Don't forget to enter our monthly give-away on IndependentTrucks.com! This month we're giving away a set of Koston Stage 9 Lows, a Propaganda tee, and a Thrasher Skate Rock CD/DVD.

The 1st Active Am invite contest went down yesterday. David Loy won the thing. He just won Damn Am too so watch out for some serious youth marketing action featuring his classic Cali, almost Spicoli like mug in upcoming issues of everything with features on Fuel TV, EXPN, etc., etc. Nick Dompierre got second, and Tony Cervantes third. Marquis Preston won the best trick contest.

Yup, StrangeNotes.com has moved into the modern world and posted it's plethora of video material on iTunes poscasting. Click the image to open iTunes to the StrangeNotes Podcast directory.

The new StrangeNotes DVD NY to Shanghai is now shipping to a skate shop near you. This issue is pretty f#@%ing sick... Checkin' In with Independent's Chris Haslam while he travels all over Europe and Scandinavia, go On The Road with Krux in Shanghai and Ricta / Mob in New York, Movin' Up with Tommy Fynn, Adrian Mallory, Taylor Bingaman, and Robin Baker... I mean there's even Kareem Campbell footage... oh yeah, and Meyhem has Lucas Puig, Ricardo Fonseca, Flo Marfang... man, more too!

yeah, it's pink... I don't know the freakin' code to make the damn rollover... hey, it's how we do things at StrangeNotes... Sometimes shit's pink?!

Active is hosting their first ever invite only amateur contest this Sabbath, November 19th at The Rancho Cucamonga Epicenter. The contest includes 26 of the world's top amateur skateboarders competing for a winner takes all $5000 cash prize. There will also be a best trick contest for $2500 which pretty much makes this a pro contest... but with amateurs. Click below for more info>

Independent Team Riders invited include Keegan Sauder, Angel Ramirez, Ryan Bobier, Chris Troy, and Marius Syvanen.