Interview: Edwin De La Rosa

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Disposed: Colony X Vans in Adelaide

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Top 10 Defgrip posts of 2011

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Scrapbook 2011: Nuno Oliveira

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Premiere: Skavenger

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— January, 2009 —

GOAT DOWN!!!!!

GOAT DOWN!!!!!

January 16, 2009

The other night I was watching Dirty Jobs on TV, and they did a skit featuring these Fainting Goats that I have never seen before. Needless to say, I was laughing hysterically like the neanderthal that I am. Essentially, when the goats get scared, their muscles stiffen up causing them to temporarily fall over. It’s [...]

Kyle Carlson @ Random

Kyle Carlson @ Random

January 16, 2009

Kyle Carlson hit us up with a nice photo and has a pretty cool story to go with it. Check it out after the jump –

ARDELEAN / VERDE

ARDELEAN / VERDE

January 16, 2009

Check out a quick Q&A with our boy Mike over on Verde.

Max Schaaf on Skatebook.TV

Max Schaaf on Skatebook.TV

January 15, 2009

For those who don’t know, Max Schaaf is a badass long-time skateboard pro who also builds baddass motorcycles in his shop in the Bay Area. I’ve always thought he was cool because he was one of the few action sports atheletes who had it together enough at a young enough age to want to do [...]

MEMORY LANE- ESTONIA 2008

MEMORY LANE- ESTONIA 2008

January 15, 2009

With the 2009 Simpel Session around the corner, I figured it would be a good time to re-visit a moment from last year.

RIDE UK

RIDE UK

January 14, 2009

This is a few days old, but I just noticed it. Ride UK have a nice new website up. You can check out a preview of the upcoming issue too. Check it out HERE.

The Fader f. Wayne Coyne’s Crib

The Fader f. Wayne Coyne’s Crib

January 14, 2009

There’s an interesting look at an interesting dude‘s interesting house on The Fader’s website. View it here.

Steven Hamilton Blog

Steven Hamilton Blog

January 14, 2009

Steven Hamilton has a blog and it is just as interesting as you would expect. Check it out!

Orchid Cobra Preview

Orchid Cobra Preview

January 14, 2009

Derek Adams just sent over another preview of a new Orchid shoe. This time it’s a new Cobra, Matt Berringer’s shoe! “This color is called None More Black, an obvious reference for any Spinal Tap fans. “How much more black can it get? None. None more black.”” Check it out after the jump –

Ricky Adam – Year in Photos

January 13, 2009

Dig has put a great slide show together featuring an amazing collection of photos by Ricky Adam that were shot of the past year!

Logos Of The Year

Logos Of The Year

January 12, 2009

I was just checking out The Brilliance and got linked to a site called Brand New who had a pretty solid roundup of logos from 2008. It’s cool to see the details that went into some of the good re-designs, as well as the crap like the new Pepsi logo above… Where’s the Obama logo? [...]

James Merrell

James Merrell

January 12, 2009

Check out some awesome photography from James Merrell. I’m loving all the interior shots. jamesmerrell.co.uk

Digital Portable Bike Lane

Digital Portable Bike Lane

January 12, 2009

This is what I’m talking about… screw the bike lane. If I wanted to be confined to a lane, I could just drive a car! Aside from the obvious health and environmental reasons for bicycling, for me the main point of being on a bike is having the freedom to go wherever you want, no? [...]

Vincent Laforet

Vincent Laforet

January 12, 2009

Photographer Vincent Laforet has been working on a project with surfer Jamie O’Brian and has been blogging like crazy about the whole thing. He has some amazing behind the scenes videos, as well as some beautiful clips from the project. He always goes into great detail on what ever he is blogging about and it [...]

The Selby with Michael Stipe

The Selby with Michael Stipe

January 12, 2009

The Selby continues to kick ass and they just posted a rad series with Michael Stipe and photographer Thomas Dozol. I’m loving all the books, art, and photos they have laying around their loft… I don’t think I’ll ever get board of this site and I anxiously check it on a regular basis, hoping for [...]

SHRALP IT

SHRALP IT

January 11, 2009

Dean Dickinson and crew went on a trip to Arizona, and you can check the video of it below courtesy of ESPN. In related news, congrats to Dean on riding his 100th pool.

Odyssey Estate CAPS

Odyssey Estate CAPS

January 10, 2009

Odyssey teamed up with Estate LA on two new hat designs. One is a nice looking fitted with their O driver logo on the front in white, orange and blue and the other is a retro looking “pirates” style hat in brown and orange. They have a nice flip book going with a bunch of [...]

Nike Sportswear

Nike Sportswear

January 10, 2009

Nike Sportswear just released a new collection and Nigel is still holding it down for BMX! There are a few new photos and a few o we’ve already seen of Nigel, but it’s just dope to have a BMX presence in a mainstream campaign like this! Check it out on the Nike site.

Team Dilly’s “IT DO” Available Now!

Team Dilly’s “IT DO” Available Now!

January 9, 2009

The new Team Dilly video entitled ‘It Do’ is now available for $15 shipped to anywhere in the US or Canada. Check out the dilly myspace at The new Team Dilly video entitled ‘It Do’ is now available for $15 shipped to anywhere in the US or Canada. Check out the dilly myspace at http://www.myspace.com/teamdilly [...]

Experimental Jetset

Experimental Jetset

January 9, 2009

Experimental Jetset is always an amazing site to check out.

Prototyphuset Boxhome

Prototyphuset Boxhome

January 9, 2009

Check out this mean little crib in between some mammoth old buildings in Poland. The space looks a lot bigger than the exterior would suggest, even with the dark interior. Story and photos here.

Defgrip Original – Jeff Z

Defgrip Original – Jeff Z

January 8, 2009
Best of 2008 – Part 3

Best of 2008 – Part 3

January 7, 2009

So, the holidays are over, the dust has settled, and we have a final round of “Best Of’s” for 2008! There has been a really good buzz and a lot of excitement going around through the first few days of 2009 and I really hope it continues throughout the year! *Edit – John Taylor and [...]

Andrew Jackson and Raul Ruiz

Andrew Jackson and Raul Ruiz

January 7, 2009

…Are on Lavar. More below: