Bootleg Sessions

10 copies of Bootleg Sessions v.3 left

2011-03-17T05:38:00.001-07:00

All of our DVDs are now sold out except for about 10 copies of Bootleg Sessions v.3 that remain. Still just $5 plus shipping... grab one here before they're gone!

$5 Bootleg Sessions SALE!

2011-01-08T07:54:00.001-08:00

We have less than 20 copies of Bootleg Sessions v.3 and Bootleg Sessions v.4 that we're unloading for $5 each (plus shipping). Once they're gone they're gone for good, so grab one while you can!

The Bootleg Sessions Project is Complete

2010-06-03T04:06:00.000-07:00

After four amazing volumes, we have accomplished everything we could have ever hoped to accomplish. Massive, everlasting thanks to everyone who contributed, participated, and/or supported us over the past four years!

To see my further adventures in riding, writing, working with a record label, and touring with a band, you can check me on Twitter.

Ride/Relax!

Bootleg Sessions v.4 - The Last Trailer

2010-05-25T11:46:00.001-07:00

One more for the road...

Get your copy of our last (and best) full length DVD here!

3BANCHO Mash-up!

2010-05-24T10:42:00.000-07:00

More stuff like this, please... I fucking loved this.

Dr. Tony Fast

2010-05-24T10:33:00.000-07:00

Dr. Tony Fast doing what Dr. Tony Fast does. No drunken homeless people were harmed during the filming of this edit.

Super Duty

2010-05-24T07:07:00.000-07:00

This edit was put together by Zach Renner and Shawn Wolf. Indy represent!

Bootleg Sessions v.4 is here!

2010-05-21T04:39:00.001-07:00

Shipping starts today! Order your copy here!

Bootleg Sessions v.1 full version now live

2010-05-20T09:33:00.001-07:00

The last two parts of Bootleg Sessions v.1 have been uploaded, so you can now watch the entire video from start to finish as part of this single playlist...

Bootleg Sessions v.2 will probably be posted in a few weeks, so stay tuned. In the meantime, Bootleg Sessions v.4 is scheduled to arrive sometime today which means it will start shipping tomorrow...!

Wilis Johnson - Bootleg Sessions v.1

2010-05-18T07:42:00.000-07:00

The first time I remember seeing Wilis was in a Cadence ad in Cranked Magazine way back in 2006. Wilis is one of the OGest of the OGs. I think he's lived in every city on the planet at some point in his life. He makes some killer paintings using bike parts as well... I have one hanging on the wall in my front room.

Tony Fast - Bootleg Sessions v.1

2010-05-17T06:22:00.000-07:00

The always entertaining Tony Fast's part from Bootleg Sessions v.1. In many ways Tony epitomizes the Bootleg Sessions project in my mind... his only motivation in riding is to have a good time with his friends, and because of that his parts are always some of the most fun to watch.

The intro to this part is still one of the most amazing things that was captured in any of the Bootleg vids. In Philly, if you mess with someone, they're going to take you down. Once the guy realizes what's happening, he doesn't shout a bunch of empty threats at anyone (a la the SF construction worker in MASH). He immediately sizes up the situation (one against six? not a problem!), coils himself up like a drunken rattlesnake, and then strikes. And of course it's Tony that he targets because Tony is like a magnet for craziness...

London Premiere

2010-05-16T16:16:00.000-07:00

Shop 14 has posted some photos and a write-up from the Bootleg Sessions v.4 premiere that went down in London last night. Check them out here.

Burd Phillips - Bootleg Sessions v.1

2010-05-15T16:02:00.000-07:00

Did anyone notice the kid who mooned the camera in the first part?

Prolly profile of Seth Rosko and Johnny Coast

2010-05-14T11:04:00.000-07:00

I'm always amazed by people who can make things...

BSv.4 buttons!

2010-05-14T05:55:00.000-07:00

Gotta love 'em. The first 100 orders get one free.

Keo Curry - Bootleg Sessions v.1

2010-05-13T06:20:00.000-07:00

The always unbelievable Keo Curry's part from Bootleg Sessions v.1. The last line at the 2:51 mark still blows me away... so much control!

2010 Tour de Dank

2010-05-12T07:37:00.001-07:00

Bootleg Sessions v.1 - Tom LaMarche

2010-05-11T06:07:00.000-07:00

As part of the run up to the release of the final volume in the Bootleg Sessions series, we're going to be posting the entirety of Bootleg Sessions v.1 on YouTube so that those who have seen it already can reminisce a bit and those who haven't can get an idea of how this whole thing got started.

We'll kick this off with Tom LaMarche's opening edit of course. Even though things have progressed pretty dramatically since 2007 when BSv.1 was released, I think a lot of what Tom does in this part would still stand up today. That's how far ahead of the game he was (and still is)...

Part 2, Keo Curry's section, will be posted in a couple of days, so make sure you check back!

Prizzy Prizzy Please - 20/20 Vision

2010-05-10T11:54:00.000-07:00

Chicago's Prizzy Prizzy Please, the band that contributed the song that appears in Marco's opening part in BSv.4, had a record release show in Indy last Friday night. The show was unfortunately moved to a 21+ venue last minute because the original spot caved or something, but it was still jumping. Just found this vid of the first song they played...

These guys are unbelievable live... if they're in your town over the next two months (and it's almost guaranteed they will be), make sure you check them out.

Teppei!

2010-05-10T06:29:00.001-07:00

A new quick edit from Teppei (aka Nasty) by Kant. So much fun to watch this guy ride. He has a brief section in Bootleg Sessions v.4 and it's one of my favorite parts.

Fixed Magazine #5 through the eyes of Tony

2010-05-09T18:09:00.000-07:00

London premiere flyer

2010-05-08T18:40:00.000-07:00

London!

Philly premiere flyer

2010-05-05T12:40:00.000-07:00

Philly!

Bootleg Sessions Weekend!

2010-05-04T16:23:00.000-07:00

We've decided that this time around, all of the Bootleg Sessions premieres are going to go down on the same weekend. Saturday May 15th and Sunday May 16th will be two days of straight up fun across the planet. Details are still coming in, but here's the basic schedule...

May 15th - Indianapolis (after the Fast Times race during Bike Prom)
May 16th - Philly (part of the R.E.Load event weekend)
May 16th - Seattle (@ Jewelbox Theater)
May 16th - London
May 16th - Japan (@ JAN)

Here are the flyers for the Indy and Seattle events... more info as we get it!

Grime Time

2010-05-02T12:15:00.000-07:00

Joey Krillz (aka the Smashenger) at Grime St. sent me one of their new tees. Sick. I especially like the subtle black on black Oscar graphic on the back...

Thanks Joey! You guys remember Mr. Krillz, right? That's him at 1:58. Still love that clip.

Win a Milwaukee Bruiser complete!

2010-04-30T06:29:00.000-07:00

The boys at Milwaukee are giving away a Milwaukee Bruiser complete to one seriously lucky person in a Twitter contest. As they say, you gotta get in it to win it, so don't sleep on this! Hit the MKE blog for the full details...

Win some Pedal Consumption x DVS kicks!

2010-04-29T12:38:00.000-07:00

Wow. Patrick @ Pedal Consumption has a limited collab going with DVS, and you can win a set for yourself!

Very cool. More info here...

Kozo on the Ares Loophole

2010-04-28T08:17:00.000-07:00

Ares Bykes riding Kozo knocking out a few tricks on the Loophole. Kozo has a couple of killer lines in BSv.4.

Tanner Monmaney

2010-04-27T19:06:00.000-07:00

Another edit from Tanner Monmaney and the Aloha Fixed Crew. Tanner of course has a part in BSv.4 and it is absolutely 100% over the top. In fact, we put together a very special intro segment for Tanner's edit that is without a doubt the craziest thing we've ever done in any of the Bootleg Sessions vids. I can't even begin to explain what it is, trust me when I say you'll just have to see it for yourself.

LOVE LETTER

2010-04-26T17:03:00.001-07:00

A Love Letter For You from Megawords Magazine on Vimeo.

The Lineup for Bootleg Sessions v.4

2010-04-25T06:48:00.001-07:00

Here's the full credited lineup for the main section of Bootleg Sessions v.4 in order of appearance...

Marco (Japan)
Mike Carney (Mpls)
Jeff Frane (Mpls)
Jessie Hilliard (Mpls)
Ted James (Passed out drunk in Japan, London)
Oscar Khan (London)
Tom James (London)
John "Prolly" Watson (Brooklyn)
Drew Leshko (Philly)
Kai Nashimoto (Japan)
Kyoichi Ozaki (Japan)
Teppei "Nasty" Iwabuchi (Japan)
Kohei "Kozo" Fujii (Japan)
Zach Renner (Indy)
Burd Phillips (Indy)
Shawn Wolf (Indy)
William Buntas (SoCal)
Julio Betancourt (Richmond, VA)
Brandon Lannie (Richmond, VA)
Sam Hanson (Richmond, VA)
Mike Schmitt (Richmond, VA)
Tanner Monmaney (Honolulu)
Lindsey Bode (Honolulu)
Tony Fast (Philly)
Tom LaMarche (Philly)

The extras include appearances by...

Garrett Baker (Honolulu)
Eric Patton (Honolulu)
Mark Alford (Indy)

28 names in all, 15 of which are new to the Bootleg Sessions project.

Bootleg Sessions v.4 full trailer and pre-order!

2010-04-22T21:38:00.001-07:00

The full trailer for Bootleg Sessions v.4 is now live, and you can pre-order your copy today right here!

The DVD is completely done and will be sent on it's way to be replicated as of tomorrow. Shipping should start in mid-May.

I have to say that this is, in my opinion, the best of the Bootleg vids. Not just because the riding has progressed so much or because it was filmed entirely in HD, but also because there is so much personality and humor mixed in to all of the edits. This thing is dripping with fun. Huge, huge thanks to everyone who was involved in putting this together!

Chrome Comes Through

2010-04-20T12:19:00.001-07:00

Chrome Comes Through
Originally uploaded by burdphil

True to their word, the guys at Chrome are sending out new kicks to those who participated in the Turds for Gold promotion. Got mine yesterday and am really digging them.

Tom LaMarche in OOPM

2010-04-19T11:03:00.000-07:00

Solid interview in Out of Print Magazine with our man Tom LaMarche. Best answer of the bunch has to be...

OOPM: What should be the punishment for a bike thief?

Tom: They should have to live in South Jersey.

Gotta love Tom, he gets right to the point. Tons of killer photos included with the article too. For example...

Barefoot

2010-04-19T08:13:00.000-07:00

Lindsey from Aloha Fixed does it Hawaiian style...

Tracko on top of the world

2010-04-19T07:06:00.001-07:00

Great photo of Tracko's Kyle Kelley livin' it.

Spotted @ Pedal Consumption.

Super Tee'd

2010-04-16T12:21:00.001-07:00

Spotted this @ Pedal Consumption... the Super Ted tee from Fixed Gear London. Amazing.

Prizzy Prizzy Please on tour

2010-04-16T10:40:00.000-07:00

PPP, the band that lent us a song that will be used in the opening part of Bootleg Sessions v.4, is heading out on a full blown U.S. tour after the release of their new record on April 20th.

If these guys are in your town, and they most likely will be, make sure you check them out!

TOUR DATES
FRI April 16 - Chicago, IL - Release Show! @ Beat Kitchen w/ Sass Dragons
FRI April 23 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar w/ Lucky Pineapple
SAT April 24 - Bloomington, IN - Release Show! @ The Bishop w/ Lucky Pineapple
FRI May 7 - Indianapolis, IN - Release Show! @ Murphy Art Center (First Friday) w/ Totally Michael, Stardeath & White Dwarfs, Sorely Trying Days
SAT May 8 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bike Haus
SUN May 9 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks
MON May 10 - Athens, OH @ Fortress of Solid Dudes
WED May 12 - New Brunswick, NJ @ MEAT Town USA
THUR May 13 - Philadelphia, PA @ Danger Danger
FRI May 14 - Brooklyn, NY @ Death by Audio
SAT May 15 - New London, CT @ The Oasis
SUN May 16 - Providence, RI @ AS220
MON May 17 - Glens Falls, NY @ Hot Shots w/ Mathematicians
TUES May 18 - Burlington, VT @ Enter
WED May 19 - Burlington, VT @ Metronome w/ Mathematicians
FRI May 21 - Toronto, ON @ Rancho Relaxo
SUN May 23 - Grand Rapids, MI - Midwest Fest @ the DAAC w/ Child Bite
TUES May 25 - Columbus, OH @ Tree House
WED May 26 - Lexington, KY @ Green Lantern
THUR May 27 - Nashville, TN @ Little Hamilton w/ Spokesmen
FRI May 28 - Athens, GA @ Secret Squirrel w/ Spokesmen
SAT May 29 - Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box w/ Spokesmen
SUN May 30 - New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar w/ Spokesmen
MON May 31 - Houma, LA @ The Boxer and the Barrel w/ Spokesmen
THURS June 3 - Las Cruces, NM @ Trainyard w/ Spokesmen
FRI June 4 - Tucson, AZ @ Dry River w/ Spokesmen
SAT June 5 - Riverside, CA @ Back to the Grind w/ Ooh Barracuda
SUN June 6 - Los Angeles, CA @ Dig In w/ Ooh Barracuda
MON June 7 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echo Curio w/ Ooh Barracuda
TUES June 8 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar w/ Ooh Barracuda
FRI June 11 - San Francisco, CA @ Kimos w/ Ooh Barracuda
SUN June 13 - Portland, OR @ Rotture w/ Ooh Barracuda
TUES June 15 - Seattle, WA @ The Fun House w/ Ooh Barracuda
FRI June 18 - Fort Collins, CO @ Road 34 w/ Ooh Barracuda
TUES June 22 - Durango, CO @ Farquahrts w/ Ooh Barracuda
FRI June 25 - Fort Worth, TX @ 1919 hemphill w/ Ooh Barracuda
FRI July 4 - Madison WI @ The Frequency w/ Screamin Cyn Cyn and the Pons
TUES July 20 - Bloomington, IN @ Rhinos w/ Lightning Bolt

Empire!

2010-04-14T19:26:00.000-07:00

You didn't forget, did you? Empire is coming...

Win a free copy of Bootleg Sessions v.4

2010-04-12T18:16:00.000-07:00

Just for a little fun, the first person to post the correct age of the individual who took this photo gets a copy of BSv.4 on the house.

One guess per person obviously...

Sam Miller - Grand Canyon

2010-04-09T20:13:00.000-07:00

Sam Miller is, as everyone knows, a killer bike rider. What you may not know is that he's also a killer singer and guitar player and fronts the band Grand Canyon. Or maybe you do know that since we used one of Grand Canyon's songs ("BUI") for Sam's epic opening part in Bootleg Sessions v.2.

Anyway, Grand Canyon has a new website chock full of lots of free songs, including "BUI" and a song called "From the West Side" which I'm pretty sure is about Sam crashing his bike while riding home in the middle of the night and smashing his face, his frame, and pretty much everything else. Great stuff, make sure you check it out.

Bootleg Sessions v.4 test copy

2010-04-09T11:28:00.001-07:00

The first test copy of BSv.4 is done! Now we will watch it 500 times and make any necessary adjustments, and then it will be ready to ship off to the replicator. Getting very close now, so the trailer will hopefully be up by next week...!

Night Riding

2010-04-07T09:48:00.001-07:00

Thought this was pretty smooth...

Chrome is screwed... er... very generous

2010-04-06T18:50:00.000-07:00

Apparently the boys at Chrome bags received over 5,000 pairs of shoes in their two day "Turds for Gold" promotion last month. Wow. And it appears that they'll be making good on their promise to send out a new set of Chrome kicks to everyone who participated, at least according to their blog.

Make sure you read that blog entry. Sounds like they're going to do some great things with the shoes that were donated, not just toss them in the garbage. I gotta say that I have a ton of respect for those guys if they manage to follow through on this. They must have been freaking out to see so many boxes coming in the door. If I get that free pair, I'm going to buy another set to help them out.

Child Bite on tour

2010-04-04T18:01:00.000-07:00

Child Bite, the band that was featured in the trailer for BSv.1, is on the road in the U.S. If these guys are in your area, make sure you check them out. Their live shows are intensely fun.

Mar 29 2010 - Kansas City, Missouri @ Pistol Social Club w/ Zoos of Berlin
Mar 30 2010 - St. Louis, Missouri @ Cicero’s w/ Zoos of Berlin
Mar 31 2010 - Nashville, Tennessee @ Little Hamilton Collective w/ Zoos of Berlin, Spider-Friends, The Spanish Candles
Apr 1 2010 - Newport, Kentucky @ Southgate House w/ Zoos of Berlin, Weakness, Still Pioneers
Apr 2 2010 - Louisville, Kentucky @ Lisa’s Oak St. Lounge w/ Zoos of Berlin, Young Widows
Apr 3 2010 - Bloomington, Indiana @ The Bishop w/ Zoos of Berlin
Apr 4 2010 - Columbus, Ohio @ Carabar w/ Zoos of Berlin, SPD GVNR, Donner Party Dinner Party
Apr 5 2010 - Baltimore, Maryland @ Whartscape Benefit @ Zodiac w/ Zoos of Berlin, Future Islands, Jason Urick
Apr 6 2010 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania @ The Ava House w/ Zoos of Berlin, The Extraordinaires, Lux Perpetua
Apr 7 2010 - New York, New York @ The Market Hotel w/ Zoos of Berlin
Apr 8 2010 - Boston, Massachusetts @ Great Scott w/ Zoos of Berlin
Apr 9 2010 - Syracuse, New York @ The Half Penny Pub w/ Zoos of Berlin, Sports
Apr 10 2010 - Cleveland, Ohio @ Happy Dog w/ Zoos of Berlin
Apr 24 2010 - Detroit, Michigan @ Alvin’s w/ Jookabox, Copper Thieves, Secret Twins

The Next Big Thing

2010-04-03T06:45:00.000-07:00

Frameless fixed!

Spotted here.

Tom L. and Prolly in Fixé Magazine

2010-04-03T06:36:00.000-07:00

A Charge ad featuring Tom LaMarche and an article featuring John "Prolly" Watson. Both solid, both in Fixé Magazine #3.

A Must See

2010-04-01T10:27:00.000-07:00

The books are solid, and the movie looks good too even though it looks like Michael Cera is playing Michael Cera again...

BSv.4 update

2010-03-31T06:39:00.000-07:00

We were hoping to have everything ready to go by April 1st so that we could release the full trailer and open up for pre-orders, but unfortunately that's not going to happen. We keep finding little things that we want to tweak... since this is the last Bootleg Sessions video, I guess we're getting a little anal about things. It's very close though, so be looking for the trailer to drop sometime next week...!

Seattle still has it going on...

2010-03-30T13:04:00.000-07:00

...and the upcoming Resurrection Race stands as proof. I keep saying this, but I really have to get my ass back out there someday.

Macaframa tees

2010-03-27T19:03:00.000-07:00

New threads from the Macaframa crew...

New Bike Day - Cinelli Mash

2010-03-25T06:48:00.000-07:00

Apparently my new build has been plastered all over the internet and I haven't had a chance to post anything because, well, I've been out riding it. When it comes down to it, I just wanted to get a new bike. So I decided to swap out my '04 Fuji Track Pro for the Cinelli Mash.

Deep down I am a MASH fanboy. Those dudes really set the stage for fixed gear bikes to be documented. I suppose there is a chance this blog wouldn't exist if it wasn't for the MASH guys did. Also, Gabe and Mike's extra parts still stand out as two of my favorite fixed gears videos on the internetsssss.

In my estimation, at the NYC MASH premiere the first true trick comp was held. I'm not referring to little side events at your local alleycat. At this comp there were close to 200 or 300 people. It was the best fucking vibe. I met so many amazing people that day. Hell I even met John Prolly when he was nothing more than a blogspot.

It would be hard to disagree that a lot is owed to what MASH has done. They even designed a reasonably priced Cinelli frame, a brand I have lusted after owning since I started riding.

Fuzzy from Bike Rev did the build for with some parts his personal parts bin (FSA 50t chainring, EC90 Seatpost). Threw on one of those swanky Shop 14 Concor saddles. The wheels are some Profiles that I had tried to doing tricks on years ago then fortunately wider rims became all the rage so these wheels got swapped to the Fuji.

Frame : 55cm Cinelli MASH
Fork : Cinelli MASH
Headset : Columbus integrated
Stem : 110 Ritchey Pro
Bars : 31.6 Deda track drops
Grips : Charge Plunger grips
BB : something
Cranks : 165mm Sugino 75s
Chainring : 50t FSA track chainring
Cog : 18t Profile cog
Pedals : Odyssey Twisteds
Straps : Hold Fast jawns
Seat : Shop 14 Concor
Seatpost : Easton EC90
Rims : Sun Venus Urban Camo (Fuck the haters)
Hubs : 32h Black Profile Fixed/Fixed
Rubber : 28c Randos

Taliban Tom & Juliet

2010-03-23T17:14:00.001-07:00

wow, fucking sick.

stolen from Hell Yeah!

Speaking of PROPS

2010-03-23T15:37:00.000-07:00

A Day In The Life: Matt Beringer

Props Video Magazine

2010-03-23T06:53:00.000-07:00

I have a feeling that a lot of the fixed gear riders out there, even moreso the trick kids, grew up on BMX. Well I certainly have a soft spot for nostalgia and recently I have been able to take some trips down memory lane. Props Visual has launched their website www.PropsBMX.tv where they are posting videos from recent and past issues of their video magazine.

I'm sure many of you have come across the banger filled Garrett Reynold's Props bio. This was hosted on the new website. What I am far more interested in is the older videos. I spent most of the morning watching Road Fools 5. This brought me to thinking that not only have bikes been great to me, but they were my foray into awesome music. Every new props video introduced to one if not multiple awesome bands.

Road Fools 5 has some awesome Jade Tree bands on it and looks like today I am going to have dig up "The First Five Years" Jade Tree comp.

COG Magazine #08

2010-03-22T11:05:00.000-07:00

Got my copy of Issue 08 of COG Magazine in the mail today. So much good stuff in this one, including an article about Empire, a recap of the development of of the Milwaukee Bruiser, and an interview with Wonka.

Milwaukee Bikes used one of my photos in their ad on the inside cover...

Huge thanks to Drew at MKE for hooking that up!

Solanin

2010-03-19T11:08:00.000-07:00

I'd like to see this when it comes out...

Based on the manga of the same name which is very good. Hopefully they never make an American version of this because it will star Hillary Duff and it will suck to the deepest depths of the hottest hell.

Charge Bikes: Fixed 4 with Tom LaMarche

2010-03-18T11:30:00.000-07:00

It's Tom, so you know it's going to be amazing. The kid has so much style it's ridiculous. I could watch him ride all day long. In fact, sometimes that's exactly what I do when we're editing his footage, and it never gets old...!

Air

2010-03-18T04:40:00.000-07:00

Zach Renner, throwing in the barspin for good measure...

Photo by Jason Smith.

Pedal Consumption threads

2010-03-17T11:30:00.000-07:00

Just got a note from Patrick @ Pedal Consumption that they have a logo tee dropping in the near future...

Subtle and clean, looks sharp.

Ride / Relax !

2010-03-17T10:19:00.000-07:00

This video is awesome. period.

Bikes Aren't Fun! from North of Ten on Vimeo.

via krillz

Ow.

2010-03-16T09:27:00.000-07:00

Our man Mike Carney takes a tough one. Heal up quick Mike!

New W-Base rig

2010-03-14T19:56:00.001-07:00

The W-Base Durcus One Stylin' will hit the market soon according to Prolly. Marco absolutely kills it on one of these bad boys in his Bootleg Sessions v.4. Keep your eyes open for both!

COG Magazine #8 hits the racks

2010-03-13T08:51:00.000-08:00

The new issue of COG magazine has dropped. Lots of great stuff in there, including an articles about Empire and the development of the MKE Bruiser. Grab it at your local shop while you can...!

Fixed Mag #5!

2010-03-11T10:55:00.001-08:00

This is a killer cover. Tom LaMarche doing what Tom LaMarche does.

There's an interview/conversation between Tom and myself in this issue, so don't miss it! Huge thanks to Andy Ellis @ Fixed Mag for hooking that up!

Super Ted

2010-03-10T11:07:00.001-08:00

Spotted this nice interview with London's Super Ted @ Prolly's...

We're just finishing up the London portion of BSv.4 where Ted displays some of his killer riding and his ability to concoct what has to be the most vile alcoholic mixture known to man. Here's a quick screenshot from his section...

Antonio from MKE

2010-03-08T11:11:00.000-08:00

MKE's Antonio doing his thing at the Four Seasons skatepark...

Bootleg Sessions v.4 update

2010-03-07T12:54:00.001-08:00

It's been awhile since we've posted an update about the upcoming Bootleg Sessions v.4 DVD, so I've decided to post a rundown of the different segments and their current status. These are listed in no particular order at the moment...

Main Section
Marco - Done
Minneapolis - Done
Richmond, VA - Done
Indianapolis - Mostly done
William Buntas - Done
Group Therapy (London/Japan/Philly/Denver/etc.) - Not started
Riding High - Done
Tanner Monmaney - Done
Lindsey Bode - Done
Philly - Done

Bonus Features
Outtakes - Not Started
Prolly does Japan - Not Started
The Making of the "Here Comes Papa" Skid - Done
Alternate Intro - Done
Trailer #1 - Not Started
Trailer #2 - Not Started

So as you can see, we're definitely getting close. We're very stoked on how this one is turning out... crazy riding, filmed in full HD, lots of fun/funny personalities (both old and new) involved... it's going to be the best one we've done I think. Hopefully we can have everything ready to go in the next couple of weeks... stay tuned!

Tom LaMarche in Pedal Speed Magazine

2010-03-05T15:12:00.000-08:00

Spotted this @ Prolly's... Tom L. did a photo shoot with Pedal Speed Magazine when he was in Japan...

Villains & Co. March releases

2010-03-03T13:49:00.001-08:00

New gear from the Villains crew this month...

Digging the 5 panel!

NAHBS edit

2010-03-02T07:42:00.000-08:00

Lots of BSv.4 heads going off in this vid...

If at first you don't succeed...

2010-02-27T18:28:00.000-08:00

...get obsessive complusive about it. Got a new clip today and it took awhile, as evidenced in this photo by the mass of tire marks left on the pavement from spinning in the same spot over and over and over...

When you finally pull a trick and get it filmed exactly the way you want it though, I don't think there's anything more satisifying in this world.

Mishka LA

2010-02-26T12:37:00.000-08:00

Check this vid with Greg from Mishka talking about their new shop in LA. Looks killer. I personally love the Dig Dug bear mop shirt you can see on the rack...!

Best Bike Check Ever

2010-02-23T08:37:00.000-08:00

Tony Fast, disseminating the details about his new 14 BikeCo ride. Sort of.

snow

2010-02-21T21:32:00.000-08:00

One use for the snow...

MKE grips and bar ends

2010-02-21T16:26:00.001-08:00

Set up some new bars today with the recently released MKE grips and a pair of MKE beer stein bar ends that I had stashed away. Solid.

McFarting foods

2010-02-19T10:50:00.001-08:00

McFarting foods
Originally uploaded by burdphil

Tom/Tony/Chris Delia in a London Warehouse

2010-02-17T09:33:00.000-08:00

Goofing off and having some fun.

Winter sucks...

2010-02-17T05:24:00.001-08:00

...because it's so much harder to ride, but it can be strangely beautiful as well...

Mostly though it just sucks.

Grime St. Madness

2010-02-15T08:03:00.001-08:00

Some seriously crazy sh!t in here...!

The Sorely Trying Days

2010-02-13T17:41:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite bits from BSv.3 is the intro to the Philly section that features a band called The Sorely Trying Days playing their seminal anthem "Everybody's Bitch." I filmed that clip from behind the stage, and I recently happened across this vid that someone else shot from the crowd. You can see me off to the right sporting a lime green stocking cap. Fun show.

Numbers hits the track

2010-02-12T10:28:00.000-08:00

I am a massive fan of the band Numbers, so I can't even tell you how stoked I was when they graciously agreed to let us use one of their songs for the Bootleg Sessions v.2 trailer. As it turns out, Dave, the guitarist for Numbers, is living in Tokyo right now and has gotten big into track racing. He recently sent me some photos of his unbelievably gorgeous Panasonic...

Dave is living the dream!

New Profile Fixed website!

2010-02-12T06:36:00.000-08:00

Christian @ Profile Fixed has completely redone the profilefixed.com website. Looks fantastic! Big things are in the works for Profile's fixed gear program this year... make sure you keep tabs on their site to see what's going down and when.

Schmap!!

2010-02-11T18:22:00.000-08:00

Awhile ago I took a photo of a display of cranks and chainrings inside Open Bicycle in Cambridge, MA. Recently I was contacted by someone from schmap.com who requested the use of this photo for their Boston neighborhood guide. Obviously I agreed... why would I pass up the opportunity to pretend that I have a clue what I'm doing when I take still shots?

Check the photo in the upper right-hand corner of this page, and be sure to make your way to Open if you're ever in the area, it's a fantastic shop.

Tom and Tony in London

2010-02-10T12:38:00.000-08:00

Tom and Tony are over in London this week for the Shop 14 one year anniversary event. Make sure you keep tabs on what they're getting into via Tom's Charge blog.

Tony's looking rather jet-lagged in most of the pics. Or maybe he just always looks like that.

Soap in Ride UK

2010-02-10T12:20:00.001-08:00

Soap in Ride UK
Originally uploaded by burdphil

Was scanning through this month's issue of Ride BMX magazine and saw this SE ad featuring Philly's Soap...

Allender gets Ripped

2010-02-08T16:26:00.000-08:00

This is the second P.K. Ripper that was snapped recently by a BSv.4 rider. The first belonged to Tanner Monmaney and its demise was captured dramatically (and hilariously) on film by the Aloha Fixed crew. This one was done in by our man Allender during a quarter to bank transfer. Both frames broke in the same place...

Adversity breeds better parts... or so we hope!

Mishka DART: Spring 2010

2010-02-06T18:19:00.000-08:00

Mishka has been strongly supporting the fixed gear scene for a few years now, and this spring they'll be dropping their new DART specific line of gear. Full details at Prolly's.

Shop 14 one year anniversary party

2010-02-05T18:32:00.001-08:00

Tom and Tony will be there... lucky wankers! Should be a great time.

Villains & Co. sale

2010-02-04T18:41:00.000-08:00

Villains & Co. is running a sale through Friday... don't sleep! Details here.

Prizzy Prizzy Please

2010-02-04T11:34:00.000-08:00

The guys at Joyful Noise Recordings have been a huge help to us throughout the process of putting together the Bootleg Sessions videos, so much so in fact that I'm not sure we could have done any of this without them. They basically opened up their entire catalog to us and let us use any of the songs that they manage the rights to free of charge. That's a huge deal as licensing music can be a tremendous expense if you're doing everything on the up and up.

Our collaborative relationship has progressed now to the point where I've recently started working directly for the label. The first release that I'm helping out with is a full length record by the band Prizzy Prizzy Please, the same group that so graciously allowed us to use their song "Ride the Love Bullet" in the Bootleg Sessions v.3 trailer...

These guys effing rip, and they are without question one of the most unique punk bands out there right now. I always say that if someone ever decides to do a bitchin' remake of the cult classic Barbarella (Spike Jonze anyone?), PPP should be signed up to do the soundtrack. That's the only way I can describe them. The album is called Chroma Cannon, and JNR has just released two of the songs off the record in mp3 format as a taste of what's to come...

Large Hadron Collider
Lost

And here's the original trailer for Barbarella in case you don't know what the hell I'm talking about...

FiXie PiXie interviews with Tom LaMarche, John Prolly, and Eric Puckett

2010-02-04T11:09:00.001-08:00

I love interviews. Always have. Here are three that were recently posted on the FiXie PiXie blog that you should check out...

Tom LaMarche

Prolly

Eric Puckett

Empire's Final Teaser

2010-02-04T07:33:00.000-08:00

A shortened version of the Empire entry in last year's Bicycle Film Festival. This is going to be so damn good...!

Funny

2010-02-04T06:45:00.000-08:00

This vid came out awhile ago but I missed it somehow, so I'm going to re-post it... Funny from Osaka killing it on a Milwaukee Bruiser.

Jesse Hilliard screenshot

2010-02-02T12:40:00.000-08:00

More screenshots from the R/R editing room. This time it's Jesse Hilliard from MPLS, grind to drop.

Phresh Philly Shit

2010-02-01T06:05:00.000-08:00

philly mix-tape from Drew Leshko on Vimeo.

sup sup

Japan Style

2010-01-31T08:34:00.001-08:00

Marco - Barspin

Toku - Toboggan

Kozo - Whip

Found here: Momiage's Flickr

Red Bull Fight with Flight

2010-01-30T17:26:00.001-08:00

Fight with Flight
Originally uploaded by burdphil

Went to the Fight with Flight flatland comp on Saturday night. It was a killer event. Crazy to think that something this awesome can go down in Indianapolis in the dead of winter...

William Buntas hits the wall

2010-01-30T07:00:00.001-08:00

Check this "screen" shot of William Buntas blasting into a wall ride... crazy!

Marco screenie

2010-01-29T07:01:00.000-08:00

We're working full bore on the cutting and editing of BSv.4 right now, which means I haven't had much time to post here as of late. Just to let you know that all systems are still go, here's a screenshot of Japan's Marco doing what he does...

If I had to use one word to describe Marco, it would definitely be fast.