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2012 marks the 20th anniversary of the greatest skate shoe of all time, the Vans Half Cab. In celebration of this occasion, Vans will be dropping one new and exclusive limited edition 20th Anniversary Half Cab colorway every month throughout the course of the year.
Do you know the store behind the Vans Half Cab? Hear it straight from the man himself, Steve Caballero in this exclusive interview on Complex. Time to celebrate.
Vans' In the Chair Rider Spotlight is a new video series that gives viewers an inside look into the lives of their favorite Vans riders. The latest episode of In the Chair features 2011 250 Motorcross Champion Dean Wilson as he skydives near Lake Elsinore, reflecting on the his championship winning season and what's he's looking forward to in 2012.
We're backing Slap Magazine's One in a Million contest in New York where 11 amateur skateboarders are given a major opportunity, the chance to get sponsored by some of today's top skate companies. We're talking major hook-up for a year, head-to-toe, board, everything. The guys are staying at the House of Vans for 13 weeks during the contest. Watch as John Cardiel hosts every Wednesday until a winner is announced April 18th.
It's that time of year again for the 5th annual Man, I Need Vans Game of S.K.A.T.E. at the Vans Skatepark in Orange, CA. Save the date for Saturday, February 18th when the event goes down. Two winners will go home with a year's supply of Vans shoes! Registration starts at the park at 12pm and the contest starts at 3pm. No registration fee, just the session rate to skate that day.
A huge congratulations to Vans Snow Team riders Eric Willett and Iouri "IPod" Podladtchikov who killed it this past weekend at the Winter Dew Tour stop in Killington, Vermont. After qualifying first, no one could come close to Eric's solid run in the finals and he took 1st place in Slopestyle. IPod had rough practice but came back to take the 1st place trophy in Superpipe. Good luck this weekend at Winter X Games!
The Slamdance Film Festival is coming this weekend to Park City Utah and No Room for Rockstars, The Vans Warped Tour will be premiering! Watch the after party live with Forever Came Calling and Against Me! tonight, Sunday, January 22nd at 9:30pm PST. Then on Monday, January 23rd at 3pm PST, watch a special live Q&A with Producer Stacy Peralta and Director Parris Patton.
Vans Monster Energy Pro Circuit Team rider Dean Wilson is on a roll. He was the 2011 Outdoor Lites Champion, won the last Supercross race in Phoenix and now takes the cover of Racer X's March issue! Pick up a copy for yourself and check out Dean racing tonight as Supercross heads to Los Angeles.
The Bots, a teen-brother duo has become a band favorite on the Vans Warped Tour where you can find other bands on tour watching their show. Feast your eyes on the newest outtake from No Room for Rockstars: The Vans Warped Tour film with The Bots and their homemade musical instrument. Speaking of the Vans Warped Tour, take a look at what new bands are joining the tour this summer.
If you haven't been keeping up with the Thrasher Magazine King of the Road webisodes, now is your time to catch up on some major shredding. The last Vans Team webisode was just released, and it's…hard to put into words. Just watch.
Join Vans this Thursday, January 19th and Friday, January 20th at the Vans Skatepark in Orlando for two special events celebrating 10 great years in Orlando, FL. The festivities include a free BMX-only session on January 19th and a free skate-only session on January 20th along with Steve Van Doren's famous BBQ, special giveaways and prizes, best trick contests and autograph signings by Vans BMX pros Cory Nastazio, Scotty Cranmer, Colin Mackay and Trey Jones and pro skaters Tony Trujillo, Omar Hassan and Daniel Lutheran.
Join the Vans OTW crew at a special launch event at the Bread & Butter trade show in Berlin as we welcome Lupe Fiasco and Chris Kong to the Vans family. The experience kicks off January 18th at 2:45pm PST with a live musical appearance by Lupe Fiasco, Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) and The Patta Sound System. A limited number of tickets will be available to the public through select Berlin retailers who carry the OTW line and stay tuned for videos and photos of the show to come...
OffTheWall.tv has a fresh new look and feel. Check out the new site design featuring updated graphics, easier navigation and the best original shows that you've grown to love. Head over to OffTheWall.tv now! New this week, is Grosso's Loveletters to Skateboarding - Backside Ollie. Before it was called a Backside Ollie- Jeff Tatum called it a No Handed Backside Air… Grosso sits down with one of the innovators of 1970’s skateboarding in this week’s Loveletters to Skateboarding.
