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Lizards of Summer Episode 019: The Australian Psycho, Hawaii and the return of actual lizards

The return of actual lizards in Lizards of Summer. And what a triumphant return it is. And holy shit, what the fuck is happening out there? We’re all a bunch of psychos. Some Australian, some American, but all psycho. As is evidenced in this all new episode of Lizards of Summer. Featured in this episode:…

Listen to Marching Church A big, brass, moody band from Copenhagen

Marching Church, the new project of Iceage’s Elias Bender Rønnenfelt, is the kind of bona fide big, brass band we all need in our lives. Imagine Velvet Goldmine spun up in Bowie webs, sprinkled with layers of experimental, somber, indie glam rock, and enough angst to knock you right off your feet. Their new album Telling…

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4 Cities: Gavin Beschen Episode 3: On The North Shore of Oahu I Presented by Volcom

Gavin Beschen is a giver. Aside from giving us all a few decades of that one of a kind mantis-like style and flow, Gavin Beschen also gave us hats…a skateboard, a frozen turkey from Foodland, and he constantly fed us from his garden. And this isn’t rare. Apparently — as validated by his sponsors at…

Conversation with: Josh Landau On his new band, Kill a Punk for Rock & Roll

Josh Landau is an unstoppable force. The frontman and guitarist of The Shrine debuted his new band, Kill a Punk for Rock & Roll, just a couple weeks ago, and the momentum he’s pulling will make your head spin. Alongside Landau in his band of misfits is Jordan Jones on guitar, Don “Nuge” Nguyen on…

Watch “Voodoo Child” Starring Mason Ho, so you know this is worth your time

I don’t think you can watch Mason Ho surf without wondering just what it might feel like to ride what he’s riding. Well, …Lost just released his new model so this might be the closest we can get to that sensation. The rest is up to you. Check the vid, then check the board here.

Lee Wilson in “Sosa Badman” Lee stays home and we all score

Two years ago Lee Wilson was washing dishes in New Zealand. He’d hung up the boards with stickers and simplified. Normal job, raising a family, shifted to a slower pace. His surfing was always world class, but living in Indo made it tricky to click with an industry based in the US. A strange conundrum…

We watched Russel Bierke in “Bezerke” And then called him to find out just how he does this

Editor’s note: We were late to the party here. But after watching this vid about Russel Bierke, we had to know more. An 18-year-old casual madman. We watched and then called. Russell Bierke roared into recognition at Red Bull’s Cape Fear event at the horrifying slab in Australia that resembles surfing suicide. It was Russel…

Watch Warbly Jets’ “Alive” Video And listen to them

Ever miss that good old rock ‘n’ roll sound that’s not muddled up in fifteen different genres that all bounce around like Mexican jumping beans? Well, Warbly Jets, a rock ‘n’ roll band from Los Angeles, is hear to save your soul. And trust me, they’re intent on their sound. As keyboardist Julien O’neill explains,…