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One Roll: Dylan Goodale Indonesian Nirvana

“ The plane’s engines roared and I laid back in relief. We’d finally escaped the wearing flatness and endless ramen bowls that is Japan in May. Things were looking up. A month in Indo, three separate film trips, and the best of times with the boys. And the storm we’d been scoping was now…

A Hawaiian Exploration w/ Skater Evan Mock Skating, Surfing, + Shark dive guiding w/ the triple threat

Evan Mock is a true triple threat in the game and we’re not even talking about one of his first jobs, which was shark dive guiding. No these days he is primarily classified as a skateboarder, but we were never one for labels. Evan grew up on Oahu’s infamous North Shore so he’s got salt…

Austyn Gillette Hates Calling “It” a Sport On Skating, Surfing, + FORMER for Playboy

Suspend the fact that Playboy is now making skateboards from your mind for a minute – because that is a disgrace – and allow yourself to become immersed in this profile on What Youth regular Austyn Gillette on their now TSFW (Too Safe For Work) website. The writer behind it, Rob Brink, is not just…

ROARK PRESENTS: CAMINO ABIERTO

The fine gentleman at Roark Revival have always put an emphasis on travel and the spirit of adventure. If this video doesn’t make you want to do a 360 in your chair and book the next ticket out of here, I don’t know what will. Rights for days. Who goes left anymore? Roark’s preferred mode…

Alex Olson + Caleb Barnett Battle For Skateboard Supremacy A snake run “contest” for NYC glory

Over the weekend in Brooklyn the first-ever Quartersnacks Cup went down. After taking over a local BMX pump track sixteen friends went head-to-head in bracket style elimination format until only Alex Olson, representing NineOneSeven, and Hockey’s Caleb Barnett were left standing. The resulting final was more laughs than stress, exactly what a skateboarding contest should…

Dusty Payne: Back From the Dead Catching Up with Maui’s Favorite Son

In between doctors and dentist visits, we had the chance to catch up with Dusty after his near-death wipeout at Backdoor. Have you ever heard the expression, “kick a man when he’s down?” God sure hadn’t. Dusty’s been through the ringer but the warrior in him keeps getting back on that horse. We’re lucky to…

Watch: ‘No Idea’ Full-length Alltimers team video from a years’ worth of filming

The first full-length from New York’s Alltimers features full parts from Etienne Gagne, Dustin Henry, and a Tyler Warren / Ben Blundell shared part. Then we got cameos from the rest of the crew: Adrian Vega, Will Marshall, Dan Ericson, Brian Delaney, Zered Bassett, Conor Prunty, Adam Zhu, and Charles Rivard. This 27-minute ‘celebration of freedom…

Ear Candy: The Priests Because Iggy Says So

I’m writing this while listening to the debut album Nothing Feels Natural by D.C. professional badasses Priests, and it’s taking everything in me to not get up and dance like everyone in this cafe isn’t watching. Catchy but complex powerful punk melodies serve as the perfect soundtrack for not giving a shit….