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Tribute to Lewis Marnell by Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals

Arthur Derrien — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:10:10 +0000

BEN HARPER RECORDS SONG WITH THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS TO BENEFIT FAMILY OF LATE AUSTRALIAN SKATEBOARD LEGEND LEWIS MARNELL

April 29, 2013, Los Angeles – Singer-guitarist Ben Harper is helping to raise money for the family of Australian pro skateboarder Lewis Marnell, whose untimely death in January at the age of 30 left his family in dire financial straights. A lifelong skateboarding enthusiast and friend to skaters around the world, Harper has reunited with the Innocent Criminals for the first time since 2007 to re-record the song “Jah Work” from his 1997 album, “The Will to Live.” The song is now available on iTunes, with all proceeds going to the Lewis Marnell family memorial fund.

“Lewis was a brilliant artist and athlete not to mention a truly beautiful soul. We loved him and his contributions to skating, and we thought a song would be a wonderful way to celebrate his life and help his family.” said Harper.

Marnell died Jan. 18 from complications of diabetes, a disease he lived with from the age of 10. He did not allow his condition to impede his meteoric skateboarding career. He skated with such passion and style that can’t be replicated, he made all his tricks look effortless and his love for life was infectious. In 2008 he made his mark when he went pro for Almost Skateboards and he was named Skater of the Year from Australian skateboarding magazine slam. Marnell got married in late 2012, and died only a few months later, leaving his family with a large debt. Global efforts to help the family financially ensued, with Harper’s being the latest.

For more information, please visit: benharper.com

R.I.P Lewis Marnell.

Arthur Derrien — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:02:43 +0000

Skateboarding has lost yet another great Australian. Our thoughts go to his friends and family. He will be dearly missed.

History, And The Making Of It…

Jan — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:53:32 +0000

One of the world’s contemporary skate Meccas, the Kulturforum, aka. “Baustelle”, in Berlin, Germany, 20 years deep in skateboarding, with some roots and culture, and some competitional bombing. Nice piece.

Nike SB Go Skateboarding Day

Alex — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:56:48 +0000

Featuring the likes of: Lewis Marnell, Neil Smith, Youness Amrani, Sean Malto, Wieger Van Wageningen,Fernando Bramsmark and more.
Get watching.

Nike’s ‘Go Skateboarding Day 2012′

admin — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:04:01 +0000

As a special treat for Go Skateboarding Day, Nike are holding a little party at BaySixty6 for everyone that comes along.
Sean Malto, Youness Amrani, Lewis Marnell and Wieger Van Wageningen, alongside Fernando Bramsmark, Tim Zom, Chris Jones, Neil Smith, Daniel Kinloch, Joey Pressey and Korahn Gayle will be making their way around some of London’s most iconic spots, including Southbank and Stockwell, finishing up the day at with a demo and signing session at BaySixty6.
The evening session will also act a a send off for the current BaySixty6 set up as Nike will be start renovation works on the park the next day.

If you’re interested in heading along then you should get onto Nike Skateboarding’s Twitter and Instagram for clues about where they’ll be.

Nickels Tapes

Deeli — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:28:08 +0000

Mark Nickels’s latest edit for Monster Skateboard Magazine featuring Louie Barletta, Chris Haslam, Chet Childress, Shane O’Neill, Omar Salazar, Stefan Janoski, Lewis Marnell, Daniel Shimizu, Casey Rigney and Wieger van Wageningen.