Chris Eacott Burton Australian Open Kiss Chasy Blunts Era pop Geoff Cook Aaron Maxwell Luke Croker Style Wars Dan Himbrechts 1 1stFREE 1 Features st 30 Dan Himbrechts Probably the most genuine man in snowboarding, Dan is also the Seth Cohen of 1 photography in Australia. He’s a true camera geek with a stunning back catalogue. We asked Dan to flip through his book and show us some moments that he remembers best. 44 Aaron Maxwell & 46 Chris Eacott Aaron is pretty much a Tahoe local. He know’s everyone, pays for nothing and he’s probably the nicest guy since Harry Potter. On the other hand, Eacott would have to be the only snowboarder keeping it real in Australia. We check ‘em out and ask “Whud up?!” 50 Geoff Cook Geoff has hands down the most retarded style of anyone I’ve seen skate. Yet, for some reason it works. The kid kills it!! Geoffers talks about escaping school and what it’s like to be a career man. 54 Luke Croker We had a big interview planned with Luke but then he hurt his ankle. So rather than bench the kid we found a photo and put a smile on his face. Get well soon Luke, there’s always next issue! Sydney Bowl-dog Jamie Greentree keeping it real. Backside 5-0 in El Finnos Bowl, Sydney. Photo: Dan Himbrechts. 006 POP ISSUE 10 ISSUE 01 POP 007 t pedro day, backside 50-50 kings cross, sydney, australia. photo: dave chami element skateboards wind water fire earth forward ever, backward never www.elementskateboards.com st 1 Information Features 014 nows news 1 028 band time’s Woop, there it is! Joel Vanderuit of Kisschasy give’s POP the sweet hook-ups on how to start a band. 17 web based Non-porn websites to waste even more of 040 burton oz open your time on. Burton throws down some serious cash for some serious riding. 016 party time Element had a party for... Umm... Up-and- 042 style wars coming artists? No, it was for the launch of No skiers here dork! there shoe range! 056 end of an era Cover: Louie said he’d give me give a free Products The guys say goodbye to Blunts indoor mini. pair of shoes if I put him on the cover. So I did. Now give me my shoes ya’ bastard! 018 go go gear Heelflip at Southbank. Enders Photo: Liam Kaska Want a playstation in your pocket? Oh and what’s with Burton and iPod’s? 058 jamie greentree Liam shot this on a Hasselblad 501 CM using Wow... It’s not just the shoes, that kid’s a 80mm f/2.8 Distagon Lens with Kodak Art good! Portra 160VC film. He used one strobe. 24 page for rent 060 cam stynes POP Magazine is for the kids who live and breathe the scene. If there something we’re Collect them all! Its totally lame! The little man fits into barrels we can only missing here at POP make sure you write us imagine... a postcard and let us know. A huge thanks 26 press record goes out to everyone who helped put this I don’t care if you haven’t heard it before. together. We’ve got high hopes. Peace. Just pretend your into it... Let us know what you think. Todd Haag always goes massive. [email protected] This backside tail grab is no different. 021 film me POP Magazine Copper, Colorado. “It was the best of times, it was the blurst P.O. Box 83 Photo: Dan Himbrechts. of times...” We get a monkey to review some Balnarring, Victoria, 3926 films! www.popmag.com.au 010 POP ISSUE 10 ISSUE 01 POP 011 89561 vans POP dollin DPS 12/6/05 10:25 AM Page 1 Stockist details call: (03) 9427 9422 www.vans.com INFORMATION PRODUCTS ART FEATURES ENDERS NOWS NEWS Stokeplaza. kids worldwide. Hurley.com has also the San Remo skatepark is currently For everyone headed to the UK this created content for iPod enabled DC Limited ‘Amped 3’ Boot under construction. It features a fig- summer, here’s something new to devices through iTunes as well as di- Coinciding with the launch of Amped ure eight bowl with a street section check out. Stock-on-Trent have just nosaur-downloading capabilities for 3, the third instalment in the series consisting of the usual goodies such opened up a brand new £500,000 your desktop or laptop via Quicktime. of the best-selling Xbox sports game as stairs, blocks and ledges. (AUD $1,160,000), 34,000sq. ft. Skate For direct access check out hurley. of all time, DC has made 150 limited Plaza. Aside from the main features of tv.com edition pairs of the Amped 3 Park LE Get In POP Magazine! the park, including a Clover Bowl, the Snowboard Boot. They’ve done all this We’re all about you guys and girls Plaza sports a Skate Pathways. This is Mack Dawg Podcast’s magic because if your a ‘leet’ console here at POP Magazine. We want to basically a footpath purpose built for This podcasting business seems to be gamer and you ‘clock’ Amped 3 you put you in the mag! The thing is, we skaters! The ‘Skatepaths’ include stair the new thing. Mack Dawg, creator unlock the games highest level, the don’t have any photo’s of you. So if sets, hubbas, banks and even hand- of some of the best snowboard films DC Mountain Lab (including the ter- you’ve got a photo, be it happy snap rails! It’s amazing! Sketchyskate- since TB4 has hooked us all up by rain park, house, road gap, stair set, or epic trick, send a copy in for the boarding.co.uk is claiming Skateplaza podcasting footage that didn’t fit on Devun Walsh & Travis Parker)! Home Viewer section. Please under- is “arguably, the largest and most the DVD From __ With Love for free. stand that we’re running things on a original skateplaza in Europe”. Big So head to www.mackdawgproduc- Krew Kashgrab mouse and a spinning-wheel-thing call, but from the pic’s I reckon they tions.com for footy you didn’t even The Krew Kashgrab is being held at the here so we won’t be able to send your may be right. know you were missing! Slam Factory in Sydney on the 10th of pics back to you. So make copies! December with a total cash pool of Send anything ya’ got to: Black Label lighter by 5. Elijah Wood seriously injured 5000 clams! There is a sponsored and Black Label has decided to downsize, Elijah Teter got seriously injured at un-sponsored division so everyone’s Wow, Is That Kid Sponsored? go in another direction, outsource Blackcomb a few weeks ago. Elijah got a shot. If you get this mag before POP Magazine and basically show the door to Kris- miss judged a rock drop and landed in the contest you should head to Syd- P.O. Box 83 tian Svitak, Jim Gagne, Ben Gilley, a massive field rocks. Luckily he had ney and throw some hammers. If your Balnarring, Victoria Jhovany Vidal, and John Ponts. This on a helmet and the ski patrol and reading this and you missed it... Well, 3926 leaves their pro-team 5 strong. John first aid staff there were on point and too bad I guess... Lucero and the crew at Black Label managed to chopper him out quickly Family Guy would like to thank everyone for their and save his life by drilling holes in Blank Business If you haven’t heard of the animated support over the last fifteen years, I’m his chest to drain the blood and fluid The USA’s largest supplier of surf- cartoon series called The Family Guy sure the recently orphaned crew were that was quickly mounting inside. As board blanks has been forced to shut yet then your in for a treat. In fact, glad to hear it. gnarly as that sounds he is apparently down almost overnight. Clark Foam I wish I was you. You get to watch recovering quite well. Founder Gordon Clark announced all the episodes for the first time. Eddie. last week that “effective immediately Man, that would be sweet! This show 24 of the world’s best big wave surf- The Annual Magazine draft Clark Foam is ceasing production and makes The Simpsons boring. I’m se- ers have descended on Wiamea Bay In local news the Aussie snowboard sales of surfboard blanks.” So for the rious, I can’t watch Homer anymore. for what will hopefully be the 8th mags have gone through a bit of a Australia blank manufacturers South He’s just doesn’t do it for me any- time in the comp’s 20 years history shake up. Mouse retired from Morri- Coast Fibreglass, Bennett Surfboards more. Go out and buy The Family Guy contestants will get to actually surf. son Media’s Australian Snowboarder and Burford Blanks, get ready be- DVD’s and get your eyeballs ready for For things to kick off the surf must and lensmen Ryan ‘Willy’ Willmott cause Christmas is coming early! a weekend of genius. Well consider- reach 20ft. All the contestants will be has stepped up to take the helm. ing your reading this free magazine on-call for the holiday season, and Hopefully Morrison can show him Skateparks you may not have the cash for DVD’s.