Hickory Nines

Vias: Michael Fordham, Finisterre.

If you’re one of the very, very, very few people who have yet to watch this, THEN I ENVY YOU.

Keep in mind – this is not a music video: this is live, on the street, one take. No better demonstration of contemporary talent and technology combined.

More on DUB FX here, and on Mr. Woodnote here.

Tim McKenna

If you’re a surfer, a real surfer, then the chance is very strong that at some point in your life you’ve sat glumly staring at flat surf, wishing those small inshore ripples, breaking so beautifully clean and hollow, were actually 600% bigger. Either that, or you wished you were a mouse.

A mouse with a quiver of boards, made by your trusted mouse shaper. Who you paid in cheese.

Using tilt shift photography, Renowned Australian surf photographer Tim McKenna has made those dreams seem almost true, with this odd perspective on Teahupo’o, a surf break that is so often visually terrifying.

See more of Tim’s work here.

Y Niwl

Accomplished surf guitar from the North Walian shoreline, via A Day At The Beach.

“Y Niwl live in the mountains and they’re the world’s highest altitude post-surf band. They sound like post-rockers gatecrashing a Tarantino soundtrack.” – Gruff Rhys

Damn fine video too.

One just out, one a classic: a surf comedy double bill to usher in a fun weekend.

In the late 80′s I watched two types of videos, the tapes I found stashed in my Dad’s wardrobe and skateboarding movies.

In 1989 Santa Cruz skateboards released "Streets on Fire". It was so good I temporarily lost interest  in the mucky tapes under my father’s pullovers.

The whole soundtrack to that video is rad, featuring bands like Sonic Youth, Minutemen, Black Flag and the Descendents. My favourite part was the Natas Kaupas section which featured the song "Brave Captain" by a band called Firehose.

I fell in love with Firehose and hunted down all their albums, but never got to see them play live. But then last week I discovered they are reforming to play some shows along the west coast of America throughout April. Would I be a complete mentalist if went to California to see a band?

Brave Captain by fIREHOSE

Apocalypse Later, Surf Now

A film by keef70

special thanks to Jonathan Chiu for the heads up.

Alexi Murdoch: Wait

So it’s my final post as guest editor of this little place of collective passions. I thought I would leave you with a an equally passionate and soulful track from one of my favourite artists, Alexi Murdoch.

I was introduced to his music a few years ago by my friend Amy, who was raving about him. Then I realised I’d heard his music on the surf movie One California Day.

Alexi Murdoch is a talented signer/songwriter from England who seems to live mostly in the US now. This track is Wait, from the album Time Without Consequence, and I love it’s stirring emotions.

I hope to see you again on H9 sometime soon…

The Colour of Remi Bertoche

I first discovered the art of Remi Bertoche in a French surf shop whilst flicking through a rack of surf prints and photos. His art stood out straight away from the other prints and photos – strong vibrant colours, vivid brushstrokes and a tropical style that instantly transports you to a far-away surf destination. So I had to buy a print, framed it and it now dominates a room in my house…

Remi Bertoche, as well as being an extremely talented artist, is also a former professional surfer (on the WQS tour), keen golfer, book publisher, fashion designer and editor of two magazines in France – “FreeSurfing Mag” and “FreeGolf Mag”.