Archive | September, 2010

Epicenter Aftermath – Part 2

30 Sep

Rock out with your clock out with Bad Religion

Bad Religion - Rock out with your clock out!

Day 2 of KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten was friggin awesome. Here’s sampling of some of our favorite moments from New Politics, 30 Seconds to Mars, Bad Religion and Rise Against. Visit our Flickr photostream for over 40 awesome images from Epicenter Festival.

Bad Relition 30th Anniversary

Bad Religion - 30 years of punk rock

Rise Against rocked the sundown set

Rise Against was epic!

Jared Leto of 30 Seconds to Mars

30 Seconds to Mars

New Politics Lead Singer David Boyd

David Boyd of New Politics

Guitarist Soren Hansen of New Politics

Soren Hansen - New Politics Rocks

Epicenter Backstage Artist Lounge

29 Sep

Big Boi from Outkast rocking the Killer Shark

Big Boi was all about the Killer Sharks


While the on stage action at the KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten was absolutley scorching, the backstage artist lounge was cool as could be. Who am i kidding? It was 100 degrees in the shade, but what was cool was getting to meet a bunch of the bands. Here’s a collection of images of bands and artists that were hyping Freestyle including Big Boi, The Knux, The Envy, Rise Against, Suicidal Tendencies and even Eminem’s Guitar Player! The new Killer Sharks and Karltons were a big hit!

Drummer Brandon Barnes from Rise Against

Brandon Barnes from Rise Against and the Karlton


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Touch Screen Watches

28 Sep

Time to spill the beans. Knowing how much you love your i-phones, droids, and other touch screen devices, we have been working on a new touch screen watch technology called Digi-Touch™. We are excited to announce 2 new touch screen watch designs coming out in late October through early November called The Tangent and The Response. More info to come soon, but here’s a taste of what is to come for Holiday 2010.

The Freestyle Tangent Touch Screen Watch

Touch me, baby!

Tick Tock Official Teaser

28 Sep

Freestyle's Tick Tock Snowboard Film Teaser

The gears of winter have started to spin..


As promised here’s the official teaser for our snow flick, Tick Tock. We put this together as a grassroots project to feature riders and friends from around the globe. We’d like to thank Davis Paul for his commitment to coordinating and editing (some filming too!) the entire project, as this would not be possible without his hard work. So far the response has been awesome with both Snowboard Mag and Transworld Snowboarding putting the video on their home pages. We can’t wait to see the finished product.

Freestyle Snowboarders filming for Tick Tock

You know what time it is!

Epicenter Aftermath – Part 1

27 Sep

David Boyd of New Politics rocks!

David Boyd of New Politics


Wow, what an awesome couple days at the KROQ Epicenter Festival. We are still weeding through the thousands of photos we took, but wanted to release a couple from yesterday. Many more to come but here’s New Politics, Rise Against and a handful of rock fans.
Rise Against stole the show

Rise Against


Rocking out to Rise Against

Rock Fans!


Many many more cool images to come, stay tuned!

KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten – Eminem

26 Sep

Day one is in the books and it was a whopper. It was hotter than hot out in Fontana, but nothing was hotter than Eminem’s set once the sun went down. The guy ruled it, playing some new stuff alongside all his biggest hits. Definitely the highlight of the day. We are heading out for KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten day 2 now, preparing to sweat in the shade. Ya, it’s worth it. Here’s a low budget snippet of Eminem performing Not Afraid cut short by running out of memory.

Eminem live at KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten

Eminem puts on an incredible show

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KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten Sound Check

25 Sep

Yesterday while setting up our backstage artist lounge area, we were more than pleasantly surprised. Right when we showed up, the early 90’s band Bush was sound checking. Now the band Bush brings back memories off 1992, but hearing them sound check was totally 2010. Hearing Gavin Rossdale rip his guitar and vocals across the empty festival was way cool. Unfortunately, we have no Gwen Stefani siting to report.

KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten Bush Sound Check

Bush Sound Check. This is not 1992


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Freestyle Mariner of the Year

24 Sep

Surfing Catamaran

Give this guy an award!


It’s hard to believe this footage was uploaded over a year ago but is just now making the rounds. This mariner has a ton of guts to take his $500,000 Catamaran surfing. We need to track this guy down, he is clearly the perfect candidate to further test our latest sailing inspired watch, The Mariner. Good on ya mate!

The Freestyle Mariner Saliling Watch

The sailing inspired Freestyle Mariner

Fall is Winters Red Carpet

23 Sep

Tick Tock Snowboard Movie

Lights, Camera, Action! Tick Tock is coming soon!


If you agree that fall is just the season that leads us to winter, then you’ll agree that snow season is just right around the corner. With that in mind we are about launch the 2nd teaser for our snow flick, Tick Tock. Arguably the greatest no-budget snow flick ever created, Tick Tock message is simple, snowboarding is fun! Here’s the first teaser we released last winter, be on the lookout for teaser number 2 followed by the full length feature directed and edited by the multi-talented and ultra resourceful Davis Paul.

The Mavericks 12

21 Sep

Nic Lamb is one of the Mavericks 12

Nic Lamb - Earning his spot in the Mavericks 12


Today is the first day of fall, which really only means we are that much closer to winter; that much closer to the 2010/11 Mavericks contest, which if it’s anything like last year, will be something you don’t want to miss. As if it needs anymore hype, the crew at Ruse Entertainment just turned it up a notch by releasing their teaser for the Mavericks 12, a series of edits featuring the 12 alternates for the Mavericks Contest. Even being an alternate to this contest is an honor, here’s a look into the lives of these guys including our very own Nic Lamb, who deserves it as much as anybody.
The Mavericks 12 by Ruse Entertainment

The Mavericks 12 is a scary list of big wave surfers

This is one heavy alternates list!

KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten

19 Sep

KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten

Who's Going?


We are fired up for the KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten. In fact, we’ve signed up to sponsor the Backstage Artist Lounge so we will get to meet some of the bands. We are so psyched we’ve decided to do a giveaway on the Backstage Artist Lounge facebook page. All you need to do is tag @freestyle U.S.A. when posting the link of your favorite freestyle watch on the Backstage Artist Lounge FB page. 5 lucky fans will win their favorite watch. Giveaway ends September 24th, so post your link asap!
The KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten Band Line up is awesome

Anybody want to go to a rock show?


How can you go wrong with a set list this deep including headliners Blink-182, Eminem, Kiss, Rise Against, along with Thirty Seconds To Mars, Bush, B.O.B., Bad Religion, Papa Roach, A Day To Remember, Suicidal Tendencies, The Black Pacific and many more.
The Kroq Epicenter Twenty Ten Venue

This is what a good time looks like


The Backstage Artist Lounge for the KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten is awesome

Hmmm, whose autograph should we get?


As a sponsor of the Backstage Artist Lounge we’ll have some product on hand so if Eminem wants to rock a White Killer Shark, we’ll be more than happy to hook him up! This is what we call Rock out with your Clock out!
The Freestyle Killer Shark in White

The friendliest white killer shark you'll ever meet

Where did the oil go?

17 Sep

Cory Lopez wondering where all the BP oil has gone

How does that much oil just dissapear?


That’s the big question isn’t it? Months of catastrophic claims of oil spewage and while some oil washed ashore, the rest is just simply missing? Of course there’s plenty of rumors flying around but this one seems pretty valid…it’s sitting on the ocean floor! Makes my gut spin, hopefully nature will be able to absorb and revive itself so the junk doesn’t make it’s way to our coastlines like it does in this doomsday public service announcement by Surfrider featuring Cory Lopez.

Lowers Warm Up

16 Sep

Bede Durbidge

Bede Durbidge - Poor wave didn't stand a chance


While the comp is back on today, the past few days Lower Trestles has hosted some awesome warm up sessions. Yesterday Nick headed down to shoot a few of Bede Durbidge and the rest of the World Tour takers. Here’s some shots from (more…)

Sage Erickson Art Attack

16 Sep

We didn’t know it, but looks like Sage Erickson has got a little art bug up her sleeve. Here’s to riding this butterfly design to victory in the next comp!

Sage Erickson gets all artsy fartsy

Sage Erickson's Butterfly Merrick


Sage Erickson

Ryan Connors Steady Progression

15 Sep

Ryan Connors Ollie Gap

Ryan Connors gap ollie


It’s rad to have a young athlete who works hard to keep the updates coming with every one being better and better. Here’s Ryan Connor’s latest skate edit. We dig it.

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