What Youth Fire Update: We’re good Can’t say the same for some of our neighbors
Early Friday morning we got word that the units behind our building had caught fire. Assuming it was merely a...
The Shape of Art To Come Let’s make sure we take advantage of this
Yesterday I stood inside a church and looked at a ballot with measures on porn and weed and a presidential battle...
The Dylan Rieder Issue: On Sale 11-22-2016 We teamed up with Mark Oblow to create our 16th issue and devoted it entirely in loving memory of Dylan Rieder.
This one means a lot. And it’s off to print today. After learning that we lost Dylan to his fight...
John John Florence is the World Champ And we’re backing that big time
While we were sleeping, John John Florence became the World Champ. He sliced and diced his way through Portugal, and...
Dylan Rieder: 1988-2016 R.I.P. to one of the greatest of all time
It’s strange to type this. Hard to believe what the keys are putting down, but Dylan Rieder has passed away...
I’m Home! But Have No Idea Where I am After a month in the Old World, I’ve returned to a disheveled homeland
I just got home from a few weeks away. I think it’s called holiday. Or vacation. Depending where you’re from....
“There are no beers for Media” Another downtrodden day for the WSL press corps
It was Sunday. I felt like watching surfing and I am fortunate to live within a stone throw of a...
Black Sabbath played last night at the Hollywood Bowl For those who don’t want “The End” to end
Black Sabbath played last night at the Hollywood Bowl, and I was there, lucky beyond any measure, to have witnessed...
The Tour Without Taj It’s like a sad Friday night in
I’m about to walk down the trail at Lowers to watch the contest. Live. Yep, fuck it, I wanna watch...
Hurricane Hermine Hunt Photographer Hunter Martinez took us on his recent hurricane chase
Being from the West Coast, hurricanes — at least the ones they get in the east — are exciting. They...
Metal Neck and the Olympics What an interesting day it has been
Last night Metal Neck II: The Bangover was released. And of course, we fucking loved it. A classic (and free!)...
Mega Semadhi wins the Padang Cup A Contest We can definitely get behind
The Padang Cup has always been one of the few contests that we can get behind. The dudes who come...
The same day in Amsterdam and Paris Europe for the Brixton Broadcast and a bit of radical class tourism
Paris is far too big to seen properly in one day, yet so damn pretty you can feel like you did....
Wanna Go Out with Us? We’ve got a lot of parties coming up including sneak peeks of a new vid, Miami cocktails, World Premiere’s and Amsterdam shows
Ok, we’re full on into summer now. We’ve made the calls and now it’s time to really get lathered up...
Under the Kut U Up Influence Remember the Andy Irons part in Campaign to their song?
Tonight at the Belly Up Tavern in San Diego may be the final time Kut U Up play together. I...
Sitting through a south swell California summer is off to a pretty good start
This is the first time I’ve had to sit out a swell because of an injury. And as hard as...
The first sunny day in Paris in a month Darren Ankenman photography from Paris
Los Angeles based photographer Darren Ankenman is one of our favorite photographers. His ability to capture both the mundane and...
International Surfing Day, Now What? How I feel when we get our own day
So a little background: I’ve been on both sides of this “International Surfing Day” thing. Participant and now personal protester....
Linking up with Mitch Coleborn in Bali Not as easy as this looks
When there is purple all over your screens, sometimes you have to quell the anxiety and let it just come...
Bored to Death by Surfing The Olympics, wave pools, Reef calendar’s and the WSL. Is that all we got? I hope not.
Maybe it’s the antibiotics. A bug bite gone wrong (the venom aimed at my heart and made a bee-line for it via...
Us and the Brixton Broadcast Chicago Blown away in the windy city with Natural Child, The Half Rats — and a city guide of sorts
You’ll remember we achieved the perfect three beer buzz upon arrival in Chicago. But we thought we’d make sure you...
Back on the run in Mexico City We took Ozzie’s advice and starting saying, “yes” too.
We’re off to Mexico City tomorrow. Not quite sure how or why or what we’re in for, but we said...
After School Special at WY HQ Our new favorite band is still in middle school
Yesterday we rolled up the back doors of our HQ to have After School Special (A.S.S.) play. The middle school-aged...
Found Footage: Stranger than Paradise YouTube Gold from the man who gave us Coffee and Cigarettes
A few good things fell into place and I fell onto my couch and subsequently fell back in love with...
7 Reasons why being a parent is the best From the world’s greatest father
Some men and women hate children or find them a tremendous bother. On the surface, it stands to reason. Children...
Sell your Coachella Tickets It’s time we move on…and go to Barbados
Coachella was once magic. A warm and dry de-thawing station in the desert where all of California (and a shit-ton...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
