Not long ago, teams would be stoked to get a few clips on a road tour. Now you have edits like this with some of the sickest skating out there. You gotta watch this vid. Here's Zered, Remillard, Lopez, Brophy, Stearns, Herrington, and the unreal Milton Martinez.
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Saturday, July 25, 2015
Converse | Hijacked Journals | Skate Video
Not long ago, teams would be stoked to get a few clips on a road tour. Now you have edits like this with some of the sickest skating out there. You gotta watch this vid. Here's Zered, Remillard, Lopez, Brophy, Stearns, Herrington, and the unreal Milton Martinez.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
All City Showdown Chicago Premiere | January 10 | Thalia Hall
ACS Chicago Premiere at Thalia Hall is set to go off on January 10th.
Photo show and video premiere all from a single day of skating in Chicago. Be the first to see who got a piece of the $11,000.
21+ grab drink specials from @revbrew.
Tickets available now at @thaliahall ( Follow @consallcityshowdown to keep up on all things All City Showdown in Chicago, New York and Seattle.
#upriseskateshop #consallcityshowdown #acsc2014
All City Showdown Premiere
January 10th, 2015
Thalia Hall - 1807 S Allport
8pm Photo Show Opens
10pm Video Premiere
All City Showdown is a skateboarding contest where teams of 4 skateboarders attack the streets of Chicago for 8 hours documenting the tricks that go down. Sponsored by Converse and hosted by Uprise, the footage is compiled, reviewed, and edited down to a 45 minute video. The All City Showdown event is where Uprise & Converse reveal the winners of the $10,000 cash prize. The premiere event is first time the footage is seen and launch the marketing coverage that will appear on www.thrashermagazine.com.
This year's contest has 21 teams of 4 skaters battling spots, traffic, pedestrians, security guards, cops and time constraints to get the best footage they can. So what happens when you offer 84 skateboarders a $10,000 incentive and unleash them on Chicago for 8 hours? Be the first to see the results at the All City Showdown Chicago Video Premiere, January 10th, 2015 at Thalia Hall.
There will be a photo show with a 2 dozen 13" x 19" prints to display. Six different photographers, all photos of skateboarding from September 13th, 2014.
Music by DJ's Johnny Fonseca and Sean Doe
@upriseskateshop www.upriseskateshop.com #acsc2014 #consallcityshowdown
Photo show and video premiere all from a single day of skating in Chicago. Be the first to see who got a piece of the $11,000.
21+ grab drink specials from @revbrew.
Tickets available now at @thaliahall ( Follow @consallcityshowdown to keep up on all things All City Showdown in Chicago, New York and Seattle.
#upriseskateshop #consallcityshowdown #acsc2014
All City Showdown Premiere
January 10th, 2015
Thalia Hall - 1807 S Allport
8pm Photo Show Opens
10pm Video Premiere
All City Showdown is a skateboarding contest where teams of 4 skateboarders attack the streets of Chicago for 8 hours documenting the tricks that go down. Sponsored by Converse and hosted by Uprise, the footage is compiled, reviewed, and edited down to a 45 minute video. The All City Showdown event is where Uprise & Converse reveal the winners of the $10,000 cash prize. The premiere event is first time the footage is seen and launch the marketing coverage that will appear on www.thrashermagazine.com.
This year's contest has 21 teams of 4 skaters battling spots, traffic, pedestrians, security guards, cops and time constraints to get the best footage they can. So what happens when you offer 84 skateboarders a $10,000 incentive and unleash them on Chicago for 8 hours? Be the first to see the results at the All City Showdown Chicago Video Premiere, January 10th, 2015 at Thalia Hall.
There will be a photo show with a 2 dozen 13" x 19" prints to display. Six different photographers, all photos of skateboarding from September 13th, 2014.
Music by DJ's Johnny Fonseca and Sean Doe
@upriseskateshop www.upriseskateshop.com #acsc2014 #consallcityshowdown
Monday, January 5, 2015
All City Showdown | Seattle
Check out the highlight reel of Seattle's All City Showdown via www.thrashermag.com The Full length dvd will be available soon at @35th_North.
Chicago's Premiere is almost a week away.
January 10th / Thalia Hall / 8pm
#upriseskateshop #consallcityshowdown #acsc2014
Friday, September 12, 2014
All City Showdown Chicago
All City Showndown Chicago |Friday Sept 12, 2014 7-2am
North Bar / 1637 W North Ave
Preparty
Check out a preview of Rewind, an upcoming retrospective photo show highlighting Chicago's skateboarding, b-boy, and graffiti culture.
Music from New Orleans guest Gold Machete and live performance by Walter J Liveharder.
First 50 to walk in get a free T-shirt
Curated by ChicagOrginal
AFTER PARTY
The debut screening of A LOOF LIFE a skateboard film @ 11:00 PM
MUSICAL TREATS PROVIDED BY DJ JOHNNY FONSECA!
Music @ 9:00 PM 21+
Peep the Loof Life Trailer
Loof Life Trailer from Uprise on Vimeo.
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Interview: Bata Shoe Museum Senior Curator Elizabeth Semmelhack
WRITTEN BY: BRAD CLARKE POSTED/GreenLabel
We recently visited the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto to check out their exhibit, Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture, to get schooled on the history of the sneaker. The exhibit was developed by Senior Curator of the Bata Shoe Museum, Elizabeth Semmelhack, who has worked at the museum since 2000 and has also consulted for other institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. We sat down with Elizabeth to find out more about how she developed the exhibit and the plans for its future.
How did you come up with the idea for Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture?
Historically, the Bata Shoe Museum hasn’t collected sneakers, yet sneaker culture is such an important part of the history of footwear today. I saw an opportunity to not only engage with the long history of the sneaker, but also bring it up to contemporary times and work with contemporary collectors. It was a really interesting opportunity. I’m always interested in why something has been made, and why the sneaker was invented in the first place is fascinating. Since we engage with all types of footwear, I think that hopefully this exhibit has expanded what people think we do here at the Bata Shoe Museum.
How many pairs of shoes are included in this exhibit?
There are about 130 pairs of shoes, and given that we don’t collect sneakers, it meant that there had to be a lot of participation from major archives and major collectors. Once the idea was out there, everyone really came on board. It was fantastic.
Who were some of the first people to reach out and contribute to the sneaker portion of this exhibit?
The first people I had to call were Run-DMC. I called them and Eric Blam, and immediately got a very positive response. I knew that was setting me off on the right foot. Christian Louboutin was also extremely willing to lend to the exhibition, and he actually donated to the museum’s collection. I also worked with Dionne Walcott from Toronto Loves Kicks, and she allowed us to look at local collectors and also expand into an international web of people. We got sneakers from around the world like Ponys from Hong Kong. I was so impressed by how enthusiastic everybody was to participate.
What’s the one shoe everyone talks about or focuses on in the exhibit?
There are a couple of really important shoes. Obviously, the fact that Nike designer Tinker Hatfield picked the shoes that defined his career is a really important contribution to this exhibition. For me, though, the ones I really love are the Stewie Griffin Nikes. I think they’re so beautiful and eye catching. They’re also a media darling. They’re very photogenic. [Laughs]
What’s next for the exhibition?
The American Federation of the Arts, which is based out of New York City, has taken on Out of the Box as a traveling exhibition, so we’re now in negotiations with a number of large museums across the United States. We’re hopeful that a major museum in the New York City area will exhibit it and that it will go all the way across America, ending on the West Coast. It should travel for about a year, there will be a book that accompanies it, and it will be updated to reflect the most recent sneakers as it moves across the United States
We recently visited the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto to check out their exhibit, Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture, to get schooled on the history of the sneaker. The exhibit was developed by Senior Curator of the Bata Shoe Museum, Elizabeth Semmelhack, who has worked at the museum since 2000 and has also consulted for other institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. We sat down with Elizabeth to find out more about how she developed the exhibit and the plans for its future.
How did you come up with the idea for Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture?
Historically, the Bata Shoe Museum hasn’t collected sneakers, yet sneaker culture is such an important part of the history of footwear today. I saw an opportunity to not only engage with the long history of the sneaker, but also bring it up to contemporary times and work with contemporary collectors. It was a really interesting opportunity. I’m always interested in why something has been made, and why the sneaker was invented in the first place is fascinating. Since we engage with all types of footwear, I think that hopefully this exhibit has expanded what people think we do here at the Bata Shoe Museum.
How many pairs of shoes are included in this exhibit?
There are about 130 pairs of shoes, and given that we don’t collect sneakers, it meant that there had to be a lot of participation from major archives and major collectors. Once the idea was out there, everyone really came on board. It was fantastic.
Who were some of the first people to reach out and contribute to the sneaker portion of this exhibit?
The first people I had to call were Run-DMC. I called them and Eric Blam, and immediately got a very positive response. I knew that was setting me off on the right foot. Christian Louboutin was also extremely willing to lend to the exhibition, and he actually donated to the museum’s collection. I also worked with Dionne Walcott from Toronto Loves Kicks, and she allowed us to look at local collectors and also expand into an international web of people. We got sneakers from around the world like Ponys from Hong Kong. I was so impressed by how enthusiastic everybody was to participate.
What’s the one shoe everyone talks about or focuses on in the exhibit?
There are a couple of really important shoes. Obviously, the fact that Nike designer Tinker Hatfield picked the shoes that defined his career is a really important contribution to this exhibition. For me, though, the ones I really love are the Stewie Griffin Nikes. I think they’re so beautiful and eye catching. They’re also a media darling. They’re very photogenic. [Laughs]
What’s next for the exhibition?
The American Federation of the Arts, which is based out of New York City, has taken on Out of the Box as a traveling exhibition, so we’re now in negotiations with a number of large museums across the United States. We’re hopeful that a major museum in the New York City area will exhibit it and that it will go all the way across America, ending on the West Coast. It should travel for about a year, there will be a book that accompanies it, and it will be updated to reflect the most recent sneakers as it moves across the United States
Monday, July 14, 2014
CONVERSE CONS | WEAPON RAY | PACK
WRITTEN BY: KEENAN HIGGINS/Green Label
Converse CONS is packing some heavy artillery in their new “Weapon Ray” pack.
Both sneakers in the set have heathered cotton uppers and a speckled design on the Y-bars, and are available in either dark grey/yellow or light grey/red colorways.
Pick up the “Weapon Ray” pack now at Converse CONS retailers.
Monday, March 10, 2014
ALL GONE 2013 | BOOK
Now that we're in 2014, it's time for a new All Gone book for 2013 to be released.
All Gone 2013 showcases the finest things street culture offered throughout the year, and includes the most desired and hyped products that came out in 2013.
Published by La MJC, the book should be available for pre-order in the coming weeks.
Friday, January 24, 2014
Video Check Out | Fletcher Renegar | TransWorld SKATEboarding
Video Check Out | Fletcher Renegar | TransWorld SKATEboarding
Age: 20
Home: Chattanoga, Tennessee/Long Beach, California
Sponsors: Element (flow), Converse (flow), Bones Wheels, Gatorade, Atlanta Grip, Beer Nuts Hardware.
Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
For more information contact via email.
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