I just watched a great interview over on Plan-B TV with the Skateboard Mag’s Dave Swift. He’s a collector of all things skate, and he has a kick ass hand painted Neil Blender board. Check out the interview here.

[via the skateboardmag]

Staff writer Jennifer Davies of the San Diego Union Tribune did a interesting piece on the looming economic times for the Action Sports Industry.
Already struggling with a glut of inventory, the $14.4 billion industry is forecasting sales to fall as much as 25 percent this year. Some surfboard makers say their business is down 30 [...]

Not sure how we missed this one. Any who, Crailtap had a Lakai Final Flare edit contest last month. The winning entry is a animation short by Cosme. This is a pretty awesome video.
[via Bonza.com]

Inquiringmind has a short interview with skateboard collector, Boneless One. Self admittingly, Boneless One is only intersted in collecing boards from the 80’s, but has a few from the 70’s also. Looks like he has a  collection that most would be very envious of. You can see the full interview here.

The new SLAP magazine is becoming favorite skate web destination. This time around, they visit with Jason Jessee at his warehouse near Santa Cruz California. Jason Jesse is a true original. Enjoy.

Paul Rodriguez jr. (aka P-Rod) makes his big screen debut in the upcoming movie Vicious Circle.
Set in modern day Venice Beach, this character study uniquely examines cause and effect, unintended consequences and the duality of brotherhood. Inventive and wise beyond his years, young RJ is an artist, a chess master, and on a mission to [...]

The flagship “extreme Sports” site for ESPN has been EXPN for since early 2000. They’ve now re-branded under the name ESPN Action Sports.
ESPN is re-branding its online home for action sports. The site will become ESPN Action Sports this fall as part of a new multimedia initiative that will also mark the launch of the [...]

Fourduos.com is a Dallas Texas based blog that covers the skate scene all over the Lone Star state. Check out out the their January Montage video.