Archive for January, 2009

Wallpaper – Spongercity x VS Boards with Dan Sivess Co-Lab

It’s time for new wallpapers ! Say hello to our first wallpaper collaboration project !

The SPONGERCITY™ x VS™Boards Wallpaper Co-Lab

We’ve included 10 different sizes for all computer screens, from 1920px wide to 800px wide, and have a choice between WIDE or 4:3 size resolution. Check at the bottom of the list the iPhone / iPodTouch special size. We designed it taking into account the iPhone interface to make sure the wallpaper is gonna look sick and won’t mess with the rest of the iPhone user interface like Time/Date and Unlock buttons.

Choose a screen resolution and download for it for FREE right now:

Choose a screen resolution:

New UNITE website, DLUX sale and FUTURE TRADING Results

UNITE just launched their new website for 2009 and dropped us a line: “New website coming soon, yeah right! Okay, we admit it, our new website took a while longer to launch than we had expected. Who can blame us though? It is Summer after all and there are a million and one more fun things to do right now than slave away in the heat in front of a computer.

All excuses aside, we’re stoked to finally have the new site online for your viewing pleasure. Take a look around www.unite4fun.com – you’ll find a comprehensive guide to our new Summer 2008 Product range and a Dealer Locator so that you can track down your local Authorised Unite Dealer. Plus, there’s information about our 2009 Bodyboard Team as well as everything you need to know about the Company and more.

But that’s not all. Along with regular news updates from Unite HQ, we will also be adding Team profiles and interviews, Podcasts, and much more in the near future. Also, our Summer 2008 range is available now at all Authorised Unite Dealers across Australia. Check it out in store or download the Summer 2008 Catalogue here.

The entire Unite Bodyboard Team will be on The Rock throughout February for the Hawaiian late season and first stop on the 2009 IBA World Tour, the Turbo Pipeline Pro. Stay tuned to unite4fun.com for all the breaking news, session reports, and hijinks directly from the North Shore.

Thank you for your patience and continued support, all the best for 2009!”

Other than that Phil Gallagher has a DLUX sale going on here. “Only 200 copies left and well its time to move them so i can start on the next project ASAP. I have reduced the price to a cool $50 bucks +shipping. As a kicker i will sign everyone of those books by my own little cripple hand. Act fast while the books are still in stock”.

MOVEMENT Mag has announced the winners of the Future Trading project thing:

1-CHARLIE WARD, TAS – 15,247
2-LIAM TOMKINS, NSW – 13,785
3-NICK RUBESAAME, QLD – 12,289
4-ALEX HALSEY, WA – 12,252
5-THORPE WALUEW, QLD – 8,973

Reserves:
6-CHASE O’LEARY, NSW – 7,765
7-CHARLIE HOLT, NSW – 6,891

Turbo new site, Dre new site, IBA new site and Flux teaser

Turbosurfdesigns just launched their new website, announcing at the time time that their latest recrut is none other than Andre Botha ! Andre also has a new website to share: Dreboy.com. It’s Andre’s Blog/Site, made with a Wordpress theme called “Element”. Nice look and feel.

The IBA also has a new site by the way. First event of the year is the Turbo Bodyboards Pipeline Pro. Go there and read more about it.

Last but not least, we spotted this cool teaser on the web for the upcoming ZION Dvd called FLUX. What is Zion ? Here’s the answer: “We’re a wetsuit company concerned with all things style texture and function. We’ve recently collaborated with Riptide to bring you a dreamy piece of video art, laced with tech zion kid heat and edgy beats”.

Tension 11 coming one day ?

Is Chris White coming with an eleventh Tension video one day ? Maybe…

Here’s what photographer Phil Gallagher says: “Its all just up in the air at the moment but Chris White is considering making Tension 11. Yeah you heard it hear first people and he is thinking about making it all in Peru with the original cast members from his early movies. My sources in WA have been pretty tight lipped about it but if your anywhere near EBB in Perth between 10 am and 5pm this friday Whitey is working in store so go and ask him about it”.

That would be sick !

Update: This happens to be a rumour. Looks like the DVD will not happen. Too bad. We’d have loved it ! hehe

Podcasts to keep your iPods busy

Today the Waldron Bros. released the Pierre Louis Costes section of the NMDtv podcast. Sick episode of course with PLC smoking Canggu, Keramas and Padang in Bali – May08 while on trip with the VS and NMD Team. Open iTunes and refresh your Waldron podcast to watch teh new episode (this is if you’re a subscriber). If you havent subscribed yet, then open iTunes Store and search for the Waldrons Boom! Podcast or get detailed info here: www.waldronbros.com/boom.html

For the geeks out there willing to get their hands on the actual feed for this podcast, it’s here: XML feed for the Waldrons Podcast

Alright and now don’t close iTunes yet, there’s a new podcast available now: the Limited Edition Podcast (with NOMAD mainly) and the Nomad riders. They’ve released 6 episodes so far, like teasers for ROAM, THE ROAD, ROAM II and so on…
To subscribe to this podcast click here. (this link will open iTunes).

Contracts, riders, business, money, promo, vids, fame, glory.

We just got some news regarding 2009 contracts, brands, riders and stuff. Here’s a quick recap if you wanna keep up-to-date with the current industry gossips:

Jeff Hubbard is now riding for 662Mob Bodyboard shop. “662 Bodyboard Shop proudly announces Hawaiian bodyboarder Jeff Hubbard to their team. Hubbard is the most recognized bodyboarder in the world who constantly pushes the boundaries of the sport” Read more on Jeff Hubbard’s blog.

Nomad just re-signed Glen Thurston and Matt Lackey. The two join compatriot Chris James as the 3 core and founding members of Nomad’s F.S.D. (Free Surf Division).

Remember when we talked about Brandon Foster’s new Road Warrior Tours project ? Well here’s a sick commercial for Road Warrior Tours, edited, filmed and produced by renowned surf film editor Ralph Sanchez. Bruman says “Get your mom, friends and enemies to watch. Hope you enjoy”.
Log on Roadwarriortours.com/ for more info and to go on trip with the Bruman Foster !

Some news from the MOVEMENT Mag grom trip: FUTURE TRADING. Movement Mag is taking some groms on a trip and will have you voting on youtube for who’s going. Just go on the FUTURE TRADING youtube channel and vote for the kids you digg the most. There’s 14 clips available so far. Science Bodyboards sent us an email saying Science has three riders vying to get on this Movement Mag grom trip, there’s Charles ward (click on his name to watch his video) and there’s Alex Halsey and Davis Blackwell on there as well. Vote 5 for the ones you like the most and hopefully the kiddos will be sent with Movement Mag on the trip ! We’ll let you know who we vote for later, we havent had the time to watch all vids so far. Vids editing looks good and that Future Trading logo is nice too. Arty people at Movement Mag ay !

Ryan Hardy now rides for VOID wetuits

The news has been reported by Nofriends Aus. and TransitSurf.com this weekend: Ryan Hardy now rides for VOID Wetsuits. Ryan was recently added to the impressive EBB shop team riders and he’s now riding for VOID. Great news for Ryan !

New website for Jeff Hubbard

Jeff Hubbard just re-launched his website with a new domain name: Hubbbodyboarding.com. He uses a nice and clean Wordpress theme called Coldstone. Good looking website now and probably easier for Jeff to tell his stories than the ugly Blogger blog stuff he was using before. Note that Jeff updates his site very often which is cool. Lots of pics and stories.

Hubbbodyboarding.com

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