en-us3/22/2010 2:31:16 AM3/22/2010 2:31:16 AMLoudbasevanscommunity@loudbase.comVans BMX Am Contest 3 at each Vans Skatepark this April. Guest judges include Vans pros Ryan Guettler, Cory Nastazio, Chase Hawk, Gary Young and many more. Winner from each division takes home a pass to ride free at Vans Skatepark for a year, giant sponsor prize pack and a 1st place trophy, 2nd and 3rd of each division get sponsor prize pack and a trophy. Check out details...]]>3/18/2010 2:03:00 PM 10Vans is in the mix catching up with all the bands you can think of, the Official SXSW Vans Showcase, friends, strangers, girls fashion, and anything else that might strike your fancy. Jump in and come along for the ride because we're giving you so much coverage, it's like you're practically there.]]>3/19/2010 12:58:00 PM 10Vans Triple Crown of Surfing's O'Neill World Cup. This past year the contest went down in the history books with the largest waves ever contested in the 27-year history of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. Santa Cruz teenager Nat Young makes good on his O'Neill wildcard to post some of highest heat scores of the event in serious surf. All three Gudauskas brothers (CA) take on each other and massive 25-foot surf as Tanner joins Pat in qualifying for the ASP Dream Tour.]]>3/19/2010 1:34:00 PM 10Vans Store at the Domain. On Saturday March 13th the Kick-Ass Heroes were signing autographs for fans and promoting their new flick KICK ASS. After hearing about the movie and the amazing cast including Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe Moretz, Aaron Johnson, Clark Duke, Nicholas Cage, and director Michael Vaughn, it seemed only fitting to work together to promote the film. They have all been Vans fans, and we've been fans of theirs. The movie drops April 16th so check out the trailer!]]>3/18/2010 6:43:00 PM 10Parkway Drive has announced plans to return to the studio to record their third studio album, which is expected to be released later this summer via Epitaph Records.  The long-awaited follow-up to 2007's hard-hitting breakout album Horizons was written in the band's hometown of Byron Bay over the past six months and will be recorded in Los Angeles with celebrated producer Joe Barresi (Queens of the Stone Age, Bad Religion) over the coming weeks.]]>3/18/2010 5:18:00 PM 10Gudauskas brothers web page for Vans Surf Team riders Dane, Tanner and Patrick! This new site will pull all things Gudauskas, including news items, photos, videos and blog posts so that we can follow the guys along their world travels. Eat your Gudauskas brothers heart out.]]>3/18/2010 4:14:00 PM 10The Vans Pier Classic presented by Jacks, now in it's 5th year, to be held between March 24th thru 28th on the south side of Huntington Beach Pier is a mainstay on the North American competitive surf calender. Featuring a WQS 2 star as well as a grade 2 Pro Jr, the Pier Classic features some of the brightest up-and-coming stars in surfing as well as offering a platform for top regional talent. The Huntington Pier always seems to have waves, in the previous contest we've had better than average surf for most of the contest period, the weather can be a mixed bag but like the waves most years have had a mix of more good than bad. Competition begins on the 24th of March, if you can't attend please tune into the live webcast.
]]>3/17/2010 6:06:00 PM 10Escape The Fate, resume their battle to the top in 2010 by unleashing a deluxe edition of their fan coveted breakout album This War Is Ours on April 27 via Epitaph Records.  Beginning today fans can check out the hot new trailer and pre-order the deluxe edition of This War Is Ours.]]>3/17/2010 3:58:00 PM 10Vans Skate Flow Team rider Daniel Lutheran as their favorite new kid on the block. Get to know this ripping twenty year old from New Mexico in this Q & A because you'll definitely be hearing about him.]]>3/16/2010 6:43:00 PM 10Darkest Hour have some amazing things lined up for 2010. They will be going out on tour with Dillinger Escape Plan, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, and Animals as Leaders. The tour starts March 11th in New York, NY and wraps up on April 13th in Pomona, CA. The tour will be making a stop in Austin, TX at the SXSW music festival, where the Darkest Hour guys will be performing at the Full Metal Texas Event with Iron Age, Born of Osiris, Upon a Burning Body, Your Demise and many others on March 18th.]]>3/16/2010 3:33:00 PM 10