Archive for September, 2007
September 30, 2007 at 11:23 pm | Spongercity General, Moving Pictures, Photography News
This week we teamed up with Aussie Photographer Chris Gurney who sent us some of his West Oz shots and we uploaded a sweet little West Oz gallery here. Make sure to check Chris pics out coz they look niiiiice.
Last minute update: Insert Name Here _ teaser is now available on the Podcast for all subscribers out there. Just refresh your iTunes podcast thing and you’ll see that the Insert Name Here _ teaser will appear in the podcast clips list.
Oh by the way the Spongercity Podcast is now officially available on the iTunes store (yes it’s free). It will hopefully help more spongers get their dose of teasers and clips on their iPods to kill time at school and on flat days.
September 28, 2007 at 8:14 pm | Spongercity General, Moving Pictures News
Hey hey hey! Sorry for lagging, we’re currently developping some new stuff and got too busy developping instead of delivering fresh news here. We just heard that AGENT 18 was hitting the stores very very soon in Oz with a shitload of nice suits for Aussies out there. Check their new catalog here and start frothing! Control-click or Right-Click the link and save the pdf on your computer. I gotta get myself one of those zebra ones. Yewww.
Other than that we eventually got our hands on the latest INSERT NAME HERE teaser and made it available for download here on the Media page as well as the Movement Mag 19 teaser. Yeah, i know you’ve seen them on You”crappy”tube but the quality was bad and you couldn’t download them right ? So for those who asked us, yep go to the Media page and control-click / right-click on any video link you want to get the teaser – save target as…
For those who subscribe to the Spongercity Podcast the INSERT NAME HERE teaser will be available tomorrow. Anyway the downloadable version on the media page is iPod compatible so knock yourselves out and upload it manually on your iPod if you cant wait anymore.
The DECADE video review is coming super soon. For now all i gotta say is that the video was good, with good hardy stuff, dre & ross, hawaii, massive chopes, cool music, good editing… and awesome skipper stuff. Oh yeah, i gotta say it twice, skipper section rocks.
September 20, 2007 at 9:31 pm | Spongercity Moving Pictures News
If you’re in Europe you can now watch some of your favorite bodyboard DVDs (or any other sports by the way) for less than 3 euros on X-tremevideo.com. There’s only a few titles available at the moment because it just started but heaps of DVDs should be available with this VOD thing. We think that you can only pay in Euro currency but other than that the VOD system works anywhere in the world and on any computer & browser. Choose “bodyboard” on the VOD channel page and enjoy. ABC by Mickey Smith is available for 3 euros.
September 17, 2007 at 11:32 am | Spongercity General News
Movement Mag is having a Grom Trip coming (in issue 21) and you’re now able to vote for the groms who you think should go on a trip. Ten snotty-nosed kids from Australia plead their case for magazine fame via Youtube clips made by grom producer Cam Danzey. Go there now and rate high (five stars) for the five you want to see on the Grom Trip in Movement mag 21. There’s two weeks to rate the pesky little brats and it’s game over for the lowest five.
September 11, 2007 at 7:41 pm | Spongercity General News
Mmmh, actually no, it’s not OK. Once again some smart ass bodyboarder thought it was all good to steal and copy from Spongercity. This time it’s a south-american online mag that got the sweet idea to copy our graphics and template. Specially the one that you can see here on the Spongercity Interviews or Pictures page. Oh yeah, you liked it so much you fucken did the same.
Oh and we were also surprised to see that your News slogan is very original: “FRESH NEWS, We deliver Daily…” oh wait, i reckon this is what’s freakin’ written at the top of this page uh ? What the fuck were you thinking ? that no one would notice ? Nah. We cant believe you did it.
We spent hours coding and designing Spongercity and dont appreciate it very much when some loser copies and steals to create his own un-original website. Specially because the bodyboarding industry is so small that the chance to get busted when you do this is very high… This is total disrespect to other’s people work.
So you, yes, you who have stolen some shit from Spongercity.com: take ‘em off your site before we ask your hoster to do it for you.
Just to let you know, Spongercity is a trade mark, with official CopyRight registration and all texts, designs and code have been copyrighted properly and were designed and coded for this website only with our own hands. From A to Z.
If you lack of creativity, just don’t do anything and dont copy it’s better that way.
Peace.
Spongercity.com
Thanx to all the bbers supporting us worldwide and sending us news, feedback, comments and stuff. We appreciate and would never be motivated to work hard without your support and kind words.
September 10, 2007 at 11:20 pm | Spongercity General, Moving Pictures News
David Child is releasing AUSTRALIAN MADE II this month and as David said, it’s gonna be packed with “unseen quality Australian gold”. David is also releasing a HOW TO dvd, featuring coaching by riders such as Ryan Hardy & Nick Ormerod. The film is aimed to appeal to all riders from first timers to the intermediate and advanced. Covering everything from buying your first board, wave knowledge, stretching to spins, back flips and perfecting you style. Release date is Nov the 12th.
The FACES dvd is now available by the way. Heaps of DVD reviews are coming on Spongercity.com with the DECADE review and a shitload of aussie vids.
Last minute update: RIPTIDE issue 159 is available, check it out here and also peep the cover here. On the Riptide site is says:
Here’s to new beginnings and fresh content. Of course, there’s all the usual departments you’ve come to expect from RT plus plenty, plenty more.
Oh, just one more thing while we’re on the topic of new beginnings and fresh content how insane is Max Arent’s first cover!
Fed up with Gold Coast crowds and the hustle and bustle of Surfers Paradise, Ryan Hardy, Liam O’Toole and young-gun Tommy Smith cleared the ditch between Oz and NZ earlier this year. They returned with tales of isolated kegs, brain-freezing temperatures and scenery straight out of ‘The Lord of the Rings’.
John Showell is arguably the best 21-year-old in the country right now; so why don’t we hear more of the young chap? Nick Lawrence (Riptide’s Ed) ventured to John’s hometown of Cronulla or ‘The Shire’ to find out more.
Although it almost seems like a lifetime since the 2007 Human Shark Island Challenge, RT takes you behind the scenes and profiles the experiences of the tight-knit crew (riders, judges and organisers) who are the lifeblood of the coveted Island event.
Want to win all of Benny Player’s gear? Then here’s your chance! Head to Riptide’s Forum for all the details on how win yourself his swanky set-up.
September 2, 2007 at 9:56 pm | Spongercity Moving Pictures News
After the release of the films “Denis” and “Leroy” the Waldron Bros were continually asked “can you name the next film after me?” and subsequently their new movie is titled “Insert Name Here ___,” and even comes with a texta so everyone can name it whatever the hell you want; Fred, Sally, Bob, Gertrude; you get the idea.
Showcasing shredders such as World Champ Jeff Hubbard, Queenslander’s Corey McLean and Joe Clarke. Other sections include all the usual pros and young rippers filmed in Queensland, Hawaii, the South Coast, Victoria, Western Australia, Bali, and Chile.
The DVD is out September 20.
Premiere Details coming soon.
Peep the screen caps we’ve got here. Screen cap one, two, three, four, five.
September 1, 2007 at 12:28 pm | Spongercity General News
The new Crysis Mag is now available. It’s got a cool Tamega cover, travel tips, east side stuff and cali stuff.
Other than that, there’s heaps of cool and interesting news on the RookiesUSA website, specially here in the latest post with a Decade video premiere report and pics, Alex’s report on his indo trip and G-land flesh & blood pics but also 2 new teasers from The Dawn video and the upcoming Rookies video.
