Rise Magazine postet a nice interview (german language) with Jens Kuefner. If you don’t understand the language it’s still worth it to check out the pictures by Felix Strosetzki.

Jens Kuefner Interview

Jefferson Santana is a name that has been kind of out there, but kind of not. Ever so often theres an amazing edit of his skating, or an awesome photo.

People kind of know who he is, and people kind of don’t. The fact is that he is one of the best skaters I have ever had the pleasure of skating with, but the law doesn’t allow him to enter any country without having a contract to justify a visa, but also wont let him work without a visa so that he can get a contract, marooning him in Spain, where he has been consistently placing top3 in every single contest he competes in, be it street, vert, park or whatever you throw at him. He is also the toughest and most mentally insane people you will ever meet.

Anyway, heres a bit more of Rosca for your reading pleasure.

Read the Jefferson Santana Interview.

You can also check Jefferson Santana on the Deshi : Barcelona HDVM2 Video.

Matthew Watkinson, a relatively unknown name in rollerblading, has recently found himself editing and filming for The Conference.

Where has he come from, how did he get to this stage, and what can we expect to see from him in the future?

Read the Matty Watky interview.

ConferenceMag is proud to open it’s pages by presenting an interview with the new USD team and brand manager, Dominic Sagona.

Oli Benet: how old are you now

Dominic Sagona: I’m 25 in June, f*cking old man

Oli Benet: I was about to be surprised I thought you were at least 25 already, so are you still skating often?

Dominic Sagona: of course. But the older you get, the more selective you are. You go through spurts. Skating everyday isn’t the best method. A few days a week is perfect. Not too worn out, and not out of practice, but when you’ve been skating for 15 years like me it’s embedded

Oli Benet: that’s good. So you still love it then huh. […]

Read the full Dominic Sagona Interview.

Sven Boekhorst: Klnch Video & Mag Interview.

• Check the video (upper left, click on Klnch Tv)
• Interview in the magazine (page 4,5,6,7, dutch language)

Chris Farmer: Through The Looking Glass Dvd:

In stores April 18th.

This disc includes the following highlights: Intelligent Productions, Life+1, VG19, Beyond, Life+ 2, None, US, Underestimated, Words, AIR, Juice, KFC3: Straight Jacket, Bang, Feet, Accidental Machines, The Meantime & Barely Dead.

Candid interview with Chris Farmer:

Chris Farmer and Chauncey LeRock embarked on a several hour ride through Germany in the back of a cargo van. Many things were discussed, and this is what was caught on film.
Via Youhatetoloveit.

We were all sad to see Mindgame close last year. Was that something you had been thinking about for a while?

Mindgame was always meant to be a company that challenged the conventions of the industry.

I’ve always sought to make “core” companies and products that didn’t have to answer to the mainstream, and I saw Mindgame as the greatest manifestation of that intention. But Mindgame became really popular, really quick. We turned a profit in our first year, and tripled in size our second. It was kind of a fortunate/unfortunate position to be put in.

We had the money to do the things we wanted, but somewhere, the message was getting lost. Soon, I started to see posts on the messageboards like “Why do they call themselves Trendkiller if all they do is make trends?” Well, the truth is, we never ever intended to make anything in to a trend — we just liked putting ideas out there and seeing how people responded to them and made them their own. But people have a way of institutionalizing things. […]

What have you been up to since then?

I moved to LA last year and took a job as Marketing Director at an auto enthusiast site called WebRidesTV. It was a good move for me — I learned a lot about the power of the web, and was also able to get some talented rollerbladers paying gigs, including Connor O’Brien, Brandon Negrete, Cuauhtzin Guiterrez, Drew Bachrach, and Billy Kostka.

I left WebRides last October to take a position at quarterlife.com as their Director of Project Development. quarterlife is a web show and a social networking site for creative people. I really love what I do, but we’ve had our ups and downs.

We made history by being the first internet series to be picked up by network TV, and then we made history by being one of the fastest cancellations in NBC history. After that, we had to make some cuts, and unfortunately, I had to layoff some of my friends — friends I had actually brought on to the project. […]

Read the full Shane Coburn Interview

You can check Shane Coburn work at quarterlife.com/shane. Here are some links to videos:

• “Sebastian” - Bang! (2004)
• “Intro” - Accidental Machines (2006)
• “Ben Schwab” from Accidental Machines (2006). More Accidental Machines media.