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

what youth recommends hockey iii

Watch “Hockey III” Featuring Ben Kadow, Donovon Pisocopo, John Fitzgerald, Caleb Barnett, and Andrew Allen

19 minutes worth watching. Caleb Barnett’s debut. Andrew Allen destroyed LA High, again. Donovon killed it. We enjoyed every moment. Watch our Fairly Normal with AA:

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Globe’s Cult of Freedom is ready Joe G and his all-star cast of Noa, Creed, Dion, Taj, Nate, BG and EG are back with a new vid

We call our intern “neck tan Nick.” He’s the office shred turkey. And yesterday between watering the plants and taking out garbage and telling us about which local sandbar might yield a fun surf he said, ” I need to watch something sick to get amped. It’s been so small. What’s coming out?” I happily…

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Premiere: The Sufis Listen to “Anymore”

The Sufis, a self-described Anglo-Indian American duo formed by Calvin Laporte and Evan Smith, have perfected their own musical universe. After building their dream recording studio in Nashville in 2011, The Sufis got their sound ball rolling and released their debut in the summer of 2012 on Ample Play, which garnered them much deserved attention…

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Offline with: Meghan McHugh 003: The light of fall

CLICK THE IMAGE TO VIEW THE PRODUCT MODEL: Meghan McHugh | INSTAGRAM: @meghanmchugh

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Always Remembering Andy Seven Years on and the void is still real

We’re not the same. Never will will be. Can’t even fake like we are. When we lost Andy, surfing also lost an aura, an attitude and romance that we’ll never get back. Still haunted by the news we received seven years ago today, that an immortal had passed. And while today there’s a lot of…

Radical Class: “The Center Will Not Hold” Definitely watch the new Netflix documentary on writer Joan Didion

In a world full of chaos, absurdity, tragedy and Stranger Things, it’s always nice to find some larger perspective in a good old fashioned documentary. And the latest on writer Joan Didion is that. Few names have encouraged an entire generation of people and writers the way she has. And just a few minutes into the…

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WY Premiere: The Gloomies Listen to new single “SPACE”

The Gloomies, a relatively new three-piece from San Diego, whip up a soothing blend of bedroom pop and gaze and indie and all that other feel good sensuality so well, you’ll be slipping into a daydream in no time. Listen to their new single, “SPACE,” featuring Madeline Follin of Cults, whose haunting, angelic vocals, together…

what youth recommends BIRDS most ghost

WY Premiere: BIRDS Listen to spooky new single “Most Ghost”

BIRDS, the project of Brooklyn-based guitarist/vocalist Duane Lauginiger, oozes that creepy, haunting, reverb-drenched rock ‘n’ roll drip we love to sip on. Their killer debut album, Everything All At Once, dropped recently via Greenway Records, and today we’re stoked to premiere their latest single, “Most Ghost,” a spooky psych swirl that’ll set your Halloween mood. After initially…

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Costumes from Growlers 6 Scott Chenoweth put these ghouls on film. Enjoy the costumes of this past weekend’s festivities

The annual Growler’s 6 festival is one of the best places to spend Halloween weekend. Music, freaks, geeks, costumes, surrealism...

WY Premiere: Distractor Watch their psychotic video for “Human”

It’s Halloween, and our favorite freaks Distractor have a new video out for their latest single “Human,” off upcoming album...
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Afternoon Interview: Cole Barash Episode 060: Catching up with Cape Cod based photographer and artist

Cole Barash lives in the What Youth family tree. Originally a snowboard photographer, Cole’s work has since evolved way beyond...
what youth recommends music

Jeremy & the Harlequins Premiere Listen to their cover of “Like A Prayer”

There’s something about a Madonna song – the good era of Madonna – that can throw you head first into...

The Growlers Six Our wild weekend at the LA Waterfront with The Growlers, Modest Mouse, Juvenile, The Paranoyds, Bad Brains, Tinariwen and many more

What a weekend for some surrealism brought to you by The Growlers. We spent the last two days running through the...

Love Taj as much as we do? Then you’ll need this new photography book: “Taj. By Respondek”

Taj Burrow and photographer John Respondek have been working together to shoot photos for over 16 years. And to celebrate...

WY Premiere: SANDS Listen to his cover of “Echoes”

Multi-instrumentalist SANDS may be based in London, but his love and appreciation of the California sound runs deep. And what...
Cam Richards, South Carolina

Southern comfort We’re in deep South Carolina with Cam Richards getting some culture shock

We are deep.  Motorcycles. Fishing. Bowling. Shooting. Beer drinking. And Boating. Facing and immersing in a unique brand of culture...
what youth recommends music the velveteins

WY Premiere: The Velveteins Watch their Super 8 video for “Strange Side of Street”

The Velveteins are a rock ‘n’ roll band from Edmonton, Canada, and their infectious dose of slacker, creamy, garage waves...
what youth recommends white bleaches

WY Premiere: White Bleaches Listen to their killer new track “Suffocation”

Remember White Bleaches? The Melbourne-based shredders slipped into my musical consciousness back in March, and today we’re premiering their latest...
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Chris Miller, North Shore, Oahu Back Den 128

“add some style to your week! chris miller sk8ing dinosaur dean’s ramp north shore oahu. this was his 18th birthday. shot on a canon...
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Some Kind of Vacation Prequel 3: Ian Crane is a great road tripper

We kinda got skunked the whole time. For the most part we just drove in circle. It was something like...

Frog Skateboards “Bumble Bee Heaven” A new skate video featuring Jesse Alba, Chris Millic and friends

Frog Skateboards brought us a new edit called “Bumble Bee Heaven” that reminds us of having fun skating with our...
Mason Ho, WSL

I have no idea what’s happening on tour But this was pretty fun to watch

I was feeling a little guilty. I haven’t been watching the tour, like, at all — and I know that’s...

WY Premiere: Rookie Season Watch the claymation video for “Backtalker”

Nashville-based R&B group Rookie Season are the perfect flavor to kick start your day. The duo, comprised of Sanders Bohlke...

Watch “Gone Tomorrow” If you want some France in your fall. Starring Mikey Wright, Zeke Lau, Kanoa Igarashi, Connor O’Leary and more

Quiksilver has a pretty heavy presence in France. They got offices there and lots of french surfers and Jeremy Flores...
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Tony Trujillo in Marseille Back Den 127: Everyday Halloween with Tony T. France, circa 2000

“everyday is halloween for tony trujillo. marseille france circa 2000. shot on contax t-3.” —Mark Oblow
what youth recommends pool scum

Watch “Pool Scum” A stop motion vid by Foster Huntington that will cool your scattered brain

If you want to restore the power of patience and sooth your scatter brained mind, watch this new vid from...
what youth recommends heaters matterhorn

WY Premiere: Heaters Listen to their new album Matterhorn

Heaters, an alternative band – if you’re comfortable with that phrase – from Grand Rapids, Michigan, combine a blend of...
what youth recommends ikebe shakedown

WY Premiere: Ikebe Shakedown Stream their new funky soul album The Way Home

Ikebe Shakedown sounds like the soundtrack to the best 70s cult disco movie you’ve never seen. Their incredible blend of...
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Watch Ian Crane in “Maise Tarde” Playful mischief in the sea

Kaius Potter recently spent a week in Portugal with the O’Neill team, and got a fun clip with Crane and...
what youth recommends datenight too good

WY Premiere: Datenight Watch their video for “Too Good”

Nashville teenagers Datenight may not be old enough to drink, but these babies sure know how to shred a catchy...
what youth recommends plumeria

Watch Stussy’s “Plumeria” A recent trip to Oahu with Kevin Terpening, Caleb Barnett, Jesse Alba, Aaron Loreth, Max Klein and Lance Mountain

A recent trip to Oahu with the Stussy crew. Featuring Kevin Terpening, Caleb Barnett, Jesse Alba, Aaron Loreth, Max Klein,...
what youth conversation with fat tony

CONVERSATION WITH: FAT TONY Crap hustler Tony Accosta gets real with a real one

Houston born Anthony Obiawunaotu aka Fat Tony is well fed but not fat. He’s a genuine human on and off the...

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