La Mar Bella skatepark – Barcelona, Spain
We’re almost finished with a new skatepark by the beach in Barcelona, Spain designed with other two more projects in 2009 by a couple architect experts on landscaping and myself as a skateboarder.
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Belgium café DIY skatepark
We were cleaning up the mess of the Malinas Machinas on monday and the brewer (Frans van Craenenbroeck) comes to me and he says: ‘I bought a café with a hangar in the back. Can you come check it out and see if it’s possible to built a skatepark in there?’…
Rogersville DIY – Corpus Christi, Texas
Getting old sucks. One has to get a “job”, “be responsible”, hang overs get worse, healing after slams take longer and other lame “adult” like things. What doesn’t suck about getting old: Friendships grow stronger, one can start drinking any time of the day…
BOWL-A-RAMA Wellington – 2014 – New Zealand
Wellington Bowlarama started on the Wednesday. When I got there a few locals were there and for a change they were painting the bowl. The paint dried quickly and the first session of Bowl-a-Rama started around midday. As everyone was getting used to the lines, the Brazilians showed and everyone started going off their CHOPS!
Lovenskate at Guretxoko bowl in Bilbao – Basque Country
A few weeks ago we had a visit from the Lovenskate crew , the well-known skateboard brand from London, a crew consisting of skaters of all styles…
Rebirth of Mondaka indoor DIY skatepark
The people from Vigo, Galicia searched for a place to skate indoors for more than a year.
Mangawhai Bowl – New Zealand
“Mangawhai! Fucking huge perfect bowls in a sleepy little east coast surf town on the North Island of New Zealand. Built by Jason Parks at Premium Skatepark Designs New Zealand! Easily one of the best vert pools in the world!”
Bronson Ditch “Urban Skate Project” – Hollywood, California
Nestled in the Griffith Park area (Hollywood Hills), where hiking trails welcome hundreds of people a day, Bronson Canyon ditch has been the destination for any skater who visits southern California and more specifically, Hollywood. But like the Hollywood movies that have emerged over the years, someone decided to do something new and exciting with a location that has been untouched for decades. Clayton Graul and his crew have recently taken the DIY approach to Bronson Ditch and have added some creativity to its legendary status.
Port Land DIY. Basel, Switzerland.
In the summer of 2011 the news that the beloved BLACKCROSSBOWL was to be destroyed came true and plans were soon put into place to find a new space to build. After some intense dealings with permits and raising money the Basel crew, motivated as ever, started digging, laying iron and troweling concrete in the waste land around the port area of Basel.
Confusion Magazine – Issue #8 – out now
Confusion Magazine – Issue #8 – out now! Features with Frank Shaw, Sox, Lovenskate in Basque, DIY skate spots including Bluestone (Australia), Port Land (Switzerland), PFK (Japan), a music feature with Mike Neider from Bl’ast, an artist feature with Zombie Stu, a scene report on Cadiz, Spain, Hot shit, product reviews, zine reviews, video reviews, a Ramp Jam in Belgium and so much more.
SK8 RODENT FOR LIFE – Confusion x Lovenskate collab t-shirt + zip hoody by Zombie Stu
Going fast and falling down, at all costs, when everyone around you is striving to slow down and stay upright.
Getting grazed and dirty in the pursuit of happiness. Proudly sporting the “I’D RATHER BE SKATING” tie in the board meeting.
The BFH Video – A full skate video amateur from Brussels
The BFH Video is the full Dechka’s (Kamil Sienkiewicz) project. His first two full skate videos were released under the name Sweet Skating 1 & 2, then, for not making a trilogy, he decided to change the name for the third video. After some visits by the whole crew in hospitals and big delays in filming, the name Back From Hospital was found.