Industry Buzz

ZERO SOUTHEAST TOUR STOPS BY VIERA WITH CHIRS COLE AND JAMIE THOMAS

January 14, 2010

This past Saturday, January 9th, we had the entire ZERO skateboards crew come through to do an autograph signing at the shop. ... more

SUPRA SKYTOP 2 RELEASE IN MIAMI AT MIA SKATESHOP WITH CHAD MUSKA

December 24, 2009

And show up, he did. Muska showed up, rocking a pair of custom Gold Skytop IIs, covered in graffiti style scrawling. Along with Muska were the usual Supra bigwigs; Angel Cabada ... more

CHRIS COLE THRASHER MAGAZINE 2009 SKATER OF THE YEAR

December 09, 2009

Thrasher Magazine has announced Chris Cole as the 2009 Skater of the Year. This is Cole's second time receiving the award, making he and Danny Way the only repeat winners. ... more

YANKEES SPRING TRAINING 2010 GAME AT SPACE COAST STADIUM

December 07, 2009

The world champion Yankees will play the Nationals at home (space coast stadium) on Friday March 12 at 1:05 PM. Tickets go on sale for this game in January. ... more

ERIC KOSTON DISCUSSES HIS NIKE SB SHOE

December 03, 2009

Nike SB recently did an interview with Eric Koston discussing what he has been up to since he joined the brand last summer. In the video above, he discusses his favorite ... more

SIXTEENTH ANNUAL TAMPA AM DEC. 3RD-6TH

November 30, 2009

Founded in 1993, over the years, SPoT (Skate Park of Tampa) soon became a very well known figure on the skating scene on the east coast. Over the years the skate park has become world-renowned... ... more

CONS AND THRASHER “PREVENT THIS TRAGEDY” SHOE SERIES

November 18, 2009

Cons and Thrasher Magazine have teamed up to create a limited shoe series promoting their new video "Prevent This Tragedy." This is the first collaboration for Cons and as a ... more

SUPRA SKYTOP II WORLD TOUR LIMITS RELEASES TO ONLY 600 PAIRS

November 16, 2009

Its been more than two years since the first release of the Supra Skytop, and these shoes have been fundamental in the allure and aura of the entire Supra brand. The very essence of the "high top shoe," the Skytops... ... more

MICHAEL JORDAN AT UCF HOME OPENER TO CHEER ON HIS SON MARCUS

November 15, 2009

Michael Jordan is definitely bringing some hype to the University of Central Florida basketball program. There were over 8,700 people at Friday night's season opener ... more

JAMIE THOMAS JOINS INSIGHT CLOTHING SKATEBOARD TEAM

November 12, 2009

With Insight becoming part of the Blackbox Distribution family, it makes perfect sense that Jamie Thomas took the Australian clothing brand on as his sponsor. ... more

ADIDAS DROPS UCF SPONSORSHIP OVER JORDANS JORDANS

November 07, 2009

Following his predispositions and not giving into Adidas' pr.essure, Marcus Jordan wore his iconic Jordan shoes to his first UCF game ... more

ERIC KOSTON NIKE SB PRO MODEL SHOE HYPE IN THE SKATEBOARD MAG

October 30, 2009

As you all know, skateboarding legend Eric Koston has signed with Nike SB. Due to the massive effect this would have on skateboarding, the whole ordeal was kept top secret. ... more

MARCUS JORDAN’S CONTOVERSY WITH UCF AND ADIDAS OVER HIS SHOE CHOICE

October 27, 2009

If you haven't heard on the news lately, there is quite the scandal happening at Dan and Joe's alma mater, UCF. ... more

ARE CROSSROADS AND THE MOAT SHOW THE FUTURE OF THE TRADESHOW BIZ?

October 19, 2009

This year has seen a new chapter in the world of skate business with the inception of both Black Box Distribution's Crossroads on the West Coast and Skatepark of Tampa's Moat Show here in the Sunshine State. ... more

10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE DUNK

October 14, 2009

The Dunk burst on the scene in 1985 intending to kick off the "college colors" program so each college and university could rep its colors with pride. ... more

TRANSWORLD’S ERIC STRICKER PASSES AWAY

September 25, 2009

Sad news as we've learned Transworld SKATEboarding editor Eric Stricker has passed away. Eric started out with Strength magazine and in the early 2000's made the move to Transworld... ... more

NIKE SB X MICHAEL LAU WOODGRAIN JANOSKI SHOE

September 25, 2009

Woodgrain is classy, plain and simple. Throw it into a mix with heavy hitters Nike SB and renowned artist Michael Lau's Gardener 10th anniversary show and you've got these drool-worthy kicks. ... more

HUNDREDS X SE FIRST EVER 26 INCH PK RIPPER BICYCLE 276 OF 300

August 20, 2009

As a kid, nothing you could own was quite as coveted as the bicycle. Rolling down the street on that two-wheeled wheelie machine brought on feelings of freedom and pride that were hard to top ... more

NIKE SKATEBOARDING

August 04, 2009

By now I think it is safe to say that Nike is dominating the skateboard world. Their team is leading the sport in progression and with big names like P-Rod and Koston on their roster, the direction of the sport is under their control. ... more

GREG LUTZKA SIGNS ON TO K-SWISS TO LAUNCH SKATE SHOE DIVISION?

July 29, 2009

K-swiss launching skate division? That's right! Apparently K-swiss has hired pro skateboarder Greg Lutzka as the creative director for skate to help with the development of their Spring 2010 skate shoe line. ... more