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

what youth recommends pet sounds

Listen to A Tribute to Pet Sounds Featuring Holy Wave, Shannon and the Clams, and more

If you live under a rock, you may have missed hearing that Brian Wilson – thee Brian Wilson of the...
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Listen to Monster Youth New music from Sint-Niklaas, Belgium

There is, as you’ve probably noticed, a plethora of indie sounding psych garage punk rock infiltrating our ears. And, for...
what youth recommends andy shauf music

Watch Andy Shauf’s “The Magician” Please stop what you’re doing and watch this stunning collage work by Winston Hacking

It’s not often that something stops you in your tracks these days. And we’re stopped. Right in our tracks because of...
Noa Deane, Pulp

“Noa won’t stop jumping off things.” “Pulp”: a new Noa Deane edit and a note home to mom

“Weird heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of ‘the rat...
what youth recommends gear guide 2016

Wy Recommends: South Swell edition Your first summer shopping list

We’re on the eve of the first collision between north and south swells of the year. A great time to...
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Listen to The Nude Party “Boner Pop” from Boone, NC

“Boner pop”? That’s right. The Nude Party from Boone, North Carolina describe themselves as such, and they may have invented...
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Listen to Wash’s new EP “Point of View” Creed McTaggart, Beau Foster and Ellis Ericson’s band is pretty damn good

We love their surfing because they don’t seem to give a fuck, and now they’ve released an EP with the same...
what youth recommends lee wilson

Watch Brixton’s Lee Wilson in Bali Underground Lord gets new stickers

Lee Wilson has always been one of our favorite surfers. The long-time Bali resident has been an underground delight for...
what youth recommends weezer

Weezer Has a New Album And I somehow almost missed it

Okay. So sometimes I live in my underground Burger infused bubble of local rock ‘n’ roll and forget that the...
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Watch “RVCAloha Montage” With Bruce Irons, Danny Fuller, Jay Davies, Makua Rothman, and More

The North Shore’s El Niño season is coming to a close and here’s what you’re left with: a packed montage of...
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Premiere: Music Video for “Girls” by Mia Girls in underwear by a pool set to bedroom pop

Teen lust and teen angst will always go hand in hand. And if dissociation has made you forget what that’s...

Mikey Wright joins Traktor Sick

Mikey joins Traktor, which is really JS Surfboards. But you should already know that. It’s the best logo we have. He...
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New What Youth tees, jackets and more Now available in the What Youth Shop

We’ve been hinting at it for a while, but we finally made some new tees, jackets and sweatshirts. Which you’ll...
what youth recommends night beats power child

Night Beats’ Video for “Power Child” Directed by Riley Blakeway & Jeremy Asher Lynch

Night Beats premiered a new video yesterday for “Power Child”, the latest single off their soul drenched, heavy hitting album...
what youth recommends kai barger

Watch “Kai Bagah No Wundah” Kai Barger and his Maui boys love to be way above water, and aren’t afraid to be way underwater either

Kai Barger is an interesting member of the Maui crew. When he was younger, he was probably the most well-known...
what youth recommends yeasayer

Listen to a Preview of Yeasayer’s New Album Amen & Goodbye drops April 1st on Mute Records

Yeasayer, the once indie, then psychedelic pop, now experimental band from Brooklyn, have been slowly leaking new tracks since January...
Music, Tracy Bryant,

Watch “Hey Spaceman!” A new video by Tracy Bryant

We can’t stop listening to Tracy Bryant’s solo album Subterranean, and even more stoked to share his video for “Hey Spaceman!”,...
what youth recommends nat young

Watch Nat Young in “Commute” A rare edit from a World Tour surfer

We just don’t get them. Edits from World Tour guys. Not proper ones at least. It’s very refreshing to watch Nat hone...
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4 Years Ago Today We Released This The first visions of What Youth

Maybe the wine is making us feel extra nostalgic tonight (what else is new), but it presents a nice moment...
what youth recommends CFM

Listen to CFM Charles Moothart, longtime Ty Segall collaborator, unleashes solo project

CFM could mean many things. Chill fucking music. Crispy fried monkey. I could really go on forever with this. But...
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Are you a Lizard of Summer? Contribute your clips to be featured in the new episodes

OK, by now you’ve seen our show Lizards of Summer. It’s the hottest mess we’ve got. We call it the dregs...
what youth mason ho surfing

Watch Mason Ho Standard Rip Clip

Mason Ho surfing in Hawaii and Bali.
what youth recommends cg roxanne couch

World Premiere: C.G. Roxanne and the Nightmares Listen to our exclusive premiere of “Normandie Blvd” now

C.G. Roxanne and the Nightmares, my favorite local punk freaks who named themselves after the label on a bottle of...
what youth recommends bordeaux exposure

Watch “Bordeaux Exposure Remix” With Leo Valls and friends

Leo Valls and company skating around Bordeaux in black & white. A sweet edit, with some lines only Leo could...
what youth recommends brixton el salvador

Rights of Brixton Moody El Salvador with Troy Elmore, Skip Mccullough, Jesse Guglielmana, Tanner Rozunko & Matty Glenn

One thing you can be sure of: no one riding for Brixton will ever even remotely come close to attempting...
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Celebrate what you’re probably wearing Vans celebrates being Off the Wall for 50 Years

Look at your feet. There’s a good chance there are either Vans down there right now or there have been,...
what youth recommends jack freestone indo

Watch “Something is Calling” Jack Freestone in Indo

Jack Freestone walks the line as one of the most innovative and stylish guys who are also crazy consistent. The WSL...
what youth recommends curtis harding the drive

Watch “The Drive” A new music video from Curtis Harding

“I thought a vampire theme was a great way to go,” said Curtis Harding to Q Magazine about his new...
what youth recommends SOTY trip

Watch The SOTY “MAXED OUT” Video #AVE4HAOLE

Evan Mock documented the behind the scenes of the SOTY trip with Ave and Terp, all on his iPhone, in...
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Watch Ryan Callinan’s Pre-Season This looks like more fun than you can have in a jersey

Number 21 on our What Youth Top 34, and Cluster’s most underrated star Ryan Callinan just released his first pre-WSL...
what youth recommends pet sun

Exclusive: Listen to Pet Sun Music to be turned up loud and smash things to

Pet Sun may sound like some fluffy indie band by their name, but this four-piece crew of shredders from Ontario...

The most underrated accessory Slowtide released a new line of towels we love

Think about how often you’re using the damn thing. Drying off, quick changing, hiding your keys, or wiping sand from...

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