Archive for July, 2008
July 8, 2008 at 10:10 pm | Spongercity Magazines News
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.
July 7, 2008 at 8:06 pm | Spongercity Contests, General, Industry News
Mmmh Monday, Monday ! The round 1 of the Shark Island Challenge is now complete. Check the IBA Tour Event’s Wesbite for more info, pictures, videos etc.
Seriously i dont remember any event with such a cool website, webcast, pictures galleries for all heats, press releases and all. It’s awesome and great for the sport in general. Congrats to all the people working for this event. This is what we need to make it happen, along with good mags like Movement, Riptide, Vert etc.
Other than that we got more Spongercity™ truckers caps in stock this week, there’re back by popular demand ! Check the Spongercity Store to get yourself one: Store is here. We ship almost everywhere worlwide for FREE.
We got some news from Manta team rider and Gold Coaster Tom Smith the other day and i forgot to post them here, so here you go now.
Click below to read Tom’s story.
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July 2, 2008 at 8:16 pm | Spongercity Moving Pictures News
We just added a couple more clips on the Spongercity Podcast: A short 4PLAY video clip from the Cook Island edited by Todd Barnes and another short clip from Team MANTA (Tom Smith and fellow Manta team mates John Showell and Dave Crowley tearing on a trip they did to the South Pacific)… cool editing by Todd Barnes also.
How to download the clips ?
Easy:
- If you are already subscribing to our Podcast, just open iTunes and refresh your podcast page, you’ll se the 2 new clips and will be able to get ‘em and play them.
- If you are not yet a happy subscriber, you can subscribe to the podcast now for free by clicking here. This will open iTunes automatically.
- You can check our RSS feed for all videos here if you’re an RSS feed geek.
- Or you can click here to watch and download the Manta clip and here to watch and download the 4PLAY clip.
This is it, now plug your iPods and iPhones in and suck those clips in your little hard drives, tomorrow you’ll be watching them at school. Ain’t that perfect hey ?
July 1, 2008 at 10:51 pm | Spongercity DVD Reviews, Reviews News
Isolated by Hayden Parson (www.isolated.co.nz) is the most comprehensive New Zealand bodyboarding DVD ever. It’s 98% pure NZ waves (but also features waves from all around the world) and NZ riders with the exception of a few riders like Hardy, Tom Smith and Liam O’Toole who’ve been tripping to NZ and were filmed by Hayden Parson. Read the rest of the review below.
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July 1, 2008 at 1:32 pm | Spongercity Magazines News
Contrast Magazine Issue 05 is here ! Check it out here online.
In this issue you have:
- Bali Belly, Bintang & Barrels – A two sided story. Our feature story that has a closer look at the two sides of the famous Bukit Penninsula
- Snapshot with Robert Sherwood – A young Central Coast photog whose images will has you foaming at the mouth
- Perfection in Portugal – Yep this place pumps and we got the images to prove it.
- Plus all the usual truck load of great images from all over.
Check out Evan Howard in a Sth Strad cavern on the cover and Enjoy.
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