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[joeygallagher]

FUCK FACE SACE 🌟 @destroy_and_destroy_skate ‘s board 👀 @villagevoice @skateboarder_magazine 2002 📷 by @spuceoj #35mm #photoscan #saceirak #ripsaceirak #villagevoice #slapmagazine #nytimes #skateboardermagazine #nycgraffiti (at Lower East Side) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIP5WS-FmG7/?igshid=1m0r4eium4i60

[jamiesonleehill]

😍NEXUS XIII - We've got a massive release before Christmas. 🌲🎄🎅 ❗Be sure not to miss it.❕ ❕Recorded in Blackt Tree Studios and in Malvern.🎸 🕺Alternative Electronic to dance and chill to this Autumn and Winter.💃 ⏬Follow us on: ✅Instagram @nexus_xiii ✅Facebook: NEXUS XIII ✅Twitter: Jamieson Lee Hill- NEXUS XIII @BardofMalvern ✅NEXUS XIII is an Alternative Electronic duo formed in Malvern, UK by Clyde Martin and Jamieson Lee Hill. 📻📡Radio play on BBC Introducing with Andrew Marston, Radio Açık across Turkey DJ Hallam, Radio Maestral across Croatia and Belgium with DJ Tone Mcdrone, CruiseFM across Spain and the UK with DJ Talia K. 🖥🎥🎬Also, played on Flam & Flange Internet TV Show 📰Featured in SLAP Magazine and their SPOTIFY Bands on the Radar Playlist by Boz Za (Aka Drum Dog) 🎤Interviewed by the American Turkish online magazine 'The Lady Obscure'. ✉For Media enquiries please email: nexusxiiiband@gmail.com #newalbum #originalmusic #alternativelectronic #UK #Wales #England #Swansea #Malvern #bbcintroducing #CruiseFM #radiomaestral #radioaçık #SLAPmagazine #djandrewmarston #theladyobscure #flamandflange #drumdog #bozza https://www.instagram.com/p/CWFD7amIK83/?utm_medium=tumblr

[elsenornewyork]

El Señor @spencerfujimoto and the good homie #benliversedge #slapmagazine avout 20byears ago in the late 90s. #elseñorskate #elseñorjewelry #elseñorparadise #elseñornewyork (at Chinatown) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzbeaWzAhM1/?igshid=148468ymt3awm

[relydetroit-art]

SKATE OR DIY . . . . . #relydetroit #rideitsculpturepark #detroitskateboarding #skateboardingisfun #skateboardart #skateboard #diydetroit #hamtramck #skateart #juxtapoz #hifructose #thrasher #thrashermag #transworld #slapmagazine #paint #skateboardpainting #art #artbasel #powwow (at Ride It Sculpture Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwuW9V8gRC5/?igshid=apuik5wpbzvk

[romerojd]

Bjork Slapmagazine Interview

by Mark Whiteley

Thank you for doing this interview, I'm honored to be sharing some time with you.

Oh no, thank you!

Did they tell you this for a skateboard magazine?

Yes, they just did!

Good, because I have some skating questions for you to start with. You recently made a song used in the "Hot Chocolate" video (during the choreographed white shirt scenes) how did that come along for you?

I was playing this tour last summer around the States and I got a message from my friend, Spike Jonze, saying "Is it ok if I come see your show on the guest list? It's me plus 17." I never get requests like that, so it was really funny. So I played the show, and with live shows you've got good ones and bad ones, and maybe that one wasn't one of the best, but afterwards we had all these tables and chairs outdoors. We had a little ghetto blaster and Drew from Matmos was Djing a little bit, and Spike and his 17 guests came to say hi. I met all the guys and it just became so much fun. Everybody started dancing, but it was really muddy there, so somebody dragged out a carpet they'd nicked from somewhere and put it over the mud. Everybody started breakdancing and inventing these stupid dances, and it ended up being 10 times funner than the show. But I got introduced to all those skaters there, and then two months later I got an email from Spike wondering if I'd be up for doing a song for their video. I was really excited, like "Yeah, of course!" I was in the middle of making this new album and I was on this little island of the coast of Africa in a tiny studio, and Spike was in LA, so I wrote the song and he'd email me the footage of them skating so I could see what it was going to look like. I was watching the footage at like the size of the stamp. I'd send him some music, he'd comment on it, I'd rework it and get it right. I had met all the guys on the tour, but I'd had a few drinks and wasn't really fresh with remembering all of them on the spot, but I got this English kid who skates and lives on the island to say all the names of the skaters, and I sampled that and put it into the song. But it was such a fun experience, those guys were outrageous! It was great fun.

The guys I talked to who were on that tour said they had the best time with you, that it was the highlight of the trip. Were you surprised that skaters were into what you do, or did you already know that? You've got quite a following in skating.

I didn't have a clue, to be honest. It was really quite flattering to find out.

So with the new album, what inspired you to do an entire album based on vocals and voices alone?

I didn't start off thinking that was what I was going to do. I was just writing songs with instruments, but I'd listen to them and think "This isn't really good, is it?" I'd start muting certain things and it would sound better, so I thought maybe I'd just take more away and see what happened. It just kind of happened. Looking back on things, it's always easy to be wise afterwards, to sound clever, but it wasn't like that while I was doing it. I was just kind of tired of instruments, bored a bit, and I'd been backing with them a lot the last few albums, arranging for a huge orchestra- the "Vespertine" tour had 70 people on stage. It was kind of like "Fuck that!" and just let's do something completely different. There was one track where these German guys did a whole rave sounding track with just their voices and that really helped me see the possibilities. It wasn't like they were beat-boxing; these are really white Germans. It just cracked me up and seemed so fun. I was just into having fun with something new.

All of your solo albums have had such a distinct sound and feel to them have you consciously tried to make each one it's own little world or has it been a natural progression of sound to you?

Mostly it comes naturally. Part of me is very conservative, and obviously being a singer my voice is always going to be on the albums and sound the same and have the same person writing the lyrics, so there are so many things that are always going to be the same- which is great. I like being conservative in that way. But the other half of me becomes like a kid in a toy shop. One album I might say "Everything is going to be pink!" The next album I might say "Everything is going to be made of licorice!" Music should be adventurous. You're always going to be yourself, but you can enjoy different things. You can travel and make changes, and one minute you might be watching a comedy in the cinema and the next you might be at a funeral for a relative.

And you just have to keep rolling with things.

Yeah! And we're like that, we can adapt. Like you say, we can roll with it, so why not?

Your album artwork and your videos have always been beautifully done how does visual art affect your songs? Do you try to match the sound with the look? Do you get inspiration from it?

It's a bit of both. I get really excited when I see something visual that I like, but after seeing so many videos on MTV where you see the best video and hear the best song but they don't fit together at all, I decided to really go out of my way to make sure there is a connection between what you see and what you hear. I think that connection might be more important than either part on it's own. The handshake is more important.

There have been so many lyrical and visual references to all kinds of animals in your work- if you could be anima, real or not, what would you choose to be?

(Laughter) I love animals! I really like pandas. I think they're sexy, to be quite honest. I like so many though. I like fish and I like jellyfish- I think they're gorgeous. I really like plants a lot too. Do you know who David Attenborough is?

Yes.

I really love his DVDs. I like to watch those nature documentaries a lot. I really enjoy them.

You have such a devoted fan base from all over the planet do you feel like a citizen of the whole world now or will you always be an Icelander?

That's an interesting question. I think a bit of both. I still spend half my time in Iceland, so I'm still very Icelandic, but at the same time I think the world is getting really international- especially with the internet. It's so fun to explore things from different parts of the world on the web. Like when I was doing this album I got really into different kinds of vocal music and I would go explore around the web for it. It didn't matter where anybody was, and it's so lovely that there's a time in the world for trainspotters. You can just be a trainspotter and you'll always find somebody on the web internationally who can be your team. The world is getting really international, and that's a great thing.

You talked about some of the different vocalists on the album- you worked with some really incredible people for this album. Is there anybody you were most excited to get together with?

It's impossible to pick because I chose them specifically for different reasons. First I worked with the throat singer, then with Tokaka from Japan, then Mike Patton from Faith No More and Mr. Bungle who is kind of the experimental metal guy, then with a classical guy named Gregory, and then Rahzel- the beat-boxer king of the universe& so it's just impossible to compare because they are so different. But it was amazing how everybody was so into it and ready to try anything. It was great that everybody was into trying things that made them vulnerable. I think I've only touched the surface of what can be done with voices.

Do you think you'll do more with it?

Yeah, I'm learning about funny comedy noises and I just got really into yoddling! Fierce!

Really? Have you been practicing?

Not yet, but I can see some trips to the Alps happening. Maybe I'll make a yoddling rave album- there's a time and a place for that.

How are you going to work these songs into your live shows?

Everybody involved seems to be up for it, so maybe they'll all come on the road. What I'd like to do is make another album like this and then tour for two of the at once.

Have you started work on another one already?

I have. When you start exploring something, you open a box and all this stuff comes pouring out. You don't want to stop the flow if it.

I know a lot of people who have grown up listening to all the music you've made'do you plan on keeping things rolling for a long time to come so we can all grow old with you as well?

Oh yes, that'd be great, wouldn't it?!

[dancefest]

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[bencookphotography]

young skater in Avalon #avalon #avalonbeach #avalonskatepark #skateboardingmag #kingpinmag #slapmagazine #slammagazine #transworld #thrasher #skateramp #skatebowl #skateboarder #captureone #captureonestyles

[kwonstyles]

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[brokenmagazine]

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[sneepmemoryscreen]

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[lancedawes]

@shutnyc would come to DC or we'd see them at contests- @onefelix @mctkep @chrispastras @derekrinaldi Waldman Coco- but for me it was @mercifulskate that always stood out. Perfect foot placement, tranny ripper, curb killer, super funny, way ahead of his time. Always loved skating with Barker. This was for a #SlapMagazine interview, '93/4?- I'm laughing just looking at it. #skateboardingrules #eastcoastripper #shootfilm

[romerojd]

Dan Wolfe Slapmagazine Interview

would you change something if you had more time/money/material???(in real to reel)  I would've liked a little more time so that everyone's parts could've been a little longer. I also wish the production copies had the same music as the original edit. both time & music are usually the biggest constraints on finishing a skate video, so I always kind of expect it.

what's most difficult? photography or videography they're just different. setup time for videography is much quicker, unless you're using a generator/lights, but you can't really use anything but a make with video. photography definitely takes more technical know-how... think how many more video goons there are as opposed to photo goons. a VX2000 with a death lens makes any kook an 'accomplished filmer'.

Where the hell is Sergei Trudonowski? last I heard, he's living in nyc working at a restaurant, but that was a while ago.

How long did it take you to film Eastern Exposure 3? How was it filming Ricky Oyola for that part? about 2 years. it was fun filming rick, he's a good skater. I kept in shape keeping up with him that's for sure.

Can you give up & coming filmers/photographers any advice on how to break it into the big leagues? do it cause you want to, not for notoriety. get your skills down with your friends on your own time, not by littering the hip at a contest or demo with all the other goofs.

Out of all the videos you've filmed which was the most memorable? hard to say, maybe element world tour since I'd been friends with most of the guys for a while, and we traveled so much.

Out of all the skaters you've filmed who was the easiest to work with? anyone's easy when they're skating all the time. especially bam, reese, tim o'c, donny, dennis busenitz and tony trujillo. overall, maybe koston, but I haven't filmed him that much.

do you feel that the explosion of skating and the demand for it (media-wise) has led photographers to get a bit more competitive for shots? competitive? maybe just annoying

why did you decide to film ee3 in black and white? aesthetically, it's one of my favorite videos ever. actually, it was 'filmed' in color. I made it black & white while editing, because I wasn't using a computer back then for editing, just two vcr's, and the colors started bleeding really bad with each generation of editing.

what happened? after EE3, which is a serious amazing video (its the only video that REALLY makes you want to go out and skate) you kinda dissapeared. now the big playas are Ty and Fred. supfwifthat?  I made the mistake of becoming a team manager and working for a skate company, which crammed a lot of nonsense in my brain besides making videos.

can we expect another eastern exposure? probably not, since I've lived on the west coast for over 5 years now.

Did you ever have problems filming any skaters due to personalities? wanna say who? when you work for a company, you're expected to film all their riders without bias, but there's always a kook or two.

favorite filmer (other that yourself of course)? 

sturt back in the day. ty now.

If someone can't afford to throw down on a 3 chip straight away what camera formats would you suggest? whatever sony DV you can find in your price range.

what's your favorite video that someone else has done? video days

what is your favorite photo that you have shot? switch ollie of tim o'connor for an old vita ad.

last book you read? Last album you listened to? And...what do you like to do in your off time? 

last book... the language of new media by lev manovich. last album... my whole music collection is on my G4 in iTunes... it'll shuffle for 18 days before repeating a song... I'm a nerd.

Exposure 3 did you have any idea it was gonna be such a ground breaking video? 

I don't consider it 'groundbreaking'. I think people were just psyched on the energy the skaters in it had.

Have there ever been any tricks/lines/skaters that you were disgusted with, based on either their personality or skating? of course, but if you can't say anything nice... they're on the cutting room floor anyway.

what other photographers work do you admire? atiba, humphries, morford, o'meally

what's your favorite town for filming?(ny or sf?) 

probably sf, but I haven't filmed in ny too much. must be tons of unexposed stuff there

Got any crazy stories from filming any of the Eastern Exposure vids? reese's entire part in EE3 was filmed in three weekends.

Do you think Fisheye filming distorts the reality of the trick being performed? sometimes, but no skater seems to mind when you make his trick look bigger/better than it was.

what makes a good video for u? people with good styles, a good variety of music, clean filming and editing.

Why are French Fred videos so boring? you tell me. I don't think they are.

Do you think pink is pretty? I have a pink crailtap shirt, but I don't say the word pretty too often.

have you already "been there" and "done that"? sometimes I think that, but then I realize I just need to find a new idea to keep it fresh.

What are your 3 favorite movies? (not necessarily skate vids)? requiem for a dream, de constructing harry, most chris farley movies

dan,in your opinion what makes a video exciting and inspirational.editing or angels.flashy tricks or insane jumps.big name pros or underrated AM.music that flows or rocks? see #25

what are your favorite wheels? hard or soft? big soft wheels on my filming board. hard 54's on my regular board

[bencookphotography]

Young skater at Avalon Beach #avalon #avalonbeach #avalonskatepark #skatebowl #skateramp #thrasher #skatebowl #captureonestyles #captureone #skateboarder #skateboarding #skateboardingisnotacrime #transworld #slammagazine #skateboardingmag #slapmagazine #kingpinmag (at Avalon Beach)

[wehatemario-blog]

Back from 1992 @slap_pals @hellacoolskateboards #tbf #1992 #skatemagazine #slapmagazine #best #privatecollection #collection #wherewereyou #ntsf #yo