From the mastermind of Joel Tudor and the crew at Kookbox comes Bootleg, a short surf flick providing a great dose of excellent wave riding. Filmed and edited by George Trimm featuring the likes of Tudor, Yuta Sezutsu, Harrison Roach, John Haffey, Alex Knost, Tyler Warren, among several others backed with a smooth and lovable soundtrack, what is there not to like?

We recently interviewed John Van Hamersveld, the creator of the iconic poster for Bruce Brown's 1966 surf film The Endless Summer. The phrase and the image have become the emblem of California beach culture, which is truly a global fascination, and the poster has a different knock-off for every summer related event, but...

Another happening at the moment in NYC was the The Hottest 100 Yards / The Eighties at Echo Beach (in collaboration with Quiksilver) book launch and exhibition at Partners & Spade, featuring photos from Jeff Divine that are seen in the T. Adler published book, The Eighties at Echo Beach.

Vans just released their newest collaboration with skate artist and skateboard legend, Neil Blender, and this Thursday, April 7 at the Vans by Thalia Surf Shop in Laguna Beach, California, the collaboration will see a proper launch party featuring the collection and some Blender's original artwork on display. More after the jump . . .