Skateboarding Reviews - Videos & DVDs

Video magazines can be very cool - especially this one - too bad the ON Video folks are no longer producing episodes. Like a regular magazine, video mags are non-denominational -or- they aren't team or brand centric. They just cover a lot of interesting stuff, interview cool people and show you all sorts of rad spots. I'm really surprised there aren't more of these sort of things - they must cost too much to produce. As far as I know only the 411VM guys are still doing the video mag format.

They do a Pros Choice spotlight on Elissa Steamer, who does a quick segment complete with a slam involving some stitches. It's cool to see a girl get a segment... even if it's short.

Blunder Down Under documents the Emerica team's tour through Australia, including Melbourne. The main blunder I saw was Erik Ellington grinding a handrail right into a woman who was passing by. He totally clocks her and brings her to the ground. Apparently she was fine and got up and went on her way. Try THAT in the USA - you'd probably get sued!

The Cribs segment with rob Dyrdek features his SK8 house in Los Angeles, his "nice" (free of lay-about skaters) house in San Diego and his training facility which is a huge warehouse. I'm not into the whole Cribs thing. It seems to be about telling the world how much money you have - lame. If you have to advertise your wealth, you probably aren't that wealthy. Anyhow, it's how you spend it not how much you hoard it. Yeah, nice car Rob.

Turning Japanese (an amazingly over-used phrase for anything pertaining to Japan) details the Element team touring the Far East.

There's a quick feature on skateboard artist Mark McKee. I dig segments like this that talk about people in the industry, but not pro skaters. Seemed like an interesting dude.

The final segment showcased the legendary Hubba Ledge. Part of a long over-head pedestrian walkway, the Hubba ledge offers one of the most dangerous ledges of legend. One side has a 40-foot drop. Ouch! Thrasher Magazine first featured the ledge on film in 1989 and skaters from all over the world have come to session it. It was finally knobbed (skate proofed). Apparently, the area was also home to a bevy of crackheads who enjoyed the seclusion of the area.

Video magazines can be very cool - especially this one - too bad the ON Video folks are no longer producing episodes. Like a regular magazine, video mags are non-denominational -or- they aren't team or brand centric. They just cover a lot of interesting stuff, interview cool people and show you all sorts of rad spots. I'm really surprised there aren't more of these fucking things - they must cost too much to produce. As far as I know only the 411VM guys are still doing the video mag format.

They do a Pros Choice spotlight on Elissa Steamer, who does a quick segment complete with a slam involving some stitches. It's cool to see a girl get a segment... even if it's short.

Blunder Down Under documents the Emerica team's tour through Australia, including Melbourne. The main blunder I saw was Erik Ellington grinding a handrail right into a woman who was passing by. He totally fucking clocks her and brings her to the ground. Apparently she was fine and got up and went on her way. Try THAT in the USA - you'd probably get fucking sued!

The Cribs segment with rob Dyrdek features his SK8 house in Los Angeles, his "nice" (free of lay-about skaters) house in San Diego and his training facility which is a huge warehouse. I'm not into the fucking Cribs thing. It seems to be about telling the world how much money you have - fucking lame. If you have to advertise your wealth, you probably aren't that wealthy. Anyhow, it's how you spend it not how much you hoard it. Yeah, nice fucking car Rob.

Turning Japanese (an amazingly over-used phrase for anything pertaining to Japan) details the Element team touring the Far East.

There's a quick feature on skateboard artist Mark McKee. I fucking dig segments like this that talk about people in the industry, but not pro skaters. Seemed like an interesting dude.

The final segment showcased the legendary Hubba Ledge. Part of a long over-head pedestrian walkway, the Hubba ledge offers one of the most dangerous ledges of legend. One side has a fucking 40-foot drop. Ouch! Thrasher Magazine first featured the ledge on film in 1989 and skaters from all over the world have come to session it. It was finally knobbed (skate proofed). Apparently, the area was also home to fucking crackheads who enjoyed the seclusion of the area.