Category Archives: Art & Music

Avatar's Sam Worthington – Drift the movie may have local launch in Australia

VIA – MARGARET RIVER MAIL Drift the movie may have local launch MAL GILL 31 Aug, 2011 10:18 AM THE premiere of the $11m surfing movie Drift, set in Margaret River in the 1970s and starring WA actor Sam Worthington, could be in Margaret River next year. Producer Tim Duffy on a beach set at … Continue reading Avatar's Sam Worthington – Drift the movie may have local launch in Australia

Wipeout!: Denim Company Must Pay Photographer $100,000 For Appropriating Sexy Nude Surfer Photo (Links to Photos)

VIA – ART INFO Wipeout!: Denim Company Must Pay Photographer $100,000 For Appropriating Sexy Surfer Pic NEW YORK— New York photographer Michael Dweck’s lush pics of nude women on the beach are suddenly causing quite a stir. Just last month, the fact that Art+Auction magazine featured an ad with Dweck’s image of a nude clutching … Continue reading Wipeout!: Denim Company Must Pay Photographer $100,000 For Appropriating Sexy Nude Surfer Photo (Links to Photos)

Protest Planned Amidst Rumored Quiksilver Cancellation – Quiksilver Pro NY

VIA – LONG BEACH PATCH Protest Planned Amidst Rumored Quiksilver Cancellation Unsound Surf will host a silent protest outside of city hall at 9 a.m. By Matthew Hogan 1:09am Monday’s announcement by Long Beach City Manager Charles Theofan that the Quiksilver Pro New York’s festival portion had been canceled may have been just a preview … Continue reading Protest Planned Amidst Rumored Quiksilver Cancellation – Quiksilver Pro NY

City Manager: Quiksilver Cancels Competition's Festival

City Manager: Quiksilver Cancels Competition’s Festival Concerts, motocross and skateboard events nixed from the event. By Joseph Kellard August 29, 2011 While organizers of the Quiksilver Pro New York announced that their surfing competition will go on as scheduled in Long Beach starting Sept. 1, the City of Long Beach said that the festival sideshows … Continue reading City Manager: Quiksilver Cancels Competition's Festival

Hurricane Irene ruins ECSC weekend events; surfing to go on

VIA – PILOT ONLINE Irene ruins ECSC weekend events; surfing to go on By Lee Tolliver The Virginian-Pilot © August 26, 2011 VIRGINIA BEACH Thursday is the new Saturday at the East Coast Surfing Championships. But Friday – today – won’t be the new Sunday. Except for some surfing, there isn’t going to be anything … Continue reading Hurricane Irene ruins ECSC weekend events; surfing to go on

Music: 10 Bands You Have To See At the 2011 Quiksilver Pro New York Surf Competition

VIA – LONG ISLAND PRESS 10 Bands You Have To See At the 2011 Quiksilver Pro New York Surf Competition By Michael Patrick Nelson on August 25th, 2011 Apparently there’s going to be a surfing competition in Long Beach? That’s pretty cool, but it’s nothing compared to the insane slate of musical acts scheduled to … Continue reading Music: 10 Bands You Have To See At the 2011 Quiksilver Pro New York Surf Competition

Breaking News! Country music star Roger Creager bitten by shark!

VIA – EXAMINER Breaking News! Roger Creager bitten by shark! “Breaking News” came from the awesome disc jockey and friend, Steve Ricks on 100.3 KILT, but the attached video says 2010. So it happened last year as well. Roger Creager was bitten by a shark twice? Roger says on his Facebook page that “It’s official. … Continue reading Breaking News! Country music star Roger Creager bitten by shark!