unemployable: 30 years of hardcore, skate and street!!!

“clearly we were unemployable. to the outside that meant we were losers with juvenile hobbies and no future. to us, it meant not following a conventional life path. we wanted a grown-up life that would match our teen lives: optimistic, innovative, and fun.” ―globe cofounder matt hill.

from the 1970s underground melbourne skate scene to a company with a presence in over one hundred countries, unemployable is the story of how three australian brothers―stephen, peter, and matt hill―founded one of the world’s biggest skate, street, and surf companies, globe International. throughout several iterations, the company was the first australian skate shoe player; a creator and distributor of leading streetwear fashion labels such as stüssy, mossimo, obey and mooks; a producer of celebrated skate and surf movies; and from its earliest beginnings, a business that recognized the importance of connecting to the customer.

beyond the story of the hill brothers, the book features a large cast of players who ran globe’s debauched skate tours, infamous industry parties, exotic surf contests, frenzied stadium events, cutting-edge fashion parades, and red-carpet launches. in addition, it includes over 190 exclusive contributions from globe insiders and untold tales from the world’s most respected skaters and surfers including rodney mullen, tony hawk, cj and damien hobgood and many more. it also touches on globe’s affiliations beyond action sports.

a story about following your dreams, unemployable will resonate with a broad range of readers beyond a purely skate/surf/street audience.

500 illustrations!

view more photographs, here.

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watch the anniversary book video below, yo!

also, check out the anniversary book on globe internationals' site, here.

check out globe international.

zoo york 20th anniversary collection!

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zoo york began back in 1993 as the collective formed by new york skate icons rodney smith, eli morgan gessner and adam schatz. 20 years later, the brand is still going strong and they couldn’t be happier. celebrating two decades in the game, zoo york presents six limited edition skate decks accompanied by six matching tees. paying homage to its roots and the city it calls home, the decks and tees feature nyc-centric imagery and graffiti. the entire collection is currently available at select skate shops.

- arthur bray.

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peace.

the pow!!skateboards second year celebration, son!

the pow!!skateboards familia and team fukkin' killin' it in the streets on new york! check out this short footy of 'em, yo!

pow!!skateboards celebrates their second year anniversary with a bangin' session followed with the after party!!!

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ba. ku. celebrates 10 years... in japan!

art: chris moyen

two things: barrier kult is celebrating their 10th anniversary and ba.ku. is huge in japan. to celebrate, death by metal (japan), skull skates japan and you're not human (united kingdom) are releasing a ba. ku. x chris moyen x death by metal collaboration.

this 10th anniversary graphic, slapped on a t-shirt and hoody, is designed by legendary black metal artist chris moyen and comes with a 32-page, off-set print booklet featuring a bunch of evil little photos and images. here's the catch: the booklet is limited 666 copies... but it comes with a patch, button and sticker! (pre-orders are now being taken online here)

cheers to 10 years, you goat-killing blood-suckers.

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also, check out the beast of gevaudan vs deerman of dark woods — "last try tuesday" video below :

 

check out barrier kult and color magazine.

knife ritual!

the best of ron allen in 2012!

ron allen is down for life!

paradise wheels is proud to present the best of ron allen 2012 for his 50th birthday!

ron's been pro longer then most skateboarders have been alive and this video is mix of new and used footage from 2012.

video by nick matlin.

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how to build a mini ramp with billy rohan.

this was originally released in 2010 on vice magazine's site.

check out these step-by-step instructions on how to build a mini ramp with pro skater billy rohan.

if you've got a bunch of pro-skateboarder friends and you're splurging on a giant birthday party for yourself, it goes without saying that you're going to need a half-pipe. that's why billy rohan, a nyc skateboarder, came by vice's 15th anniversary party two days early bearing lumber, power tools, and an entourage of eager skater guys and girls. from there it was a hurried flurry of plywood shavings and bandsaw screechings as billy walked us step-by-step through the building of a mini ramp that can service a couple thousand partygoers. think of this little how-to number as the this old ramp edition of epicly later'd.

 
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enjoy this segment and start building your own mini ramps! =)

vans and metallica join forces!

got some pretty wicked news. two of the most legendary forces of all time will be collaborating with steve caballero to celebrate his signature half cab being the most popular skate shoe of all time.

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photo: color magazine

this october, skate shops all over the world will receive their shipments of the vans x metallica 20th anniversary half cab pro. if you aren't sure which pair i'm referring to, half cabs are the vans with the heavy duty canvas that just seems to last longer, the mid tops that offer the perfect amount of give and support, the padded tongue that has just the right amount of cushioning and not to mention the classic waffle sole. no surprise that they're the most popular shoe at the park.

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photo: color magazine

the metallica edition of the half cab will feature band lyrics embossed on the side as well as exclusive vans x metallica x caballero labelling and a unique clear rubber sole with album cover artwork showing through. find out where to find a pair of your own here.

the vans and metallica partnership will continue through spring 2013. a four piece clothing collection called "passion project" will be released in february, each piece is designed by a member of the band, as well as another two pairs of shoes saluting the bands debut album, kill 'em all, which will be out in march.

in the words of metallica "you know our fans are insane, we are gonna blow this place away".

check out color magazine.

peace.

20 years of half cab!

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image: vans shoes company

hand-picked by steve caballero, this fall, vans continues to mark this milestone in skateboard footwear history with a series of four distinctive half cab 20th anniversary artist collaboration projects, including one style uniquely designed by cab, himself.

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if one thing is abundantly clear from vans’ storied 45-year history, it is this: vans is at its very best when listening to the needs of skateboarders. originally released as a mid-top version of the classic vans caballero high-top, the half cab was created in direct response to the demands of a new generation of skateboarders changing the game and taking skateboarding back out into the streets after the vert-riding heyday of the 1980s. “in ’91, i noticed that a lot of street skaters were cutting my shoe halfway down and wearing them that way,” steve caballero remembers. “so in ’92, I gave vans the idea to make a lower cut shoe and call it the half cab.” vans listened and a new silhouette was introduced, an icon was born and countless other shoe companies would eventually go on to release their version of this original vans classic that has remained in vans’ line-up to this day.

check out half cab and vans shoes company.

ten years after...

it has almost been ten years since the premier of antiz skateboards' - antizipated video and they still look like they're having a ball of a time pushin'. this is how skateboarding should be, fun! and the euros know how to kick it and take it up a notch!

check out antiz skateboards.

network's one year anniversary!

drunk in celebration of network's one year anniversary.

film and cut by dowdy.


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pow!!skateboards first year anniversary video.

support this skater owned company, pow!!skateboards run by nolan lee, hailing from brooklyn, new york! all pow!!skateboard decks are made in the usa.

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check this footy out, yo!

we got a crew together for the pow!!skateboards first year anniversary to skate from 110th st. uptown, all the way down to wampum skateshop in soho, hitting spots along the way. getting tricks & pissing off security. awesome day!! filmed & edited by dennis williford & nolan lee.

pow!!

- pow!!skateboards.

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behind the scenes: video days reunion shoot.

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part one.


part two.


part three.

skateboarder magazine recently got mark gonzales, guy mariano and the whole video days gang back together for a 20th anniversary reunion. guy mariano even stepped up and got the cover of the new issue at one of the original spots from the video.

- dlxsf.

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january 2011: 30 years of thrasher magazine!

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thirty years of thrasher. free poster, free sticker, grant taylor on the front, a classic covers article on the '80s mags, the first ever thrasher tattoo, the story behind the first cover…and the rest of the inside contains one of our best issues, period. we'll be looking back on the past three decades throughout 2011. this one kicks it off.

- thrasher magazine.

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erik ellington sits down with lizard king and picks through the january 2011 mag.

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