Former is here Dane Reynolds, Craig Anderson and Austyn Gillette’s new clothing line is live (and it looks good)
Yesterday I went on a rant. I do that. Wine at night and all. I said things felt alarmingly stale in surfing. Boredom was getting me, I wanted to drown out the real world with my trusty surf world, where anything was possible and you just ride a wave, man. And I wasn’t happy with what…
Nate’s Back where the water is warm Collected Thoughts 123: After a stint in CA, Nate’s back in the tropics
“Man, it’s nice being back in the tropics…” —Nate Lawrence
Watch Froth’s New Video “Sensitive Girl” off upcoming album Outside (briefly)
A music video can say a lot about a band, especially when the band takes creative control and shoots and directs the video themselves. And Froth, our favorites, are no strangers to this concept. For their new single “Sensitive Girl,” off upcoming album Outside (briefly), Froth compiled self-shot super 8 footage of their tour in…
Dane Reynolds has been released After being harbored for two days in Portugal for a lost passport, he’s good
Because of the sensationalist potential of this story, it was kinda hard to tell how serious it was. We talked to Dane’s wife Courtney and she said Dane’s being let go now and is OK. It’s been a few very sleepless days and nights for her due to some head-scratching policy in Portugal for a…
Dear Surfing, Anyone out there? What I’d do to watch a surf vid that mattered right now
I’m still awake, watching music videos, trying to recreate the nostalgia that late night MTV2 once provided. Right now it’s Radiohead’s “Karma Police” music vid on YouTube. This is what you’ll get when you mess with us. I’ve had enough wine and a long enough day not to care anymore. I’ve just finished a perusal of…
Listen to Tashaki Miyaki And watch “Girls on TV” directed by James Franco
Don’t be fooled by the name of LA-based band Tashaki Miyaki. What may sound like an unearthed Japanese proto band is really the dreamy renderings of singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Paige Stark. Together with guitarist Luke Paquin, the duo’s blend of sedated shoegazey rock ‘n’ roll reminiscent of My Bloody Valentine and Mazzy Star has…
Girl We Adore: Olivia Brower Former Encinitas, CA Whole Foods shopper (it closed)
What Youth: Do you have any nicknames? Olivia Brower: Liviey Girl, Olive, Oli. Where are you from and where are you now? I’m from Cardiff by the Sea. But now Los Angeles. What do you love about that place? I love LA because it’s like home to me now, and there’s palm trees everywhere. Would you send…
In the Streets w/ J. Grant Brittain Fact and Arkitip team up to bring you wearable history notes
FACT. & Arkitip have partnered to bring a six part teeshirt capsule collection of 80’s based, street focused skateboard photography from legendary lensman J. Grant Brittain. Check the video above for a bit of history on these incredible shots turned wearable notes. “We dug into his back catalog and found these iconic images which we…