Category: TV

Street Leagues Skateboarding Tour Ends on Highnote: Nyjah Takes Home $200,000 as World Champ, Paul Rodriguez Rings NASDAQ Opening Bell

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The last stop of the Street LeagueSkateboarding Tour ended on a high note. First, on Friday, August 22, 2014, in honor of the 2014 Street League Skateboarding Nike SB Super Crown World Championship descending upon the Prudential Center in Newark on Sunday, August 24, pro skater Paul Rodriguez, rang the NASDAQ Opening Bell. On Sunday, […]

Legends Gone: Goodbye to Robin Williams and Jay Adams

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The sad news of Robin Williams passing away by suicide at the age of 63 has effected people across all ages. His work in comedy and films, even his many USO visits to some 90,000 troops, will always be remembered. For many of us working in youth culture industries and organizations, we remember Robin Williams […]

Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing Announces Ebola Region Athletes Will Not Be Allowed to Compete in Combat or Pool-Related Events

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On the eve of the kick-off the Nanjing, China, Youth Olympic Games, running from August 16-28, 2014, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made an event-altering announcement: Young athletes from Ebola regions of Western Africa will not be allowed to compete in combat events or pool events. In addition, those from the region will be subject […]

Street League Skateboarding Enters Strategic Partnership with International Skateboarding Federation, Works on Olympics and Youth Games in Nanjing

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Skateboarding is getting more streamlined and moving closer to reality of an official Olympic sport (not just the Youth Games) after today’s announcement by Street League Skateboarding. On August 12, 2014, Street League Skateboarding (SLS) and the International Skateboarding Federation (ISF) announced a strategic partnership as the SLS endorses ISF recognition by the International Olympic […]

Women in Action Sports Featured on Upcoming World of X Games

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The World of X Games is a series that features a variety of action sports athletes, including those that have competed in previous X Games and others.  This weekend, Saturday, July 26, 2014, at 3 p.m. EST on ABC, the World of X Games will feature top female athletes driving the progression of action sports. […]

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Hosts World’s Hottest Rock Bands at Inaugural Gibson Brands Alternative Press Music Awards

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There’s no doubt that the inaugural AP Music Awards last night, July 21, 2014, could have also been called the Vans Warped Tour Awards or even, the Kevin Lyman’s Bands Awards. Many of the amazing bands that were represented got their start with Lyman seeing their talent and putting them on Tour for hundreds of […]

Surfing Round-up: Kelly Slater Launches Drink Brand Purps; ASP Hires Chief Commercial Officer and Opens NYC Office; Vans US Open of Surf to Kick-off in Huntington Beach

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There’s another new nutrition drink on the market and this time, it’s coming from surfing’s kingpin, Kelly Slater. Called Purps (rhymes with burps), the packaging fonts and website are in purple, illustrating four different sized bottles/shots of beverage choices. Slater is among the brand’s founders, along with scientist Dr. Chris Schaumburg, and designer PM Tenore. […]

Volcom Documentary Chronicles 21 Years of Insane Action Sports Footage and Life Lived Completely Out of the Ordinary

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There’s been a growing nostalgia in the action sports world these days with snowboarding coming up to its 30th or 35th anniversary depending on who you ask, and the advent of skateboarding and surfing homegrown video technology and movie-making capabilities. So it makes sense that Volcom just announced the upcoming release of a new documentary […]

UN Secretary-General X International Olympic Committee Move Forward Regarding South Sudanese and Central African Republic Youth Athletes Support, and Identifying Youth Athletes in Refugee Camps

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Sports utilized as a movement for peace, especially within emerging countries and areas with huge youth populations within refugee camps, has been has gotten another boost by the joint collaboration from the International Olympic Committee and the United Nations. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met again, […]

Alternative Press Magazine’s Inaugural Music Awards Drawing Best Bands in Youth Culture Today, Plus Coinciding with Vans Warped Tour and Rockstar Mayhem Tour

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On July 21, 2014, Cleveland, OH, will transform into rock central not only because it’s the home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but Alternative Press (AP) Magazine’s inaugural music awards is so far, attracting an amazing range of musicians presently hot within youth culture markets. Along with the line-up and expectations of […]