Contests 07/14/2008

Billabong Pro J-Bay - Resumes Tonight?

Hope so. Early reports is that the swell hadn’t started filling in yet by dark, so we’ll see…

Art 07/08/2008

True Norwegian Black Metal

If you’re into photography and scary music, then Peter Beste’s new book called True Norwegian Black Metal is for you. I had a chance to check it out the other day, and the images are absolutely incredible.

The book has 126 Norwegian Black Metal Photographs; An Introduction by Metalion of Slayer Magazine; Essays by Editor Johan Kugelberg and Peter Beste; 3 Panel foldout black metal time line by Tara G Warrior; 32 page section of old black metal ephemera including rare and obscure photographs, flyers, letters, and interviews.

But If you’re really interested, then the real score is the deluxe limited edition of the book you can order off the website.

It is an edition of 666 (of course), and includes:

A hand numbered silkscreened slipcase (measuring 11.25” x 14.25”), a 20×26” silkscreened black metal logo poster, and a signed 8×10 original Peter Beste print, and If I had $225 to my name, I would definitely buy it.

Click-thru for some more images.

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Design 07/08/2008

Insight - Dopamine

Well, the new Insight ad campaign “Dopamine” is out, and again, it’s AWESOME! These guys are so on point.

Click-thru to see all of the images, or to check out bigger versions, and watch the films, click right here

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Design 07/07/2008

Monster Children

While I was in Australia I was finally able to pick up a copy of Monster Children Magazine, and it’s really nice. Both the design and content of the magazine are a refreshing change from the standard “action sports” mag format. It’s a little more like Lowdown. Unfortunately, a subscription here in the U.S. will run you about $100 a year for 4 issues (ouch), so you might just want to check out their blog instead if you’re poor, but it’s not nearly as cool as the magazine itself.

Music 07/07/2008

BECK - Modern Guilt

The new Beck album, produced by Danger Mouse, comes out on iTunes and Amazon tomorrow. Can’t wait to hear it.

Where to Buy

AMAZON $9.99 / iTunes $9.99

Movies 07/07/2008

Beach Blanket Burnout

The premieres for Alex Knost & Tyler Manson’s Beach Blanket Burnout start this week.

About the Film:

Buster Olson (aka Alex Knost) plays a disaffected beach bum amongst the once-was surfing subculture. Amidst the growing crowds he struggles to find shelter from his existential dread. Shot entirely on location in Australia, the film embodies surfing’s vagabond ideals and contrasts today’s mundane energy and over-consumed ideology.

OC Premiere
Thursday 24th July 8pm The Yost Theater 307 N. Spurgeon St, Santa Ana CA 92701 After Party Habana from 10pm
2930 Bristol St, Costa Mesa CA 92626

LA Premiere
Sunday 27th July 8pm The Hope Gallery 1547 Echo Park Ave, Los Angeles CA 90026 After Party Little Joy Cocktails from 10pm
1477 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90026

SF Premiere
Sunday 10th August 8pm VASF Gallery 1485 Haight St, San Francisco CA 94117 After Party The Make Out Room from 10pm
3225 22nd St, San Francisco CA 94110

NYC Premiere
Thursday 14th August @ 8pm
Mollusk
210 Kent Ave, Brooklyn NY 11211

RSVP to beachblanketburnout@rvca.com and state the premiere city in the subject.

For further information go to rvca.com

Contests 07/07/2008

Billabong Pro J-Bay

The Billabong Pro at J-Bay starts this Thursday the 10th, so make sure to get your Fantasy Surfer team locked-in. The heat draw is now up right here. The wildcards aren’t set yet, that will be decided by the results of the Von Zipper Trials right before the event.

Unfortunately for us in California, this is the contest that doesn’t start until around 11p.m. PST, and since I’m old and usually in bed by then, it makes it kind of a bummer. Hopefully they will have the “Heats on Demand” system working.

Babble 07/07/2008

Vincent Gallo's Sperm

I think Vincent Gallo is really talented and funny. I’m not sure if he means to be funny, but he is. I became a fan after watching Buffalo 66, and even though his next film The Brown Bunny was absolutely unwatchable (even with the real life Chloe Sevingny blow job), I’m still a fan because he’s such a unique character. He really is a talented photographer/director/actor/painter/musician and writer (as you can tell from the description he wrote below), and he sells a lot of things on his website. My previous favorite listing was the VINCENT GALLO evenings, weekends escort listing, but now he’s followed it up with an even better one.

Vincent Gallo’s Sperm: $1,000,000

Price includes all costs related to one attempt at an in-vitro fertilization. (A $50,000 value) If the first attempt at in vitro fertilization is unsuccessful, purchaser of sperm must pay all medical costs related to additional attempts. Mr. Gallo will supply sperm for as many attempts as it takes to complete a successful fertilization and successful delivery. Sperm is 100% guaranteed to be donated by Mr. Gallo who is drug, alcohol and disease free. If the purchaser of the sperm chooses the option of natural insemination, there is an additional charge of $500,000. However, if after being presented detailed photographs of the purchaser, Mr. Gallo may be willing to waive the natural insemination fee and charge only for the sperm itself.

Those of you who have found this merchandise page are very well aware of Mr. Gallo’s multiple talents, but to add further insight into the value of Mr. Gallo’s sperm, aside from being multi talented in all creative fields, he was also multi talented as an athlete, winning several awards for performing in the games of baseball, football and hockey and making it to the professional level of grand prix motorcycle racing. Mr. Gallo is 5’11” and has blue eyes. There are no known genetic deformities in his ancestry (no cripples) and no history of congenital diseases. If you have seen The Brown Bunny, you know the potential size of the genitals if it’s a boy. (8 inches if he’s like his father.) I don’t know exactly how a well hung father can enhance the physical makeup of a female baby, but it can’t hurt. Mr. Gallo also presently maintains a distinctively full head of hair and at the age of 43 has surprisingly few gray hairs. Though his features are sharp and extreme, they would probably blend well with a softer, more subtly featured female. Mr. Gallo maintains the right to refuse sale of his sperm to those of extremely dark complexions. Though a fan of Franco Harris, Derek Jeter, Lenny Kravitz and Lena Horne, Mr. Gallo does not want to be part of that type of integration. In fact, for the next 30 days, he is offering a $50,000 discount to any potential female purchaser who can prove she has naturally blonde hair and blue eyes. Anyone who can prove a direct family link to any of the German soldiers of the mid-century will also receive this discount. Under the laws of the Jewish faith, a Jewish mother would qualify a baby to be deemed a member of the Jewish religion. This would be added incentive for Mr. Gallo to sell his sperm to a Jew mother, his reasoning being with the slim chance that his child moved into the profession of motion picture acting or became a musical performer, this connection to the Jewish faith would guarantee his offspring a better chance at good reviews and maybe even a prize at the Sundance Film Festival or an Oscar.

To be clear, the purchase of Mr. Gallo’s sperm does not include the use of the name Gallo. The purchaser must find another surname for the child.

This service is available, but is only payable by cash, checks, and/or bank wire. No credit card payments accepted for this item.

Please email your inquiries to info@vgmerchandise.com

All in all, I guess this has nothing to do with surfing or design, and I’m not really interested in buying Mr. Gallo’s sperm, I just think it’s really funny.

Where to Buy

Vincent Gallo's Website $1,000,000

Babble 07/03/2008

Mark Philippoussis Almost Died at Winkipop

Click here for the news footage.

[ via: news.com.au ]

FORMER tennis ace (and Age of Love hunk) Mark Philippoussis has cheated death while surfing in wild seas off Victoria’s southwest coast.

The Scud was surfing off Bells Beach when he got into trouble in the turbulent waters before being dragged into a sea cave while his board was smashed in half, Channel 9 reported.

Philippoussis’ ordeal began when he paddled out of Winki Pop beach, between Bells Beach and Torquay, on the Surf Coast, southwest of Melbourne, yesterday morning.

Witnesses told the Nine the former top 10 player suffered hip and feet injuries after being swept into the area known as The Valley, while being battered by huge waves.

Witness Steve Ryan said he told Philippoussis not to surf out of Winki but to head closer to Bells Beach.

“I said, ‘Ah mate, I wouldn’t be going there because the sweep is really strong. Go up the stairs, down to Bells Beach, go a little bit up the beach then paddle out’ and said be careful,” Mr Ryan told Nine.

“He nearly got taken out by a big set … which was really dangerous.”

Philippoussis’ girlfriend was nearby and was alerted to the problem, Nine said.

Mr Ryan said the conditions were treacherous and Philippoussis was slightly injured.

“He got swept down, broke his board and took refuge in a cave for, like, two hours, had all his feet up and he hurt his hip,” he said.

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