When Mitch and Yago stop by “Don’t you wanna fly above the water like a pelican?”
Hi there. Yep, back. Nothing like a nice couple of “Happy Hours” with Mitch Coleborn and Yago Dora to ignite...
Come Spread the Gospel with us “Join, or die” with us, Former, Need Essentials and Vans at the Ace Hotel in LA
In 1754 Benjamin Franklin made the political cartoon you see on our flyer and he published it in the Pennsylvania...
New issue is at the printer, now what? Well, hit the road. And have a party of course.
“Do you know how many times I clicked my fucking mouse to make this thing?” We’ll chalk this up to...
Why would anyone wanna leave Paris? Donald Trump is making it harder to be a youth on the run
The great Gloria Steinem put it best: In response to Trump’s attempt at pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement: “Too...
What’d you do this weekend? We threw ourselves into the pit with The Murder City Devils
“A lot of our songs early on were about romanticizing places we weren’t. Other places, other towns, things we couldn’t...
This is Absurd An old note comes back to haunt and hype us
Editor’s note: This was originally published in What Youth Issue 1 (which is now sold out) as an intro to...
How we met Yago Dora Yago’s success at the Rio Pro is validating something we’ve known for a long time. Let’s recall.
Long before the WSL started with the weird warrior techno hype video things, we were watching Yago Dora. His surfing caught...
did you see that new WSL commercial? Is Dion right? Is it time we say no to the WSL?
I’m quite depressed right now. There are the sharks. Crowds. Hospitals. Stress. Bills. Work. Marketing. Branded Content. And WSL. And...
Watch Donovan Piscopo in Los Angeles Nike SB released his shoe, we get this really sick vid
I think this is to promote a shoe, but it is so gnarly that we barely noticed. Donovan Piscopo tearing...
Cull Your Fear A spike in shark sightings and an attack in Southern California raise the debate…again
Editor’s Note: Taylor Paul is a surfer. A really good, big wave surfer in fact. Mavericks, Dungeons…all the scary ones, that...
What’s Dane Been Up to? We spent the weekend with the Reynolds family filming for a new Fairly Normal
Dane was home this weekend. A classic California pre-summer day: lots of blue, couple fun waves and lots of traffic....
Let’s talk about trunks (briefly) We built this industry on them, so why are so few pairs worthy of your thighs?
Today marks the release of Former’s “Control” boardshort. So yes, full disclosure, we back them, and what they’re doing, so...
The Surfer/Hooper Index Craig Anderson is Steph Curry and other ridiculous comparisons to kick off the NBA playoffs
The NBA is probably the most commercialized athletic event in the world. This makes it the most unlike surfing (kinda)....
Does WSL = Christian Youth Group? Conservative and “cool” with really bad music
When I was in high school there were always people trying to get us to join them at their church...
Tanner And Norwegian Black Metal Bright guy, dark music
We had a sunny surf and followed it with Coronas in a dark bar full of magicians. There were lots of smiles...
My Fondest Memory: Airport Beers After a week in paradise, it’s the anticipation in those pre-flight bubbles I remember
I just got home from five days in absolute “paradise.” Clear water, boat rides, adventure, diving, nurse shark sightings, couple fun...
Owen Wright and the First day of spring And tomorrow we have a new issue for you
Over the weekend, lots of you probably watched Owen Wright win the Quiksilver Pro. A feel good hit for the...
My favorite new band just got deported Italian Dark Wave band Soviet Soviet just got arrested, embarrassed and sent home before playing in LA
I discovered a rad new band this week. They’re Italian and called Soviet Soviet. Chris Coté sent it to me,...
The New What Youth Top 34 We’ll unveil the new list Monday, March 13th
Last year we introduced the What Youth Top 34. The idea being: we wanted a list that gathered a more...
48 Hours in NYC with Balaram Stack “Finish your drink we gotta go!” Filming a “4 Cities” With Balaram
Balaram Stack’s New York moves really fast. I actually found myself in a full sprint at one point. The visit to...
Can’t Surf This Pipeline Water, Oil, and Standing Rock: Why the fuck do we wanna destroy the earth?
Editor’s Note: When it comes to water and the environment, we’re all in. We have to be. It goes far beyond politics. It’s...
Former is here Dane Reynolds, Craig Anderson and Austyn Gillette’s new clothing line is live (and it looks good)
Yesterday I went on a rant. I do that. Wine at night and all. I said things felt alarmingly stale in...
Dane Reynolds has been released After being harbored for two days in Portugal for a lost passport, he’s good
Because of the sensationalist potential of this story, it was kinda hard to tell how serious it was. We talked...
Dear Surfing, Anyone out there? What I’d do to watch a surf vid that mattered right now
I’m still awake, watching music videos, trying to recreate the nostalgia that late night MTV2 once provided. Right now it’s Radiohead’s...
We Kinda Saw This Coming Soli Bailey Wins the Volcom Pipe Pro (This is why we’re not surprised)
Soli Bailey was born during the biggest storm in the history of Byron Bay. And he just won one of our...
Are We OK? Some scary clarity on what’s happening in the real world
Editor’s Note: We’re quite certain we’re not your number one political news source. But we’re also pretty certain you know we...
When California gets good It’s not always like this, but it sure is nice when it is. Tom Carey documents.
If you’re not in Florida like some of us are, then you’ve probably been scoring sick waves. California’s been getting blasted...
SURFING Magazine is gone An institution is extinct. Now what?
Yesterday, after 53 years of publishing SURFING Magazine closed down. This is strange and sad for a few reasons. My...
The prettiest day in America Darren Ankenman photographs from Saturday’s Women’s March in Los Angeles
After the day that was Friday, there was Saturday: The most beautiful day in American History. All over America people joined together to...
Memo from the Editor’s Desk Day 4 of 2017…
I chugged my pint of 2016 a few days ago but I’m still looking for 2017’s heartbeat. Even the ocean...
A Day With Uncle Gavin Beschen On location in Hawaii for a new episode of “4 Cities”
We met up with Gavin Beschen at Sunset Beach. He was checking the surf in his truck and we had...
What Youth on the North Shore “We are not Subway”
We land in Honolulu before midnight and immediately make our way to the Thrifty Car Rental place to grab our car. Everything was...
