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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 Nights” released back in April. Lyrically there is an authentic message that accompanies their pop approach. Lead vocalist Rudie Dodd said of the track, “The lyrical theme is about trying not to overthink your actions,…

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Do you eat fish? Buyer beware

If so, then you’ve probably eaten farm-raised fish without even knowing it. As with everything these days, something that may have started off with good intentions has now become a bit of a problem. Patagonia produced a video on the subject a few months back which is an eye-opener, to say the least. There’s also…

Liam MacDonald Portfolio

Liam MacDonald has been on our radar for some time now. His work with Sepp Bruhwiler, and others, has been showing up in our inbox on a pretty semi-regular basis. More recently, Liam made it to the semi-finals of the Follow the Light photo contest honoring the late Larry “Flame” Moore. Well, Liam is a…

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 for a great night of cultural fusion at the Boathouse Collective. We teamed up with the Southern California art group, HIGHWAY 1, to create “Heatwave”, which featured a curated show with over 30 local artists,…

7 Seas Wetsuit by Vissla Featuring Gunner Day

Take the 7 Seas suit and you’ll see how far the tube goes. A comedic homage to the Matrix with some fine surfing by Gunner Day has us frothed. If you’re looking for a warmer, lighter and flexible weekend in the water check it! A special thanks to Vissla for helping with Heatwave!

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 the underground music retailer, TKO Records. If you love your music in the vintage vinyl realm, this is a must stop. Like any vintage store, it takes a certain collectors patience to effectively comb through…

Over it Skaters, Drugs and Alcohol…

We’ve all had that moment in our lives when we think we are truly invincible. Whether gapping a stair set, or knocking back a few cold ones, it always starts out as good clean fun, right? Unfortunately, things can and often do go sideways, so to speak, and some of those very real stories have…

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 Mesa. Doors open at 7:00 PM. Art curators Highway 1 will be bringing together over 25 eclectic artists to display their work. Later, What Youth will present some live music featuring Clean Spill, Sweet Nobody…