Impeccable flat form (sockless Half Cabs feels very 2011 for no explainable reason but in a good way), a fat tre, a rodeo flip [?] at the Banks, a #lowimpact T4 selection that deserves all the rewinds — and shout out to Pass~Port for closing their new one out to “Rhythm of the Night” like they’re goddamn Claire Denis ;)
Have a good one.
It is hard not to love how Shaun Paul skates. Just last month, he managed to log one of the most ~satisfying~ crooked grinds in recent memory, and followed it up with an elusive Switch Front Shuv Crook Down A Handrail™, a maneuver otherwise the terrain of an illustrious few: the Puigs, Marianos and Jesuses of the world. He’s been a Free Skate Mag front page fixture anytime they run a vid out of Australia, and has the unique distinction of being one of the few non-east coasters brought into the Bronze 56k fold. You get all that while the faint hum of high school dance anthems by one of the premier hitmakers of the 2000s plays in your head — a lazy joke that Shaun Paul is probably way too bored of hearing ;)
Today, we are proud to present his new globetrotting part by Majick Templeton, filmed everywhere from Helsinki to Malaysia to Normandy and back to the pair’s home continent in Melbourne and Sydney. Guest tricks by Sean Ryan and Cato Dobbs. Supported by New Balance Numeric.
Cyrus via Paul Coots on the 📷 • Excited for Hunk
Eye of Providence is a new, 47-minute video by Yan Atron featuring a generational cross-section of parts from one of the best skate scenes on the east coast, and one that remains perpetually underrated. Lots of incredible skating, lots of spot inspo, and infinite reasons to take the 3.5 hour drive to Providence for a long weekend before it gets too brick.
Julian Flores’ new video, BLOOM, premieres at Village East this Thursday, November 5 @ 8:15 P.M. Includes parts from Soo Saxton, Caleb Yuan, Marcello Campanello, Evan Borja, Joey Strazza and Albert Williams. Wooooooo. Flyer here, teaser here.
🎬 + 📝 Video & Words by Adam Abada
For the second installment (!) of “Downtime,” we’ve got a seasonal treat with freshly-minted pro Gus Gordon as he rides out a tailbone injury. If one episode makes a pilot, then two gets a series going and we’re looking forward to bringing you more of these inside peeks to what our favorite skaters are getting up to when they’re not skating.
An incredibly obvious #1 (we are past the statute of limitations on any sort of ender #spoileralert here), a couple big kickflips, another UNC clip that made it to the timeline, and isn’t it sometimes better when the set isn’t cleared? Happy to fit some office favorites in here before we arrive at the core of Skateboard Oscars Season™ next week ;)
As you may know, Franco and the boys are hosting a Halloween contest at Tompkins tomorrow.
If you see Pad, wish him a happy birthday ❤️
