Not long before the new Bronze video was released I was having a conversation with a friend of mine is SF who was commenting on the fact that kids were starting to use the phrase “trust”, where as previously whenever he had used the term previously it had been met with confused looks. Now he had to … Continue reading
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Skate Jawn “BRUNS”
So this video came out almost a month ago now, and I guess I kind of missed the boat on it. Thrasher had posted a couple of the individual parts and I guess I was waiting for the full thing to drop when in fact it had already come out. Oh well, if like me … Continue reading
Dissecting the conspiracies embedded in Ishods SOTY cover
Quartersnacks caught a little flack last week for posting an image of the magazine cover celebrating Ishod Wair winning Thrasher Magazine “skater of the year”. The caption posted along side the photo stated: “This cover is awesome. Has a Ray Barbee vibe to it”. Now the accusations of racism may have been slightly tongue in … Continue reading
Life Splicing: a retrospective (The company that cheated death, and the video that never was)
In recent times there have been some rather monumental shifts within the skateboard industry. Some have been merely cosmetic, such as “big name pros” moving from one company to another for more money and less coverage, while other “big name pros” started their own companies for ostensibly (although perhaps with a wing and a prayer thrown in) … Continue reading
Police Informer, the scanner becomes the scanned
We take a look back to our second issue that came out in the spring of 2012 for which we interviewed the architect of the infamous blog Police Informer, that ten years ago was one of the fore runners of the 90’s nostalgia movement within the skateboard media. The scanning, uploading and archiving photos, advertisements, articles and interviews was … Continue reading
Monday Media Review: LDN-LAX
Monday morning, a traditional low point in the week. A time when the days of work laid out ahead of you seem to stretch out into infinity an uphill marathon until Wednesday when it turns into an exhaustive exercise in perseverance with the Friday finish line sliding slowly into view. The previous weekends endeavors are already lost … Continue reading