In the age of instant gratification, it’s almost hard to remember a time when skate videos were a physical, tangible thing and not just a YouTube link or an Instagram clip. With Disc, Nike SB Australia team members Ben Lawrie, Rowan Davis, Sam Sutton and Noah Nayef have been putting in the work, getting the tricks and crushing discs (Australian slang for cheap pizza) like they’ve been doing it for years.
In April, Stab shipped 160 cubes courtesy of Candock Modular Floating Systems, weighing two tons down to Oaxaca, Mexico for our second attempt at a paddle-less entry, or what is now known as The Dock. Plus Check Out chips Boards…”I don’t know how to talk about a surfboard, for real,” laughs Chippa Wilson, in the latest episode of Quivers. “Normally if anyone asks me about a board I’m just like….yeah.”
Out of any rider in the world to garner hype for his video parts, Sean Ricany has to be right up there. This guy has been getting people shouting at their screens in disbelief for years now and doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. His latest, and arguably greatest, appearance in Cult’s ‘It’s Later Than You Think’ DVD is another stonker. Effortless tech from one of the best.
STAB’s Ashton Goggan’s gets a lesson in Brazilian surf culture from Moist Magazine publisher Steven Allain, then heads to the beach just in time for one of the days of the winter at a seriously pumping right-hander. For the pros — we’re looking at you Wade Carmichael — Rio is the place where you’re a bonafide celebrity. The cameras don’t stop popping and the crowds have no limit. You don’t want to miss this exclusive peak behind the curtains of the Oi Rio Pro.
The video opens in classic fish-eye perspective, following Donovon Piscopo performing a series of ollies and manuals until he gets to the top of a case of stairs, jumps onto the rails and falls face first — this scene sets the tone for the rest of the video, implying that the fall is all part of the process. Directed by Jacob Harris and Ant Travis, the film journeys through a number of unexpected settings like the roof of a cabin covered with frozen snow as well as scenes of city streets and parks. Trust Fall measures at approximately 23:32 minutes with features from such names as Caleb Barnett, Kyron Davis, Blake Carpenter, Daan Van Der Linden, Casper Brooker and more.
His Brother may be on the injury bench but Nathan Florence is on a roll at the minute, this movie is proof of it. There And Back Again” follows his adventures through Tahiti, Mexico, Panama and Nias from 2018 chasing waves and having fun. There are mega kegs galore that you could drive a bus through. Hit play and enjoy.
