For those of you in the San Francisco area. Deluxe (Spitfire, Real, Anti Hero, Thunder, Krooked) is looking to fill a position for an Inside Sales Rep. You can read the full job description and apply here.

I think it’s pretty cool when you take a concept from the “main stream” and apply it to a niche market such as skateboarding. However, not as niche as it once was, with XGames and the like putting skateboarding in front of people that normally wouldn’t be exposed to it. Skateboarding is a billion dollar [...]

I know that you’re probably tired of all the posts on theses Vans/Simpsons shoes but this is a picture has all 14 Shoes on it.

Have some more pics for you from the Vans/ Simpsons artisits collaborations. This time shoes by Gary Panter and Geoff McFetridge. Panter did Mr. Burns vs. Homer Simpson on the Vans Authentics and McFetridge did the Flower Chukka. Some awesome shoes will be available soon for the Simpsons collectors. Dropping Saturday, July 14th [...]

If you live in the Los Angeles area and are looking for some summer college credits. Dark Horse Distribution, makers of Grind King Trucks, Dog Town skateboards and Termite skateboards is looking for 2 summer interns.
We are currently looking for 2 Interns [unpaid] looking to gain experience in the following fields:
* Generalist (AP/AR, legal, finance, [...]

CCS is looking to hire a ASSISTANT BUYER - CCS GIRLS.
• 2-5 years related experience in the skate lifestyle apparel or similar markets
• Prior catalog experience preferred
• Strong interest in and knowledge of the skate market
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Strong attention to detail
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
Read all the Job details or Apply Here.

To commemorate this summer’s release of The Simpsons Movie, Vans enlisted twelve artists including David Flores, Futura, Gary Panter, Geoff McFetridge, KAWS, Mr. Cartoon, Neckface, Sam Messer, Stash, Taka Hayashi, Todd James and Tony Munoz to design Simpsons shoes. I did a post here about the project and showed a couple of the shoes. Thanks [...]

Go here and check out the Steve Rocco movie trailer out. The Man who Souled The World. Can’t wait to see it. You can also learn more at the official site. themanwhosouledtheworld.com

Vans has enlisted twelve artists including David Flores, Futura, Gary Panter, Geoff McFetridge, KAWS, Mr. Cartoon, Neckface, Sam Messer, Stash, Taka Hayashi, Todd James and Tony Munoz to design Simpsons shoes for this project. If you’re a Simpsons fan then these shoes will be worth collecting. They will be available on July 14th so [...]

Transworld is reporting that i.e. distribution is the proud new owners of the now “toy” skateboard brand. World Industries was once a power brand owned by skate legends Steve Rocco and Rodney Mullen. If my memory serves me correctly, World has had 3 corporate owners not including Dwindle Dist. (Swander Pace Capital, Kubic Marketing and [...]