Powell Peralta Factory Tour || Short Film

Go behind the scenes at Powell Peralta.

This factory tour showcases the entire skateboard production process, from wood selection to wheel printing. Witness the custom tools and machinery used to create iconic decks and wheels.

 

Sublime || The Tragic Death of Bradley Nowell & History Of The Band

Sublime was a ska-punk and reggae band that never got to properly experience their success. By the time their third album came out the band ceased to exist and most of their new fans had no clue the group was done. Today let’s take a look at the history of the band Sublime.

Growing up in the long beach neighbourhood of belmont shore, Frontman and guitarist Bradley Nowell came from a musical family. His father worked as a homebuilder who played guitar in his spare time.. His father became known for playing covers of Jim Croce (crow-che()) songs at parties while his mother was a piano teacher. His parents would give him his first guitar lessons. But by the time he turned 10, his parents would divorce with his mother taking custody of her son. She would tell VH1’s behind the music that Nowell was a needy child and struggled in school becoming disruptive and suffered from attention deficit disorder. Feeling overwhelmed by Bradley’s behavior, he started living with his father at the age of 11 who took his son on a sailing trip around the US virgin islands. It was here where he got his first exposure to Bob Marley and reggae music which would be a huge influence on Nowell’s career in music.

Upon returning home from the sailing trip, Nowell was now a teeanger who would play in punk rock bands in the early 80’with bassist Eric Wilson. Wilson would recall how early jam sessions weren’t very successful telling the LA Times “He was making me play (reggae). I didn’t want to play it,” with Nowell adding “I was trying to get them to do ‘Cherry Oh Baby,’ (a song popularized by British reggae band UB40), and it didn’t work. They tried, but it just sounded like such garbage,“We were horrible.” Nowell and Wilson’s band would be put on the backburner while Nowell went off to college. He would attend UC Santa Cruz for two years before he decided to study finance and transfer to Cal state. He only had one semester left before he dropped out recalling to the lA Times “I have all the hard classes left. . . . I doubt I’ll ever go back.” By this time Nowell returned to Long Beach and it was 1988, Hed reconnec with Wilson who called an old neighbour he grew up with across the alley named of his Bud Gough (Gawww). Gaww was taught drums by Wilson’s father who was a jazz drummer. Sublime’s lineup was now born. They would jam in Gaww’s garage and one of the first songs they wrote would be, well since this is youtube i’m not going to say the song’s title because last time i said this word i got in trouble so let’s just called it Date Expletive. If you know Sublime then you’ll know which song im referring to.THe band soon established a big following playing backyard parties and dive bars in southern california in front of hundreds of kids, earning upwards of $250 a night . Gaww would tell Spin Magazine “we were like the band that everybody in the scene would show up for. If you were having a party that night and you had us play there would be two other parties that night in the same neighbourhood, everybody was going to be at the sublime party."

Wilson would recall to the LA Times We played some pretty rough neighborhoods,” You’d have to be afraid of your own safety. Gangster kids would show up at the parties, and there would be trouble. Somebody got stabbed one time.” The gigs were so rough that Spin Magazine reported that samoan guards would provide security at the gigs and the police would be a frequent presence hovering over the gigs in their helicopters if they played past the noise curfew." In 1990 Nowell rescued a dalmatian named Louie sometimes referred to as Lou Dog which was named after his grandfather and became the group’s defacto mascot. He was also referred to as Nowell’s alter-ego He would join the band on the road and onstage. During the spring of 1990 Michael “Miguel” Happold (happol) a music student offered to manage the band enticing them with an offer of free studio time at the school he attended. He became the de-facto fourth member of the band, helping prodoce their music, helping run their affairs and record label. The band by this point had all.

 

Nirvana || Bleach (Full Album)

Go, hit play.

 

Why Are There No Local Rivalries In French Football?

Whereas two-team cities and major city rivalries are the norm in almost all major football nations, France is a very notable exception.

There are two teams from Paris in Ligue 1 for the first time in over 30 years, but no other French city has had two top flight clubs since the 1930s.

So in this short film, we take a look at why there are no two-team cities or local rivalries in French football, how this bizarre quirk came about, and whether it is ever likely to change.

 

Beyond the Wave: The Last Surfing Hippie || Documentary

In Beyond the Wave: The Last Surfing Hippie, Bruce Gold, reflects on his life as one of the last remaining hippie surfers in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. Bruce stands as a living remnant of a bygone era-an era when surf culture was not about competition but a recreational activity. Interwoven with beautiful, sun-drenched footage of Bruce surfing the iconic waves of Jeffreys Bay, the documentary delves into his personal philosophy, his enduring connection to the sea, and his friends and family sharing their thoughts on Hippie surfer lifestyle. we see the contrast between the old surf culture he represents and the modern-day scene. Despite the changes, Bruce continues to live according to his own rules, surfing as long as he can, embodying the free spirit that made Jeffreys Bay a mecca for surfers worldwide.

 

The INSANE Life of Serj Tankian || Documentary

From rock god to activist, this is the incredible story of Serj Tankian.

Best known as the voice of System of a Down, Serj is more than a metal frontman: he's a poet, a political force, and a fearless truth-teller. This documentary dives deep into his Armenian roots, the birth and rise of System of a Down, his outspoken activism and solo career, philosophy, and personal transformation.

Love System of a Down or just curious about the man behind the madness?

This is Serj Tankian: unfiltered, unflinching, and unforgettable.

 

Emerica Presents: Stay Gold (2010) || Full Movie

The Emerica full length, "Stay Gold" from 2010 featuring Andrew Reynolds, Leo Romero, Brandon Westgate, Justin Figueroa, Jerry Hsu, Bryan Herman, Kevin Long, Braydon Szafranski, Collin Provost, Marquis Preston, Aaron Suski, and Jamie Tancowny.

Filmed by Jon Miner & Mike Manzoori. Edited by Jon Miner.