5boro is proud to announce the world premiere of “JOIN, or DIE” February 16th, 2012 in New York City. With this full length video, Joe Tookmanian and Willy Akers are both welcomed to 5boro’s pro ranks.

Joe Tookmanian, aka: “Took”, has been commuting from NJ to NYC on skate missions since the age of 13 and in 2002 was officially added to the 5boro Crew. Since then Joe has filmed standout parts in 5boro’s Word of Mouth (2003) and New York, New York (2005).

Willy Akers, from Wilmington, Delaware and residing in Philly for the past six years, became acquainted with 5boro in ‘98 during his younger years of entering contests at NYC’s Riverside Skatepark. After paying many dues, he joined the 5boro Crew in ‘03 and is now welcomed to the pro ranks. Willy’s other sponsors are Kinetic Skateshop, Emerica, Volcom, OJ Wheels and Lucky Bearings.

“JOIN, or DIE” will premiere February 16th, 2012 at Santos Party House, located in downtown Manhattan, and will feature full parts from Willy Akers, Danny Falla, Guillaume Dulout, Dan Pensyl, Jimmy Mcdonald, Joe Tookmanian and a Family & Flowtrash montage.
 

Every big brand wasn’t always a big brand. It’s good seeing smaller brands pushing themselves and working hard. That’s exactly what the guys at Complx have been doing lately. They wanted to kick 2012 off right and show everyone what they’ve been up to. With that being said, Enjoy their new years promo!

$10 will get your name into the contest. You can enter as a team or as an individual. Check out the flyer for more details!
 

The first part of the Where The Vox Are We? tour video is live! They spent the first few days trying to hit as many Boston spots as they could before shipping out to Philly for a few days. After Philly, the crew was off to DC and Baltimore. Part one features footage from Dave Bachinsky, Cody Mcentire, Matt Fenell, Brendan O’Conner, Sean Hernandez, Justin Clement, John Desimas, and John Coyne. Be on the lookout for more updates coming soon!

Filmed and Edited by Elliott Vecchia.

Philly’s coming in hot in this week’s Montage Mondays. With names like Ishod wair, Tom Asta, Julian Heller, Pat Carmody, and Shane Colville, you know this one’s gonna be good!

Filmed by Anthony Travis.

Do you want to get featured on Montage Mondays but don’t know who to talk to? Send all video submissions to Stephen@Focusskatemag.com and let’s try to make something happen!

The guys at Quartersnacks put their own touch on Ishod’s Since Day One part. Check out the intro as he handles business with the biggest boss, and eventually leads into the killer skating that you already expected to see.
 

Quartersnacks: Ishod Wair Since Day One Remix from Quartersnacks on Vimeo.

With his full length film “Daylando” in the works, Tj Gaskill has put out a new montage with some throwaway clips of Timmy Knuth that you won’t be seeing in his part. Check them out and keep your eyes peeled for more Daylando updates soon!