Check out Mike’s Highbrow internet home to find out more and purchase a bit of product, and scroll below the embedded video to read the full review of The Arty Farty Promo, taken from Sidewalk 195.

The Arty Farty Promo
The Highbrow Company

The Highbrow Company is the brainchild/creative outlet of Bristol based artist Mike O’Shea, and this, ‘The Arty Farty Promo’, is the second full-length video production to be released under the Highbrow moniker. Before you ask, Highbrow isn’t your typical skateboard company as there’s no team to speak of and no real agenda to be discussed beyond Mike creating products and comedy board graphics for the amusement of himself and others, but regardless of this, the Highbrow movement has gained itself a steady gathering across the West Country and beyond, with card carrying O’Shea disciples coming from all walks of life. And that’s who’s featured here – Bristol locals, friends from all over and whoever else Mike has bumped into on his never-ending travels.

Carrying on with the aesthetic he established in his first release ‘The Highbrow Video’ last year, Mike overlooks VX purists, HD turncoats and even turns his nose up at the ever fashionable VHS-C revival, as he hits the streets armed with nothing more than his pink point and shoot digital camera; we’re talking East London approved lo-fi meets Cash Convertors here. Literally.

Just in case you needed confirmation, the DVD comes complete with a disclaimer stating that if you’re expecting ‘The Arty Farty Promo’ to be anything more than a collection of footage from mates going out skating and having a laugh, then you’re in the wrong place. I guess it doesn’t hurt though that most of the people featured are underground skate rats, the majority of whom it’s nigh on impossible to find new footage of. Joxa, Tom Carr, Owen Hopkins and Jason Lewer all represent for Bristol, whilst London missions see Mike come up on no shortage of street lines from one-time Harmony teammates Jak Pietryga and Danny Jack, and Chris Jones backs up his end section last time around by kickflipping into ditches and generally dealing with anything in his path as only he could.

For a long time now, Phil Parker has been something of an enigma to those outside of the Bristolian loop; apart from his appearances on Converse’s ‘Uncommon Places’ roadtrip, a gnarly Ten Tricks for Kingpin clip and a brief cameo in Pass Port’s last promo video, the general public haven’t really been too exposed to the talents of Bristol’s silent all terrain destroyer, but his closing section here indicates that he’s only just getting warmed up. This kid tears the ledges at Lloyds as hard as he does the transitions at Dean Lane, and he isn’t afraid to cruise through peoples front gardens if needed either. The NCP front board pop out is definitely worthy of a mention, as is the NBD gap to lipslide ender. Here’s hoping that 2013 brings with it a few more Phil Parker sightings.

If you’re after ‘Pretty Sweet’-esque production values and next level technical skating then ‘The Arty Farty Promo’ might not be quite to your liking, but if you’re in the market for a fun filled twenty minute DVD with good vibes, a sense of humour and varied yet solid crew, then this is definitely one for the collection.

Go hunt it out on www.thehighbrowcompany.com now!

Have a peruse below now for a whole load of East Anglian bangers from Nick Remon, Dave Davies, Macy Peach, Simon Burlo and the rest, then check the whole video if you have yet to do so!

As with previous Monster Network productions, Twenty features a solid soundtrack, a pleasant mixture of Super8 and VX footage, and plenty of newness from the likes of Sam Juner, Simon Burlo, Macy Peach, Nick Remon, Frank Stephens, Channon King, Carl Wilson, Dave Watson, Veran Tull, Danny Jack, Adam Howe and Dave Davies, alongside cameos from plenty of other East Anglian faces.

Set aside the next chunk of your day and press ‘play’ below…

Watch Joxa get stoked out below…

THE ARTY FARTY PROMO IS OUT NOW from HIGHBROW on Vimeo.

Check the teaser here!

Lay your eyes on the first “Arty Farty” teaser below…

THE ARTY FARTY PROMO by highbrow from HIGHBROW on Vimeo.

Rumour has it that this is the first in a new monthly series of team edits from The Harmony, so stay on the look out for more coming your way in the near future…

Press play below now for a seven minute slab of raw skating crafted by Joe Gavin, featuring Joe, Tony Da Silva, Jak Pietryga, Danny Jack, Pablo and Ali Drummond, alongside Adam Mondon, Dave Dixon, Veran Tull and Joel Peck. There might even be some new Frank Stephens footage in the mix.

Maybe…

Anyway, to coincide with The Harmony’s latest UK jaunt, Adam Mondon has unearthed the video from their first trip, entitled “Peace, Love and Booze”, from way back in 2005 when the team consisted of Paul Silvester, Eddie Belvedere, Tom Harrison, Jak Pietryga, Veran Tull, Danny Jack, Danijel Todorovic and Adam Howe.

Click the play button below to get watching the lost tour edit now, and see what this lot got up to as the rolled through Ipswich, Milton Keynes, Leeds, Bolton, Manchester, Harrogate and elsewhere!

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The final details will be announced by Tuesday morning but the dates are as follows –

Friday 9th Sept – Mile End Park Jam
Saturday 10th Sept – Ipswich Park Jam
Sunday 11th Sept – Colchester streets
Monday 12th Sept – Norwich Eaton Park Jam
Tuesday 13th Sept – Harlow Park Jam

In attendance will be –

Joe Gavin
Taylor Oakley
Danny Jack
Ali Drummond
Jak Pietryga
Pablo Aresu
Tony Da Silva
Vaughan Baker

Be sure to get to your nearest stop!