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

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One Roll 015: Tahiti in Black and White Photographed by Dylan Goodale and starring Danny Fuller and Billy Kemper

Billy is texting with Raimana and starts to smirk.  “Hey Brother! We’ll see you at the airport Friday morning! But who is this Dylan Goodale? Danny says he comes with you guys? Who is this?” Billy pauses, reads the text over, ponders an appropriate response as he looks at me wondering the same thing I…

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Afternoon Interview: Kevin Bradley (PT.2) Episode 038: On joining street league, growing up in LA and skating tranny presented by Crap Eyewear

In part two of our interview with Los Angeles’ Kevin Bradley we talk Street League, growing up, video parts and making a big deal out of skating transition. Watch Part of one of our Afternoon Interview with Kevin Bradley here: 

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Video Premiere: “Wilder Than Me” Fletcher C. Johnson’s new one shot by John Dougherty & Matt Johnson around NYC

Fletcher C. Johnson, of Burger family flare, released this third album last week, titled Lesson In Tenderness. Recorded in a practice space in Orange County during a time where Fletcher “bathed in a sink, slept on a van seat, pissed in a jug” and waited until the dead of night to lay down vocals because…

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Watch Dillon Perillo’s A+ B-sides Outtakes from The Dill and Beeg Project

Kelly Slater once commented on our Insta saying that he thought Dillon Perillo’s surfing was very underrated. We rate his surfing very high, so we knew he wasn’t talking to us, but as of late, with his Cluster part and now The Dill and Beeg Project out his surfing seems to be getting showcased in…

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Reese Forbes and Dylan Rieder, Africa Back Den 084

“reese forbes and dylan rieder in a f r i c a…  mother earth. i must say this trip was a bit of a life changer for all of us. we met the best people, surfed the wave pool. we all slightly hallucinated from the vaccines while on safari. reese saved our bus driver from…

Vissla, Costa Rica

Time for Costa Rica Vissla heads south to launch their new line and now we’re on Kayak

Costa Rica is a rad trip. And apparently, even in the heart of the winter it’s still gets fun. And warm. Vissla’s team just made it look as rippable as can be in this new edit with Derrick Disney, Jordy Lawler and were joined by Tomas King and Federico Pilurzo which marks the launch of their…

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Afternoon Interview: Kevin Bradley (PT.1) Episode 038: Growing up skating in LA, strip clubs and stingrays. Presented by Crap Eyewear

Kevin Bradley is one of the great things about Los Angeles right now. He’s worked with William Strobeck on Cherry, Sickness and Swoosh and more recently there was his Nike Chronicles 3 part. He followed all that up with a signature board from FA and a Skater of the Year nomination. He recently joined Street…

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Thomas Cohen’s Video for “Hazy Shades” But really listen to the song because it’s great

Thomas Cohen may not sound familiar because, well, he’s not. Search for his name on the Internet and you’ll mostly find references to his late wife Peaches Geldof’s tragic heroine overdose two years ago. But Cohen, once the frontman of post-punk band S.C.U.M., has a new album out, Bloom Forever, his debut he’s been working…

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Meet Jared Sherbert’s photography Full interview coming in What Youth Issue 14

Jared Sherbert is a skate photographer from Santa Clarita who is featured in our currently-in-production Issue 14.
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Wy Guides: Argentina Mar del Plata: an (alternative) surfer’s paradise

Mar del Plata, Argentina, “the sea of silver.” A shimmering escape for those looking to dance along wind swell wedges,...
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Listen to the Parrots Salty new music from Madrid

Madrid three-piece The Parrots stormed through this years’ SXSW with heavy buzz, and with good reason. These dudes ooze a...
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Advice from a Failed English Major Put your money where the words are

I know absolutely nothing about anything financial. 401K. Four hundred and one thousand dollars of savings that goes into your...
what youth recommends pet sounds

Listen to A Tribute to Pet Sounds Featuring Holy Wave, Shannon and the Clams, and more

If you live under a rock, you may have missed hearing that Brian Wilson – thee Brian Wilson of the...
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Listen to Monster Youth New music from Sint-Niklaas, Belgium

There is, as you’ve probably noticed, a plethora of indie sounding psych garage punk rock infiltrating our ears. And, for...
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Christian Fletcher 2002 Back Den 083

“christian fletcher taking a break after sk8ing his runs at the quikcup circa 2002. this was a contest that was...
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Watch Andy Shauf’s “The Magician” Please stop what you’re doing and watch this stunning collage work by Winston Hacking

It’s not often that something stops you in your tracks these days. And we’re stopped. Right in our tracks because of...
Noa Deane, Pulp

“Noa won’t stop jumping off things.” “Pulp”: a new Noa Deane edit and a note home to mom

“Weird heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of ‘the rat...
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Reminiscing on Cluster How I snuck into the premiere and took what was mine

I scrolled through the doldrums of Instagram, and I saw that What Youth was offering free tickets to the premiere...
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Riveting and In Depth Tour Coverage! Live from Bells Beach, Australia (and go Conner)

I’ve already spoken on the poor town of Torquay. And how sleepy it must be as the world’s best are...
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Wy Recommends: South Swell edition Your first summer shopping list

We’re on the eve of the first collision between north and south swells of the year. A great time to...
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Listen to The Nude Party “Boner Pop” from Boone, NC

“Boner pop”? That’s right. The Nude Party from Boone, North Carolina describe themselves as such, and they may have invented...
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Listen to Wash’s new EP “Point of View” Creed McTaggart, Beau Foster and Ellis Ericson’s band is pretty damn good

We love their surfing because they don’t seem to give a fuck, and now they’ve released an EP with the same...

One Roll 014: The Dear Suburbia Boat Trip A roll of black and white shot by Nate Lawrence of Dane, Kolohe, Jack, Taj and EG

We were going through some old film folders today and stumbled upon this bit of modern history: One Roll shot by...
Nate Zoller, Surfing, Dear Youth, Social Media

Dear Youth: Pursue Anonymity On the eve of social media armageddon

The pursuit of anonymity is lost in my generation. I feel like Miki Dora when all the “working slobs” started...
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Omar Salazar and Danny Fuller, Puerto Rico, 2005 Back Den 082

“in July 2005 we went to puerto rico for a shoot. omar saw this refrigerator and decided to tail drop...
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Watch Brixton’s Lee Wilson in Bali Underground Lord gets new stickers

Lee Wilson has always been one of our favorite surfers. The long-time Bali resident has been an underground delight for...
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Weezer Has a New Album And I somehow almost missed it

Okay. So sometimes I live in my underground Burger infused bubble of local rock ‘n’ roll and forget that the...
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Premiere: Music Video for “Girls” by Mia Girls in underwear by a pool set to bedroom pop

Teen lust and teen angst will always go hand in hand. And if dissociation has made you forget what that’s...
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Lizards of Summer Episode 016: Pennywise, “humping” Snapper, dabbing and God knows what else

We had a crazy month. We went through four countries and seven states and missed a deadline (shocker) but we’re...
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New What Youth tees, jackets and more Now available in the What Youth Shop

We’ve been hinting at it for a while, but we finally made some new tees, jackets and sweatshirts. Which you’ll...
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Hells Bells No More Once a wild way to spend Easter weekend, The Rip Curl Pro Bells is now a big yawn

I love Bells. I love Winkipop. I love Jan Juc. I love the Great Ocean Road. I love Melbourne. I...
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Night Beats’ Video for “Power Child” Directed by Riley Blakeway & Jeremy Asher Lynch

Night Beats premiered a new video yesterday for “Power Child”, the latest single off their soul drenched, heavy hitting album...

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