Monthly Archives: June 2013

unpacking soon…

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Kerry Weber

VSB has been on a bit of a hiatus for the last week or so and it may be a week more before everything is back to normal. The current home of VSB in beautiful downtown Chicago is all packed … Continue reading →

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Flipwood Upcycled Skateboards

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Kerry Weber

Flipwood Upcycled Skateboards sent us some of their rad creations! Using broken skateboard decks, Flipwood has been fashioning stands for all sorts of smartphones (not just the Apple iPhone 4S) and tablets as well as some keychains. Flipwood’s stands come in … Continue reading →

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Go Skateboarding Day

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Kerry Weber

Emerica’s “Wild in the Streets” Detroit was an unforgettable experiences and raised some cash for a two very worthy local causes. Emerica will be back at it again on Go Skateboarding Day in Austin, TX. One of the beneficiaries of … Continue reading →

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Osiris CH2

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Kerry Weber

Osiris CH2 is a new model from the spring 13 season with a number of vegan colorways in synthetic-leather and synthetic-nubuck.  Three styles are still available in a number of sizes and offer some subtle flair if you want to … Continue reading →

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Sanctions – No Land

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Kerry Weber

Sanctions video No Land from our resident video contributor Sean “sleepinghouse” Conley is quite the visual and audio assault. Another Nashville band killing it with tunes that make for some excellent listening for solo skate sessions. The doomsday footage for … Continue reading →

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Emerica’s Vegan Spring 2013 wrap-up

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Kerry Weber

Emerica’s Vegan colorways for Spring 13 are still available in some regular sizes, but thats not going to last long. Its June and trade show season is round the corner, with new stuff in the pipe line. The Tempster, Hsu, … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to Nyjah Huston

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Kerry Weber

Thrasher’s July issue features the now infamous interview with Nyjah Huston and his belief that, “…skateboarding is not for girls at all.”  Outrage poured from social media and the inevitable apology was issued. Vegan Skate Blog stands in solidarity with … Continue reading →

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Lakai Camby

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Kerry Weber

Lakai has a new skate shoe perfect for summer, The Camby. Three of the four colorways are Vegan in an all canvas upper! Camby is simple and slim with a “boat-shoe” cut and skate functionality. Smooth toe caps for a … Continue reading →

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Why Luiz doesn’t want to eat Octopus

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Kerry Weber

The moments of clarity we have in our lives are often too few and far between. The reasons most of us abstain from eating animals flies in the face of blind acceptance and ignorant approval. This kid Luiz isn’t so … Continue reading →

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