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Watch: “Heads Will Roll” Featuring Oscar Langburne

Any clip with Siouxsie and the Banshees in the soundtrack just has to work. Of course, it took the creative mind of Mr. Langburne to reach deep into the vault for that one. As we know, Oscar has been laid up a bit lately and working hard to get back in the water. Prior to…

Watch: Mikey Feb on the C.I. Happy Flow personified

Going into the weekend we thought we’d leave you with the stylish musings of the one and only Mikey February. The clip is a few months old but when we saw it on NobodySurf’s Insta, we just had to poach it. We are in some interesting times these days and for some reason, the simple…

Watch: “SNAPT 4 B Roll” The project that keeps on giving

First, watching Asher surf anywhere on any board is a pleasure. Second, if these are the “throwaways,” Logan’s SNAPT 4 project is looking like it’s going to be epic. In what Logan sent over under the file of B Rolls,” Asher plays with some fun Snapper while working his way through his ultra-modern Album quiver….

Watch: “COVID Throwaways” Featuring Wade Carmichael

Wade, and filmer Jesse Little, have been putting in work since the big dog signed with the R Dot, and the WSL season has been on hold for who knows how long. Traveling up and down the East Coast of Australia, where possible and/or legal, the boys have been stacking clips for a full-length project…

Watch: “Kamchatka”- Surfing in Russia

Last week, we bumped into surfer Nikita Avdeev, who hails from the northern regions of Russia. Specifically, the Kamchatka Peninsula. If you aren’t up on your geography, Kamchatka is actually quite close to the good ol’ USA. So close that on one occasion ex-Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin claimed she could see it from her…

Watch: “Riddled” Featuring Letty Mortensen

Our friends at Rusty Australia dropped this little gem in our inbox overnight. It features Aussie ripper Letty Mortensen filmed over four trips in France, South Coast Oz, West Oz, and home around the Sydney area. We don’t see much of Letty in the US so hopefully, we can help change that. The dude flat…

Watch: “Jesus Stance” featuring Clay Marzo

Our friends at Nobody Surf shared with us this clip shot by Kamala Maither, which features the amazing surfing of Clay Marzo. Almost a year old to the day, we still find it so very fresh. As we’ve gushed before, Clay surfs on a level very few attain. There is simply a different connection with…

Watch: “Winter Tropics” With Josh Burke

Our friend Alan Burke sent us a nice little clip of his son Josh ripping their home island of Barbados. A nice little departure from the reality of the global lockdown. Josh has a solid style to go with some nice rail work, and a bit of the above the lip stuff as well. Must…

Watch: “COVID at Home” Featuring Jai Glindeman

Young Jai has been on the radar for a bit now. The Lennox regular has been steadily building his rep...

Watch: “Locals Only” Sydney’s underground giving it heaps

There’s that certain crew, at pretty much every local spot, who you can count on to show up and charge...
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Mitch A solid run

It was revealed yesterday, through his personal Instagram account, that Mitch Coleborn would be parting ways with Volcom, his sponsor...

Watch: “Noisy Ocean” Featuring Dakoda Walters

Yamba local Jeremy Walters sent us over this edit of his son Dakota ripping around the home turf. As you...

Watch: “Snapt4 x PSSC” With a cameo from Salmon Boy

Logan Dulien, from the quickly growing Snapt legacy, sent us over a fun little clip from the Palm Springs Surf...

Photo Credit: Ben Harney The view from out west

As is often the norm these days, a random photo on the Insta Explore page catches the attention. Maybe a...

“Egypt” A look into the future by Steve Van Rees

Egypt Birdsong had long gone, leaving only a steady whistle of wind to push over the dried, Martian-like surface. Not...

Watch: “Von Froth: The life of Nic Von Rupp” Episode #6

Well, things finally cooled down for our good pal Nic Von Rupp. That being that the COVID lockdown finally sidelined...

Watch: McKenzie Bowden A nice step back to reality

We weren’t quite sure when we would feel right about posting some surf content with everything going on around us....

Comment: “Am I a racist?”

“Am I a racist?” That was the thought that we were left with as we turned off the lights and...

Watch: “Western Australian Edit” W/ Taj and Dion

Yes, Taj has long left the WSL tour but he is far from packing it in when it comes to...

Watch: “Iso Dreams” An escape from the lockdown W/ Gearóid McDaid

The newly established creative juggernaut made up of Ireland’s Gearóid McDaid and Clem McInerney have released yet another interesting project....

Watch: O’Neill’s “We will Surf Again”

Obviously the core surf shop has been devastated by the ramifications of the COVID-19 outbreak. Call it what you want...

Where were you? Bobby’s infamous farewell to competitive surfing

When Bobby Martinez paddled out for his 2nd round match up with Bede Durbidge in the 2011 Quik Pro in...

Watch: “The Life of Von Froth” Episode #5 W/ Frederico Morais

Nic von Rupp and Frederico Morais are long time friends. They actually grew up together with the dream of becoming...

Protest When did San Clemente get so badass?

In the local news today there were reports of yet another protest of the perceived loss of some of the...

Watch: “Big smiles on dials” The Goldie has been on the cook.

Our friends at mySURF TV sent over this banger clip of what can only be described as some beach break...

Watch: “Ticket to Ride” Featuring Mitch Parkinson

Mitch, cousin of Joel and Coolangatta local, enjoys another day in paradise from behind the rock. This clip, shot and...

Watch: “The What Youth Vault” Off Beat w/ Harry Bryant

Yep, things are a bit slow content-wise this week after a banger last week with Pentacoatal and Chapter 11TV. Worry...

Watch: “Pentacoastal” A film by Wade Goodall

Unless you are completely unattached to the Internet and all social feeds, you surely have seen all the pre-drop promotions...

Watch: “Beyond the Tour” Featuring Jordy Smith

As has been well documented, Jordy Smith is spending some extra time in Hawaii these days. Owning a home on...

Watch: Chapter 11 TV Surfing’s contradiction: Dane Reynolds

As most have seen by now, Dane just dropped two new clips produced by his ironically titled Chapter 11 project....

Watch: “Morroco Aint Easy” Von Froth Episode #4

They say timing is everything. Apparently so in the case of Nic Von Rupp. It would seem our ‘ol pal...

Photo Credit: Christa Funk A female point of view

To say that surf photography is a male-dominated profession would be an understatement. Beginning way back in the late ’70s/early’80s...

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