We guess things really are bigger in Texas. This past week Austin again played host to the nation’s biggest art and musical festival, South By Southwest. The cooler big brother to the West Coast’s Coachella (more beer, less GHB), SXSW features more than 1,500 music acts crammed into four hazy days and nights. Lucky for you our friends at FOAM can tell you all about it.

While we’re all about giving ’til it hurts, we still want to get the most bang for our buck. (Enter Spitzer joke here.) Which is why we feel it’s our duty to point out what a bargain our Surfrider Membership package is. For a mere $25 you’ll receive an exclusive t-shirt featuring a sublimated photo by the legendary Ron Stoner, a year’s subscription to Surfrider’s Making Waves Magazine, and a decal for you car. Pick this up anywhere else and you’ll be paying $100. True story.

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Warning: The graphic nature of this video is intended for mature audiences only. For all of you who’ve wondered how surfboards are made, Lost is now featuring a webisode series that will take viewers from conception to delivery. If you thought the birthing scene in “Knocked Up” was intense, prepare to get sick.