Celebrating 20 years since the inception of his signature sneakers with Vans, the legendary California shoe company drops a commemorative Steve Caballero pack. Consisting of three different colorways, the sneakers take on a Full Cab cut rather than Van's popular Half Cab model. Aside from the awesome "1989-2009 XX" embroidery, the skate shoes combine classic suede uppers with a printed croc embossed backdrop and contrast accenting. All three models are now available at select Vans retailers worldwide including ripe Japan.

Skateboard Makes Hall of Fame
The National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, NY inducted the skateboard for 2008. The skateboard was picked over ten other toys bidding for the three spots. Losing to the skateboards where Clue, The Game of Life, Hot Wheels, Magic 8 Ball, Rubik's Cube, Flexible Flyer Sleds, Thomas The Tank Engine, Wiffle Ball and more.

Free Promo Videos
Companies like Black Box (Mystery, Zero, Fallen,...) and Plan B are now releasing heavy hitting promo videos online. And, they are free. Look for many other companies to follow suit.

Skate Ministry in El Salvador
Mulder, Reasbeck, Gallagher, Cotrell, and others head to El Salvador to plant a Skate Church and show the new Walking On Water movie. Check out the photos.

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Blacktop Project releases their newest CD
Ray Barbee, Tommy Guerrero, Chuck Treece and Matt Rodriguez, four talented, accomplished skaters shredding on their instruments to create a jazzy, soulful, instrumental album that is sure to make you wonder why you haven't heard of them before. Check out this old video of the group from Slap Magazine by clicking on the image to the left.

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Wall Rides with Ray
Check out one of our favorite skaters, Ray Barbee, as he shows you how to do a wall ride. Click on the image to launch the video.