Surfing, Skateboarding, Music, Photography, Travel, Culture and general antics of the youth on the run.

Listen: Fanny A look back in time

Skate legend, turned jazz musician extraordinaire, Ray Barbee, dropped a little wisdom last week on his Insta feed. If you...

Listen: The Backseat Lovers And how to sneak backstage

One of our loyal followers of all things What Youth, Zach Del Valle, recently hit us up with an interesting...

WY Premiere: Bash Dogs Disco Cowboy

As you may have seen in the past, we love the So Cal rockers The Bash Dogs. So in celebration,...

WY Premiere: Small Reactions New Age Soul

This tight little band popped a press release into our inbox last week and we kinda dig um. We thought...

Listen: Sonic Youth Surfing’s most important band?

Whether you’ve ever liked them or not isn’t really the question. No, it’s way more about a broader cultural influence...

Listen: “Summer Playlist” 5 songs from Austin Pollis

What Youth fan and DJ Austin Pollis slid a little playlist into our DM. We liked it. So will you....

WY Premiere: Kimbo Nice Listen to Their New Single “David Lewis”

Kimbo Nice is from England and their name has a familiar ring to it. No, its not the MMA guy!...

WY Premiere: Boy Willows Listen to Their New Single “Greyhound”

A sonic savant, Boy Willows has earned quite a reputation for his keen ability to cross-pollinate genres and for his sincere writing approach...

WY Premiere: Caramel Listen to Their Single “Golden Ways”

Caramel is from London and yes they are our cup of tea topped with a sweet-dash of synth. With vocals...

A Trip to Desert Daze 2019

Another year at Desert Daze. Yes again. Isaac Zoller went, came, saw, and came back with some observations and imagery...

WY Premiere: Halfnoise Listen to their new album Natural Disguise

HALFNOISE just unveiled their album Natural Disguise. The six gentlemen spawned the idea to produce this on a New Year’s resolution, and...

WY Premiere: Polarize Listen to their new single “Take a Step Back”

Take A Step Back’ is the second single from the band Polarize this year, following an upbeat number called “Late...

What Youth x Highway 1 At the Boathouse Collective

In true What Youth form, we had some fun last Thursday evening. We brought surf, skate, music, and art together...

TKO Records A walk back in time.

Located in the corner of a nondescript strip mall in Huntington Beach, California, is a tiny storefront that serves as...

HEATWAVE EVENT This Thursday Night at The Boathouse Collective in Costa Mesa

What are you doing this Thursday? If you have some free time head down to the Boathouse Collective in Costa...

WY Premiere: Clean Spill Listen to their New Track “Under the Sun”

The Santa Barbara crew Clean Spill just released “Under the Sun” a track that is full of clean tones, while...

WY Premiere: Flying Machine Listen to their Album “Flying Machine”

Flying Machine is a band emerging from Byron Bay, Australia. The group implements elements of garage rock and punk to shape...

WY Summer Wish List Six Products We Wish For This Summer

Call this whatever you want. But sometimes Reddit feeds don’t exactly do justice for something fresh as summer lemons. Maybe...

WY Mashup No. 3

Fronted by Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath arrived on the music scene in 1968. They have pioneered the heavy metal sound...

WY Premiere: Tijuana Panthers Listen to their New Single “Little Pamplemousse”

The wait is finally over. Tijuana Panthers newly released single “Little Pamplemousse” is the second track off of their upcoming...

WY Mashup No. 1

We are introducing some new songs to get your week going called the WY Mash Up. It is a weekly...

WY Premiere: The Oogars Listen to their New Single “Scream”

Hailing from Byron Bay, The Oogars caught our attention with their surfy-meets-doo-wop sound, with a hint of retro but modern all...

WY Premiere: Illiterates Camaro Enthusiasts

The Illiterates’ sound is like a good cup of coffee. It wakes you up. They’re inspired, loud, and takes us...

WY Reports: Vestal Village An Oasis Playground

It’s that time of year again in the desert. Coachella has quite the lineup but towards the mountains is Vestal...

WY Premiere: Breakup Shoes Check Out Their New Single “Playing With Fire”

Breakup Shoes brings a fresh taste to their sound spectrum with a new video for their single “Playing with Fire”....

WY Premiere: Hooveriii Listen to new single “Fathom”

Hooveriii is an LA-based rock ‘n’ roll band that has some major proto vibes and an ability to curb those...

WY Premiere: Pressure Kids Listen to their single “Team”

Now it’s time to hit the books again. The second semester here and the storm of late night study seshes...

WY Premiere: Spendtime Palace Listen to their album “All Inclusive Romantic Getaway”

The jonesing is finally over. Spendtime Palace has introduced their new album and we can finally dim the lights, let time liquify,...

WY PREMIERE: PINK MEXICO Listen to their single “High Dive”

Pink Mexico is the package that we have been waiting for. The Brooklyn trio has a dash of drivey reverb;...

Listen to Lauren Ruth Ward’s Blue Collar Sex Kitten Meow

Lauren Ruth Ward’s sound is one that plays with fire as her voice ignites a deep passion that sends you...

Ty Segall and The Traditional Fools Stormy Nights at the Sandpiper

Before Ty Segall. There was The Traditional Fools. Growing up in Laguna with friends Andrew, and Dave formed a trio...

Listen to Sky Ferreira’s “Voice’s Carry” The New Album is Finally Official

It’s official. Sky Ferreira’s long awaited album is set to drop any day now. Since her self-funded sophomore release of Night Time,...

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