When a group of legends deemed the “Monsters of Skate” are knocking on your door, you better take notice. Thus begins 2012 at AR4T Gallery who will begin the year with a group photography show documenting 20-plus years of skate culture through the lens of its creators. Vans' own, Jay Croft as well as Dave Swift, Grant Brittain, and a few

After you get that new board over the holidays, come out to Vans Skatepark in Orange, CA to brush up on your skate skills. Vans Skatepark will be holding two instructional skateboard clinics on January 21st and February 25th from 8am - 12pm. Vans approved instructors will be offering their knowledge for beginner to advanced street skateboarders ages 6 - 16 and the cost is $40 for members and $50 for nonmembers. Spots are limited so sign up today at the park!

The Phantom Gallery in Long Beach, CA will be the place to be on Thursday, January 5th as Vans presents "Under The Radar" Heel Bruise x Stussy Photo Exhibit. The exhibit will be featuring images from Vans skater Ray Barbee, Vans designer Jon Warren and Syndicate blogger Jeff Potocar among many talented photographers. It will be going off from 6pm - 10pm.

Vans' own Dylan Graves makes his way onto the February cover of Surfing Magazine. Check him out as he chalks one up at his home break in Puerto Rico. What's up with Dylan in 2012 you might ask? We'll just have to wait and see...

Vans' long time friend and renowned tattoo artist, Oliver Peck (always with a tooth pick in his mouth) has a killer feature in the January Inked Magazine. He talks about his newest endeavor, being a judge on Spike TV's "Ink Master." This competition won't be a walk in the park my friends. Oliver says, "In Ink Master it's not like you messed up some dessert and someone can't eat it- you're making tattoos. A lot is on the line." The show airs Wednesday's at 10pm beginning on January 18th. Check it.

If you haven't already, please take a second to vote for A.skate to win a $50,000 grant from Pepsi to help build the world's first Autism and ADA friendly, handicap accessible skatepark. The park will be build in the Birmingham, AL area. This is the last week for voting, so help out a great cause!

Was there any doubt that Vans BMX Team rider Josh Harrington has his over dubs on lock? Didn't think so. With an insane over double peg at the famous Hollywood High rail in last issue, to this cover shot of an insane over double peg off in someone's front yard. Harrington eats rails for breakfast. Check out what is inside of this month's Transworld Ride BMX issue.

OffTheWall.tv is ending 2011 with a boom, and another boom. Anthony Green sings "James Song" from somewhere in Brooklyn's Greenpoint before his set at House of Vans. Then, watch another epic battle take place right before your eyes on Shred for Your Life: Episode 3. Two former Shred For Your Life title holders, Johnny Rad and Damien Paris, face off in a shred battle guaranteed to impress. Learn a little more about 2009 winner Lily Maase and competitor Randy Rolando (from the unique perspective of Randy's cousin), prior to their match up. Round out the episode with ...

Vans Skatepark Orlando is going out with a bang! Join us on Thursday, January 19th and Friday, January 20th at the Vans Skatepark in Orlando for two special events celebrating 10 great years in Orlando, FL. First up is BMX night on Jan. 19th from 6pm - 10pm. Vans BMX Pros Cory Nastazio, Scotty Cranmer, Colin Mackay, Trey Jones and special guests will be in attendance. Next up is a skate night on Jan. 20th from 6pm - 10pm with Vans skate pros Tony Trujillo, Omar Hassan and Alex Perelson. Both nights will include free riding in the park, Steve Van Doren's famous BBQ, special giveaways and prizes, best trick contests and autograph signings. Thank you, Orando!

Vans Monster Energy Kawasaki athlete Ryan Villopoto wins Transworld Motocross' "Rider of the Year Award!" Villopoto has had a epic year in 2011 winning the AMA Supercross Title, AMA Outdoor MX Title, Motocross Of Nations Top Rider, along with putting a wrap on the Monster Energy Cup Title all in one season. Check him out on the latest issue of the mag, hitting shops now.

Vans congratulates Snow Team rider Cheryl Maas on her Women's Video Part of the Year nomination for Open Air with the winner awarded at the 13th Annual TransWorld SNOWboardingRiders’ Poll at Fillmore Auditorium in Denver on January 27th, 2012. A Riders' Poll award is even more special in that each category winner is determined by their fellow pro riders. Additionally, the Vans-sponsored video, Shoot the Moon/Videograss featuring Darrell Mathes and Zac Marben, has been nominated for Video of the Year.

Two things that will never get old: Gary Young's clicked lookbacks and his table tops. Tricks are for kids and style is forever. Gary hits both pretty hard in this episode of the Vans Video Vault shot exclusively in his hometown of San Diego, CA.

Vans Team Rider Iouri "I-Pod" Podlachikov took third place in Superpipe at the first stop of the Winter Dew Tour in Breckenridge, CO this past Saturday, December 17th. I-Pod threw down an amazing second run with three straight double corks including a cab double rodeo for a score of 90.0. I-Pod's first run was even cleaner and might have won him the whole thing, but he landed flat on his final hit, an Ally-Oop 540 that smashed his face into the snow, breaking his goggles and possibly even his nose!

We're already getting amped up for next summer's 2012 Vans Warped Tour. Aren't you? Vans friends, Every Time I Die join the line-up for the tour along with Bayside, Tomorrow's Bad Seeds, Sleeping with Sirens and six other bands who have been announced. Only a few months until tickets go on sale April 6th!

What comes to mind when you think about spear fishing? You'll see what we're talking about when you watch this outtake from the 300 hours of film shot during the making of, No Room for Rock Stars: The Vans Warped Tour documentary. The film comes out in early spring 2012, so check out the other clips to get you excited.

If you're in the Brooklyn, NY area this Saturday, December 17th, the House of Vans is hosting its Second Annual Coat Drive from 1pm - 6pm. There will be a best trick contest for cash and sneakers and live performances from DJ PF Cuttin and McRad. Admission to the event is a new or slightly used coat to be donated to NYCares. Last year we collected over 400 coats, this year help us get a 1,000!

The world’s top action sports contests and exclusive music events are at your fingertips with the free Vans Live 2.0 app, available now for Android devices at Android Market and soon wherever Android apps are available, joining the previous released version on iTunes for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Vans Live 2.0 brings you top Vans action sports events and music showcases as they happen with live, high quality event feeds, video and photo libraries and news updates as well as past events on demand such as the recently completed Vans Triple Crown of Surfing.

Vans Snow Team rider Markus Keller may not be a household name in the US, but back home in Switzerland he’s considered a national treasure. He’s a two-time Olympian and contest podium regular along with fellow country man and Vans teammate Iouri Podladtchikov, but Markus is as dangerous in the backcountry as he is in the halfpipe. Get up to speed with Markus in a Vans exclusive interview.

Tony Trujillo, Daniel Lutheran, Johnny Layton, Chris Pfanner are just a few of the riders that joined the Vans Skate Crew on the two week road trip that makes up Thrasher Magazine's King of the Road. Full webisodes have begun, so go be entertained for awhile watching these guys going big.

Live from Santos Party House in New York City comes Shred for Your Life on OffTheWall.tv. 12 Guitarists face off in one on one battles judged by none other than legends Andrew WK, Matt Sweeny, Vernon Reid and Kirk Douglas. In episode one, follow the contestants and field reporter, Gavin McInnes, prior to taking the stage and learn a little more about the origins of the competition.

Help Vans and New York Cares in collecting winter coats to distribute to thousands of men, women and children who are forced to make a choice between buying a winter coat and putting food on the table. So, on Saturday, December 17th from 1pm - 6pm, come out the House of Vans in Brooklyn, NY to skate, participate in the PRO-TEC Best Trick contest for cash and sneakers, enjoy live performances and donate a coat for a good cause. Don't forget to RSVP and bring a new or slightly used coat for admission.

Congratulations goes out to Kieren Perrow who won his inaugural ASP World Tour event, taking out the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons over fellow countrymen Joel Parkinson in four-to-six foot waves. Vans Team rider John John Florence also found his way to the podium as the overall winner of the 2011 Vans Triple Crown making him the youngest competitor to win that title. Big ups guys!

The quarterfinals of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing / Billabong Pipe Masters, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink will get underway at 8am HST this morning at Bonzi Pipeline. A Champion will be crowned today so don't miss another incredible day of action directly from Pipeline, in the North Shore of Oahu!

Another day of great conditions at Pipeline, in the North Shore of Oahu for Billabong Pipe Masters, the 3rd jewel of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing presented by Rockstar Energy Drink. Yesterday, during Day 1, Vans team rider and Vans Triple Crown points leader, John Florence found perfection scoring a 10. Round 3 starts at 8am HST with 10 to 12 foot Swell. See what gnarly action goes down today on VansTripleCrownofSurfing.com on the Vans Live 2.0 app!

Time to migrate to Pipeline, the most powerful breaking surf on the planet. Epic conditions for the opening day of competition in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing presented by Rockstar Energy Drink / Billabong Pipe Masters on the North Shore of Oahu. Swell is 12 to 15 ft and filling in through the day. Tune into all the action on the new Vans Live 2.0 app or on VansTripleCrownofSurfing.com.

It's been an epic 2011 for a Vans Surf Team that needs to look no further than to the 41st Annual SURFER Poll Awards held December 6th at the Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore for validation as to how far the Vans surf program has come with much more on tap as we approach 2012. Big ups to Award Winners: Heavy Water (Big wave charging): Nathan Fletcher, Breakthrough Performer: John John Florence, Best Digital Short: Lost Interest featuring Dane Reynolds, Dane Reynolds was also runner-up to 17-time SURFER Poll #1 Surfer Kelly Slater, despite pleas from Kelly ...

Vans is excited to launch In the Chair, a new video series that gives viewers an inside look into the lives of their favorite Vans athletes. The series features interviews with Vans team riders while they go about their daily lives - from driving a car to jumping out of an airplane - from getting a tattoo to a haircut and shave, In the Chair takes you behind the scenes into the lives of some of the most talented athletes in action sports today. In the Chair kicks off with pro skater Geoff Rowley sitting down in his 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback ...

The “Pave The Way” photo show opened to a packed house last Thursday at the Vans DQM General in NYC with skaters, friends and family gathering to view the legendary work of Mofo, C.R. Stecyk III, Lance Dawes and Tobin Yelland. Chronicling their lives and careers behind the camera, "Pave the Way" featured early pages, covers and out-takes from iconic skate magazines including Thrasher, Slap and Skateboarder as well some of the most pivotal photographs in skateboard history.

Please join the Vans family in officially welcoming Elijah Berle and Daniel Lutheran to Vans' global skate team. Elijah and Daniel are the latest skaters to join Vans’ unrivaled history of continuously representing professional skateboarding - from the Dogtown days right up to the present. In addition to Vans signature riders Geoff Rowley, Tony Trujillo and Anthony Van Engelen, Elijah and Daniel join legends Tony Alva, Steve Caballero and John Cardiel in proudly wearing the Sidestripe, along with fellow up-and-comers including Gilbert Crockett and Curren Caples. Both Elijah and Daniel bring their own unique abilities, sensibilities and personality to the team ...

If you want something done right, you've got to do it yourself. Vans BMX Team rider Colin Mackay left "pro-town" last year and started fresh in a new scene with massive hours behind a shovel. A couple months later he's airing it out in Virginia and making a local skateparks look amazing with his height, style and creativity.

We need your help on this one. Vote for A.skate to win a $50,000 grant from Pepsi to help build the world's first Autism and ADA friendly, handicap accessible skatepark. The park will be build in the Birmingham, AL area. Voting is open until December 31st, so make them count!

Vans Surf Team rider and Hawaii's John John Florence has stood on the sand at Sunset Beach watching the crowning of surfing champions since he was 6-years-old. Today, at 19, he stood on the podium, having realized his childhood dream of winning the Vans World Cup at Sunset Beach, and taking the lead on the coveted Vans Triple Crown presented by Rockstar Energy Drink series ratings. It was an overwhelming victory for Florence, who surfed in his first Vans Triple Crown event at the tender age of 12.

Are you ready for this? Let's hope so. The final day of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing presented by Rockstar Energy Drink / Vans World Cup of Surfing is LIVE from Sunset Beach, Oahu! The best surfers in the world battle for the $250,000 in prize money, crucial points and bragging rights, and today, a champion will be crowned. Catch the action on VansTripleCrownofSurfing.com or download the Vans Live 2.0 app. Whatever you do, tune in.

Riders from all over the world are arriving in Holland for the Vans Rebel BMX Jam. Vans USA pros attending are Dakota Roche, Gary Young, Scotty Cranmer, Ty Morrow and Sean Sexton. Keep an eye out on Dec 3rd and 4th for the live webcast from Holland, but make sure you check your local time zone so you don't miss it!

Ever wonder how all the tents find their way at the Vans Warped Tour? Watch this new clip from the outtakes of the Vans Warped Tour Documentary, No Room for Rock Stars to get a behind-the-scenes look. Be ready for more clips coming your way until the film drops early 2012.

Day 3 of competition is ON at the original big wave arena, known as Sunset Beach for the Vans World Cup of Surfing / Vans Triple Crown of Surfing presented by Rockstar Energy Drink. Solid new swell arrives at 10-12 feet for Round of 64. Of course, watch it live on VansTripleCrownofSurfing.com or download the new Vans Live 2.0 app to watch it on the go.