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Both Vans Skate Parks celebrated Go Skateboarding Day in true Vans fashion!
Check Music.MySpace.com to download the "Pick Of the Week" FREE from SNOCAP. Get FREE music from artists including Bad Religion, New Years Day, Gallows and Tiger Army. New Artists and New Tracks for FREE each week starting July 2nd.
Vans staged a launch party on June 15 to celebrate the debut of a collection of shoes with renowned low brow artist Robert Williams.
Click here to BBQ backstage with Pennywise. One winner in 6 different cities will receive 2 VIP passes to go backstage and BBQ with Pennywise after the Vans Warped Tour Show in that city.
Our prayers are with a close member of the Vans family, Stephen Murray, after a horrible crash this past weekend in Baltimore. It will be a long road back for Stephen and his family, so please help out if you can.
The Warped Tour kicks off this Friday in Pomona, CA. For those of you who can’t wait for the tour to come to you then check out Warped Wednesday on Fuse TV.
Omar Hassan does a Kickflip Pivot Fakie in a backyard pool in Orange County.
The Queens are out with their latest effort "Era Vulgaris"
The Vans Warped Tour kicks off on Friday in Pomona, CA and tickets are on sale now for this and the entire tour.
This weekend on Fuse TV, catch a "Warped Preview" weekend with Warped programming on Saturday and Sunday from 12pm to 6pm.
Pick up the new Skateboard Mag and check out the Vans Skate team on their trip to AZ.
Wednesday June 20 was the BMX Open Qualifier at the Dew Tour in Baltimore. Joey "Whitesnake" Marks takes top honors and Diogo Canina also qualifies into tonights Qualifier.
Catch the work of the next Vans Sky Gallery artist, Cole Gerst at Gallery Revisited in Silverlake, CA with the opening on June 23rd from 6pm to 10pm. Gallery Revisited is located at 3204 Sunset Blvd, LA, Ca 90026. More info can be found at galleryrevisited.com.
The ninth edition of the THPS juggernaut is still simmering in the oven, but our friends at Activision have cracked the door for a first peek at the most realistic, customizable, and deep version to date.
Enter for your chance to watch the film "Punk's Not Dead" backstage with the bands at the Warped Tour in Ventura, CA on June 30th or in Fresno, CA on August 22nd. The film includes classic Warped Tour bands like Bad Religion, Pennywise, Rancid, Sum 41, The Casualties, My Chemical Romance, The Used, Circle Jerks and many, many more.
You must have tickets to Warped Tour to qualify to watch the film backstage (how else would you get backstage?)
Click on www.punksnotdeadthemovie.com to enter!
Scott Kane, Tony Trujillo, Johnny Layton, Andrew Allen, Keegan Sauder and Steve Caballero all made the trek to upstate New York for the Zumiez Couch Tour in Rochester. The climate didn't hinder the guys from laying it down for the crowd either. After the demo the crew signed autographs for 2 hours and enjoyed a night on the town before returing to California. Check out the video and photos. See it all on skate.vans.com
Make sure your GO SKATEBOARDING DAY plans involve heading out to the Vans Skatepark! Both Vans Skateparks are offering free skate sessions all day- June 21st.
Bad Religion. The Used. Pennywise. Coheed and Cambria. Just a few of the bands on the tour this summer. Tickets are on sale now.
The Circle Jerks are playing the 1st three Warped shows - Pomona, Ventura and Mountain View. Check them out on the road and also don't miss out at these Vans Classics.
Ready for Warped Tour? With Warped Tour just around the corner, make sure you're prepared! Text "WT" to 334455 for band schedules and exclusive Warped info. At the show, visit the AT&T signing stage to meet some of the hottest bands. AT&T customers don't forget to check out the latest handset demos, complimentary refreshments and more at the AT&T VIP Lounge.
Vans team rider Greyson Fletcher stars in HBO's John From Cincinnati. If you didn't get the chance to see Greyson on Sunday night's premiere, check your listings because it will be on all week.
Help support your favorite summer tour by checking out the Warped eCard and passing it on!
Sky Siljeg explains and demonstrates how to do a boardslides on a skateboard.
Bucky Lasek, Rob Lorifice, Ryan Guettler, Scotty Cranmer and many more Vans athletes will be signing autographs at the Vans store @ White Marsh Mall. Autographs, Vans shoes, and Dew Action Sports Tour ticket giveaways!
Bucky Lasek, Christian Hosoi, Neal Hendrix, Mike Frazier, Josh Borden Rob Lorifice, Dennis McCoy and Coco were met in Wayne, NJ by a huge crowd. Two awesome demos were laid down by the guys. After each demo an autograph signing was in order. The weather cooperated with a Jersey breeze keeping everyone cool. Thanks to everyone who came to the Backyard BBQ at the Willowbrrok Mall in Wayne, NJ.
Close your eyes and imagine that you’re under the hot summer sun with the smell of grilled food and dirt bike exhaust wafting in the breeze. You’re surrounded by thousands of screaming fans and the energy level generated by the crowd is steadily rising as FMX riders rev their bikes in the pit.
For the first two stops on the 2007 AST Dew Tour, the Skate and BMX Park competitors will be throwing down on the same course, which means the BMX riders will be able to choose from a larger variety of obstacles on which to plan out their runs. The sport continues to progress at breakneck speed and the Dew Tour is making sure that the contest venues do the same. The new Park set up is about twice the size of the 2006 BMX Park course; it will showcase a wider range of skills and provide a lot more interesting things for spectators to see, ensuring a good show for everybody.
Couldn't make it to Louisville? No worries! Here's a quick one-two of what went down in the south.
Make sure to enter the Av Flannel set giveaway before it ends for your chance to get hooked up with a full set of the new AV flannel. This includes an AV flannel shirt, an AV New Era flannel hat, and a pair of flannel AV x Eras.
Vans Warped Tour Vets Green Day have contributed a cover of John Lennon's "Working Class Hero" to the new CD "Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur".
With skaters traveling from as far as Quebec...you know the Orlando Vans Vert Camp was exclusive. 30 skaters joined Vans riders Bucky Lasek, Neil Hendrix, Mike Frazier and Josh Borden for instruction last week in Orlando. Focusing on vert riding alone, the skaters got one on one instruction in a personal session at the park.
With skaters traveling from as far as Quebec...you know the Orlando Vans Vert Camp was exclusive. 30 skaters joined Vans riders Bucky Lasek, Neil Hendrix, Mike Frazier and Josh Borden for instruction last week in Orlando. Focusing on vert riding alone, the skaters got one on one instruction in a personal session at the park. The first session of the day was closed to the public so the students had total attention from the pros. Each of the two days ended with a personal autograph session and party. If you missed out this year be sure to check back next year.
Have you ever wanted to be in the shoes of a Vans girl for the day? Do you live for fashion, art, music and action sports?
The Vans store in Pasadena, CA is now open! Marco Zamora showed up last Saturday and hosted live art piece with DJs.
Vans first-ever shoe boutique and art gallery is now open for your shopping and viewing pleasure within the plush confines of Ubiq's Walnut Street store in The City of Brotherly Love.
Alien Workshop has turned Dylan Rieder into a full-fledged professional skateboarder. A big congrats to Dylan Rieder who has earned it with non stop magazine coverage and a TWS video part.
Make sure your GO SKATEBOARDING DAY plans involve heading out to the Vans Skatepark! Both Vans Skateparks are offering free skate sessions all day- June 21st.
Vans Surf is proud to honor the 117th anniversary of the Duke Kahanamoku, the legendary father of modern surfing.
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus jumped off to a leaping start in the race to name each city's Energizer Encore band. Since last week's kickoff of the Energizer Encore Music Competition, RJA has dominated the boards with the #1 spot in 22 cities. Other top contenders include Bayside leading in 7 cities, Chiodos in 4 cities and blessthefall in 4 cities. Don't see your favorite band in your city's top spot? That means you have work to do. Heat this competition up by going to http://eventful.com/energizer, Demanding your favorite band and getting all your friends to Demand too!
Sneaker Freaker spent some time with Vans' own Steve Van Doren and has a nice piece on the history of Vans. Check it out.
Joe Goemann has this week's Skate.vans.com Clip of The Week. Check it out now
The Vans BMX Team and Omar Hassan went down to Guam to do a demo on a military base. Check out the story and photos.
The Vans Warped Tour kicks off on June 28th in Pomona, CA. With Bad Religion, Pennywise, The Used, Coheed and Cambria and many more bands and attractions, it should be a great summer. For tickets, info and more check out warpedtour.com
This group show at New Image Gallery in Los Angeles features the work of Vans Sky Gallery artist Kelsey Brooks, The Date Farmers, Evan Hecox, BAST and more. Take a look.