You read it right! Off the back of a hugely successful launch of the brand new Popcorn Video comes an exclusive to the area as Popcorn has teamed up with Emerica to present an amazing local Premiere of the brand new Emerica Video STAY GOLD!

Reynolds, Herman, Romero, Kirchart, Hsu, Long, Szafranski, Templeton, and more! after years of shredding and filming, dozens of magazine covers, teasers, trailers, and montages from your beloved Emerica team, it’s time to give the people what they want. That time is now. The UK premiere hits London on the 26th of August and the North Yorkshire Premiere hits Northallerton just a few short days later at 7pm on Tuesday the 31st of August at Upstairz, the New County Arms, Northallerton - and in all honesty, we're only waiting that long because we don't want to clash with that little dealie they have running over in Leeds that weekend, haha!

It wouldn't be a Popcorn Premiere without a party and of course we're going to have Upstairz resident DJ Damski in the house along with a selection of other local talent and live music to be confirmed.

It all kicks off at 7pm on Tuesday the 31st of August and not only is it completely FREE you'll also be able to be amongst the first to pick up a copy of the Emerica Stay Gold DVD at an amazing one night only price! You literally will have to come along on the night to get the discount so don't miss it. If you can't make it or really don't want to miss out in the meanwhile feel free to play your preorder on the website here!

Hiya all!

This just in from Malton-based mini-ramp enthusiast and host/MC Ryan Swain is an edit of the Popcorn boys in attendance at the Malton Skate Jam this past Wednesday, including some tricks from Ryan at his local - check it out...

Hello folks!

I know, I know, we've been really slack with our blog updates. For the record, if you're ever wondering what's going on and are bored of waiting for us to get this up to speed, feel free to come check us out on Facebook at the Popcorn Skate business page - we're always updating it and there's loads happening, and it's linked into our Twitter! But yes, we have been slack, but there is, in fact, a great reason/excuse! We've all been working our tails off finishing up the Popcorn Video and I'm delighted to tell you all that you can grab it now from the DVD section of the website!

The video features the entire Popcorn team and a host of friends of the shop and runs just under 40 minutes. It features a whole host of Northern parks and spots that I'll let Blythe pop on and list for you at some point, but they include Northallerton park (obviously!), Prissick Plaza, Hairy Bobs and the awesome R-Kade and The Works Skate Parks (both of which you need to go and support now - there are so few really good indoor parks in the country we wouldn't want to risk losing either, would we?!).

The video also features a whole host of local bands of a diverse range of genres. This is something I personally have taken great pleasure in being able to push and support as it's been a real revelation to myself and the team to discover the strength of the local music scene. At the Video Premiere last night at the New County Arms in Northallerton last night two of those bands, Rosie and Project 142, played live for us and played tremendous sets! These guys all deserve your support, and we'll be working with the bands to see if we can't make their music more available to you all in some way. For anyone that's actually snagged the video and was wondering, here's the full track list and which segment the track appears:

'Magnetic' by Lee James Maughan (intro)
'Red Eye' by All Sexy But Ginger (intro)
'The Scene is Dead (Long Live the Scene)' by Exit by Name (Stevie Donaldson)
'Down Low' by Mr Nasty (Lewis 'Chewy' Topham)
'The Same Delay' by Eskimo Sandwich (Dale Starkie)
'Neon' by Soma (Cainan McEwan)
'Twisted Calculator' by Rosie (Tom Zelenka)
'You Couldn't Pay Me To Stay' by the Decades (Ben 'Moley' Livesey and Andrew 'Froggy' Bridge)
'This Is How We Roll' by Misled Icons (Stephen Blythe)
'Poison Alan' by Rosie (Tom 'Spike' Curtis)
'Roots' by Project 142 (Richie Mann)
'Little Old Blue' by Rosie (Friends of Popcorn)
'We're Not Listening' by Misled Icons (Binks)

If anyone is after any more info on the bands and such feel free to let us know, and yeah, the link for the DVD is here :-)

The Volcom AMSTERDAMN AM FINALS 2010 from Volcom Europe on Vimeo.

Results: 1. Alec Majerus, USA,€5.000,00 2. Louie Lopez, USA, €2.500,00 3. Tiago Lemon, BRA, €1.500,00 4. Tim Zom, NL, €1.250,00 5. John Koetzier, NL, €1.000,00 6. Spencer Lau, USA, €500,00 7. Douwe Macare, NL, €400,00 8. Axel Cruysberghs, BE, €300,00 9. Julien Merour, FRA, €200,00 10. Billy Hoogendijk, NL, €100,00 11. Hermann Stene, NOR, €100,00 12. Woody Hoogendijk, NL, €100,00

with Chris Oliver, Ross McGouran, Rodil Jr, Manhead, Gav Coughlan, Nick Remon, Rodolfo, Tulio and others. taken from sidewalk

UK Street practice and qualifiers highlights with Gav Coughlan, Josh Young, Nicky Howells, Joe Lynskey, Ben Grove, Jake Collins, Dan Wileman, Barber, Awadh, Andy Scott, Joe Lynskey, Dylan Hughes, Dave Snaddon

Just got word from our friends on the Sketchy Wheelers committee in Northallerton, the group that runs the local skate park, that they're busily canvassing opinion on the local park. Sounds a good idea - we've decided to help out! If you use Northallerton Park, be you a skateboarder, inliner, bmxer, whatever, we'd like to hear from you! Let us know:

-What you like about the Park?
-What you don't like about the Park?
-What would you change?
-What would you add to the Park?
How suited is the Park to YOUR activity?
If it isn't, why not?

Send your thoughts along to us at skatepark@popcornskate.co.uk with your name, address and telephone number and we'll not only pass em along, we'll also enter you in a prize draw! We need all thoughts by the 6th of August - don't miss your chance to get involved!

Hallo folks! You heard right - we've just had a huuuge delivery of BRAND NEW Girl and Chocolate product! We're so snowed under it won't hit the website until tomorrow morning - sorry folks! - but to wet your appetite, we've got -

GIRL Big Girl 6 decks from Malto, Mike Mo, Mariano, Eric Koston and Mike Carroll
GIRL Mariano - 'I wish my boyfriend could skate like...' deck
GIRL hugely limited Mike Carroll Hello Kitty deck!!
CHOCOLATE Dump Chunk Series decks!
SKATE MENTAL AVP and Tre Flip MB decks!

We've also got GIRL Big Girl 6 weeks and both GIRL and CHOCOLATE tees!!

Oh yeah, did I mention? DAYS away from the brand new VANS x SPITFIRE Collection which WILL include wheels!!

Superdead Skateboards have arrived and we're extremely proud to announce that we here at Popcorn Skate are one of the very first stockists in the country! These guys feature top UK pros such as Eddie Belvedere and Andy Scott as well as nicely shaped light decks featuring sick graphics. Clicky on the above banner to check it out!

Howdy all!

Yes, I know we've been neglecting the blog a little but we HAVE been awfully busy making sure our Summer Sale lives up to the last one! Here's some highlights for ya...

We've just put a huge offer on hoods, with individual prices hovering around £35 (already massive savings for a Spring/Summer 2010 item). In store we're also offering TWO FOR £60 on ALL SALE HOODS - we'll even extend that online if you note you saw the offer on the blog/iphone when you order!

We've also got some fantastic offers as usual on skate shoes, with Half Cabs for £35, Half Cab Pros for £45 and some other amazing shoes starting at £30 for current season shoes and as little as £10 for some of the older bits we have in stock. Check em out!!

We also have our usual T-Shirt offers on - the men's ranges are really disappearing so check out the bargains before they vanish, but we have some tremendous deals on kids T-shirts - some as low as just FIVE POUNDS for a tee - and some fantastic offers on girls gear!

So yes, check it out - I'll be back with more tomorrow!

Oh yes, you read it right! We've been excited about this ever since we saw the range but they're now finally due to arrive next month so it's time to spill the beans! Two of the biggest names in skateboarding have come together this coming season for a collab across a range of shoes and apparel that are quite frankly, stunning. We'll keep you waiting for the apparel hookup but for now check out the shoes on the image below. We're gonna have em all and if you're wanting to secure your pair give us a shout and we'll see what we can do! In the meanwhile producing a killer collab range isn't all the boys have been up to - to quote...

I was going to wait to send this around until the end of my day…but damn it’s just too sick, two of skateboarding classics getting together and making good things happen. Click the flyer to go direct to the sub-site and watch the footage of two DIY spots getting built and wrecked by some of the best out there.

Here is a back-story to the spot below, it is just 2 blocks from the new DLX headquarters.

Although before we moved to our new building the spot was featured years ago in the REAL Life and Times video…the team built a small kicker at the top of a long gap and weeks later they drove over with a van full of riders to film for the video. Unfortunately that day it rained the session out, yet Peter Ramondetta decided this was not enough to stop him from skating. BIG ass ollie landing bolts in the rain, look for it.

So a few months back some known associates jumped the fence, swept up and built a nice double sided ledge…this sparked daily sessions, so you can imagine when the VANS project rolled out the red carpet on that bank/box/ledge/ combo the place became a virtual skatepark.

Unfortunately the city came in no sooner than a month after and took it all out…leaving us with another empty industrial wasteland…which for us is like a blank canvas.

Click the flyer:

The AIR is the second skate in the PURE series. Alchemy have continued with the minimal feel, featuring stylish and subtle details. The AIR features Alchemy's exclusive sole plate that has been designed, developed and tested by their riders. The Alchemy AIR has been designed to perform and features precise backslide grooves that wear to the riders individual style.

The soles are made from lightweight PA material that will give you the perfect combination of control and speed when grinding. The outer and inner sole plates come with plenty of space to lock on to sole based grinds.

The backslide groove is centrally aligned with the h-block to assist when balancing grinds.

BOOT: Two piece Pure PU Hard boot with spring buckle and lace lock system. Stylish stitched detail on the ultra comfort liner with oversized shock absorbing heel pad.

WHEEL: 58mm 94A Alchemy Team wheel

BEARINGS: ABEC-5 Speedstar

...for winning the Maloof Money Cup, second year in a row! Check out the below...

Howdy all!

We've had various Facebook pages over the last year or three but now Popcorn has it's very own shiny new Facebook page!

Popcorn Skate

Promote your Page too

Ipath Uk riders, Eddie Belvedere, Harry Lintell, Adam Moss, Rob Smith and TeaBag hit Scotland here is the footage!

Hey folks,

Another vid for you all to enjoy from our good friend Tom Blackburn featuring team riders Cainan McEwan and Dale Starkie plus many, many more...

Have we got a special offer for you lovely people!

In store for the rest of May we've got a BUY TWO GET ONE FREE offer on ALL T-Shirts. Catches? None. Simply buy ANY three t-shirts - that includes guys, girls and kids t-shirts - and you'll get the cheapest one free. Oh, and sale lines ARE INCLUDED! We're running this offer until the end of May stock allowing, so come down and grab a bargain!

If you're a bit too far away to actually pop in, fear not - the offer will hit the website soon, and if you'd like to take advantage in the meanwhile simply place your order, leave us a message in the special instructions section and we'll adjust your order total before we charge you. Bonus!

Hiya folks!

So with the current political chaos, we've decided to join the trend and declare a HUNG PARLIAMENT in the Vote Popcorn competition! What am I on about? Well, the deadline for entries was yesterday and we've had LOADS of you enter, but in truth, a canny number but relatively not all that many of you actually getting back to us with pictures of your stickery escapades!

So yes, we're extending the deadline. You've now got until NEXT SUNDAY, the 16th May, to get your entries to us - you can email myself, Blythe, or competition@popcornskate.co.uk. That also means if you missed the entry deadline and want to sneak in late you can do, but make sure you get your entry to us ASAP as we'll have to get the stickers to you on time to get your entry in by THIS SUNDAY!

So once again, it's competition@popcornskate.co.uk and all we need is an email entitled VOTE POPCORN! and your name and address in the body of the email. You'll receive a completely free set of Popcorn stickers - we'll even pick up the tab for the postage! - and all you have to do is try and come up with the most creative use for those stickers possible and send us a picture of what you come up with! We've had stickers on guitars, stickers on ID badges, stickers cut up in various creative ways - just go nuts! The winner will receive a FREE Popcorn deck in the size and style of their choosing (subject to availability) and we may even have some runners up prizes if we like the entries enough :-)!

Have fun!

Oh yes! Etnies is BACK at Popcorn with a bang with the awesome new Etnies Recognition summer range of shoes. For the uninitiated, the Recognition range is the core shops only good stuff - you're not gonna see these going dirty cheap in your high street retailers, these are limited, they're REAL skate shoes and they're right here.

So, what have we got? Well, first up we're immensely proud to have the brand new Tale of Two Cities range. Both Willow and Joe Gavin are immensely proud of their cities of origin, and they're not scared to show it - hence some sick new kicks from Etnies. Check em out...



This is the Willow Faction. The Willow Faction is based on Willow's hometown, Berlin. The city adopted the Bear for its coat of arms, as seen on both the tongue and heel of the shoe. The split colour bear is a nod to the historical split of the city by the famous Berlin wall.



Joe Gavin is proud to be from Manchester and following in the footsteps of many famous personalities and music names. As seen on the Joe Gavin RVM, the Bee is an iconic symbol for “UK’s capital of the north” and features on the city’s coat of arms as well as on the Boddington Beer cans (product of Manchester!). The colour blue in Joe’s shoe is a reference to Manchester City Football Club.

And finally, Sean Malto had to get in on the act with his brand new debut pro shoe. Check it...



Features vulcanized construction for better grip and board feel as well as support and durability. PU insole for added comfort and protection and e-Suede, for better flick and longevity.

He is now back in Sewden out of jail, and taking it easy with his family and trying to get back into skating, for more details http://flipskateboards.com/news.php?id=199

Etines has launched a mini website to go with its new 'tale of two cities' shoes which are due to drop anytime, the website features Profiles of the skaters,video parts and photos

Brand new this week are the Adio Kenny Standard. These are a lower profile slimmer show than the Mids we've had the last few seasons and look a sure fire winner! Check em out...



his really is a slimmed down shoe from Kenny that should go down a storm with the current trend towards slimmer shoes as it's not only the right shape but it also has the vaunted Adio construction standards that mean it should outlast many similarly shaped shoes at a great price. It's also all black so it's a winner for those sneaky 'it's a shoe honest teacher/boss/The Man' moments! Also at the £50 price this really is a nicely built shoe for the money - check it out!

Okay folks, it's competition time! Read on for a guaranteed one off chance to grab some FREE STICKERS and the chance to win some more swag!

As I'm sure most of you know, it's General Election time. And yknow, if you're old enough, you should certainly use your vote, it's really important, yadaya, but it's face it... it kinda kills tele for a few weeks, doesn't it? Three grown men ranting at each other like children? I'll take a pass! That said, we've decided to give you all a slightly alternative election campaign to follow while you're not out skating - VOTE POPCORN!

These are the rules of the game. Send us your name and address in an email entitled "Vote Popcorn!" at competition@popcornskate.co.uk and we'll send to you, completely free, a small pack of Popcorn stickers. If you're local to us, drop by instead by all means - everyone will get the same number of stickers, and that's all you can use for the purposes of the game. Then you just gotta go out and campaign! Use your stickers in a creative way that someone will see and send us a picture. You could stick em on your deck, you could decorate clothing with em - let your imagination go nuts! Our favourite three will all win Popcorn T-shirts and our favourite will win one of the brand NEEEW Popcorn team decks in the size of your choice.

Finally, bit of a disclaimer: Popcorn don't condone anything that would be considered an act of vandalism and will assume you've had permission to do what you do - so, basically, it's up to you! So there we go, bit of fun and some free stickers to boot- what you waiting for?! Deadline for all entries is Sunday 9th May so get your email sent and your stickers across asap!

Check it out - team riders Cainan McEwan and Dale Starkie tearing it up at the Works skate park, Leeds, with thanks again to Tom Blackburn for the ace filming and editing job...

Introducing the latest member of the Popcorn crew - Cainan McEwan doubles the size of our Leeds posse! Here's a quick hello, with big thanks to Tom Blackburn for handling filming and editing duties...

Now then!

Last Week we held our Annual Easter Skate Comp at Northallerton Skatepark. The day went really well and we would like to thank everyone for coming down and trying so hard the atmosphere of the day was nice!

We started the day off with a Highest Ollie Comp, everyone came together and tried to Ollie the boards it came down to Tom Zelenka who Ollied 5 decks in the end and won the comp. The next comp was the BMX Bunny Hop Comp which saw David Gudger taking the title for highest followed by George who put in a good effort!

Then we moved into our Skate Comp, which started with the under 9 & 12's been grouped together to make the show more gnarly, winners of this Comp were Charlie Picard for under 9's, and Sky for Under 12's.

Next comp to get under way was the 13 to 16's. this comp was crazy with a massive show of tricks from everyone! The winners of the comp were George Redhead who took first and pulled some crazy flip disasters, Dale Starkie took Second with some nice smooth tricks, and Thomas Collumbine taking third.

Next Comp was 19 and over, this some people pulling some mad tricks. Richie Mann took first with some gnarly airs off the side of the flatbank, followed by Stevie D who took second, and Moley taking third.

The winner of the NASS tickets was Stevie Donaldson with a Kickflip Indy off the side of the Flatbank.

Popcorn would like to thank everyone who came down, and to everyone who helped organize the event, and Richie Mann for getting on the decks!

We've still got another proper blog coming on this fantastic event from last weekend but in the meanwhile, check out this selection of pics from the day - with thanks to hugely talented local photographer Charlotte Heaney - cheers Charlotte!

Don't worry, Blythe isn't stuck in some far flung foreign land - at least last time we checked - but unfortunately our new shop decks, or rather the graphics for such, are!! So yes, they'll be delayed a little while the whole, volcanic ash-lets-hope-it-isn't-Armageddon situation resolves itself, but in the meanwhile, check em out!


Popcorn Skate Neon Logo Team Deck


Popcorn Skate x Maru Octopus Deck

Both coming very soon, volcanos allowing! Also, quick word to the wise for all our awesome international customers - allow an extra day or three for us will ya? Just none of the lads really fancy swimming over with the gear sadly!!

The Official Northallerton Easter Skate Jam 2010 Went underway on Saturday bringing in a wide selection of talent from the North East & Yorkshire area, with fantastic prizes up for grabs, sun shine and lots of dedicated riders attending the competition was set be a belta. it was a beautiful day with alot of beautiful tricks going down and lots of great people all showing there support of local talent and the skatepark, there was live music kindly provided by the guys at CYC Youth Department, Freebies given out from all the sponsors of the event and for the entertainment factor was Presenter & Hosted by Popcorn's very own Ryan Swain.

The UK IPATH Team came down with riders Rob Smith & Eddie Belvadere taking to the park tearing it to shred alsongside Popcorn Skateshop Team members Richie Mann, Stephen Blythe, Ryan Swain, Stevie Donaldson & Dale Starkie was great to see other big names on the northern skate scene attend to like ex Nike SB team rider George Redhead shredding up the mini ramp.

There was wide selections of talent on show in the competitions from BMXers, Inline Skaters & Skateboarders was nice to see so many dedicated people who feel passionatley about there area and local scene. Congratulations to own very own Stevie Donaldson winning the best trick comp and taking the top prize of weekend ticket to the Relentless Nass Festival and well done to everyone else who attended, can't wait for 2012 but this one will take some beating.

For all the pictures of the days events and feedback get onto our official Popcorn Skate team facebook page.

Krooked Skateboards is one of the many offshhots of Deluxe Distribution. Started by the famous Street Skater Mark Gonzales who heads the company with his own unique style and art. The other skater on the team are Dan Drehobl, and Bobby Worrest. With the new arrival of the Shmoo series of decks we thought we would have a recap of what Krooked is for anyone new to skating. Krooked skateboards also do Guest Series Boards from skaters who skate for other companies. The boards have an original Mark Treatment on the graphics and end up producing some of the most unique boards! The brand lost one its team members RIP but then kept going and we love to stock these products because they are so colourful and different!

You read it right! Xsjado skates have finally hit Popcorn with a bang with this brand shiny new limited edition Jeff Stockwell complete. These are THE skate of the moment. They're not cheap, they're certainly an aspirational skate but they're absolutely where it's at and we're proud to have em. Check it:



With Ground Control Featherlight II frames and Heat wheels this is, at least, a setup that you can skate out of the box exactly as Jeff Stockwell would set em up and they're well, well worth saving the moolah up to buy. The range is only going to get bigger if y'all support the inline skate movement here at Popcorn so jump on board!!

Good news folks! With the Northallerton Skate Competition but days away, we've just received word from our man at iPath Tez that he's rocking along this Saturday with team riders Eddie Belvedere and Rob Smith in tow!

It shows you the commitment iPath have got to helping local skate scenes that the guys are travelling over to appear in person and you have to respect that - especially with iPath as a brand absolutely killing it, with the Stash Vulc and Alvaro pro shoes both doing very nicely for us here at Popcorn - both shoes you should certainly check out! The new season shoes have all the usual iPath ethics and style combined with Timberland quality production that really has put them on another level - and with price points that you really can't go wrong at! So yes, check em out and don't forget, 17th April - THIS SATURDAY - Northallerton Skate Park is the place to be :-)

Check this out - Eden Advocate Pepa Prieto (from beautiful Spain) recently sat down for a little Q&A on her time at the Artists Residency Fountainhead in Miami… grab a cup and get in on the convo...

Interview(IV): What exactly is an artist’s residency?

Pepa: hello all! Well an artist residency is a great place to meet other artist from all parts of the world as well as to get to know the art scene of the city where the residency is located. As well, it’s interesting as it gives you the opportunity to go out of your studio and break the circle of solitude that the artist tends to create… The residency I am now is called The Fountainhead Residency and is ran by a family of collectors based in Miami…its fantastic! …I was introduced by Iguapop Gallery after my last show…I am really glad.

IV: Sounds like a blast! Typically, how long is the stay and what is the purpose?

Pepa: Most of the artists stay here from one to two months…. not more. I think is the right timing…not more, not less…
The purpose it to create a project of your work during the residency, to get in contact with the art scene, meet people and discover the city… in my case Miami.

IV: What an amazing opportunity to get in on! What has been the most memorable moment of the stay so far?

Pepa: Many things… but if I had to choose one, meeting other artist from around the world and to be able to spend a long time together…this has no prize…I am really thankful…

IV: Wonderful to hear Pepa, quite the blessing to combine the inspirations and ideas of so many artists’ backgrounds. What is the biggest challenge in creating art to such a large scale?

Pepa: Ufff… it’s not easy, it’s not just what the public sees, there is a lot of things behind the scenes. First, it’s outdoors so the weather hits you. Here in Miami it has been the sun, it was Miami’s alligator for me… hahahaha…. very strong sun, crazy! Second, it’s a great effort from a physical perspective, so you have to be fit. As I have done it all by myself, moving the scaffolding has been one of my biggest issues. Lastly, a wall is not a canvas so sometimes it’s in bad condition…. BUT, I love putting my work on all kinds of surfaces and scales as it makes it more interesting, complicated and refreshing for me…I just don’t like easy things… So I am very happy!!

IV: Haha, wow, I can’t imagine! What a feat! So have you run into any other challenges?

Pepa: Ohh many…that is the beauty of working in public spaces like the street…things can get pretty hard, but at the end that’s the beauty of it. Also it’s a big challenge to paint a wall of these dimensions alone… hahahha

IV: Haha, seriously!! Thanks so much Pepa for spending time with us, lovely to get in on the travels of your wondrous art!

Coming next month we've got some sick summer range Etnies Recognition shoes from European team riders Willow and Joe Gavin. Dubbed a Tale of Two Cities, the shows are a celebration of the home cities of both men. In preparation, here's some footage...

To celebrate our restocks of the awesome Zero Strange World DVD check out these out takes fresh from Black Box!

One for the inliners this - the new USD All Star Classic Throne 2010 model has just arrived in stock! Check it out...



This is the 2010 evolution of the All-Star USD Classic Throne, featuring:

Sifika Chicago liners.
Kizer Type M frames.
USD Throne standard cuffs.
USD Throne cuff bolts.
USD Classic Throne sole plates

Being our second season back into the blades we've kept these at an amazing £164.99 price - that's as cheap as you'll find them full price anywhere, and if it's not we'll match any non sale price! Be daft not to!

With the arrival of the new Kr3w Flannel and cords that have come in, we thought we would do a rider profile on Lizard king aka Mike Plumb

Sponsors: Kr3w, Deathwish, Indy Trucks, Spitfire wheels, Circa Combat, Skullcandy

This guy has put in some time skating proving this by getting his name from crashing on peoples floors to hyping people up to skate .Here's a Bit of footage for ya !

It's back for 2010 and we're intent on making this one the biggest one ever! The next Northallerton Skate Competition is less than two weeks away and you deffo owe it to yourself to get down to this one. It's COMPLETELY FREE to enter and we've got a HUGE range of prizes on offer. Included in that is the huge prize of TWO weekend passes to the Relentless NASS Festival, which is being held this year from 9th of July to the 11th of July down at Bath & West Showground. This really is a hybrid event with a top music lineup as well as BMX, FMX, Skate and Inline competitions, including the Relentless Goliath Ramp! Music acts this year include Bowling for Soup, Chase & Status, Hadouken! and Plan B - for more info head over to the website! Other prizes come from the lovely lovely people at:

Vans
Enjoi
Enuff Skateboards
Real
Ipath
Independent
Death
Spitfire
Iron Fist
USD
Lakai
Blind
Bawbags
LRG
Alphanumeric
Xsjado
DVS
Skull Candy
Etnies
Volcom

Quite the list I'm sure you'll agree and worry not BMXers - our good friends at Cowleys Cycles will be hooking you up with prizes so you're not left out!

So yeah, make sure you get yourselves down, and we will be holding competitions by different age ranges so don't worry if you've just started or you haven't been skating long - come along, have a go, have a laugh and you never know, you might win something! It all kicks off at 11am on the day!

Oh yes! We've just received our second hit of Fallen for the season and they've deffo been worth the wait! First of all is the Fallen x the Misfits collab colourway of the classic Trooper SL Skate Shoe...



These are a personal favourite of yours truely as Fallen and team rider Chris Cole have really got this one right in recent times. It's slimmed down and sleek with a lightweight EVA midsole, gel heel insert in insole and midsole for shock absorption and impact cushioning and highly abrasion-resistant rubber outsole for enhanced wear and durability. The colourway is pure Misfits for all you fans out there but if you're not big on collab shoes don't worry - it's not got logos all over it so it's a little more subtle than some and is a lovely colourway whichever way you cut it. Next up - the kids shoes! One of more most popular youth ranges in recent years, Fallen really do get kids shoes right with uncompromising quality and some really cool colours. First up, our first ever Trooper SL Kids Skate Shoe...



The newest Chris Cole pro model is a new-and-improved classic. The Trooper has shed some poundage and kicked all the extra bulk for everything you need, and nothing you don't. Features of the Trooper SL Shoe include Genuine action leather, nubuck, and/or heavy-duty suede upper, asymmetric stabilizer for medial upper support, Slim profile with lightly padded tongue and collar, Soft EVA insole with full-length latex layer and gel heel insert, Lightweight EVA midsole with gel for additional comfort and impact cushioning, and a highly abrasion-resistant outsole for grip and durability. A little more expensive than you'd maybe expect on average for a youth model, it's worth bearing in mind that these are a scaled down version of a £65 price point adult model and well worth the cash at just £45 for the young uns - or you lucky lucky people with small feet! Next up is a staple of our kids range for Fallen, the Chief Thomas Kids Skate Shoe...



Designed and endorsed by Jamie Thomas. With a lower profile and classic old school skate shoe sole design, the Chief by Fallen has been hailed by many a chief as being worthy of any skater looking for a stylish shoe. The Chief's sticky gum rubber sole provides its user with greater ground contact and connectivity. Features of the Chief include: Foam-padded tongue and collar for comfort and support, Internal tongue straps for added foot stability, Vulcanized sole construction, Highly abrasion-resistant multi-tone bottom, Sticky gum rubber sole provides excellent ground contact, wear and flex. These are always mega popular and a great buy at £40. They're flying so get yours before they're gone - the colourway also ties in nicely with our adult Slash Pro Shoe, Brian Hansen's debut Deathwish collab for Fallen...

Volcom

Youth Against Establishment

Volcom is a company based on the youth against the Establishment. The company was founded in 1991 when Richard Woolcott and Tucker Hall set off on a snowboard trip that would forever change their lives. Both wanted to start something based around the three sports that they enjoyed and came up with the name and then the stone!

The company went from strength to strength to become one of the most popular brands in the action sport industry. Moving into different avenues, the Volcom Record label supports bands like Riverboat Gamblers, Pennywise and many more. This brand is not about being the best, it's all about the culture that goes with action sports.

Mission Statement

Facets of an empire are vast. An empire is created somehow ingeniously, without paved roads unique to their own trails. Pioneers to be forefathers. Clear thinking in a cloud of stagnant gret confusion. Connections to vectors, venting pressures of a pocket stuck in time. it is our opportunity to share our quest with your in honor of an era unestablished to the present society. Futuristic perhaps, but it does have people coming back for more. So let's log now and reap later, for the furthest forest is glowing a printless picture.

Aaron "Jaws" Homoki at PV Skatepark

Jaws spending a day at PV SkatePark. Sometimes I hate watching park footy but Jaws makes watching park footy pretty awesome.

Richie Mann

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thanks to jimmy boyes and his mates for filming some of this stuff

Give Me My Money Chico Trailer

Ross McGouran Rides For Element Europe

Winning major Events last year the UK Street Comp, to the Van's 1966 Video which features this guy on it.The Element Europe video is due out for June! more info on that soon!

Steve Nesser is on IPATH!

You read it right! We told ya last week that we were had to stop blogging for a few days while we rejigged things and this is why! Popcorn Skate now has it's VERY OWN iPhone App and we're WELL excited! We believe ourselves to be the VERY FIRST independent skate shop in the UK to have it's own iPhone app and what's more, it's available absolutely free, gratis, nada, zilch, zero, for nothing! Just head onto the app store on your iPhone and search for Popcorn Skate and download away! But what, I hear you ask, does it do? Here's the run down!

- you can check out all the latest news with a live feed to this very blog - whenever we post any news updates it'll zip across straight to your phone!
-EXCLUSIVE to iPhone is the VIDEO tab which not only plucks the best videos you see linked here out for easy viewing but it also has it's own EXCLUSIVELY posted content!
-You'll find a map so if you wanna come check us out you can find us from anywhere in the UK and even give us a call!
-A live link to Twitter so you can share the news with the World! -And MUCH more with more to be added with future updates!

So what you waiting for? Grab your iPhone and go download, gogogo! To wet your appetite here are some piccies!!

Eden Project

We have some amazing womens products that were co-designed by this beautiful artist, here is a little blog for ya about her

Fine artist Lisa Solberg is the epitome of a free spirit. She lives her life very much from moment to moment, appreciating all life has to offer. She works mostly on large-scale paintings and murals but incorporates drawing or painting into her life on a daily basis, changing her style as she sees fit. Hailing from Chicago and the middle child of five, she now resides in the “emerging” part of downtown Los Angeles. Optimistic, expressionistic, and always a positive life force, we couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome Lisa to the Element Eden Advocate family.

Why did you decide to sign on as an Element Eden Advocate, and what are some of the benefits that could or will come out of that relationship?

I want to become a beacon for Element — like a light or a fire. And I look forward to building a relationship that benefits everyone! I hope that I can pioneer into some new directions for Element, and I really want to work with Element Asia and Element Europe. I hope to just be exposed to new opportunities that I’d have otherwise not encounter.

Is there anything else you want to tell aspiring artists and girls out there?

I guess I’d say that you should always stick with it — stay true to yourself and your dreams. Never give up, and never surrender to an easier path. March to your own drummer, even if there’s no one else with you. Anything is possible!

Oh yes, we've been eagerly awaiting it and it's finally arrived - the new Spring Lakai clothing range! We've got a nice tight little range this time which you can check out here! Some highlights are:



The Koufax Fitted Hat, an awesome Dodgers inspired Lakai logo on a black cap in various fitted sizes.



The Skreen Zip Hood featuring a Lakai logo across the chest of a red hood, nice and simple and a brilliant oolour way...



The Two Tone T-Shirt in black featuring the Lakai logo in white and red, nice and simple!

There's more on the site right now folks, check it out!

Bored of the working week already? Here's a little something to brighten your Monday morning - the debut video from our new team rider, Dale Starkie! We've got a big week with a lot to talk about here at Popcorn so check this out and we'll be back later!

Hitting a little later than some of our other core brands we've had Fallen arrive on Friday this week to much joy and excitement amongst Team Popcorn! We're all huge Fallen fans y'see, and you'll be able to see why checking out the first drop of the brand neeeew shoes. First of all we have the Patriot II Skate Shoe:



This one's a staple in our range and always proves popular. Feel free to click through for all the techy details but from a common sense perspective these are a lovely shoe - not so chunky as to put off you guys that like em slim but also nice and solid with a sticky gum rubber herring bone sole provides grip and flex. The colour way is classic fallen with black bordered with a classy purple Fallen logo and detail. Sure to fly off the shelves! Next up is the Thomas Forte Mid Skate Shoe:



Jamie Thomas is at it again, working day and night to bring you the best skate shoe out there. And now, he presents his classic Forte in a mid-top version for you discerning skaters out there! Features of the Fallen Thomas Forte Mid Shoe include Heavy-duty canvas or suede mid-top upper, Lightly foam-padded tongue and collar for comfort and support, Vulcanized sole construction with an insole, Highly abrasion-resistant outsole for wear and durability. The Forte has been absolutely killing it for us and the Mid is looking to continue the trend. Don't dismiss it if the Forte was a little slim for your liking either - this is a shoe in it's own right and has an amazing classic look and feel that'll make you completely forget it's a brand new style! Finally for now, we have the Slash Pro Skate Shoe:



Introducing the first pro model from Brian Slash Hansen. The Fallen Slash is an instant classic. Features of the Fallen Slash Shoe include: Heavy-duty canvas and/or suede upper, Select models feature synthetic suede or premium materials, Lightly foam-padded collar and tongue for comfort and support, Vulcanized sole construction, EVA insole to absorb impact and provide cushioning. This is one that's got us really excited. It's got a really slim low profile feel to it and has some awesome bright green detail to complement the black canvas and suede upper along with Deathwish loog detail. If you like the Forte you'll LOVE this - Slash is here to stay!

Way more to come really soon, check those out for now!

Just popping by to say that in an effort to get on board properly with the whole Twitter craze we've just linked our blog to Twitter, so when we post an update there'll be an automatic tweet to let you all know! Yey!

So yes, follow us!! www.twitter.com/popcornskate!

IPATH

'follow your Path'

Ipath is a footwear company that was established in 1999, in the San Francisco and the Northern California Hippie Commune Scene. The company is a mixture of loads of different cultures mixing into one nice blend of Street and Hippie roots movements.The 'manifesto' for the company is to bring back the unique qualities of the individual and contribute to the concept of Ipath. The shoes are good mixture between style and Board control with the added Eco sustainable materials, there products are produced to a high quality with passion and creativity.

The company uses materials that Eco-sustainable and don't have a major impact on the planet, Ipath have been know to produce some of their shoes with 'Hemp'. the reason for the use of 'Hemp' is the time it takes to grow compared to other materials allowing it to be produced faster. The other benefit is that hemp is a durable materil for skate shoes. The company has a trade mark in the 'Stash Pocket' Some of the shoes are produced with a stash pocket to allow you to store items, without anyone else knowing :-)

The Ipath Shoes that we have at the moment are some of the best in the product line for board control and feel,and they also have a nice price as well when compared to rival brands. The first shoe we chose was the Adam Alfaro's Shoe

A simple, afforable shoe. The next shoe we have is the Stash Vulc:

The Stash Vulc is a classic based skate shoe that is perfect for the skater who might want to try something different to a manchester or chukka,

Adam Alfaro on the IPATH Stash Pocket:

"How great is that? I can keep my stash away from the Fuzz in IPATH's handy dandy Stash pocket."

The short answer is: lots of things! But let's be a little less facecious and give you all a bit more detail!

SPRING IS HERE!
OH yes. We've had the mother of all runs of deliveries in the last few weeks and literally have more or less a shop's worth of new stock. It'd be folly for me to try and cover everything in one blog so watch out for a Spring Highlights blog tomorrow with some picks from the season, and from there we'll have some features highlighting individual brands! The REALLY abbreviated version is:

-Volcom is back! Volcom has always been a massive hit amongst the Popcorn crew but had suffered from being perceived as a tad expensive in the past. No more! The prices this season are competitive with anyone thanks to an ace new distribution team and in particular we have, as a brief example, a £45 jean called the Black Zip Jean that's absolutely killing it. Look out for more info soon!

-Kr3w has arrived! Known particularly for their denim, we've got some stunning Kr3w apparel for our first season with the brand! In particular you really need to check out the Lizard King signature denim and the Special K Slims - the latter of which are an unbelievable bargain at just £40!

-Ipath have hit! Returning with a new look and hugely improved production standards iPath are hotly tipped to make a huge impression on 2010 and we've decided to jump on board with the Alfaro pro shoe and the Stash Vulc. They're nice and slim, bang on the money design wise and well worth checking out!

-Element are back! After a couple of seasons in the wilderness Element apparel has returned to the shop. No great surprises here but you can't go wrong with Element either for the style or the quality. Some awesome tees riffing on the tree logo in particular, go look!

-DVS and Lakai continue to be as popular as ever - if you haven't got your Manchester Selects or Enduros yet and want em, don't leave it too long!!

I've inevitably left something out here but you'll be able to read much, much more over the coming days, so worry not!!

SKATE COMP!
Worry not peeps, we've not forgotten the comps this year - the Northallerton Skate Competition, held in association with Sketchy Wheelers, CYC and Sk8 Safe is returning with a BANG a lot sooner than you might think! We've lined up some absolutely MASSIVE prizes for this one so don't miss the announcement coming as soon as we can swing it!

NEW TEAM MEMBER!
I'd just like to take a moment to officially welcome Dale Starkie as a Popcorn team rider! Dale brings a fresh style and hugely positive attitude to the team, and we've got our first snippits of footage from him ready to rock. Link shall be blogged imminently!

NEW POPCORN GEAR!
That's right! Not only are the infamous Popcorn Stickers (TM) FINALLY getting a 2010 makeover, but we've got new apparel and new deck designs coming really, really soon. Watch this space!

Loads more to talk about but that's my lot for tonight - laters folks!

We're back! Sorry for the temporary and unannounced break in your usual blogging service folks but we've been hard at work tweaking the website and to cut out all the boring techie speak, it meant we couldn't update for a while. We're done now, however, and as a result we'll have an exciting new feature tied in with the website launching in the next few weeks. Keep an eye peeled here for more info when it's done! In the meanwhile, we'll be back to daily (fingers crossed) blogging right abooout... now!

The Chukka Low is the shoe at the moment! this blog is a review/bio on the new classic skate shoe that will be a staple in skating or a while.The shoe is a cut down skate specific of the classic Chukka boot

Picture Chukka boot

The chukka low is designed with the Vans skate team involved, the design is a cross between the authentic and chukka boot. the shoe uses the 'Boardfeel OG' technology designed by Vans, the colourways this season were customized with the team riders each putting their own influence. There is also a shoe to remember the late Van Wastell who passed away not to long ago R.I.P

War of the Roses

It comes about once a year, showcasing some of the best skating in the UK and the North the war of the roses .There was the Etines team present, with the local Leeds skaters pushing everyone else to catch up with them on their park. The whole team managed to get involved in the day skating, about around the park,It was also an exciting time as we have just added a new member to the popcorn family.This guy is sick showing some of the older guys the new talent Dale Starkie. It was a good day out in the end, i would like to thank the works for the event and the sponsors who were there.

Quick note for you all - if anyone wants to take advantage of our hugely popular 2 for £20 tee or 2 for £50 shoe offer (not forgetting 2 for £40 on kids styles!) then get yourself along this weekend - the offer will be gone early next week as our spring season officially begins!

If any of you lovely online people want to take advantage of the offer and haven't had a chance - simply pop two sale items into your basket, put the order through and drop us a line, we'll be happy to offer you the discount since it's been so popular locally that it didn't officially make it to the website!

Hallo peeps!

Last one for tonight, we just wanted to share with you the first output from the shop's brand spanking new HD camcorder! Blythe's put the following together and while youtube made us change the music (boo!) it still came out really good for a first go we think (yey!)

Okay, so these are REALLY cool. First up, the new Lakais...


Manchester Select SMU Skate Shoes - the new season Manchester; this is the shoe of the moment at Popcorn and the Mo Knows colourway last season was huge. This one's equally as swanky with an awesome black and lime colourway!


Carroll Select Skate Shoe - a first at Popcorn, Mike Carroll's signature shoe features durable and form-fitting suede or soft leather upper, Optimal ankle support and comfort, Full-length shock absorbing insole, Flexible vulcanized construction, and Tacky gum rubber outsole.

We've also got YOUTH versions of the Manchester Select - Click Here and the MJ-2 Select - Click Here. Both are fantastic and are extremely well priced at just £34.99. Great for guys and girls with smaller feet as well as the kids - they go up to size 5 at this price! Finally, another new DVS and it's a corker...


DVS Enduro Skate Shoe - Triple stitch construction. Highly flexible lasting board. Perforated foam for heat reduction. Open cell breathable mesh. Contoured heel-cup sock liner. Lightweight flexible rubber cupsole. Non-slip outsole.

So I was about to tell you about our incredible new range of Lakai and DVS shoes - don't worry, it's coming next - when I forgot that we also need to tell you about the L-R-G Spring 2010 stock, the first delivery of which hit just under a week ago! I'll let you go over to the brand page to check out the full range but in sort we've got:

-Grass Roots tees - two already arrived with more coming, Grass Roots Nine is in a stunning Turquoise and Grass Roots Four is in white with an excellent multicolour L-R-G tree logo.

-Grass Roots Beanies and New Eras! We missed out on the beanies last season so check em out this time around - they're tremendous - while we also have a kick ass range of different New Eras in various styles!

-The Sierra High Jacket. This one's £84.99 but check it out anyway - it's stunning and well worth the money. Typical excellent quality from L-R-G and an excellent British Khaki colourway.

-Our woven is also excellent, while the Grass Roots Zip hood is back and brings the embroidery this time around, and the Crewneck Sweatshirt - always popular - has great purple logo detail.

-Also - L-R-G wood! Yup, made by JART these are in a funky Grass Roots design in colours that differ with size!

Next up - shoes!!

Howdy folks!

Okay, we've been neglecting you. We're sorry! But we certainly have much much news. Okay, I have news, since Blythe is off getting ready for the War of the Roses tomorrow with the rest of the team (win~!). First of all - Criminal Damage is back! Yup, we've just received our first delivery in aaaages and it's all good! Amongst the delivery we have:

-JEGGINGS! These have been due ages and we've got our first hit (hopefully of many!). These are very authentic looking denim-look leggings - with functional back pockets! The first hit are an awesome icey snow blue and there will be more!

-STRETCH JEANS! The classic black are back in stock and we've also got electric blue (which are an awesome deep blue, check out the image on the site) the cheeky neon hand print in Black and Rainbow with embroidered hand prints on the seat and the really awesome Rip effect version in charcoal!

-SHIRTS AND HOODS! Yup, we've got two girls shirts which are a great plaid and an awesome fit, and we've also got a funky Octopus hood with a big Octopus print on the front, a partial zip at the top and a subtle all-over anchor print!

This is mostly girls gear, abide the stretch jeans for the record are completely unisex, but there's loads more to come and we've got a quick shoe update coming next for the guys!

Hiya folks!

Just to keep you in the loop our Spring 2010 ranges have finally started to arrive! We've had some Globe bits through - some AWESOME black/lenticular Focus shoes you really have to check out at 35 quid in particular - and tomorrow we're expecting our first L-R-G delivery of the season! Don't miss out - it'll be online by tomorrow night for you all to see!

A word to the good for all of you that follow the blog but can't get to the shop itself - our 2 for 20 and 2 for 50 offers from the shop are going online tomorrow, meaning you'll have a whole week to grab some stupidly insane bargains before we head out of sale season! I'll be back to update y'all once it's launched and don't forget the offers are on in store now!

Free Stuff Time

For the First Hardware order or Purchase in the shop today, receives a Free Copy of Fourstar The four'n legion tour

This Video is crammed full of skateparks,demo's and special features

Massive sale on 2 weeks only!!!

2 For £50 on Men's Sale shoes

2 For £40 on Kids Sale Shoes

2 for £20 on Men's t-shirts

This sale ends in 2 weeks, all of the major brands as well!!! This is currently in store only but will be on the website shortly - this will ONLY last for two weeks so don't miss out!

Support Your Local Creature

Creature Skateboards is a monster packed brand full of Skull motifs, Crosses and of course thrash/death metal!

little bit of an intro and story about the brand,creature is part of the NHS distribution. The company is based around Thrash,punk and metal and Hesh skating (in the skating world; hesh is the style that says you don't give a fuck. Except, now that's it's been labled, no one is really hesh. You dig? The dudes with the tighter pants, smaller shirts, mesh back hats, and high top shoes...are generally hesh...but shit, if you say you're hesh, then you're not really hesh! You're not supposed to care, dumbass. "that dude is hesh" "those are some hesh tricks") Back to the Blog anyway now, you can tell by the team that these guys mean business with the attitude, and the style.The company produces some sick graphics

picture of a deck

They recently Released two Dvd's one for parents viewing and another crammed full of Gnarly (a word that is overused by the cast of Laguna Beach. It means crazy, rad, totally fickin awesome.) footage.

The guy that runs it all is Pro Vert skater Darren Navarette this guy is a legend, He resurrected the company after it went out of business in the early Nineties, Nav has been in loads of skate vid's over the years with his amazing style on vert, he has also contributed to Ea 'SKATE 2' and is a Nike Sb rider as well.

This is a little video from there time at the Berrics Skatepark