magazine reviews.

the skateboarding revolution issue no. 99

the publisher for the skateboarding revolution, adam, sent me this along with a few back issues in the mail a few weeks ago for review. inside this thin bi-lingual skateboarding magazine from malaysia are interviews with malaysian skateboarders; ja and apit from kedah. also featuring fuad’s pro(?) set up, fairuzal from penang, bank 2 bank competition review that was held at cineleisure damansara sometime back, espn summer x-games 2009, terror from los angeles, california and carpathian isolution tour. also some news, product reviews and tons of nicely shot skateboarding photographs. issue no.100 will probably be out sometime next week, so look out for that.

check out the skateboarding revolution.

color magazine volume 7 issue 3 2009

wow! this special edition of color magazine is big, physically! there’s so much jammed in this colourful issue and i don’t even know where to start. this issue features the next and the best of the north american skateboarding scene. amazingly good read! there are a plenty of great stuff inside this ginormous slab and all i can say is, you have to check it out for yourself. amazing, simply amazing! also just fyi, color magazine is published on recycled paper and uses soy based inks to print with. that always makes me smile and also makes me look forward for upcoming issues. color 7.4 is already out and i'm anticipating for it to hit local book stores.

check out color magazine.

lodown magazine #67 july/august/september 2009

another great issue by this german/european publication. this magazine covers skateboarding, lifestyle, fashion and art. interviews with skateboarders; stefan janoski and anthony van engelen. also features tons of band interviews (too many to name drop). there’re also news, product reviews and abundance of fabulous fashion and art photography. pick this issue up if and when you can!

check out lodown magazine.

thrasher magazine september 2009 - issue #350

what can i say about this one? over two hundred pages of madness! have you picked up yours yet? october’s issue is out and i have yet to grab mine. skate and destroy!

check out thrasher magazine.

shiftymag. - august 2009 volume 1 issue #4

i picked this up at a mph book store in seremban, negeri sembilan, malaysia. there’re interviews with skateboarders; azreen from penang and deni tx from jakarta, indonesia. also featuring terence c about his skateboarding yester years, the opening of juice in kl, 8tv’s shout awards at bukit jalil last july, motion skate team from bali kl tour, klue’s urban scapes festival 2009 at klpac, the launch of the new push skate shop located at one utama, street horn syndicate and bangkit, malaysian’s own get up kids (pinkviolence: o rly?). some old news, product and sound reviews and well shot skateboarding photography. oh well, not too bad for a magazine that cost me rm5.50. september issue #5 is already out but i may be mistaken.

check out shiftymag.

peace.

indonesi’am - winner, best international 2009.

directed by sébastien abes (france)

this film captured so much of what we were hoping for in the international category: a foreign location, filmmakers and skateboarders from outside the united states, and a story to be told with good skateboarding in it.

we’ve decided to make the entire film available for you here on the site if you weren’t able to see it on the big screen at the festival.

synopsis: six french skateboarders explore the country of indonesia, it’s culture, and it’s skate spots in a documentary like fashion.

taken from the skateboard film festival.

ba. ku.!

skateboarding on barriers, metal, satan, skateboarding and more metal! this is the barrier kult horde video from 2004 for mature audiences and not for the weak hearted. indulge thy fanatics.

read more about the barrier kult, here.

randomness.

i'm sorry that i have not been updating ironxhanger for quite some time now. i've been rather busy with my other obligations and also partly lazy to work on this blog. besides, there wasn't much news nor info for me to post up on here. i'll be sure to be back on my feet and not to slack in the future. and also there is a stack of skateboarding magazines yet to be reviewed and to be honest, i'm not in the mood to write reviews for them as we speak, but eventually they'll get done of course.

i would also like to thank all those who've been supporting ironxhanger by continuously checking out the blog and also thanks a lot to those who have been emailing me to enquire about ironxhanger's upcoming skate decks and t shirts. your emails always make my day and motivate me to keep working harder for ironxhanger, much appreciated. i am just as excited as you folks are.

below is a full length video by transworld skateboarding call "right foot forward". some of you may have already watched it, but those who have not, check it out. it's one of the best full length street skateboarding videos that came out in a long time in my opinion, besides nike sb "debacle" and adidas skateboarding "diagonal", but to hell with those major sporting goods brands trying to cash in on the skateboarding culture, tho' i have to honestly admit that the cinematography and editing for those two videos mentioned were bloody impressive.

'nuff about that. just watch the video below and enjoy, a'ight? it also has a great soundtrack too!

check out transworld skateboarding.

introducing...

bubba smith from lost soul skateboards. chekkit!

check out lost soul skateboards.

all a-bored!

photo: pinkviolence

that li'l green guy on top there is lil franky from heroes and heartbreakers by ryan bubnis for kidrobot, on top of a tiny tech deck.

how tiny is the deck you ask? it's an exclusive 57mm toy machine tech deck which was given to me by a good friend, nine years ago as a birthday gift. it's half the size of the regular ones and it's been unsealed and resealed from it's packaging a couple of times for spontaneous photo shoots with my tiny vinyl friends.

i can post pictures of the teck deck upon request.

i will also be working on some tech decks and vinyl figurines for ironxhanger's upcoming art projects, so do keep a look out for that!

peace.

got a package!

some magazines from adam of the skateboarding revolution from malaysia for review. what a lovely surprise, i wasn't expecting anything today. will review them soon, thanks! support these kind folks!

the mailer.

the magazines.

photos: pinkviolence

thanks adam!

check out the skateboarding revolution.

peace.

creature's hesh law trailer.

click on the image above to view the trailer of creature's new full length video entitled "hesh law".

this new creature full length video is gonna be awesome! just like the rest of their previous ones. can't wait 'til october for this to be out! arrrggghhh!!! gimme gimme gimme!!!

check out creature skateboards.

peace.

bueno - wizards of radical.

bueno is a defunct d.i.y skateboard company started by a prolific artist, michael sieben from austin, texas. below is a promo video showcasing their ex-team members. some of them moved on to sieben's new company, roger. this is one of my all time favourite promo video. too bad they didn't live long enough to make a full length video. rest in peace bueno, your boards will always be hanging on the walls of my apartment.

check out bueno skateboards.

pinkviolence zombie skater by thunderpanda.

click on the image above to enlarge.

eric of thunderpanda from indonesia drew a zombie skater portrait of me on 14th august at singapore toy games & comic convention, a day before my 28th birthday! awesome! much thanks eric! we'll meet again soon.


check out thunderpanda.

peace.

art:tech of eightyfourcube.

click on the image above to enlarge.

illustration and photo: art:tech

i'm very pleased to present art:tech from eightyfourcube who will be collaborating with ironxhanger for the artist series board collection, which will be featuring a bunch of local and regional artivist. hopefully they'll be out by the first quater of 2010. so let's keep our fingers crossed, a'ight? there will be more updates about this soon, so be sure to keep coming back! much thanks in advance!


check out eightyfourcube.

peace.

toast skateboards a bogus tour video.

check out toast skateboards.

check out skateboarder.

printed matter reviews.

the skateboarding revolution issue no. 98

yet another issue of the skateboarding revolution straight outta malaysia. this bi-lingual publication is more of an entertainment magazine rather than an informative one. featured in this issue are interviews with man kecik and a short one of nazahat from shah alam. also featuring designer; micheal woo, affad klang about his pro set up, faizal shah alam, radioactive gap challenge, wild channel in the streets 2009 and preduce sambai video premiere and skate demo.

shiftymag. - july 2009 volume 1 issue #3

inside this issue are interviews with fauzan from singapore, adam kepong, dj anowl and simon pellaux of preduce skateboards. also featured are shiftymags.'s skate demo in conjunction with turn it up's first birthday bash, best trick comp., wild channel "in the streets" two days comp. and preduce skate team tour. the usual reviews, articles, columns and shit. tons and tons of awesome skateboarding photography and shit you can grab and read off the internet.

peace.