Our friend from Cornwall, Dave Muir, shot this kooky little Super 8 film around Byron Bay in 2009 while he was on his travels. Dave is a talented photographer and we support his passion, you can see more of his photography and short films here.
www.switch-foot.com/photographer/dave-muir
This short film has a section shot at switch-foot central, including a time lapse of the quiver from 1:30sec in this 8 minute short film. www.youtube.com/watch
Sunday 8th August 2010 is a meeting of crew into Wooden surfboard design. It is being held at Currumbin Alley and organised by the same crew who do the Fish Fry.
For more info email grantnewby@bigpond.com
Rusty Miller sent us some news on his new website. Rusty has been giving surfing lessons for years and his new website has come together nicely. While you are there, check into Rusty's Byron Bay guide magazine which has been in operation for over 25 years.
The Museum of British Surfing has had a facelift and it is reflected in their new website and this is the link. There are some interesting archival images and loads of information on what they are up to.
Peto has been a busy bee with his camera. There is one of his photos in the latest Monster Children Magazine, we think he even got the covershot!
This is a link to some other works he has been doing for a sunglass company.
The guys at 'Salt Motion' in Manly Sydney have opened a new cafe/gallery and this is a link to their website where you can see some of their works.
There is a nice interview with Marc on the Liquid Salt website. Marc is a fine shaper of surfboards, based in California. Any surfer into hull bottom boards will be aware of his shapes.
the Noosa Malibu Club are holding a night with Denny Aaberg (soundstrack to the cult surf film) at the Noosa Bowls Club. Thursday July 15th, TONIGHT tickets $20, including live music by Denny Aaberg and Tim Gaze.
Karl has pimped out his site with even more new stuff to ponder.
Ubiquity make some fine tee shirts and hoodies and they are having a 4th of July sale. Well recommended quality threads. Ubiquity are a Californian based Funk label that dabble in surf culture.
Richard Harvey is a fine surfer, artist and shaper. He was also Australian Surfing Champion in the early 1970's. Richard has an Asymmetric longboard design that he is working on and also one for Indo, where he spent years tuning in to the left hand point breaks. For more info and images email Richard Harvey
info@harveysurf.com
Artist Susan Wickstrand is doing some fine collaborations with surf photographers like Jeff Divine and Art Brewer and we love the classic images cross pollenated with original art. Susan and a dozen female artists are putting on an art exhibition July 17th from 5pm @ Green Flash art shop in Cardiff California. www.greenflashartshop.com/
There is an interview on Liquid Salt here www.liquidsaltmag.com/2010/05/susan-wickstrand/
Her collaboration with Art Brewer is here kevinrochephotography.wordpress.com/2010/06/08/artist-susan-wickstrand-and-art-brewer-collaboration/
SUP's are a danger to our recreation. There are numerous petition sites, and this is one of them. There is a facebook page here www.facebook.com/group.php.
A friend in Hawaii sent us a link to this artist and we looked deeper and were impressed. Hope you dig it too.
Cornwall England comes alive this time of year with music and the arts. Switch-foot supporters the Driftwood Gallery are hosting a an exhibition with artists; John Severson
, George Greenough, Harry Daily, Bryn Hall and many others. With live music by Neil Halstead www.myspace.com/neilhalsteadofficial and Tom Mounsey, this will be a night to remember. Friday July 30th from 6pm Newquay.
We were in touch with brother Jack Mccoy recently. His new film sounds interesting. He has been working on it for years and is a fine cameraman. You can see more, including a trailer at the link. The film is titled 'A Deeper Shade Of Blue'
The Band of Freqs did some epic support gigs for Ash Grunwald recently.
Andrew Crockett was backstage filming some bits and pieces and this is a guitar solo in the encore. www.youtube.com/watch
The Freqs are playing TONIGHT Thursday 15th of July. 9.00pm @ The Zoo, 711 Anne St. Fortitude Valley with Hannah Macklin and the Maxwells and Chocolate Strings. Doors open 7.30. Chocolate Strings start at 8.00 pm so get in early.
They are also playing Saturday 17th of July. 12pm till 5pm The Head of the Brisbane Festival. Also featuring Georgia Potter www.myspace.com/georgiapotter who is a musician we are very keen on. Toowong Rowing Club, 37 Keith St. Lucia
It is a rare event that we would be sending a newsletter out about a George Greenough website update, but here it is. Well done Wardie the computer maestro behind it all.
We were really stoked to hear that NZ Whaling activist Peter Bethune from NZ has walked. Peter was the Captain of the Andy Gil boat that was rammed by a Japanese Whaling vessel last summer. He has been in jail in Japan for months, after he boarded the Japanese Whaling vessel and asked them to pay for the damages to his boat.
The guys at Rake Clothing have a nice range of summer stuff available from July. They have worked with Simon Perini on an artist series of clothing designs. Sounds hip. Check out an interview with Simon Perini here. www.liquidsaltmag.com/2010/07/simon-perini/
We enjoyed the classic style in this longboarding video made by www.originalskateboards.com/.
Finley Wegener started a blog and he likes this vid too. surfskatelongboard.blogspot.com/
Side Slippin
Hot Dogs and Pine Logs
Presented by the Peninsula Surfriders Club
Saturday 31st July 12noon till 4pm.
Shoreham Beach, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria.
This looks like something we were all talking about ten years ago. Good to see this sort of thing finally happening. All about fun.
Tim Baker wrote a timely and poignant review of surf music for Surfing World magazine.
Very well written.
We were stoked to read his take on it all.
Books n things
We have copies of switch-foot one and two available in stock.
Click here for book one. www.switch-foot.com/view_item.php
switch-foot II www.switch-foot.com/view_item.php
For a limited time only you can score both books signed by Author Andrew Crockett for $200 including postage within Australia. www.switch-foot.com/view_item.php
ALL our previous newsletters can be seen here www.switch-foot.com/newsletters.php
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