SURF IN THE MORNING ~ RIDE IN THE AFTERNOON

SURF IN THE MORNING ~ RIDE IN THE AFTERNOON

I’m back! The roosters were cockadoodledoodlin’ as we packed the van at the Temple this morning. Gotta love waking up early with a new wave and a few barrels to look forward to. Off we went, down the coast in search of quiet tube time. We found it, surfed i...

Gladak Sessions No.3- Waxhead

Gladak Sessions No.3- Waxhead

waxhead |hed| noun definition: 1 Term used to describe a person who engages in surfing culture. 2 Band of long-haired surfer-musician tribesmen impregnating peoples souls with their cosmic vibes! The latest from the Temple Gladak session's feature in...

Art Vs. Function

Art Vs. Function

The Deus Gallery has a new show up in the Deus Gallery! Its a banger! They say two heads are better than one, and that can definitely be said about the latest collection of boards to come out of Bob McTavish’s stint in the Temple shaping bay - a collaborati...

The Ride

The Ride

The motorcycle is back! Similar to the fresh contemporary scene that has established itself around bicycles in the last few years, the motorcycle is currently undergoing an aesthetic rebirth. A young subculture worldwide is discovering the motorcycle as an ...

“Green Fuzz”

“Green Fuzz”

The stage was set, the candles were burning, the wax dripping and the crowd was eager for action. And that is exactly what they got. The ear blistering beard rock methodically oozed out of the loudspeakers upon the back patio champur. Beers were raised to l...

“As busy as a fluffer on a porn set”

“As busy as a fluffer on a porn set”

As you know by now there are many faces of The Temple, and today my good lil Motor-heads the benkel gets the nod for the masses… Man, “The Benkel Boys” have been hauling ass on the builds as of late. As you know The BAM awards are next week and the grand pr...

The Pinball Wizard...

The Pinball Wizard...

Welcome folks to the wonder filled world of Rich Pavel. Rich has been well on his way to being a semi permanent fixture around The Temple. Shaping boards as well as dropping a bit of knowledge to any who take the time out of their day to listen. But please ...

VHS BY JIMMY LEES

VHS BY JIMMY LEES

Never have you seen such high definition surf footage before?? Ok ok a slight fib there but seriously this ain't your normal surf footage you see every day. Step into on our 90's VHS time machine and check this video of Harrison Roach, filmed and Edited by ...

Emporium Surf Swap Nr2

Emporium Surf Swap Nr2

A Deus Surf Swap Meet, generally speaking, is where the volume knob of motorcycle and surf enthusiasm is turned up to the max. But the swap meet at the Emporium on Saturday August 3rd was turned up to 11. Continuing the tradition that started at Deus Austra...

“Morning honey, how’s yer ass feel?”

“Morning honey, how’s yer ass feel?”

We all embrace the ones who like to get radical. Hell every year we like to dress up and huck ourselves down a dirt road on our bikes fueled up on cheep beer and petrol, and then through a party afterwards to celebrate that no one got hurt, but hey, that’s ...

"Shoot up, or Shut up"

"Shoot up, or Shut up"

You've laid your eyes on the pics. Now open your mind to the video that was shot while the boys from Noosa scratched out the 4 Spoons bound for glory. They were Labor intensive, as you will soon see for your selves. So sit back or even better take a knee an...

“Heading out to the bribeway”

“Heading out to the bribeway”

As you well know Bali is a lot like the old west, fairly lawless, lots of bars, hookers etc. So when Adrian rocked up to The Temple for a little R-n-R from the Euro JR. cup we figured a bit of the open road may do him some good. Bali is putting in a high-sp...