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Danny McBride in Learning to Skateboard

Checkout Danny McBride reppin’ the Black Sheep tee in this comedy short “Learning to Skateboard.” You may recognize Danny from his starring roles in the comedies Foot Fist Way, Hot Rod, The Heartbreak Kid, Drillbit Taylor, Tropic Thunder, and Pineapple Express. Thanks to Ben Best and Danny for the support!

Niche’s Boone Oakley Ads

Our neighbors and partners in crime, NICHE, are holding it down. They recently teamed up with Charlotte ad powerhouse Boone Oakley for a new series of sick ads. Check them out on their site, you might recognize some folks.

Guide to Customising Sneakers

Ever wanted to customize your own shoes? If so, check out Sekure D’s Guide to Customising Sneakers over at Sneakerfreaker.com .

Wallride 17 is out

Girl Distribution released their new online catalog, Wallride 17. Featuring all the latest goods from Girl, Chocolate, Royal, Skate Mental, etc. Also check the mini interviews at the end with Spike Jonze, Sean Malto, Vincent Alvarez, Creighton Barrett from Band of Horses and others.

EA SKATE 2 INTRO MOVIE

Nice to see creative, nontraditional marketing. Check out this intro trailer for Electronic Art’s new Skate 2 game due out later this month.

Skate & Create Exhibition

Our homies at Bluetile Skateboards are sponsoring an amazing artshow at the Columbia Museum of Art in connection with Pour it Now and the City of Columbia. The show runs from January 7 to March 8 and features the works of internationally acclaimed artists, Kevin E. Taylor and Jason Filipow, along with additional Skate and Create artists. Both Taylor and Filipow attribute their inspiration to growing up within the skateboarding scene in South Carolina. Taylor writes…

our creative life was nurtured through skateboarding. Little did we know, but the act of improvising hours of fun from society’s detritus would train our minds to explore the potentiality of our surroundings. Skateboarding was a self expressive mode, in which we developed individualities and preferences. Through it and the surrounding atmosphere of counter culture, we learned the mechanics of introspection. It was something we did together, but by ourselves. We all had our distinctive styles then, just as we do now. “

The Skate & Create series began out of the necessity to build awareness and raise funds for a skate park in Columbia and it’s close to fruition with the help of a grant from the Tony Hawk foundation. As part of the exhibition the designs and blueprints of the new Owens Field Skatepark will be on display. It’s sure to be an interesting event, plus how often do you see a skate related exhibition at a legit museum. Well worth the hour drive. Don’t miss it. Here’s an article from The State newspaper about the event.

Opening reception is January 9 from 5-7 p.m. For more information, directions, etc. call Bluetile (803-376-1880), Columbia Museum of Art (803-799-2810) or visit Pour it Now. You can preview Taylor’s work at kevinearltaylor.com, and to see some of Filipow’s visit myspace.com/mygarageland or his blog at julietromeofoxtrot.blogspot.com.

Club Mumble

Club Mumble (formerly Mumble Online Magazine) has evolved into blog awesomeness. Influences of comtemporary art, skateboarding and street culture.

Friendly Mart got that BLK SHP pride….

Kibrome repping Black Sheep on 7th street. Word up, homie!

Tobin Yelland Portfolio

Slap Magazine has a nice interview and portfolio from one of the most amazing photographers ever to document skateboarding, Tobin Yelland. Also be sure to check out his personal site for more of his iconic images and films, including the Beautiful Losers trailer.

Todd Francis: Legendary Skate Artist

If you’ve been skating for awhile you probably have ridden a Todd Francis graphic at one point or another. He’s worked in the industry for over 15 years designing graphics for notable companies such as Real, Anti-Hero, Stereo, New Deal and Element. Back in September he had a solo show at 3131 gallery in San Francisco featuring original line-art from 1993-2008. Tweaker Zine has nice slideshow of some of the artwork. And here is a link to a youtube video of the show.

Stereo Skateboards has a “hot seat” interview with the legendary skateboard artist. Here is a clip about a series of decks he did for Element. And here’s a signature series commerical for Fuel TV he did. If you are interested in practical graphic design or skate history I encourage you to check these out and learn a little about the man/stories behind the ink.