Best Trick

Slash for Altamont

Altamont Apparel Ltd. brings to you the latest installment of their “Cut From A Different Cloth” video series, featuring a peek into the vagabond life of Slash: Custom skate rider, dog owner and golfer.Click HERE.

New Emerica Pro: Justin Regan!

While ex-Emerica brand manager Justin Regan knew he was heading out for a romantic dinner with his wife, little did he know a secret surprise party was brewing courtesy of Emerica, Club Mumble and The Skateboard Mag.

All Emerican Royalty had gathered at downtown LA's Wurstküche to celebrate the Emerica-turned-Altamont brand manager's 36th birthday. In addition, and unbeknownst to many, he'd be presented with his first Emerica pro-model shoe, designed in secret and months in the making. Click HERE to see more.

Eriberto Oriol for Altamont

A top art critic from The Los Angeles Times called Eriberto Oriol "a people's aesthete for his discerning eye." Eriberto's photos have a strong sense of perspective and composition. This formal sensibility merged with a gift for capturing the raw essence and realities of L.A. Latino street life was instilled in Eriberto's son, Estevan Oriol, at an early age. Estevan is now a renowned photographer and director in his own right. But, it was Eriberto who planted the seed, literally!

The Eriberto Oriol for Altamont collection is in stores now!

Watch more on his collection HERE and HERE.

Altamont Window x Perigny

Real Talk with Reynolds & Neckface

Altamont collaborators Andrew Reynolds and Neckface posted a video of the hour long episode of the two answering questions and assorted antics. HERE is the link to check out the video.

FUCKED UP - Toronto, February 26th

Altamont collaborators Fucked Up return from globetrotting to ring in the new year in their hometown. They will also be playing:

Sun-Feb 21 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa
Tue-Feb-23 St. Catherines, ON L3 Nightclub

Boogie

Some of the latest work from Altamont Collaborator Boogie. Check it HERE.

R.I.P. Jay Reatard

A loyal Altamont supporter, Jay’s life and prolific creative output touched many (more details HERE). Reatard, born Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., was a staple of the Memphis garage rock scene for years before bursting on the national scene with 2006's Blood Visions and subsequently signing to Matador. His most recent album, Watch Me Fall, came out last year. A statement from Matador reads, "Jay was as full of life as anyone we've ever met, and responsible for so many memorable moments as a person and artist. We’re honored to have known and worked with him, and we will miss him terribly." Info on Jay’s public memorial service tomorrow in Memphis can be found below. The public is encouraged to attend. Info on Jay’s public memorial service tomorrow in Memphis can be found below. The public is encouraged to attend.

FUCKED UP - Do They Know It's Christmas?

In Fucked Up's annual tradition of dropping a Christmas themed 7"/MP3 they have released a rousing cover of the 1980's Bob Geldoff classic 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'. For the single they have assembled a pretty all star cast of indie hipsters such as Andrew W.K., David Cross, Bob Mould (Sugar), Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend), GZA, Kyp Malone (TV on the Radio), Tegan & Sara, Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene), and Yo La Tengo.

Like last year, this release will be 100% for charity. The money from the sale of this mp3, and the 7" (where this song will be the b-side to a new FU song called "Davids Plan", and will be released mid February) will be split between three groups, 'Justice for Missing and Murdered Ingigenous Women', 'DTES Power of Women Group', and 'Sisters in Spirit'. So please don't illegally download this tune and spend the $0.99.

Click HERE for more info on the whole project.

Click HERE to purchase the song on iTunes.

Altamont for Underworld

Danny V smashed this Altamont x Ralph Steadman x UW window at the new location on Granville St. Grand opening tomorrow at the shop and after party at Fortune Sound (147 E.Pender St).

Tats For Tots

Fucked Up - Toronto Halloween Weekend

In what has become an annual Toronto tradition, Altamont contributors, Fucked Up will be celebrating Devil's Night and Halloween with an epic weekend of shows with a laundry list of epic bands including the world's greatest hardcore band the Cro Mags, as well as a reunion of Toronto punk rock pioneers Youth Youth Youth (we're talkin' '82 here). This should be utterly amazing chaos. You will live a long life of regret if you miss out on this!

Click HERE for all the info including lineups, set times, after parties, etc...

10 Deep for Altamont

The next collaborator of Altamont for Holiday 2009 is 10.Deep founder and creative director Scott Sasso. The outcome is a small capsule collection, consisting of a hoodie, shirt, t-shirts, cap and a scarf. The collection fuses the Altamont style with details that we learned to appreciate in the 10.Deep collection.
Taking cues from the namesake Altamont tragedy of 1969, Scott invokes the event and the era through motifs like a raceway checkerboard pattern, a bloody arm, psychedelic imagery and a reference to the infamous event security, or lack thereof. All these elements are incorporated with Scott’s signature 10.Deep attention to detailing and unique patterns to create a completely modern brand mash-up.

The Venue

Altamont & Emerica are proud to sponsor the Underworld Live Venue for this upcoming year.

Theotis Beasley

Altamont’s Thoetis answers some questions HERE.

Friends and Lovers

Altamont and eS Footwear presented Friends and Lovers at Fortune Sound Club. HERE are the photos (by Lindsays Diet).

Neckface ‘Devils Disciple’

Altamont collaborator Neckface strikes again! Check the footage HERE.

UW x Altamont

Altamont SXSW

Check it out Altamont SXSW Episode 2 dropped today!
Click HERE to watch.

FUCKED UP wins 2009 Polaris Music Prize

Big congrats go out to Altamont friends and contributors, Fucked Up, who took home the most prestigous honor in the independent Canadian music industry, the 2009 Polaris Music Prize. F.U. beat out other impressive nominees Metric, Joel Plaskett, Great Lake Swimmers, Malajube, K*NAAN, and others to claim a $20,000 prize. Past winners include Caribou, Patrick Watson, and Final Fantasy. The Polaris Music Prize is a juried award determined by journalists, broadcasters, bloggers and programmers from across Canada.

Click HERE to check out the Polaris site. And Click HERE to see CBC's coverage of Fucked Up winning the award.

Boogie

Altamont collaborator Boogie get up on the NY Times. See article HERE.

the Boss at the Sole Tech TF

14 seconds is all you need.

Right HERE...

FYF Fest - No Age + Fucked Up + Mika Miko and more!

If you are in the Los Angeles on September 5th, or feel like traveling for an amazing day of tunes, comedy (Tim & Eric), and just general hipsterness please make it your business to check out the FYF Fest. It's going to be tons 'o fun! The goal for this year's FYF Fest is to provide a low-cost event of great entertainment while raising awareness of the possible closure of up to 100 California state parks.

Click HERE to check out the teaser.

And click HERE to check out their website.

AND click HERE to enter a contest on the Altamont sight to win tickets to the show.

Who wore Short Shorts?

Altamont and eS Footwear with Sincerely Hana, Dax and Paul I presented this amazing party at Fortune Sound Club. See more HERE and HERE. Thanks to Paul Devro (Mad Decent) and Erik Devreux for the surprise 1.5 hour set as well.

Blacktop Bonanza

Friends And Lovers

Still Trippin

Emerica and Altamont sponsored this 5 minute short of the crew trippin through BC. Click HERE.

Kenny Hoyle is 'Cut From A Different Cloth'

Altamont's "Cut from a different cloth..." web clips, filmed by Altamont's own Patrick O'Dell (Epicly Later'd) are now online. See and hear Altamont skate contributor Kenny Hoyle discussing a diverse array of subjects, like how he got on Altamont, his preference in pants, why he's "always the different one" and how he's OK with that, and most revealing, find out exactly gives Kenny a lot of his "spark."Click HERE to see it.

FUCKED UP - Toronto Show Photos

Here are a few pics from the beautiful chaos that was the Fucked Up homecoming show that went down last Thursday in front of the 750 person capacity crowd. Amazing sets by Vivian Girls and Women. And if you didn't get your ltd. FU x Altamont t-shirt at the show, then sorry, they sold out! But some more awesome stuff is in the works.

For more photos click HERE courtesy of our friend Jess Baumung.

Fucked Up x Altamont LTD. t's

Here are some shots of the ltd. edition Fucked Up x Altamont t's that will be available for one night only...TONITE, at their big homecoming show at the Phoenix in downtown Toronto. These shirts have been made to a limited run of only 75 so tonite is your chance to be one of the select few to pick one up. The artwork features all the Fucked Up 7" labels from the last few years, with a few secrets and surprises upon closer inspection. This is definitely one for the record collector heads. Props to the Bait Shop for the awesome screening work on the shirts.

For more info on the big show tonite click HERE!

Off Bowery

Off Bowery is an expression of Aaron Bondaroff’s (A-Ron the Don) community. Make sure you check out his collaboration with Altamont HERE as it is pure heat.

Return To The Womb

This is one of those “ I wish I lived there’ scenarios. Altamont and RVCA collaborator Neckface has a show in Copenhagen.

Theotis Gets Debacle'd

Altamont skate team member and everyone's favorite nice guy gets his G-Code on in the new Nike SB video Debacle. Shot entirely in HD it features all their AM's including our very own Theotis Beasely. He's got some of the crispiest backside flips I've seen in quite some time. I'm naming my first born son Theotis! Altamont contributors No Age also get some soundtrack love in the vid.

Click HERE to download the entire vid!

No Age, The GOAT

Altamont presented No Age and The GOAT with over 500 in attendance. A great time was had by all. Shouts to No Age, Emerica, Altamont, The GOAT, Jason, Hana & The Glory Days crew. See more photos on Facebook HERE.

All In The Family

Happy Fathers Day to Emerica and Altamont rep Casey Jones and this beautiful mantle family portrait featuring Uncle Andrew.

Altamont Spring/Summer 09 Campaign

Altamont Presents No Age + Goat

Altamont and Glory Days present the Emerica Wild in the Streets - Go Skateboarding Day Official pre-party with special guests, Sub Pop Recording Artist from Los Angeles NO AGE. http://www.myspace.com/nonoage. We are also proud to present special guests from Los Angeles, THE GOAT, featuring Emerica skateboarders Andrew Reynolds, Bryan Herman, and Kevin Spanky Long. http://www.myspace.com/thegoat

with Glory Days resident deejays MY!GAY!HUSBAND!!+SINCERELY HANA

Propaganda go skateboarding day

FUCKED UP on CBC's Q TV

Just recently Altamont advocate Damien Abraham, of our good friends Fucked Up, made an appearance and threw down a really amazing interview with CBC's Q TV (a great show if you ever get the chance to watch or listen). Damien and host Jian Ghomeshi sat down for an interesting discussion on his recent appearances on the now infamous in Canada, FOX News' late night show 'Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld’. If you're a fan of the band or had even just been following the Canadian Military comment controversy with FOX news then this is definitely worth the watch. Big ups to Dame for representing in an Altamont New Era.

Click HERE to check it out...

Also, if you like the interview so much that you want to listen to it again and again, this is a link to a podcast version.

Slash Skateboard Mag Cover

Altamont's Slash is straight killing! 3rd cover in 6 months! DAMN!!!!

Still Trippin

Emerica and Altamont present Still Trippin featuring a slew of rippers. Stay tuned for more.

The Best Of Times

New York, NY – Last night Altamont Apparel Ltd. presented the opening reception for famed street photographer and Altamont brand contributor, Boogie’s latest exhibition entitled, “The Best of Times.” A diverse crowd of over 400 artists, art aficionados, skaters, models, drug dealers, musicians, hang-arounds and a veritable who’s who of the OG downtown New York hardcore scene came out to view a mix of over 700 of the Serbian-born, Brooklyn-dwelling photographer’s new and older work presented in a ‘zine style format throughout the Altamont showroom basement gallery. A live performance by the legendary L.E.S. hardcore band, Murphy’s Law hurled the typical SoHo art show theme out the window and whipped the eclectic crowd into a smiling, moshing frenzy as over 1200 cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon were crushed in what event attendee, Dante Ross called, “the best shit to hit New York in a while.” The Best of Times, indeed! More by clicking HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS

Big congrats, love, and support from the entire Time Bomb family go out to Damien (Fucked Up) and Lauren who brought a brand new baby boy into the world last week. Everybody say hello to Holden Ford Abraham.

The Best of Times

Altamont presents "The Best of Times" photographs by Boogie.

No Age, The GOAT

Mark this weekend all your calendar folks. June 20 and 21 for this show and then following with the entire Emerica team for Wild In The Streets on Go Skateboarding Day. Stay tuned and start planning.

Blue Tile Lounge - Newmarket Ontario's Finest

Repping one of the finest shop teams, sickest t-shirt designs, and some of the best shop videos period, Blue Tile Lounge has been a constant staple in the Southern Ontario skate community for years. The guys recently made the move a few doors up the street, did a little remodeling, and came correct with a super fancy and pretty new store sporting some of the nicest new shop digs we've seen in quite some time. Great job guys!

Click HERE to check out more of the Lounge...

Altamont, No Age and The Goat Journal

Click HERE for the SXSW review.

A Few Altamont Ads for Spring 09..

Just Like The Boss

Send in a video clip of yourself doing a frontside 180 kickflip up/down/off whatever you prefer (just like the Boss) for your chance to win the complete Andrew Reynolds package from *Baker Skateboards, Indy Trucks, SKF Bearings, Altamont Clothing and Emerica shoes.

Enter Here - http://www.youtube.com/group/colorfsflipcontest

Fucked Up in Tokyo

Altamont and Emerica friends Fucked Up checked in to update us on their current tour of the Pacific Rim. As you can see they don't seem to be too lost in translation as they hit the streets of Japan between shows. Domo arigato.

Epicly O'Delled

Altamont contrib/photog Patrick O'Dell gets Later'd by Jerry and Spanky on the Slap site. Click HERE.

No Age and The Goat Southwest Tour

The Altamont skate team is about to posse up with alumni No Age and the Goat for an 11 day demo & concert hustle through the Southwest.

Click HERE for the details.

No Age blog

Click HERE.

No Age x Nardwuar

Another infamous Nardwuar interview and this time with Altamont collaborator No Age. Click HERE.

5 Days in Milano

Everything's wack

Hear it from Andrew Reynold's himself. Everything's wack! Click HERE.

Boogie for Altamont

Altamont works with Boogie for this season. Boogie started photographing rebellion and unrest in his hometown of Belgrade, Serbia in the early '90s. His first book, It's All Good, documents gang members and drug addicts in Brooklyn, New York. His first child, daughter Maya, was born in 2007, and is the most photographed baby in the world. Boogie lives and works in Brooklyn and the world. Click HERE to hear Boogie talk about the collaboration himself.

Weezy really loves Altamont

Lil Wayne first rocked out in the Altamont 'heads on a stick' tee and now he is hitting up the 'young and ruthless' Altamont tee. There's still a couple more in the series Weezy so we expect a sighting with those.

Evil Nine

more Neck

Neckface up at Barracuda in L.A. Come to Canada and hit us up!

No Age

No Age has selected an interesting lineup of artists to do the art work on behalf of Altamont. Three artists: Matthew Thurber, Sam McPheeters, and Hisham Bharoocha were given a loose theme based around the power of healing, and they certainly ran with it as each artist provided some great graphics.

Lil Wayne

Went to the Weezy concert last night in Vancouver and it was pretty craze to see him rocking this Altamont tee.

Andrew WK on How to Live

The economy, business, and love, as explained to Anthem by Altamont Advocate, Andrew WK.

Vintage AR

Some vintage Andrew Reynolds. Click HERE for the footy and interview. Oh yeah, this blog post is dedicated to Casey Jones.

Bob K

Yeah Bob! See more HERE.

Jingle Bell Rock

Underground Invitational 08

If we told you, we'd have to kill you. Invite only folks, but for sure there will be follow up on this one.

Reign in Blood

We just received some photos from Altamont's newest contributor, Boogie.

Cut From A Different Cloth

Love the new Altamont sign we made for the new Empire shop on Quebec

Jerry

Poor Jerry.
More of Patrick O'Dell's photos on Epicly Later'd.

Death or Glory

Altamont and Mark Foster (Founder of U.K. brand Heroin Skateboards) , have teamed up and created a collaboration for Altamont's Holiday 2008 line. Taking inspiration from Brazilian and Japanese urban death metal and of course skateboarding, he creates the Death & Glory Collection. Available now at your Altamont dealer.

Altamont X UW

Free exclusive Altamont X UW tee shirt by buying a minimum of $50 of any Altamont product. Avail at all three of their locations.

Fan Death

Altamont presents Fan Death who is comprised of members from Dandi Wind and E.S.L. See more at http://www.myspace.com/fandeath

Mike Jones X Mikhail Bortnik

Altamont collaborates with Mike Jones and Mikhail Bortnik for this panic and shock of horror pictures and the merciless existence of street thugs. Applying his sh*t-kicking Midwest upbringing to the no-nonsense approach of the east coast, Brooklyn based artist Mike Jones has subtly infiltrated the apparel world with his bold graphic style. His clients include Mishka NYC, Mighty Healthy, Reason, Beautiful Decay, Mad Decent and now Altamont. Mike’s graphic work embodies a diverse array of styles and draws on his fondness for crass humor, T & A, loud music and cartoon mutants. Currently, he can be found drawing pictures, drinking beer and keeping it thrill.

Mikhail was born in 1978 in the former Soviet Union Republic of the Ukraine. At the age of one, his family left their country of birth for Brooklyn, New York. Due to limited resources and permission, he had to be smuggled out of the U.S.S.R. in a suitcase. Mikhail has done art & design work for Marvel Comics, advertising and children's book publishing before founding Mishka NYC in 2003. He is currently the co-owner and creative director at Mishka and still lives in Brooklyn.

Mikhail found Mike Jones in the back hills of the Midwest in 2005. Since then, Mike has collaborated with Mikhail on the creative side of Mishka NYC. The two have become a unique design force that others try to emulate. They continue to surprise the “street wear” market with their creative genius.

Secret Live Band Skate Jam

Cut Copy/The Presets Afterparty!

If you couldn't nab tickets for this sold out show, then be sure to drop by the afterparty for a DJ set!

Rave to the Grave

crystal castles!

Bust Or Bail

Get a load of Altamont contributors Andrew Reynolds and Justin Figueroa at Thrasher's Bust or Bail! contest in San Francisco, California.

More Bust or Bail Coverage here

Altamont Presents the CSS Afterparty

The Clips

The Foreigners

For Altamont’s latest trip to Paris, France, they tapped Randy Randall from the band No Age to film and direct their new tour DVD, a short film entitled The Foreigners. In this film, Randy captured an impressionist's view of the Altamont skate team abroad from his unique visual artist's perspective; encapsulating the look, the feel and, of course, the skating to produce this short glimpse of life on the road with Altamont. As an added enticement, the DVD also features a free video for the No Age song "Eraser" off their new album Nouns on Sub Pop records.

View the teaser clip

Win Altamont's Goat Collection

Altamont is giving away an Altamont Goat Collection Prize Pack, including The Goat t-shirt , a 10" vinyl record with the Fall 2008 Altamont catalog and a super limited-edition Cannibal Carnival t-shirt by Neck Face. Email your name, full address, phone number and t-shirt size with the subect heading "Win The Goat Collection" to altamontcontests @ gmail .com for a chance to win.

Deadline: September 15, 2008.

Altamont in Vegas

Altamont and 1/2 Alive Present..

Bring It To The Streets

The Freshest Kids

Thanks to Vancouver's The Freshest Kids for representing Timebomb Trading Inc. in their latest photo shoots.

The Faint at Half Alive

I love The Faint. Band members Todd and Jacob are Depressed Buttons, and they will be playing a DJ set at Half Alive this Friday, presented by Altamont. It's gonna be good.

No Age in Vancouver

Altamont artists No Age were in town and played an amazing show.

Photos: Danielle Neilson

Altamont x Ricky Powell

Ricky Powell teamed up with Altamont and presented his world famous slide show at the Silent Movie Theatre in LA last Sunday. The show was a mixture of flicks including hip-hop icons such as Run DMC, Eazy-E, LL Cool J and The Wu-Tang Clan; raw street photography from New York City, and screens from early '60s TV shows like The Munsters. Every photo was presented with an interesting backstory with the Rickster getting more and more hyped as the night went on. Check the slideshow here.

Photo: Carleton Curtis

Low B!

Presented by Altamont, Color, Livestock, and Color Mag.

Ricky Powell X Altamont

Ricky Powell who is commonly referred to as the fourth Beastie Boy is doing his world famous slide show in LA for this Altamont collaboration. Trust me, Ricky Powell is one of the funniest guys you will ever meet and I'm for sure going to try to get this show for Canada. See more on this collaboration at http://hypebeast.com/2008/07/ricky-powell-x-altamont-his-world-famous-slide-show/#more-29933

1/2 Alive And Altamont Present..

Gnarly

This flyer is gnarly. Altamont presents this night in Toronto for all the skate heads out there

To All My Friends Toronto

Patrick walks us through his show, "To All My Friends" at Studio Gallery, Toronto.
Presented by Studio, Timebomb, Altamont, Vice, and Color.

The Goat & the Occasional Others

Altamont is proud to announce the first EP release of The Goat & the Occasional Others on the 10” vinyl format. The Goat is Andrew Reynolds and Thug Shizza, joined on this recording by Occasional Others Beagle Oneism and Spankdizzle. Side A: Armageddon, Side B: Luv Dat Shit! This recording was made as a promotional item and distributed in extremely limited quantities to authorized Altamont dealers with the Fall 2008 catalog. Neckface designed the cover art. Good luck getting your hands on a copy!

Bring It To The Streets

Now here is something original- Underworld, Emerica, and Altamont are taking part in a different kind of best trick contest. Meet at 1pm at the Plaza and the shuttle will take you and the media from spot to spot, pub crawl style. There is a max of thirty skaters allowed in, so don't sleep on entering.

To All My Friends

Photographs by Patrick O'Dell from the widely popular online photo journal and television show Epicly Later'd will be displayed at Studio, 294 College Street, 2nd Floor, Toronto, Ontario.

Public reception with curators and visiting artist- Friday, June 27th, 2008 at 7pm.
Presented by Vice, Altamont, Timebomb Trading, Livestock, Studio, and Color Magazine.
Press release here.

Crystal Castles + DD/MM/YYY

Half Alive and Altamont presented a sold-out Crystal Castles and DD/MM/YYYY show in Vancouver last weekend.

Photos: Melissa Guzman + Jennilee Marigomen