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what youth recommends jeremy flores jbay

Jeremy Flores in “Green Lines” Cold Barrels

Jeremy Flores, having a better time than he did at the most recent J-Bay Open, on some motherland breaks. Shot in...
what youth recommends dent may

Summer with Dent May Good ass music that makes you feel like partying on a boat

If you haven’t heard of Dent May yet, it’s time you crawled out of your current music cave and let...
what youth recommends dakoda walters

Dakoda Walters in “FANTA” The 15 year old letting loose

This little dude is reckless. He’’s on Billabong’’s Australia team and just made this video with Toby Cregan, who did Nix...
what youth recommends griffin colapinto at jbay

Griffin Colapinto at JBay Rail work and rain

Can’t do it much better than this. The San Clemente local has a style that fits nicely on a JBay wall....
what youth recommends jake kelley

Watch Jake Kelley in “Cake” More from California’s pretty pumping winter months

Jake Kelley wastes no time on a wave. And he sure got a lot of them in California this year.
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Watch The Was Soda_Jerk vs. The Avalanches

Watch this before it’s taken down, again. Made as a promotional piece for The Avalanche’s new album Wildflower, this has...
what youth recommends cosmonauts

Watch Cosmonauts’ “Party At Sunday” Video Directed by Dominic Santos and Edgar Obrand

Cosmonauts’ released a new video today, the first in a very long time, for the single “Party At Sunday”, and...
what youth recommends ultimate painting's single "Bills"

Listen to Ultimate Painting And catch these Brit janglers on tour

Ultimate Painting, the decidedly jangly “indie” rock band from London, have somehow slipped by me, unnoticed, unheard, until now. Jack...
Parker Coffin in YWT Take 2.

Parker Coffin x YWT Take 2 Set fire to your minds eye with Parker Coffin

Parker Coffin has set fire to our minds eye yet again. In a world so out of whack, out of...
Welcome to Water Episode 3 in Sumbawa.

Welcome to Water: Episode 3 Sumbawa with Balaram Stack, Parker Coffin, Imai Devault and Noah Schweizer

A few familiar faces, and a few fresh ones. But really a bunch of waves that you’ve no doubt pictured yourself surfing.
the parrots no me gustas

Watch The Parrots’ “No Me Gustas, Te Quiero” WY Exclusive: New video from Madrid’s funnest band

The Parrots, Madrid’s trio of garage-punk bandits, have been buzzing at the top of our radar for a while now....
what youth recommends nate tyler

Watch Nate Tyler in “To the Land” There he is. Thought we’d lost him to Hooters lunch

You probably already know we’re big Nate Tyler lovers. Not many people can live off the grid where he does, and then...
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Radical Times in South Africa Quiksilver takes a crew that includes Matt Banting, Zach Miller, Bryan Fox, Le-Ann Curren, Mikey February and Javier Mendizabal to SA

A new look Quiksilver team. A Curren. Some skaters. A very large continent. And one of our favorite people ever...
what youth recommends ty segall music

Watch Ty Segall’s New Music Video And embrace epilepsy inducing stimulus overload

Ty Segall’s cohort of goons The Muggers have a new music video out for “Californian Hills,” the third single off...
The teaser for Emerica's MADE Chapter 2.

MADE Chapter 2 Trailer Launching this year

Emerica just released the first official teaser for MADE Chapter 2, brought to you by Jerry Hsu.

Listen to The Paranoyds And see them live tomorrow at the Echoplex

The Paranoyds are my new favorite band. And I know I say that often, but this time it’s for real....

Opening of the Poler Store in Laguna A classic mid-summer’s night in Laguna Beach to celebrate the opening of the new Poler store

It was once an ancient and overgrown nursery on PCH in Laguna Beach. Now it houses all the functional quirk...
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‘Twelve’ with John John Florence Episode 1 of the 7-part series

Draaaaamaaaaa.
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Watch “Dream Steeple” An all new surfing thriller from Vissla

Here’s a midweek treat. Dream Steeple, the new film by Vissla and directed by Eddie Obrand and starring Eric Geiselman,...
DC Shoes, Stella Artois, Beer

DC Shoes sent us a bunch of beer Like a lot of it. And released this vid.

We had to use a dolly to get it in the door. Nearly 100 green bottles of Stella. With a...

Listen to Gap Dream’s New Single From upcoming bedroom loner pop album, This is Gap Dream

Gap Dream, the brainchild of one-man band Gabe Fulvimar, has a new album coming out July 22nd on Burger Records,...
Ryan Townley in Welcome Webisode 8.

Watch Man about Townley Ryan Townley just made us want to go skateboarding

This is webisode number 8 from Welcome Skateboards and stars Ryan Townley. And I don’t think I’ve seen something make...
what youth recommends kolohe andino surfing

Kolohe Andino in “Back to Basics” Strong lines drawn across long J-Bay walls

Maybe this is a warning shot. Or a reminder that he still surfs out of a jersey. Or maybe it’s...

Listen to Yung Danish punk rock that’ll remind you of KROQ, in a good way

Remember when KROQ was cool, and listening to Blink-182 and 311 on the way to first period in your mom’s...
William Strobeck and Supreme release why not. Pussy Gangster outtakes.

why not. (pussy gangster outtakes) William Strobeck and Supreme release a little something extra from Paris

Another rad miss mash of extras from William Strobeck from filming Pussy Gangster in Paris. Starring: jb tyshawn lil leo sean...
Clay Marzo in "East Coast Low".

Clay Marzo in “East Coast Low” He continues to impress from his western oasis

It’s hard not to look when Clay Marzo drops another unannounced edit from his western Australia oasis. He remains a mystery in...
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Dusty, Pat and Balaram in “Numb Nuts” The East Coasters show the Hawaiian Frozen Jersey and Northeast Atlantic

Dusty Payne, Balaram Stack and Pat Schmidt chase a swell from New Jersey to the nooks and crannies of the...
Brixton Broadcast interviews Natural Child in Chicago.

Brixton Broadcast Chicago Featuring a band that really likes to party: Natural Child

Not all that long ago we were living it up with the Brixton guys in Chicago. We drank beer (some of our favorite...
Parquet Courts releases a new music video for their single "Human Performance."

Watch Parquet Courts’ New Video “Human Performance,” starring, ironically, a bunch of puppets

Parquet Courts have a new video out today for the single “Human Performance,” the title track off their third album...
Nick Rozsa surfing in California.

Nick Rozsa in California The 2ft and under club

It would be nice just to have a session like this. Glassy peaks and big carves. We’ll take waves like...
Listen to Cass McCombs' New Single "Run Sister Run" off new album Mangy Love.

Listen to Cass McCombs’ New Single “Run Sister Run” off new album Mangy Love

Cass McCombs is an exceptional musician. That goes without saying. And after fifteen years of producing exceptional music, he’s back...
Some footage of the RVCA trip abroad with Greyson Fletcher.

Greyson Fletcher in South Africa Raw footage and raw skating.

Greyson Fletcher is something else. RVCA just released this raw footy of him from their trip in South Africa from...

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