Perfect Blues – DVD Offcuts from James Harris on Vimeo.

Set aside some pennies now and prepare to be hyped on the homegrown 45 minute offering, which promises new footage from the likes of Dave Wallace, Jed Cullen, Jason Lewer, Ollie Lock, Ash Hall, Josh Arnott, Channon Wallace, Jimmy Hart, Jess Young, Andy Coleman, Ryan Chamberlain and Phil Parker, alongside montages from the South West and Wales, Newcastle, Sheffield, Osiris UK and the Shiner/Pixels crew.

Good work James – consult Sidewalk 198 (that will be March’s issue) for the full review.

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!

Watch on below as Danny Wainwright, Flynn Trotman, Korahn Gayle, Dan Wileman, Ollie Lock, Barber, Phil Parker, Tom Gibbs, Matt ‘Boyo’ Williams, Pat Garrahy and Justin Sydenham bring some top shelf West Country flavour to DC’s Catalan training facility…

Fifty Fifty from THE DC EMBASSY on Vimeo.

Head to the Sheffield shop for 7pm to witness all new footage from the likes of Dave Wallace, Jed Cullen, Jason Lewer, Ollie Lock, Ash Hall, Josh Arnott, Channon Wallace, Jimmy Hart, Jess Young, Andy Coleman, Ryan Chamberlain and Phil Parker, alongside montages from the South West and Wales, Newcastle, Sheffield, Osiris UK and the Shiner/Pixels crew.

FIFTY FIFTY 15 YEARS ANNIVERSARY PROMO from FIFTY FIFTY STORE on Vimeo.

The premiere is booked for February 9th – click here for details.

Perfect Blues – The Promo from James Harris on Vimeo.

Click below to get watching…

Watch Joxa get stoked out below…

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

See below for more angles, more bangers and unseen business from the likes of Korahn Gayle, Mark Pritchard, Pete Adams, Sean Smith, Nicky Howells, Denis Lynn, Conhuir Lynn, Shaun Currie, Phil Parker, Ollie Lock, Daryl Dominguez, Josh Arnott, Flynn Trotman and Jess Young.

FIFTY FIFTY / DC / MONSTER ‘GERT BIG 3′ LLOYDS JAM 2012 from FIFTY FIFTY STORE on Vimeo.