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Watch “An Ode to Dylan Rieder” A compilation from JENKEM

Hard not to smile watching this one. Only Dylan had such a presence. He had it all. Style. Grace. Flair. Truly a blessing to watch the man skate. Well done by JENKEM for putting this together. Words from Alexis Castro of JENKEM: The world lost an icon on October 12th, 2016 with the passing of…

John John Florence, Surfing, World Champ

John John Florence is the World Champ And we’re backing that big time

While we were sleeping, John John Florence became the World Champ. He sliced and diced his way through Portugal, and in making the final, and with Jordy’s semifinal loss, we got us a John John crown. And this is nice news to wake up to. Because John John deserves this. We all deserve this. It’s…

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Listen to TOY And stream their album before it drops Friday

English indie band TOY have a new album out on Heavenly Recordings, and its psychedelic, dream pop sound has us swirling in a haze. Led by Tom Dougall, whose honey coated voice could soothe a rattlesnake, TOY has been spinning out some indie gold since their debut in 2012. But now, with Clear Shot, they’re…

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Watch the new Froth video for “Contact” Directed by Riley Blakeway

It’s always fun when our friends collaborate and the result is really good. In this case, it’s filmmaker Riley Blakeway and one of our favorite bands, Froth. This time it’s a new music video for the Froth song “Contact” and features some really good cinematography (shot on 16mm film) and a somewhat space-deranged man. “I…

Cherry Glazerr, Desert Daze

Desert Dazed and Confused Our conversations in the desert with Audacity, Beach Fossils, The Coathangers, Cherry Glazerr and more

We survived Desert Daze (you know that much). Saw more bands than we thought possible. Camped. Got dirty. And then bathed in the sounds of this epic festival. We hung out with the world-traveling babes of The Coathangers and talked about their recent tour and new album. Lounged with Beach Fossils over plates of fruit and…

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Watch “Chasing Nicky” Featuring Balaram Stack and Pat Schmidt chasing hurricane swell

Set to the sounds of some upbeat jazz, there’s not much more we’d like to hear in the morning. Balaram and Pat score south of the Mason-Dixon thanks to Nicole.

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Afternoon Interview: Randy Holden Episode 049: We sit down with an underground rock lord

Randy Holden was the guitarist of famous ’70s rock band Blue Cheer. He was one of the pioneers pushing the boundaries of heavy, really loud rock ‘n’ roll. After he left Blue Cheer he recorded his own album “Population II” but the album was never officially released, but at some point it leaked unbeknown to Randy, and developed an…

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Watch BS with TG: Mark Gonzales Tommy Guerrero and Mark Gonzales tour his NYC studio

In an all new episode of BS with TG, Tommy Guerrero and Mark Gonzales rummage through Mark’s NYC studio to look at some new board shapes and talk about all things skateboarding. It is of course, gold.

Watch “Sup World” A New film by John Wilson Supported by Nike SB

A new skate short by John Wilson & Nike SB, Filmed in New York featuring: Genesis Evans, Andrew Wilson, Cyrus Bennett,...
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Watch “Radical Times in France” Quiksilver always does France pretty damn well

By now the French experience is full of cliche. Baguettes, red wine, nude babes, beachbreaks for miles…you know the story....
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Listen to Holy Sons And read our interview with songwriter Emil Amos below

Emil Amos, singer, songwriter and founder of Holy Sons, is an incredibly prolific one-man band. “I taught myself how to...

Listen to the Molochs And watch them play Friday at Non Plus Ultra

Did you know that no word in the English language rhymes with The Molochs? Have you heard the one about two Molochs walking...
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Stay Tuned: Ben Kadow Playlist 033: Mixing death metal and distortion from Smashing Pumpkins and Offspring

Ben Kadow is from New York and skates Tomkins Square park just about every day. And what you won’t get...
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Fairly Normal: Andrew Allen Episode 23: Behind the scenes with Andrew Allen in San Juan Capistrano and Los Angeles

“This dude looks like he should be in the Misfits.” We can’t remember who said this while watching Andrew Allen’s...
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Watch Tinariwen’s New Video For “Ténéré Tàqqàl,” off upcoming album featuring Kurt Vile and Matt Sweeney

If you don’t know who Tinariwen is, get ready to have your mind blown. This incredible group of Tuareg musicians...
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Austyn Gillette in “Angeles Forest” One take of one beautiful line shot by Riley Blakeway

Austyn takes one run down the highway in the Angeles forest. One take shot by Riley Blakeway and my is...
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Watch “sean & sage” Part 1 of Logan Lara’s new film

A new video from Logan Lara starring Sean Pablo & Sage Elsesser  In tribute of Dylan Rieder, this is part...
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Inexplicable Wonderful in the Desert And a post-Desert Daze playlist to reintroduce real life

Was I only gone a weekend? It must’ve been longer. I’m back now, in the cushiony comfort of modern-day living. But...
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Watch “Island South” A cold new short, and some warm Vissla wetsuits starring Brendan Gibbens, Bryce Young and Eric Geiselman

Vissla recently took their new wetsuits to New Zealand and had Bryce Young, Brendon Gibbens and Eric Geiselman ramp out...
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Dylan Rieder Back Den 105: The day Oblow met Dylan

“to think this day would be the start of our friendship, the start of our future, the start of our...
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Watch Yago Dora in Portugal Style, flair and flow

He’s still our Brazilian prince. And it looks like he took his Portuguese to the origin and tore through all...
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Listen to Billy Moon Poppy garage from Ontario

“I’ve always made music, because music doesn’t judge; it doesn’t make you feel weird about liking what you like. It’s...
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Watch “El Norte” A skate trip through Northern Spain supported by Globe

A trip usually suggests planning, an itinerary, some form of goal or destination. That’s a trip. This was more an...
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Dylan Rieder: 1988-2016 R.I.P. to one of the greatest of all time

It’s strange to type this. Hard to believe what the keys are putting down, but Dylan Rieder has passed away...
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Andy: The Untold Story of Andy Irons Watch the very powerful trailer and see how you can contribute to make the film happen

No shortage of emotion running through the halls this week. And we hope if nothing else we’re all reminded at just...
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Watch “Welcome to Water” Episode 4: Maldives with Nate Tyler, Yago Dora, and Mitch Coleborn

Like to go left? Well so do these three. Mitch Coleborn, Nate Tyler and Yago Dora: Three different approaches drilling a...

One Roll 018: Sweden and Norway A roll of film shot by Michael Cukr

Next month we’ll be premiering a new film we made from this trip through Scandinavia. We brought all sorts of...
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Luke Hynd at The Bush Collected Thoughts 112: Timmy Ridenour talks about shooting Greenbush from the water

I would like to tell you about me being scared. And the dangers of swimming 8- to 10-foot Green Bush...
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Vissla’s New North Seas Wetsuit It’s the most wonderful time of the year: new wetsuit season

For a lot of us, more waves means a bit more rubber. The winter months are here, and each breath...
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Watch John John Florence in “Twelve” Episode 4: Sailing around Hawaii

John John Florence has it all figured out it seems. Gold jersey in comps. A sailboat docked in Hawaii. And...
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Stream Axis: Sova’s New Album If you know what’s good for you

We turned you on to Axis: Sova last month, the fuzzy robo-rock creation of Chicago-based Brett Sova. And today, we’re...
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Craig Anderson, Mentawai Islands Collected Thoughts 111: Horrible waves in Indo aren’t that bad

“We hopped on the Bintang boat and got the best waves of our year. Shortly after, we got back on...

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