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
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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!
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Mavericks Art Show Reaches Unprecedented Swell
VIA- Half Moon Bay Patch “California Dream” photo of Mavericks by Southern California photographer Fred Pompermayer. Credit: Kristine Wong Mavericks Art Show Reaches Unprecedented Swell Big wave surf photographer reflects on successful fourth annual show in Half Moon Bay. By Kristine Wong 6:00 am It’s a modest-sized space, yet this year’s “Mavericks: … Continue reading Mavericks Art Show Reaches Unprecedented Swell
Art world responds to death of Kenneth Price
VIA – LA TIMES Art world responds to death of Kenneth Price February 24, 2012 | 2:43 pm The art world is mourning the loss of artist Kenneth Price, who died early Friday at his home in Taos, N.M. He was 77. The Los Angeles-born artist, who had struggled with tongue and … Continue reading Art world responds to death of Kenneth Price