I obviously don’t know how to write about music, because I could never come up with “something less like VHS-dubbed memories-of-memories than an underwater DJ set,” as Marc Masters did in his Pitchfork review of Cankun’s Culture of Pink. That has got to be Rodney Mullen on the cover, like some grainy, rubylith masked 35 mm enlargement from a newsprint magazine… Dang. Don’t know how write about album covers either. [Photo: Restoring Sounds] – Thanks to Charles Glover for the tip.

Oregon Live reporting on an annoying law mandating helmets for anyone under the age of 18 who rides a skateboard or a bike (Seriously, how did our population survive until the new millennia?) is bad enough. But the companion bill leaves the choice out of the hands of adults should they choose to enter a contest or participate in a public demo: Senate Bill 741: Requires person of any age to wear helmet when using bicycle, skateboard, scooter, in-line skates or roller skates when participating in organized exhibition, competition or contest. It’s not a law yet, but has been introduced to the state senate by Chris Edwards. – Thanks to Mac for the tip.

Issue 181 of Sad Sack dates back to September of 1966. It may look like a second rate rip off of Beetle Bailey, but Sad Sack debuted as a comic strip in 1942, while Beetle Bailey started in 1950. It has a 40’s aesthetic though. You know it’s bad if the props have to be labeled, as in the case with the skateboard. It says “loved by Millions” on the cover of this Harvey Comics publication, but the contents are pretty horrible inside. At least Beetle Bailey was sometimes actually funny. Full cover after the jump, and no skateboarding in the contents. I bought this on Ebay from a real skateboard historian, Scott Starr. I didn’t realize he was the seller until after I bought it.

Sometimes it´s really weird what kinda artists recorded songs about skateboarding or let´s say at least with a connection to skateboarding.

From season 6 of 30 rock, Steve Buscemi as Lenny Wozniak going undercover in a high school, for reasons I can’t remember It’s episode 8, titled “The Tuxedo Begins.” These screen grabs come from multiple sources. Another picture after the jump that an excellent addition, he’s not just carrying one skateboard. 30 Rock has showed skateboards a couple times over the years and mentioned Tony Hawk at least once.

These are business cards for Powell Peralta, which are excellent in an of themselves, plus they have the added benefit (or detraction, depending on your point of view) of being reminiscent of the Feederz album “Ever Feel like Killing Your Boss?” which was covered in sandpaper that meant it would destroy any record cover it came in contact with. Likewise, if someone gave you this business card you probably would want to put it in your wallet or pocket next to your phone. The even went the extra step of adding a kicktail. If only they took this attention to detail and applied it to some of their rereleases. And it it goes without saying (except I’m saying it…) that these obviously remind me of the Maple XO hang tags. [Source: Card Observer] – Thanks to Boy Ipoh for the tip.

Check out the Hack Job submissions, a joint project through Booooooom.com and Converse Skateboarding from way back in 2010. There are some good little skateboard effigies there. I think someone else originally hipped me to this, but it’s been lost in the annals of my email apps. – Thanks to Boy Ipoh for the tip.

Maple XO is hosting a fashion show this Friday night in response to Jeremy Scott’s recent ripoff, as well as design ripoffs in general. Is there a difference between plagiarism and appropriation? I hope so. Maple XO is no stranger to having some of their own work copied wholesale. This kind of event screams for some GVK coverage. See you there?

…for listening to Blink 182. Especially in 2012. As seen on Gigposters.com.

You’d be surprised what you stumble across trying to find skateboard guitars. Coffin skateboards, for example. So this one was made for the parents of an unfortunate 11 year old boy who met his demise, but that didn’t stop Crazy Coffins from parading it around to a bunch public galleries and letting people clown around with it. Respect! [Source: International Business Times]