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Rad! Top 100 Songs of 2012!
Posted by Mark - 22 Jan, 2013
I came across this pretty awesome list of songs from 2012. New songs, for the most part -- I think I had only heard about 15 or 20 of these bands/songs. Besides the music, the photos are pretty damn cool, too, and you can hit play on #100 and listen all the way through on their player... Mostly Mellopunk® stuff...what would've been called College Rock in the 1980's. I have no idea what it's called these days. How about just "music?"
The site is called RolloGrady.com and it's got a lot of good stuff on it.
http://www.rollogrady.com/100-best-songs-of-2012-recap/
Tony Hawk Back On Indy
Posted by Mark - 17 Jan, 2013It's absolutely amazing that Tony Hawk can put together this kind of video part in a couple of sessions. Welcome to Independent, indeed.
Lil Wayne Gets Baked
Posted by Mark - 9 Jan, 2013
Check this link for the full story.
http://espn.go.com/action/skateboarding/story/_/id/8821731/lil-wayne-get...
Cool 3D Demonstration with Danny Brady
Posted by Mark - 13 Dec, 2012
Macro: a Neon Christmas card from Neon on Vimeo.
And here's the How-To Video. Sorta.
Case Study: Macro from Neon on Vimeo.
The Future Of Skate Videos?
Posted by Mark - 30 Nov, 2012There's an underlying concept of continuity in the best parts of this video that should be the future of skateboarding videos... this video is so rad.
Chuck Treece Is A Ruler
Posted by Mark - 29 Nov, 2012
I found this rad article in the Asbury Park Press about Chuck Treece and thought I'd share. Chuck's always seemed like such a rad dude to me. His energy and our similar loves in life have always been inspirational.
Like “All You Need is Love” by The Beatles and “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye, some songs are able to capture the essence of a cultural movement.
“Weakness,” recorded by McRad in 1985, certainly did that for skate boarding culture. The origin of the song stems from co-writer Chuck Treece’s experiences boarding on the streets of Philadelphia in the ’80s.
“We do what we can in Philly — they closed all the parks and we didn’t have much around,” said Treece. “I wanted to make ( ‘Weakness’) into what it was like to skate 50 blocks to South Street from West Philly.”