Slam Skateboarding

We consider Tiago Lemos to be the best in the world. In our opinion you’d be hard pressed to find another individual with such power, technical prowess, and style on a skateboard. When Tiago joined New Balance he knew our revered history of making te

We focus on using more sustainable fibres in our fabrics to construct durable products that are low velocity. So we have less impact on the environment. Sammy Montano skating in the 100% organic cotton, sustainably made Down Under Tee. ■

At 30 years old, Shane O’Neill is undoubtedly Australian skateboarding’s biggest name. He’s a tech god and a contest killer, winning all sorts of accolades on the street comp circuit over the past decade. Nugget is also a force to be reckoned with in

Coronavirus has touched just about every aspect of our lives. From buying toilet paper, to having a beer with your friends, to the amount of times you’ve heard the word “unprecedented”, COVID-19 has changed it all – even skateboarding. Obviously ther

Gareth Liddiard has cemented himself as one of Australia’s most prolific and critically acclaimed songwriters and performers. After fronting alt-rock behemoth, The Drones, for over 16 years, he is now unleashing a new wave of glorious carnage with Tr

Ben River Lawrie is sitting at Lincoln Square, drinking a coffee and talking to me on the phone. It’s an apt location for Ben to be doing this feature interview since he earned the nickname ‘Lincoln Child’ for skating the iconic plaza spot so obsess

When half of the Evisen team flew from Tokyo to Melbourne to spend a week getting clips in the streets, they set themselves the added challenge of doing it all without a rental car. That meant that there would be no trips to the outer ’burbs for hidd

You may know Riley Pavey as one of the Australian Nike SB up-and-comers, the kid from a few Precinct ads and the winner of our New Gen of the Year award in 2019. Riley is a Gold Coast skate rat, a bit of a smart arse and a sugar fiend. For such a you

Cameron Sparkes, the Australian New Balance Numeric brand manager, filmer and all-rounder provides a breakdown of the NB# boys’ first proper video production. Filmed almost exclusively in Sydney and featuring Sparkes’ “five sons” – Jack Paterson, Sea

Hey, Adelaide. What’s been happening today? Damn, I just got home from work. My body hates me today, so I’m about to take a magnesium bath. Lockdown has been the weirdest six months of my life. For some reason, I’m kinda happy slowing down. I’m goin

In the good old days, getting noticed in the skateboarding industry meant getting noticed in the USA. Australians would usually migrate to California and hope to be seen and noticed by the right people. But these days, all that power to be seen and n