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Surfbort release Lizzie Armanto-directed music video for "Lot Lizard 93"

Surfbort have released a new music video for their track “Lot Lizard 93” off their latest album Keep On Truckin’. The visual is directed by Lizzie Armanto, a pro-skater, World Cup Champion and Olympian. Read more: PUP share “Robot Writes A Love Song,” announce new album—watch “It was such a treat to direct my first music […]

10 female skaters who should've been in 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater' series

It’s been nearly six months since the highly anticipated release of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2. Yeah, we’re not ready to wrap our head around that fact, either. Though, it does mean that we’ve had time to explore the plentiful nuances of the fastest-selling game in the digital skateboarding franchise. In addition to tapping into some […]

Teen Olympic snowboarder Red Gerard only knows Blink-182

[Photo by: Buzzfeed/Twitter] 17-year-old Olympic snowboarder Red Gerard recently made headlines not only for snagging the U.S. their first gold medal in the Winter Olympics, but because he had ended up oversleeping the day of his event after binge-watching Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Now the teen gold medalist is back to make you feel old AF in […]

Here's how you can get free Hershey's chocolate during the Olympics

[Photo by: @Hersheys/Twitter] The only thing better than chocolate? Free chocolate, of course. Thanks to Hershey's (and the Olympics), you can get just that! Read more: Lucky Charms are discontinuing one of their beloved marshmallow shapes As Teen Vogue explains, for every gold medal the U.S. earns in the Winter Olympics or Winter Paralympics, the chocolate company is giving away […]

Watch Olympic figure skaters rock Disturbed's "Sound Of Silence" cover

[Photos by: Travis Shinn, NBC Olympics/Twitter] The French Olympic pairs figure skating team totally rocked a routine to Disturbed's cover of Simon & Garfunkel's “The Sound Of Silence” at the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea—watch a clip below. Read more: Olympic figure skater jazzes up Oasis cover France's Vanessa James and Morgan Ciprès […]

Olympic figure skater uses jazz cover of "Wonderwall," internet is confused

[Photos by: Jill Furmanovsky, Wikimedia Commons] There are many things we'd like to say about Olympic figure skater Paul Fentz's use of a jazz/swing cover of Oasis' “Wonderwall” in his recent routine at the 2018 Winter Games… but we don't know how. Check it out below. Read more: Disturbed's “The Sound Of Silence” cover is […]

10 songs Olympic athletes use to get pumped up, probably

By now, the image of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps preparing for his swim has gained meme-worthy status. Just look at his inner rage. Although he already opened up about his playlist to the New York Times (it included Eminem, Young Jeezy and Eric Church), we like to imagine a different kind of playlist for Olympic athletes. […]

Skateboarding could be included in 2020 Olympics

There’s a chance that the 2020 Olympic Games may have a new-wave twist to them: According to a report from TIME, skateboarding, along with baseball/softball, karate, sport climbing and surfing are begin considered as new competition categories. [Photo via Wikimedia Commons] “It is exciting that skateboarding could possibly be included in the Olympics,” offered skateboarding […]

Frank Turner performs at London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony

On the heels of announcing his upcoming DVD, Frank Turner had a surprise performance today at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. With an estimated 25 million viewers, this is Turner's largest performance to date. Turner performed for 15 minute prior to the opening ceremony's official start and was backed by his band, […]

Blur release video for "Under The Westway"

Watch the studio video for Blur's “Under The Westway” below. The song is the first of 2 new songs the band wrote for the Hyde Park 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony Celebration Party. Blur originally debuted “Under The Westway” and a second song, “The Puritan,” on Twitter July 2.

Video posted for Muse's "Survival," official song of the 2012 Olympics

A video montage set to Muse's “Survival” has been uploaded to the official Olympics Youtube channel. “Survival” is the official song of the 2012 London Olympic games.

Muse chosen to write the official 2012 Olympic song; debuts tonight on BBC Radio 1

Muse have announced they have been chosen to write the official song for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The song is titled “Survival” and will premiere tonight on BBC Radio 1. View the full statement from the band below: “We are very excited to announce that a Muse song, Survival, has been selected by the […]