BICYCLE UNION: CIRCLING SPAIN

Bicycle Union traveling through Spain.

Bicycle Union: Circling Spain from Channel 4Down on Vimeo.

VANS LET IT RIDE 2

This is the second part of the Vans Let It Ride Series filmed in the Canary Islands.

VANS Let it Ride 2011 – Team Two edit from Vans Europe on Vimeo.

DANE SEARLS – GIANTS OF DIRT PART 3

This is the final chapter in the Giants Of Dirt Project which celebrates the life and dedication of the man himself Dane Searls 1988 – 2011 RIP.

Today Tuesday December 20th 2011 sees the final video release for Professional Freestyle BMX rider Dane Searls which sees him successfully ride the biggest dirt jumps in history, clearing distances up to 60 feet (18 metres) on his BMX.

The Giants of Dirt Project began in 2010 when Dane brought the idea to his sponsor Unit Clothing. Over the next 12 months, together they built and tested the line of jumps in Queensland. Australia. Sheer determination saw Dane push through many painful crashes and set backs, including the devastating Queensland floods of 2010. Dane finally completed his life long goal in November 2011, by riding and pulling tricks through the entire set of jumps. Giants of Dirt 3 is the realization of Dane’s dream.

Two days after fulfilling his dream, Dane was involved in an accident and suffered critical head injuries, placing him in a coma for five days. Dane passed away on November 25, 2011 in hospital due to his injuries.

Ride In Peace Dane.

ROAD TRIPPING TRANS-AM

Mike Aitken and Tom Dugan shredding and road tripping in a Trans AM through Idaho and Montana to hit up some concrete treasures.

ODSY VISION: TRAVEL LOG – IDAHO / MONTANA from ODYSSEYBMX.COM

RIP DANE SEARLS

KILL IT KID – WILD WASTED WATERS

So no one listens to guitar music anymore? Well Kill It Kid are not overly concerned with your listening habits, more honing their craft of infusing classic blues, folk and progressive hard rock to create soaring hair-on-the-back-of-your-neck tingling music in the form of monster like delta-blues tunes.

The third single from the much celebrated sophomore album ‘Feet Fall Heavy’ (One Little Indian), double A side ‘Wild and Wasted Waters’ continues much in the same vein as ‘Pray On Me’ and ‘Heart Rested With You’ in the sense that the New Orleans spirit of Robert Johnson flows through this slice of sorrow laden electric-blues. More up-tempo than the two previously mentioned offerings ‘Wild and Wasted Waters’ sees the gorgeous attitude loaded vocals of Stephanie Ward take somewhat of a backseat as Chris Turpin’s sincere voice takes the lead to tell a tale seemingly full of regret. Not that this track is any the less for it, studio maestro Leo Abrahams really seems to have developed a powerful understanding of the Kill It Kid sound and all that comes before it, enabling the group to really flourish. As always the guitar arrangements point to some musicians who really understand their instruments and the piercing stabs of piano slice through the verses to ensure the melody is ingrained in memory. ‘Wild and Wasted Waters’ gathers pace throughout reminiscent of a journey nearing its end and as the lyrics suggest, it sounds like somewhat of a homecoming.

Harking back to the tradition of honouring single purchasing followers with a non-album appearing number, ‘All To Me’ is a real treat and the perfect tonic to ‘Wild and Wasted Waters’ heavy heart. Unashamedly raw and dirty, Chris Turpin demands ‘bring it all to me’ as this track exhibits Kill It Kid’s raucous side and really wastes no time going about its business. For want of a better word, this track is ‘big’. Big dirty bourbon soaked sticky floored rock to get the heads banging. Overall another very impressive release from a band that are fast becoming the gem in One Little Indian’s crown, accompanied by an almost brutal like touring schedule this band really deserve the chance to stake their claim and continue doing basically, what they do.

Frank Kruyer

LUCY ROSE ON THE CRYPT SESSIONS

DEATH & GLORY

TURIN BRAKES @ KOKO

Last night we went to see Turin Brakes. A band I unashamedly love the bones of…
Without sounding too ‘stalky’ I worked out last night that I’ve seen them 10 times now. Which, for a band that don’t tour that often is pretty good going.

Now, I know they’re not everyones cup of tea, but for me they have been a soundtrack to the highest and lowest points of my life. There isn’t a single song they’ve done that doesn’t have a memory attached to it…whether its a sing a long on the way home after a night out, sitting by a fire in the woods, dancing ridiculously is the front room or just laying in bed with a smile thinking what great friends I have.

As for the lows, there was a time when me and a friend were both having a shit time relationship wise…we just drove around and around listing to ‘Clear Blue Air’ with the windows down and our arms flailing out. Nothing like a good old wallow…

I remember when ‘Jack in a box’ came out…I used to manage a record shop. Regardless of what the ‘official charts company’ said, it was in the top 5 of our chart for about 3 months! Everyday I checked the sales, compared to other stores in the country and chuckled as my little store had more sales then the flagship Oxford Street Store!

Last night they played Optimist LP in its entirety, an album riddled with emotions on every level. Stood there at the front last night, I closed my eyes and lost myself completely…

Feeling Oblivion – Underdog (Save me) – Emergency 72 – Future Boy – The Door – State of Things – By TV Light – Slack – Starship – The Road – Mind Over Money - The Optimist.

Thankyou Olly, Gale, Rob, Eddie and Phil.

I took a few pics too which you can see here

Merryn.

BREAK DANCING OR YOGA?

Break dancing, yoga or both? You decide! Got some crazy skills though..

DC UK TRAILS TRIP TO PENNSYLVANIA

Recently the DC UK crew headed out to PA for some late season trail riding, this is the edit they came back with.

DCSHOECO UK Team – Pennsylvania Trails Trip from callum earnshaw on Vimeo.

LEO FORTE AT CATTY WOODS

Sweet on board edit from DC of Leo Forte at Catty Woods.

DC shoes PA Trip – Leo Forte (GoPro) from callum earnshaw on Vimeo.