Forum, Foursquare and Special Blend’s team dudes look to have produced another instant classic. We threw out a barrage of WTF?!s when peeping this.

Once again, here’s the Euro premiere dates, along with those across the pond for our North American bretheren…

European Tour:

Oct. 1st Feldkirch, Austria – Poolbar
Oct. 3rd Barcelona, Spain – Shoko Club
Oct. 5th Marseille, France – La Friche et Le Cabaret Aléatoire
Oct. 6th Bozen, Italy – Halle 28
Oct. 8th Landgraaf, The Netherlands – SnowWorld

North American Tour:

Oct. 13th Calgary, AB CAN – Plaza Theater
Oct. 14th Vancouver, BC CAN – Forum Sports Bar
Oct. 15th Portland, OR – Mission Theater
Oct.19th Detroit, MI – Crofoot Ballroom
Oct. 20th Montreal, QC CAN – Boulevard 44
Oct. 20th Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
Oct. 21st Reno, NV – The Freight House District
Oct. 21st Plymouth, NH – The Flying Monkey Movie House & Performance Center
Oct. 22nd Salt Lake City, UT – Complex
Oct. 23rd New York City, NY – The Red Bull Space

If you live in Europe, summer is quickly coming to an end … but that doesn’t mean the party’s over. Special Blend, Forum and Foursquare are about to bring the Vacation to you! Just sit back and relax as you marvel at the talents of Pat Moore, Jake Welch, Andreas Wiig, Nic Sauvé, Stevie Bell, and The Youngbloods: Daniel Ek, Cameron Pierce, Niko Cioffi, Austen Sweetin and Alek Oestreng.

Kicking things off this year is the World Premiere on September 28th, taking place on the beach in Huntington Beach, California, just north of the Huntington Beach Pier. If you happen to be in So Cal, you definitely don’t want to miss this beach party! Then, kick it Vacation-style with select riders as the team takes off for the following scheduled stops across Europe:

World Premiere: Sept. 28th Huntington Beach, CA – Huntington Beach Pier
01.10.2011 Feldkirch, Austria – Poolbar
03.10.2011 Barcelona, Spain – Shoko Club
05.10.2011 Marseille, France – La Friche et Le Cabaret Aléatoire
06.10.2011 Bozen, Italy – Halle 28
08.10.2011 Landgraaf The Netherlands – SnowWorld

For more information and complete coverage from the tour, go to www.special-blend.com, www.forumsnowboards.com and www.foursquareouterwear.com or join us on www.facebook.com/forumsnowboardseurope.

For updates and information on our showdown event in Landgraaf including shred session with the Forum team, games and party join our facebook event ‘We are going on Vacation’.

GO ON VACATION WITH SPECIAL BLEND, FORUM AND FOURSQUARE

After the huge success of Fuck It in the previous season, Special Blend, Forum and Foursquare hit the scene with another banger movie named Vacation. To celebrate the movie’s release the brands offer you the unique chance to spend a weekend with the Forum Global Team. Fans will not only get the chance to shred with the guys and be one of the first to see the new movie but also to party hard to the tunes of German DJ set up Drunken Masters and of course to simply have a lot of fun.
On Saturday, October 8th 2011, five busses from Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg hit the road towards Landgraaf / Holland. A perfectly shaped park at SnowWorld Landgraaf awaits the participants for an afternoon shred with the team. Watch and learn from Nic Sauve, Stevie Bell, Alek Oestreng, Andreas Wiig, Daniel Ek, Pat Moore and Mario Käppeli. You can use your own board or test the latest 2012 Forum boards.

But not only snowboarding is on the menu for the day. Fun side events also will provide some fun times before Special Blend, Forum and Foursquare’s new movie is presented in the bar next door. In traditional Forum manner, the day will finish off with a party to be remembered.

The whole package including transport, lift ticket, party entrance, goodie bag and hotel with breakfast only costs 99,- Euro / 99,- Pounds and is available in the following shops:

UK:

· LCB Camden , 23 Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8AG, info@lcbsurfstore.co.co.uk
· Sputnik Snowboard Shop, 49a West Street, Marlow, Buckinghamshire SL7 2LS, info@sputniksnowboardshop.com
· Subvert Boardstore, Unit 15, Chill Factor, Trafford Way, Manchester M41 7JA, info@subvertboardstore.com

Holland:

· Revert, Kleine Houtstraat 30, 2011 DM Haarlem, www.revert.nl
· Reprezent, Haarlemmerstraat 80, 1013 EV Amsterdam, www.reprezent.nl
· Downtown, Orthenstraat 25, 5211 SV Den Bosch, www.downtown.nl

Belgium:

· Topsport Lebbeke, Brusselsesteenweg 142, 9280 Lebbeke, www.topsport.be
· Real-Deal, Antwerpsestraat 169, 2640 Mortsel, www.real-deal.be
· Poo Poo Style, Kerkstraat 2, 3990 Peer, www.poopoo-style.be

Luxembourg:

· Surf In, Rue de Hollerich 83, 1741 Luxembourg, www.surfin.lu

Germany:

· TX Sport 2, Vordere Sterngasse 9, 90402Nürnberg, www.tx-sports.com
· Titus Shop, Luitpoldstrasse 20-22, 96052 Bamberg, bamberg@shop-titus.de
· Trick 17, Boehmerstrasse 29, 54290 Trier, www.trick17-shop.com
· Railslide, Roßmarkt 10, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, www.railslide.tv

For updates join our facebook event ‘We are going on Vacation’.

For all other information, photos and videos visit us at www.special-blend.com, www.forumsnowboards.com , and www.foursquareouterwear.com.

There’s no way we can give this piece of news a different spin from what all the others say. The stuff looks dope, go and buy it!

In conjunction with this year’s movie release, F’ It — Special Blend, Forum and Foursquare have teamed up to create the F’ It Collection. Consisting of a premium hoodie, zip hoodie, tee, beanie and trucker hat — check em out at www.special-blend.com, www.forumsnowboards.com and www.foursquareouterwear.com.

Also part of the F’ It Collection, Forum has just released the F’ It board on www.forumsnowboards.com, a Limited Edition deck featuring ChillyDog with Pop and graphics inspired by a year of filming the movie. Fuck off. Fuck It. Go have fun.

Where in the world will you be able to check out Forum, Foursquare and Special Blend’s new hammertronic shred flick on the big screen? Here’s where…

Special Blend, Forum and Foursquare are pleased to announce the world premiere of their latest feature film F… It, and the start of this year’s Global Tour. Starring John Jackson, Stevie Bell, Nic Sauve, Jake Welch, Niko Cioffi, Cameron Pierce, Austen Sweetin and The Youngbloods, and co-starring Peter Line, Pat Moore, Andreas Wiig and Daniel Ek.

North America

September 9: Newport Beach, CA at the Lido Theater with Peter Line, Pat Moore, John Jackson, Jake Welch, Stevie Bell, Nic Sauve, Andreas Wiig, Daniel Ek, Cameron Pierce, Niko Cioffi, Austen Sweetin, Alek Oestreng, and Rusty Ockenden.

October 14: Minneapolis, MN at the Suburban World Theater with Stevie Bell, Cameron Pierce, Jake Welch, Austen Sweetin, and Peter Line.

October 14: Toronto, ON (CAN) at the Underground Cinema with Nic Sauve, Pat Moore, John Jackson, Andreas Wiig, and Niko Cioffi.

October 15: Salt Lake City, UT at the Gateway Megaplex Theater with Stevie Bell, Cameron Pierce, Jake Welch, Austen Sweetin, and Peter Line.

October 15: Montreal, QC (CAN) at the 1234 Club with Nic Sauve, Pat Moore, John Jackson, Andreas Wiig, and Niko Cioffi.

October 16: Portland, OR at the Willamette Riverfront Warehouse with Stevie Bell, Cameron Pierce, Jake Welch, Austen Sweetin, and Peter Line.

October 16: New York City, NY at the Red Bull Space with Nic Sauve, Pat Moore, John Jackson, Andreas Wiig, and Niko Cioffi.

October 21: Denver, CO at the Bluebird Theater with Cameron Pierce, John Jackson, Stevie Bell, Andreas Wiig, and Pat Moore.

October 21: Vancouver, BC (CAN) at the Forum Sports Bar with Peter Line, Niko Cioffi, Nic Sauve, Jake Welch, and Austen Sweetin.

October 22: Boone, NC at the Appalachian State University with Cameron Pierce, John Jackson, Stevie Bell, Andreas Wiig, and Pat Moore.

October 22: Calgary, AB (CAN) at the Plaza Theater with Peter Line, Niko Cioffi, Nic Sauve, Jake Welch, and Austen Sweetin.

October 23: Portsmouth, NH at the Portsmouth Music Hall with Cameron Pierce, Stevie Bell, Andreas Wiig, and Pat Moore.

October 23: Reno, NV at the Grand Sierra Resort – Xtreme Bar with John Jackson, Peter Line, Niko Cioffi, Nic Sauve, Jake Welch, and Austen Sweetin.

Europe

September 23: Innsbruck, AUT at the Weekender Club with John Jackson, Nic Sauve, Daniel Ek, and Alek Oestreng.

September 24: Verona, ITA at (TBA) with John Jackson, Nic Sauve, Daniel Ek, and Alek Oestreng.

September 25: Freestyle.CH (Zurich), CHE at Cocuna with Andreas Wiig, John Jackson, Nic Sauve, Daniel Ek, and Alek Oestreng.

September 27: Lyon, FRA at Le Voxx Bar with Andreas Wiig, John Jackson, Nic Sauve, Daniel Ek, and Alek Oestreng.

September 28: Barcelona, ESP at Club Mondo with Andreas Wiig, John Jackson, Nic Sauve, Daniel Ek, and Alek Oestreng.

September 30: London, GBR at The Grand Union Bar with Andreas Wiig, John Jackson, Nic Sauve, Daniel Ek, and Alek Oestreng.

October 1: Amsterdam, NLD at the Winston Kingdom with Andreas Wiig, John Jackson, Nic Sauve, Daniel Ek, and Alek Oestreng.

October 2: Munich, GER at Puerto Giesing with Andreas Wiig, John Jackson, Nic Sauve, Daniel Ek, and Alek Oestreng.

For more information and complete coverage from the tour, go to

www.special-blend.com, www.forumsnowboards.com and www.foursquareouterwear.com.

A first look at what we can expect from the eagerly awaited new Forum team movie, F’ It.

Ok, it’s a teaser and they’re supposed to make movies look good, but, damn, this one looks like it’s gonna be yet another hyper-banger from the Forum crew. Here’s their chat…

F’ It is the 7th team-inspired film brought to you by Special Blend, Forum and Foursquare, and stars John Jackson, Stevie Bell, Nic Sauve, Jake Welch, Niko Cioffi, Cameron Pierce, Austen Sweetin and The Youngbloods. Due to various injuries at the most inappropriate of times, F’ It will co-star Peter Line, Pat Moore, Andreas Wiig and Daniel Ek.

Instead of dishing out the usual dose of marketing bullshit about how great the movie is and what to expect, here are some quotes on the film straight from the riders’ mouths:

“With Pat out of the picture, I might actually have a shot at getting the opener!”

“Nic has such nice hair, I wonder if he is sponsored by Suave?”

“Peter’s so legendary, he doesn’t even need a part.”

“How did John manage to have a better season than last year?!?”

“You think Andreas looks good when he’s filming? You should see how good he looks when he isn’t.”

“Who the F is Austen Sweetin?”

Coming Fall 2010 to a snowboard shop near you, along with iTunes digital download, stay tuned for more information on F’ It at special-blend.com, forumsnowboards.com and foursquareouterwear.com.

Luckily, they included all sorts of extremely useful non-cinematographic information that we are eager to share with all of you:

Yep, that's the logo!

Still coming off the party from winning Video of the Year with FOREVER, Special Blend, Forum and Foursquare are proud to announce another release. Snowboarders across the globe know that each and every season has its fill of hardships. But, it’s how you respond that’s really going to matter. There are those who submit to Mother Nature or Murphy and his laws, but this project is dedicated to those who refuse to surrender and in the face of adversity have one solution for every problem … F’ It.

1. It’s overcast and didn’t snow as much as the forecast promised? F’ It. Wake up at 5am and sit in the clouds.

2. Just got broken off? F’ It. Send in the Youngbloods.

3. The cops shut you down after you set up the zone and were about to drop? F’ It. Go back at 3am.

4. The Canadian Border banned you from entering while it’s dumping in Whistler? F’ It. Pay a lawyer as much as it costs to fix it.

5. Your snowmobile just blew up in the alpine? F’ It. Light up the credit card on rental charges until it’s fixed.

6. You just flew across the country and the three feet of snow that was in the city melted overnight? F’ It. Pack up and drive all night to the next zone.

7. Sprained ankle? Broken back? Fractured foot? Blown shoulder? Concussion? Broken ribs? Sprained pelvis? Shattered heel? F’ It. Injuries happen … keep going.

F’ It is the 7th team-inspired film brought to you by Special Blend, Forum and Foursquare, and stars Peter Line, Pat Moore, Jake Welch, Stevie Bell, John Jackson, Nic Sauve, Daniel Ek, Andreas Wiig, and Youngbloods Niko Cioffi, Cameron Pierce, Niki Korpela, Alek Ostreng, Austen Sweetin, Rusty Ockenden, and Mario Kaeppeli. Filmed in several locations around the world from Lake Tahoe CA and Whistler BC to Buffalo NY, Finland, Japan and more, see what happens when the guys say F’ It and do whatever it takes to keep going.

Coming Fall 2010 to a snowboard shop near you, along with iTunes digital download, stay tuned for more information on F’ It at www.special-blend.com, www.forumsnowboards.com, and www.foursquareouterwear.com.

Here’s Oakley themselves talking about this piece of news:

This is an evolutionary step for a kid who is devoted to progressing what is possible on his snowboard. From his early days on hill as a Vermont contest local, Jake has consistently pushed himself to find a path that is true to his dreams. That path has taken him from icy park jumps to powder turns; from podiums to heli drops and he has continued to evolve with every step taken.

Oakley is proud to welcome Jake to the Pro Rider Series apparel team along with existing PRS teammates Eero Ettala and Eiki Helgason as they continue to push the envelope. “I can’t even describe how stoked we are to have Jake on the Oakley Outerwear program,” stated Eero Ettala about Jake joining the apparel team. “If I could pick any rider in the world, it would be Jake for sure. Welcome to the team bud, your a perfect fit for Oakley!”

“To be a part of such a small and exclusive team is a huge honor,” said Jake. “In my eyes Eero has been the most progressive urban and park rider for years now, and Eiki is following fast in his footsteps.” But with each Oakley Pro Rider Series it’s about defining snowboard style through personal influence.

“I can’t wait to get started working with Oakley’s design team on my new outerwear series,” exclaimed Jake with a smile. “I have loads of techie ideas and knowing that I will be using products that I personally have designed will give me peace of mind when heading out into the backcountry.”

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Our tour of the sickest of next season’s product continues with a vengeance.

We’ve been continuing our tour of the booths here at the snowboard industry trade fair ISPO, and drop another photoblast of some of the highlights from yesterday’s walkabout.