Danny Berk gets first place honors for the overall standings in the boys division at the YMCA Surf Series.  Danny, 14 yrs young, from San Diego seams to be on the right track and we look forward to seeing more stuff from Danny in the future.  Congratulations Danny, and keep it up homie!
 
Here is a photo of Danny rocking the pinky artist colab  attak tee -  evil repeat hoodie - and the Da Purse Stitch Cap.   Stop by Antiapparel.com and pick up some gear.  You too can look cool like Danny Berk chilling in front of his moms ergo’ed out gas guzzling SUV.
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ergoPHOBIA is hosting a skate contest in Puerto Rico on August 2nd @ Skate Town Park in Rincon.  There will be a team signing and guest judging by Ronnie Creager, Gary Smith, and Andrew Cannon.  See flyer for details.
 
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Josie Graves and Shawn Hale are the featured team riders in this months ad campaign.

 
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We have teamed up with our East Coast Sales Manager, Chris Donmoyer, and ERGO Pro Gary Smith who own Baltimore’s Vu Skateshop for Go Skate Day.  That right…. ERGO, Vu Skateshop, Osiris, and Interstate will be hosting a Go Skateboarding Day event in Baltimore.  See flyer for details.
 
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Fallen skate shoes took a trip to Mexico and had a rip roaring time, and here’s some throwaway edits from their latest dvd Ride the Sky.

The guys over at Strange Notes have released some bonus footage from last years Damn Am contest, not bad for bonus footage.

Femke, her man, AJ, and her folks from New Zealand went to the Yucatan for ten days to hang out with some tropical critters and climb old Myan ruins. And on that note…did anyone see the new Indiana Jones flick? Let us know what you think…
The Tulum ruins also had the biggest Iguanas ever

Critter

Climbing old things


So there may have been some high-kicking going on…yeah, with masks on

And some cutecouples

Some snorkeling happened. I wish it was that warm in SF!

More critters. If you happen to see any pink flamingos, you know, the plastic kind that goes on your grandma’s lawn, hold on to it. It’s now vintage.

The last day was sailing with her dad and AJ. Good visit, good trip, good times. Here’s one for vacations!

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Mimi Knoop flew down to Houston for the Grand Opening of the Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark on June 1st. It was hot, sticky, Houston sweaty but that didn’t stop the crowds from rushing in. The place was packed according to Mimi. The Vans team, Independent team and the slick movin’ multi-extreme sport talented Shawn White were in addition to the mass of locals that came to celebrate the opening.
There was some autograph signing

The Boost Mobil crew was there

The crowd was thick

A teeny, tiny glimpse of the park

The Independent whip

Hot Wheels

The crew

Skyline

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Team rider’s Alejo Marin and Josie Graves along with friend Carlos Trigo have been blowing us up down in Puerto Rico, tagging up everything and anything possible.






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I just got back from the Andaman Islands and had a crazy adventure searching for waves and living the culture of the locals. We were gone for 1 month and returned safely with countless memories. I was shooting the whole time and I came back with so many photos from our experiences. Check out more on my site www.photoblw.com
 
 
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Like the banner above states, leave a comment below and you will have a chance to win this rad skateboard from Lost x Birdhouse Skateboards. Who knows, this thing could be a collectors item some day.
We are looking for the most creative comment on why you want to win this board so if you don’t bring your A-game, chances are you’re not going to win. Get crazy, get creative, have fun, and start typing…. GOOD LUCK!
Contest ends on June 2nd!
 

Lakai recently came through the Northwest with the Zumiez Couch tour, but before they landed that gig, they were trippin in Malaga and here’s part 1 of their footage.

Girl Skateboards just came through the Northwest on the Beauty and The Beast tour and here are all the links you could possibly want to see or read. There are videos, photos, and all sorts of media from this highly publicized event. I actually missed the tour, due to previous engagements, but heard that all that went down was just insane, and I’m sure the footage will be collected for a Girl Skateboards dvd down the road.
Crailtap: The latest video, video 2, video 1, Koston’s photos, Carroll’s photos 1, Carrol’s photos 2, Spike’s photos
Thrasher: Orcas Island, Portland - The Department, McMinnville, Lincoln City, Time Trials
Etc: O’Dell’s photos, another Department video
Links,Info src - [Skatedaily.net]

Our friend PaperMonster just gave us the heads up on a preview before his solo show for DirtyPilot.com. The preview can be seen here (CLICK HERE) and you can catch some photos of several of the pieces below. Make sure to mark down that PaperMonster’s Solo Show will take place on 9/14 until 10/17.His work is very exciting and he is an artist to stay tuned for more incredible works of art. To catch more from PaperMonster catch him on MySpace (Here)
http://www.dirtypilot.com/backroom/papermonster.html
Check out PaperMonster’s work below:

Here’s some love for our Russian fans:
http://skater.ru/news.php?id=1617
It’s a site going over the Summer’08 line for all those Russian speaking Nikita lovers out there. Have at it!
And….here’s some disco:
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Mike Meyers vs. Chris Brown (stop drooling ladies) dance battle at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards and Peppa was there. Not only was she there - she was on stage. She’s on Mr. Meyer’s side in the striped purple and yellow get-up (yeah, it’s Nikita).
http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1588375&vid=237142 
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If you think snowboarding is dead for another 6 months, you are wrong bucko. Mack Dawg’s newest item on the menu is Down with People, and Seshn is down with MDP. If you haven’t cruised over to the new Snowboard Teasers section you are missing out on life. Peep it now and spend a couple hours on there cuz it’s good stuff.

We’re thankful to be busy… and love our jobs. Find out why at cypher13.com and check out what our homies are up to at joyengine.com!!!  Remember this…  SESHN is the bomb, yo. Peace.

Here’s a short clip from Listen skateboards involving a little mini-ramp action. Not exactly going big, but a lot of fun if you ask me.

Ah yes, Hawaii, land of beauty and pork. Not exactly what you would think of first when thinking about Hawaii, but I love their pork down there. I went once, and had an all you can eat experience that has never been matched since. I could have closed the place down, but I was so full….and well….nevermind. Here’s a video of the DC skate crew hitting Hawaii; those lucky dudes.

I got to work work today and dove head first into my Outlook, per usual, but today there was a link from the family in Iceland saying, ‘check it out’
http://www.nikitaclothing.com/whazzUp/item.aspx?id=352
Earthquake!? Woah.
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Crystal Castles
Self-titled
Last Gang Records
You may know Crystal Castles by their packed live shows, which blend rave, old school videogame sound effects, and a disco backbeat. Crystal Castles’ self titled 2008 release, the duo’s first on Last Gang Records, captures the essence of He-Man and Donkey Kong Jr. throwing fireballs at each other in Bowser Castle. Mixing Mario-esque musical samples and a microphone, Crystal Castles displays the talent of Toronto team Ethan Fawn and Alice Glass. Glass’ vocals draw from a diverse number of styles including punk, hip-hop, and noise, while Fawn’s keyboard sounds like it has an arcade machine chip inside it. Named after the fortress in the sky in which She-Ra, The Princess of Power dwells, Crystal Castles conjures a world of 8-bit videogames, eighties synth-pop, and sword-wielding cartoon characters with muscular figures wearing only their underwear. The only problem I have with the lyrics is that they are largely unintelligible, and the only resemblance to a theme is hinted in each song’s title. Still, the vocals remain beautiful, and the album packs an abstract intensity only matched by the combo of He-Man and She-Ra themselves in a tag team battle against the Mario Brothers and Donkey Kong. – Jonathan Mendick, Mannerist Zine
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I know, I know, I’m late on posting this by a long shot, but it’s still relevant. The DC Nationals video from last year, is here. DC Skate Shoes’s DC Nationals skate contest. Not bad, not bad at all.

The East Coast is buzzing with skateboarding action, and a lot of people don’t realize that it’s happening. On the West Coast, the media magazines seem to rule and boarding companies put in a lot of money to promote skateboarding in sunny weather. But don’t sleep on the east, here’s a promo for a home brewed skateboarding video.

Skateboard furniture seems like it has been popping up all over online and in the mags over the passed 5 years but I have yet to see anything this original. Robust Flavor has some new ‘Skurniture’ and it’s quite unique in the sense that anyone can use and deck they have lying around to make themselves a chair. All you do is purchase the legs and they will screw into any regular sized skateboard deck. It’s pretty genius, get some!
 

So we all know that the English love their tea time. Well, I can’t deny that I like tea time myself. What makes the UK different? They name an event after their favorite time of day. The Gnar Chicken & Tea Snowboard Event is coming to the Tamworth Snowdome on May 31st.
Here’s a little info about the event from Michelle who is one of the lovely Nikita Euros. We heart us our Euro babes!
“Gnar Chicken was created from a love of snowboarding and a unified vision of the future of women’s snowboarding. This year’s event will celebrate the progression of women’s snowboarding, be a great chance to spot new talent within the UK by uniting up-and-coming riders with those more familiar on the scene in a fun slopestyle event. The slope layout is set (see attached) and Nikita have provided some amazing prizes which will be distrubuted for everyone at every level to win….“not just for those that ride the best all the time. It is after all about progression!” - Alexa Hohenberg (organiser)

The Time Table for the Night Is:

7.00pm - Meet at the bar
8.00pm - Drinks in the Bar and the Premier of ‘Freezing Level’: a movie about the environment and snowboarding by Euan Southcott. Filmed in Folgefonna Norway, Scotland, 2alps and many more shrinking snow locations.
10.00pm - The Gnar Chicken Jam begins on the slope
11.30pm - Half-time groom and break in the bar
12.00am - The second half of the Gnar Chicken Jam begins
1.30am - End of Gnar Chicken Jam …..Prize Giving on the Slope
2.00am onwards - After Party at the Tamworth Travelodge

Special Nikita “This Girl Loves to Ride” Award
They will be filming on the night and taking photos. All photos and pod-casts will be available through www.gnarchickenandtea.co.uk, where you can also check out further info….”
Now that sounds like it’s gonna be hard to wake up the next morning… So if you’re in England on the 31st go check it out!

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So we all know that the English love their tea time. Well, I can’t deny that I like tea time myself. What makes the UK different? They name an event after their favorite time of day. The Gnar Chicken & Tea Snowboard Event is coming to the Tamworth Snowdome on May 31st.
Here’s a little info about the event from Michelle who is one of the lovely Nikita Euros. We heart us our Euro babes!
“Gnar Chicken was created from a love of snowboarding and a unified vision of the future of women’s snowboarding. This year’s event will celebrate the progression of women’s snowboarding, be a great chance to spot new talent within the UK by uniting up-and-coming riders with those more familiar on the scene in a fun slopestyle event. The slope layout is set (see attached) and Nikita have provided some amazing prizes which will be distrubuted for everyone at every level to win….“not just for those that ride the best all the time. It is after all about progression!” - Alexa Hohenberg (organiser)

The Time Table for the Night Is:

7.00pm - Meet at the bar
8.00pm - Drinks in the Bar and the Premier of ‘Freezing Level’: a movie about the environment and snowboarding by Euan Southcott. Filmed in Folgefonna Norway, Scotland, 2alps and many more shrinking snow locations.
10.00pm - The Gnar Chicken Jam begins on the slope
11.30pm - Half-time groom and break in the bar
12.00am - The second half of the Gnar Chicken Jam begins
1.30am - End of Gnar Chicken Jam …..Prize Giving on the Slope
2.00am onwards - After Party at the Tamworth Travelodge

Special Nikita “This Girl Loves to Ride” Award
They will be filming on the night and taking photos. All photos and pod-casts will be available through www.gnarchickenandtea.co.uk, where you can also check out further info….”
Now that sounds like it’s gonna be hard to wake up the next morning… So if you’re in England on the 31st go check it out!

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The Caribbean saw some fun swell this past spring. Now that it’s summertime and the waves are few and far between here in Jersey,  we rely on videos to get us through it. Check out Josie Graves, Alejo Marin and friends in some fun, warm, tropical surf.
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Here are some action shots of Peppa down unda’ at the Renegade Battle she and Lady Jules won.

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Girl skateboards teamed up with Antihero skateboards for a northwest tour this year, and here’s a video that features some of the best tricks and moves from the Oregon stop.