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Stu Graham’s NASS 2009 “Knock Out Slam”.

Ryan — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:22:45 +0000

Alex Winstanley has dug out his footage of Creature Skateboards Livi connection Stu Graham taking a savage one to the dome during the qualifiers at NASS 2009, then hooks up with Stu afterwards to show you the result…

“The Road To War” – Monster UK and friends head to Scotland.

Ryan — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 03:26:21 +0000

As you’ve probably already read in the current issue of the mag, for this years War of the Thistles mission, myself and Sam Ashley tagged along with the Monster UK crew and various friends in an attempt to make the most of the unseasonable May weather we were experiencing. Test

The two comp edits from the weekend have both been online for a few weeks already, though the proper “Road To War” edit covering the low key skatepark mission is now online and waiting to be watched underneath.

Get on the case now to see what Josh Young, Rob Smith, Jake Collins, Denis Lynn, Sam Pulley and Dan Cates got up to as they made their way from Leeds to Aberdeen, accompanied by an injured Sam Beckett.

Remember to pick up your copy of the mag for the full ten page article…

New skateshop at The Garage Skatepark, Livi!

Ryan — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:22:03 +0000

Stu Graham and co have decided to open a new skateshop at The Garage Skatepark in Livingston! The shop is still in it’s early stages but should be open for business right now, with more details and a proper website coming your way soon.

Go spend your pocket money/wages at Stu’s new retail emporium now! The address is…

5D Grange Road, Houston Industrial Estate, EH54 5DE Livingston, United Kingdom.

Behind The Cover – August 2011: Benson

Ryan — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:47:58 +0000

Livi’s very own Adidas wearing Death Skateboards pro Benson landed the second transition based cover of the year, front rocking a proper pool in a proper backyard. As if that wasn’t enough, this also doubled up as Rob Shaw’s first cover shot. Props all round!

Read on to find out Benson’s thoughts on his cover and the rest of 2011 now…

Back in August, yourself and Rob Shaw treated us to a South Coast front rockslide of California-eque proportions. Did you know this was going to be a cover?
Nah I didn’t know it was gonna be a cover. I was really stoked when I saw the mag, Rob did a good job!

This was shot on the Death tour earlier in the year, right?
Aye, we did a little tour kinda thing to get a bit more footage for the new video, it was pretty rad.

Was this another one of Cates’ amazing hook-ups, and how was it to skate something so rare here in the UK?
I’m not sure who put us onto it, I just remember Nick saying we were gonna skate some swimming pool, so I was looking forward to it for the whole trip.

So after a week of camping and living out of the van, you finally got to skate the pool. Are you stoked to be featured in Rob Shaw’s first cover shot?
Aye, I’m stoked on the cover and Rob shot it really well. I never really thought about it being his first cover, I guess that’s pretty rad though.

Often the tranny guys take a bit of a back seat on trips, as street skating always seems to dominate. Was it a nice change to go on a trip where the emphasis was on visiting and unearthing a variety of gems like this pool?
Fuckin’ right mate! It bums me out when we just go to street spots all day but I’m not the only one in the van so I just need to go with it. We went to loads of different stuff on this trip though; we hit that pool and some wooden quarter pipe in the woods as well as some street spots. It was a good trip!

Who should we be looking out for on the Death video from what you have seen on your travels with the team?
I would say either Boots or Adam “Moss Man” Moss, those fools are really good!

2011 has been pretty busy for you right? Big Push, Death trips around the UK and mainland Europe alongside a fair amount of hard graft to pay the bills. What are some of your highlights from this year, and what are you planning for 2012?
Aye it’s been a rad year! Highlights would have to be when we all went to the one-pound strip joint, and any time Rob Smith is around. Hopefully next year will be even busier, I’m looking forward to seeing where I end up. Preferably somewhere hot!

Witness Benson and the rest of the Adidas UK team in their 2011 Big Push submission:

Big Push 2011; Adidas

Sunday Service: John Rattray – “First Broadcast” (2002)

Ryan — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 09:00:36 +0000

There’s no reason for picking Mr John Rattray for this weeks Sunday Service other than the fact that you never see enough out of him these days, and hopefully with the impending release of Zero’s “Cold War” video, we might be treated to another hefty dose of Ratbox visual savagery.

For now, make good use out of the next few minutes of your Sunday morning by reminiscing over John’s part from the Covert Media 2002 release “First Broadcast”, by Dan Magee and Adam Mondon.

You know it makes sense…

“Livi Fun Day 2011″ footage online now

Ryan — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:40:14 +0000

A raw edit of highlights from the 2011 “Livi Fun Day” jam at the legendary Livingston skatepark is now online, featuring a whole host of locals getting fully involved in between showers.

Get watching underneath…

Colin Adam joins Creature Skateboards! Welcome clip here…

Ryan — Thu, 12 May 2011 10:07:34 +0000

Colin “Cannibal Col” Adam has parted ways with the folks at Heathen to join to currently expanding UK team at Creature Skateboards! To mark the occasion, Colin and Zander have been out documenting some serious ‘crete domination around various parks in Scotland – witness the rawness in the clip below…

“Div: The Saga Continues” – new video from The Predatory Bird

Ryan — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:44:20 +0000

John Rattray has come into a solid one minute twenty two second long video of fellow Scotsman Div Adam shredding the Memorial park bowl, courtesy of Zero, $LAVE and Mystery filmer, Matt Winterberg.

Engage your eyes and witness the brutality below, then head on over to The Predatory Bird blog for more musings and whatnot from John.

Stu Graham’s “Top 5′s” from Shralp Ya Bass.

Ryan — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:53:08 +0000

Creature Skateboards pro, Livi native and soon to be full time US citizen Stu Graham drops his “Top 5′s” over on the Shralp Ya Bass blog this morning – go read what Stu has got to say now, accompanied by some rad Alex Irvine photography!

Big up The Ogre!

Kingpin “Ten Tricks” with Colin Adam

Ryan — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:43:28 +0000

Shiner Distribution flow ripper and all round Scottish beast Colin Adam racks up double digits on a tight indoor transition for this weeks Kingpin “Ten Tricks”…