Category: Events

Comic Kingpin Stan Lee Launches Shock and Awesome Comikaze Expo

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The world of comics continues to inspire youth culture and adult fans globally and with the plethora of superhero movies being re-produced over the past few years, the idea of growing a massive comic expo in Los Angeles makes complete sense. Who better to take things to the next level than the Godfather of comics […]

Sustainable Surf Partners with Association of Surfing Professionals Tour To Green-up Events

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The non-profit organization Sustainable Surf, the leader is creating surfboards out of recycled materials and guidelines for green events, has partnered with ASP North America for the 2012 season. This could set new standards for action sports events in general. The goal of the partnership is to provide a useful framework for looking at event […]

18th Vans Warped Tour Kick-off Announces Fresh Changes for the Upcoming Summer Tour, Headliners Rise Against, All Time Low, The Used, Anti-Flag, Taking Back Sunday, and More

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The Vans Warped Tour kick-off March 29, 2012 at the Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles marked the official call that summer music tour season is about to begin. Coming into its 18th year, it can easily claim the title of the longest running music tour in North America. Kevin Lyman, founder and director of […]

Shaun White and Elena Hight Win Halfpipe Titles at the 30th Burton U.S. Open

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Last weekend one of the most prestigious events in snowboarding, the Burton U.S. Open, took place at Stratton Mountain, VT.  Tight competition on well-planned courses and jumps, within several days of festivities, including a celebration of the event’s 30th anniversary, brought the snowboarding industry together for the wrap-up event of the season. In it’s 30th […]

H&M’s Design Awards Selects Stine Riis Winner—Look at Upcoming Collection for the Fast-fashion Retailer

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On the day that David Beckham’s briefs collection debuts in London’s flagship H&M and just a week after financial reports of H&M’s 15.3% drop in profits in Q4, H&M announced their winner in their new H&M Design Awards 2012 as Stine Riis, a 28-year-old grad student from London College of fashion. Like H&M’s ongoing designer […]

Shaun White Grabs 5th Gold in SuperPipe at X Games with Perfect 100 Score Stomping a Back-to-Back Double McTwist 1260

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The 11th Winter X Games came to a close on January 29, 2012 in Aspen, Colorado to huge fanfare as the top pro snowboarders in the world competed in the SuperPipe to a dramatic finish. Earlier during the Games, Olympic gold medalist Kelly Clark stomped the competition winning her 2nd gold in SuperPipe with an […]

Bread and Butter Berlin Beats Odds with Successful Show Despite Economic Hardships in Europe

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With the theme High Fidelity, Bread and Butter Berlin which ran from January 18-20, 2012 at the Berlin Tempelhof Airport exceeded expectations in many ways including the high volume of attendees despite economic hard times across Europe. One of the leading fashion trade shows in the world, Bread & Butter is a key show to […]

How Surfing Is Going Through Its Own “Arab Spring”—From Bobby Martinez Getting Booted to Questions about the ASP World “City” Tours to Lack of Women’s Sponsorship— The Soul of Surfing Under the Spotlight

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In the past few years it seems we’ve been writing more and more about the sport of surfing and not necessarily because of its soulful nature and attraction among youth culture, but because of the complex business issues surrounding the industry. Now, hitting mainstream Los Angeles this week, a poignant article by Tibby Rothman was […]

Coachella Announces Line-up for 2012: Dr. Dre, Snoop, Black Keys, Radiohead Among the Headliners

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Coachella, the unofficial kick-off music festival in the United States from April 13-15 (and now also April 20-22) announced their lineup today on Facebook. Produced by Goldenvoice, which is owned by AEG, Coachella has become one of the key festivals to attend towards checking out what’s on the radar for upcoming music tour season across […]

Olympic Games’ Show Your Best Viral Video Campaign Hopes to Attract Youth Culture; Plus Latest on Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck

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The Olympic Games continue to try and engage people, particularly youth culture, through a variety of campaigns that often completely miss the mark, mostly because the sports they profile are rarely on the radar among a new generation. However, we will give them some cred for their latest new social media program called “Show Your […]