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This is what we just read on Movement Mag’s blog today. Claws and Teeth which we were talking about a while ago (in June to be very accurate) have been quietly working on a DVD called PASTICHE and they will release their baby later this year, in November 08. Can’t wait to watch this !
We’ll keep you posted and will for sure review the DVD when it’s available.
Click here to watch the Teaser ! Pretty good ay !
The DVD we talked about the other day will be called CHICKS and there’s CHICKS page here on MySpace. Teaser’s coming on the Spongercity Podcast very soon.
Other than CHICKS, US videographer John Idano (who’s no longer affiliated with 5-south) is now working on a new video called “SOFTCORE” with Garret Allard and it looks like it’s gonna be pretty good from what the teaser shows. Check Theclaptheory.com for more.
We just interviewed master shaper Dan Sivess the other day and eventually posted the whole interview online today. It’s a long and interesting interview, we talked about everything from shaping to managing a whole bodyboard factory to living abroad in Indo and we were lucky enough to have Dan answer all our questions and taking the time to do this really well. If you never heard of Dan before (which we doubt) then you need to read this interview coz Dan is the man behind a lot of boards on the market and specially behind the PLC boards from VS. If you already know Dan, then you know that he’s more than just another shaper and his job is far from your traditional shaper’s job. Learn more from this shaping guru and read the whole interview here.
A big (illegal) fishing boat just ran aground straight into the famous padang padang reef in Bali, Indonesia. It looks unreal to see this, this and this. (pics courtesy of Aquabumps.com).
This weird situation could be fun if the boat wasnt leaking diesel fuel already and if it wasnt threatening the integrity of the Padang Padang reef. It’s a pretty massive boat and it’s hard to say if the reef is damaged but let’s hope it won’t be…
More info and pictures here on Baliwaves and here on Aquabumps.
We just noticed that The Panic Button crew (makers of DRAW Dvd) uploaded a new Episode on their cool podcast. It’s Episode 2.1 – Deep South – WA. Sean Virtue escorts Amaury Laverhne and PLC in South WA. Good footage and cool music. Check their podcast here to subscribe and/or watch the Episode.
Ben Player just won the Shark Island challenge and might go for a third world title maybe this year ? Congrats Ben ! And massive congrats to Hardy who’s back on the contest scene and looks like he’s gonna be climbing on way more podiums this year ! Congrats to local ripper John Showell and SA ripper Mark too !
1. Ben Player (AUS)
2. Ryan Hardy (AUS)
3. John Showell (AUS)
4. Mark McCarthy (ZAF)
No, “Out October” is not the title of a new DVD, (although we reckon it’d be cool name ay !) it’s just a teaser for an upcoming DVD, an unnamed vid at the moment but the basic jist is that Jack Dobinson maker of “Outrageous Behavior” and Flames Yates maker of “Waynes Addiction” (which will be review here soon) are making a new vid which is based on the souh coast (Oz) and edited in chronological order.
There should be a massive premier in Wollongong come october. We’ll keep you posted.
In the mean time peep the pics from April 10, April 26, May 16, June 3, June 24 and July 5. See ya in October !
PS: Notice the bikini girls in the back of the frames ! Yewwww
Make sure to download the latest episode of the WaldronBros. BOOM! Podcast (NmdTV) coz it’s the Ben Player section in Indo and it’s nuts. So many perfect backflips, awesome style and 1 perfect barrel at Padang that we saw with our own 2 eyes in May while tripping in Bali in May. 10 sec. deep in the cave ! … And we’re sure you’ll see more crazy waves and moves in the Ben Player DVD when it’s out (soon) coz we saw Ben riding way more perfect barrels than this. Benny rules.
We’ve been willing to write this article for a while but we never got the time nor the motivation to type anything else than our little news entries the last couple weeks. Articles are like interviews and product reviews, i reckon they require more time and concentration than just writing a couple lines on the latest news around the world.
Anyway, what’s the “Myth of the one board quiver” you’re gonna ask me ? It’s a simple fact that we often observe in bodyboarding: most people ride one board hoping that it will work well in any condition and water temp. Pros usually ride heaps of different boards, eventually find a template they like and then narrow down their choice to 2 or 3, maybe 4 boards, but not just one board, or at least it’s quite rare to see pros riding one board all the time. Why ? simply because you surf better when you adapt your craft to the conditions. The article is all about how to adapt your board to the waves you surf and find the good board(s) for you.
It’s the all photo issue and it looks pretty good, we’re waiting for it in our mail box. Check the cover here and download these images, they could do a fine desktop wallpaper we reckon.
Wallpaper 1 – Mitch Rawlins
Wallpaper 2 – Virgin Wave
Wallpaper 3 – Jose Marquina
Wallpaper 4 – Simon Thorton
Enjoy.
