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Listen to Thee Oh Sees’ “Fortress” A tasty, racing new single just in time for holiday cheer

Back in May, when Thee Oh Sees released Mutilator Defeated At Last, they left a pretty special track on the cutting room floor, because sometimes things happen when you’re down to the wire and only so many songs can make it on a final long play album. Lucky for us, the song wasn’t scrapped entirely….

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The What Youth 2015 Our Top 5 Interviews of the Year

We spend most of the year talking to people. Record. Talk Talk Talk. And then we show you. That’s one thing we do here. And we talk to all types of people — with this year being especially eclectic. Everyone from Swedish DIY skate Lord Pontus Alv to Napkin Apocalypse to Bruce Irons all made their…

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Afternoon Interview: Saturday’s NYC Episode 036 Fashion, Coffee and Surfing in New York City

Several years ago I found myself in New York for the first time. California surf dude finally standing next to all the landmarks you become so familiar with on TV and movies. Yellow cabs. The Brooklyn Bridge. Central Park. That place they show on Seinfeld during the bass solo etc. The city tripped me out immediately….

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Fairly Normal: Leo Romero Episode 021 presented by Emerica

Leo Romero was Thrasher Magazine’s Skater of the Year in 2010. And he’s been one of our favorite skaters since Emerica’s 2003 vid This is Skateboarding. His view of the skate world is one of the more interesting one’s we’ve come across and it isn’t easy to pin him down. But we managed to spend a lot…

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John Cardiel, Marseille, France, Circa Back Den Back Den 068

“happy fucking birthday cardiel!!!!” —Mark Oblow

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Every Wall A Door: The CS Louis Journals “I cheated and lied and laughed.”

Editor’s Note: C.S. Louis has spent the majority of his life serving the God’s of core. Inside his columns you’re likely to find wisdom, surfboards, dusty backroads, a lot of frustration with the idea of “air wind,” bars, third-world discotheques, waves with juice and lengthy discussions in regards to the routes taken to find them. You’ll…

Watch “It’s Pickle Time” New short vid from Alltimers

Canadian boys Charles Rivard, Dustin Henry, Ben Blundell and [not Canadian] Andrew Wilson star in, “It’s Pickle Time.” Filmed by Rob Harris, Johnny Wilson and Max Hull.

“A New Place 2 Drown” A Short Film on King Krule

“A New Place 2 Drown” is a new multidisciplinary body of work from brothers Jack and Archy Marshall. (King Krule & Mr.Gone) This film accompanies a book compromising of Archy’s poetry and lyrics and Jacks illustrations plus a 37 minute, 12 song soundtrack released on XL/True Tiger

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Watch Cass McCombs’ “I Cannot Lie” The song from that Dylan Rieder part now has a music video

Cass McCombs released his long-awaited collection of songs A Folk Set Apart: Rarities, B-Sides & Space Junk, Etc. today on...
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What Youth Wears Purchase by Sunday December 13th and get it by Christmas

Issue 13 is finally at the printer, so pass the egg nog! It’s officially the holidays here. We’re all wearing...
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Deadline Done Issue 13 is currently being covered in ink for you

Every deadline has a personality. Traits that distinguish it from the last one faced, and this issue was no different....

Watch Levitation Room’s “Crystal Ball” “Flowery Los Angeles Psychedelia”

“Sometimes when you trip you fall looking through a crystal ball.” In the new video for “Crystal Ball,” off their...
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Want to Write for What Youth? We’re (still) looking for contributing writers and interns for 2016

[Update: If you already sent through your work for our previous callout, we’re still in the process of going through...

Mac DeMarco Unveils New Website And a fan club, for all things Mac in case you need that in your life

Mac DeMarco, our favorite gap-toothed jokester, announced today more show dates to his 2016 North American Tour. More importantly, Mac...
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Lizards of Summer Episode 14: San Francisco, Japan and the ridiculous in between

So there is Japan, there is San Francisco and there are all the lunatics in between. This is them and...
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Girl We Adore: Molly Steele A train-hopping wanderer from a swampy puddle in Florida

We heard about Molly through a friend of ours and the first thing they told us is: My friend Molly...

Watch FA/HOCKEY FIGHT/FUCK II THE MOVIE

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Pool skating in the ’80s Back Den 067

“when i was a kid growing up in hawaii in the early 80’s my back yard pool addiction started. there...
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On Yesterday Evan Geiselman, Billy Kemper, Andre Botha, Jaws, John John Florence, Greg Long…damn dudes.

Yesterday was a beautiful day in California. It was calm. Sunny. The waves were 3-foot. Football was on and mama was cooking...
No Parents, Music, Punk Rock

Listen to No Parents And prepare to feel alive again

Punk rock is a highly subjective musical genre. So when a band comes around flexing “punk” vibes, it’s hard not...
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Watch Ishod Wair’s “iphone” Video A rather convincing SOTY campaign rally

We just got back from a trip to Japan with Ishod. There’s actually an iPhone clip in this that Terp...
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WY Eats: “Devils On Horseback” Good Fall cooking Inspired by Freeman’s Alley in the LES

Freeman’s Alley is the name of my favorite restaurant in New York. My friend New York Mike [Murciano] took me there...
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Do Surf Magazines still matter? Our own Nate Lawrence on then and now

Do surf magazines still matter? I’ve been asking myself this question for the last few months. It’s probably my growing older...

Watch the trailer for “Shit Kicker” A new surf film starring Beau Foster. Coming December 18th

Beau Foster just made our day. Last night he sent over the trailer and a little sample of his upcoming...
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Off Beat: Creed McTaggart Episode 027 is a glass of red on the porch in Portugal with Candy himself

Creed McTaggart is a thoughtful and creative guy. We want there to be lots of them, but there’s only ever...

Watch Creed Mctaggart in “Candy” Epokhe releases Creed’s new signature glass and this really good video

The song is perfect. Creed is ripping. The cinematography and edit is on point and we can’t stop watching. Here’s...
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Dane Reynolds and Mason Ho at Rockies Great turns set to a terrible song

You’d think with a heading like that it’d be hard to fuck this up. But somehow this is nearly unwatchable...
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A Chat with Epicly Later’d’s Patrick O’Dell A good warm up before he releases the Ali Boulala episode this week

Editor’s Note: Patrick O’Dell has taught us all a lot. His Epicly Later’d series for VICE is more or less...
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Ozzy Osbourne, 2010 Back Den 066

“i got the chance to shoot ozzy in his home in la, 2010. that was a big one for me,...
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One Roll 011: What Youth Japan Behind the scenes of our trip to Japan by Jordan Brown

We recently wrapped up a trip to Japan with Kevin Terpening, Peter Ramondetta, Ishod Wair and Raven Tershy. The trip...
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What Youth Issues for $10 All What Youth back issues are $10 this weekend (and Monday) only

We’re doing some house cleaning and you’re doing some shopping, so this works out nicely. All What Youth back issues...
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The What Youth Holiday Wish List The rad stuff you need to buy (or have someone buy for you)

Well, we’re here. The holiday season. The scent of consumerism and dead birds is wafting through the crisp air. There...

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