A couple things come to mind when the name Lucas Magoon is mentioned.
Sleeping while snowboarding.
Candy.
A rad haircut.
Mayhem.
Lucas is all about big things.  120k in contest checks blown in less than a year.  Skating with David Gravette? Scope “Big Things” a new little project coming up from Charles Abbot Productions including burning rubel, go-kart jumping and Goontown sleeping while skating.
Big Things from Charles Abbott on Vimeo.
and if you haven’t checked out the new Ratatat album, rip it.

After our recent endeavor into the world of legitimate journalism, we have been jonesing for more of the benefits that come with “media credentials.” To this end, we have decided to toss our reporting ethics out the window to make room for more swag. Allow us to repeat: we will promote yr product, no matter how horribly absurd it is, in exchange for samples. So please, contact us for a mailing address. As it may take some time for word to spread that AGoodReed can now be bought, we will …

Read it and weep.

(Image via NASDAQ)
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE - NEW YORK (Nov. 7) - U.S. Snowboarding’s Olympic gold medalist Seth Wescott (Sugarloaf, ME) along with U.S. Ski Team’s Paralympic alpine racer Ralph Green (Brooklyn, NY) and freestyle skiing World Cup winner Shelly Robertson (Reno, NV) helped NASDAQ ring the closing bell signifying the end of the trading day Thursday.
Prior to pressing the button that rings the bell, Wescott addressed the NASDAQ crowd on behalf of U.S. Snowboarding and the U.S. Ski Team giving an overview of the Olympic dream and …

For how to prepare for a snowboard video premiere, please refer to our previous installment of “agr guide to snowboard video premieres.”

(image via thecobrasnake)
To fully experience a snowboard video premiere, one must conduct his or herself in a calculated fashion. Following our recommendations will assist you in fulfilling the encompassing goal of attending snowboard video premieres: to make everyone else think you are a big deal.

1. Buy your tickets in advance. In doing so, you avoid having to reveal to the crowds that you were not on the VIP list.
2. …

Second only to watching others snowboard, one of the greatest things in snowboarding is hating on snowboard message boards. Normally, the flaming is between overly qualified 13-year-olds from middle America suburbia. But it seems that mega-corporation Burton snowboards has joined the melee.
After one of TWsnow’s notorious commentors lambasted Burton’s new flick “It’s Always Snowing Somewhere,” Burton countered with a heavy post on it’s News and Events page.
“p.s.
Jackmeeehof who posted on Transworld’s message boards: “cmon now, im sure burton put you up to this, because this video sucked” That’s funny…you emailed …

When we talk about “gnarly boots” and gettin’ down and dirty, this is what we are talking about.

“Core snowboard brand, Rome SDS, has teamed up with Consolidated Skateboards to create a premium boot with a subversive agenda. Though the approach is playful, the issue is not to be taken lightly. Consolidated Skateboards first launched the Don’t Do It Army in 1997 to keep big sporting goods brands out of the skateboard industry, and now, together with Rome SDS, they are bringing the campaign into the snowboard arena. Taking Rome’s popular …

Ralf Manflimfla is known as the crazy Swiss guy.
Barry: “Hey Ralf”
Ralf: “ya wat u want Barry?”
Barry: “You make a nice double nose grab cab five over there.”
Ralf: “Ya gracia. I think now we go finish the snow box now. The world isn’t ready for what I want to do today.”
Barry: “Yeah really? What are you thinking about doing?”
Ralf: “Ya don’t worry Barry, you will see.”
Ralf has a reputation in Chile as the crazy Swiss guy and every week he seems to live up to his …

Keeping things “fun” is so last year that it went through a time warp and is now the bee’s knees again. Our friends over at Signal Snowboards gave us a lil’ sneaky-peaky at how they have been keeping it “fun.”
FUNerful Teaser from Signal Snowboards on Vimeo.
Not too much known about this one yet. We’ve heard some rumors…there might be a scene where Spencer defeats an entire gang of ninjas, and Jake might have a nude scene. Stay tuned to agr and Signal for more dirt on “FUNerful.”

For part 1 of this interview, click clack.

16.    Favorite: powder, park, pipe or porn?
-Powder in the morning + Park in the day + Porn at night = Perfect day!
17.    Favorite snack:
-Chocolate, ice-cream and grilled cheese sandwiches
18.    What kind of music do you like?
-I’ve listened to hip hop forever, will always hate r ’n b, but now I’m addicted to blogging electro, electro pop, idm and hella remixes. Check out Santogold, Metronomy, Ladyhawke, The Twelves, Miami Horror and everybody loves Ratatat.
19.    Which is better: Europe or America?
-Europe for free riding & …

agr has a new friend. His name is Katlego Maponyane. Like most of our friends, we have not met him in person. But the Internet is even better than real interaction. Because you can use smiley faces and whatnot.
Katlego “Kat” Maponyane is a snowboarder from South Africa (yes, there is snow in South Africa). Kat is a damn good snowboarder. He is sponsored by Oakley, Skullcandy, and Quiksilver. We are going to go ahead and say that he is one of the best snowboarders on the entire continent. Kat answered …