The big corporate surf brands haven’t been doing so hot. Today comes news that Quiksilver has had to cut a large portion of their staff, shut the doors on several brands and cut all athletes accept prime riders in an attempt to reshape (save) the brand. Kelly Slater, Dane Reynolds and Mark Healy will remain, but all the young guns like Balaram Stack and old dogs like Reef McIntosh and Freddy P are out on the street. There’s always been systemic downturns, but such drastic measures looks like bigger problems.

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Fear not, the surfer stereotype is indeed alive and well in the eyes of mainstream America. Here is a glimpse into the mass-produced, current surf industry. Toby Bost, CEO of O’Neill Clothing, USA, is featured on the latest episode of Undercover Boss on CBS. For those unfamiliar with the show, the head honcho goes “undercover” to work with the real people running the ground level of his brand. Something tells me ol’ Jack is spinning in his retirement money bed, but Toby is a good guy and does right by his peeps.

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Happy Monday! Welcome to another volume of Indoek Mixtape Mondays. Music this week includes tracks from Speck Mountain, Still Corners, Natural Child, Big Ups, Dead Ghosts, Frances Cone, Steve Adamyk Band, Gucci Mane, The Animals At Night and Chip tha Ripper.

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“When you’re young, getting laid and getting wasted seems very important. As you get older, other things become important.” This is how Vice founder Shane Smith describes the evolution of Vice from a misfit magazine to more of the cultured brand that it is today. We’ve been watching vicariously through the Instagram accounts of our friends, Jake and Jerry as they’ve scoured the globe covering the world’s most fucked up stories for this new series. Don’t miss the series premiere of “VICE” on HBO Friday, April 5th at 11PM. Can’t wait for this one.

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Happy Sunday everyone! We hope this day finds you enjoying yourself as much as European Protest rider, Tristan Guilbaud in this lovely little edit. Enjoy le surf porn!

Bootleg premiered 9/13/2012 in Laguna Beach California. Original Concept by Joel Tudor and George Trimm. Now you can watch the full length film starring Harrison Roach, Joel Tudor, Yuta Sezutsu & John Haffy on your compooter at work. Enjoy some soulful shredding and a rockin soundtrack. It wouldn’t be a a real bootleg if it weren’t free.

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Who was Vivian Maier? A lot of people have been asking that question ever since her unseen body of photography was discovered in 2007 at an auction of orphaned storage lockers in Chicago and wowed the world. Looking through the lens of modern culture, it’s fascinating that one of the most talented street photographers of the second-half of the 20th Century choose to not share a thing. The feature length documentary will screen the end of this year and hopefully shed some light on the enigmatic Vivian Maier.

www.vivianmaier.com

It’ll be Friday before you know it and Pilgrim is kicking off the weekend with an event with Vans and Dane Reynolds. Dane will be premiering a new film and showing photos. Things go from 6PM – 9PM this Friday, February 22nd in Brooklyn with complimentary drinks and then an after party at Kinfolk Studios up the street. Vans will be matching donations collected for Sandy Relief so get there and help donate.

www.pilgrimsurfsupply.com

Almond Surfboards is now getting into the menswear world with a great looking inaugural collection. The new Spring collection is all made in Los Angeles and inspired by classic California styling. Almond’s goal is to do apparel now at the same level as their boards and create timeless menswear pieces.

www.almondsurfboards.com

Happy Monday! Welcome to another volume of Indoek Mixtape Mondays. Music this week includes tracks from Miguel Baptista Benedict, Cayucas, Black Pus, Nightlands, Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge, Azelia Banks, Metric, Tempers, Gliss and Pangea.

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Trailer for a VHS + 16mm Experimental Film featuring some of New York’s bohemian surfers including the likes of Tin Ojeda, Rob Kulisek, Kassia Meador, Mikey DeTemple and Danny DiMauro. We don’t quite know what this is yet, but it looks like it could be interesting and worth a gander despite the FAO Schwartz soundtrack. Slated for an end of summerish release.

www.daughterthemovie.com

Feature length documentary about 6 surfers who pioneered the surf break at famed Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, NJ in the 1960′s. As the surf boom took hold in the 60′s, Casino Pier was not only one of the best surf spots on the east coast, it was one of the most competitive and closely guarded by the locals. The Pier has been an icon for decades and is now all but destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. This is the story of these surfers and the Pier – then and now. Please donate to their Kickstarter to help this film get produced:

www.kickstarter.com