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

Watch Mac + Cheese From McKenzie Bowden

Any edit with Black Flag playing is a good edit. This is one of the toughest video’s we’ve seen in a while. There’s no shortage of talent coming out of Australia these days. McKenzie Bowden’s newest edit, Mac + Cheese is an ode to the classic punk videos of the 80’s and 90’s and we…

4 Cities: Mauro Diaz Episode 5: Roaming the Streets of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

In this episode of 4 Cities, we roamed the streets of old San Juan with our favorite Puerto Rican, Mauro Diaz. Mauro spoke with us about Puerto Rico’s local culture, dreaming in Spanish, the effects of Hurricane Maria, and the conflicts with President Trump. Rolling out the red carpet for us, we visited a local cock-fight, his…

Watch Tastes Like Sunday Quench Your Thirst

    Our friends at LØS SUNDAYS put together this short flick called Tastes Like Sunday. There’s something about women that love tequila. The sophistication and elegance is something we adore. Add some tequila to your summer excursion and support your friends. See you at the bar.  

PLANETARY PUNT 20k Up For Grabs

We have been loud and clear about it from day one here at What Youth. Three to the beach isn’t really our jam. The format of professional surfing castrates progression and awards consistency. Time-limits, jerseys, hassling for priority- the whole scene makes us cringe. The folks at Life At Sea want to change that. They have…

Watch “Exposed” Who the Hell Is Simon Hetrick?

We recently had the pleasure of hanging with Maryland native, Simon Hetrick. He’s another underground ripper from the East Coast you’ve never heard of, but you should.  It makes you wonder where they’re all hiding. There’s something about people from the East Coast. They’re genuinely amazing people. You feel like you’ve known them forever. And…

HUMP CLUB 7/11

Listen to Ty Segall and White Fence’s “Body Behavior”  Ty Segall and White Fence are at it again. And if you’re not familiar with the creative force of Segall and Tim Presley, please stop what you’re doing and reference 2012’s Hair. Immediately. Fast forward 6 years, and the dynamic duo who blend and flow smoother…

Watch Toloka Vissla Is on the Run Again

From LA to Sumbawa the Vissla team gets around. Surfing has never looked so fun. Catch Eric Geiselman, Derrick Disney, Bryce Young and Cam Richards in Toloka. Get psyched and go surf.

Mauro Diaz The Punk Rock Puerto Rican

Mauro Diaz isn’t your typical Puerto Rican surfer. He listens to heavy metal, has a passion for art, and draws lines on waves most people could only dream of. He’s that underground surfer you’ll see at your local break ripping the bag out of it. He’s like a caged lion just waiting to be unleashed….

Kael Walsh Interview A Chat with WA’s Newest Hellion

Kael Walsh has tricks in the bag. Full rotations…check. Big pits…check. All put together in a one-minute banger called Chile. With...

3 MC’s + One Skate Clip Going all-terrain w/ the three-stripe crew

Or make that 4 MC’s in the 3 MC. Last week we had a little chat with LA’s up-and-coming Donta...

Watch The Seawolf A North Atlantic Chill

Enjoy a free cut of The SeaWolf by Ben Gulliver. Scored by Greg Bevis and Gulliver himself, the soundtrack is...

PALACE Goes BETAMAXIMUM In Hawaii UK SKATERS FIND PARADISE

The PALACE Skateboarding crew found their way from dreary London to the island paradise of Oahu. They brought all the...

Listen to Monolord, The Well and Mondo Drag Megalithic Waves Meet Galactic Key Solos

MONOLORD  Swedish trio Monolord brings a megalithic wave of pensive, hazy metal to our ears all the way from Sweden. The...

WY PREMIERE OF WARM DRAG WATCH THEIR VIDEO FOR CAVE CRAWL

You’re driving somewhere south of Tijuana and north of Cabo. A dirt road stretches to the horizon and the only...

RIP Steve Soto of the Adolescents He Was 54 Years Old

Steve Soto died in his sleep yesterday at his parents home in Placentia. And the punk rock world mourns. On...

HUMP CLUB Your Wednesday Music Roundup With Maya Eslami

The first rule of Hump Club is: you do not talk about Hump Club. The second rule of Hump Club...

Ringside w/ LA’s Donta Hill “I can’t be going that far out in the ocean, ya feel me.”

Donta Hill has been on the hot list for a minute now. The Hawthorne based skater received the golden touch...

Giving Up On The White Trash Hollywood Nightmares Jason Dill packs it up for Ventura + talks FA inspiration

Jason Dill was originally born in the white conservative stronghold of Huntington Beach, CA. But he moved. A lot. Twenty-two...

Girl We Adore: Sav Finch From Beauty Queen to Savage Muse

Sav Finch is driven by the doubt of others. Her name is synonymous with freedom and boundless to the status quo....

ONE ROLL 029: Cam Richards Southern Coachella

            Recently Cam Richards spent some time at home nursing a bum knee in South...

Vans Presents Blue Intensity A Chat with Dane Gudauskas

  Dane Gudauskas is on the move. Always. We were lucky enough to sit him down for 5 minutes to...

Dakoda Walters: 4 Boards, 4 Weeks A Quiver of All Trades

Watching Dakoda mix up his quiver, gets us psyched. So over the month of May, he rode a variety of...

Chippa Wilson Starts a Finless Revolution And also takes to the sky for new hometown collab

Chippa Wilson enjoys the vintage and also repping his hometown of Cabarita. It’s a mellow beach hideaway with less of...

Ryan Callinan in Fiji Raw Power

Ryan Callinan + Fiji = raw power. Shot by Jack Taylor and edited by Kai Neville, Fiji reminds us why we fell in...

Watch Cult of Freedom The Taj Part

Globe has done it again. Taj is sipping on Mentawai island salt water for a retirement 401k plan. It’s paid off,...

Driven by the Journey: Wilko Not Your Average Goofy Foot

Driven by the stoke or the journey. Matt Wikinson brings to light the past, present, and future of what makes...

Listen to Noa Deane’s New Album Bouncy Ball

Blister will make your ears hurt and you’ll like it. A solo composition by Noa Deane. Bouncy Ball is full of...

The Greg Hunt Interview Iconic skateboard filmmaker reflects on Dylan, AVE, Heath, + a new book w/ Dill

This long form, six-months in the making interview / career retrospect with filmmaker Greg Hunt over at Speedway Mag really...

Volcom Team Destroys South America BMX tracks still trending hard for 2018

Louie Lopez, Grant Taylor, Pedro Barros, Collin Provost, and Milton Martinez dipped below the border to meet up with the...

UNUSED FACILITY Starring Ford Archbold, Colin Moran and Gavin Beschen

Are surf trips dead? Are there anymore free surfers left on the planet? The powers that be would like you...

WY PREMIERE of CAT SCAN WATCH THEIR VIDEO FOR NRA

Need a jolt of energy for your Monday afternoon? Watch the new video from Los Angeles four-piece Cat Scan for...

Kaimana Henry in 278D Power Comes in Big Packages

You grew up in Maui right? What was in like growing up in Maui in your era? Yeah, it was...

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