Snake Eyes Die promo 2
Tuesday, 31st January 2012
Snake Eyes is coming sooner than you think. This is promo 2 of 3.
Ben Grove Interview
Friday, 25th November 2011
Name?
Benjamin James Grove.
Nicknames?
Champagne Super Grover, Sweetcorn, Grove, Tourette Boy.
Birthday?
5th February 1985
Sponsors?
Zukie, Supra, KR3W jeans, Shake Junt, Relentless, Smuggling Duds, Spitfire wheels, Independent trucks and NOTE.
Favourite colour?
Don't 'ave one.
Favourite food?
Anything with vinegar on it!
Favourite drink?
Stella.
Bruce: What's with the drinking a bottle of vinegar on your Urbane Mob intro?
Just did it for a laugh for the intro!!!
Nev: You have some pretty weird eating habits. Why do you eat so many lemons?
Because they're good for you!!!
Cinch: Relentless or Stella?
Stella.
Nev: If you could fight anyone who would it be and why?
You Nev.
Tets: What's the first skate vid you got?
Una Promo and Playing Fields.
Tets: What is your favourite video part?
Vaughan Baker in Una Promo.
Joe: Got any baggy pants?
No!
Jed: Mod or Greebo?
Mod.
Beady Eye or Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds?
Noel.
Manuals or Mani?
Mani.
Tom Day: Street skating or park dogging?
Both.
Tom: Best person to skate comps with?
Keith Walsh.
Tom: what's the skytop like to skate in?
Don't know, not skated 'em!
Jim Walker: Tell us the story about the time you were showing off and popped that rail in to the bank in Sheffield.
I was with the Black Label team skating Park Hill flats! Those red rails on the beginning of my section on In Motion! When I smashed myself into that car and thought I would go down the hill and jump that rail into that bank! In front of the likes Jason Adams, Chet Childress Adam Alfaro to name a few!
Nev: How hard do you party?
Hard!
Nev: Why do you take your T shirt off in comp runs?
It's not just in comp runs! It comes from Frank Stephens! He always had his top off when doing gnarly shit in video parts when I was a kid! And I think if you go tops off you 'ave to fucking 'ave it or die trying!
Nev: Favourite street grab?
Stale fish.
Nev: One desert island choice. Vespa scooter, album of your choice, your parker covered in paint or a skateboard?
None of the above! Just a woman would do!
Nev: How many boards do you reckon you could focus in one minute?
Let's find out!
Kev: Do you go Bones?
Ha ha yes Kev.
Making ends meet as professional skateboarder is pretty tough. Any advice on how to get paid to skate?
It's fucking well hard! Advice, get a proper job. Ha ha.
What other jobs have you had to do?
Joiner/carpenter, bar staff, NOTE staff, been a paper boy, milk man.
Before 2011 you'd never been a big money comp or had last part in a vid and this year you got both. They were both big goals of yours. Which felt better and why?
Pusherman part for me. My first last section. I've always wanted a last part since I seen JT's section off Misled Youth. Ha ha.
You've had a few sponsor changes recently. What brought that on?
Supra 'n KR3W are mega! End of!
Where are you from?
Was born in Wordsley in the west middles!
What's your most extravagent item of clothing?
My James Darby collection!
What's it like chilling with Penny, Muska and the rest of the Supra team?
Mega!
Top 5 bands?
1. The Stone Roses. 2. Oasis 3. Joy Division. 4. Happy Mondays. 5. The Verve.
Top 5 solo artists?
1. Ian Brown of course. 2. Noel Gallagher. 3. Paul Weller. 4. Danny Mahon. 5. Shaun Gilroy.
What do you reckon to the Stone Roses reforming?
Mega! Never thought I would get to see 'em play! And I live next to Heaton park!
Tony: Bob Burnquist grind to free dive or Lethal Weapon 2?
Lethal Weapon 2 init.
Tony: Where do like skating at?
Anywhere as long I'm with good company!
Cinch: You're in a boat with Paul Weller, Liam Gallagher, Ian Brown, Brian Clough and it's sinking. You can save one person. Who would you save from a soggy trip to Davey Jone's locker?
Ian Brown 'cause he always carries a dingy!
Thank you Joe Gavin for the first two photos and Joel Peck for the second two. Click on them for some videos and stuff.
Ben Grove Keep Keen
Tuesday, 15th November 2011
Ben's part from Phil Harvey's scene vid Keep Keen is online. We're doing an interview with Ben to coincide with our next newsletter. Sign up on the home page.
Under Wraps and Big Push 2011
Saturday, 29th October 2011
Back in 2003 Tony, Ben and Joe went off on a mission with a bunch of the UK's best skaters and videographers to make a vid for an energy drink company. Joe drank so much of the crap he nearly went to hospital. Also check out Joe, John and Nev in this years Big Push 2011 edits which are also now online.
Platt Field of Dreams
Tuesday, 11th October 2011
Prestige edits are back!
The Gasworks
Saturday, 17th September 2011
Joe's documentary about a much loved old Manchester street spot.
Ben Grove In Motion
Sunday, 11th September 2011
Click the picture above to see Benjamin Grove's section from Sidewalk's 2004 video called In Motion. In Progress coming soon. I see Tony D at 1:30.
Supra 2011 European Tour video
Thursday, 8th September 2011
Supra have just released the footage of the tour that saw them hit up the Pumpcage in June with Manchester demo gods Ben Grove and Rob Smith.
Snake Eyes Die promo and T shirts
Thursday, 8th September 2011
Snake Eyes Die video coming soon. Snake Eyes T shirts available in NOTE now in very limited quantities.
Champagne Super Grover
Friday, 15th July 2011
NOTE has been open for 12 years to the day and Ben Grove has been there since day one. Ben has gone on to smash it on a skateboard getting a load of magazine coverage including covers and interviews, killing it in comps all over the world, consistently putting out gnarly video parts and claiming countless NBDs. When we learnt his last skateboard sponsor weren't going to pay him to be a professional skateboarder anymore we decided something had to be done. The result is this limited edition Ben Grove Champagne deck which we will release next week on Friday 22nd July. If you want to see some footage of Ben testing out his new deck click here, here, here or here. Big ups to Nev for the graphic design.