CHRIS SCHMELZ



chris where are you from, where you at and where do you want to be?
i am from dunedin, and at the moment i am moving around in morocco. its where i want to be for now.

the best lyrics ever written are?
any that are critical of, and truthfully depict the world around us. i like propagandhi for this reason, also no means no, dead kennedys (jello biafra) and cop on fire.

2 things the snowboard industry could do without..
snow jocks and sweat shops.

who/what inspires you?
veganism, squatting, autonomy and the D.I.Y lifestyle are inspiration, they all provide a positive alternative to our present capitalist consumption con.

whats your favorite additive?
for food, none. for parties, lots!

 

LAURA SHALLCRASS



where are you from, where are you at and where do you want to be?
originally from wellington living in queenie at the mo. where do I want to be? well here I guess, otherwise I'd be somewhere else.

if you could get boozy with 3 people dead or alive...who?
camille rose garcia my favourite artist, she blows my mind. barack obama cuz it's not often you get to meet someone with a genuine opportunity to change the world, and can I have 4? kezza and lunchie my bestest ladies.

whats the stupidest thing you have seen whilst snowboarding?
creams. winner on the day of gaperday '08

painting/shreding and...?
horseriding, chillin with my ladies, kappa lunchdating. I would say reading and walking if it didn't make me sound so geeky. and hanging out with my amazing boyfriend rob.

the best gig you have witnessed?
oooh thats a toughie. gotta be a 3 way tie between millencolin at the james cab in welly when I was 17, rise against at the big day out '04 and atmosphere in calgary.

 

MARK ALSWEILER



where you from, where you at and where do you want to be?
invergiggle.
queenstown/sydneytown.
new york, new york.

bruce springsteen or bruce dickenson?
we're going to need more cow bell. the boss for the younger years,
dickenson for the maggoty years, then the boss again for the older
cupsa tea on the front porch years, is that an illegal answer?

back lips of back flips?
back lips

growing up who/what inspired you the most?
probably mater pataters and general snow / skate nerdery.

the perfect day consists of...?
tomatoes and marmite on toast
cawfee
why not throw in a juice
cronies
skating / gettin shredical
tasmans in the sun
couches on the lawn
top notch health
murder city devils / rolling stones / lucero / the brian jonestown
massacre / the replacements concert
few whiskeys
little lady friend...

 

DAVE TOMLINSON



where you from, where you at and where do you want to be?
from london/wellington. living it up sydneyside. hmm...south france could be the goods.

black flag, black angels, black keys, black lips, black mountain, black sabbath, black rebel, big black????
ha. yeah what the hell? black music's my new genre.i guess once you go black...you know. 'cept black seeds that shit can die.

in your opinion does living in a garage and using the clothes dryer as a heater breed better shredders?
yeah no doubt! i heard travis rice sleeps in silo on a bed of cheesegraters just too keep himself tough. he knows.

snowboarding needs more...?
whisky.

the best skate graphic ever??
dang...maybe those 1990-92 mark mckee blind decks. gonz's banana skull and the accidental death one are freakin hemies. i guess whatever deck i'm skating at the time i like.