Since filming is in full swing for the Vans video we’ve taken the opportunity to sit some of the team down to look behind the skating. This week we sit down with one of the most charismatic and comedic legend in all of skateboarding: Jeff Grosso. Sit back and enjoy as he begrudgingly dissects his classic 1989 Speed Freaks part.
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According to an investor relations report from Billabong released this morning, Billabong’s global sales revenues were down 13.5%, and the company saw an $859.5 million net loss after tax (after $867.2 million of predominately non-cash significant items) for the year ended June 30, 2013. The company, which recently announced a refinancing through Altamont Capital Group, also says it is nearing the final stages of that process. Here’s the full report from Billabong:
GOLD COAST, 27 August, 2013: Billabong International Limited (“Billabong”, the “Company” or the “Group”) today announces its full year financial results for the 12 months ended 30 June 2013.
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STRANGE NEW FEELINGS examines the life of artist and skateboard legend Ed Templeton as he navigates a blossoming art career and a transition from professional skateboarding. The film features interviews with art world contemporaries, fellow professional skateboarders and family members as Ed travels around the world to share his unique perspective on youth and age, religion and sex, beauty and disfigurement.
Jim Goldberg is a Professor of Art at the California College of Arts and Crafts and a member of Magnum Photos. He has been exhibiting for over 30 years and his innovative use of image and text make him a landmark photographer of our times.
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