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World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Tour Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Announces Line-up, 4 Stages, Return of Ice-T

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The world’s biggest heavy music touring festival, the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL in its seventh annual sojourn, is pleased to announce the official 2014 artist line-up with the boldest, largest, loudest and most diverse lineup to date. Not only will this year’s festival include the massive ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAIN STAGE and COLDCOCK AMERICAN […]

World of X Games to Launch on ABC and Also Feature Pro Surfing

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ESPN has officially launched World of X Games, a series featuring a variety of X Games and athlete-focused content on ABC including stops along the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour. The first World of X Games for the ASP men’s and women’s pro surf tour recap shows started with the first men’s stop […]

Vans Warped Tour Announces Journeys as Presenting Sponsor for 2014 Tour–New 3-Year Deal

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Officials with the Vans Warped Tour announced today that Nashville-based teen specialty retailer Journeys has signed on as the presenting sponsor for its 2014 20th anniversary tour, as part of a three-year partnership. The new endeavor will include multiple levels of on-site activation and branding initiatives, including the “Journeys Stage,” which will showcase popular bands […]

Olympic Snowboarding Where Style Is Rewarded Brings the Sport Back to Its Roots, Reshaping the Name of the Game, and Thrusting New Riders Into the Spotlight

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By now, the world’s heard that Shaun White did not three-peat his gold medal legacy in the Olympic halfpipe event. And for the first time, the men’s Team USA did not medal in the pipe. But what is going down in snowboarding from the Sochi 2014 Olympics is an illustration of how the sports changing, […]

HitRecord on TV by Joseph Gordon-Levitt Is the Game-Changer for Future Entertainment; Debuts at Sundance

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Collaborative entertainment is moving fast into the mainstream and with actor, director, writer Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s new show, HitRecord on TV, which premiered the first three episodes at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT, last week, the future of entertainment will never be the same. While Gordon-Levitt is also well-known for his acting in […]

USA Snowboarding Dreamteam Announced for 2014 Sochi Olympic Games

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On Sunday night, January 19, 2014, after the final Mammoth Grand Prix, a qualifier for snowboarders hoping to make it to the Olympics, the results were in.  The 2014 USA Olympic Snowboard Team which includes Halfpipe and Slopestyle, is an American dreamteam and will be a dominate force to watch during the Olympics in Sochi, […]

Shaun White Buys Majority Stake in Air & Style—Plans to Bring the Big Air Event to the U.S.

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Shaun White has dominated many snowboarding events, from winning the Austrian-based Air & Style in 2003 and 2004, to winning a series of gold medals in the X Games, and twice in halfpipe at the Olympics. It makes sense that the next phase of his career might include actually owning an event that he’s won. […]

Kelly Slater Wins 7th Billabong Pipe Masters, Fanning Gets ASP World Title, Florence Wins Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, Plus What to Expect for Pro Surfing 2014

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Last weekend December 14, 2013, pro surfing came to a dramatic season ending at Banzai Pipeline on Oahu’s north shore with Kelly Slater, 41, winning his 7th Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons in massive 15-foot waves. Slater defeated John John Florence (HAW), 21, in a hard-fought, 35-minute Final that ended with less […]

Bread and Butter Trade Show to Allow Consumers for July ’14, Plus Insights From a Rapidly Changing Fashion Industry

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Just one month after announcing their new campaign Ich Bin Ein Berliner (I am Berliner), a more consumer-friendly website, and an online magazine, Bread & Butter trade show has announced new concepts for their July 2014 show which is to include consumers. Given that Bread & Butter tends to cater to the most core brands […]

Olympics’ Sustainability Movement Means New Requirements for Host Cities, Sports, Sponsors

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On Sunday, November 23, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) held a summit to discuss sports and the environment and the kick-off of the Sochi Games in February, 2014. Two of the key topics centered around bringing young people into sports and the role of sustainability. As we’ve noted before about the Olympics, they are not […]