The trip that the shot from this ad [Le Boogie 10] was taken was the first time I’d been to Luna’s in ages. There was a big crew that headed down, it was Chris James, Chris Wilson, Matt Young, Will Hodgett [filmer], Nick Bannehr [photographer] and myself with two skis between us. Read more…
Musician, artist, photographer, filmmaker and avid bodyboarder Joel Birch just released this process video of an illustration that he did for Todd Quigley at QCD Boards, check it out!
Todd has got a deal going at the moment for the perfect Winter set up. Grab a new PE board with free mesh and stringer or free double stringers for just 300 bucks! Offer ends 1st June, get yourself over to qcdboards.com for more information.
Joel Birch landed his first The Daily Frame at Fluidzone today. Photo by Ben Lee.
Joel scored a bunch of fun waves at home on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast last week before packing up and heading to the US to record a new album with his band The Amity Affliction. You should follow his blog here or Amity’s here if you wanna stay in the loop of what’s happening while they’re in the studio.
After four days of competition our seeded rounds finally hit the water today. I progressed through Round 5 and then again in a man-on-man Round 6 heat. Considering the level of riding at this event I was stoked, Joe Clarke, Nick [Ormerod] and myself are the only Aussies left to hit the Quarters tomorrow. Read more…
After a long flight I’ve finally arrived at Antofagasta! To be honest, it was probably the best long trip I’ve done, I spent over eight hours asleep. I arrived with next to no jetlag but tonight will be the real test. I’m staying with Novy, Joe Clarke and Sam Strachan. Read more…
The Amity Affliction are currently in the studio in the US recording their new album – the highly anticipated followup to Youngbloods – due for release later this year.
Joel Birch (showing off his reef cuts above) and the lads have promised to keep their fans in the loop while they’re in the studio over the next six weeks. Be sure to hit up theamityaffliction.tumblr.com for their daily updates from the States.
With a profile in the latest Surge Magazine and this new clip released today, it’s safe to say that Flow Team rider Davis Blackwell is coming into his own as a bodyboarder.
Filmed at home in Western Australia in late 2011 and Hawaii earlier this year when he was just 15 years old, his new footage is nothing short of impressive. Could he be the best rider in Australia for his age? We certainly think so.
I know this post has been well overdue and no matter what pathetic excuse I try to bring to the table, it will only make it worse. As I get ready to step onto a plane to Chile, bound for the South American leg of the World Tour, all I can do is promise to keep you up to speed with everything that goes down. Read more…
Exclusive invite only cinema screenings of the new Parkway Drive film Home Is For The Heartless will be held in Byron Bay, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in late May. For your chance to score a double pass to the screening closest to you, just pre-order your copy of the DVD between May 4 and May 13.
Home Is For The Heartless will be in stores July 6. To go in the draw to win a double pass, pre-order from JB Hi-Fi or any of these independent outlets from May 4.
For this one, instead of covering this ad [Riptide 185, shot by Ryan Jones] – and ‘cause the embarrassment has worn off now – I thought I’d write about a funny incident that happened years ago at Pipe. Read more…
