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JULY 2010 NEWS

EZ RYDER, Jef Hartsel, doing a Backside Smith at the Cholo Bowl at the North Shore in Oahu. Doesnt get much sicker than that. Hartsel along with Juice Magazine features editor Jay Adams hold it down for those true at heart. Check this vid of some EZ Ryder fam tearing it up Hawaii style. ezroriginalz.com

RAWHYDE! – Todd Johnson and the crew are working on a book that contains all 9 issues of Rawhyde since ’85 plus another local zine that never got printed but was layed out in ’87 or ’88. They’ll be on sale for $20 and all money goes to Bryan’s Brain Benefit. Stay tuned for more. bryansbrainbenefit.org

THE RISE OF RAD EXHIBIT – The Torrance Art Museum is currently working on an upcoming exhibition- The Rise of Rad: The Influence of Skate Culture on Contemporary Art. They are reaching out to the public for an open call to submit photos of themselves skateboarding, that illustrate the body in relationship to movement, space and architecture. For more go to TorranceCA.Gov

BURNSIDE SKATEPARK CELEBRATES 20 YEARS – Support the heart of skateboardings D.I.Y. spirit. Donate now. The skatepark needs your support for the 20 year birthday anniversary. Make the trip. Bands, music, skateboarding, art, skateboard themed carny games for prizes and more. October 31, 2010 at Burnside. An all day event encompassing skateboarding, music, DJs, live bands, raffles, BB!, Halloween murals and artwork. Bands include: The Punishers, God Haven, Chupacabra and DJ Red and more. Pre-Funk on Sat. Oct 30, 2010. Funds will go toward additions and upgrades to the park and the remainder will go to the 20-year celebration. Official website is burnsideskatepark.com

ARBOR NEWS – Arbor and Dave Kinsey Collab – The Arbor Collective is proud deliver the new Bamboo Hybrid skateboard as part of the Concrete Series featuring the artwork of renowned artist, Dave Kinsey. His blend of urban landscape and the human condition creates a striking image on one of Arbors best selling decks. Dave Kinseys work has become such a visual fixture in the surf, skate, and snow community, says Joel Woodman, Arbors art director. Few artists have had his level of influence on this particular subculture. The Bamboo Hybrid is Arbors multi-dimensional long skateboard that was designed with a wide mid-section, concave profile and rounded kick tail/nose to deliver longboard stability and real flat-ground/park performance. Completes include: Arbor 65mm 78A Durometer Street Series Wheels, ABEC 5 Bearings, 10 Gullwing trucks and is gripped with long-lasting crushed recycled glass. arborcollective.com

THE MALOOF MONEY CUP presented by Vans, the worlds greatest skateboarding event, announced today that for the first time, the 2010 New York and Orange County contests will be broadcast live on FUEL TV, the only network dedicated to the lifestyle of action sports. The live, multi-day television coverage of a single sport event is a first for action sports and will bring the Maloof Money Cup to millions of U.S. households. In addition to the live TV coverage, FOX Sports, Fox Sports Net (FSN) and FUEL TV will air one hour Maloof Money Cup programs featuring event highlights and exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews, giving Maloof Money Cup 2010 the most comprehensive coverage of any single action sports event in history. FUEL TV will broadcast two hours of live coverage each day during the New York contest, June 5-6 and the Orange County event, August 4-8. Skateboarding fans will also have access to more than 30 hours of additional live coverage via FUEL TVs exclusive HD webcasts of both contests at www.fuel.tv/maloofmoneycup

GIRL SKATEBOARDS ORIENTATION VIDEO – In case you were wondering what really happens behind the walls of the Girl factory, the folks at Active offer up this special Girl orientation video. http://people.activerideshop.com/girl-orientation-video

DVS x Diamond Supply Co. – DVS Shoe Company announced an exclusive licensing agreement today with Diamond Supply Co. to produce a new line of custom footwear. dvsshoes.com

NATURES MISTAKE – Natures Mistake X SO jones T-shirt collabo out now. Nature’s Mistake is a team of strong minded people that live with the concept of Do it yourself. Do it different. Do it better. naturesmistake.net

O.G. TOWN – Representing the West Side. og-town.com

EMBASSY – Texas Bred Skateboard Company, Embassy Skateboards, is the brainchild of Skateboard Legend John Gibson and Bark Hard bandmate Lee Leal. Managing partners include 80’s vert pro’s: Ken Fillion (Team Captain), Todd Prince (Sergeant at Arms), Troy Chasen and Gene Hare. Team riders include 10 yr. old phenom Max Peterson, Ben Johnson, Edward Sanchez, Gary Morris and 12 yr. old Priscilla Lee from California. embassyskateboards.com

SNAKEHEAD KNIIVES has introduced a line of Dogtown Skate Knives. snakeheadknives.com

FUNHOUSE – J.J. Rudisill creates some sick graphics as well as good wood. Funhouse is collectible shred-able art. Get your fun on at funhouseskateboards.com

FLYAWAY HELMETS – The flyaway helmet team now includes: Lonnie Hiramoto, David Hackett, Duane Peters, Daniel Cardone, Dr. Rick Blackhart, George Orton, Brad Bowman, Steve Holt, Mark Jones, Brian Brannon of JFA, Tuma, Kiko Francisco, Jason Mitchell, Armando Roura, Melissa OGrady, Aaron Murray, Eddie Havina, London Floyd, Bennet Harada, Howard Hood, Wentzl Ruml IV, Johnny Miller, Christian Hosoi, Andy Macdonald, and Steve Caballero. kanoasurf.com

OUTLOOK SKATES– The Outlook Skateboards team is a full line up of sk8-style-anarchy featuring Carlos Leon, Mickey Alba, Lonnie Peoples, Jay Bertsch, Chris Guilfoose, Charles Conti and Dave Capuano. outlookskates.com

SANTA MONICA AIRLINES RIP CITY 30TH ANNIVERSARY COLLABORATION DECK – What better way to celebrate 30 long years with your first buyer, than to do a collaboration deck with them. Over the 3 decades, art for Rip City was done by Wes Humpston (Checkerboard Skull, Bloody Skull, Dagger and Skull, 3 Skull), Dave Buchinsky (Saint Monica, and Cross), Bart Saric (City Seal). smaskateboards.com

SHIPYARD SKATES – Shipyard Skates was created out of the need for a one stop shop to get the latest boards from some of the privateers of skateboarding! All boards on Shipyard are from skater owned skater operated companies and 100% made in the USA! shipyardskates.com

SKATE ALABAMA – Skate Alabama Skateboard Trivia – Welcome to Pat Wachter’s Skate Trivia on SkateAlabama.com! In order to play to game you’ll need to go to the forum and create an account. That’s all there is to it! Once you’ve done that you are in and can play as often as you like. So go sign up and have some fun. And remember, share some history, tell a kid! skatealabama.com

WOODYS – Woody’s Halfpipe team rider, Steven Pineiro was invited to the Maloof Money Cup Finals in Los Angeles. The Peneiro brothers have been making themselves know in the south for a few years and this recognition is well deserved. In addition to rideing for Atlanta skateboard store, Woody’s Halfpipe, Steven is sponsored by 187 killer pads and Embassy Skateboards. woodyshalfpipe.com/blog/Woodys-Halfpipe-Represents-at-Maloof-Money-Cup.html

IRON FIST X JASON ADAMS – Iron Fist Clothing is a San Diego-based company that has built a reputation for going against the grain. That is why nationally-renowned skateboarder Jason Adams is a perfect addition to the Iron Fist design team. Known for his fluid and aggressive style, Adams brings his unique vision to the Iron Fist. Adams’ art has an aesthetic comprised of spray cans, stencils and bold lines. His portraits are of anti-heros and scenes of beautiful decay. ironfist.tva

MIKE Vs GLORY BOUND SKATEPARK TOUR 2010 will hit 24 U.S. cities this summer. The month-long traveling festival, which will feature a unique mix of skate competition and fan participation, is set to kick off on July 18 in Mesa, Arizona and conclude in Simi Valley, California on Aug 18. Joining Vallely on the road is Bill Danforth, Duane Peters, Ben Raybourn, Cyril Jackson and Kristian Svitak. After the completion of the mentoring sessions at every stop on the tour, local skate competition, The Best Trick Expression Session will begin. Finalists from each competition will get the opportunity to skate with MIKE V and be featured on MIKE Vs video blog and website http://www.mikevallely.com. Grand prize winners will win coveted sponsor prize packages and one national grand prize winner from the tour will be flown into Los Angeles along with a guest / guardian for MIKE Vs to-be-announced Skate Rock festival which will take place in October, 2010. For info please visit http://tixx1.artistarena.com/gloryboundtour/. Check out MIKE Vs 2010 highlight reel at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynuimcXb_8Y!

DROPPING IN – An exciting display of Jax’s rich skateboard history will be on exhibit throughout the Summer at a local history museum, Consisting of vintage photos, videos, and skateboard equipment. A documentary will be featured detailing the origins of the Rattown crew, as well as The Z-East Team, the Dogtown connection, the evolution of Kona Skatepark, and more! The exhibit will be dedicated in honor of Bob Biniak, a great friend and original Z-Boy, who suffered a fatal heart attack while visiting here in February. The Beaches History Museum is located at 4th St. and Beach Blvd. Jax Beach.

CHROME BAGS – Chrome has been making bags by hand in America since 1995, and now they’ve got Matt Sharkey (once a team mgr at Santa Cruz skateboards) putting the word out. The backpacks are waterproof and guaranteed for life. Can’t beat that. Cardiel, E-Man and Worrest are down. See for yourself at chromebagsstore.com/familia

2010 KING OF NEW YORK – Saturday, August 7 at Tompkins Square Park. King of New York Champions will be named for Skateboard Street and Highest Ollie. Returning this year will be the unique King of New York building block format where the competition course obstacles and ramps change configuration frequently throughout the day’s events, mimicking a street session where multiple spots are hit on the same day. For more info contact info@babybeanpro.com.

GATORADE FREE FLOW TOUR ANNOUNCES 2010 SCHEDULE – Seeking the best amateur skateboarders across the country, the Gatorade Free Flow Tour today announced the complete skate schedule for the 2010 season. Hosting a total of 30 skate park and vert contests at 23 parks this summer. Registration for all events is now open at gatoradefreeflowtour.com

DEW TOUR ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE FOR 2010 – The 2010 circuit will return to Boston and Chicago for single-sport competitions and to Portland, OR and Salt Lake City for multi-sport events. Highlighting the 2010 schedule is the addition of new host city Las Vegas, where the final stop of the season – the Dew Tour Championships – will be held in conjunction with the year-end awards ceremony. Bringing the Dew Tour to Las Vegas for the first time in the Tours six-year history, the world-famous strip will serve as a backdrop for the Dew Tour Championships as well as the Dew Cup awards ceremony. The full Dew Tour schedule also includes a skate-specific (park and vert) stop in Boston in June, followed by a BMX-specific (park, dirt and vert) event in Chicago. The five-stop tour will then continue on to Portland, Ore., Salt Lake City and Las Vegas, all featuring multi-sport events. Over the course of the Tour, athletes will compete to accumulate points based on their individual-event finishes, each vying for the most overall points and the title of Dew Cup Champion. Tickets for the 2010 Dew Tour will be on sale soon and will be available via Ticketmaster.com and at Ticketmaster box offices. Visit allisports.com
The complete 2010 Dew Tour schedule is as follows:
Skate Open, June 25-26 Boston, Mass. – TD Garden
Nike 6.0 BMX Open July 23-24 Chicago, Ill. – Museum Campus
Wendys Invitational Aug. 12-15 Portland, OR – Rose Quarter
Toyota Challenge Sept. 16-19 Salt Lake City, Utah – EnergySolutions Arena
Dew Tour Championships Oct. 14-17 Las Vegas, Nev. – Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

LOCALS ONLY. This collection of photographer Hugh Holland’s work depicts Southern Californian skateboarders and the distinct skate culture in skateboarding’s groundbreaking years. Coming in August. Available through Ammo Books. http://www.ammobooks.com

GRIND FOR LIFE ANNUAL BENEFIT AND AWARDS CEREMONY – November 6 to be held at JUPITER SKATEPARK – 1501 W. Frederick Small Road, Jupiter, FL 33458 (561)630-5684. http://www.grindforlife.org/

LOLLAPALOZZA 2010 – Lady Gaga, Soundgarden, Arcade Fire and Green Day are among the headliners for this year’s Lollapalooza festival set to take place on August 6-8 at Grant Park, Chicago, IL. Other artists on the lineup for 2010 include Cyprus Hill, The Strokes, MGMT, Social Distortion, Gogol Bordello, Erykah Badu, Spoon and Slightly Stoopid. lollapalooza.com/

EPICENTER TWENTY TEN – Having grown from a one day event in August 2009 to a two-day festival this year, EPICENTER Twenty Ten has been announced for Sat, Sept 25 and Sun, Sept 26 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA. It will feature an expanded area including accommodations for overnight festival camping. The initial line-up for this years EPICENTER Twenty Ten musical celebration will include headliners Blink-182, Eminem, KISS, Rise Against, along with Thirty Seconds To Mars, Bush, B.O.B., Bad Religion, Papa Roach, A Day To Remember, Suicidal Tendencies, The Black Pacific and many more. The multi-stage event will feature no schedule overlaps, allowing concert-goers to see every set throughout the weekend. EpicenterFestival.com

EARACHE – New studio album, The Dividing Line, from Liverpool punk thrash crossover masters SSS featuring 20 tracks of ripping skate friendly anthems in an aggressive blend of Suicidal Tendencies, D.R.I., classic Anthrax, Municipal Waste and Gallows! This coloured Limited Edition vinyl comes with the track A Means to An End which is exclusive to the vinyl edition. Skate and Destroy 7 – free with all webstore purchases of The Dividing Line. earache.com

DJ MUGGS, ILL BILL PREP COLLABORATIVE LP – Acclaimed DJ/producer, DJ Muggs, and Brooklyns heavy metal influenced hip-hop artist, Ill Bill, have teamed up for a collaborative full-length record, Kill Devil Hills, to be released on August 24th on Fat Beats Records. Produced entirely by DJ Muggs, Kill Devil Hills features guest appearances from B-Real, Raekwon, Sean Price, Everlast, Slaine, Chace Infinite, O.C., Q-Unique, Vinnie Paz, Sick Jacken, and more. Throughout his distinguished career, Muggs has established a precedent for working hand in hand with artists and creating cohesive bodies of work, rather than spreading around beats from project to project. This rings true once again on Kill Devil Hills. I prefer getting in the lab and actually creating projects with people instead of just sending out beat CDs, explains Muggs. I’m a producer in the fullest extent, where I like to not only produce an album, but craft an album. Being able to start a record from the beginning and following through with it, making sure that all the songs complement each other. I’ve always come from making albums and producing my records; I’m still into that By going where instinct took them, Ill Bill and DJ Muggs collaborative union manifested into a sonically cohesive album. Ill Bill and DJ Muggs will be performing together as one of the headlining acts on this years Rock The Bells tour (myspace.com/rockthebells). Head to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYQIfM4CFo0to see a special video message from DJ Muggs about Kill Devil Hills. myspace.com/djmuggs AND twitter.com/DJ_Muggs

MIKE WATT is finishing his third punk opera Hyphenated-Man with the help of bass brother Tony Maimone (Pere Ubu bassist and punk rock hero). It’s all happening in the creative vortex of Studio G in Brooklyn. The opera will feature Tom Watson and Raul Morales (Mike Watt + The Missingmen.) hootpage.com

REKORDS REKORDS NEWS – Founded by visionary Queens of the Stone Age and Them Crooked Vultures frontman Joshua Homme, Rekords Rekords remains a creative collective, first and foremost. Since 1997, the label has been a vehicle for Homme to release Desert Sessions and Eagles of Death Metal albums. Now there’s more music rising on Homme’s horizon than ever before. Through a unique partnership with Dangerbird, Rekords Rekords is truly coming to life in 2010, and rock ‘n’ roll may never be safe again. This isn’t a new venture for Homme. In fact, the label’s very birth was tied to that of Homme’s multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Queens of the Stone Age. In 1997, through previous partner Man’s Ruin Records, Rekords Rekords released the first Queens of the Stone Age/Kyuss split. With the Dangerbird partnership firmly in place for North America, Homme plans on releasing new offerings from The Desert Sessions and Eagles of Death Metal as well as re-releasing Desert Sessions Vol. 1-10 as a box set.Dangerbird’s the perfect collaborator for all of this. Since 2004, the Silverlake indie label has been the home to crucial modern rock acts like Silversun Pickups, Minus the Bear and Sea Wolf. Homme continues, This is the time to focus on the consistency of your art. Rekords Rekords is really more of a stamp in the hopes to try to be like Wolfman Jack. People listened to Wolfman Jack because they liked his taste but he was playing all different kinds of music. I hope to develop a similar trust with fans of the music. If people like one of our releases, they’ll like the next one sight unseen. Music enthusiasts can trust the label especially with upcoming releases Homme and Rekords Rekords. He concludes, I’d simply like to make something really honest and hopefully that will set us apart from other labels. I don’t want to sell out Shea Stadium. I just want the people that are into the music to feel uplifted. I don’t think bigger is better. I just think better is better, and that’s fine. There’s nothing you can do to make people like your art. You just have to be honest and let her rip. rekordsrekords.com

FORMER PENNYWISE FRONTMAN, JIM LINDBERG LANCHES NEW BAND, THE BLACK PACIFIC – After twenty years of touring and releasing records with Pennywise, Jim Lindberg has started a new band straight out of Hermosa Beach. THE BLACK PACIFIC is a brand new band with a fresh line up and an album filled with ten powerful and heartfelt songs. Jim and the guys will be playing their first show on September 26 at KROQ’s Epicenter Twenty Ten festival in Fontana, CA. Their self titled debut album hits on September 14 on SideOneDummy Records Jim left Pennywise in 2009 and has been working on The Black Pacific ever since. He also penned a book in 2007 called Punk Rock Dad: No Rules, Just Real Life. They recently posted two new songs on their website. The System and When it’s Over. For music and more info goto www.theblackpacific.com or sideonedummy.com

UPROAR FESTIVAL – The first annual Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival launches August 17 in Minneapolis, MN and will visit arenas and amphitheatres across North America before wrapping October 4 in Madison, WI. The late summer trek features a stellar active rock lineup including multi-platinum headliner Disturbed, who will release their new album Asylum in August. Multi-platinum co-headliner Avenged Sevenfold will release their new CD Nightmare July 27, 2010. The main stage will also feature Stone Sour, whose new CD Audio Secrecy is set for release this summer, and Halestorm. The potent rock lineup for the touring music and lifestyle jaunt also features performances from Jagermeister Second Stage headliners Hellyeah, as well as Airbourne, Hail The Villain, New Medicine and the local Jagermeister-sponsored opener in each city. Airbourne will not be performing on the Canadian dates. The festival is being produced by John Reese, John Oakes and CAA in conjunction with Live Nation. RockstarUproar.com

MILE HIGH MUSIC FEST – Headliners for this year’s event include the Dave Matthews Band and Jack Johnson, in addition to Weezer, Steve Miller Band, My Morning Jacket, Slightly Stoopid, Atmosphere, Phoenix, Train, Nas, Damian Jr. Gong Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Keane, Bassnectar, Cypress Hill, Z-Trip, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Band, Drive-By Truckers, Railroad Earth, Ozomatli among others. The festival is set to take place once again at The Fields at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce, CO, on August 14-15th. Tickets available online at milehighmusicfestival.com and tickethorse.com

WE WERE FEARED – This film chronicles the rise and fall of The Cuckoos Nest, a famous Socal Punk Rock Club that was not only the birthplace of slam dancing but a key incubator to the surf, skate and extreme sports culture of today. During the late 1970s ‘The Nest, as it was known, played host or was home to almost every influential and soon to be famous punk bands including Black Flag, The Ramones, Iggy Pop, TSOL, The Dead Kennedys, The Circle Jerks, Fear and The Vandals, whose song, The Legend of Pat Brown, chronicles one of the more famous incidents at the The Nest. The saga of the The Nest and its owner Jerry Roach is one of the great untold stories of punk rock, until now. http://vimeo.com/10069009

SUNSET JUNCTION is rolling-out a special 30th anniversary soiree in celebration of Silverlake’s popular end-of-summer event – with five music stages featuring a highly eclectic mix of both national and local acts, carnival rides,food booths,beer gardens, arts and crafts, a circus, DJ’s, street performers on Sat. Aug. 21-22, 2010. In honor of this milestone, a fifth Locals Only stage has been added, presented by The Fold. This year, a Miles Davis tribute entitled Bitches Brew 40th Re-Mix will take place in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Davis’ jazz-rock-funk-fusion masterpiece, featuring his musical alumni with acclaimed eastside DJ’s. A special laser light show will also be presented during the performance of Saturdays Bates Stage headliner – Ghostland Observatory and this year also features Sundays Bates Stage with Girl In A Coma, Insite, Division Minuscala, Aurum and Rolling Radio. Other highlights include Rastafarian punks’ Bad Brains, the communal/hippie vibe of Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, retro, blue-eyed soul from Mayer Hawthorne, Electro/dance from Shiny Toy Guns, LA’s original punk-funkster’s Fishbone, classic soul from The Whispers and the Ohio Players, neo-soul artist Chris Pierce, Lee Scratch Perry, Dam Funk, The Crystal Antlers, Meshell N’degeocello, Big Daddy Kane and Sam Sparro, among others. For tickets and info, please visit sunsetjunction.org

BEN HAVICK‘s jazz gem Stumbling Stone was produced by mimix in cooperation with Dashi Records 2010. Mixed and Mastered by John Cuniberti. allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=13627

CENTURY MEDIA – TERROR Post New Track Online; Announce Worldwide Touring Schedule The tireless and tour-hungry hardcore loyalists in LAs TERROR, spearheaded by the endless enthusiasm of frontman Scott Vogel, have returned with a vicious new chapter to their storied career. centurymedia.com

GLEN E. FRIEDMAN EXHIBIT – A free exhibition of photographs from the Fuck You All collection by Glen E. Friedman at the Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield, Dublin, Eire. Opening Night on July 8th, 2010 will coincide with a special screening of Fugazi – Instrument. The Exhibit will run for the month of July. http://idealistpropaganda.blogspot.com/

METAL OF HONOR – Featuring Metal Art Show, Metal Bands, Metal Musicians, Metal Skateboarding Contest, Legends Metal Halfpipe, Metal Music, All Star Metal Jam and more… Exhibit A Gallery’s Metal of Honor coming soon. exhibitagallery.com

YOUNG HAWAIIAN KALANI DAVID POSTS PERFECT 10 AT NSSA NATIONAL – The 2010 NSSA Nationals moved one day closer to crowning this years champions today in peaky two-to-three foot surf at the events new location of South Huntington Beach Pier. Young Hawaiian Kalani David, 12, was a standout in the Open Boys competition when the regular-footer detonated a near-perfect heat while advancing through to the Semifinals. Fellow Hawaiian talent Tanner Hendrickson, 18, led the way to Open Mens Quarterfinals competition by posting the top scores of the division. Defending Open Womens Champion Lakey Peterson, 15, continued to flare throughout the 2010 event while earning the top scores of womens competition before advancing to this years Open Womens final. Kalani David went ballistic in his Open Boys heat, surfing a near-perfect bout by smashing the events only perfect 10 with a single maneuver, a massive 360 air. The perfect ride came shortly after the Hawaiian upstart blasted an impressive 9.65 with several committed fins-free turns and finished with a clean air-reverse to effortlessly place the field in a combination situation in what many are calling the performance of the event so far. nssalive.com

SURFING – Surfing: Featuring the Historic Surfboards in Bishop Museums Collection celebrates Hawaiis important role in the emergence of surfing as a worldwide sport at Oahus Bishop Museum, and continues through Sept. 6, 2010. The exhibits main attraction? More than 25 antique surfboards – a few of these even used by alii to ride the Pacific swells. The Bishop Museums archives are home to Hawaiis largest collection of historic photos. A selection of these related to the Islands surfing history will be part of the exhibit. A handful of the photos in the exhibit are from Duke Kahanamokus personal collection, which was donated to the museum by his widow. The exhibit will also feature examples of surfboard design and construction over the years – from simple wood planks to modern materials. The Surfing exhibit is housed in the Bishop Museums Castle Memorial Building. The museum is open Wednesdays through Mondays, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is closed on Tuesdays. bishopmuseum.org

ENDEMIC – Endemic and JUICE are teaming up for an event to be held at the AC Supper Club in Venice, California on July 2nd, 2010 in order to raise a little extra dough for the Surf Rider Foundation. The Surfrider Foundation has been dedicated to supporting beach communities spreading from the west to the coast and everywhere in between since its creation in 1984 in Malibu, California Now maintaining over 50,000 members in 90 chapters across the world, this event will benefit the global beach community cause. Come out and show your support at 8pm. endemicagenda.com

2010 U.S. OPEN OF SURFING MUSIC LINEUP CREATES THE BIGGEST FREE CONCERT SERIES OF THE SUMMER – Top musical acts will join the worlds best action sports athletes for five days of free concerts on the sands of Huntington Beach, California for the 2010 US Open of Surfing. From August 3rd through August 7th, the following bands will conclude each days competition with a performance before thousands of action sports fans: Cold War Kids, The Soft Pack, Bedouin Soundclash, Iration, Switchfoot, Timmy Curran, Cobra Starship, Street Drum Corps, Hot Hot Heat and Weezer. It’s not everyday that you get to play overlooking the Pacific Ocean, said Rivers Cuomo of Weezer. The band and I are excited to be playing at the US Open. The U.S. Open of Surfing presented by Hurley, Nike 6.0 and Converse is an action sports festival that brings together athletes from the worlds of surf, BMX and skateboarding for a week of competition, art, fashion and music – all against the backdrop of the famed Huntington Beach Pier. From July 31 to August 8, 500 world-class athletes compete before more than 500,000 spectators. All of the action is accessible live on usopenofsurfing.com

THE SIMMONS EFFECT – Opening Reception: Sat July 10, 2010. VIP Reception: 4-5PM – $10/SHF Members $5. General Admission 5-8PM – $5/SHF Members Free. VIP Reception includes a presentation on how Bernouilli and Naval Architect Lindsay Lord’s research was applied by Simmons to wave science. 1 drink ticket included with VIP Admission. Scheduled to appear – John Elwell, Richard Kenvin, Skip Fry, Rusty Preisendorfer, and Carl Ekstrom, additional special guests TBA. Surfing Heritage Foundation, 110 Calle Iglesia, San Clemente, CA 92672. surfingheritage.org

ASTRODECK MISSION – ‘Like all surfboard designer / shapers, I had always experimented with the rails, bottoms, tails and fins of my boards until I really had a quiver for all the best breaks in every condition. I then started concentrating on the surface area where my feet made contact. It seemed that there had to be a product that would allow more control than the wax that had been used for the first 40 some years in surfing. In 1976, I started playing around with a polyurethane elastomer foam, synthetic rubber, that when the skin was lightly sanded off exposed an open cell that acted like miniature suction cups that gripped your feet. Wow, was I stoked, I had these great sheets with pressure sensitive tape that would cover the whole deck. The stoke was short lived, surfers didnt even want to give it a try. It was difficult to apply and they were used to using wax. I started cutting it in to small dots and checks in bright colors and it caught on as a punk fashion statement. As time went by I looked at it like the last part of my shaping job by adding kicks, arches, and different surface patterns for ultimate grip and control until the designs evolved into the patented multigridllock high performance foot pad of today.’ – Herbie Fletcher. astrodeck.com

BIG BAD GREEN 4th Annual Revolt Summer Surf Series – The annual Green Surf Series is supported by surfers and media from around the globe and helps raise awareness for global environment issues. Each event will be webcast live at revoltsurfseries.com
Open Pro Am
Saturday July 17 Ocean Beach Pier OB, CA
Saturday August 7 Pacific Beach Drive PB, CA
Saturday August 28 Crystal Pier PB, CA

HOLLYWOOD DON’T SURF – Greg MacGillivrays Feature Documentary. Written by MacGillivray Freeman Films. The film is a comedic romp examining fifty years of Hollywood surfing films. Outrageous, cinematic retrospective explores fifty years of Hollywood surfing movies featuring Quentin Tarantino, John Milius, Steven Spielberg, Stacy Peralta, Gary Busey, Jan-Michael Vincent, Greg MacGillivray, Nia Peeples, Pamela Anderson, big wave legends Laird Hamilton, Greg Noll with Frankie Avalon and real-life Gidget Kathy Kohner. A unique combination of filmmaking glamour, sexy beach action, big wave legends, Hollywood myths and iconic California pop culture kitsch, MacGillivray Freeman’s new feature documentary Hollywood Don’t Surf! has been officially selected to premiere as a sneak preview at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. A comedic romp examining fifty years of Hollywood surfing films – with a tight focus on the overly ambitious production and near-disastrous release of John Milius’ 1978 Big Wednesday – Hollywood Don’t Surf! celebrates the culturally significant, remarkably enduring and always hilarious relationship between Hollywood and surfing. Hollywood Don’t Surf! is really about how Hollywood’s superficial view of surfing culture has influenced popular culture and the story of what happened when real surfers tried to change that, said producer director Greg MacGillivay. macfreefilms.com

GIDGET NEWS – The producer of 300 is teaming with a film studio to revive surf icon character Gidget. Producer Mark Canton and Pterodactyl Pictures are reportedly behind the projects. They are developing the property, licensed from Gidget Worldwide, for cinema and TV. The productions will mark the character’s first TV or film appearance in more than two decades. Writer Frederick Kohner created Gidget in 1957, based on his daughter Kathy Kohner’s lifestyle as a surfer in the Malibu area. Gidget’s first appearance was in his novel, Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas. The character later appeared in several films and TV shows throughout the late 1950s and 1960s. The character also appeared in TV movies and a sitcom during the 1970s and 1980s. Sandra Dee and Sally Field are among the actresses who have played the role.

THE SURFBOARD: ART – STYLE STOKE BOOK – The Surfboard – Art – Style – Stoke is the story of the evolution of the surfboard from the first wave-riding redwood planks crafted by ancient Hawaiians to the vacuum-sealed, lightweight, plastic fantastic technological marvels of today. Beautifully illustrated with historical prints and engravings, the latest surf photography and detailed close-ups, The Surfboard shows the evolution of the surfboard as a perfect convergence of form and function. Written by Ben Marcus with photography by Jeff Devine and Juliana Morais. Available at bookstores and online booksellers and from mvpbooks.com

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