Interviews

Silverscreen: “City of Rats” Karim Bakhtaoui interview.

28 / 04 / 2012

The Silverscreen article for Slam City’s debut video release “City of Rats” can be found occupying a healthy amount of pages in Sidewalk issue 187, which is doing the rounds at the moment, featuring an in depth interview with Henry Edwards-Wood and shorter interviews with a handful of the Slam Family.
Palace ambassador Karim Bakhtaoui missed [...]

Pietryga, Korahn and Jones talk Nike SB’s Big Push 2011!

30 / 01 / 2012

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The last of CJ’s recaps of the 2011 Big Push is now online, which sees Swoosh human Jak Pietryga, Korahn Gayle and Chris Jones talking about Nike SB’s mid summer UK mission.
Get thy read on below…

Jak Pietryga – switch heel. Photo: Henry Kingsford.
Jak Pietryga
With your first Big Push being with the Harmony a [...]

Lintell and Milanes talk Converse’s Big Push 2011!

28 / 01 / 2012

Big Push 2011: Converse
CJ got hold of Converse UK’s Harry Lintell and Rory Milanes to see what they made of their 2011 Big Push experience.
Get reading below now, then head on back on Monday to see what the Nike SB boys have got to say…

Harry Lintell – backside tailslide. Photo: Sam Ashley.
Harry Lintell
So Harry, this [...]

DD, Shaun and Collins talk Vans’ Big Push 2011!

27 / 01 / 2012

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Today’s installment of Big Push 2011 recaps sees Daryl Dominguez, Shaun Currie and Jake Collins reminiscing about their experience as part of the Vans crew on last years cross country jaunt.
Read on below, then head on back tomorrow for more…

Daryl Dominguez – hardflip. Photo: CJ.
Daryl Dominguez
This was your first Big Push, right? How [...]

Brockel, Howells and Coyle talk Shiner’s Big Push 2011!

26 / 01 / 2012

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Shiner’s roving gang of skateboarding madmen are up next in CJ’s Big Push 2011 recaps, which sees Robbie Brockel, Nicky Howells and James Coyle dishing out some stories from their week on the road.
Get your read on below then head back tomorrow for more of the same…

Manhead – kickflip. Photo: Jerome
James Coyle
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Gavin, Caradog and Taylor talk Etnies Big Push 2011!

25 / 01 / 2012

Big Push 2011: etnies
The next round of CJ’s Big Push themed interviews are now online and ready to be perused below, this time around talking to Joe Gavin, Caradog Emanuel and Taylor Oakley about their Etnies Big Push 2011 experience.
Get reading now, then head back tomorrow for more…

Joe Gavin – switch pole jam. Photo: Jim [...]

Marks, Karim and Boots talk Adidas Big Push 2011!

24 / 01 / 2012

Big Push 2011; Adidas
Continuing on with our recaps of last years Big Push, today CJ talks to Joe Mark, Karim and Boots to get some stories from Adidas’ 2011 country wide jaunt.
As ever, get your read on below then check back tomorrow for more words from another crew of shoe humans!

Joe Marks – Nollie heelflip. [...]

Snaddon, Smith and King talk DC’s Big Push 2011!

23 / 01 / 2012

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All this week CJ will be bringing you interviews with each of the teams from the 2011 Big Push, starting this morning with last years winners, DC!
Get reading below to find out what Dave Snaddon, Jody Smith and Steve King made of last years mission, then check back tomorrow for more…

Dave Snaddon – [...]

Photographers Stories 2011 – Chris Johnson

19 / 01 / 2012

Last up in our 2011 “Photographers Stories” is the West Midlands based Sidewalk chief snapper and all round photographic workhorse that is Chris Johnson!
Check out his picks from 2011 below now, and get yourself some behind the scene styles knowledge about each shot whilst you’re at it….

Barney Page, Ollie out to frontside wallride, Barcelona.
Although technically [...]

Photographers Stories 2011 – Reece Leung

18 / 01 / 2012

Leeds resident skate photography enthusiast Reece Leung is next in line for our “Photographers Stories” series, so read on below as Reece tells you about a selection of hanpicked shots from across 2011…

Lee Rozee, Frontside Air, Leeds.
Roz tried to do this gap previously on Christmas Day 2010 whilst on a skate by himself. He nearly [...]