Defy Skate store

Hamilton heads... remember Defy? Remember F.T.D? Ha ha There's a mail order in the states going by the same name with a similar logo.
p.s. officially most stupid and pointless post ever!!

Roh- Sham- boh

Love it or hate it Battle of the Berrics is a big part of professional skateboarding in the 2000's and BATB3 has just started, BATB2 winner Chris Cole battles Joey Brezinski and Toy Machine shredder Johnny Layton plays Danny Garcia.

Place your bets for BATB3 winner in the comments section below and you may win a prize when the final game is played.

Barack 'slam dunk da funk' Obama

CJ13 concreter, collaborator, contributor, choice guy and basketball nerd Dale sent this link in. A really interesting interview with US president Obama (They finally have a decent president!!) about basketball and politics------

click here
Allen for three.....ITS GOOD!!! go boston 2010 finals!!!

Stroll down memory lane

Over at the es site there is a really cool historic retrospect of the label/riders/shoes etc. This brought back memories of the first Koston's, Muska's and the iconic SLBs. Check out Kostons floatly grab rocking a Foundation board and much much more. Click here

Toy Machine

Some sick Toy Machine photos over at Thrasher.

It's back!!!!!

Battle at the Berrics fans- head over to the berrics site to view the choosing of the first 4 quadrants. Chris Cole will be kicking things off again- Bring it on!

Woodward Beijing

Pretty epic park/plaza! Bring on Woodward Kingsland I say!!!
Click here for a walk through video.

Holy Ponsonby hole batman!

Productive, creative individuals willing to take risks have always been essential in the skate scene. The actions of these individuals at times have helped shape this culture and provide important footsteps in our history and have been the catalyst for some our our best (and worst) memories.
Grey Lynn's Dale Sutton is one of these individuals trying to create some memories and add another interesting chapter to New Zealand skate history by creating a temporary, skater built skate park in the unused 'hole' in Ponsonby.
Skaters have a uncanny sense for turning something unusable to others into something that means so much to another group of people- some of you may remember skating the abandoned waterpark (pools) on Leisure Island at the mount, skating the unused 'oriental markets' the list goes on and on.
On a smaller scale I think street skating is based on using your environment in a different way be it from dumping a wooden pallet on the ground for a manual pad to mixing up a bag of concrete at 3am to create the perfect bump to ledge set up. You can also look overseas for examples of larger scale projects such as Burnside. This is what keeps skateboarding fresh, original and most importantly dangerous.
This is a chance for us to come together as a scene, culture, community (call it what you will) and work together on something productive, make some friends outside of Facebook for once, (I heard its called 'networking' nowadays), share our ideas and create something killer! Its a chance to prove to others that skaters are not just lazy, unproductive kids but a community with ideas and the balls to make them happen.
So, close Facies already, meet your homies and get building something to bring- even if its just a old sheet of plywood in your dads garage (we are creative- we will find a use for it) and email Dale at: ponsonbyskatepark@gmail.com and share your ideas with him.
Get behind this and one day you may just be sitting in your wheelchair in the retirement village telling your Grandson skaterat how you were part of NZ skate history popping nollie flips in 'THE HOLE' .

Let us pray/skate

The church opposite price cutter and Dizzengof cafe on Ponsonby road (not K road end) has some pretty cool stuff to shralp. You should know the deal about respecting spots by now... enjoy. Thanks again Felix

Point Chev

Felix has been busy sending in some spots- here's the first bunch of em. (the rest should be up next week)
In Point Chev kinda opposite McDonalds, outside the video shop is this sweet set of 6 stairs with a super long run up and smooth landing.

Next to the stairs is this fun low flat bar with a cool bent corner that makes is super fun for corner slides/grinds

BA at Double Rock

More Brian Anderson madness. This dude is proof that sometimes less is more. A fast BS smith done with style will always beat a sloopy mob flip in stall flip out trick. Click here

Nike team at S.P.O.T

Heres a quick vid of the Nike Team at Tampa. Always good to see some Brian Anderson Footy! click here

BA kicks

Brian Anderson's kicks click here

Koston Blog

This is actually pretty good. Check it!

Rollins and Danzig

If anyone knows somewhere selling this comic please let me know- looks crack up!!!! Who would win a fight- Glenn or Henry? Click here for more


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Skate 3 Intro

This is a pretty funny watch, bring on rainy nights!!
Click here

South Auckland WHAT!!! PART 2

Jacob from Mangere has been busy taking photos and sending them in. Here's another spot from him: It is outside the Nuplex factory building on Great South Road heading towards Sylvia Park, Jacob assures us there's a lot to get into at this spot, heaps of gaps and banks and a smooth car park for a nice game of skate. This spot is for weekends only.
Score: Funx2/10

South Auckland WHAT!!!

South Auckland ripper Jacob Sced sent in this nice little warm up spot on Coronation Road heading towards Mangere. It's next to the bottle shop/vet/Wanderers club. This spot has plenty of gaps, ledges, stairs, a concrete wedge ramp and wall ride opportunities. Jacob warns not to hit it at night (south ak gangsters!!) and to look out for rocks, cars and drunks. Thanks for the pics Jacob!
Score: fun/10

Things are brewing....

Watch this space.....

Keep em coming!

SPOTS SPOTS SPOTS! Keep sending them in, I am posting a few new spots sent in last week (as soon as I have taken the photos) over the week but we need more! Just click the email link, give me the address and I'll do the rest!! Support skateboarding and win prizes!!! DO IT!!!

Frank Turner

On Tuesday night I found myself with my Fiancee and some close friends with a cold beer in my hand at the Kings Arms enjoying the talents of Mr Frank Turner. CJ13 music reviewer Shane Cairns had this to say about the show:

Arriving fresh off the Revival Tour (bring it here next time!) Frank Turner, a leading light in the new generation of English acoustic guitar toting troubadours, was here to play his first gig in the land of the long white cloud.

With very little setup (a guitar and a mic don’t require a great deal of setting up after all), and a brief introduction, Frank kicked off with the lead track from his second album, Love, Ire & Song, followed swiftly by Try This At Home , the second track off his newest album Poetry of the Deed.

From there, with Frank as our garrulous tour guide, we were led through a selection of songs from all of his albums, a few covers (an accapella rendition of traditional folk staple Barbara Allen being a highlight) and even a couple of new songs (called Steve and Dave respectively).

While his last two albums have been mostly full band affairs the songs translated well into the stripped down context of the show, the band only being missed when we were informed that Sons of Liberty and Reasons Not to be an Idiot couldn’t be played without them. But, apart from those minor omissions, the set consisted of everything (I would imagine) the audience was there to hear

Thousands of miles from home in a room full of strangers Frank’s constant touring is evident in his comfort at being on stage and his ability to engage with the audience. From dragging an audience member and one of the opening acts on stage to play harmonica solos (he’d forgotten his neck brace), to sharing stories from his deep dark anarchist past, his charm and humour (and dimples) kept the audiences interest throughout the show

Smiles were aplenty throughout the night but it was only towards the end of the show that the crowd really found their voice. Photosynthesis found Frank encouraging a sing along, and it was all the prompting the audience needed. Hands raised and punching the air we bellowed along with Frank, lost in the spirit of the song and the moment; forgetting briefly that it was nearly midnight on a Tuesday and we had work early the next day, or that a two hour drive home still loomed. And while there weren’t as many of these beer in the air, arms round strangers, sing yourself hoarse type moments I’d hoped for the ones that did occur more than made up for it.

So, with the final lines of Ballad of Me and My Friends ringing in our ears, it was over; out into the cold Auckland night, smiling with the experience and memory of what one man, his passion, talent and guitar are capable of. Thanks, Frank.