• Swell is on it's way to the East Coast of Oz, the sun will be shining and the Billabong Pro Rio will kick back into action in a few hours. We have a great weekend ahead. Crack a beer (or beverage of choice), kick the feet up and suck the juice of life Melon Heads. Art by in house boy wonder, @leemcconnell #mambo #leemcconnell #billabongpro #swell #waves #weekend #photooftheday #instagood #instadaily #follow
  • Mambo pro surfer, @blake_thornton is pretty comfortable falling into water. To test that notion, we pushed him in. To get the gear, check out our range for Big W Australia or The Warehouse New Zealand #mambo #water #ocean #falling #photooftheday #instadaily #instagood #blakethornton
  • @mambogoddess campaign teaser. We look forward to showing you more when the bloody photographer gets his head out of the way @jasonleeparry @realbarbarapalvin @ashleyjhart #mambogoddess #ashhart #barbarapalvin #jasonleeparry #venicebeach #goddess
  • Today, we thought we'd give props to a Mambo artist who has been absolutely killing it of late, @mistaprice. Piece after piece he continually blows our minds and we thought it was about time we gave him some online recognition. Travis, we love your work mate, keep up the epicness! #art #travisprice #mambo #instagood #instadaily #photooftheday #artist #epic
  • On the weekend, Mambo's newly signed grom, Ben Penny smashed the Volcom VQS Champs over in Gisborne, NZ. Ben finished 2nd with his best mate, Jamie Krupps taking it out for a 1-2 finish for Oz. The non-alcholic champagne never tasted so good!
Shot by Harry Sweeney #winning #surf #volcom #mambo #vqs #instagood #instadaily #shotoftheday
  • Here at Mambo we are nothing if not contentious. We thought we’d wrap the week with a handful of graphic favourites that have also landed us in deep brown porridge over the years. A little something here for everyone, including that constantly circling shark, the copyright lawyer #mambo #redneck #paulinehanson #paperscissorsrock #forgivethemfather #art #copyright #instagood #instadaily #photooftheday #funny
  • Today, Team Mambo had a task on their hands. We were up early, coffees in hand and overly prepared to shoot our @kidmambo summer campaign. The problem with shooting a bunch of kids is that when you tell them to go bananaz, they do just that. It might seem like a great concept in theory but you try shooting a 6'1 gorilla and a bunch of groms hopped up on sugar. Complete bedlam! #bedlam #bananaz #goinbananaz #mambo #kidmambo #campaign #photography #instagood
  • Due to our marketing piggy bank running out of coins, we couldn't afford to fly Mambo artist, @leemcconnell to Broome to help @savethekimberley. Instead, we shot him with a broom and shipped a big pack of tees up to the crew in the Western Australia to sell and help raise funds for the fight. Get your "No Gas!" tee now from this link: http://stores.ebay.com.au/Save-The-Kimberley-STK?_trksid=p2047675.l2563 #savethekimberley #broome #gas #nogas #mambo #artist
  • The design team @mamboaustralia have just returned to Aus after a month long (bender) inspiration trip to the USA. Check out our Facebook page for the full gallery #inspiration #design #tripping #california #newyork #art #bender #mambo #mambogoddess
  • Regram from the gorgeous and ridiculously talented singer of @vanhoornmusic, @cheyennet in our Summer 11' @mambogoddess campaign shot in a snowing, and bone chilling NYC.
  • Congrats goes out to Mambo wonder boy, @leemcconnell who just took out the @tigerbeer #tigertranslate art battle. Now he's off to Vietnam to compete against the worlds best! #vietnam #artbattle #art #tigerbeer
  • In 1992 British art & culture magazine, @id_magazine asked Mambo to contribute a piece of art for an upcoming anti-fascist edition. Having a very low opinion of fascists ourselves we said, OK and then invited Reg Mombassa to dive into his pencil box and vent our spleen. The image proved so popular it was still selling a year later. #mambo #regmombassa #art #fascist #i-dmagazine #music #housemusic #poster
  • If you live on the east coast of Australia and you haven't checked your local surf forecast site, don't bother, it's gonna be flat. Instead, fill an esky with your essentials (beer, sandwiches, black market kidneys, what ever floats your boat), grab a few mates and head down to your local spot for a weekend of "pavement surfing". Get the Betadine ready though, because Skating isn't as forgiving as it's water based cousin. @bradmcdermott shot by Andrew Fawcett #skate #skater #park #mambo
  • #regram from @hairbarrels @blake_thornton in an epic #hairbarrel #mattsmith #doctorwho #humpday
  • Following on from our rich history of youth exploitation, Mambo is proud to announce an extra edition to our bulging surf team of 3, North Steyne Boardriders grom, @benpenny. Cheads, Blake and Quinny now have a permanent board de-waxer on all future surf trips. Photo by @blaisebell
  • Mambo's favourite "south of the bridge" son, Blake Thornton is currently deep in the frigid waters of Canada, where his day to day dealings include Grizzly Bears, Killer Whales and sub zero temperatures. If it's so cold, then why Blake isn't wearing his hood? Well, Canada's freezing water temperatures have nothing on Alaska, which is where Blake was heli-boarding and surfing with a few crazy mates. This time, we're not jealous. Regram @blake_thornton #canada #grizzlybear #surfing #canadasurf #freezing #mambo #mamboaustralia #blakethornton #vancouverisland
  • The working week is coming to an end, it's Friday and we are jumping for joy like @ashleyjhart and @realbarbarapalvin. Enjoy the weekend! #sun #fun #pumped #weekend #models #barbarapalvin #ashleyhart #party
  • Lest We Forget, tomorrow's day off is in honour of the ANZACS. Have your first beer, or two, in honour of the Diggers who fought for this epic country. Oh yeah, and good luck in two up. Tails all the way, have a great day. #anzacs #anzacday #diggers #beer #twoup
  • Check out our Facebook for the full gallery of our @mambogoddess campaign wrap party and the launch of  @b_spacenyc, Venice Beach. Go on, it features @ashleyjhart and @realbarbarapalvin #party #venicebeach #victoriassecret #pabstbeer #beer #fun
  • Mambo's latest @mambogoddess is revealed from underneath the #gorilla suit. @realbarbarapalvin shot by @jasonleeparry on #VeniceBeach

CHEADS AND BLAKES LOST WEEKEND: part 1

Following is a 4-part account of what Mambo sponsorship money buys when our 2 favourite sons, Luke Cheadle & Blake Thornton are on tour, most recently to LA for the US OPEN. The following joint email comes from the boys who apparently typed in the wrong address (to Mambo) before sending. Duffers.

Luke: Arrived LA. The US Open always a circus. Surf is rubbish but parties plentiful. Spewed, cried, laughed, danced and everything in between. Got lost in Hollywood for 3 days. I hooked up a mate, Leigh Sedley (pro surfer and DJ) with a bunch of gear and he became our unofficial US ambassador. Went to Hooters, twice, drank beer and gave BIG tips.Blake: It went pear shape in my first heat. Was more like a gymnastics display by my Brazilian counterparts while I was on still on the monkey bars. Time to cut my loses. Spent 6 nights partying for Nic Muscrofts retirement. Didn’t see much daylight. Somewhere in between, went to a midget bikini bar – a classy establishment. Most of the attention was on the lingerie wearing bar staff. Went to a Dirt Nasty concert. Hands down the worst live performance ever. Lucky he had rigs (we’re assuming, young ladies?) dancing in lingerie. Had 4 surfs over 8 days, because it was rubbish. Must send some footage to MAMBO … to keep the bar tab open.

To be continued …
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