The Black Sheep Blog

Kotora Mitani for adidas Skateboarding
If you pay any attention to what's posted on this blog then you'll be fully aware of our love of the Japanese skate scene. From Lenz III to 16-year-old girls front...
Kotora Mitani for adidas Skateboarding
If you pay any attention to what's posted on this blog then you'll be fully aware of our love of the Japanese skate scene. From Lenz III to 16-year-old girls front...

Dan Fisher-Eustance 'Rotating Asset'
Big fans of UK Chocolate skateboards and adidas head Dan Fisher-Eustance AKA 'DFE' here. The tech, the smiling, the subtle Henry Sanchez trick references - you know what we mean....
Dan Fisher-Eustance 'Rotating Asset'
Big fans of UK Chocolate skateboards and adidas head Dan Fisher-Eustance AKA 'DFE' here. The tech, the smiling, the subtle Henry Sanchez trick references - you know what we mean....

Rowan Zorilla presents 'Blurry' for Vans
It's a pro shoe release video Jim but not as we know it. Following in the wake of Keepsake by Shari White, Vans are continuing their embrace of the...
Rowan Zorilla presents 'Blurry' for Vans
It's a pro shoe release video Jim but not as we know it. Following in the wake of Keepsake by Shari White, Vans are continuing their embrace of the...

Polo Ralph Lauren x Element skateboards - Polo Country
How's that for a collaboration? Yep, you're reading correctly, dropping in store and online from today (October 5th) is this banging line of produce combining Element and Polo Ralph...
Polo Ralph Lauren x Element skateboards - Polo Country
How's that for a collaboration? Yep, you're reading correctly, dropping in store and online from today (October 5th) is this banging line of produce combining Element and Polo Ralph...

Magenta Skateboards release 'Just Cruise II'
It's no secret that we're huge fans of French brand Magenta skateboards. From the outset they've followed a different path to the presiding consensus of capital 'S' skateboarding. As such, they've...
Magenta Skateboards release 'Just Cruise II'
It's no secret that we're huge fans of French brand Magenta skateboards. From the outset they've followed a different path to the presiding consensus of capital 'S' skateboarding. As such, they've...

HUF 'Forever' the first proper full-length skate video from HUF
Remember when skate videos were almost universally good? Back when more thought went into the editing than 'tricks in ascending order of difficulty set to music'? Well get ready...
HUF 'Forever' the first proper full-length skate video from HUF
Remember when skate videos were almost universally good? Back when more thought went into the editing than 'tricks in ascending order of difficulty set to music'? Well get ready...

Vans Shop Riot 2023 Cardiff Spit and Sawdust
It should come as no surprise that we're huge fans of the Vans Shop riot event. The Black Sheep Family have won it many times in the past and we...
Vans Shop Riot 2023 Cardiff Spit and Sawdust
It should come as no surprise that we're huge fans of the Vans Shop riot event. The Black Sheep Family have won it many times in the past and we...

Lucien Clarke talks Viccy Benches for Quartersnacks
Increasingly, as skateboarding formally grows up and recognises that it's now a subculture with (at least) half a century of history, the output of its media is beginning to...
Lucien Clarke talks Viccy Benches for Quartersnacks
Increasingly, as skateboarding formally grows up and recognises that it's now a subculture with (at least) half a century of history, the output of its media is beginning to...

Real Skateboards VX1000 challenge for Red Bull
Banging bit of energy drink augmented content here. Red Bull's 'No Rewind' project saw four board brand teams (Real skateboards, Plan B, Santa Cruz and Blind) being given one...
Real Skateboards VX1000 challenge for Red Bull
Banging bit of energy drink augmented content here. Red Bull's 'No Rewind' project saw four board brand teams (Real skateboards, Plan B, Santa Cruz and Blind) being given one...

John Shanahan for DC Shoes 'Double Up'
DC Shoes latest pro model goes to the always amazing John Shanahan. Double Up drops 7 minutes of immaculately performed technical skating on the roughest of East Coast architecture. John...
John Shanahan for DC Shoes 'Double Up'
DC Shoes latest pro model goes to the always amazing John Shanahan. Double Up drops 7 minutes of immaculately performed technical skating on the roughest of East Coast architecture. John...

Welcome skateboards in Paris - Evan Mock, Ryan Townley et al
Really nice, feel-good Parisian edit here from the brand who normalised riding non-popsicle shapes for the post 00s generation. Welcome skateboards take a skeleton crew comprising Jake Yanko, Ryan...
Welcome skateboards in Paris - Evan Mock, Ryan Townley et al
Really nice, feel-good Parisian edit here from the brand who normalised riding non-popsicle shapes for the post 00s generation. Welcome skateboards take a skeleton crew comprising Jake Yanko, Ryan...

Nike SB presents 'Gassed Up' with their female skateboarding team
Following up on the 2019 release of their first ever all woman skate video Gizmo, Nike SB have delivered again with Gassed Up. Featuring their now truly global crew...
Nike SB presents 'Gassed Up' with their female skateboarding team
Following up on the 2019 release of their first ever all woman skate video Gizmo, Nike SB have delivered again with Gassed Up. Featuring their now truly global crew...