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The Greg Hunt Interview Iconic skateboard filmmaker reflects on Dylan, AVE, Heath, + a new book w/ Dill

This long form, six-months in the making interview / career retrospect with filmmaker Greg Hunt over at Speedway Mag really...
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Today (and always) we think of Dylan One year on

It’s been one year since we lost Dylan Rieder. But there hasn’t been a single minute in a single day...
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The Dylan Rieder Issue Playlist The songs we played to remember

Throughout the creation of the Dylan Rieder issue we played music really loud here. It helped with the emotions, evoked...

Seen/Unseen footage of Dylan Rieder A beautiful compilation by Martin Riegel

A beautiful compilation of seen/unseen footage of Dylan Rieder shot and edited by Dylan’s friend Martin Reigel.
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Dylan Rieder at Home in Hollywood Back Den 108

“dylan rieder shot in his home in la, ca. for gravis footwear on 05/18/11. as you can imagine shooting dylan...
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Issue 16: Our Tribute to Dylan Rieder On sale tonight at midnight

It’s here. An issue that is an absolute honor to be able to create and distribute to you. After learning...
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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...
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Russell Houghten and Dylan Rieder Back Den 107: Spain for the first Gravis trip

“russell houghten and dylan rieder on the first gravis trip to spain. circa back den….. forever love forever dylan remember...
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Watch “An Ode to Dylan Rieder” A compilation from JENKEM

Hard not to smile watching this one. Only Dylan had such a presence. He had it all. Style. Grace. Flair....
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Fairly Normal: Andrew Allen Episode 23: Behind the scenes with Andrew Allen in San Juan Capistrano and Los Angeles

“This dude looks like he should be in the Misfits.” We can’t remember who said this while watching Andrew Allen’s...
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Dylan Rieder Back Den 105: The day Oblow met Dylan

“to think this day would be the start of our friendship, the start of our future, the start of our...
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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...
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Dylan Rieder, London 2010 Back Den 090

“if your life is all about skateboarding then i hope you’re ready to bleed. dylan rieder bleeds, and skateboarding is...
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Reese Forbes and Dylan Rieder, Africa Back Den 084

“reese forbes and dylan rieder in a f r i c a…  mother earth. i must say this trip was...
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Arto Saari and Dylan Rieder, Spain, Circa 2000 Back Den 076

“i love this photo, it was the first trip dylan and i were with arto. the beginning. the start of...
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Notes From The Underground: Dylan Rieder From the pages of What Youth Issue 13

If you follow Dylan Rieder on Instagram, you’ll quickly learn that he has a tendency to be at a lot...
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Conversation With: William Strobeck Filmmaker behind Supreme’s Cherry, Joy Ride and more

William Strobeck is a filmmaker. And he’s the kind we need. A creative mind so rooted in the world he...
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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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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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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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Dylan Rieder and Chippa Wilson in Hawaii, 2012 Back Den 065

“dylan rieder and chippa wilson talking to stefan janoski not shown on the  north shore, oahu 2012. this was from...
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Dylan Rieder and Mark Oblow, France, Circa 2000 Back Den 058

“dylan and me in an elevador in marseille france, for a bowl riders contest circa 2000. we have known each...

Craig Anderson, Dylan Rieder and Austyn Gillette on the Huf Tour in Hawaii Back Den 056

“i was lucky to be on the huf tour in hawaii with these boys last week. it makes me very...
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Dylan Rieder, Costa Mesa, Ca Back Den 052

“dylan rieder is the closest thing i could have to a son, he’s a best friend, he’s an inspiration. I’m...
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Dylan Rieder’s Skateboard, Antwerp, 2012 Back Den 046

“as a kid i would always be so hyped on seeing the quiver shots of the surfboards, i liked to...
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Lizards of Summer Episode 006

This month's lizards include Craig Anderson, Dillon Perillo, Dylan Rieder, Thom Pringle, Dion Agius, Wade Goodall, Andrew Doheny, Ryan Callinan,...
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Lizards of Summer Episode 005

Last night Ellen Degeneres broke Twitter. Today, we’re breaking the whole damn Internet. With an all new Lizards of Summer....

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