Our casa is your casa! The etnies suite at Casa Surf is part of the Riviera Design Series. Former world champ and etnies chief, Pierre Andre, started his early pro days on the beaches and boardwalks of SoCal where he lived out his dream on the concrete wave. As the only skateboard company included in the Casa Surf Project, etnies is proud to present the etnies Skate Room:
Our Shoe Scrap Headboard is a colorful mosaic made from footwear pieces used in the etnies...
Okay, so Scruffy Wallace, what is your full name?
Scruffy the Living Terrorist Wallace (laughing).
And how long have you been with The Dropkick Murphys?
I have been a Dropkick Murphy well, my whole life, but I’ve been in the band officially about almost seven years. It will be seven years in January.
Cool. What did you do before that? Didn’t you say that you were in the military?
I was in the military for about seven years,...
The 5th annual guitar battle set off with a bang. 15 guitar contestants from all over came to battle for 90 seconds showing their skills to the Judges Comedian David Cross, Jaleel Drummer from T.V on the Radio and Lower East Side Paul Major. They Jammed out till the final 2 contestants duked it out to be the King of 2009 Guitar Battle and win a gym bag full of etnies Product.
We've got new digs in Laguna... check 'em out and check on in! etnies just completed its custom suite as part of the Casa Surf Project at Casa Del Camino Hotel. Skate-inspired and eco-friendly, the room has everything from a headboard made from recycled shoes and water-saving bathroom features, to a poured concrete sink shaped like Chicken's old pool... fully skateable with the included Tech Decks. More pics and details to come... for now, see what Boardistan and ESPN...
This time we hear from Thomas, who seems to be sittin' on top of the world... looking down on creation from an Applebee's:
This time I'm checking in from North Dakota, at an Applebee's to be exact! We are on our way home and decided to brave the conditions to try to get our van home that is limping through the 28 hour drive. Crossing our fingers to say the least... The show last night in Dekalb was completely awesome. It was great to see so many people, so excited, after not being there in over 4 years. I forgot how much fun playing small small places can be, when everyone in the room wants to be there. Other highlights of the last week was the last show with friends Midnight Masses, The Dear Hunter, and Thursday, whom we'd all like to thank dearly for their support and positive influence on us and everyone on the tour. Also we had a very, very beautiful day off @ UNC with some old friends that we've needed to spend some time with for an extremely long amount of time. It was a trip simply put. I have a new idea of NC after experiencing the closeness of that community and how open-minded and fun almost everyone we met seemed to be. I'll wrap this up with a quote. "The simplest things are the ones that bring the most joy, it's just hard to see if you don't take the time to pay attention to the small details in life..." - Thomas <3
I've come to find that Orlando, Florida is a land of many many wonders. There is a considerable amount of "trickery" involved. All is well. Atlanta welcomed us with hella rain. Not just the kind of rain that drizzles, but rain that drizzles and plops all at the same time. There was also traffic involved. Really really bad traffic. We played the "Heaven" stage in ATL. Meat Puppets played the "Hell" stage. Apparently they kicked major tail. Geoff, from Thursday, was physically assaulted in Raleigh, NC. I literally could not believe it. It was a bummer, you know? People are super jacked up these days. We drove a lot and played a lot and we will continue to drive and play and continue. Life is good and sweet. Europa very soon!
Last Saturday, at the etnies NYC Showroom, we had a rager with VICE magazine. With open bar of Colt 45 all night and amazing music from a few very special artists coming up in the NYC scene, we celebrated the launch of our exclusive etnies x Colt 45 shoe. Team Robespierre, The Nymphets, U.S. Royalty, and Drink Up Buttercup all plugged in and got loose in the basement, while others hung out in our showroom and had a good time. It went off so hard, we now have to...
The Free-est, Freshest New Music: Boys Noize and The Ghost Is Dancing
Alax Ridha AKA the German DJ you know better as Boys Noizejust released his latest album POWER on Last Gang Records and it's already tearing up dance floors all over Europe. The 26 year old wonder has done remixes for everyone from Snoop to Marilyn Manson (that's pretty crazy, right?). Don't sleep on his style, POWER is just what electro ordered. Grab "Starter" below, turn on a strobe...
The crowd awaits
Verte posse
Cheryl Dunn
Product prizes
Atiba shooting
Jesus rocking
Judges Paul Major and David Cross
Showing off etnies
15-yr-old guitar prodigy
Razo and Cross
The winner!
