In these post - Schapelle Corby times, one thing that (sometimes) weighs on your mind when hopping a plane to a foreign land is the scary idea of being busted for drugs or drug trafficking or whatever. Being locked in a third world prison cell with only AIDS and a wet, piss soaked blanket as comfort doesn't really rate that highly on anyone's to-do list and I feel for those persons currently cuddling up to disease and malnutrition all over the globe.
Our mate RA is a hard working, hard partying dude. He had planned a trip to Japan and China and worked towards the adventure for a full year.
He left for his six week long holiday as scheduled wearing his trademark cheeky grin with boards and bags in hand, and then four days later he turned up at my pad. He was skinny, pale and had obviously undergone some sort of ordeal. 'What the shit are you doing here?', I inquired, 'You're s'posed to be in Asia.' He looked at me sadly and said; 'Dude, it's a long story, sit down and I'll tell you.'

You're invited on a skate adventure with dynamic duo Jared and Wadey.
Grapevine took these two young, local skate on a mission with the intention of a few covers! One tank of petty, one carton of beer, some triple cheeseburgers and a couple of sketchy fence jumps later, we had our photos.

Avalon's Toby Player has been amongst the forefront of Australia's new generation bodyboarders for most of his life. When he isn’t in the water ripping undies or meeting the demands of running his own booger website, Toby releases his inner creative through spinning records in his top floor harbour view apartment or shooting photos of the world he has travelled more time than one cares to fathom.

Venting rage and anger on technology has never been so fun.
I had a love/hate relationship with my ipod. At first it provided me with hours of aural pleasures. Sweet, soothing sounds would spew forth from its metallic moving-part free body, travelling through my oversized and sometimes embarrassing earphones straight into my listening pits for days at a time.
Then it would refuse - rather arrogantly I might add - to work. There was no explanation for its sudden decision to deprive me of tunes and the only indication of its ability to continue working were random exclamation points and black screen flashes appearing as if to say, ‘I still work motherfucker. Its just that I choose not to and there ain’t a damn thing you can do about it moohoohahaa’ (cue evil laughter) Not a damn thing I could do about it? I assembled an arsenal of weapons to aid me in my sweet revenge and got to work.

A band destined to be huge. Exclusive interview with bass player Ash Moss.

With so many up-and-coming bands around these days all with really great haircuts and excellent fashion-sense it can at times get a little overwhelming trying to decipher exactly which bands we dig solely for their music and those we dig for maybe more superficial reasons. Mercy Arms, however, demand our attention and respect purely for their musicianship. Having toured the country with one of the biggest bands of the 2000’s and with an EP now out in the stores, find out why Mercy Arms are the real deal.

Designer and artist Phil Harkness - his work is sure to impress.

Since completing my B Design/B Art Ed at Sydney’s College of Fine Arts in early 2006, I have been working full-time designing, working with Van Heusen, Mambo, and a few other brands, whilst still maintianing a steady workflow of freelance graphic design and fine art in my spare time.
With work drawing heavily from pop culture, my art has graphic design influences in both composition and colour selection.
My next show is going to be at Artfocus gallery in Brookvale for a show called “Local Produce”, which is a collection of young artists from th northern beaches. That’s coming up in mid-August, so with any luck that should be a damn good party. Rock.

Mens streetwear with a sharp graphic style we know you'll want to wear.

As far as mens streetwear goes, Kornerd has it dialled. The collection characteristically blends bold imagery with a strong use of colour and this season’s range is no exception. With typically over-sized, loose fitting tees and hoodies featuring a sharp graphic style combined with a series of high quality skinny and crumpled jeans; It is crystal clear why Kornerd us soaring to the top of the Australian urban fashion ranks.

Discover the real Kai Otton by taking an intimate trip down memory lane.

In conjunction with our ‘first time’ whoring together Grapevine, we asked rookie WCT surfer and recent Manly inhabitant Kia Otton, some questions about his ‘first time’...
First time you won a surf comp? Mid 90’s… Coogee Classic Memorial at Tathra
First time you went overseas surfing? Bali… 1993
First time you got drunk? Age 12!!
First time you went to a gentlemen’s club? Age 22

You get the idea...