The Sal 23 is Back!
by: Brink | Wednesday, April 30, 2008
etnies is re-releasing an updated version of their classic Sal 23 shoe this fall, and here's a little teaser of the man himself, Sal Barbier, giving you a little preview and insight on what's to come...
And why not watch some classic Sal, just for kicks...
A Rolling Perspective...
by: Brink | Monday, April 28, 2008
a Rolling Perspective.
SATURDAY MAY 3RD
Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 8:00pm
Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 2:00am
Antisocial, Livestock, Sweatshop
2425 Main, 239 Abbott, 1945 E Hastings
Vancouver, BC
etnies and Color Magazine asked skaters to shoot a photo of themselves from their own rolling perspective. Over 200 portraits have been collected from skaters across Canada, the United States and as far as Japan, including etnies' own Mikey Taylor. With the help of Fourstar Clothing, a selection of these self-portraits of pro skateboarders, artists, and other talented individuals have been composed into an exhibition in celebration of skateboarding.
The show has been broken into a three-part art crawl (or roll) traveling across the country during the next six months from Vancouver (BC) to Montreal (QC) with stops in Winnipeg (MB), Calgary (AB) and Toronto (ON). Opening receptions in each of these cities take place in separate spaces at different times. Attendees are encouraged to take their cruiser boards out from under their beds or wherever they’ve been stored all winter and celebrate the freedom of skateboarding and embrace the roll from spot to spot.
Opening reception
Vancouver, May 3rd, 2008
Complimentary refreshments provided while supplies last.
8pm@ ANTISOCIAL (2425 main street) 10:30pm@ LIVESTOCK (239 abbott street) 12am@ THE SWEATSHOP (1945 e. hastings street)
after party @ The Sweatshop (1945 e. hastings street)
Deejays: Benjamin / Cam Dales / Erik Devereux / Andr3w / Ian Wyatt / Manitoba Touch
$5 / 10pm till late. Free Entry for art show attendees (until list ahs reached capacity): get your stamps at the art shows.
Crazy visuals with Marek, Installation by Julianne Claire.
Countdown To Dallas!
by: Alex | Sunday, April 27, 2008
The Journeys Backyard BBQ is back and May 10th is our day in Dallas! We're counting down 'til then, and we're not the only ones...
etnies Recognition Tour (South US)
by: Brink | Sunday, April 27, 2008
The etnies Recognition US Tour kicked off last weekend in Tempe Arizona with a Cowtown demo and signing... stay tuned for video and photos. In the meantime, here are the dates for the upcoming Southern US leg of the tour, featuring Mikey Taylor, Kyle Leeper, Sean Malto, Tyler Bledsoe and Eric Fletcher.
Atlanta, GA - May 24th
Progressive Skatepark
Nashville – May 27th
6th Ave Skate Shop
Bowling Green – May 29th
Blue Wallace Skate Shop
Louisville – May 30th
Home Skate Shop
Cincinnati – May 31st
Anonymous Skate Shop
Sliding Liberia
by: Alex | Friday, April 25, 2008
The Newport Beach Film Fest is in full effect and one film we're looking forward to is Sliding Liberia, featuring our boys Dan Malloy and Chris Del Moro.
Four young surfers travel through the war-torn West African nation of Liberia in search of the perfect wave. With the recent war shadowing the landscape, the group must face the everyday realities of life in a war-torn world. The search for waves becomes a quest for understanding, as the surfers record the stories of Liberians they meet along the way. Juxtaposing war-torn urban landscapes with images of tropical paradise, the film explores the tension that exists inside every traveler—a desire to connect with new people and places and an instinct to insulate oneself from the harsh realities of their surroundings.
For more info visit slidingliberia.com
New Fall 08 SEED Collection
by: Alex | Tuesday, April 22, 2008
The Fall '08 SEED line includes men's and women's apparel, accessories and shoes made from organic or sustainable, pesticide-free and chemical-free textiles. With rainforest-inspired graphics and materials ranging from hemp to bamboo the collection calls attention to the Amazon. etnies will donate a portion of proceeds to Sambazon's Sustainable Acai Project, which promotes preservation of the Amazon Rainforest through sustainable agro-forestry. Learn more at Sambazon.com and the SEED Project Blog.
etnies With An Industry First
by: Alex | Tuesday, April 22, 2008
We, at etnies & Sole Tech, are celebrating Earth Day with the announcement of a project already years in the making; etnies is committed, and well on its way, to becoming the action sports industry's first carbon neutral company!
Whether or not you get what that means, you're probably familiar with the concept of carbon dioxide emissions and their devastating effect on global warming. The idea of carbon neutrality is to offset ALL emissions in various ways, so that the total is a big, fat, neutral zero. Makes sense, right? Being the realists that we are, we know it's much easier said than done... so what have we done so far? One major step we've taken is the completion of our first corporate eco-audit to measure the company’s overall carbon footprint.
“Corporate responsibility and environmental conservation have been at the forefront of our philosophy for many years and our commitment to making an impact on the consumer, the industry, and the planet is stronger than ever,” said Pierre Andre Senizergues, CEO and founder of Sole Technology. “As we release the results of our first eco-audit, we look to our team, our customers, and our partners in the action sports world to help us become a carbon neutral company that will pave the way for a greener future.”
Led by the company’s environmental affairs manager, Roian Atwood, the eco-audit examined the organization’s activities over the course of more than seven years, focusing predominantly on its carbon emissions, waste and consumption, and water usage. In addition to this detailed study, etnies has executed the installation of 616 solar panels, the conversion to water-based cement manufacturing, corporate wide-recycling efforts, and the creation of a seasonal sustainable footwear and apparel collection, the etnies SEED Project.
“We are confident that the future looks bright for eco-conscious corporations, and we strive to be a leader in the field every day,” said Atwood. “By sharing our findings and making a conscious effort to use the results to alter our business practices and impact on the environment, we hope to play a key role in changing today’s corporate culture for a stronger tomorrow.”
The Sole Technology eco-audit found that in 2007, the company generated 40,000 tons of CO2, equivalent to volume of 2.5 billion shoe boxes 58 percent of which came from footwear manufacturing and the emissions released in the development process through the use of coal-burning sources and electricity. Another 18 percent of its carbon emissions are attributed to the making of the brand’s cardboard boxes, and 8 percent is related to logistics and shipping.
In terms of waste and consumption, Sole Technology found that of the 72,000 pounds of internal trash it consumed, the company recycled 57 percent, exceeding the country’s national average of 30 percent, and California’s average of 50 percent. By 2010, Sole Technology’s goal is to recycle 70 percent of their waste with assistance from the Blue Bin Brigade, an internal committee of department executives whose goal it is to increase awareness and find environmentally-friendly means of conducting business.
“Given the harsh abuse on a skateboarder’s shoes, our industry is constantly challenged with the issue of consumption, which is why we strive to make the most durable, quality products in the market,” said Senizergues. “Building long lasting products that are sturdy and have a longer life with consumers is an important element to consider in the eco discussions related to manufacturing and consumption.”
The eco-audit determined that 95 percent of Sole Technology’s water usage is attributed to the company’s apparel development, an industry-wide concern among clothing manufacturers that is a leading cause of damage to the environment. By taking immediate actions on business offices such as installing waterless urinals that save 325,000 gallons of water annually and dual flush toilets, the company is already affecting its internal water usage as it continues to research innovative technologies that will also benefit the manufacturing process.
Senizergues’ personal commitment to the environment and ecologically conscious lifestyle has made him a trailblazer in the industry, having implemented green practices many years ago. In addition to his professional goals, Senizergues practices green living at home as well, and has been honored by Global Green USA with a Corporate Environmental Leadership Award for his environmental practices and corporate responsibility. He was also an executive producer with Leonardo DiCaprio on the documentary The 11th Hour about the effects of global warming and how society can prevent further damage.
Stay tuned for more news this week, including further details on our eco-audit results...
On Tour With The Vandals, Part 4
by: Alex | Friday, April 18, 2008
Joe's final remarks
All photos - Austin Brown
Just got back from quite possibly the best Australian tour we've ever done. These are long flights but Qantas made it so much easier; best in-flight entertainment, anywhere, for sure.
The last couple days we spent in Perth and they were the most memorable. No, Fletcher still hasn't found a way to pay me or wiggle out of it. But, after all the Perth jokes like "Perth Girls Are Easy" or "Perth Crisis" we finally arrived in one of the only English speaking parts of the world in which we have never performed.
It was very heartwarming because you could tell they had been waiting patiently for decades. They were probably the most wildly responsive of all the crowds. It's amazing to sit and ponder how cool these people are to live on the other side of the earth and still find your music; can't wait to go back there.
Warren did double duty tonight as he did a pole dance on a square column in the middle of the dance floor after parting the Red Sea of Perthlings and got himself some new bruise shapes. Then he played "Pain For Pleasure" with the super fun and talented little Fraggle-Rock stars, Sum 41. I shall miss them the most, along with everyone else, that I miss the most.
As far as tourism, we visited Scarborough Beach with Dan from Sum 41's crew and the day of the show I took a train to Fremantle and visited the cemetery where Bon Scott from AC/DC was laid to rest and had a tasty roo filet at the Sail and Anchor pub. I paid my respects to Bon and to Heath Ledger by not asking the groundskeepers where their actual graves were. The truth is I rented a scooter and was running out of places to take it.
The night before the Perth show was the real fireworks because the Vandals, Austin, Lisi, Aysha, Rhino, Randy, Byron and his hot wife Lori, Darren and Nick from the tour all went to a Teppan steak house for a night off celebration.
Everything was going fine until the end when Warren exploded because they never gave him and Randy their steaks.
Dave said "it's because you didn't order steak."
Turns out they didn't but he says because they were being hurried by Dave. Randy came along for the ride in what was a screaming match to put his and Fletcher's battles to shame. If they let me, I will post a youtubian documentary of the whole thing. OK, as I write it, it sounds lame but I tell you, it was something to behold. Warren puts his heart into things like no one else I know. The worst was when they asked him how he wanted his steak, which he did not order, cooked.
After the show in Perth, everyone scattered.
Sum 41 went to Japan. Bowling For Soup went to Beijing. Pennywise went to Long Beach for the Grand Prix of Scroungathons. The Vandals went back to our lonely lives of desparation as alcohol distributors, drive time radio hosts, musical writers, and pro-drummers. See you in San Diego on May 3, and at the House Of Blues Anaheim on May 18. Then Warped.
Thanks to the crew: Austin Brown, Aysha Martinez, Mike Griffen, Rhino, and Aaron Lisi. Thanks to Bowling For Soup, Sum 41, Pennywise, A.J. and everyone at KMW productions, super manager Kris Martinez, super agent Stormy Shepherd, super drummer Brooks Wackerman, Indie 103.1 for letting me go, the people of Australia, and etnies for posting this blog.
You're welcome, Joe! And thank YOU.
Visit The Vandals on MySpace and listen to Joe on indie 103.1's Barely Legal Radio!
On Tour With The Vandals, Part 3
by: Alex | Thursday, April 17, 2008
More Vandalism from Joe
All photos - Austin Brown
"Adelaide, South Australia," or "How I won $500 from Fletcher"
Things are starting to become eventful. We flew to Adeleaide for our 4th show in a row. This is a sleepier town with a distinct multicolored brick based architecture on all the traditional structures of which I can't get enough. I've never seen it duplicated in the States.
Every band had a good show tonight.
Bowling For Soup know exactly how to entertain a room full of punkers.
Sum 41 are a perfect young punk band and it is clear why they will be here long after the other major label pop punkers that exploded on the scene during the early part of this decade are long forgotten. Simply put, they have a large quantity of excellent songs that are catchy as hell and rock way beyond what you would expect from such youngsters. They deserve all their success and more. They also get the award for most amazing Punisher of the trip standing on the side of the stage with the green shirt. I hope there is video of him somewhere.
Pennywise had a solid show uninterrupted by any punishers, militant organizers (which actually happened in Sydney), or local radio personalities. However, Fletcher and Randy's fighting did spill over into their set at one point. Of course it was funny because we all know they love each other.
The Vandals show finally delivered what the "take it off" crowd wanted thanks to Warren's Aussie Flag Speedo and mystical leg bruise the exact shape of South Australia.
I uploaded the last song onto youtube right after from the dressing room for your low-res and low-fi enjoyment. Watch it here.
Jim from P.W. Convinced me to stay late at the venue to have a drink and philosophize for a bit while multiple gambling dens errupted in the other dressing rooms. Then a spontaneous lobby bar party got underway at our Sebel Playford Hotel.
This is where it became interesting. I arrived in the bar with a drink Pennywise T.M. Aaron Lisi made me at the venue. That is key information. As soon as I encountered Fletcher he was holding the false tooth and retainer he somehow got out of Chris the big guy from Bowling For Soup's mouth, where he wears it.
Fletcher then declared that I needed to "take my medicine." Meaning he wanted me to let him place it in my cocktail (pineapple, cranberry, lime, Stoli).
With Fletcher's challenges you have to make a split second decision if you are going to accept because if you make a big deal about it, it just gets worse for you. Within a few seconds I had downed the drink and dumped the tooth and a few ice cubes on the table. I think Randy almost vomited from seeing this up close.
No big deal, but the next morning in the bus to the Adelaide airport Fletcher was holding court and explaining that I drank a glass of beer with Chris's tooth in it.
That some how made it sound a little less cool to me than it actually was so I corrected him that it was really a mixed drink.
For some reason, the type of drink it was became a huge controversy with Fletcher indignant that I would suggest there was a need for a correction to any of the details of his story. He suggested a bet. We both agreed immediately on a "net worth" wager.
He then began soliciting witnesses to bolster his version of things and sieze all my assets and make me his slave. It wasn't going all that great so he suggested we reduce the wager to a flat $500 USD. I agreed.
He continued to quiz witnesses when a bomb dropped on him. Someone on the bus produced a video recording of the entire incident. It was indeed a cocktail and not a beer. I would never drink a beer with someone's tooth in it.
From then on, this drink Lisi made me (pineapple and vodka with a splash of cran and lime) has been known as the Aussie 500. Thanks Lisi.
Joe...
Visit The Vandals on MySpace and listen to Joe on indie 103.1's Barely Legal Radio!
On Tour With The Vandals, Part 2
by: Alex | Thursday, April 17, 2008
More from Mr. Joe Escalante, Esq.
All photos - Austin Brown
3 shows in a row? Where's the outrage? I thought we came here to paddleboard and watch Fletcher fight with Randy Bradbury.
Two shows in Sydney were great, topped off by Warren murdering a 5/8 scale Spiderman doll until the beans he was made of exploded all over Brooks' drums.
Tour Concierge Austin Brown arranged some boards from Channel Islands for us to use at Manley Beach -pretty crowded on a Saturday but the water is so much cleaner here than at home it's just nice to be in it.
Melbourne Festival hall on Sunday had a lot of Vandals fans but they were a little too polite until we pointed out our amazingness.
Not too polite was the drunk girl that came back stage to complain that Warren performs with his clothes on. We never complain about that. After Warren appeared on the cover of the Manley daily after a certain Warped Tour show years ago (headline "Concert Outrage"), he's chosen to behave.
Regarding Pennywise's Fletcher and Randy fights they really have evolved into an art form. It never stops from the golf course to the stage to the airport. Fletcher challenges the thickness of everyone's skin, but no one gets it like Randy.
In return, Randy does things like call him Armpit Face and once he had everyone sign a sympathy card when Fletcher had a mole removed.
Joe...
Visit The Vandals on MySpace and listen to Joe on indie 103.1's Barely Legal Radio!
On Tour With The Vandals
by: Alex | Wednesday, April 16, 2008
The Vandals are touring down under and we've got the inside scoop from Joe Escalante himself! Here's the haps so far... all photos by Austin Brown...
The Vandals on tour in Australia with Pennywise, Sum 41, and Bowling For
Soup. Doesn't get much better than this and the sun is actually out,
despite the fact that it's supposed to be Fall.
Qantas got us here in style (thanks for the pajamas), and after one show
in Brisbane, the theory that your band will never break up if you have
even the slightest career down under holds true. This place is a
blast.
Highlights include exotic animals roaming the streets like they were
ferrel cats, or cats from Ferrel's, a great ice cream bar called "Golden
Gaytime," and Randy Bradbury. Lowlights include the pitiful channel
selection on the hotels.
Tomorrow we visit the Eiffel Tower.
Joe...
Visit The Vandals on MySpace and listen to Joe on indie 103.1's Barely Legal Radio!
The Party Of Parties
by: Alex | Wednesday, April 16, 2008
the lowdown
You've waited all year for this one--Anthem's coming back to the desert for our 2008 Coachella party, La Fiesta de Fiestas. Our "senior rager" is guaranteed to go down in the history books, so leave your sobriety at home and help us freak out during the two-day poolside extravaganza. Muy caliente, muy bien!
featuring
- DJ sets by Claude VonStroke, Ed Banger Records Whiplash Squad, M.A.N.D.Y., Noizy Boy, & Tommie Sunshine and some very special guests!
- Largest private pool in the desert with swim-up bar
- Levis 501 happy hour giveaways
- Complimentary bar and fiesta BBQ!
- Inflatable pool toy insanity
- Mani and pedi station
- Photo booth memories
- Lots of other games and random weirdness
details
When:
Sat., April 26 & Sun., April 27
12 - 6 PM
Where:
Cree Estate
67698 Carey RD.
Cathedral City, CA
92234
LIMITED RSVP:
anthemmagazine.com/rsvp
Two Pages Of Pierre!
by: Alex | Monday, April 14, 2008
etnies founder and green guru Pierre Andre Senizergues done did it again! He made it into 944 Magazine's April issue—the Green Issue—where he talks about etnies and Sole Technology's industry leading eco-initiatives. AND... there's a cool shot of him standing atop Sole Tech's solar paneled roof. Word!
Free Socks & Shipping
by: Alex | Tuesday, April 1, 2008
For a limited time only at the etnies Online Store.