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

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Listen to The War On Drugs Their new album drops August 25th

Remember The War On Drugs? The indie wonders from Phillie are back after a three year pause with new album...
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Watch the trailer for “Perilous Sea” A frozen movie shot exclusively in the North Atlantic

Perilous Sea is looking to be the first surf film shot entirely on the different rugged shores of the North...
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WY Premiere: The Crowleys Listen to the psych-surf sounds of “L.A Sunset”

The Crowleys, a four-piece from Hamilton, Ontario, sound like they’ve been riding waves and hitting the sun scorched shores of...
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Watch Local Natives’ New Video For single “The Only Heirs”

“This video has been identified by Epilepsy Action to potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is...
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Illegal Civ Barcelona The footage they didn’t use for IC3

Illegal Civ took a skate trip to Barcelona, this is all the footage they aren’t using for IC3 from this...
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What’s Gnarhunters? Well we’ll be damned if it isn’t Elissa Steamer’s new company (and this video made us laugh)

Elissa Steamer is a badass. And she was probably your Tony Hawk Pro Skater character often. She recently launched a...
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The What Youth “Forest” Font How our new T-Shirt and Sweatshirt grew out of the roots of evil

A while ago I hit a wall with the same music I’ve been listening too for the last few months....
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Ian Crane in his backyard Ripping his…Lost V3 Stealth in CA

Yesterday we were watching Brother  and were immediately were reminded of why we love Crane. He rips. He’s funny. Definitely fun...

Spanky’s “Time Wiper” Pack Emerica releases a new capsules based on rad in-flight napkin drawings from Kevin “Spanky” Long

You know that downtown you’re inevitably faced with when traveling? Staring at the back of the seat with a a...
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WY Premiere: Black Sea Watch their video for new single “Apprehension Review”

Local dream gaze heartbreakers Black Sea, the project of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Cole Devine, are finally releasing their debut album, Disappointing...
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Oh Sees Release New Track And it might melt your brain

Oh Sees, formerly known as Thee Oh Sees, have leaked a new single from their upcoming album Orc, out August...
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Listen to Melkbelly And watch their video for “Kid Kreative”

Melkbelly, a Chicago four-piece forged in the depths of the city’s DIY underground, are about as noisy and raw and...
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Watch “Brixton Union in the Park” Get a new office and this is how you break it in

Brixton recently relocated to a new building, and their skate park got a massive upgrade. Here team riders and friends...
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WY Premiere: Sunshine & the Blue Moon Watch their new video for “Buffalo Child”

Ontario-based Sunshine & the Blue Moon know how to make a politically conscious idea translate smoothly into song. Their new...
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Watch new short film “Shoulder” Directed by Riley Blakeway and based on the theme “First love in the face of mental instability.”

Riley Blakeway used to make surf films. But he’s long gone from that and clearly on to bigger and better...
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Watch Colin Moran bring the layback California and Mexico delight in this

California and Mexico have been really good. I mean, for summer, it’s been pretty damn fun. As Colin Moran’s new...
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WY Premiere: “Superior (Gitchi Gami)” A Cannes-accepted Super 8 film by Laura-Lynn Petrick

Laura-Lynn Petrick, one of my favorite photographers, also happens to be an incredibly talented director. So it was no surprise...
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Get Jay Davies’ new movie: Native A surf vid worth your hard drive space, and it’s free

Jay Davies always seems to catch us off guard. You tend to want to type-cast him as a tube guy,...
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The Padang Cup kicks off waiting period And there’s a crazy swell for it

The Padang Cup is one of those contests we can kinda get behind. Reason being: the waves are usually really...
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I Knew Jack O’Neill Just think how many more hours of surfing you’ve done because of this guy

Jack O’Neill might be one of the most important people to surfing and surf culture. He epitomizes who we should...
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WY Premiere: Orchin Watch the new video for “I Think I”

LA-based artist Orchin, the project of frontman, songwriter, and producer Jeremy McLennan, blends elements of somber shoegaze and euphoric bedroom...
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WY Premiere: Private Island Listen to their new single, “Turbulence”

“I just don’t think I believe you love.” That’s the chorus of Private Island’s new single, “Turbulence,” and its buttery...
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WY Premiere: Adult Books Watch their new video for “Firewalking”

If you’ve ever been into Twin Peaks, or David Lynch, or the unhinged world of red velvet drapes and disorienting...
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Watch Yago Dora at J-Bay Raw clips from Yago’s stint in South Africa

It’s pretty daunting to surf J-Bay on your backhand. Staring down all that water lined up and growing down the...
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Watch Stussy’s new vid “TRIBE” Kevin Terpening, Caleb Barnett, Aaron Loretta, Jesse Alba, Max Klein and Lance Mountain

Stussy presents “TRIBE”: a short skateboard film by Jared Sherbert featuring Kevin Terpening, Caleb Barnett, Aaron Loreth, Jesse Alba, Max...
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Watch Brixton’s Troy Elmore Twin fins glide so beautifully in the summer

Troy Elmore puts his twinnie through California’s wedges and looks like a graceful ballroom dancer doing it. This’ll put you...

Jordan Taylor’s WKND Part The Gordo Effect: Jordan goes Pro with WKND to Fine Young Cannibals

Jordan Taylor went pro for WKND and we all get this sick part.
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THE WY OFFLINE COLLECTION Just what the hell do we think we’re doing?

“Just do shit.” Kai says that a lot in here. When bureaucracy, strategy, planning and overthinking begin to get a...
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WY Premiere: Walrus Watch their new video for “Later Days”

“Walrus are here to play for the sake of the song.” That’s the opening line to psych dreamers Walrus, a...
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Watch PACCBET [movie] The new skate brand we love is from Russia and they made this movie

A while back, our good friend Julian Klincewicz mentioned that he was gonna be in LA for about 2 weeks...
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New What Youth When the paint can spills, make something.

We made a bunch of new shirts, some hats and a myriad of miscellaneous things with stories behind them. Most...
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Wand Announce New Album And release video for lead single, “Plum” 

Wand, maybe my favorite live LA band in recent years, released a new video today for lead single, “Plum”, the...

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