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Watch The Dill and Beeg Project The boys just absolutely nailed it

Friday night in Venice, California I sat and watched this movie at the premiere that Dillon Perillo and Brendon Gibbens hosted. Brendon was nervous. Dillon was nervous. And it was pretty rad to see them put the whole night on by themselves. They handed out drink tickets themselves. Said hello to family and friends, did…

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Craig Anderson: “Cameo Mod” in Uluwatu April 2010 Collected Thoughts 092

“April, 2010. Craig had just debuted to the world for the first time in Modern Collective. He blew minds with his backside rotations in shark waters as the “Cameo Mod.” But we still had no idea who Craig was. Chas Smith and I hung with Craig for 2 weeks in Oz a few months after the…

Listen to Feels Thrashing bedroom grrrl rock that’ll make you believe in feelings again

In an age where digital music comes as easily and readily as microwaved popcorn, LA-based foursome Feels, the reincarnation of Raw Geronimo, are sticking to a slower, natural approach when it comes to releasing new songs. Search for them on the Internet and their music is hard to attain. When I asked bassist Amy Marie…

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Watch Banjo Strings A delight from Jack Coleman featuring Ryan Burch, Tom Curren and Rob Machado

Do we need to give a reason why? The audio won’t necessarily pump you up, but respect the art behind the production — Jack Coleman rules. And Ryan Burch on that twin fin will make anyone’s day. Watch Jack Coleman in our episode of For the Love here:

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Tobin Yelland Back Den 073

“tobin yelland shoots photos that are iconic. he has some of the most powerful photos in skateboarding. he is someone i truly admire. shot back den, camera i forgot, location no can rememba.” —Mark Oblow

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Moments from Anonymous Zone Behind the scenes of our new film coming February 2

Skateboarding in Japan comes with all sorts of logistical challenges. Security is fast and strict, giving you very little time to skate most spots. We traveled through cities with blistering speed and saw so much so fast. But Raven Tershy, Ishod Wair, Peter Ramondetta and Kevin Terpening followed our stoked Japanese leader and legend photog…

D’Blanc Release Issue 2 of “Perspective” And in a world of shitty zines, this isn’t one

It seems as though everyone has their own zine these days. I’ve been to zine fests, zine carnivals, zine swap meets and zine co-ops. My fingers have flipped through countless pages of creative paper. I’ve seen them all — or at least enough to know my shit. I’ve seen the clever, the predictable, and the…

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Listen to “Check me out” Off Tomorrows Tulips new EP Indie Rock Royalty Comb

Your favorite slacker indie rock band is back in 2016 dropping their anticipated EP Indie Rock Royalty Comb. Tomorrows Tulips worked all of last year recording and creating a sound that is finally resonating with Alex and Ford’s conscious (possibly unconscious) efforts to make alternative college rock cool again. Some of the new album was…

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Anonymous Zone: Coming February 2 A What Youth film starring Ishod Wair, Raven Tershy, Peter Ramondetta and Kevin Terpening presented by Monster Energy

Japan is quiet. The cracks in the pavement are close together and skating sounds really loud there. Sometimes like firecrackers....

What Youth Drinks: The Michelada Your Friday afternoon delight

In issue 13, among lots of other (perhaps more important) things, we talk about beer. We’ve been drinking the stuff...
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Portraiture from “Stuck to Me” Ryan Allan and Kristina Patterson shoot the who’s who of Mark Oblow’s solo show

As we said before, the opening reception at Mark Oblow’s “Stuck to Me” show was incredible. From the art, to...

Iggy Pop Announces New Album Titled “Post Pop Depression” and in collaboration with Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age

Everyone has their own King. To the greater public, Elvis Presley is the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. To others,...
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Watch This is Us: North Starring Yago Dora, Brendon Gibbens, Dillon Perillo and Andrew Doheny and presented by Monster Energy

I never thought I would need to write this. Or that I would need to start a new magazine that...
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This is Yago Dora We couldn’t love him more, and you will too

We met Yago Dora on this trip. The ever-smiling “Yogs.” Without much formality, we Instagram-directed him an invitation to come...

Hear Cass McCombs’ New Song “Omie Wise” Announces new album Skifflin’

Cass McCombs is always pretty low-key when it comes to details about his music. So when news of a new...
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What Youth X Christian Fletcher Shirt On Sale Now

This is a very Limited Edition What Youth X Christian Fletcher T-shirt. Featuring a 4-year-old Christian Fletcher photographed by Herbie Fletcher...
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Off Beat: Cole Sandman Episode 028: During TIU: North we inherit Santa Cruz’s resident gremlin grom for a day

One morning we woke up as usual, got coffee and headed out to look for waves in Santa Cruz. Yago...

Gallery California Quinn Matthews first submission from a swell happy coastline

Editor’s Note: California is a magical place. Especially if you’re a photographer…right? Well it’s trickier than you think. Even with...
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Langley Fox, Los Angeles, 2015 Back Den 072

“i was lucky to spend an afternoon with langely fox. we had some cool conversations, traded art work, and shot...
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What Youth Mixtape: “Road Trip North” Eclectic, often ridiculous, but always necessary

During our recent road trip to San Francisco we rode a screwed up rollercoaster of emotion and turbulence inside our...
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Photos from Mark Oblow’s Solo Show Back Den on display for “Stuck to Me” in Los Angeles

We’ve been to our share of art shows. Generally they’re stuffy, deflating (art is expensive) and pretentious. But last week...
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The Muggers at Teragram Ballroom We were there to witness the insanity

“Tonight a child is born! Prepare to have your minds shifted, and prepare to have your wallets lifted. Ladies and...
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Julian Wilson in Bali And chatting on shark encounters, engagements, skating and Kelly Slater in Kolor

Julian Wilson is a competitor. A cutthroat, passionate, damn serious World Title contender, Pipeline Master and Triple Crown winner competitor....

Help Save Channel Street Legendary San Pedro Skatepark needs our help

Nothing pisses us off like bureaucracy getting in the way of shredding. And that’s what’s happening in San Pedro, California...
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Watch Night Beats’ Video for “No Cops” Directed by Riley Blakeway and starring Johan Stuckey

“When I first heard the track my initial intention was to create something violent,” said director Riley Blakeway of the...

Listen to “Rare Breed” by the Shrine And then get the new album out today

We spent some time with The Shrine last year. They were immersed in working on a new album — and have since...
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Watch Mikey Wright in “Rage” ’90s adrenaline, Mikey Wright vibe and ripping in the name of

Mikey Wright just dropped the most high octane, fuck it-filled Hawaii edit we’ve seen in years. With the perfect juxtaposition...
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Look before you touch A peek at What Youth Issue 13

Our 13th issue of What Youth is currently infiltrating the world. You can buy it here always, but it’s also...
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Listen to: The Muggers Ty Segall’s new superband unveils album Emotional Mugger, now streaming on NPR

Secrets aren’t always meant to be kept. Just last week, we blew the lid on Ty Segall’s new superband the...
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North in a big white van Yago Dora, Brendon Gibbens, Andrew Doheny and Dillon Perillo road trip to SF in This is Us: North

It was Wednesday morning when we picked up the big white van in Orange County. Planes took off from the...
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Mark Oblow’s “Stuck to Me” His first solo show at Factory 413 Thursday Night

I swung by Oblow’s house today to check in on the madness happening around his first solo art show —...

Listen to Sheer Mag Philly rock ‘n’ roll to soothe your soul

Sheer Mag, the rock ‘n’ roll inspired power pop blended punk quintet from Philadelphia, are peaking on my watch list...

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