SKATE [SLATE] 2011 More than a year before any other dedicated longboard shop existed in Vancouver, Rick Tetz, Michael Brooke, Graham X Peat with host MC Bricin Lyons presented the Longboard Film Festival and Trade Show! With some of the industry’s best and brightest board company’s showing off their goods, both on screen and off. […]
EYE ON THE PRIZE This is Brad Edwards in what can only be described as a 20-foot metal capsule, secretly located in Southern California. The chances of you finding it are remote; the chances of you riding it are slim to none. However, since you’ve got your hands on a copy of CW, you can […]
Longboarding for Peace is proud to feature Betty Esperanza as the first recipient of our Local Hero Award. Hailing from Montreal, Quebec, Betty’s dedication to helping youth spans almost two decades. With her Skateboards for Hope charity, Betty has made an extraordinary impact on many communities. In particular, her work in Cuba has been truly […]
I met Sophie Friedel at ISPO this year. I soon discovered that we both shared the same philosophy when it came to using skateboards as a way to foster peace. In the spring of this year, Sophie’s book came out. It explores the ways that skateboarding can help people escape the cycles of despair in […]
My Catalina experience started when I decide to forgo the usual ferry ride (which is about an hour long) and instead travel by yacht. The seas decided that they weren’t going to cooperate as they had done in previous years. (You can learn more about my eight-hour ordeal in The Fine Print.) After quickly disembarking […]
A SECRET HISTORY OF THE OLLIE Buy Now Initially, I had thought I could wrap the project up in a year or two, just in time for the 30th anniversary of the Ollie, but it just kept going. Part of the reason for this was that this history had never been documented before, and part […]
SoCal rules!! So we went down to Long Beach California Jan 5 for the launch of AXS Longboard Retailer Magazine. (oh yea and to go to Agenda 2012) and had a blast, 28 degrees Celsius and sunny in January! We hung out with Michael Brooke and Rick Tetz for the weekend, drank some Don Julio […]
Brazil’s Sergio Yuppie first came to the world’s attention in the video “Flow” from Gravity Skateboards. This was well over 12 years ago. His part featured insane slides at speed and combinations of moves that were unique and outrageous. For Sergio, sliding through fire and bombing down giant concrete slabs formed from bridges were as […]
Concrete Wave Adverts Gallery showcasing some of the greatest ads from the top longboard companies of the world. Kudos to the longboard skaters, photographers, graphic designers and magazine publishers who make it all happen. Special Thanks to Michael Brooke of Concrete Wave Magazine.
ISPO is where all the biggest names in skate come to meet to show off their new products. Michael Brooke just got back from ISPO in Munich Germany and sent us this photo gallery. Here are some of the amazing people and products to look for at Boarder Labs. ISPO this year was the size […]
Longboarder Labs is the Canadian headquarters for the Longboarding for Peace movement from Concrete Wave. Exclusive LFP merchandise will be available. With summer well-established, it’s time to review the rules of the road. Michael Brooke, founder of the magazine Concrete Wave and avid longboarder, took time out from a recent talk with East York college […]
At Longboarder Labs, we are proud to be involved with Longboarding for Peace… What is it about? Longboarding for Peace is a movement forward. We embody the spirit of all that is good and pure about Longboarding. We empower people to step on, step up and make great things happen in their communities. We strive […]