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WY Premiere: Royal Brat Listen to “Full Tilt Duster”

One thing that doesn’t suck about 2018 is the amount of noteworthy music our ears are waiting to soak up. And the first album that should be on your radar this year is from Minneapolis punk band, Royal Brat. The four-piece is about to release their debut LP Eyesore, even though they’ve already made a name for…

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WY Premiere: Well Well Well Watch their video for “Sleeping Away”

Well Well Well, a new postmodern pop band from San Diego comprised of musicians Seton Edgerton and Dan Nichols, sound soothing and uplifting and bring just the right amount of flavor for your morning. Watch their new video for single “Sleeping Away,” a black and white tripped out visual adventure that echoes the essence of…

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Watch Slow Dance B-Sides Sometimes you get blasted from the past: Craig, Dane, Ozzie and more filming for Slow Dance

Dustin Miller is a filmmaker who worked with Dane and Craig on Slow Dance, Craig’s profile film from a few years ago. He just released this little throwback B-Side vid. Different times, but vibes were high.

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Watch Leo Valls in “Good Weekend” A short film from Blake Myers shot in Leo’s hometown of Bordeaux, France

Blake Myers is living in Paris and making great art. “Good Weekend,” his most recent short film project is more proof of that, filmed over two days in Leo’s hometown of Bordeaux, France. He’s been focusing on shooting film in the Old World, below are some details. Format: Kodak 16mm Cinematography: Blake Myers Animation: Michael…

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Watch Yago Dora In Hawaii Late fall sessions with one of our favorite Brazilians

Yago shook out his hard drive and gave us this neat Allah-Las-soundtracked bit of tropical shred. All taken from a November of surfing in Hawaii. I don’t know if I’ll ever fully come to terms with the fact that I’ll never surf as well as him. I also don’t know if I despise or want a…

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David Bowie Has A Book Club Maybe 2018 won’t be terrible after all

When history looks back at our bizarre little era, it will agree on one thing: Everything went to shit real quick right after David Bowie died. It’s baffling how quickly reality unraveled after David Robert Jones left us in early 2016. Muhammad Ali, Prince, Tom Petty and a whole bunch of people you really like passed…

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Watch WKND Welcome Salomon Cardenas Another solid addition to the most fun team in skateboarding

Thrasher released this footage about a month ago, but we love WKND and Salomon Cardenas is insane. We’ve said it before but we’ll keep saying it, WKND just has more fun. Be sure to also check out WKND welcome Sully in their “Goodfool” video.

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Easy Played Zebulon And we were there to witness the calamity

Easy is a band, and if you haven’t seen or heard them yet, you’re sleeping on life. Formed at the tail end of 2016 by Josh Landau, Don “Nuge” Nguyen, and Jordan Jones after an incredible jam session turned inspiration highway of potential, Easy originally called themselves Kill A Punk For Rock & Roll – read…

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Watch “Winter Storm Grayson” Gelid beachbreak pits with Oliver Kurtz, Brett Barley and Cam Richards

Unless you were making a conscious effort to avoid any and all forms of media the past couple of weeks...
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Listen to The Jacks A new local 4-piece that doesn’t hide behind any bullshit

The Jacks are a rock ‘n’ roll band, let’s get that straight. Their vibe is heavily influenced by the British...
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Watch Kevin Schulz in “Home // Away” Jumping around North America with Kevin Schulz

I woke up this morning, which is always a blessing, but it felt even more so today. There are (some) waves....
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Music for right this second Listen to Maya’s new Spotify playlist “BUZZ.” Made especially for those “new year, new me” weekend buzzes

Most years it takes me at least a couple weeks before my brain can fully accept the numerical passing of...

Quiksilver has acquired rival Billabong In the least shocking headline you’ll read today

I know this headline isn’t as good as: “Iguanas are freezing and falling from trees.” Or “It’s so cold that...
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Check out The Reservoir A New Online Photo Publication we’re in love with

Michael Cukr is our resident photography nerd. He’s the dude who chased up The Negative Collection, shoots insane photos himself...
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Watch Noah Wegrich In “Just For Kicks” With appearances from Mitch Coleborn, Nate Tyler, and Torren Martyn

Darkened skis, grey water, chilly peaks. Normally not the most inviting trifecta but Santa Cruz local Noah Wegrich has us ready...
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2018: Fitter, Happier…still on antibiotics Here we go again

To be modern is to find ourselves in an environment that promises us adventure, power, joy, growth, transformation of ourselves...
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Watch Sam Moody’s Year In Review Club Med Sucks films Taylor Knox, Dusty Payne, Oliver Kurtz and more.

Nothing like kicking off 2018 with a 2017 highlight reel. You probably know North Carolinian filmmaker Sam Moody better by his IG...
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Watch “RVCAloha Skate 2017” Featuring Kevin ‘Spanky’ Long, Curren Caples, Greyson Fletcher, Malakai Montes, Shane Borland & Christian Hosoi

Surfing isn’t the only thing that goes on during the Winter in Hawaii. RVCA’s team hit Hawaii Kai Skatepark, Proper...
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“Hanging Out With Nora Vasconcellos” Jenkem Magazine takes Nora to the LA Zoo and to skate Baker Boys park

Adidas Skateboarding’s most recent pro Nora Vasconcellos hangs out with one of favorite publications, Jenkem, and go to the LA...

What Youth Eats: Open Fire Soup When the thermometer drops, cook outside! Here’s how.

When you get close to Christmas and New Years it’s too easy to sink in to the hole of your...
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Watch “The B Wolf” The Sea Wolf has some pretty rad B-Sides starring Chippa Wilson

Since it feels like the whole world (excluding Australia) is frozen over, this cold weather surfing by Chippa should do...
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The What Youth 2017 Memoirs Another year on the run chasing the free riders, thinkers and doers.

The general consensus is that 2017…well, sucked. And believe us, it wasn’t without it’s challenges, experiences — both good and bad...
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The 10 Best WY Vids of the Year Let’s get sentimental for a minute, then let’s get back out there

It seems to be common sentiment that 2017 was a bit trickier than we might have wanted it to be. But that’s...
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Watch “Gone Tomorrow” Hawaii Things you missed from the North Shore with Jeremy Flores, Mikey Wright, Zeke Lau and lots more

Team Quiksilver’s antics during their North Shore residency. These are always fun to watch. And it’s pretty rad to see a...
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A short documentary on Josh Stewart Founder of “Theories of Atlantis” presented by Rolling Stone

A short documentary on film maker and founder of “Theories of Atlantis,” Josh Stewart. From Rolling Stone: Watch the painstaking...
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Watch “Hip Replacement” Featuring Ronnie Sandoval and Roman Pabich

A day at the park with Ronnie Sandoval and Roman Pabich. Skating shot by Rye Beres. Watch our Afternoon Interview...
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Girl We Adore: Alexandra Ginnold Dancing, Venice and Sustainability

What is your full name? Alexandra Yvette Ginnold. Did you grow up in Venice? What was your favorite part of...
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Watch Mason Ho’s Hawaiian Holiday Ho ho ho

I told myself I would stop. But the holidays are all about caving to one’s indulgences. See: Setting a food eating...
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Watch Asher Pacey’s Cold Water Christmas Sesh On one of the best-looking sub-zero right handers

I told myself I’d be out. Don’t email me. Don’t DM me. If you see me on the street do not...

What Youth Drinks: Tropical Eggnog Happy Holidays, But First Drink this Punch     

To quote maybe every other person right now, “it’s been quite a year, right?” So much emotion! So much drama!...
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Artist Jason Woodside’s NYC Nixon presents a caffeine-fueled tour of NY and Jason’s Brooklyn art studio

Jason Woodside loves coffee. A lot. So much so that he owns a coffee shop in Soho called Happy Bones....
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The Top 10 Albums of 2017 Stream the rest: These are the 10 albums from 2017 worth ownership

2017 was a year of shitty reality that yielded some incredible musical catharsis. And while every album we heard this...

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