Incase

With each installment of Curated by Arkitip, we create a video to provide viewers a look into the inspiration behind the artistry. Directed by Felipe Lima, the André video is a slight departure from our previous artist features. Rather than use words, André has chosen to tour us through a typical day in Paris and let the city that inspires him speak for itself.

The visuals are complemented by a passage from Le Paysan de Paris (Paris Peasant) by Louis Aragon, one of André’s favorite authors, read by actress and singer Adele Jacques. The accompanying music, an original arrangement of Serge Gainsbourg’s “L’alcool”, is performed by Matthew Banks and also draws from André’s tastes.

Last week we held a giveaway to celebrate PROOF, a video by Paul Rodriguez. We received a lot of entries and carefully looked at each and everyone of them. We were pleasantly surprised how good a lot of you guys are. We eventually came to an agreement that these are the winners…

1st Prize: Josh Pantoja. Anyone that starts off a line with a switch frontside 360 is a guaranteed winner and totally deserves a Skate Bag.

2nd prize: Kevin Erst. Love the rawness. An Overnite Bag is coming your way Kevin.

3rd prize: Dave Feldman. Not many people can make inward heelflips look good (except Wieger van Wageningen of course) but Dave nailed it. Enjoi your Skate Pack Dave.

Congrats guys! Let us know what you think of the bags! Thanks to everyone that entered, there will be more giveaways in the future, so keep our site in check. Subscribe to our Twitter!

Now go watch PROOF.

Here are the premiere dates for PROOF, Paul Rodriguez’ video.

• May 15 – Active Long Beach – 7pm (Paul signing 5-6pm)
• May 17 – Active Huntington Beach – 6pm
• May 22 – Active Chino Hills – 8pm
• May 23 – Active Burbank – 8pm
• May 24 – Active Thousand Oaks – 5pm
• June 5 – Active El Segundo – 7pm (Paul signing 5-6pm)

Don’t forget to enter our Paul Rodriguez Signature Collection Giveaway!

The guys at MASH created a Vimeo channel for bicycles, music, and other cultures on the move. Subscribe now, because you know they will pick and produce some proper videos. (via Arkitip Intel)

Paul Rodriguez Presents PROOF. A new skateboard video by Paul Rodriguez and Nigel K., featuring Chaz Ortiz, Darrell Stanton, Torey Pudwill, Sam Baptista, Justin Schulte, Carlos Zarazua, Terrell Robinson, Nate Principato, Josh Grossguth, Keelan Dadd, Shane O’Neill, Stevie Perez and special appearances by P-Rod, Mike-Mo Capaldi and Ronson Lambert.

• Release Date: DVD May 1 2009 and on iTunes June 16 2009
• Premieres: Active Ride Shops throughout the month of May
• Stay informed: MySpace, My Berrics, FaceBook and Twitter

Paul Rodriguez Signature Collection Giveaway!

Show us PROOF that you are a legit skater and you can win:

• 1st Prize: Skate Bag
• 2nd Prize: Overnite Bag
• 3rd Prize: Skate Pack

To enter, leave a comment on this blog with a link to your best skate photo or video and we’ll announce winners on May 1st.

UPDATE: It’s taking us a bit longer to go through all the entries. Winners will be announced soon!

UPDATE 2: Contest CLOSED. Winners announced.

More viewing options for the Incase for HUF and DQM video…

• Watch on YouTube in HD
• Subscribe to our Podcast
• Download (44.7MB .m4v)

First off, a video of Steven Harrington and Justin Krietemeyer building teepees large and small while installing their 2008 show at Subliminal Projects entitled, “Somehow, We All Seem Connected.”

This video can also be seen in our Podcast, our YouTube channel (in HD) or downloaded from the Steven Harrington Colab page.

And finally, we have some free Steven Harrington wallpapers for your desktop and iPhone.

Stay tuned for another Steven Harrington surprise coming next week.

Paul got some bangin tricks on The Berrics (still my favorite site!)

We’ve created a new video that demonstrates two Power Slider functions: charging and syncing. Watch it to get a better understanding of how Power Slider works. Or, if you are one of the many who has already purchased the product, view the video as you read through your user manual to help guide you through the process.

Last night I attended a TV party with friends, neighbors and strangers in the Arlington neighborhood of Los Angeles. Our purpose—to eat piles of barbecue and shoot the breeze while watching the 2008 Presidential Election results. Good times.

Afterwards, I raced over to the Echoplex to catch the Mad Decent Tour with Diplo, Abe Vigoda, Telepathe, and Boy 8-Bit. While at first it seemed sort of incongruous, even frivolous to be out at a club on such a historic night, once inside Diplo changed my mind real quick.

He and the whole Mad Decent crew were in a pumped up, celebratory mood, giving the crowd exactly what they wanted—bright lights, wild beatz, a dancing hotdog and a prancing pizza. America, yes we can! Enjoy the photos.

And as a bonus, a video from the Mad Decent tour that we shot at Webster Hall on Oct 16.