Thrasher Magazine

Melbourne packed in for the first screening of Volcom’s new feature Microwave. It felt less like a premiere and more like the van had parked inside the venue. The film’s been cooking for two years, from San Francisco to Pittsburgh, across Australia, New Zealand and Europe. The miles flew by and time zones blurred with the energy bouncing inside that metal box. The whole squad made it out, with old heads in the back and young ones pressed up front. Feel the frequency! —Shane Azar

Photos by Sam Coady and Yeah Rad

First stop, Melbourne! The good people at Lulie Tavern welcomed us with open arms

The lads start arriving. Lucien, Harry, Eniz, welcome to Australia. As for Simon, he's pretty much a local

He’s probably talking about surfing

Big Boss Shane Azar making sure the audio was crispy

Then he proceeds to hand out the “sacred beer band”

To which Lucien, Rob and Adam then use the “sacred beer band”

Doobie arrives!

And proceeds to have a good time as per usual

Noah Deane had to be there. No waves in sight but a valuable member of the double-parked gang

Tai Jennison, Volcom content creator and the world’s nicest guy. Oh yeah, he’s Azar’s right hand man too

Joel Hanlon and Yeah Rad whipped up a Microwave zine. Get yours, while supplies last

Theo Clarke got his, and got caught in the act of looking at himself kickflip

Simon made it in there, of course

Rob Pace and Theo enjoy some expensive drinks before they blow the crowd's mind

Simon and Harry grab some food before the show

Top dogs, Azar and Volcom’s Euro TM Roberto Alemañ

Calm before the storm

Makin' our way downstairs

We politely waited our turn in line for the pool table… Hondo had no chance

Two new besties, Gourdal and Clarkey team up

Pressure’s on…

Good shot, obviously

Almost didn’t recognize Omar with those new locks

You might know Jaleesa Vincent as a pro surfer and artist, but you can add pool shark to that list

Doobie looking for vengeance

REAL tight homies, Hayley and Harry

Liv Lovelace and Jay Runciman mentally preparing for props

Vans Aus head honcho Jon Fitzgerald and Melbourne's best carpenter Jack Kirk

Simon, Rob and Omar keep it classy

Filmer extraordinaire James James with Microwave star (slash future TM) Ethan Copeland

Snuck outside for a breather and bumped into Niddys and Pedro

Then turned around and saw Gavin, Rhino, Greyson and Wade came mid Indy tour to show love

Kai and Joel ready for the spectacle

Top tour guide and the happiest man on two wheels, Tony Woodward and his wife Rachel

Volcom’s Nat Welsh also played a part in the zine creation. Of course she gets VIP seating

Crowd started to pack in


Noah’s excited and planning after-prem activities  

Roberto and Tai, one last fill-up before the action

Quick photo for the fans

Bar staff, assembleeeeee!

POV: You’re the screen

And it's time for the main event

Crowd was loving it!

Wait till you see Liv’s part. She's going to have to take a lot more photos with the fans

Game respect game, Hayley and Doobie

Kai felt that Microwave heat

Looks like the whole crowd loved it. Azar’s relieved

If it’s on a sticker, it must be true. The frequency is definitely still out there. Amazing effort from all the crew involved. Keep your eyes peeled for Volcom’s Microwave, live on Thrasher, March 27th. Over and out