It is hard to put into words how very much I enjoy Adam Johnson´s work. Not only does he know how to capture the aesthetics of rollerblading in a way that appeals to a vast majority of the rolling community, but in addition he seems to dedicate every breathing minute to rollerblading related projects, be it VX, Street Artist or whatnot. For the last few years Adam has been on the road constantly. The routine of buying a van and turning it into his mobile headquarter appears to have become a fixed segment of his life. After filming for On Top and Charging, both extremely well received projects, he still had the energy to put his all into yet another feat.
The Youth Co. Airliner frames are being shipped out to shops and distributors all over the world right now. If you're looking for a solid frame, you should consider getting these.
Due to popular demand Jug released a sequel of its Black Sox liner in white. The White Sox liner comes with a dual density foam consisting of a high density EVA foam on the outside for support and stress distribution and a softer inner PU foam to adapt to the contours of your foot.
The guys at Mushroomblading are putting in work right now. They have just released two interesting podcasts with Kevin Yee and Chris Edwards, check them out!
Just in time for summer, Razors is releasing a limited edition of the popular Genesys skates series. The G7.4 GREEN is made of a harder and longer lasting material which will provide full support for a much longer period of time. It comes with GCs proven Featherlite 2 frames, Razors liners with oversized padding, replaceable soul frames and backslide plates with pre-shaped groove which lines up perfectly with the groove of the frame. The G7.4 does not require any break-in time and is ready to use out of the box.
Dominik was and will always be a welcome addition the bread basket of bladers in NYC. Whether he is in the Bronx getting evicted with Shardy by his landlord, blading uptown with Nigel, or being a dirt bag in Bed-Stuy with Josh and myself, Dominik will always be missed in NYC. Okay, enough with the crying brown nose bullshit. Dominik came through NYC like a Blitzkrieg. After his eviction from Shardy's domicile he had the pleasure of finding a pad close to Josh and I with two very strange room mates. One of which who apparently liked to bring home random foreigners to watch movies or trash the apartment with. Haha! So when I had a room available in my place I told him to get the fuck out of there. That was the beginning of our little German experience. Always wielding some sort of point and shoot camera and sunglasses, Dominik is always down to blade or hang. What a funny "super hero" to have around. Thanks for coming through to teach us the ways of the Germans (Bier), introducing us to Sophie and Lucia sexy German ladies and just being the one we miss. Dominik "Fucking" Wagner, the German Champion of NYC! Wahoooo!
Julian Bah talks about the rap game, relaxed arm movements, getting fired, getting fired again, performing at hip hop shows, his section in the INRI video, and so much more!
After my friends and colleagues from Hedonskate arrived late Friday evening we woke up to beautiful sunshine on a Saturday morning with a great weekend waiting for us. Instead of explaining step by step what went down during the weekend, I decided to ask Dominik Wagner, Jojo Jacobi, Bart Laubsch and Basza Takemura to write about some of their personal experiences from the event that was a beautiful weekend full of blading, good weather and friends!
Anjie Walton, creator and distributor of Daily Bread Magazine, chronicles her experience in the Rollerblade industry, starting the magazine and its eventual demise after 13 years.
When Daniel Kinney threw the first ever Bittercold Show Down in 2001 the event was just a one-day event with 150 competitors, had no extra stage for spectators, no additional ramp set-ups - the event didn't even have an own website.
Be-Mag is raffling out three more copies of 'GC.1', the first ever Ground Control video. So if you missed out on this video a few months ago, now's the chance to get your dirty little hands on a copy. We think that raising awareness for a great video is always a good idea, plus you'll get to see the unthinkable footwork of Prince Aragon, Latvian prodigy Nils and the insane Joey Chase to name a few. What are you waiting for?! Proceed...