
The What Youth Gutter Trunks It’s summer in Paris. Gutter trunks now available on the cyber market and at What Youth HQ
The pavement is hot out there kids. And so is the sand. We’re in the trenches of summer now and we need reinforcements. So we made a clean, comfortable, high-quality pair of trunks for you. We’ve tested them in the warmest water the globe could offer, and we ran through the hot sprinklers of Paris…

Watch Blake Myers’ ShowReel This…and he has a winning record against Gabriel Medina
Blake Myers once beat Gabriel Medina (and Keanu Asing) in a heat at the ISA World games. It’s still one of Dane Reynolds’ favorite things to Google hoping the footage will surface one day. Blake is from New Zealand and spent his years after that heat win under the tutelage of Kai Neville. From sleeping…

Julian Wilson Freesurfing at J-Bay Hole in one!
Hey, we love how Julian surfs. He might own more jock straps and golf clubs than we do, but he also fucking rips and has a textbook style. And the dude draws some of our favorite lines at J-Bay. While most of the world watches people shoot the pier, we found some refuge in this…

When Mitch and Yago stop by “Don’t you wanna fly above the water like a pelican?”
Hi there. Yep, back. Nothing like a nice couple of “Happy Hours” with Mitch Coleborn and Yago Dora to ignite the spirit. Yesterday, both popped in for the afternoon to kick off the completely unofficial and totally unregulated or sponsored “What Youth Happy Hours.” If you don’t know, we have a little store front at…

WY Premiere: Francisco The Man Stream their new album, Bodies in the Sun
Self-releasing an album is no easy feat. But LA’s Francisco the Man thrive on their DIY roots, without the pressure of record label bullshit. Their sophomore album Bodies in the Sun drops August 4th, and today we’re streaming an exclusive preview right here for your thirsty ears. Formed during their college years in 2007, Francisco the Man…

Ty Segall Releases New EP “Fried Shallots” with all proceeds benefitting the ACLU
My obsession with Ty Segall runs deep. Like ocean deep. And any music news from him gets my spidey senses all tingly. Last week, Segall announced the release of new EP “Fried Shallots,” a six-track brain blast, with all proceeds benefitting the ACLU. The mini album acts as a compilation of sorts, and presents a…

Warbly Jets Announce New Album And release first taste “4th Coming Bomb”
Warbly Jets are no strangers to the effects of Los Angeles. After moving from New York City to the sunnier coast, songwriters Julien O’Neill and Samuel Shea couldn’t help but feel the creativity floating in the air. Their self-proclaimed “synth-driven guitar rock” is all at once new and familiar, both glam rock and classic rock,…

WY Guide: The Bartender Getting a drink in a crowded bar is an art. Here’s your paint set.
As Shane Dorian famously said in Loose Change: “What’s your poison man?” That ageless, sometimes slightly altered greeting has been heard by bar patrons since the first bar opened circa 900 AD. And after 1100 years of human interaction at these establishments one would hope there would be some orderly and respectful manner one might…

Keith Meek at Wallows, Circa 1986 Back Den 120

WY Premiere: Monk Parker Listen to new single, “Drowned Men”

Jordy Smith, West Oz in trunks Collected Thoughts 133

WY Premiere: Ben Stevenson Music for your Sunday come down

Watch “LA Days” Converse CONS x Polar Skate Co’s film shot entirely on film throughout LA

CONVERSATION WITH: COAST MODERN On their debut album (out today) and their creative rebellion

Listen to Jack Cooper Ultimate Painting’s co-frontman debuts gorgeous solo album

Garut Widiarta at Padang Padang Collected Thoughts 132: More Indo gold with Nate Lawrence

Watch “Mason’s First Cup” Mason Ho’s point of view from the 2016 Rip Curl Padang Cup

WY Issue 18: Notes From the Underground The Coathangers’ “Wild at Heart” Collection

What is needESSENTIALS? The non-brand brand of wetsuits and gear that we’ve been wearing

Listen to The Cribs The soundtrack to your next house party

Watch the new film: Pedro’s Bay The romantics at Vissla do it again: This time in their new film with Eric Geiselman, Brendon Gibbens, Bryce Young, Cam Richards and more

WY Premiere: Baby Island Watch “Break The Lease” off new album

Some Kind of Vacation Richer Poorer x What Youth present a mess of a road trip across California.

WY Premiere: Gladys Lazer Watch their new video for “Veronica”

How sick did Andy Surf Huntington? On his birthday we’re in awe of how good he made winning the US Open look

Ben Kadow Turns Pro One of our favorite skaters turns pro for one of our favorite board companies

Our Page 1 Rewrite The first page of What Youth Issue 18

RIP Chester Bennington The Linkin Park frontman apparently had a bigger impact on all of us than we thought

Listen to Decent Criminal A throw back to everything we love about 90’s rock

Watch Mitch Crews All Over the Map One of the most well-done edits we’ve seen

Kevin Terpening Shows Off His New Shoe The shoe is good but the skating is better
