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I received a new bike from DK the other day and I must say it's the best bike I've ever ridden. The frame is a prototype of my second generation signature frame from DK. I've changed a few things and cleaned it up a bit this time around. It also has removable mounts and tabs. Good stuff. I'm...

Cococoma- Things Are Not All Right (Goner Rec) More greatness from Chicago, this time wife and husband garage punk (with an additional member) who have been at it since 2005, releasing a couple 7"'s and splits prior to a self- titled full length. It's a pretty straight forward formula; Lisa...

Save the Waves is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving endangered waves and protecting valuable surf spots all over the planet. If you love waves and want to make sure you get a chance to ride the world's best, you need to support these guys! Check out their website,...

I went up to the Venice skatepark opening this past weekend to check out the park and take some runs in the bowl... Needless to say, the place was PACKED! My friends and I watched the legends take some runs and then decided to head over to the Santa Monica park down the road instead. It was...

Thao With The Get Down Stay Down- Know Better Stay Faster (Kill Rock Stars Rec) San Franciso by way of by way of Falls Church, VA, indie-folk rockers Thao With The Get Down Stay Down return with their 4th album, coming off of 2008's critically acclaimed 'We Brave Bee Stings And All'. After...

The Woodward skatepark of Denver recently got some new ramp configurations.  Change is good and the park is definetly more interesting to ride with some new stuff thrown into the mix.  There is a new 5' tall jumpbox and a new wedge extension on the mini.  Both ramps were built by...

Balance and Composure- Only Boundaries (No Sleep Rec) Though this band are all still youngsters (average age of the band= 18), they've been banging away for years in plenty of other PA indie bands like Erection Kids, War Pig and Scenic State. Coming off a very well received EP in 2008, 'Only...

This last week I held a surf and yoga retreat in my hometown of Ventura, Ca. We had people from all over the map join us for a super fun all girls week. Check out our great pictures and keep looking at www.mosurfcamp.com for future camps. I  am currently working on hosting one in Mexico and...

The Dulles stop of the Verizon Wireless STR8TLK Tour went off. The school presentations were all on point. One school even held it as a volunteer after school program. We still had 350 kids show up, although I kind of got mobbed for autographs afterward. I ended up walking out of there...

I donated my Olympic Trials Jersey to the Fund. Its up for grabs and/or you can donate to the fund.   The  WWW.JOEYBRADFORDDISABILITYFUND.ORG  has stepped in to assist  BMX Veteran ,  Bill Madden  with his medical bills. The  JB...

October is my favorite month, hands down. The weather starts cooling off, leaves are changing (unless your in southern Cal where everything is already dead) and snow is coming! I absolutely CANNOT wait for the snow season to hit so I can put some solid time in on my board. The last two years ive...

Throw me some follow @DonnyRobinson on Twitter!  Between Go211 and Twitter you´ll now have detailed blogs and nonsensical stuff that I think is funny.  Get amongst it!

Gogol Bordello- Live From The Axis (Sideone Dummy Rec) World reknowned gypsy punk powerhouse Gogol Bordello are delivering the ultimate package for their world wide fan base on October 6 with a CD + DVD. Filmed in 2007 at two sold out shows at the Irving Plaza in New York, the DVD portion...

Yesterday afternoon Carrie and I took the kids to the Caruthers Fair.  Where's Caruthers?  Well about thirty minutes southwest of Sanger.....which is not too far from Fresno.  Anyway it is a small little town that always puts on a nice little fair that is fun to take the family...

profile has alot of super good stuff coming out for 2010 so get on it

Higher Giant- Al's Moustache (Black Number Rec) I love it when hardcore celebrities start bands with one another. It's like hearing combinations of all your favorite bands in one super group. Sure, sometimes it's a huge letdown (Junkyard), but more often that not it ends up being pretty damn...

last saturday i did a demo at an AT&T grand opening in Melbourne, Florida. The local radio station came out and gave out free concert tickets, the Keith King show brought the ramps and riders and suprisingly a good size turn out happened. myself, Jeremy Fanberg, Scott Sharpe, kyle Kelsey...

Just a quick reminder that if you are in the Tampa area this weekend there is a contest/jam at the skatepark of tampa.  The comp is being put on by Matt coplon, the TM over at profile.  Check it out if you can, rumor has it that the first 25 entires get free DECO products, including...