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!

Original: Kiss – Black Diamond

Cover: The Replacements – Black Diamond

Original: Cheap Trick – He’s a Whore

Cover: Big Black – He’s a Whore

Original: John Lennon – Jealous Guy

Cover: Elliott Smith – Jealous Guy

Original: Donna Summer – I Feel Love

Cover: Curve – I Feel Love

Original: The Pixies – Wave of Mutilation

Cover: Jason Lytle – Wave of Mutilation

Original: Devo – Whip It

Cover: Pearl Jam – Whip It

BONUS COVER: Bedroom Guy – Whip It

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!

Monday Cover Gallery: Wes Cording @ West Linn

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:

• Masters Pool Jam: 3pm
• Pros Pool Jam: 5pm
• Amateur Showcase and Van Doren Bucks: 7pm
• Masters Finals: 8pm
• Pros Finals: 8:40pm

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!

Click this link for all the highlights.

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!

Monday Cover Gallery: Steve Grover @ Estacada

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!

Sorcery Saturday: Volume 23a – Simpletuns – Pepsi Tour

Sorcery Saturday: Volume 23b – All City!!!

Sorcery Saturday: Volume 23c – SamCamJam

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.

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!

Click on the flier for a larger view.

Cinco De Margo Flier: Benefit for Marginal Way Skatepark

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.

Jason takes it over the hip in Whitefish, Montana. Click on the image for a larger view.

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

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!

Monday Cover Gallery: Chris Nukala @ Matt’s Bowl

Sometimes what’s old is new again. Case in point, this sweet Tunnel setup as piloted by this week’s Monday Cover skater, Mark Conahan. That’s one styling frontside air on a piece of skate history. A pair of Tracker trucks, some Tunnel Rocks, a Tunnel 7-Ply(8″x28″) and you’re good to go. Check out more pics of Mark in a temporal skate warp after the turn. Thanks to Gage for letting us borrow this awesome setup.

Congratulations Mark!

Monday Cover Gallery: Mark Conahan @ Aumsville

Are you looking to put your skate karma back in balance? Well, tomorrow, Saturday April 21st, presents at least two of these opportunities. First up is the annual clean up at Pier Park from 9am-1pm. Come on out and help spruce up the first skatepark built as part of Portland’s 19 skatepark plan. Next up on the skate karma tour is a benefit for the Brooklyn Street skate spot at Plan B. The festivities kick-off at 8pm and it’s sure to put your skate zen in perfect alignment. Check out all the details on the fliers after the turn. EPM “reaching skate enlightenment” Out!

Pier Park Clean-Up Flier

Brooklyn Street Skate Spot Benefit Flier

It seems the town of Aumsville experienced a fair weather skate tornado this weekend. At approximately 3:30 pm on Saturday, April 14th, under mostly sunny skies, this week’s Monday Cover skater, Chad Fenlon dropped into the Aumsville skatepark, shredding everything in site. Witnesses mentioned this a common occurrence at the park and seemed at ease with the whole event. Check out more of Chad’s skate devastation after the turn.

Congratulations Chad!

Monday Cover Gallery: Chad Fenlon @ Aumsville

It’s time again for another early evening auditory session with the purveyor of punk rock on Randy Katen’s Generation X. Tonight’s show is all about the music so listen up. Remember, past interviews are available for your listening pleasure on our Generation X page. Be sure to click on the button below when the time is right. EPM “working for the clampdown” Out!

Punk Rock Radio: Randy Katen Live, Sunday, Marth 4 @ 5-7pm PST

Skanking about the lip during last year’s Mono-fecta and holding it down for Lifeblood Skateboards, is this week’s Monday Cover skater, Kevin Kowalski. That’s one styling 5-0 to fakie into the depths of the square bowl at Pier Park. Check out more pics of Kevin shredding en sus pantalones blancos after the turn.

Congratulations Kevin!

Monday Cover Gallery: Kevin Kowalski @ Pier Park

Well, you’ll need $8 bucks as well to drink some of that free beer in support of a benefit for the Brooklyn Street Skate Spot. The money goes to the skate spot and the beer, well it goes into your stomach and enters your blood stream. So head on over to Commonwealth tomorrow night for the festivities. Check out the flier after the turn. EPM “skate beer goggles, check” Out!

Brooklyn Street Skate Spot Benefit Flier

This week’s Monday Cover skater, Alex Dinwiddie, finds a speed line to frontside 5-0 in the pocket at Brooklyn Street Skate Spot. That’s one tight pocket and finding the speed to get on top of a grind is no simple feat. Stoked! Check out more pics of Alex having his way with the tightness that is Brooklyn Street Skate Spot after the turn.

Congratulations Alex!

Monday Cover Gallery: Alex Dinwiddie @ Brooklyn Street Skate Spot

Get it? Well, while you think about it, be sure to head over to Commonwealth this Friday, Feb. 3rd, for their February art show. Featured are paintings by Dee Clark along with special skate sculptures by Amber Camgilose. Not only can you enhance your cultural quotient, you can shred the ‘wealth for five bucks. Check out all the details on the flyer after the turn. EPM “will take a little coffee with Dee’s art” Out!

Flyer: Original Paintings by Dee Clark @ Commonwealth

Summers, here in the Pacific Northwest, are the perfect time to grab your skate-pole and head out for a bit of relaxation. This week’s Monday Cover skater, Mark Conahan, knows a few good skatin’-holes for catching a bit air, including this quant little spot in Hermiston. Check out a few more pics of Mark reeling away the summer at great Northwest skate spots after the turn.

Congratulations Mark!

Monday Cover Gallery: Mark Conahan @ Northwest Spots

Never tips over, stands up on his own and he definitely comes well prepared. Yep, it’s this week’s Monday Cover skater, Lance Mountain, going full frontal in the corner during this year’s Portland Dew Tour stop. A more humble skater you will not find, a true skate ambassador if ever there was one. Check out a few more pics of Lance shredding it up after the turn.

Congratulations Lance!

Monday Cover Gallery: Lance Mountain @ Portland Dew Tour