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Neff East Vs. West Shop Video Contest Round 2: Black Sheep Vs. ZJ Boarding House

The Neff Headwear and Transworld Skateboarding East Vs. West Shop Video Contest is heating up.

Round 1 was a serious match up between East: NJ Skateshop and West: Exit Real World with each posting super long clips that literally blew us away with the amount of riders/ footage and the insane quality of skating. These first two clips are currently in a dead tie and they have ignited a flurry of comments and controversy.

Well, Round 2 has just gone live with Black Sheep Vs. ZJ Boarding House. We submitted a pretty grimey East Coast edit that Drew Adams threw together for us. Typical Spawns of Gnar fashion with a dirty ass lens and featuring Marky Clements, Drew Adams, Hunter McNeish, Ian Isenhour, Justin Pittman, Blake Spencer, OJ Farrar, Trey Boyd, and Tripp Bartlett. (We also have some file compression issues that are distorting it a bit, but please bear with us until we can get a better quality version uploaded…)

Our main objective was to share a small glimpse into the local scene. It’s really hard to narrow it down to a single clip of certain spots and skaters, so here’s an alternate edit that Phelps put together as well. Check it out, then be sure to head over to TWS watch the official clip and show your support for Black Sheep and the entire East Coast.

Make sure to spread the word on Twitter and Facebook and tell all your friends to VOTE East Coast!

ON THA COME UP: Zay and Tre

youngin’s shredding

Steve Naylor was kind enough to throw this clip together of Zay and Tre ripping. These dudes are making moves and getting things done!  Follow their progress @  district12-finally.blogspot.com

New Decks and Tees from Skate Mental!!!!!

All the latest decks and tees from Skate Mental now in stock. We saw Skate Mental ripper Dan Plunkett skating in the Best Damn Shop Contest last Saturday, and best believe he was murdering it. Rad graphics and a rad team, so come checkout the goods.

Dirtsquad Charity episode one

The  modern social experiment of asking everyone on the internet to donate a measly dollar begins!   Oh yeah…these dudes are really good skateboarders, too. Click here to watch episode one. Donate to Dirtsquadcharity.com and stay tuned for more episodes….From NY to NC and with your help, beyond!

Remember skateboarding?

John Lyden is a silent ripper hailing from Plaza Midwood.  He blesses the interwebs today and drops a lil’ teaser for the up comming Dirtsquad video. Filming is in progress. Stay tuned to all the action in the mean time @ Dirtsquadcharity.com

Click here to watch his clip

John Lyden “Charlotte Skate video” clip here

Blog: Ben Colen

I noticed this on Crailtap.com a few weeks back…..Ben Colen is a sick photographer and his blog is rad to keep an eye on. There is a video to peep as well! Mike Carroll is sick and drops the best ender

(click here to watch)

In The Mix: Al Fundee

Dirt Naps Vol. 2

Dirtsquadcharity.com supports real livin’ and this batch of tunes was strung together for them in direct support of their vision and efforts … enjoy!

-GB

Black Sheep Skate Shop Presents: Pandemonium Jones - Skull Candle

Brian Curtis, a.k.a. Pandemonium Jones is an interesting individual. I mean that in the most  complimentary way, too. Once he camped out at my apartment for a week and kept us all entertained by playing sets around Charlotte (including the raddest in store set @ Black Sheep). The dude has such good taste in music and adds his own steez to his sets. This mix is one of my favorites and we have been playing it @ the shop for five days straight. I hope you guys enjoy it as much as we do!!!!  Be on the look out for hand screened compact discs and shirts supporting our good friend’s efforts soon….–Chase

(I’ve been a fan of Pandemonium Jones from the time I heard the first Caps and Jones Bouillabaisse mix up through all his solo projects now. Be sure to check his site Mixed Messages for lots of other great mixes. He’s a really talented and great guy all around, and we’re really honored to be a part of this mix. In his words, “a rad mix of funky rock and psychedelic soul.” Thanks Brian!–Josh)

SKULL CANDLE is available in one long mp3 or as 26 individual short ones, via zShare.

Sly & The Family Stone - Underdog
The Temptations - Psychedelic Shack
The Jackson Sisters - Miracles
Budos Band - Up From The South
The Seeds - Can’t Seem To Make You Mine
Smog - Bathysphere
Wreckless Eric - Whole Wide World
Syl Johnson - Different Strokes
The Doors - Changeling
Coke Escovedo - (Runaway) I Wouldn’t Change A Thing
Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street
Idris Muhammad - Could Heaven Ever Be Like This
Pointer Sisters - Pinball Number Count
Brian Protheroe - Pinball
Earth Opera - The Red Sox Are Winning
Frank Zappa - Sharleena
Black Mountain - Angels
Muddy Waters - Tom Cat
The Beatles - Helter Skelter
Graham Nash - Chicago
Ohio Players - The Funky Worm
Map Of Africa - Bone
Johnny Jenkins - I Walk On Guilded Splinters
Brain Ticket  - Places Of Light
Azitis - The Prophet
Ugly Ducklings - Gaslight
Poppy Family - There’s No Blood In Bone
Yo La Tengo - Nuclear War (Version 2)

Preview Tracks:
Sly & The Family Stone - Underdog

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Azitis - The Prophet

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Check what The Fader has to say about SKULL CANDLE, “…We write all this to say that completely out of nowhere Pandemonium Jones has dropped a mixtape full of megajams…” Click to read the full review.

Also mega thanks to Mad Decent for featuring SKULL CANDLE on their blog. Direct link to their post here.

We’d also like to extend the gratitude from the Pandemonium Jones site with ditto thanks to Chris Goodwin for the awesome cover art, and Allison Reed and Mike Famous for production assistance on the forthcoming hardcopy, which will feature silk screened sleeves and handstyled CDs. Details on that project as they emerge. Also, gratitude to Cosmo Baker, Chris Lemon-Red, Jess Burns, Patrik North and the Ultimate Breaks And Beats. Read Brian’s full post here.

Elwood welcomes Dan Plunkett

Dan Plunkett rips. However, Elwood clothing does not rip because it’s some high quality apparel. If you purchase Elwood clothing you probably will not shred as hard as Mr. Plunkett, but there is a good chance you will look just as steezy. Peep Dan’s clip here. Congratulations from your friends @ Black Sheep, Dan.

48 Blocks: Aaron Meza interview

I had the good fortune of meeting Mr. Meza at the Girl HQ’s a few months back. He’s the Visual Marketing Manager for The Girl skateboard Co., responsible for The Randoms on Crailtap.com, and the mastermind behind the early FTC shop videos. ( The dude is good at what he does and I shook his hand three times before I left his office. I kooked it and fanned out… -Chase)  Check out his interview on 48blocks.com