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

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Listen to “Check me out” Off Tomorrows Tulips new EP Indie Rock Royalty Comb

Your favorite slacker indie rock band is back in 2016 dropping their anticipated EP Indie Rock Royalty Comb. Tomorrows Tulips...
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Portraiture from “Stuck to Me” Ryan Allan and Kristina Patterson shoot the who’s who of Mark Oblow’s solo show

As we said before, the opening reception at Mark Oblow’s “Stuck to Me” show was incredible. From the art, to...

Iggy Pop Announces New Album Titled “Post Pop Depression” and in collaboration with Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age

Everyone has their own King. To the greater public, Elvis Presley is the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. To others,...

Hear Cass McCombs’ New Song “Omie Wise” Announces new album Skifflin’

Cass McCombs is always pretty low-key when it comes to details about his music. So when news of a new...
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What Youth X Christian Fletcher Shirt On Sale Now

This is a very Limited Edition What Youth X Christian Fletcher T-shirt. Featuring a 4-year-old Christian Fletcher photographed by Herbie Fletcher...
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Photos from Mark Oblow’s Solo Show Back Den on display for “Stuck to Me” in Los Angeles

We’ve been to our share of art shows. Generally they’re stuffy, deflating (art is expensive) and pretentious. But last week...
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The Muggers at Teragram Ballroom We were there to witness the insanity

“Tonight a child is born! Prepare to have your minds shifted, and prepare to have your wallets lifted. Ladies and...

Help Save Channel Street Legendary San Pedro Skatepark needs our help

Nothing pisses us off like bureaucracy getting in the way of shredding. And that’s what’s happening in San Pedro, California...
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Watch Night Beats’ Video for “No Cops” Directed by Riley Blakeway and starring Johan Stuckey

“When I first heard the track my initial intention was to create something violent,” said director Riley Blakeway of the...

Listen to “Rare Breed” by the Shrine And then get the new album out today

We spent some time with The Shrine last year. They were immersed in working on a new album — and have since...
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Watch Mikey Wright in “Rage” ’90s adrenaline, Mikey Wright vibe and ripping in the name of

Mikey Wright just dropped the most high octane, fuck it-filled Hawaii edit we’ve seen in years. With the perfect juxtaposition...
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Listen to: The Muggers Ty Segall’s new superband unveils album Emotional Mugger, now streaming on NPR

Secrets aren’t always meant to be kept. Just last week, we blew the lid on Ty Segall’s new superband the...
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Mark Oblow’s “Stuck to Me” His first solo show at Factory 413 Thursday Night

I swung by Oblow’s house today to check in on the madness happening around his first solo art show —...

Listen to Sheer Mag Philly rock ‘n’ roll to soothe your soul

Sheer Mag, the rock ‘n’ roll inspired power pop blended punk quintet from Philadelphia, are peaking on my watch list...
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Watch “Welcome Elsewhere” A clip by Kai Neville starring Craig Anderson

Craig Anderson demonstrates the proper way to disappear and then reappear with one of the strongest video releases we’ve seen in...

There’s a Starman Waiting in the Sky David Bowie dies at age 69

David Bowie died last night after an 18-month battle with cancer. He was 69. Bowie’s unparalleled influence and incredibly innovative...
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What Youth party tonight in the LBC What Youth Issue 13, “Anonymous Zone” and “This is Us: North” World Premieres”at The Federal Bar

Finally all those strange nights on deadline and weird hangovers and horrible security guard battles in Japan and arctic, windy...

Ty Segall debuts new super band The Muggers feature members of King Tuff, Wand and Cairo Gang plus Mikal Cronin

Last year, right around Halloween, I heard this wonderful rumor that the ever-prolific, over-achieving Ty Segall was forming yet another...

Watch Oliver Kurtz Hammer the Globe Hard to call him underground anymore

It’s weird to call Oliver underrated or underground because we’ve known him since he was young, but I think when...
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Watch Julian Wilson in Hawaii The nicest way to start the year

You’re back. In the saddle, at school, on the road…but before you warp your fragile, Making of a Murderer binge-watching...
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The 2015 What Youth Slideshow All the fun that we had, set to Lou Reed

New Year’s would have to be our favorite holiday. It’s the only one with little to no religious associations, and...
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The What Youth 2015 The best photos of the year: action and lifestyle

The amount of imagery that comes through these doors is incredible. And in a world run mad by social media,...
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The What Youth 2015 The Top 5 Songs of the Year

There are a lot of places you can count down the songs of the year. And it really depends how...
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This Is Us: North Black and White film with Nate Lawrence

I never thought I would need to write this. Or that I would need to start a new magazine that...
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The What Youth 2015 Top 5 submissions from CS Louis

CS Louis is a regular contributor to What Youth. His column though is as inconsistent as it is amazing. So...
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Evan Geiselman on nearly drowning at Pipe A vivid recount on his second spin

We nearly lost a good one this day. And I must say, as hard as it is to watch this,...
The What Youth 2015 Top 5 Parties

The What Youth 2015 The Top 5 What Youth Parties of the year

Word’s out: we like to have fun. Because when you work hard on projects, you have to work hard at celebrating their...
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The Long Wave Goodbye A film by Poler Stuff and Nike starring Donovan Piscopo and Daryl Angel

It’s no secret that skateboarding and surfing have been existing in more harmony than usual. And it hasn’t been ignored...
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The Stores that Carry What Youth Tell ’em Santa sent ya

We’re a week away from Christmas, two weeks away from New Years and three weeks from the release of What...
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The What Youth 2015 Our Top 5 Music Videos of the Year

These are the music vids that had us exercising the “Replay” button on YouTube all year long. Good tunes and great...

Watch Kelly Slater’s new wave pool Barreled 115 miles inland…

This is the most terrifying, exciting, surreal thing we’ve ever seen. What happens next? God knows, and the whole wave...
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Listen to Thee Oh Sees’ “Fortress” A tasty, racing new single just in time for holiday cheer

Back in May, when Thee Oh Sees released Mutilator Defeated At Last, they left a pretty special track on the...

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