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Vans Warped Tour + Out of Step Entertainment

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 02:20:25 +0000

Out of Step Entertainment is ready to be represented at this summers Vans Warped Tour to promote the GREEN WASHED RITUAL music compilation. We’ve been reviewing hundreds of bands for this new compilation and thus far, we’ve only selected 1 who we will announce soon, and possibly a 2nd from sonicbids.com We’ll likely bring back a few of the bands who we highly respect from the 1st compilation – like Rebelution, Slightly Stoopid and Pepper.

Look for BambooSK8/Concrete Wave booth at the 43 dates of the summer concert – Warped tour – stop by and check out the bamboo skateboards, organic tshirts and other goodies that will be given out. Most importantly is picking up a postcard which gives you access to all the songs from the compilation. Be sure to support the passport program at the event and support the non-profits please!! We collectively can change the world!!

www.vanswarpedtour.com

Bamboosk8 green washed ritual II – seeking music

Geoff Koboldt — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:41:49 +0000

Out of Step Entertainment and BambooSK8 are pleased to announce their 2nd digital compilation: The Green Washed Ritual II. It again merges major label acts, independent label acts, as well as regular folks who just want to put out great music including 1 chosen Sonicbids winner. Last year, Avery Watts, who is represented by Papillon Entertainment was chosen among hundreds of artists for this slot.

Distribution will take place at the various events associated with the presenters across the country, but not limited to the X-games, Vans Warped Tour, Malouf Money cup, ASEC, Tampa AM, Action Sports Retail, as well as the many digital and viral efforts via the Internet. To start, 25,000 collective series digital download cards will be given out with each skateboard sold by BambooSK8, up to 100,000. This compilation was the first of its kind and reached millions of action sports and music fans.

A few of the bands included last year were: Medina Lake (Roadrunner), Ana Lovelis (DKE), Story of the Year (Epitaph), Arthur Autumn (Out of Step), Slightly Stoopid (Law) and It dies today (New World). Check out http://www.bamboosk8.com/misc/music.php

Submissions are open to a variety of genres including: Rock, Alt. Rock, Acoustic Rock, Pop, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Alt. Country, Classical, World, Reggae, Metal, Rap and Hip Hop, etc. Ultimately, we are looking for something incredibly creative and fresh sounding.

www.bamboosk8.com
BambooSK8 is revolutionizing the skateboard community offering 100% bamboo skateboards instead of the typical 7 layer maple decks that encourage deforestation.

Submit at www.sonicbids.com/greenwashedritual

Buck Brothers featured in Skope magazine

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:23:37 +0000

Buck Brothers, We Are Merely Filters

March 3, 2010 | by Skope Staff

http://skopemag.com/2010/03/03/buck-brothers-we-are-merely-filters

Guinness World Record holding (Most gigs in a 12 hour period) London-based punk powerhouses Buck Brothers are the greatest thing to come out of a Buddhist Disco since pacifist whack-a-mole. Their sophomore effort “We Are Merely Filters” has the same infectious hook-driven melodies with hilarious lyrics filled with far-spanning references and witty wordplay that was featured in Me.

Although, going through several line-up changes over the years and having more drummers than Spinal Tap. The Buck Brothers have found gold in their current line up consisting of the only original member Andy Duke (Vocals and bass), and new members Craig Welsh (Drums and vocals) and Dom Beckford (Guitar and vocals).

“We are Merely Filters” is an all out assault on your brain. Perfectly mixed, it can be enjoyed waiting for the bus with headphones, or even better by going to one of their concerts. You’ll find that this Brit pop/punk/rock mix is bound to have you dancing halfway through the first track.

From the bloody brilliant “All I Want To Do” with its mantra “Life is cool. Religion sucks. All I want to do is dance.” To the non-sense “Pop Muzik” that echoes DEVO and The B52’s. Buck Brothers latest is bound to have you screaming “Encore! Encore!”

Stand Out tracks:

“You’re so Good, Good, Good you’re great” –A chronicle of the downfall of a public figure, its tragic story mirrors the life of the modern celebrity.

“When I Look At You. (All I Think About Is Sex)” With lyrics like “Your love may be king/Your love may be queen/But we’re not in a monarchy/And thanks to civilisation Procreation’s recreation/We’re more than just the birds and bees” how can you not love this song?

“Deeply Shallow”- A comment on modern society, you’ll find yourself humming it later on the day.

www.myspace.com/buckbrothers
www.buckbrothers.net

You can check out the Buck Brothers on the BambooSk8.com music page:

http://www.bamboosk8.com/misc/music.php

Los Angeles Youth Network charity event with Slash and friends

Geoff Koboldt — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:47:44 +0000

My other company Bamboosk8 contributed some charitable goods that went directly to the LAYN organization kids at the shelters and some stuff for the celebrity gift bags - check out www.layn.org for more on helping out kids who have been abandoned by their families and need hope. We also gave 2 bamboo skate decks to Slash for his kids!!

What a spectacular night of rock star celebrities coming all together to help out this wonderful cause. Imagine if you can, Slash on guitar with Dave Navarro from Janes Addiction, Travis Barker of Blink 182 on drums, Duff from GnR/Velvet Revolver on bass, Ozzy Osbourne singing, Billy Idol singing, Chester from Linkin Park singing, Andrew from Wolfmother singing, Tom Morello on guitar, Perry Farrel of Janes Addiction singing, Steven Adler from Guns and Roses fame on drums, and many more… a mixture of covers from Led Zepplin to Black Sabbath to Janes Addiction. Wow! The event was hosted by George Lopez, who was incredibly funny. I wish I could tell you all the hilarious dirty jokes he said, but this wouldn’t be the forum for that. Another funny moment was when Slash’s wife and one of the kids was on stage asking people to text to LAYN to donate $10 and not too many people were dialing, so the kid grabs the mic and say’s, “start texting mother fr’s.” The crowd just erupted in laughter and finally pulled out their phones. The event was hosted at Avalon in Hollywood on Vine Street – across from Capitol Records building. It started out with each of the celebrities doing the red carpet horse and poney show for all the TV cameras and other press before going in and rocking out. I was fortunate to meet up again with some of my guitar heroes – Dave Navarro of Janes Addiction (who is never that friendly to strangers with his “I’m too cool for the world attitude”) and Tom Morello of Rage against the Machine (who is always super cool). The silent auction involved a variety of items up for auction including a really great one in my opinion – Anthony Keidis donated his 4x gold Canadian (4 million copies) certification and autographed it. It was a huge framed item that I believe only went for $600. Other items included autographed guitars, bamboo stuff, vacations, etc. Tickets for this event ranged from $85-500 for the VIP experience, with around 800+ tickets sold. Thank you Fez for making it happen!!

So where do I begin when it comes to the music? I’m a huge music fan…

I will start off by saying this – OZZY Osbourne takes it to mach 10 within 3 seconds of getting on the stage and the crowd just couldn’t keep up. His pitch was still relatively well but its his passion that just wreaks havoc on the crowd considering his age and mental state (?) – he comes alive like a little kid with eyes that just possess you. It was awesome!! Billy Idol was rocking hard as the crowd chanted “Rebel Yell” – always great to see him; I hope he never lets that punk attitude die. Watching the chemistry of Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro as they did “mountain song” and “jane says” was memorable, as it always is to see them connect again. Andrew from Wolfmother – what a voice; enough said! They covered Wolfmothers hit “woman”…which is so Led Zepplin but still so cool. Chester from Lincoln Park – hits some high notes but not that impressed overall – granted, he just flew in from France, so I got to give him cred. Tom Morello on guitar – who else can scratch a guitar with metal and make you hum along to it? Always great to see Tom, who is incredibly upbeat and even watching him from the side of the stage – he was so into watching Billy Idol and Ozzy…feeling every bit of the emotions put out. I can remember seeing Rage Against the Machine in 1992 with House of Pain in Detroit – I knew it wouldn’t be long before they took over the world. I then attended about 7 more shows over the years until they split, then came back, then split, then came back. Travis Barker – this dude is sick… he played 90% of the night with 110% – seriously, he’s one of the best drummers out there and always a super cool guy with no ego. I had just saw Travis a few weeks back at the Tony Hawk charity event in Beverly Hills. Duff from GnR fame… always keeping the groove locked down. Even GnR’s Steven Adler came out to hit the skins as they covered “Paradise city”.

The night ended around 11:30 to all of the celeb’s being bombarded by paparazii outside of the venue… thankfully no one got hurt.

Great job Slash, LAYN, Fez, and others involved!!!! May this money donated multiply in blessings for children in need.

http://www.bamboosk8.com/news/2009/11/los-angeles-youth-network-charity-event-11229/ – more photos

Tony Hawk Charity event at Billionaire Ron Burkles in Beverly Hills

admin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:40:20 +0000

http://www.bamboosk8.com/news/2009/10/beverly-hills-90210-tony-hawk-charity-event/

Geoff with Travis Barker of Blink 182

Green Washed Ritual press release – 9/9/9

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:30:27 +0000

SAN DIEGO, September 9, 2009 – BambooSK8, a leading developer of eco-friendly bamboo skateboard decks, announced today that they have just launched a digital music compilation “The Green Washed Ritual”. This launch coincides with the introduction of 5 revolutionary new bamboo skate decks, and will serve to celebrate the company’s presence at the ASR tradeshow in San Diego, booth #2627, inside the ASEC Green Room.

“Music has the powerful ability to inspire change and there is no better time than now to make life-changing moves towards a more sustainable future – one bamboo skateboard at a time, one download at a time,” said Geoff Koboldt, president, BambooSK8. With the caliber and diversity of bands involved, this compilation has the potential to ignite awareness that no other medium has been able to attain in the action sports world and for that we are sincerely stoked.

Matt Philips of Silverback Music, who represents the artists Slightly Stoopid, Fishbone, Pepper, Rebelution, the Expendables and the Beautiful Girls said, “We are proud to have our artists involved with this innovative project and I respect that BambooSK8 is thinking outside the box! We are finally moving in the direction where music can be used to benefit the environment, which is an exciting time for all. I look forward to seeing companies continue to progress like this, and happy to have our artists contribute to this great cause!”

This revolutionary and energetic compilation consists of a wide variety of genres of music, as well as an eclectic mix of both major and indie label artists who have graciously donated 1 song each to promote sustainability. These artists include CKY, Fishbone, It dies today, Slightly Stoopid, Sex and Patriotism, Theory of Disorder, Rebelution, Story of the Year, Dropout Year, Buck Brothers, Doxy, Social Dropouts, The Beautiful Girls, The Expendables, Madina Lake, Arthur Autumn, The Takeover UK, Vallenbrosa and Avery Watts. Record labels include Roadrunner, Epitaph, Rykodisc/Warner Music Group, Law, Controlled Substance Sound Labs, Nightmare, TrustKill, New Ettiquette/The Orchard, and DKE.

BambooSK8 will provide access to download all 20 digital songs for free with the purchase of either a bamboo skateboard or a bamboo t-shirt off of their website at www.bamboosk8.com

These five brand new eco-friendly skateboard decks by BambooSK8 have been highly anticipated—three 100% bamboo longboards, and two short boards: one 100% bamboo, the other a 70% bamboo hybrid; always with amazing pop and durability.

About BambooSK8
BambooSK8, a manufacturer to the skateboard industry, is breaking new ground (without hurting the environment) by using bamboo, a truly sustainable and environmentally conscious natural resource, to create decks of the highest quality and the lowest eco-impact. BambooSK8 is headquartered in Oceanside, CA and has collectively over 30 years in action sports.

For more information please contact:
Geoff Koboldt – President
geoff@bamboosk8.com
www.bamboosk8.com

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Green Washed Ritual as of 7/22/9

Geoff Koboldt — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:31:27 +0000

Slowly but surely, we are getting there with the large-scale music project “the Green Washed Ritual” – a digital compilation for BambooSK8. We are currently securing sponsors, developing the website page, finalizing legal contracts with labels and management, etc. Official release will most likely be in early September in time for the Action Sports Retail show. Current labels on the project include Epitaph, WMG, Roadrunner, Trustkill, as well as management from Silverback Artist Management, New World Artist Management and Out of Step Entertainment.

BAND	SONG
Ana Lovelis/Doxy	If I was a boy
Arthur Autumn	All the things I’ve seen
Buck Brothers	Your so good, good, good your great
Vallenbrosa	Sifting Through the Dirt
Theory of Disorder	Burning Bridges
Sex and Patriosm	High Horses
Social Dropouts	Wake Up
Pepper	no control
Fishbone	Dem Ho’s
The Beautiful Girls	thought about you
Expendables	take a ticket
Rebelution	lazy afternoon
Slightly Stoopid	above the clouds
It Dies Today	The Ghost
Powerman 5000	TBA
CKY	Hellions on Parade
Medina Lake	TBA
Dropout Year	This Notebook
Story of the Year	The antidote
Takeover UK	TBA

Check out Yellow Rat Bastard Magazine (YRB) out of New York for a recent ad featuring this compilation, as well as a host of artists painting on the bamboo skateboards.

The Green Washed Ritual

admin — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:43:31 +0000

BambooSK8, Out of Step Entertainment and New World Artist Management presents “The Green Washed Ritual”. This digital compilation features more than 25 artists from major label, independent label and simply those who could care less about a label. We are also offering a rare opportunity for 1 unsigned band to be picked from Sonicbids. Go to www.sonicbids.com/outofstep and submit now. This compilation will be released for free to to the fans of action sports, skateboarding focused through numerous distribution channels including the EXPN X-games, Action Sports Retail show, Burningman, Coachella, Malouf Money Cup, King of Groms, Tampa Pro/Am, and so much more.

Submit music at: www.sonicbids.com/greenwashedritual

thanks,
Geoff Koboldt