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War of the Thistles 2013: Day Two – Transition Extreme, Aberdeen.

Ryan — Fri, 10 May 2013 08:38:01 +0000

The second edit from last weekends War of the Thistles two-dayer is now online, which sees the Scottish skate scene descend upon Transition Extreme in Aberdeen for the final bout of savagery.

Get watching below to see for yourself what madness went down, with Div Adam, Colin Adam, Youngo, Daniel Nicholas, Adam Paris, Sam Pulley, Rawdawg, T-Bag and more.

Filmed and edited by Zander Ritchie.

War of the Thistles 2013: Day One – The Space, North Berwick.

Ryan — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:16:12 +0000

This past weekend saw War of the Thistles take over the Scottish skate scene for two days of indoor skateboarding carnage!

Zander Ritchie was on hand to capture the proceedings for us, and the first edit from Saturday’s session at The Space in North Berwick is finally online.

Get watching below for a whole load of True North madness featuring the likes of Blair McCafferty, Daniel Nicholas, Arbel, Sox, Aaron Wilmot, T-Bag, Colin Adam, Div Adam, Rawdawg, Sam Pulley and more.

Day two’s highlights from Aberdeen coming soon…

2012 Recap: The Road to War of the Thistles.

Ryan — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:06:10 +0000

Whilst the early months of 2013 continue to be snow covered and hard work at best, we thought we’d head back into 2012 and bring you a selection of highlights from the annual events calendar.

Starting things off we have Sam Ashley’s handpicked selection of stills from May’s weekend long beatdown of Scottish indoor establishments known as War of the Thistles, which also includes a few transitional bangers from the ‘Road to War’ mission we embarked upon beforehand with a gaggle of Monster UK types. Have a browse of the gallery below now, and scroll below that to check the three edits the trip also produced.

Stay tuned for more event galleries from 2012 – dropping soon…

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“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…

Sidewalk Magazine issue 189

Ryan — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:36:32 +0000

Cover: Benson – ollie.

WORD: Nick Jensen – Nick Jensen fills the pages with his words, tricks and history.

Route One in Malta – The R1 crew head to Malta in search of skateable terrain and dry land.

The Road To War – A van full of daft gets drive north. Very north. To Scotland, no less.

Converse “Fix To Ride” – Converse breath life into an old London dog.

Bondi’s Booze Cruise - A few days on the road with two male models and some beer.

PLUS – Danny Way and Jacob Rosenburg, “Make It Count” in London, Sylvain Tognelli, Mark Tidbury and Miles Rushforth “First Lights”, Hiro Nakata, Ben Raemers and more!

Monster UK’s “Road To The Thistles” – Days Six & Seven.

Ryan — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:33:08 +0000

The last of Dan Cates’ “Road To The Thistles” blog see’s the Monster UK team and cohorts reemerge in Edinburgh for the last War of the Thistles comp, then make their way back down south on the Monday, stopping in at Legacy Skatestore in Darlo on the way.

Check out what Dan Cates and his trusty blog cam captured below – with Jake Collins, Josh Young, Sam Beckett and Rob Smith, alongside Sam Pulley, Denis Lynn and various other nutcases.

Click to enlarge…

On to Hurworth for the final session of the trip. One half of the Calow brothers in front of their first pro board. It seems like only yesterday. "I like what you've done with the back room Danny." Nature. "Home James." Scottish skate punk after party... Yehahhhh! Things got messy. Jake Collins, First place! Another triumph for Carve Wicked. O.M.G. It's YOUNGO! Scotts in the parking lots…hey that rhymes. No W.O.T.T. blog would be complete with out a snap of the organiser now would it? Ali Menzies. The long journey from Edinburgh to Darlington just got shorter.

Monster UK’s “Road To The Thistles” – Day Five.

Ryan — Wed, 30 May 2012 11:52:16 +0000

Following on from where we left off yesterday, today’s “Road To The Thistles” blog see’s the Monster UK team and cohorts out and about in the city of Aberdeen for the first War of the Thistles comp.

Check out what Dan Cates and his trusty blog cam captured below – with Jake Collins, Josh Young, Sam Beckett and Rob Smith, alongside Sam Pulley, Denis Lynn and various other nutcases.

More bloggings tomorrow…

Winstanley moving with the times. TTTTTTTTTTTTT BAAAAAAAAAAAG!!! Too close for comfort. The new Destructo x Carve Wicked collab. Team approved spot. Sox is boss! No wheels, no glory. Felix - big love for the game! Even I won a tenner... Carve Wicked massive. Burrows SR and JR. Benson approved spot? Beanhead and Chavy D - trouble with a capital T. Authentic bagpipe sighting. "The Smith" came up!

Monster UK’s “Road To The Thistles” – Day Four.

Ryan — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:38:39 +0000

Dan Cates’ Monster UK “Road To The Thistles” blog is back today, following a break over the weekend whilst the annual Scotland carnage was unleashed.

Check out some snapshots from Friday below, with Jake Collins, Josh Young, Sam Beckett and Rob Smith, alongside Sam Pulley, Denis Lynn, Ben Nordberg and Dan Cates himself.

More to follow…

We bumped into a Schooner look-a-like at Perth. Twin Town. Track of choice - Azealia Banks. The Commander tackles the problem. The boombox breaks another tape. T Bag's quarter cover. She's well fit. Rob tweaks out a fatty at Burnt Island. Ol' Dirty Denzil on route to Burnt Island. Mobb Deep. "The Smith" turns Goldfinger. Dundee. Daisy age. Carve Wicked represent! "The Smith" has a fit.

War of the Thistles 2012 – Day Two: Edinburgh.

Ryan — Mon, 28 May 2012 03:44:38 +0000

The second day of 2012′s War of the Thistles sees Jake Collins, Rauri, Josh Young, Benson, Mark “T-Bag” Murray, Denis Lynn, Chav Dan, Felix, Sam Pulley, Socks and more hitting up Transgression Skatepark, Edinburgh, for another sweaty day of True North daftness.

Enjoy…

Monster UK’s “Road To The Thistles” – Day Three.

Ryan — Sat, 26 May 2012 02:17:14 +0000

The third day of Monster’s “Road To The Thistles” road trip saw the crew pass into The True North, heading upwards from Liverpool and hitting Livi and Edinburgh in the process.

Check out the days blog cam action below courtesy of Dan Cates, with Jake Collins, Josh Young, Sam Beckett and Rob Smith, alongside Sam Pulley, Denis Lynn and Dan Cates himself.

Click on the image to enlarge – WOTT12 will be underway in a few hours, keep on the look out for footage…

THISTLES3flash The Commander and his leaning tower of pizza. The Commander's 56 beer tattoo. The day kicked off in Liverpool. Look how happy Mackie is to see us - Lost Art Reprezent! Scotland! Saughton. Sam Pulley - Carve Wicked. Sam Beckett - 1992. Rob Smith goes above and beyond the call of duty on the Big Push '07 and '09. Paul "The Man" Silvester sighting at Livi. Jake Collins. Ice-cream deep. Extremely Special Guest (Benson). Extremley Milky Bastard (Zander). "Dirty Den" - the only white guy in Jamaica/Scotland. Dan Cates R.I. Classic Livi graff. Chimpanzee's Teaparty. Ben E King = good vibes. 19 steps and only 6 feet of run up...Smithy, I don my hat to you. Two big heads are better than one. "The Smith" urinating whilst filming his own cock. "The Smith's" handy work on Benson's forearm. "Just one Cornetto"...etc, etc, etc.