COMUNE // DROP CITY - JOSEPH LOPEZ

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COMUNE skateboarding contributor Joseph Lopez is constantly shooting photos out in his home town of Kansas City. Here are some selected polaroids that he’s chosen to share that represents what he’s been up to in the ol’ city of fountains. All photos and captions: Joseph Lopez

ALEXIS GROSS PORTRAIT OF COMUNE SKATERS

COMUNE/Drop City contributor Alexis Gross recently posted some candid photos on her site of COMUNE skate contributors last time they where in town. They explored an abandon miniature golf course and enjoyed the sunny Southern California weather.

See more at: http://alexisgross.com/comuneskate.html

COMUNE // OFFSET SKATE VIDEO

COMUNE Skateboarding Contributors include:

JORDAN SANCHEZ

AL PARTANEN

NIAL FREDERICKSON

JOSH MURPHY

JOSEPH LOPEZ

OFFSET // Directed and Edited by Jordan Minardi and Noel Sinclair Boyt

COMUNE // OFFSET VIDEO PREMIERE RECAP PART 1

COMUNE’s OFFSET skate video premiered last Saturday at the notorious Kung Pao Kitty, located on Hollywood Blvd. and Wilcox. We converted the raw industrial space into a “Dada Wasteland”, complete with psychedelic lighting, video, fog machine, and Corey Smith’s “Personal Pyramids” of all shapes and sizes. Check out the full story.

Doors to the event space opened at 8, and by 10 it was completely packed with standing room only. The Offset video premiered at 10:30 to a crowd of anxious viewers. Everyone was hyped on the new video, the skating, and visuals. All of which compounded what can only be described as a trippy video experience.

Once the video was over, and the applause subsided, Los Angeles’s own Green & Wood performed a mind-bending heavy set of stoner metal. Green and Wood is fronted by legendary skater Ethan Fowler and includes COMUNE/Drop City contributor Magdalena Wosinska.

It’s not a party unless the cops show up, and that is exactly what happened. Apparently half of Hollywood could hear Green & Woods’ Orange stacks blaring. Luckily the band had made it though most of their set before Hollywood’s finest officially shut us down.

The party goers thirsts’ were quenched by Pabst Blue Ribbons, Zico Coconut Water and delicious Peligroso Margaritas.

COMUNE Skateboarding Contributors include:

JORDAN SANCHEZ

AL PARTANEN

NIAL FREDERICKSON

JOSH MURPHY

JOSEPH LOPEZ

OFFSET // Directed and Edited by Jordan Minardi and Noel Sinclair Boyt

Thanks to everyone who made it out to celebrate the launch of OFFSET. Hope you all had as much fun as we did!

See more Green & Wood here: www.greenandwood.com

Photos: Mike Selsky

COMUNE 'Offset' skate film premier

COMUNE premiers it’s skateboarding film, Offset, May 19, 2012 at Kung Pao Kitty in L.A. California. The premiere lets COMUNE have a chance to show it’s hotest new skaters, including Josh Murphy, Al Partanen, Jordan Sanchez, Joseph Lopez and Nial Frederickson. Here’s the teaser of the film.

…”The introduction of our new skateboarding contributors is build around the idea of “the individual”. In the relation to COMUNE, our contributors are all different from one another. The team is made up of all types of people from around the world with different interests. In turn we are shown more than just skateboarders skateboarding, but individuals with other means of expression, living life how they want.

Following in the shadow of the Drop City artist collective, we look to boost our contributors at any juncture, whether it’s the driven up-and-comer or the old school pro. We value the work ethic, style and voice of the individuals and it’s only fair that they have the same platform to share their message. Our goal is to continue to push skateboarding through our contributor’s hardcore involvement.

Visually we wanted something that was not only cohesive with the COMUNE identity, but something that could also act in an additive and subtractive manner. Conclusively, we made a film in which each section seemed like it was from it’s own video. By doing that the video grabs the audience’s attention, forcing them to watch it more than once to understand the concept. The video and event are titled OFFSET, referring to the counterbalance within our program, our riders, and their differing backgrounds within the video’s varying aesthetics.”

MAY, 19, 2012
KUNG PAO KITTY – 8:00 PM to 12:00
6445 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028

COMUNE // OFFSET // SKATEBOARDING COAST TO COAST

COMUNE / Drop City contributor / Skate Manager / Noel Sinclair Boyt briefly discusses his stint on the road while filming for OFFSET with Jordan Sanchez, Joseph Lopez and Nial Frederickson.

Jordan Minardi and myself recently returned from a cross country filming trip that began in rural Washington, went through Kansas City and ended in the most popular of all the five boroughs; Brooklyn, New York. Along the way we spent our time with a number of wonderful people including three of our skateboarding contributors; Jordan Sanchez, Joseph Lopez and Nial Frederickson. The goal of this trip was to gather footage for a number of up-and-coming COMUNE skate projects, specifically content for our latest short length film entitled OFFSET. In the process of doing so we were fortunate enough to see how geography plays into how these men adapt to their surroundings. Hopefully the film will be a testament that showcases how our contributors evolve, adapt and create how they want and where they want.

PHOTOS: Noel Sinclair Boyt and Grant Willing

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