Quiksilver Team Rider Kelly Slater winning his 11th ASP World Champ Title. Photo by ASP.On December 15, 2011, Quiksilver, which has had a tough time of things during this recession, announced revenues grew 10% to $545.2 million compared with $495.1 million in the fourth quarter in 2010. Consolidated net revenues for the year grew 6% […]
Time Person of the Year cover artwork by Shepard Fairey.Street artist Shepard Fairey was chosen by Time Magazine’s editors to create their Person of the Year cover, nominated by the magazine as The Protester. The magazine which debuted on newsstands this month, features signature Shepard artistry with reds, yellows, and black tones, and a composite […]
Donna Burton Carpenter in the middle.Donna Burton Carpenter may be best known as president and co-owner of Burton Snowboards and her work founding the European Burton sector in Innsbruck, but she also created a unique program called Women’s Leadership Initiative at Burton. Outdoor Retailer Trade Show and the Outdoor Industries Women’s Coalition (OIWC) have confirmed […]
Banksy siting in London. Courtesy of Wooster Collective.Thanks to Wooster Collective once again for this fun tip on a Bansky siting. Looks like the notorious street artists with a message has another to share just in time for the Holiday season: “Sorry! The lifestyle you ordered is currently out of stock.” 54th Grammy Awards poster […]
PacificStandardTime.org got Ice Cube to talk about the latest exhibition at The Eames house. It couldn’t be more perfect. We love this video by Ice Cube talking about what makes LA so LA, and his love of architecture, The Eames house, and “going green 1949-style, bitch.”Celebrating an exhibit by PacificStandardTime.org, a collective that showcases latest […]
Aussie Kieren Perrow at Banzai Pipeline, north shore, Oahu. Photo by ASP/Cestari.Saturday, December 10, 2011 ended the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) surf competition series of the year in massive swells at the notorious Banzai Pipeline, Oahu in the prized jewel of surfing called the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons. Kieren Perrow […]
On December 7th, PacSun’s Chief Executive Officer Gary Schoenfeld announced some big news. First that the mall-based action-sports-based chain would be closing 175-200 of its stores in the next 14 months, and that a 5-year $100 million revolving credit deal would be happening with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, and a $60 million loan funded by […]
eBay Pop-up shop in London’s West End turns shopping into an ironic mix of m-commerce in brick ‘n mortar. Photo by Getty Images.In a very interesting move by eBay, their pop-up shop that started December 1 in London’s West End high street district may have tapped into a growing trend in shopping patterns. The pop-up […]
Epic waves for kick-off of the Billabong Pipe Masters, North Shore of Oahu. Photo by ASP/Cestari. The final stop of the ASP (Association for Surfing Professionals) World Title Series and the crowned jewel of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing always ends at the infamous break Banzai Pipeline in Oahu’s North Shore. This year, the […]
From Stacey Peralta’s Bones Brigade documentary debuting at Sundance Film Festival 2012. Picture of Tony Hawk from the movie. Photo by Tony Friedkin and Sundance.Each year we attend the Sundance Film Festival for a chance to be among the first to see top films, especially documentaries, and new technology in entertainment that will shape the future […]