Skateboarding and more ….
Hey, hey, it’s time for another installment of Same Song – Different Band. Up for your review are original songs courtesy of Kiss, Cheap Trick, John Lennon, Donna Summer, The Pixies and Devo. So can you guess the songs and who is doing the covers? Yes? No? Well, click on through to the other side for a bit of sonic satisfication. EPM “diamonds, whores, whips and jealous waves of love” Out!
One part East coast, one part West coast, along with equal amounts of surfing and skating, and you share some roots with this week’s Monday Cover skater, Wes Cording. Talk about style and smooth skating, Wes has it all as evident by this frontside tail block on a hip at West Linn. Check out a few more pics of Wes after the turn.
Congratulations Wes!
The 8th Annual Pro-tec Pool Party is a go. Set your skate time dials for 3pm PST, Saturday May 12th. to watch a live HD feed of the events.
The schedule of events is as follows:
NOTE: all times PST.
Check out a load of highlights from last year’s event after the turn. EPM “place your pool party bets” Out!
Continue reading ‘It’s Pool Party Time’
Spring is in full swing here in the Pacific Northwest. What better way to celebrate the season than with a pole jam at the newly opened Estacada skatepark courtesy of this week’s Monday Cover skater, Steve Grover. The Dreamland crew has put another great skatepark on the map and it’s fun as heck to skate. The locals are stoked to say the least. Check out more photos of Grover getting his own stoke after the turn.
Congratulations Steve!
It seems the Sorcery 118 crew has been busy doing what they do best, skating and having a good time. Check out some of their Sorcery-ness after the turn. EPM “skate wands drawn” Out!
Begin broadcast. For immediate release, spanning all skate frequencies: Lifeblood Skateboards Welcomes Mark “Red Scott To Its Team. Begin message:
What more needs be said about a rugged and no frills type of human that lives and breathes skateboarding? Well, despite his steadfast love of rolling on a wooden stuntwood and creating the world renowned Burnside Skatepark along with others over 20 years ago, Red continues to design and build some of the best skateparks in the world. Sure, he’s gnar, he’s hesh or whatever label you might want to put upon him, but most importantly, Red is a lifer and he’s dedicated to skateboarding.
Check out Red shredding Burnside on a recent Sunday afternoon after the turn.
Continue reading ‘Skate Hemogoblin’
It’s time once again for Cinco De Margo, a benefit for the Marginal Way skatepark. So grab a sombrero, your skate, and hightail it to Marginal Way for all the tacos you can eat. Check out more details on the flier after the turn. EPM “badges? we don’t need no stickin’ badges” Out!
If you find yourself thinking, “I sure wish Jason Lytle would play seven nights in a row at the Crystal Hotel in Portland“, your dream has come true. Jason is halfway through a seven day stint at Al’s Den here in our fine city and you have just three more opportunities to inject yourself into the mix. Did we mention the shows are FREE? Yep, free and entertaining as heck. Click here for show dates and times. Check out some videos of Jason along with a larger version of his rad frontside air over a hip after the turn.
Hoo-ha, it’s time for another YouTube Tuesday featuring: The Men, Men, Le Tigre and Bikini Kill. So what are the connections? Well, that’s for you to discover and there are many. One connection is that the Men and Men are both Brooklyn based bands. Check out all the videos after the turn. EPM “riot grrrlz and boyz a go” Out!
The Men – Photo credit: Kevin Faulkner
Continue reading ‘Of Men, Tigers and Bikinis’
This week’s Monday Cover skater, Chris Nukala, garners “proper points” for this stylish frontside tail block at Matt’s bowl. Consistently tearing it up for Team Merde, Chris is always down for shredding the gnar. Check out more pics of the Nukes after the turn.
Congratulations Chris!
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