A new flick is out soon from the boys from Poor Specimen. The film features amazing surfing action from the likes of Dane Reynolds, Dion Agius, Dusty Payne, Mike Losness, Andy Irons, Shaun Cansdell, Mitch Coleborn, Jordy Smith, Bruce Irons, Clay Marzo, Yadin Nicol, Cj Hobgood, Taj Burrow, Julian Wilson, Ry Craike and Joel Parkinson. Stoked!

DC Shoes is getting 80’s by releasing this 80’s pack in their Life Collection for fall. Using Tokyo as insipration, these two pairs of kicks feature colors that mimic the bright lights and vibrant scenes that exist over in Tokyo. The two shoes included are the DC Billmore and the DC Sticker. They are already available at select shops. 

src - Highsnobiety 

Burton loves skateboarding. To prove it, they bought Alien Workshop. Well they have now gone one step further in proving they are a legit skate company by constructing a halfpipe on the roof top of the Burton store in Melrose. 

Better hope you are connected though, there will be very limited access for roof-top seshn’s. From what we hear, only Burton employees and pros will be destroying the roof. Construction of the halfpipe began on monday and will be complete tonight. 

src - LAist 

Billabong officially announced that they have acquired the Sector 9 company and along with it, Gullwing trucks. Although there is much speculation on the purchase price, the overall sentiment is a little bit shocked.  Some are shouting ’sellout’ while others are stoked for the boost the longboarding industry will get from the much more substantial financial backing. 

 One thing is for certain that Sector 9 boards will soon be everywhere (not that they weren’t already).  There’s no word yet on whether the Gullwing trucks switchover will have an effect on Dregs or Arbor.  However, as part of the deal, co-founders Steve Lake and Dennis Telfer and co-owner Dave Klimkiewicz are supposed to be sticking around in their current jobs, therefore, I doubt anyone should be worried about losing the original vision and creativity that Sector 9 brought to their field.

What happens when you pack a bunch of people who love to party into a house right on the lake during 4th of July weekend? Pure chaos. It was a weekend full of drinking, boating, slip and sliding… the list goes on.

Shean showing his American Pride

Meho Plaza
Self-titled
Better Looking Records

Meho Plaza’s recent self-titled album mixes a pop aesthetic with electronic punk noise. The trio, which consists of keyboardist Jennifer Hwang, drummer James Connely, and vocalist/guitarist Mike Thrasher, has garnered significant press by such reputable organizations as the Los Angeles Times and Pitchfork Media. Tracks like “I Sold My Organs”, “Lets Play Police”, “The Beach”, and “George Washington” all contain manic catchy guitar riffs, and a danceable backbeat. Interspersed at random are four or five songs out of the eleven that make me want to scratch out my eyes out. Perhaps the poppy half appeals to the people who have never heard Meho Plaza, and the five tracks of experimental synth-driven madness appeal to hardcore fans and live show attendees. Whoever the audience is, the juxtaposition of pop and noise makes for a good head scratcher. A good friend pointed out to me earlier that Radiohead is also a band that forces you listen to their albums many times, because the first time you question the experimental stuff. After thinking it over I will probably look forward to listening to this album more over time, and let it grow on me, like a weird fungus. – Jonathan Mendick, Mannerist Zine

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A good looking skate watch these days is hard to come by these days until now. Kr3w wants you to look fresh this summer with their new Karma Watch. The watch features a woven jacquard band, japanese quartz movement and Kr3w print. These things are running about $75 — not bad.

Dogtown Legend Jay Adams just got out of the slammer today according to Fuel. Apparently Adams has been  incarcerated since 2005 for dealing meth. We at Seshn would like to welcome Jay back, and hope you learned a thing or two and don’t do it again. Stay up Jay.

Found these images online today of living surf legend, Kelly Slater. These images are done by Alberto Seveso, an artist from the UK. Maybe he can leave a comment below and describe what this is all about. Looks pretty insane though. Nice work Alberto.

While most recognized artists & designers are conventionally bred in the artistic incubation of trendy hotspots on the left and right coasts of the United States, it was in the foyers of an archetypal school in a small town that unconventional artist Kelly D. Williams cut his creative teeth. Taking an unapologetic and raw style from his background of skateboarding and unrefined music, Kelly manages to mess and impress using otherwise incompatible mediums.

Kelly is the definition of a multi-tasker. From designing art for Analog Clothing to forming all kinds of companies from Snowboards, to design firms, Kelly is all over the place and is one of the hardest working people I know, even though I have not known him for very long.

Since day one, Kelly has been backing Seshn. We are pleased to unveil the first ‘canvas cover art’, and couldn’t be any more stoked than to have Kelly be displaying his work for us proudly here on the homepage. 

 
Check out Kelly’s website at http://kellydwilliams.com
..and also his music review blog at http://mannerist.seshn.com