Industry News

It is with great sadness we heard the news that Chicago skateboard staple Reggie Destin passed away this weekend after being hit by a drunk driver while skating. Reggie was a life long skater who touched so many peoples lives in Chicago and beyond. He will be missed! Click through to help Reggie’s family with medical and funeral costs.

5BORO has some sick new Baseball inspired boards. Click through to check them out.

Greyson Fletcher and Louie Lopez shred the Flip bowl. Check out the videos inside.

Chris Nieratko has another episode of Adventures With Chris. This time he shows how Keegan Sauder maybe didn’t win the most recent Tampa Pro but he deep sea fish, party, attended a Bruce Springsteen concert and nearly missed his semi-finals run to go to a Yankees pre-season game so really Keegan won the weekend.

Andrew Cannon gives you a look behind the process of the Where the Wild Things board on how it came about.

Commune has an interview and video to introduce their latest new rider, Johan Stuckey. Click through and check it out.

Ryan is with Zered Bassett, Torey Pudwill and the rest of the crew in San Francisco, California for two stops of the Dew Tour. Check out behind the scenes from the contest as well as a inside look into Sheckler’s win.

168 page hardcover book about the legendary East Coast DIY skatepark featuring 25 international photographers and interviews chronicling the ups and downs of the past 15 years under the bridge with all profits going towards the ongoing maintenance and expansion of FDR.

The sequel to Magenta Skateboards’ SF Hill Street Blues is now available on DVD. Featuring the Magenta team skating the SF hills with friends, the video is sure to make you want to head to the hills with your homies. Check the trailer and vitals here.

This week, Manny Santiago & Anthony Shetler dropped to kick it with Manny Yary, Jason Vorhees, Leatherface, Pinhead, Mitt Romney, Dracula and Frankenstein to drink dry ice, give a Nick Dompierre update, discuss losing teeth, preventing world records, making the family therapist cry, neck tattoos, spreading poison ivy, pro model hot sauce, the upper decker crew and more!

Check out a little project briefing from Julien Stranger’s Vans Syndicate pack fine tuned to meet all of a true skate legend’s personal taste.

Check out Willow being surprised by his first Pro board by his son during a signing. After that check out a whole bunch of footage of Willow that shows why he’s pro. Sick stuff.