I’m heading out to Tignes next week for the Euro Winter X-Games. It promises to be the usual snowboarding circus, with the entire Euro industry seemingly decamping to the resort for the week. A project run by our friends over at Made Up (www.thisismadeup.co.uk) promises to be far more interesting however, and it is that [...]

That autumnal chill has entered the morning air; the kids are traipsing back to school, the bleary-eyed post Bank Holiday blues have descended like a fog – is this the end of summer? Well, actually, no it’s not. The sun has come out; in fact, it’s pretty warm in Brighton. And thanks to one photograph [...]

Tony Hawk is a legend. A true living legend. I watched the show in Brighton a few days ago and though I’ve seen him ride before, it’s always a pleasure to see The Birdman in action – so smooth and flowing and props to all the handplants that were being thrown out. I was lucky [...]

The growth of board sports is a pet topic here at ACM. After all, it has essentially given us a career and many of the most fulfilling moments of our lives. It’s a fascinating subject in its own right, and is something Chris explores thoroughly in his as-yet unpublished history of boardsports, Standing Sideways. So [...]