or Nikon D3x). I'm shooting digital right now because learning off-camera lighting with film would cost a fortune.

Kickflips or Heelflips?
Kickflips. Heelflips always work in a game of SKATE though.

Horns or the Shaka?
Thumbs up.

Notorious B.I.G. or Slipknot?
"Lock your windows, close your doors, Biggie Smalls."

Gregory or Loucas?
Gregory during weekdays and Loucas for weekends.

You have an opportunity to play a Game of S.K.A.T.E with any three skateboarders. Who would you pick?
Butcher, JJ and Adrian because they are the most likely to put a beer down on a game, and according to past experiences, I should come out three beers up. (Laughs) I'm going to get slapped for this answer.

Homies?
There are too many but I had fun these holidays hanging out with Luke, Adrian, JJ, Butcher, Loucas, Karl, Ockie, Jason, Mark, Keegan, Michael, Steven and Bod when he isn't passed out in the girls toilets. And Gavin even though he's in London.

Last words?
"Cape Town needs a park", just kidding. If skateboarders put the same amount of energy into creteing up spots instead of dealing with petitions and politicians we would be much better off right now. There are spots, it just takes some effort and a fresh perspective to see the possibilities. If that fails, there's always Barcelona.

Thanks for the interview Ockie - SFA and Familia for helping me out and Adrian and Luke for putting me up.

Snoop on éS?

2009-01-27T00:05:00.000-08:00

These photos were mailed to me this morning from the marketing department at Sole Tech. Snoop has good taste in shoes.

éS - Danny Garcia Interview

2009-01-26T23:56:00.000-08:00

Click here to read Danny Garcia's interview on the éS website.

You, éS, Eh? Tour Videos

2009-01-26T23:36:00.000-08:00

Click on the three links below to check our Part 1, 2 and 3 of éS Footwear's You, éS, Eh? Tour.

You, éS, Eh? Tour Video - Part 1
You, éS, Eh? Tour Video - Part 2
You, éS, Eh? Tour Video - Part 3

Malto In TSM

2009-01-26T05:12:00.000-08:00

This photo of Etnies Teamrider Sean Malto appears in the March edition of The Skateboard Mag.

Etnies Secret Service

2009-01-26T04:44:00.000-08:00

The formidable crew at Etnies have got themselves a new high-security TF up and rolling this month with a secretive street plaza of sorts. Have a look at the ill 60fps footage of teammates Kyle Leeper, Sean Malto, Tyler Bledsoe and newest recruit Jose Rojo.

ETNIES TF VIDEO

Jose Rojo - New Pro For Etnies

2009-01-19T22:35:00.000-08:00

Hey all. So, this is the first post for 2009 and a very exciting one to say the least.
Jose Rojo is the new pro rider for Etnies. Check out his promo video.

Etnies Arrivals - December 2008

2008-11-13T01:37:00.001-08:00

Etnies Brixton - Black/White/Red

Etnies Fader - Black/Black/Grey

Etnies Fader - Black/White/White

Etnies Fader - Black/Red/Black (Brian Deegan Colourway)

Etnies Team 1 - Black/Gum

Etnies Digit - Black/Red/Black

Etnies Cinch - White/White/Reflective

Etnies Dasit - Black/Black/White

Etnies Brunswick - Black/White/Red

Etnies Sheckler 3 Girls - Grey/Lavender

Etnies Cinch Girls - Black/Pink/Print

Etnies Digit Girls - Black/Silver

Etnies Digit Girls - White/Pink/White*
*Boarding For Breast Cancer (B4BC) Colourway. A portion of
proceeds from the sale of this co-branded shoe will be donated
to fund breast cancer awareness and educational programs.

Etnies Fader Girls - Black/Print

Etnies Riviera Girls - Black/White/Yellow

Etnies Riviera Girls - Black/White

éS Arrivals - December 2008

2008-11-13T01:24:00.000-08:00

éS Accel TT - Black/Lime

éS Clayton - Black/Green/White

éS Clayton - White/Black/Print

éS Shelton - Black/Charcoal

Emerica Arrivals - December 2008

2008-11-13T00:59:00.000-08:00

Emerica Laced - Black/White/Orange

Etnies' Bestwick & Layos Win!

2008-11-12T06:34:00.000-08:00

Jamie Bestwick won BMX Vert at the LG Action Sports World Championships in Seattle, Washington and Sergio Layos took first in the EndPoint81 Japanese BMX contest.

For more info check out:
etnies.com/blog/2008/11/03/jamie-sergio-crush-it/etniesbmx.com

Almost There, There Is Nowhere Tour Edit

2008-11-03T00:50:00.000-08:00

Click on the image or video link to see the Almost There, There Is Nowhere Tour Edit.

Video link - Almost There, There Is Nowhere Tour Edit

Alternatively, check out the YouTube version below.

A.T.T.I.N. Extras

2008-10-30T06:22:00.000-07:00

Found some photos on my laptop from the A.T.T.I.N Tour.
We're screening the Tour Web Edit at Go-Go Bar in Newtown on Saturday the 1st of November.
Starts at 8pm. Be there.

Mark. BOOM!!!

Gavin... pissed

Loucas tre-flips to the shop to buy airtime

Let me have some!

Gavin - f/s nosegrind (Photo: JJ Harris)

Gavin at Skinner

Coach Wessels loves his Bluetooth handsfree

Loucas backlip to fakie - Muti Market, Joburg

LBG's

Watch out for Adrian - he'll convert you

Loucas looking for a shop to buy airtime

The van

Gavin in deep thought

JJ was the only one who had a Monster after the BWC session

JJ hard at work

Girl/Chocolate Hot Dogs & Hessians Video

2008-10-17T00:12:00.000-07:00

Click the video link to checkout eS Team Riders Rick McCrank and Justin Eldridge at the Girl/Chocolate Hot Dogs & Hessians Demo

Video link - Hot Dogs & Hessians

or Right Click and Save Link As for your iPod

World Premiere - One Track Mind

2008-10-15T06:09:00.000-07:00

Check out etnies Chris Malloy's new Film "One Track Mind" World Premiere online from your own home......

Just click this link http://www.facebook.com/film

At 2:30 AM South Africa Time on October 17th and October 18th.

Check the Trailer Below

Adios Amigo

2008-10-10T05:16:00.000-07:00

Skates For Africa Teamrider Gavin Morgan relocated to London today. We're gonna miss you bro.

A.T.T.I.N. Write-Up

2008-10-10T04:47:00.000-07:00

Blunt Magazine posted a write-up of the Almost There, There Is Nowhere Tour.
Check it out at http://www.bluntmag.co.za/site/awdep.asp&depnum=27635_familiaskatetour

Peace,
Ockie

Etnies Team Video: Japan Day 1

2008-10-02T00:35:00.000-07:00

Checkout the footage of the Etnies Skate Team in Japan......

Click here to download the video for you ipod:
http://etnies.com/blog/2008/09/23/japan-day-1/

We're Touring!!!

2008-09-14T11:54:00.000-07:00

Check out the familia travel blog to see what's been happening on the Almost There, There Is Nowhere Tour. The tour is sponsored by Etnies Footwear, Familia Skateboards and Eastpak Backpacks.

New Emerica Arrival - October 2008

2008-09-08T06:55:00.001-07:00

Emerica Heritic 3 - Black/Print

New Etnies Arrivals - October 2008

2008-09-08T06:33:00.000-07:00

Etnies Calli-Vulc Black/Black/Red

Etnies Annex Black/Print

Etnies Digit White/Plaid

Etnies Digit White/Black

Etnies Fader Black/Red/Black - Brian Deegan Colourway

Etnies Pace Black/Black/Gum

Etnies Dasit Womens Black/Grey

Etnies Digit Womens Black/Black/Pink

Etnies Digit Womens White/Grey/Black

New éS Arrivals - October 2008

2008-09-08T00:45:00.000-07:00

éS Avers Black/White/Red

éS Square One Black/Green

éS Theory Black/Gold

éS Shelton Black/Dark Grey

éS Draft Black/White

Etnies Sean Malto Commercial

2008-08-27T04:40:00.000-07:00

Click this link to download the Hi-Res Version of the latest Sean Malto Video Commercial

http://etniesskate.com/blog/2008/08/25/sean-maltos-etnies-commercial/

or watch it below...

1000 HITS

2008-08-25T03:27:00.000-07:00

Emerica - Skate & Create

2008-08-19T03:11:00.000-07:00

From the desk of Timothy Nickloff - Brand Marketing Manager for Emerica...

A few months ago, Emerica was invited to participate in a Transworld Skateboarding “contest” called Skate & Create.

We were asked to spend 9 days in a warehouse, fabricate and move ramps piled in a corner, and “create” an environment that represented Emerica through video and photography, WITHOUT the use of any photo-shop or artificial photo manipulation.

What resulted was pretty fucking awesome...

http://skateboarding.transworld.net/2008/08/15/tws-skate-create-emerica/

A very special thank you to Jeff Henderson, Jon Miner, Mike Manzoori, Oliver Barton, Chase Nann, Yogi Proctor, Ron Therrio, Reuben Hernandez, Conrad, Scotty Cox, Ivo, Brian Jones, Erin Oldaker, John Mc Gowan, DB (party support), Justin Regan (moral support), and the entire Emerica team.

Check out the latest copy of TWS for the 16 page Emerica spread featuring Emerica bros Leo Romero, Kevin Long, Bryan Herman, Braydon Szafranski, and Brandon Westgate.

10 Questions - Loucas Polydorou

2008-07-29T00:59:00.000-07:00

Loucas is one of our more colourful teamriders. He's originially from Pretoria, but was asked to leave. So he packed up his bags and drove 50kms to Joburg and called it home for a couple of years. He then moved to Cape Town in April of 2008 to see what the mother city has to offer. He's a super-talented skateboarder and a lot of fun to skate with.

I asked him a couple of dumb questions. Here are his answers...

How old are you?
20 years old.

How long have you been skating?
Roughly about 10 or 11 years. I don't remember anymore. How many boards can you ollie?

Who are your sponsors?
In no particular order: Familia Skateboards, Etnies Footwear and I just got on RVCA Clothing. Fucking hyped.

What are the things that make you want to go out and skate?
Driving around with Luke/Jacoby, streets, seeing random people smiling, laughing, Raymond Molinar, shit talking, piss taking, drinking actually, White Flight, Animal Collective, Cape Town's hills and randomness, Mini's, Bang Chong (seriously), talking to Day/Gav, JJ, Fearsome Fourie, bad steez, good steez, working a shitty 9 - 5 at a call centre, rain, wind, laziness, Steak's stories, pools, beach towns, Jonathan Muir, living in a city not a suburb.

How many benihana's have you done in your life? Over 1000?
Probably. Fuck that question! (Laughs)

Have you tried it switch?
No, but I do remember a certain Pretoria local flipping in and out of them.

Are you a famous DJ in Cape Town yet?
I'll tell you this, I haven't made it yet 'cause I'm not pretentious enough. I couldn't give two fucks about it anymore. I'm far more concerned about skateboarding to actually want to 'make' it in the Cape Town DJ scene. And plus, I'm not wearing the right shoes at the right party, shit talking the right person or wearing the right clothes to become famous over here.

Any new tattoos since I last saw you?
I'm going for my Don Pendleton artwork next month hopefully. I want new ink so badly.

I know you like to wear Hammer-pants when you skate. Can you get them in CT or do you get them couriered from JHB?
(Laughs) I don't anymore. I was a very confused boy back then.

Last words?
People should be less caught up in what everyone else is doing in this scene and focus more on themselves and their actions. Shit talking companies to get yourself somewhere will only get you hurt.

Later Bang Chong!

Bowling For Germiston

2008-07-27T23:28:00.000-07:00

An easy Saturday at Germiston Bowl with Adrian, Ockie, Butcher, Kev Love and Geoff Blackbeard.
There were griptape issues, Kevin, a bird and goth pants. All this made for a fun sundowner session. I don't think I took my trash out of Adrian's car. Sorry.

Where's the dad that hates skulls?

Adrian Day - Frontside Grind

Adrian having board problems...

Do not be mistaken - Adrian made no mistakes with this front Smith.

Bryan Herman Maloof Money Cup Footage

2008-07-17T01:00:00.000-07:00

Watch why Emerica Team Rider Bryan Herman was the #1 Qualifier at the Maloof Money Cup last weekend.....

éS Presents | The Freshest Kids Podcast 3.0

2008-07-17T00:42:00.000-07:00

Check it out…..Timebomb in Canada put together a hip-hop mixtape with the éS Brand. Best part is it’s 100% Free…..

TFK Podcast 3.0! Download it here

Nyjah takes 2nd @ Maloof Money Cup

2008-07-14T05:05:00.000-07:00

éS teamrider Nyjah Huston has been absolutely annihilating the Maloof Money Cup all weekend long. Well, now that all is said and done, the results are in and Nyjah got second. Some might argue that fact… saying he definitely out skated P-Rod, but this is skateboarding, and there’s no time for hatin’. Nyjah ripped hard and everyone who saw knows it, and that’s what matters most. He also won $5000 for Best Trick with a bigflip front board down the 16. Congrats Nyjah!

For more photos and videos visit esfootwear.com

New éS Arrivals - August 2008

2008-07-14T04:32:00.001-07:00

éS Accel TT Mens White/Black/White

éS Avers Lee Matasi Collaboration Mens Black/White/Red

éS Draft Mens Black/Blue

éS Shelton Mens Black/Dark Grey

New Etnies Arrivals - August 2008

2008-07-11T02:45:00.001-07:00

Etnies Cinch Mens Black/Skulls

Etnies Cinch Mens White/White/Light Grey

Etnies Digit Mens Black/Grey/Black

Etnies Faction Mens Black/Black/White

Etnies Fader Mens Black/White/Black

Etnies Brunswick Mens Black/White/Grey

Etnies Bernie Girls Bubblegum Punk Black/White/Silver

Etnies Digit Girls Black/White/Pink

Etnies Fader Girls Bubblegum Punk Black/Grey/Black

Etnies Fader Girls White/White/Pink

éS x Rick McCrank x Avers "I Heart Lee Matasi" Collaboration

2008-07-11T00:58:00.000-07:00

Click to enlarge image and read the story behind this special edition shoe.

The Avers "I Heart Lee Matasi" shoe will be available from 1 August 2008.

Emerica Team In Australia Video

2008-07-11T00:36:00.000-07:00

Checkout the Emerica Skate Team in Australia......or check it on the official Stay Gold Link

http://emericaskate.com/stay-gold/7/

Maloof Money Cup LIVE WEBCAST!!!

2008-07-11T00:22:00.000-07:00

The Maloof Money Cup Schedule

Go to http://www.skateboard.com to view the LIVE WEBCAST

Friday - July 11th(All Times Pacific Standard Time)

1:30PM - 2:00 PM eS Game of Skate
2:30PM - 4:30 PM Amateur Street Preliminary
6:00PM - 7:00 PM Girls Street Preliminary
8:00PM - 9:30 PM Pro Street Preliminary

Saturday - July 12th (All Times Pacific Standard Time)

1:00PM - 2:00 PM Amateur Vert Contest
2:00PM - 3:00 PM eS Game of Skate
3:30PM - 4:30 PM Amateur Street Finals
5:30PM - 7:45PM Pro Vert
8:00PM - 9:30PM Pro Street Semi-Finals

Sunday - July 13th (All Times Pacific Standard Time)

2:00PM - 2:30 Girls Street Finals
3:00PM - 5:15PM ProVert
5:30PM - 6:30PM eS Game of Skate Finals
6:30PM - 7:00PM Pro Street Finals Warm-Up
7:00PM - 8:30PM Pro Street Finals
8:45PM Award Ceremony

TEASER VIDEO

CONTEST EXPLAINED

Devin for Etnies

2008-07-02T02:43:00.000-07:00

Joburg BMXer Devin Toselli is on Etnies flow. Nice one bruv.

Session Magazine

2008-06-30T01:46:00.000-07:00

The new Session mag is on the shelves as we speak featuring SFA riders Adrian Day, Gavin Morgan and Clint van der Schyf in Barcelona along with other SA skaters.

Skates For Africa Teamrider - Clint van der Schyf

2008-06-30T01:06:00.000-07:00

Check out Clint van der Schyf's part from Familia's Bang Chong.
www.familiaskateboarding.com

Skateboarding On The 405

2008-06-26T02:30:00.000-07:00

This went down on Go Skateboarding Day in Southern California.

Etnies Plus x Fucking Awesome

2008-06-26T01:34:00.000-07:00

Etnies Plus teams up with Fucking Awesome, a clothing line created by Jason Dill and Mike Piscitelli as an inside joke about the world of "streetwear". The shoe is available in a handful of small boutiques globally in super limited quantities, of course.

Go Skateboard!!!

2008-06-20T06:51:00.001-07:00

Tomorrow is Go Skateboarding Day. Enough said.

Familia goes .com

2008-06-18T10:37:00.000-07:00

Familia Skateboards has a new .com domain.
Go pay them a visit at http://www.familiaskateboarding.com
Tell them I sent you.

éS Footwear Video Contest

2008-06-18T10:28:00.000-07:00

éS Footwear and VancouverIsAwesome.com are teaming up to hold a video contest.

All parts have to be filmed in one week. Everyone in the whole world can enter. But you better start now. You're already a day behind.

Email contact@vancouverisawesome.com for more info.

Malto & McCrank Footage from Girl Skateboards Tour

2008-06-11T01:31:00.000-07:00

Checkout Etnies team rider Sean Malto and éS team rider Rick McCrank throwing down in the latest video from Girl Skateboards - Yanks on Planks......

Etnies - Sean Malto Turns Pro For Girl Skateboards

2008-06-11T01:08:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Sean Malto for goin' pro. Check out the latest Girl ad in Thrasher for the proof.

Emerica Presents Back To The Banks

2008-06-11T00:48:00.000-07:00

Emerica proudly presents, in conjunction with 5Boro, Volcom, and Skateboarder Magazine, the 2008 Back to the Banks Skateboarding Contest.

This spot is one of the oldest skateboard spots in the world. Preserved over the last ten years, almost single-handedly, by 5Boro Skateboards owner and NY/NJ skateboarding staple Steve Rodriguez, the Banks are now an official skateboard park in the city of New York, and this event is one of the coolest, most legit skate jams of the year — every year!

So, if you have the beans, buy a ticket to NYC and send me some photos so I can be green with envy.

Check out the videos.

Skates For Africa Teamrider - Gavin Morgan

2008-05-28T01:02:00.000-07:00

Check out Gavin Morgan's part from Familia's Bang Chong.
www.familia.co.za

It Must Be Bobby!

2008-05-25T10:23:00.000-07:00

Check out the promo for Bobby Worrest's new éS/Krooked shoe collaboration...

Emerica - 6 Questions With Spanky

2008-04-23T02:02:00.000-07:00

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

Question 1:
Emerica: What’s the biggest influence on your skating growing up?
Spanky: As a kid, videos, magazines and things I saw in the skate media influenced my skating.

Question 2:
Emerica:What’s the biggest influence on your skating today?
Spanky:Skating spots with friends or people I have just met and seeing how they approach a trick. It’s not even about the trick, but seeing how different people skate the same spot.

Question 3:
Emerica: What’s your biggest influence outside of skating?
Spanky: Books. I like to read a lot.

Question 4:
Emerica: Top 5 on your record players heavy rotation list right now?
Spanky:
1. Tom Waits – Big Time
2. The Pogues – Poguetry in Motion
3. Morrissey – Your Arsenal
4. Will Oldham – Arise
5. Slayer – Reign in Blood

Question 5:
Emerica: Who’s part in the upcoming Emerica video are you most looking forward to seeing?
Spanky: Andrew, because he is the Boss!

Question 6:
Emerica: What’s the best thing about your new Emerica pro model shoe?
Spanky: It’s totally skateable, but after the sesh you don’t want to change your shoes to go out or whatever. They look like shoes I wear when I’m not skating.

www.emericaskate.com

Bobby Worrest Blog - éS Teamrider

2008-04-23T00:08:00.000-07:00

So word on the street is Bobby Worrest has a new blog. There’s cute chicks, cats, beer and maybe even some skateboarding.

Etnies Proudly Welcomes Tyler Bledsoe

2008-04-22T07:28:00.000-07:00

Stay tuned for lots more of Tyler in the coming weeks, including footage and photos from his Barcelona and Arizona tours as well as an exclusive interview. Don't forget he's also neck deep in filming for Alien Workshop's upcoming video, Mindfield.
http://www.etniesskateboarding.com

éS Garcia 2 Pro Model

2008-04-21T07:17:00.001-07:00

The Habitat colourway - Black/Brown (Synthetic Nubuck/Canvas)
Danny Garcia’s second éS pro model is a total slimmed-down board-feeler with a vulcanized outsole plus an STI Foam™ footbed and System G2™ gel to cushion all your hard landings. And feast your eyes upon that clean blutcher toe. Simplicity, board feel, protection: the Garcia 2 has all the bases covered.
Available from 15 May 2008.
www.esfootwear.com

Sean Malto Tre Flip

2008-04-21T02:54:00.000-07:00

Check out this video of Etnies teamrider Sean Malto's amazing tre flip.
http://www.etniesskateboarding.com

éS Presents Sneakerpimps in Europe

2008-04-11T00:24:00.000-07:00

That's right....éS is the Title Sponsor of the Sneakerpimps Tour in Europe...checkout the link
http://www.myspace.com/sneakerpimps

Hsu Shoe Party NYC

2008-04-01T03:15:00.000-07:00

Check out the coverage Emerica just received from the “Rocking” launch party for Jerry Hsu this past Saturday in NYC at the Emerica Showroom.

A Day At The Pool

2008-02-18T03:15:00.000-08:00

Photos: Luke Jackson

éS + Habitat = New Cessna colourway

2008-02-18T02:21:00.000-08:00

éS has released this limited edition Habitat colourway in the all-popular Cessna model. Only 60 pairs will be brought into South Africa and is accompanied by a free TréS Amigos DVD featuring Danny Garcia, Raymond Molinar and Silas Baxter-Neal. Stay tuned for the new Garcia colourway dropping in May.

Taylor & Malto

2008-02-11T23:02:00.000-08:00

Global Press Release: ETNIES proudly welcomes Mikey Taylor and Sean Malto to the Team.
More at http://www.etniesskateboarding.com/

éSpecially for Luke

2007-12-13T05:30:00.000-08:00

On Sunday, Luke gave me grief for not updating the blog as often as I should. So this post is dedicated especially to him.

The éS promo DVD is out now. I have three boxes of DVD's in my office ready to go to stores.

It's called éSpecial and features Rick McCrank, P.J. Ladd, Rodrigo TX., Justin Eldridge, Danny Garcia, Silas Baxter-Neal, Nyjah Huston, Cale Nuske, Javier Sarmiento, Bobby Worrest and Raymond Molinar.

To top it all off - it's FREE!!!

If your local shop doesn't stock eS and you would like to get your hands on a free DVD, email me at ockie@skatesforafrica.co.za.

Peace

Silas takes cover

2007-11-19T23:05:00.000-08:00

Check it out… éS team rider Silas Baxter-Neal on the latest issue of Transworld Skateboarding.

Sporting the éS Square One Black/White. This colourway is in stock NOW!!!