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Friday, May 9th 2008
From the response that we got to the contest over here at Stereo HQ, looks like a lot of you really wanted that Jason Lee and Chris Pastras signed Stereo board. Congratulations to this week's winner: Chris Sprouls from Portland, OR. You will be receiving your signed board and Sound Agent Kit promptly. For those of you that didn't win, don't fret, because the contest is going...
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Thursday, May 8th 2008
Brian Lotti's new movie, Free Pegasus, has an official website now featuring a new trailer and some Lotti artwork from the making of the movie. Check out our very own Agent Q-379, Clint Peterson, as well as HIFI Pro, Cooper Wilt in the trailer skating the streets of Spain. Free Pegasus will be out in May so go to the official website and check out the goods. ...
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Tuesday, May 6th 2008
All month long on the Stereo Site, you can win one of four Stereo boards signed by Jason Lee and Chris Pastras and a Stereo Sound Agent Kit! The questions will change every week so you get four chances to win. The first correct answer wins and the winner will be announced at the end of each week. Click on the contest window on the stereosoundagency.com homepage to see the trivia questions...
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Tuesday, May 6th 2008
Went to Hawaii for Fuel TV recently and got to interview and hang with Agent Aloha. Good times!!! Sick parks, sick weather, good food, blue water, blue drinks, cool ass people, Hawaii rules. Hung out with Kala Alexander on the North Shore, that dude is a bonifide bad ass. Here are some flicks, but guaranteed you won't have as much viewing them as I had living them.......
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Saturday, May 3rd 2008
Sound Agents 547 and LT-73 are on an East Coast Tour right now with Dekline. All the happenings of the trip are being documented every day on the Dekline site with photos from Rodent. There are some pretty funny ones so check it out on the daily. Also, for those of you in North or South Carolina, make sure to come out to the demos that Dekline will be skating tomorrow May 5 and Wednesday, May 7. ...
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Friday, May 2nd 2008
Co-Captain Chris Pastras holds it down on many levels as can be seen in his interview in the latest issue of European art magazine, Modart. Chris talks about balancing his life with being a Pro skater, an artist, the boss at Stereo and the many, many other things he is involved in. The interview also features many exquisite pieces of art by Chris so go get yourself a copy at your local...
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Friday, May 2nd 2008
Make your way over to crailtap.com today where Matt Rodriguez is on the front page. Greg Hunt has been posting pretty rad photos all week from a Real/Stereo 1995 Summer Tour. Check it out...
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Thursday, May 1st 2008
Been out here in MN healin' up the ole ankle...... I heard some one refer to this region as "the Breadbasket" of our great country which reminded a nick name we gave this overwieght fellow in he third grade..... kids can be cruel.....they can also be drunk.....confused? take a look....it'll all make sense in a bit. (Clints Corner does not endorse the drinking of alcohol...
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Tuesday, April 29th 2008
The latest issue of Skateboarder Magazine is chock full of Stereo radness. Shimizu has a "Sixty Seconds With" interview and Clint, Renaud and HIFI Riders Forrest Kirby, Puleo and Tony Manfre have photos in this issue. Supa and Lupfer have ads for for Nike and Pig too so like I said we are all over it. Go to your local skate shop, pick yourself up a copy and enjoy the mag with a...
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Friday, April 25th 2008
Stereo has a booth this weekend at the Top Shop Tradeshow and Contest at 3rd Lair in Minnesota. Clint Peterson will be hanging out at the booth along with Agent 235, (Stereo's Midwest/East Coast rep) so come by, say hello to us and check out the superb new Stereo/HIFI products. See the flyer below for more info....
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Wednesday, April 23rd 2008
Our Stereo Sound Agent to the north, (Canada), Devin Morrison has a very legit interview over at alonelikeastone.com where he sings the praises of being a Stereo Sound Agent and how it is being a skater and family man up in Calgary. Peep the interview here and make sure to watch the sweet videos at the end of the interview for some added goodness....
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Wednesday, April 23rd 2008
A month ago, I wrote about this rad blog called Police Informer that has been putting up a lot of cool ads from the 90's and especially a lot of Stereo ones. Here is some more goodness for you to feast your eyes on from them. Much respect to Dylan over at Police Informer. For those of you that may not have been around, Stereo had a wheel brand, (much like HIFI), called Metropolitan in...
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Monday, April 21st 2008
Chris Nieratko from NJ Skateshop hit me up about a Red Bull demo they are having this Saturday, April 26th at 3 PM at the Sayreville Skatepark. Sound Agent Danny Supa will be there along with his fellow Red Bull teammates Zered Bassett, Nick Dompierre and Ron Deily. These guys will most definitely be ripping so make sure to come out and have yourself a good old time.
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Monday, April 21st 2008
Wow, the Sound Agents have been making power moves as of late. Jason Lee and Chris Pastras will be joining Agent LT-73, Olly Todd over at Dekline and the Co-Captains will be getting their own Rider's Choice shoe in the near future. Check out the official press release here....
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Thursday, April 17th 2008
Most of the Stereo team went out to Arizona last week for Phoenix Am and to film for the new Stereo Video. A tent fell on Dyson during his Phoenix AM run, the Sound Agents logged some serious footage and we burned some shoes. Check the photographic evidence below....
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Thursday, April 17th 2008
WeSC is having their Bi-Annual Warehouse Sale starting today until Saturday. They will be selling WeSC clothes from Summer and Winter for ridiculously cheap prices. Remember the earlier you go, the better pickings you will get. Check the flyer below for more info. Posted In News
Thursday, April 17th 2008
HIFI Am Matt Miller has a Mag Minute over at The Skateboard Mag's site. Peep the board control on the ledges and Matt's massive pop. Watch Matt's Mag Minute...
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Wednesday, April 16th 2008
There is a new feature in European Skate Mag, Kingpin, as well as a blog called "A Visual Sound", (an obvious tribute the the iconic Stereo video of the same name). Seb Carayol does a rad job of writing about some of his favorite skate vids and the all-important music that is skated to in them. It's pretty much for all the skate nerds out there that wanted to know who skated...
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Tuesday, April 15th 2008
Isaac McKay-Randozzi did a nice day in the life photo piece with Tony Manfre over at Slap Magazine's website. Looks like Tony's got those bsts's down. Check the goodness right...
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Tuesday, April 15th 2008
Agent Jamie from SD sent us this pic of his new 45 tattoo. His allegiance to the Stereo Sound Agency is without question. Feel free to send photos of your 45 tats to info@stereosoundagency.com. Upwards and onwards Sound...
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Monday, April 14th 2008
Check out this video footage of Stereo Sound Agents Danny Supa, Daniel Shimizu and HIFI Wheels Pro Todd Jordan skating out in NYC with some of the other Nike SB team. See the vid on Shredordie.com or click the link...
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Friday, April 11th 2008
Wasted Days TV recently put up some pretty rad archival footage of some demos that went down back in the early 1990's at Boarder Transitions Skatepark in Niagra Falls, NY. Jason Lee is featured in some of this episode of Wasted Days TV, (along with a lot of other skaters such as Rudy Johnson, Sean Sheffey and Brian Lotti). The J. Lee and Rudy Johnson Demo is around minute 6:20 but I...
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Thursday, April 10th 2008
Stereo is proud to sponsor the Philly Am contest this weekend on Saturday April 12th at Woodward Skatepark. If you are on the East Coast you should definitely check it out. See the flyer below for more info....
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Thursday, April 10th 2008
More custom plates, a pack of Deer, Derby Dolls, George Jones, Magic Snow, Linoleum Salesman, A Dog Driving a car, Bob Dylan, The Land of make believe, Paul Shier, Prince Gear, and a Head Carved Entirely out of Butter.......all on this months Corner...
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Saturday, April 5th 2008
Hot news from Stereo HQ: We are proud to welcome original Stereo Pro, Matt Rodriguez, back to the Stereo team! He will be joining Jason Lee, Chris Pastras and Chris Miller in the Classics Division of the Stereo Sound Agency. Without a doubt, Matt will be bringing his amazing style to Stereo and producing an epic part for the new Stereo vid. Welcome back Matt!! ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd 2008
Stereo is proud to be a sponsor for the Stoked Sessions Los Angeles event to help mentor at-risk inner city youth. This is going to be a rad event with great music and a silent auction of one of a kind skateboard decks with art from artists such as Stereo's own Chris Pastras, Todd Bratrud, Christian Hosoi and Steve Caballero. Click the flier below for more info....
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Monday, March 31st 2008
Mark Carroll from Cowtown Skateboards in Arizona just put up this rad little clip over at the Cowtown site of J. Lee skating in Arizona back in 1988. Mark pretty much summed it up when he said, "The footage is kind of old and choppy but still really cool anyway." Check out some early J. Lee skating here. Posted In Sound Agent Blog
Friday, March 28th 2008
Co-Captains Jason Lee and Chris Pastras guest curated the latest issue of Frank 151. The theme of this issue is Jetsetting and who better to have do a magazine on Jetsetting than Agents O-470 and 547. Jason and Chris pontificate on living the life of an International Jetsetter, Chris has a rad article where he tells stories about the travels that his pro skateboard career has taken him on and...
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Thursday, March 27th 2008
If you ever had any questions about the history of Stereo, you can now have them all answered because Slap Magazine just posted the comprehensive "15 Years of Stereo" article from the February 2008 issue on their site. The article breaks down the entire history of Stereo from all the amazing skaters that have ridden for Stereo to the idea behind the company and everything in...
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Wednesday, March 26th 2008
Benny Fairfax just got the cover of the latest Kingpin Magazine, (which is one of Europe's leading skate magazines) with a massive kickflip over a gap and fence. Good on ya Agent 93! Check the cover below for photographic evidence....
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Monday, March 24th 2008
The Police Informer blog has been giving props to Stereo lately in the form of posting old Stereo ads and interviews from the 90's with Jason Lee and Ethan Fowler. For those you of you that haven't heard of Police Informer, it is a rad blog that posts ads, interviews and things of that nature from skateboarding in the 1990's. Check out these classic links below to 90's ...
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Friday, March 21st 2008
Head on over to the Slap magazine website to read an interview with J. Lee and Chris Pastras where they talk about how Stereo started, the idea behind it and the many things that will be coming out in the future from Stereo. Click on the photo below to read the interview and see some skate photos from today and back in the day of Chris and...
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Thursday, March 20th 2008
The Stereo Online Store has just been updated with a bunch more tee shirts and wheels, (we even added some HIFI product). Click your way over there to get some sweet Stereo gear at really good prices.
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Wednesday, March 19th 2008
You can now watch Sound Agents Clint Peterson and John Lupfer's part from the Osiris Video "Feed the Need" on the video section of the Stereo site. They both shared a very solid part representing that undeniable clean Stereo style of skating with some great music by Lee Hazlewood and Ann Margaret. Check the video here and also in the video section of our site. Stay tuned to the...
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Monday, March 17th 2008
A Police sketch, Friends, The end of the world, Four Chickens, Custom plates, Three turtle shells,and my Mom all in one Corner! ...
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Monday, March 17th 2008
Our Agent in the field, Dave Hoang put together this Am Check Up. Find out what's been going on with the Am Stereo Sound Agents lately right below. The Stereo Sound Agency: Am Check Up.
Tony Silva- is fiending to skate normal again. His broken hand from a month ago is all the way healed. It’s the muscles in his pinkie finger that won’t allow him to put his...
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Friday, March 14th 2008
Danny Supa has an interview in the latest issue of Asian Pop Culture magazine Giant Robot. He talks about his Thai heritage, skateboarding in New York and how it is to skate for Nike SB. Look for the the latest Giant Robot at your neighborhood newstand and get yourself schooled on Agent 718....
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Friday, March 14th 2008
Shimizu went to Mexico a couple weeks ago and brought back some photos to share with all you Agents out there. He was on a trip for Nike with Omar Salazar and Hunter, Nike's TM. Agent X-1 was apparently on MTV Mexico and visted the Mayan Pyramids. Daniel is living the life of a Jetsetter indeed!...
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Thursday, March 13th 2008
Check out this little video we put together of Benny Fairfax warming up one day at the park, (where that park may be, I don't know). You can catch some Tony Silva in there too. Enjoy!
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Wednesday, March 12th 2008
The guys over at Robust Flavor have put up an interview with Stereo Classic Pro Chris Miller. They also have put up a must-see "then and now " video that shows Chris skating back in the 80's as well as recent skating. Head on over to Robust Flavor by clicking the photo...
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Tuesday, March 11th 2008
Our friends over at theforgottencity.com have another video clip of Olly skating it up at a rad warm-up spot in Washington DC. Olly busts some pretty rad tricks at this spot. Click on the photo below to check it...
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Tuesday, March 11th 2008
Tonight is the Stereo episode of The Daily Habit on Fuel TV. Make sure to drop any plans you may have and watch it at 6 PM Pacific and also at 9 PM Pacific. Here are some behind the scenes photos from the taping. Enjoy!
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Monday, March 10th 2008
Co-Captain Chris Pastras will be Guest Hosting Fuel TV's "The Daily Habit" all this week. This Tuesday, March 11 will be an especially epic 600th episode of "The Daily Habit" featuring the Stereo Sound Agency. Chris will be joined on this extra special show by Sound Agents Clint Peterson, Danny Supa, John Lupfer and Zach Wagner. There will be some awesome Stereo skate...
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Friday, March 7th 2008
Crazy Chris is at it again! That's right, Stereo is having a warehouse sale tomorrow and Chris has slashed prices like nobody's business. Boards as low as $25 dollars! Wheels as low as $10 dollars! Shirts as low as $8 dollars! Come by Stereo HQ tomorrow, March 8th from 11 am to 5 pm to get some quality Stereo gear at insane prices. See the flier below for more info and see you...
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Friday, March 7th 2008
Olly Todd has been on the East Coast filming for the new Stereo Video and working on an interview for the Skateboard Mag. Our friends over at TheForgottenCity.com have capture some of that Agent LT-73 magic on film and have it up on their site now under the news section. Go check it out here and get hyped on Mr. Olly...
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Thursday, March 6th 2008
Agent PQ has been getting down pretty hard on his shred sled lately. John just got a rad interview on theskatespot.com where he discusses the day to day life of a Stereo Sound Agent. Click the photo below to read this awesome interview....
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Wednesday, March 5th 2008
The Skateboard Mag just started a new monthly video thing called the Mag Minute on their website. This month's Mag Minute features Dyson Ramones aka Agent Aloha shredding with extra smooth style. Big ups Dyson! Click the link below to check out Dyson representing for the Stereo Sound...
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Wednesday, March 5th 2008
The WeSC art show opening went down last Saturday to an extremely good turnout to see works from some of our very own Stereo Sound Agents as well as their fellow We Activists. See the photos below to see coverage of all the festivities. For more coverage of the show, check out the photos on 411's website....
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Monday, March 3rd 2008
Crazy Chris is at it again! That's right, Stereo is having a warehouse sale this Saturday and Chris has slashed prices like nobody's business. Boards as low as $25 dollars! Wheels as low as $10 dollars! Shirts as low as $8 dollars! Come by Stereo HQ this Saturday, March 8th from 11 am to 5 pm to get some quality Stereo gear at insane prices. See the flier below for more info and...
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Thursday, February 28th 2008
WeSC, in conjunction with Nylon Magazine, is having an opening reception this weekend for an art show featuring many of the WeActivists. Stereo Sound Agents and WeActivists Jason Lee, Chris Pastras and Clint Peterson will be showing artwork at this show as well as past Stereo Guest Artist Sage Vaughn. This event will be taking place this Saturday, March 1st from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Santa...
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Thursday, February 28th 2008
Sound Agent Dyson Ramones was thrown in jail 3 days ago and spent one night in jail along with Raymond Molinar and Jose Rojo for the heinous act of skateboarding! They were on a filiming mission with filmer Dave Hoang and Agent W aka Tony Silva. Luckily Tony was not at the scene of the "crime" so he escaped spending the night in prison. $2,250 and a night later, Dyson, Jose and Raymond...
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Tuesday, February 26th 2008
We here at the Stereo Sound Agency like things that are humorous, 60's Mexican wrestling movies and good music. This video contains all those things. Enjoy!
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Monday, February 25th 2008
Our friends over at Adidas have posted a mini-interview with Agent 93 aka Benny Fairfax on their newly redesigned site. Check it out here and while you are on his team page, check out the rad video featuring Benny and the rest of the Adidas team shredding the streets of Paris. International Jetsetter indeed! Posted In Sound Agent Blog
Friday, February 22nd 2008
Welcome back to another edition of Flashback Friday. This week we have a Latin Jazz inspired graphic for Matt Rodriguez. Probably derived a some sort of classic 50's Latin Jazz or Exotica album. You gotta love how Stereo is written in Spanish on the top and bottom graphic. Matt Rodriguez was such an integral part of Stereo while he was on the team and definitely brought an awesome vibe to...
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Thursday, February 21st 2008
It's Stereo week over at Skatebook.tv meaning that you get to see our Classic 45 logo in the background everytime you visit the site.The final installment of the Skatebook Interview with Jason Lee and Chris Pastras is up now. Listen as the Co-Captains talk about the impact Ethan Fowler had on Stereo, (and skateboarding in general). They also mention how Ethan filmed his "Visual...
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Tuesday, February 19th 2008
so i drove around Los Angeles and took photos of some of my favorite 99 cent stores and bodegas all for you... the corner scopers of the world....
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Monday, February 18th 2008
Agent 547 aka Chris Pastras will be guest hosting all this week on The Daily Habit for Fuel TV. He will be interviewing a wide array of different action sports athletes, (Shuriken Shannon, Adam Alfaro, etc..). Transworld did a most entertaining article on their site about Chris interviewing Jake Duncombe and Dustin Dollin for the show. Watch the slideshow here and check this funny Behind The...
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Friday, February 15th 2008
Co-Captain Pastras recently joined forces with Skatepark of Tampa to create a limited edition shirt for the SPOT 15 Year anniversary. They were a little late for Tampa Am but don't worry, they are right on time for Tampa Pro. I guess that's what happens when you source out some hippies from Joshua Tree to make your shirts. Next time SPOT can use their own hippies. No but seriously these...
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Tuesday, February 12th 2008
Filming is underway for the new Stereo Video and friend of the Agency, Dave Hoang, put together a rad teaser for us that we showed at the ASR Convention. You can see the video here or in the video section of the site and get hyped on Stereo for 2008: A New Dimension In Sound! ...
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Friday, February 8th 2008
This week's Flashback Friday brings us to an ad from 1994 advertising the first Stereo vid, "A Visual Sound". The ad names all the riders that were in the video except for Ethan Fowler who wasn't on the team yet but most definitely was in the video. The very creative photo in the ad shows both Carl Shipman and Mike Daher skating two sides of the same building. Enjoy! -Agent...
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Friday, February 8th 2008
Past Stereo Guest artist and current HIFI designer, Ian Johnson is having an art show tomorrow in San Francisco at the White Walls Gallery. Ian's art is nothing less than amazing and is mainly influenced by Jazz from the 1940's to 1960's. Do yourself a favor if you are in the area and make your way out to see some spectacular artwork. Click the flier below for more...
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Wednesday, February 6th 2008
The entire history of Stereo has been documented in the latest issue of Slap Magazine with an amazing 20 page article called "The Stereo Story:15 Years of Sound". The article chronicles every aspect of Stereo's seminal history including every skater that rode for Stereo, the artists involved with creating the epic board graphics and Chris and Jason's influential vision for...
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Tuesday, February 5th 2008
Part 2 of the 3 part Skatebook interview that Jason and Chris did is up on the skatebook.tv site now. Watch this awesome part of the interview where they tell a hilarious story about delivering a package to Mike York he was on Stereo back in the day....
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Monday, February 4th 2008
SkateBook is an independently published 350+ page book about skateboarding spanning from the 1970’s to present day. It is put out by Mike Ballard and Salman Agah and printed in limited numbers.
In the first issue of Skatebook, they dedicated a whole chapter to Stereo which featured some amazing photos of Stereo Sound Agents from both the past and present. Co-Captains J. Lee and Chris...
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Friday, February 1st 2008
Stereo was down in San Diego for ASR showing off our amazing new line of skateboards, shirts and other good stuff. The whole Stereo Sound Agency came down for all 3 days including J. Lee and Chris Pastras which everyone was stoked on. It was great to meet all the good people at the shops and distributors that support Stereo. We also had THE party to be at for ASR which was the...
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Monday, January 28th 2008
If you haven't heard, Stereo is not messing around in 2008. Click on over to TheBerrics.com and check out the massive amount of Stereo footage and interviews going on over there. The Sound Agents logged some seriously stylish and ripping footage in the United Nations video section. Both J. Lee and Clint Peterson have in depth interviews by Primary Researcher of the Berrics, Steve Berra. ...
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Wednesday, January 23rd 2008
once again no theme just a random medley of People and Things please note (all photos taken on planet Earth) although I think Swayze's head exceeds the normal human size...
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Tuesday, January 22nd 2008
The new Stereo '08 Spring/Summer Catalog 105 has just dropped and is getting a mind blowing response!
With this season we have produced some of the best Stereo graphics ever, think classic Stereo times ten! With Co-Captains Lee and Pastras having more time around HQ to work with new Art Director Ian Goolsby, the results turned out to be nothing short of amazing! We all feel...
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Friday, January 18th 2008
Stereo will be throwing a party at ASR next week in collaboration with Dekline and The Skateboard Mag. The party is to celebrate Dekline's new "Minus One 50 Technology" and the amazing new addition to the Dekline Team of Stereo's very own, Olly Todd, (congrats Agent LT-73)! This will be an event not to be missed so check the flier below to get all the info and make sure you RSVP...
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Friday, January 18th 2008
Danny Renaud is out of surgery and in intensive care with a broken tibula and fiblua in both legs, a ruptured kidney, and a punctured lung. Doctors also removed 2/3 of his pancreas and his spleen. On the bright side, they still expect a full recovery in time. He is fully conscious and speaking, and even cracking a few jokes if you can believe it. It's amazing that Danny has survived this...
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Thursday, January 17th 2008
Sound Agent John Lupfer came through with a great interview and some seriously amazing photos in the latest issue of Curiculum Magazine where he reps the Agency in definitive Stereo fashion. Click the pic below to check John ripping it in more ways than...
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Friday, January 11th 2008
Danny Renaud, Agent 305, was seriously injured in an accidental 9 story fall January 9th in Miami, Fl. Miraculously Danny survived, but the fall resulted in both legs being severely broken, and some internal injuries. Luckily, Danny suffered no head trauma or spinal injuries, and we are glad to hear he is expected to fully recover in time. If anyone can pull through something like this,...
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Thursday, January 10th 2008
The Stereo Sound Agency had a collaboration art show with Rostarr a couple weeks ago at Turntable Lab in Los Angeles. It was a totally swingin' event and much fun was had by all. Some Sound Agents as well as many Stereo afficionados were in the house to celebrate the most jovial occasion. Take a look at the pics below and see you at the next Stereo happening!...
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Tuesday, January 8th 2008
Apparently Stereo has an honorary Sound Agent holding it down for us that we didn't even know about! A friend of the Sound Agency sent us this pic today of a very classy individual sporting some most excellent Stereo apparel. Even the down and out know that the Stereo Sound Agency is where it's at. Cheers! -Agent 235...
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Monday, January 7th 2008
Stereo has been getting a lot of attention lately on the world wide web. Check out some of these sites that Stereo has popped up on this past week.Clint Peterson has a 2 part interview over at vitalskate.com where he answers various questions from skater/web crawlers. Keep an eye out for Sound Agent Benny Fairfax asking Clint some of those intriguing questions. Our friends over at 48blocks.com...
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Friday, January 4th 2008
For the first Flashback Friday of 2008 we have a monumental Mike Daher Stereo ad from the early 90's. It is called the Many Moods of Stereo featuring Mike Daher and has some epic photos of J. Lee, Dune and legendary Floridian Mike Daher. Mike Daher is known for having super smooth style and definitely had one of the best parts in the first Stereo Video, "A Visual Sound". Enjoy this...
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Friday, January 4th 2008
We just added more Stereo Product to the Stereo Online Store. Click here or on the store icon above to see the new boards, shirts and wheels we just put up there to get some fresh new Stereo gear for 2008!...
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Thursday, January 3rd 2008
Took a trip back to my homeland of Minnesota.unlike some trips back in recent years it actually snowed....alotlooks like we slipped by the warming of the globe this year, whooooo ...
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Wednesday, January 2nd 2008
The latest issue of Slap has many a Stereo Sound Agent representing for Stereo. Shimizu has an in-depth interview about the skaters that have influenced his own smooth skating abilities. Supa and Renaud also have some brilliant must see tricks that make the Agency proud. Go peep the new Slap at your local skateshop today!
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Friday, December 21st 2007
For the first time, our friends at WeSC are doing their Holiday Warehouse Sale in Orange County! To top it off Co-Captains J. Lee and Chris Pastras will be there doing a meet and greet from 1 to 3 PM tomorrow, December 22nd. It is taking place today and tomorrow from 9 AM to 5 PM. If you missed out on the incredible discounts of the Los Angeles WeSC sale last week, don't miss this one...
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Wednesday, December 19th 2007
Well 2007 is almost over so we wanted to give all you Stereo fans out there a fantastic Holiday present in the form of this amazing photo montage. This has been a great year for the Stereo Sound Agency and 2008 will be even more epic. Look out for new features coming to the Stereo Sound Agency website, Stereo tours and of course, the much anticipated new Stereo video. Thanks go out to Yoon Sul...
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Monday, December 17th 2007
Clint was in Spain a couple of weeks ago with Brian Lotti working on Lotti's new movie, "Free Pegasus." Not much info has leaked out about this new film but we are sure that it will be nothing less than spectacular. Check out this clip of Lotti, Clint and HIFI Rider Cooper Wilt talking about Free Pegasus and get a taste of what's to come.
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Friday, December 14th 2007
Another edition of the Sound Agency's Flashback Friday is upon us and this week we have a fantastic Stereo ad from the 90's. This one features Co-Captain Jason Lee along with some super stylish skating from the likes of Greg Hunt and East Coast ripper, Ryan Hickey. What else would you expect from Stereo but classic style? Enjoy this top-notch ad and have an excellent weekend! -Agent 235...
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Thursday, December 13th 2007
Looks like our friends at WeSC have a lot of things going on this weekend. First off, they will be having a Holiday Art Show/Sale tomorrow night at the Los Angeles We Store. Our very own Sound Agents Chris Pastras and Clint Peterson will be showing their artwork along with Stereo Guest Artist Sage Vaughn. Music will be supplied by Ray Barbee and the Mattson 2 and Ethan Embry. This is an event not...
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Wednesday, December 12th 2007
Been back in L.A. for a hot minute,Here are some of the things I've seen.......
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Tuesday, December 11th 2007
The Stereo Sound Agency Online Store is now up and running. You can buy older or limited Stereo product on there for discounted prices. The store will be updated frequently so check it often. Also since the product on there is in limited numbers, once it is gone, it's gone for good. So don't sleep on something you may have your eyes on. Just click on the "Store" tab on the upper...
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Monday, December 10th 2007
Stereo recently collaborated with Sun Diego to produce a limited edition Clint Peterson deck only available from their stores. This deck is part of an exclusive series that Sun Diego put out with 6 of their team riders and features original art work by Clint himself! In addition, $3 of each sale of the board will go to a non-profit organization to help underprivileged kids. Check the Sun Diego...
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Friday, December 7th 2007
Welcome back to another Flashback Friday! This one is extra special for all you nostalgia heads out there because we are showing Co-Captain Chris Pastras’ board on World Industries from back in 1991. This is obviously not a Stereo board but we wanted to show this original version of the “Dune Baby” Board and the new updated version that Dune recently did for his new...
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Wednesday, December 5th 2007
The new Osiris video, "Feed the Need" comes free with the January issue of Thrasher. We just got an advance copy of it here at Stereo HQ and two of our Sound Agents, Clint Peterson and John Lupfer, hold it down with some seriously amazing parts. Go cop the newest Thrasher and bear witness to the radical ripping from Agents Q-379 and PQ! -Agent...
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Tuesday, December 4th 2007
I spent two weeks in Spain with Brian Lotti, Cooper Wilt and Justin Strubing filming for Lotti's new film. It was Amazing with the exeption of one night when I was poisoned by Tapas. I spent that night and most of the next day Yarfing my guts out. Hope you enjoy. -Agent Q-379 Posted In Clint's Corner
Monday, December 3rd 2007
Agents: Filming for the new Stereo video is well underway. Wanna know the artistic direction of the new Stereo video? Well look no further my friend.... Here is just a taste of what you are in for.
In other news, check out The Skateboard Mag's website where there is a poll on who has the best 360 flips. You can vote for Stereo Co-Captain Jason Lee, owner of one of the...
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Friday, November 30th 2007
Did you all see the video J.Lee did for the new site yet? Hoorar for our Co-Captain! Still one of the best tre-flips around! We have had a hoard of requests for today's Flashback Friday piece, and I must admit it is a favorite of mine too. A classic Carl Shipman pro model! Enjoy your weekend Agents! Yours, W11 ...
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Thursday, November 29th 2007
If you haven’t heard yet, Steve Berra and Eric Koston have a new secret warehouse skatepark called The Berrics. The Stereo Sound Agents have been there all week ripping it up and the sick footage they have been filming there should be up on The Berrics website any day now. Check out theberrics.com for more info. -Agent...
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Monday, November 26th 2007
Greetings, Agents: Below are a mix of photos from the recent Sean Cliver / Marc McKee show held at FTC here in scenic San Franpsycho a week or so back. This show was particularly exciting for me, because both Cliver and McKee’s graphics had such a profound impact on me growing up. Actually, let me rephrase that. Both Cliver and McKee’s graphics are partially responsible for...
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Monday, November 26th 2007
Start Transmission...Good morning, Agents! Happy Monday to you all!Think J.Lee lost the touch? Pfft. Well take a look at this...
On a break from Earl, here is our beloved Co-Captain laying the smack down on a platinum J.Lee tre-flipper while riding a 15 Year Cruiser board (board shape '90/'91 era) and rocking some Jack Purcell sneakers -- still the undisputed king of style!We...
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Friday, November 23rd 2007
It's Friday Agents! Once again we bring you a historical Stereo treasure from the vaults here at Agency HQ. This week an early Stereo pro-model from our beloved Co-Captain Chris Pastras! Have a nice holiday weekend! Yours, Agent...
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Wednesday, November 21st 2007
Agency Updates… Shimizu (Agent X-1) is in town and I went out to lunch with him and Agent Peterson for an Agency Creative Dept. meeting to discuss some upcoming graphic ideas for Spring/Summer season. Yes, it's already that time, hard to believe, isn't it? We had about a two or three week break between our the production for our X-Mas mailer, Catalog 104.5, and the new...
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Wednesday, November 21st 2007
Agents:
If you haven’t seen the latest issue of Skateboarder Magazine, you are missing out because it’s jam-packed with Stereo and HIFI Riders shredding it up. The mag has articles on the Nike Mexico trip featuring Shimizu, Supa and Jordan, an interview with HIFI Rider Tony Manfre and a mini Q & A with Sound Agent Clint Peterson. Also, Agent Chris Miller has a...
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Monday, November 19th 2007
What? You didn’t know JLee had a daredevil side?!? No, this is actually NOT our Co-Captain Jason Lee, but Agent O-470 is not one to be shown up. He had this to say…
“I plan on DOUBLE backflipping over a flaming pit of cow dung off the mega ramp for the new Stereo video."
Make us proud, Co-Capt Lee! -Agent...
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Friday, November 16th 2007
Wow! Lot's of activity and daily updates on the new Stereo website this week. Are you diggin' it out there Agents? Stay tuned because there is plenty more to come! As promised we bring you our regular friday feature 'Flashback Fridays' where we take you on a stroll down memory lane and get a little bit nostalgic for those early days of Stereo. This week we have our fearless...
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Friday, November 16th 2007
Agents: Just a quick reminder that the Stereo x Rostarr (Guest Sound Agent) show is going down tomorrow night (11/17) at Turntable Lab in LA. The show starts at 9:00p.m. Music by The Gaslamp Killers and Frosty / Dublab. Be sure to swing by if you're in the L.A. area!For more info: blog.turntablelab.com; or www.stereosoundagency.com.
Turntable Lab LA
424 North Fairfax Ave.
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Thursday, November 15th 2007
Comrades: I powwowed with Mr. Peterson, aka Q-379, aka The Agency’s Favorite Yachtman, yesterday via cellular phone about covert Agency things and stuff. During our conversation, The Yachtman mentioned that he is now up-to-speed on how to add content to the new site, so take that as a queue to be on the lookout for a new "Clint’s Corner" dropping any day now. ...
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Wednesday, November 14th 2007
The Static 3 video is about to drop any day now and Josh Stewart has once again put out a sick independent skate video with some of the best rippers out there holding it down. We have our very own Stereo Sound Agents, Danny Renaud and Olly Todd, as well as HIFI Rider Tony Manfre repping the Agency all with full video parts. Static 3 was filmed all over the world in cities like London,...
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Monday, November 12th 2007
Agents:We've added three new videos to the site, which can be accessed in the "Youtube Media" section. Check 'em out when you get a chance: 1. Stereo "A Visual Sound." Released in '94, this is our first video, featuring Chris Pastras, Jason Lee, Mike Daher, Matt Rodriguez, Carl Shipman, Greg Hunt, and Ethan Fowler. A true classic, indeed! This vid never gets...
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Monday, November 12th 2007
Agents:The recent Swerve Awards Show, which was hosted by our beloved Co-Captains Pastras and Lee, aired all throughout this past weekend on Fuel TV. Thanks to all the Agents that e-mailed us saying that they caught the show and enjoyed it.Agent Timmy from Reno, Nevada writes:"Yo Stereo! I saw the Swerve Awards show on Fuel this weekend and was psyched to see that Jason and Chris were the...
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Monday, November 12th 2007
Agents: The Stereo Sound Agency has once again teamed up with Rostarr (Guest Sound Agent) and will be having a show together at Turntable Lab in LA. Opening reception is on Saturday, November 17th, 9:00p.m.Music by The Gaslamp Killers and Frosty / Dublab. Be sure to swing by if you're in the L.A. area! For more info: blog.turntablelab.com; or www.stereosoundagency.com.
Turntable Lab...
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Friday, November 9th 2007
In our new feature 'Flashback Fridays' we will be showcasing a different Stereo artifact every Friday, taken from the Stereo vaults here at Agency HQ. This week we commence the proceedings with a Greg Hunt pro model from the early Stereo days. Enjoy!
-Agent W11 ...
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Thursday, November 8th 2007
Agents: The Osiris video, “Feed the Need” is premiering tonight in Santa Monica featuring some of our very own Stereo Sound Agents, Clint Peterson and John Lupfer. If you want to see some serious shralping come check it out. See the flier below for info and where to get your wristband to get in to the event.
Also come out to see Sound Agents Daniel Shimizu and Danny Supa...
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Wednesday, November 7th 2007
Agents: Co-Captain Pastras is having a solo show at Lucas in Echo Park. The opening reception is slated for this coming Saturday, November 10, 7:00p.m.-10:00p.m. Be sure to swing by if you’re in the area. Lucas 1547 Echo Park Ave LA. Ca. 90026 Pastras’ solo show will run through Friday, November 30. See flyer below for additional info. --The Minister of...
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Wednesday, November 7th 2007
Check out this video for Kanye West's "Can't Tell Me Nothin" featuring Zach Galifianakis and Will Oldham. Directed by Michael Blieden. Hilarious!
-- Agent...
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Tuesday, November 6th 2007
Agents: With great pleasure we welcome you to the NEW and improved Stereo Sound Agency website!Here you will find all new team rider bios, photos, videos, an updated online store, everyone's favorite - "Clint's Corner", and even a Sound Agent Blog (aka The Sound Agent Log Book). That's right, Comrades! Your favorite Agents will be chiming in on the regular to let you know...
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Sunday, November 4th 2007
Agents:Below are a mix of photos from a somewhat recent stealth mission that the Agency made up to S.F. Enjoy!Agent 317***Benny Fairfax (aka Agent 93), man of many talents.
The Agency hard at work. This could have been a great album cover, if this was a rock band and not the Stereo team, and if I hadn't messed up the pic. Seriously, Danny looks possessed in this photo. Makes me...
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Friday, November 2nd 2007
Agents:Below are some pics from the somewhat recent ASR/Agenda Tradeshow.Enjoy!Co-Captain Pastras (Agent 547)*** Me, Obed, and Ray Barbee...Obed is an O.G. Shut and NYC legendary dude, and Ray is well, THE legend dude for street skating in my book. Me, I'm a mulatto from Jersey who likes to skate and ocassionally can make people laugh. J.Lee and our Japanese Distributor Mike from...
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Wednesday, October 31st 2007
Agents: Below is a hodgepodge of photos I snapped a couple Saturdays ago, which kicks-off with a mini Minister of Information cribs tour of sorts, continues with a mission up to FTC Skate Shop, and then ends with a skate session with comrades Ian Johnson (HI FI Artist) and Big Jon (aka BWL). Enjoy!
Ciao!
-The Minister of Information*** Still rocking cassette tapes! ...
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Tuesday, October 30th 2007
Agents:
Thanks to everyone that made it out to Crazy Chris' Warehouse Sale, BBQ and Junk Jam this past weekend! Below is a nice mix of photos and video clips from both the set-up and the event. Enjoy!
Thanks to all the in-house Agents and Agency Affiliates for the photos and video clips!
Join of Perish!!! ***Kev surveying the Junk Jam obstacles...
The line was like this...
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Monday, October 29th 2007
Well Massive apologies For the lag, Broken camera laziness Distraction=no update for a few months, sorry. anyway i got 30 photos of stuff here no specific story just bits of things i thought were worth a photo. So if there is anyone left who looks at the Corner these are for you.
Black-widow
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Tuesday, August 14th 2007
Agents:
We have a handful of updates for you today…
Danny Supa (Agent 718) stopped by Stereo HQ the other day to say hello. He was on his way out to the Red Bull Manny Mania and Brooklyn Banks Contests, both held in his hometown of New York City this past weekend. Unfortunately, Supa is still recovering from a dislocated ankle, so he wasn’t able to compete in either contest...
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Sunday, August 12th 2007
Agents: This is just a friendly reminder to come out to Stereo HQ tomorrow, Saturday October 13 and Sunday, October 14 for a huge Stereo Sale, BBQ and Skate Jam. Open to the public and shops! Boards are going for $25 and shirts as low as $5, plus much more! Not in the LA area? No worries. Agents will be operating the phones from 11:00a.m.-6:00p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, so...
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Monday, August 6th 2007
PAUL RODRIGUEZ THURSDAY 8.9.07
Skater and Stereo co-owner Chris Pastras steps in as guest-host for today's show. Chris interviews one of street skating’s smoothest operators, a featured rider in numerous films, magazines, videogames and the first skater to have his name on a pair of Nikes, the one-and-only Paul Rodriguez is back. Plus, the phenomenon from Birmingham, England:...
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Thursday, August 2nd 2007
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We have a bunch of news to report to you today…
If you haven’t already done so, be sure to pick up a copy of the new issue of Slap Magazine. Our man Olly Todd (aka: Agent LT-73) has a lengthy interview in there that is most definitely worth checking out. Congrats, Mr. Todd! Representin’ in TRUE Agency fashion.
Wednesday, June 27th 2007
We all need deadlines, without them nothing gets done. I had roughly two weeks to finish my part for the TWS vid: instead of breaking myself and pushing the limits of gnar, I pulled a muscle in my Quad and had to take a break. Unable to shred and losing my mind in Los Angeles, I flew home to Stillwater, MN to escape and get some physical therapy. Now that I'm back in LA I'm still in...
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Thursday, May 17th 2007
Two weeks in New York can be a wonderful thing.
With less than a month to finish your video part, however, it might not be the smartest place to hit. Then again, nobody ever said we were smart.
I believe Old Blue Eyes said it best "If I can make it there I'll make it anywhere... it's up to you New York.....New York."
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Friday, April 27th 2007
I have little insight to give this month but i will say this: Things come in waves and when they're good, they're good. But, inevitably, things will turn. Let's just say I'm waiting for the...
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Tuesday, April 10th 2007
I'm convinced that inanimate objects know what's going on. I first became aware of this when I noticed my camera became increasingly blurry the more I let him party with me (a full time job). At first, he was crystal-clear. Then, one night, he turned on me. Some objets are on my side and some are against me. I'm pretty sure my Canon digital SD630 isn't my friend anymore....
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Friday, February 23rd 2007
The Ned Kelly gang was a force to be reckoned with. Back when outlaws stood for something, The Kelly Gang robbed banks and stuck it to the man. In an epic final showdown, Ned emerged from their hideout in his custom-made suit of armor He didn't die then-- they just shot him in the legs and later, they hung him. But the most admirable thing a man can do is to not back down when all the...
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Monday, February 5th 2007
So, what you're seeing here is a cluster of photos that never quite made their way onto 'the corner' this year. Whether you're blowing it or winning at life, photos don't lie. It seems a strange thing to capture a moment in time, a moment that would normally be disregarded. Maybe you would only remember parts of an evening but having the evidence of this moment...
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Wednesday, December 13th 2006
Last week we had a little art show in the warehouse that I live in. Sage Vaughn, Dan Monick and Jason Dill went under the assumed names Gary Burbank, Chick Maria and The Naperville Creep. The show was a smashing success. Good times were had: we laughed, we cried and got a little crazy in the name of art. Then everyone when home....... and i...
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Tuesday, November 14th 2006
The Make-a-Wish benefit at the Southside skatepark in Houston Texas is a wonderful event. Unfourtunately, I didn't take any photos of the event itself. In fact, I think I only took photos of the night life I encountered while in Houston and in Oklahoma. I should probably explain that most of the people in the photos and I went on a week trip to Oklahoma and then say...
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Saturday, November 4th 2006
Getting older has its advantages. Your hair starts to thin, getting out of bed in the morning becomes a tad more difficult, you start to understand where that six pack of Newcastle actually ends up, you listen to public radio and your friends back home start getting hitched. Long story Short: One week in MN: 32 degrees outside, new puppy, hot baths, my front porch, old pals, live...
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Tuesday, October 3rd 2006
Now for the second leg of our mission we set out to Mallorca Spain we stayed on Royal beach with our Pals Tolo and Ivan big thanks to both of them for making it one of the best trips in the history of the universe also big smootches to wesc.com whom without this trip would have not been possible....
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Tuesday, October 3rd 2006
Here we are another trip and some photos to acomadate, on the first part of the mission Benny Fairfax, Tony Silva, Cole Mathews and myself, the task to shread in front of the camera for the upcomming stereo video...... the trip turned out to be very successful big thanks to Camilla, Annika,William,Simon and to all the people at the skate park of Copenhagen Denmark...
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Saturday, September 30th 2006
So when you live downtown LA you have to constantly put up with film crews shooting movies reality shows and chase scenes, its just part of the deal. once and a while you get like a Wesley Snipes sighting or something but most of the time its just plain annoying. So last Thursday I heard that they were shooting My Name Is Earl 2 blocks from my house so naturaly I figured it was due time to barge...
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Sunday, September 10th 2006
Im sitting here 6 in the morning at my desk trying to think of how to explain the epicness of my last trip. The only way I ever get my ass out of bed this early is due to jet lag, Then after two or three days it wears off and I'm back to my regular sleeping regiment of 3:00 am to 10:30ish. The Jet lag was aquired on an 9 day trip over seas. The mission at hand was to attend a skatecamp in the...
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Thursday, July 13th 2006
On june the 8 I set out on a mission to Scandanavia, Helsinki Finland to be exact. Now if you havent been yet i must brief you on a few details that could very well persuade you to sell all of your possessions and buy a oneway ticket there. First off the're are about 5 millions Fins in this world and i'll be danmed if they dont all speak perfect english, better that most people I know....
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Saturday, June 17th 2006
these were the 20 most epic photos i could come up with since the last time i updated the corner, I hope you enjoy...
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Thursday, May 11th 2006
Welp, I just returned from MN were the weather was epic, the home cooked meals were abundant and all of my friends I grew up with are noticabley a bit chubbyer than the last time I was home. Thats the way life goes, I guess when I was younger I always thought I could cheat getting older somehow. I thought that if i never stoped skateboarding and catching salamanders that I could pull it off........
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Wednesday, April 19th 2006
the photos i have laid out this time couldnt be more random but when I sit here and think about it life is just a series of random events from the moment your born until the moment you kick the bucket. so get off your duff and do something out of ordinary today, after you check the photos of...
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Monday, March 27th 2006
Well here we are, another month has flown past and I'm still laging on writing this corner update. I cant really use the " I dont have a computer excuse anymore" seeing as I bit the bullet and purchaced my very own state of the art Mac Book Pro. It ended up costing around the same amount as I paid for my 93 toyota camry, which are both pretty wise investments in my opinon. So from...
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Saturday, February 25th 2006
So it's been a few months since my last entry but in my defense, I don't own a computer, I'm constantly either leaving or getting back from someplace, it was my birthday last week and I type with two fingers. All that said i'm here now to tell you a hell of a lot has happened in the last threeish months so lets start with the most recent. Well last monday was the day my sweet...
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Thursday, January 5th 2006
Well im back in downtown los angeles were i reside and its been a while but i'll do my best and try and recap the highs and lowes of Barcelona, Let me start by saying if you've got a nice apartment somewere for a couple months and dudes wanna come and crash give them a swift kick in the ass and directions to the nearest hostal. That said, once someone comes and lurks on your scene...
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Sunday, December 4th 2005
It's now going on almost a month here in our overcrowded apartment in Barcelona. Things were good up until last week when a buttload of skaters came to sleep over and never left, its turned into this kind of hostal/summer camp situation. On top of that the guys have taken the liberty of calling me Dad, which could only mean that out of 15 people, I appear to be the most...
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Monday, November 7th 2005
Well today marks week three of my selfmade tour of goodtimes, about every 6 months or so I feel the need to escape my current surroundings and take off to some far off place for a while. This time i decided to start in Manchester were i was flown in to compete against many eager contest shreaders, cheers to OSIRIS for flying me out there, but this event was extreme with a capital E, it was a...
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