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The podcast is back. This episode we have filmer, Mike Gilbert tells of a filming trip to Mexico City with Jamie Thomas for Ride The Sky.
In this episode I recommend the Bones Bearings Tool which makes pulling bearings out of old wheels so much easier. At only $12.40 it is a worthy investment that will save you time and frustration.
Harry Lintell skates crusty British spots to crusty British hip-hop for his Piff Sticks edit and the result to quite smooth.
Josh Mohrbach kills it in the Newport News based video, Driftwood. It is good to see my old stomping grounds getting skated like this by the next generation.
It is rare for someone skating California to catch my eye, but Shaun Baptista did it with a lot of speed, and some good nosegrind and fakie 5-0 work that i really appreciate. The spots aren't blown out and look like spots I would enjoy skating.
Blaze Supply in France has a rad video part for their flow rider, Matisse Banc.
The crew in Wellington, New Zealand have a new Greenbelt montage. Clocking in at over 11 minutes, get comfortable.
Both America and the UK have Black Sheep skate shops and the UK one just welcomed Harry Lintell with this rad video.
CLUBGEAR is a new brand out of Canada with a vibey new clip featuring lots of wallies and flat land heelflips.
Florent Tourdre skates some rugged spots and some smooth Euro streets in this new part I found via: Soma.
This Continued is a rad video from Japan that was online for a moment a few months ago and now parts are slowly creeping online. Check out Takaaki Shinzato in This Continued.
Jake Breed sent in his latest video, Panacea, and it's a ten minute banger from some place where people wouldn't expect great skateboarding, but here it is.
Sunday in Buffalo is at it again, working on the follow up to A Stone's Throw. This first batch of bonus footage sets the stage for another banger.
I'm a big fan of Absorb. They get gnarly tricks on gritty spots. There's always a bit of artistry to their videos but not too much. The Trailer is their latest and it doesn't disappoint.
Jiří Bulin hits rough british spots with style and creativity in his part in SHADS.
Daniel Grönwall rips and it seems like he's just cruising around in his part from Philip Evans' Coping Mechanism.
I can't say I miss skating in Virginia, but it's good to see Eric Valadares getting buck on some of my old stomping grounds in his part from Half lame. Via: VII Or Die.
Adidas Finland rips some unseen spots on their camping tour.
Today is the ninth anniversary of Mostly Skateboarding. A lot has happened over the past nine years. I got a job at The Skateboard Mag through Mostly Skateboarding. I got a writing gig just the other day through the blog too. I worked two crappy office jobs. Been unemployed twice, now being one of those times. I moved a few times, most recently to Portland. I got married. My cat died then we got two more cats. Nine years is a long time. I've made a lot of internet friends through Mostly Skateboarding. That's been the most unexpected thing.
A lot has changed in the online skate world over those nine years. No one hosts their own videos anymore. Most people stopped making their own websites. HD became commonplace but the VX is still in use. A YouTube channel is good enough for most crews. Everyone is putting footage online making it harder to sift through the growing number of rad videos. When I started, no one was really aggregating skate videos. Now lots of people are, most notably, Hella Clips. Over the past nine years everyone got good. Like really good. With that my standards shifted and I started to get more and more picky. As more videos came, I started finding it harder and harder to find something I wanted to post. I think when it was harder to put videos online only the people who really wanted to where doing it. That barrier to entry saved us all from a lot of time watching shitty videos. I posted Lem Villemin and Chris Pfanner videos back in 2007. I'm sure jake Donnelley was in that first Sunday video I posted in 2007 as well. I remember a Cory Kennedy video I posted before he hit is big with The Berrics. Danny Brady in 2006, I wish that link wasn't dead.
I'm not sure what the future holds for Mostly Skateboarding but for now I'll continue posting the videos I find that meet my weird standard of decent skating, cool spots, and good filming. Thanks everyone for checking it out and keeping me inspired. Thanks especially to the guys making rad videos in different places. I started Mostly Skateboarding to bring exposure to scenes outside of the main hubs of skateboarding and I hope to continue doing that or something like that as things evolve. I've been loving Tumblr the past few years. Give Mostly Skateboarding a follow for more skate stuff from my point of view.
Kass Plummer crushes Florida in his part from Open Minded.
