Relatively speaking, I am not too far from Detroit. It is only a couple of hours away. Whenever I have gone to Detroit, I've always been quite amazed by the sight of the abandoned homes, commercial buildings, even multi-story buildings that have no windows. I have a fr…
Ride It Sculpture Park, Detroit
Relatively speaking, I am not too far from Detroit. It is only a couple of hours away. Whenever I have gone to Detroit, I've always been quite amazed by the sight of the abandoned homes, commercial buildings, even multi-story buildings that have no windows. I have a fr…
John Moyaert's Work "Goes Pro" (Via Jeff Grosso)
John Moyaert's work has already been shared here only recently but I wanted to just share a bit more. There has been a great response to John's woodburning works both here and elsewhere online, but what may not be as publicly known is that John's work has not o…
Rodney Mullen: Skater, Thinker, Creator, Teacher
Rodney Mullen has always struck me not only as an immensely talented skater (obviously) but also as extraordinarily talented individual generally. His brilliance in skateboarding comes across through his skating of course, while his obvious intellectual gifts come across t…
Two Great Skateboarding Photo Sets
There are some pretty great Flickr groups out there and I wanted to share a couple with you today that I've found particularly edifying to go through.
First, there is the Santa Cruz Skateboards group.
This particular group is, as the name suggests, dedicated to the ska…
Jay Adams: Dogtown Legend
While these aren't newly released videos, some skaters are such legends that it really doesn't matter as far as I'm concerned. Their stuff is worth seeing and seeing again, and worth sharing and re-sharing in case anyone missed it the first time or if they are …
A Sneak Peek at "Agents Provocateurs"
"A gents Provocateurs" from Gingko Press is a forthcoming publication which I only recently mentioned . It is a book whose focus is upon controversial skateboard graphics that pushed the boundaries of skate art as they stood by the time the 80's has passed. Sk…
The Dogtown Big Boy
Dogtown needs no introduction (and if it does, well...). I saw today that Dogtown Skateboards have announced that they have now gotten in their Big Boy Pool boards. The Big Boys measure 9.375" x 33", have a 16" wheelbase, a 6" nose and a 7" tail.
I…
"SK8FACE" Documentary on History and Evolution of Skate Art
Given that this site is itself focused on skate art and culture, the following documentary really caught my attention. Many of you have likely already heard of it, but for the sake of those who perhaps haven't, it's a documentary that is currently in production und…
Slave Skateboards, Ben Horton and the Tradition of Skate Art
The symbiotic relationship between skateboards and art has been such a quintessential part of the skateboard scene for so long now that it may be difficult for many of us to imagine any situation otherwise. Still, at one time, boards were such that their design was often l…
Skater Profile: Spidey De Montrond (and his new pro model)
Most of those who read this site will be more than familiar with Spidey De Montrond who skated with Santa Cruz Skateboards from 1983-1989 and who presently skates with Pocket Pistols Skateboards . For the benefit of those generations who may not be as familiar with Spidey, …
Burnt Tributes: The Work of John Moyaert
Those who browse Facebook collector groups such as World Wide Skateboard Collector will already be familiar with the work of John Moyaert , but for those who are not, you're in for quite a treat I think.
John has taken the concept of a "tribute deck" to an ent…
Book Review: Skateboard Stickers
While this is not a newly released book, my thought is that any good book related to skate culture is worth a review.
"Skateboard Stickers" was put together by Mark Munison and Steve Cardwell and published by Laurence King Publishing. It is, as the title clearly …
The Devil's Toy
The National Film Board of Canada has made this interesting little film available, "The Devil's Toy." It's an interesting and fun watch. Here's the synopsis: This short 1966 documentary dedicated "to all victims of intolerance” depicts the dawn of…
Lance Mountain's Comments on the July 2014 Issue of Thrasher Magazine
S o here is an example of where old school meets new. Enjoy the always entertaining Lance Mountain taking us on a tour and commentary on the July 2014 issue of Thrasher Magazine :
Book Notice: "Agents Provocateurs: 100 Subversive Skate Graphics"
Gingko Press is perhaps best known amongst the skate crowd for its publication of Sean Cliver's books, Disposable I and Disposable II (the "Bible"), but it has recently announced that it is coming out with another new book related to skate art, Agents Provoca…
Natas, Lance at the Skateboarding Hall of Fame
Recently the Skateboarding Hall of Fame (and Museum) in Simi Valley, Ca. inducted Natas Kaupas and Lance Mountain into the same -- an honor that certainly both are more than deserving of. Here are their acceptance speeches (I would have loved to have heard Skip Engblom'…
Christian Hosoi Personal Rider Sale
Christian Hosoi has just announced on his Facebook page that he is selling off some his own personal boards that he rode back in the 1980's -- completes as well as decks. He instructs interested collectors to go to his Instagram account to keep up with what he has on o…
What It's All About?
The thought had crossed my mind to write up a few paragraphs of text which tried to get at the core of what I am hoping to accomplish here. Then it dawned on me: a picture is worth a thousand words:
(Alright... well maybe just a few more words!) The photo, of course, is ta…
