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NZ with Snowboard Addiction

Submitted by jessemillen on Wed, 08/25/2010 - 13:09

The Snowboard Addiction camp crew had many adventures down under. In addition to snowboarding we went down the luge track and bungee jumping from the Nevis in Queestown, the world's second highest leap as well as the world's biggest swing!

The scenery was stunning, driving up to the mountains is a bit of a different experience when you can see massive cliff drop offs right out your window.

The riding is amazing, parks were in top condition. This made the perfect training ground for me Nev Lapwood to coach our campers. Also heli-boarding can't be left out; a portion of the crew had an epic day of NZ backcountry pow and the video is proof in the pudding!

The video was filmed and edited by Cody Kyle Potter, a rad camper who came to NZ with me for our Snowboard Addiction camp.

A big thanks goes out to Nev Lapwood who helped me with my coaching position. Going over to his place to get his advice on my rider portfolio turned out to be an experience of a lifetime as we got to talking about camps. Snowboard Addiction has camps via Camp of Champions as well as our own which would be our NZ camp. It has been a pleasure to be Assitant Head Coach and now there's a good possiblity of having a learn to ride pow camp in Japan! Keep posted!

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Woman

Submitted by jessenelson on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 22:54

Clayton from Sandbox just sent me this video. He says "there is a moment at 1:34 that is the stuff dreams are made of".

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The Bad Ideas - Eyes Closed

Submitted by jessenelson on Mon, 08/09/2010 - 21:13

I shot my first gun a little over a week ago and fittingly, I just found out that friends The Bad Ideas just released this bad ass music video for their single "Eyes Closed". Guns rule.

Video by we are wendel.

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More Willy

Submitted by jessenelson on Sun, 04/25/2010 - 18:30

What's the #1 cause of pedophilia in the world? Sexy children.

I was looking to download the movie Everything Is Illuminated starring Elijah Wood and Eugene Hutz from Gogol Bordello when spell check kicked in and entered the text "Everything Is Terrible".

Everything Is Terrible is a website created by seven friends that came together through their common interest in VHS tapes. They collect, mix and mash funny short videos. Here's one of my favourites.

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Shad - Yaa I Get It

Submitted by jessenelson on Tue, 04/20/2010 - 15:11

Black Box Music artist Shad drops a video for his first single "Yaa I Get It" off his upcoming album titled "TSOL" in stores May 25. Video by HotDogGarbage.

Catch him live in Whistler during the Telus World Ski & Snowboard Festival on Sunday April 25 @ the Skier's Plaza in the afternoon and at Buffalo Bill's at night. These are both FREE shows!

Click here to visit his MySpace page to hear another new song titled "Rose Garden".

If you can't make it to the shows in Whistler, you can catch him on tour this summer across Canada.

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Concert - Snowslam 2

Submitted by jessenelson on Sun, 04/18/2010 - 18:49

We couldn't be more stoked for this BC punk rock extravaganza! 10 Bands in 1 night @ Merlin's in the Whistler Upper Village as part of the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival.

We'll be there shooting photos and reviewing the show!

The doors will open at 7:30pm and the first band will start at 8:00pm. There will be tons of great prizes given to people who arrive prior to 8:00 pm.

$15  advance tickets at Merlin's and $20 at the door. If you have a problem with paying $1.50 per band and will gladly pay $35 to see a DJ you've got some serious problems.

Note: This is a big concert. Come early as this show will sellout.

With a lineup of the best of the best BC punk bands prepare for a slap in the face and, if all goes well, a kick in the nuts.

Bands:
The Dreadnoughts (on the FT Music Player)
Carpenter
Slush
Raised by Apes
Cambridge
Party at the Moontower
In Bear Country
Impeders of Progress
No Other Way

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The Flatliners, Broadway Calls and Cobra Skulls @ GLC

Submitted by jessenelson on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 13:55

After a 5 hour sleep, me and Bearzy drove to Whistler to enjoy some sunny park laps in the Terrain Garden and Whis Park. We were exhausted and still had the show to go to at night. We tried to nap, very unsuccessfully I might add (damn Internet), then headed to the Garibaldi Lift Co (GLC) to get set up for the show.

We got there in time to see The Flatliners finish sound check and chat for a few minutes with Michael from CIA Concerts.

The doors opened and in came the out-crowd. A bunch of our friends were in attendance including FT web designer Robb and a very drunk Kenny. Fun times!

"Man, I've never had so much cocaine in my life!" is what I heard as I walked past Adam of Cobra Skulls only to later learn from Matt of Broadway Calls that Americans refer to Kokanee beer as "Ko-Kane".

And now photos from the show:


Cobra Skulls


Broadway Calls - Ty damaged his voal chords the day before so Matt took on most of the singing duties


The Flatliners

Chris hooked us up with the new Flatliners album call "Cavalcade". I've been listening to it non-stop since that night.


Click to buy Cavalvade!

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The Flatliners, Broadway Calls, Cobra Skulls and Party At The Moontower @ The Media Club

Submitted by jessenelson on Thu, 04/15/2010 - 17:25

This was the first stop in Canada on The Flatliners' tour for their new album "Cavalcade". Buy it here!

Thanks to Lanny from The Media Club, Malice from Live It Productions and Kreeft from Underground Operations Booking Agency for hooking us up with passes.


Party At The Moontower - Local Vancouver band that will be playing in Whistler next week


Cobra Skulls - I was pleasantly surprised by these guys!


Broadway Calls - Chase and Shayne from Living With Lions were singing along with their bros!  

As I was walking to the car to discard some camera gear before The Flatliners' set, I ran into this guy in the red Fat Wreck shirt.

Red Shirt: "If you had to spend the rest of your life with a traditional mermaid or a reverse mermaid (with a human lower body and fish upper body) which would you choose?"

Me: "A traditional mermaid. I'm a tit man, plus you can still fuck a mouth."

Zing! Back to the show!


The Flatliners - One of my favourite bands. It's always fun to see them live. 

We headed back to Bearzy's at 2am with to catch a few hours sleep before heading to Whistler to get in an early morning shred, then catch the Whistler show at the GLC. Woo!

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Skate4Cancer - Drop-In Center

Submitted by jessenelson on Tue, 04/13/2010 - 11:50

Help our friend Rob Dyer from Skate4Cancer earn money for a Drop-In Center for S4C in Toronto. Circa is donating $1.00 to this cause for every 100 views this video gets.

Good luck Rob!

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The Wooden Sky - Peak2Peak

Submitted by jessenelson on Mon, 04/12/2010 - 20:04

The Wooden Sky took my suggestion and played in the Peak2Peak gondola last summer during their "Bedrooms & Backstreets" tour across Canada. The tour featured performances in unique and unconventional spaces.

A big shout out goes to our friend Ian at Black Box Music for organizing such a rad tour.

The Wooden Sky - A Documentary in Pieces - PART EIGHT (HD) from Black Box Vimeo on Vimeo.

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