“Calling It There” is a New Haven, CT-based video by Mead Franz with a good chunk of NYC clips. It feels like the Virtual Reality Bump has been popping up in more homie edits lately? Makes sense, since it’s probably been out of fashion for ~ten-ish years and you know how cycles go. Also, dude sliding down that rock bank in BPC kinda-sideways was crazy.
Love all of K-Rod’s crazy tricks obvs, but seeing Kevin Rodrigues do “normal” ol’ ledge tricks [sturdy back tail, back noseblunt pop-out…] is almost jarring to the expectations. K-Rod, Hjalte, and Dino XL (!) in this Copenhagen trip edit by Nico.
“My mom once sent my grandma a picture of a young Jake Johnson, and she replied, ‘Aww, I love Shane.'” Heckride interviewed Atlanta’s Shane Farber.
4PLY made an interactive graphic that tracks all of the answers to The Bunt‘s recurring questions about favorite skater, favorite style, most talented skater, etc. + averaged them all together. And the winner is …from New Jersey ❤️
Jose Zapatero filmed a manny-heavy New York part entirely at night.
A loose bit of New York footage in Robin Wilson’s otherwise S.F.-heavy and all-around great “The Spike” video featuring T-Funk, Niels Bennett, Pedro Delfino, Joey Marone + more.
“Run For The Sky” is a new edit from Blaine Williams and his crew. Polish Park continues to endure, generation after generation…
“But, Memory Screen is not your typical skate video; it has more in common with the poetic style of editing characteristic of the American avant-garde and less in common with contemporaneous skate films such as The Search for Animal Chin (1987) or Spike Jonze’s early works. It is a strange and beautiful artifact that is less interested in showcasing skate tricks as it is in capturing the spirit of its sport.” Screen Slate, the NYC cine-publication that is our #1 favorite media company, wrote about Alien Workshop’s first video on the occasion of MOMI’s “Recording the Ride” exhibit.
A four-minute compilation of all of Gonz’s appearances in 411VM.
Spot Updates 📍 — 1) It was only a matter of time before someone did the plywood hack at the small Banks. 2) The city has been repaving Houston Street west of Bowery, so the medians that the maniacs skate [a] have better run-ups, and [b] are maybe an inch or two lower.
Loosies Corner 🚬 — 3:33 of loosies from QS-favorite, Tyler Surrey.
QS Sports Desk Play of the Week 🏀 — Julius Randle for the win [in a Wolves uniform] with two seconds left.
Quote of the Week 🗣 “You’re Tyson and the ledge is Jake Paul.” — Keith Denley
Video game beat Pierre 🧠🧠🧠
love the screen slate x qs worlds colliding.
petitioning for a qs letterboxd asap.