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Watch “Island South” A cold new short, and some warm Vissla wetsuits starring Brendan Gibbens, Bryce Young and Eric Geiselman

Vissla recently took their new wetsuits to New Zealand and had Bryce Young, Brendon Gibbens and Eric Geiselman ramp out...
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Harry Bryant in “Emu” Big chunky lefts

Harry Bryant laying it down on all fronts. Big barrels. Big turns. Really digging the song in this one.
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Watch Yago Dora in Portugal Style, flair and flow

He’s still our Brazilian prince. And it looks like he took his Portuguese to the origin and tore through all...
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Listen to Billy Moon Poppy garage from Ontario

“I’ve always made music, because music doesn’t judge; it doesn’t make you feel weird about liking what you like. It’s...
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Watch “Agua Mala” Featuring Nate Zoller

“Mexico is a great place to be a surfer. If you want to search out a new wave the adventure...
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Andy: The Untold Story of Andy Irons Watch the very powerful trailer and see how you can contribute to make the film happen

No shortage of emotion running through the halls this week. And we hope if nothing else we’re all reminded at just...
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Watch “Welcome to Water” Episode 4: Maldives with Nate Tyler, Yago Dora, and Mitch Coleborn

Like to go left? Well so do these three. Mitch Coleborn, Nate Tyler and Yago Dora: Three different approaches drilling a...
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Vissla’s New North Seas Wetsuit It’s the most wonderful time of the year: new wetsuit season

For a lot of us, more waves means a bit more rubber. The winter months are here, and each breath...
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Watch John John Florence in “Twelve” Episode 4: Sailing around Hawaii

John John Florence has it all figured out it seems. Gold jersey in comps. A sailboat docked in Hawaii. And...
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Stream Axis: Sova’s New Album If you know what’s good for you

We turned you on to Axis: Sova last month, the fuzzy robo-rock creation of Chicago-based Brett Sova. And today, we’re...
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The First Pipe Swell of the year Starring Mason, Michael and Derek Ho, Gavin Beschen and Kalani Chapman

Early season Pipe is usually a tricky affair. Sand and rock aren’t where they should be, it’s pretty irregular and...
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Listen to Honduras Raw punk from Brooklyn

Brooklyn-based punk band Honduras are my new favorite flavor. And I’m not talking about some brief encounter with a salty...
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Skip McCullough is having a great start to fall Salem’s Pot is always a nice touch

What you’re hearing is Salem’s Pot. We were lucky enough to see these dudes a few months back at the...
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Dane Reynolds, Conner Coffin & Kilian Garland Grabbing a few in Ventura

We’ve been blessed with swell the past few weeks in Southern California. This video doesn’t highlight the standout spots, but...
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Watch “The Arrival” Starring Leo Fioravanti in Tavarua, France and El Salvador

Leo has already shown his prowess on the WSL this year. At this year’s Margaret River Pro, he placed 5th...
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Watch Noa Deane in “Hoot” Noa mixing it up on a variety of vintage Rusty’s at a fun pointbreak

Noa mixes up the quiver with a variety of throwback Rusty’s on a really fun pointbreak. Watch our Off Beat...
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Watch DC Surf In Tahiti Featuring Kanoa Igarashi and Ezekiel Lau

The first DC Surf edit you’ve probably seen in a while. It looks as fun as Tahiti gets. The boys scored....
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Watch Nate Tyler and Creed McTaggart in “Untitled” The boys getting after it

Creed and Nate…do we need say more?  Watch our Off Beat episode with Nate and Creed here:
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Premiere: Listen to Ruby Haunt And get lost in their new single, “Blush”

Ruby Haunt, the creation of childhood friends Wyatt Ininns and Victor Pakpour, started out as a long distance thing. Living...
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Jay Davies and Lee Wilson in “Nevada” Chilli Surfboards’ latest creation

Drawn out lines set to mellow acoustics. Easy going and dreamy. Two guys worth watching making it look effortless. Watch...
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East Coast With Beau Foster, Ellis Ericson, and Sam Wrench

The boys getting after it. Ellis Ericson, Beau Foster, and Sam Wrench trading off tubes during a fine winter on...
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Stream Ultimate Painting’s New Album Dusk, out September 30th on Trouble In Mind

We’ve been raving about Ultimate Painting for a while now, and today the band is streaming their new album Dusk...
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Watch Jack Robinson in “Hollow Ground” How Jack became the madman in the tube that he is

A documentary in 4-minutes time on Western Australia’s hardest charging mini from turned man Jack Robinson.  Jack Robinson has been...
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The Escape Starring Luke Hynd, Dillon Perillo and Noah Wegrich

Dusty roads, driving on the beach, empty points and cold Tecate. Sign us up. We’ll skip the getting stuck in...
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BA and coming out as gay Giovanni Reda sits down with Brian Anderson for VICE Sports to discuss his coming out

VICES Sports released this piece on Brian Anderson’s decision to come out today and we really hope you’ll sit down...
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Premiere: Sunshine & The Blue Moon Watch the new video for their single, “Welcome To The Future”

The future can be a scary thing to think about And Ontario psych/folk band Sunshine & The Blue Moon are here...
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Cam Richards in “Pardon Me” A little bit of it all

Cam goes all in with this edit. Airs. Big waves. Barrels. Kanye? He’s pretty much just on a sick one.
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Listen to The Brazen Youth And read our interview with the band below

The Brazen Youth, the new musical duo from Old Lyme, CT, are recent high school graduates with a ton of...
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Watch Balaram Stack in “25 Savage” A rollercoaster of an edit

Up and down and all around. At first you feel like you’re on the dance floor of a techno club. Than...
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Eithan Osborne in “Bleach” An aerial onslaught

At just 16 years of age Eithan Osborne is as polished as they come. Despite getting skunked in Indo, he...
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Letters from the Smiling Bag Tour Dion Agius’ European jaunt pushes the limits of fun

Copenhagen, Denmark:  “I am so fucking hungover and we haven’t even started yet” —Agius. D. 2016.  I am writing this...

Listen to Axis: Sova Fuzzy psych-punk on Ty Segall’s God? Records

When I first stumbled upon Axis: Sova, the new psych-punk (for lack of a better word) band on Ty Segall’s...

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