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

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Earth to Jordy…We want more of this. Collected Thoughts 091

Jordy, where’d you go? We wanna see more of this this year. Find good waves. Book those last minute flights. Get back at it. With the boys. Love, What Youth

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Watch “Welcome Elsewhere” A clip by Kai Neville starring Craig Anderson

Craig Anderson demonstrates the proper way to disappear and then reappear with one of the strongest video releases we’ve seen in a long time. Since his Cluster part released last year, Craig has methodically been putting himself on some of the loneliest coastlines in the world, quietly threading through and leaping over some of the most…

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Javi, Arto and Ziggy, Spain, Circa 2009 Back Den 071

“javi, arto and ziggy chillin in spain circa 2009. i used to do stencils for my guys, dylan always had kate moss and arto always wanted bowie. the things that inspire us in life to push a lil harder. uplift. sad time in the world, we lost such a talented man, rip david bowie you…

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Craig Anderson in “Welcome Elsewhere” Craig walks us through his new video

Any minute now Craig Anderson will drop his new video “Welcome Elsewhere.” You’ll be able to watch it right here at What Youth as soon as it does, but in the meantime, we had him walk us through a few frame grabs to get you in the mood. Last year after his mind-altering part in Cluster,…

There’s a Starman Waiting in the Sky David Bowie dies at age 69

David Bowie died last night after an 18-month battle with cancer. He was 69. Bowie’s unparalleled influence and incredibly innovative nature have inspired and continue to inspire so many of us. So whatever you’re doing today, take a minute and listen to one of his songs. A bright light has gone out, but his music…

Hot people drinking and dancing What Youth Issue 13 Release Party presented by Monster

Thursday night in the LBC we got everyone together and lit it up. We debuted and paraded our first teenaged magazine (number 13) to the world, world premiered two new movies, This is Us: North and our skate excursion to Japan “Anonymous Zone.” And a large number of you turned up. We then watched the…

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What Youth party tonight in the LBC What Youth Issue 13, “Anonymous Zone” and “This is Us: North” World Premieres”at The Federal Bar

Finally all those strange nights on deadline and weird hangovers and horrible security guard battles in Japan and arctic, windy ramps and blurry San Francisco nights are all coming to fruition: which is of course another party. To celebrate the release of What Youth Issue 13 and to world premiere both our skate trip to…

Ty Segall debuts new super band The Muggers feature members of King Tuff, Wand and Cairo Gang plus Mikal Cronin

Last year, right around Halloween, I heard this wonderful rumor that the ever-prolific, over-achieving Ty Segall was forming yet another band, but this time with a bunch of other well-established, talented as fuck musicians. Kyle Thomas of King Tuff. Mikal Cronin. Emmett Kelly of the Cairo Gang. Cory Hanson from Wand. Basically a guitar-driven super…

Watch Oliver Kurtz Hammer the Globe Hard to call him underground anymore

It’s weird to call Oliver underrated or underground because we’ve known him since he was young, but I think when...
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What Youth Issue 13 On Sale Now

Every once in a while the flurry of dust and mud and granite and soot and ash that make up the...
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Jason Lee, Oahu, Circa 1989 Back Den 070

“jason lee, palolo valley ramp, oahu circa 89. this was right when blind started. when it would rain gonz, jason...
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Watch Julian Wilson in Hawaii The nicest way to start the year

You’re back. In the saddle, at school, on the road…but before you warp your fragile, Making of a Murderer binge-watching...
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The What Youth 2015 Memoirs This is what a year of good living looks like

Instead of fill this page with even more statements about good living, we think this video does all the work itself. Also,...
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The 2015 What Youth Slideshow All the fun that we had, set to Lou Reed

New Year’s would have to be our favorite holiday. It’s the only one with little to no religious associations, and...
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The What Youth 2015 The best photos of the year: action and lifestyle

The amount of imagery that comes through these doors is incredible. And in a world run mad by social media,...
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Dylan Rieder and Jef Hartsel, Honolulu, 2015 Back Den 069

“dylan rieder & jef hartsel at jef’s home in honolulu, hawaii, september 2015. shot on sx-70 camera, impossible instant film...
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The What Youth 2015 The Top 5 Songs of the Year

There are a lot of places you can count down the songs of the year. And it really depends how...
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Santa Cruz, localism, kooks and me. Collected Thoughts 090

I recently made a mistake. I took a photo at a spot in Santa Cruz and posted it on our...
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This Is Us: North Black and White film with Nate Lawrence

I never thought I would need to write this. Or that I would need to start a new magazine that...
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Photo Credit: Monroe Alvarez Portfolio 024: Studio, lifestyle and maybe the world’s most legit “selfies”

Monroe Alvarez might take some of the world’s greatest “selfies.” She once did a road trip solo just to shoot...
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The What Youth 2015 Top 5 submissions from CS Louis

CS Louis is a regular contributor to What Youth. His column though is as inconsistent as it is amazing. So...
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Evan Geiselman on nearly drowning at Pipe A vivid recount on his second spin

We nearly lost a good one this day. And I must say, as hard as it is to watch this,...
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The What Youth 2015 The Top 5 What Youth Parties of the year

Word’s out: we like to have fun. Because when you work hard on projects, you have to work hard at celebrating their...
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Office Space: Ben Hatchell When the world’s best rip our office mini presented by Monster

Ben Hatchell looks nice enough. He’s polite, well-mannered and friendly. And then he starts skating and all hell breaks loose....
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The Long Wave Goodbye A film by Poler Stuff and Nike starring Donovan Piscopo and Daryl Angel

It’s no secret that skateboarding and surfing have been existing in more harmony than usual. And it hasn’t been ignored...
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The Stores that Carry What Youth Tell ’em Santa sent ya

We’re a week away from Christmas, two weeks away from New Years and three weeks from the release of What...
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The What Youth 2015 Our Top 5 Music Videos of the Year

These are the music vids that had us exercising the “Replay” button on YouTube all year long. Good tunes and great...
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Why this is so great Sending our love to Adriano de Souza’s WSL World Title

Yesterday I watched one of my favorite surfers (Mason Ho) surf against Adriano de Souza in a heat that would...

Watch Kelly Slater’s new wave pool Barreled 115 miles inland…

This is the most terrifying, exciting, surreal thing we’ve ever seen. What happens next? God knows, and the whole wave...
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Watch “Shitkicker” A new film starring Beau Foster, Ellis Ericson, Creed McTaggart, Droid and more

Yesterday was a day filled with glory and triumph and testosterone. Today is all about having fun and smashing it...
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Once the Testosterone Settles A little behind-the-scenes glimpse at Beau Foster’s new movie Shitkicker to ease the tension

There is a lot of testosterone in the air right now. People are SHOUTING. Good and bad. Tears are flowing...
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Girl We Adore: Grace Van Dien From What Youth Issue 12 shot by Darren Ankenman

Do you have any nicknames?  “Spacey Gracey” is my most fitting one. When I was younger my family called me...

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