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

what youth recommends TGIF air

Watch TGIF with Dane Reynolds, Yadin Nicol, Dillon Perillo

We don’t normally encourage this type of release to recommend, and the quality is a little suss, but we do love...
what youth recommends kera and the lesbians

Listen to Kera and the Lesbians Surf, rock and some bipolar folk

When I first heard the band name Kera and the Lesbians, I was instantly hooked. Led by Kera Armendariz and...
what youth recommends twin peaks

Twin Peaks Announce New Album And leak first single, “Walk To The One You Love”

Chicago band Twin Peaks announced the release of a new album this week, and it’s cleaner than you’d think. Less...
what youth recommends ford archbold air

Watch Ford and Matt Archbold See, style still rules when you’re Ford and Archy

It’s really nice to watch these two surf together. Ford forged his own path and is currently touring around the world with his...

Watch Ty Segall’s Video “Emotional Mugger” A reimagined, twisted 14 minutes of pure insanity

Editor’s note: Our music editor Maya loves gore. And horror. And Ty Segall and all the incarnations that are Ty Segall....
what youth recommends seth moniz double grab

Watch “The Chain” Starring Seth Moniz and a Fleetwood Mac track

After watching 20-year-old Makai McNamara nearly take down two surfing legends (Kelly and Bruce) and one of Pipeline’s princes (JOB) at...
Jamie O'Brien, Pipeline, surfing

Now that’s how you do it Volcom reminds us how to present competitive surfing the right way

You know if the entire What Youth HQ drops what they’re doing to put the finals a surf contest on the screen...
Bruce Irons, Volcom Pipe Pro

Told You So Watch the highlights from Day 2 at the Volcom Pipe Pro, they’re fucking sick (and include this Bruce Irons buzzer beater)

Hate to say it, but, yeah, we called it. The Volcom Pipe Pro continues to produce competition that makes you...
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Watch the Volcom Pipe Pro Right Now A surf contest we honestly and highly recommend

We’ve become somewhat notorious for being against most formal surf competitions, but we usually like to give credit where credit is...
what youth recommends kolohe el nino

Watch Through the Trees Starring Kolohe Andino, Ian Crane, Yadin Nicol, Tanner Gudauskas and Dane Gudauskas

The title says it all. Pretty creepy video, but the boys are making the most of it with the wind and...
what youth recommends mick fanning butt

Watch Mick Fanning at Snapper Oh yeah, it’s Summer in Australia…

While we’re still hanging up our 4/3’s in the shade here in California, Mick Fanning and the boys at Snapper...
what youth recommends greetings from jonas

Watch Greetings From Jonas With Balaram Stack, Joe Perrino, James Theobald, Pat Schmidt, Mike Gleason and Friends

Apparently the blizzard is still on. People keep pumping out video after video of Jonas. This latest clip has an old school...
what youth recommends cold outside

Watch Cold Outside With Shane Burn, Dylan Kowalski, Evan Barton

Hearing Ludacris over a surf edit was definitely a first. Kinda sounds like a ghetto Christmas song. Maybe, throw another...

Watch Cate Le Bon’s New Trailer for “Crab Day” It just might be the weirdest thing you’ll see all week

Cate Le Bon, the ethereal, angel-voiced Welsh singer/songwriter who’s worked with Tim Presley, White Fence and the Chemical Brothers, is...
what youth recommends music adult books

Watch Adult Books’ Video “Suburban Girlfriend” Pools, playgrounds and lemonade stands in the suburbs

Adult Books, the LA-based post-punk bubblegum outfit from Orange County, released a new video today for “Suburban Girlfriend,” the lead...

Watch Huli Huli With John John Florence, Dusty Payne, Mason Ho, Jamie O’Brien and More

The Hawaii clips keep coming in. And for all intents and purposes because if the waves are there so are...
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Watch RVCAloha Featuring Bruce Irons, Danny Fuller, Jay Davies, Makua Rothman, Tyler Newton, Kalani David and more

RVCA doing it right. This is a pretty sick Hawaii part in a sea of Hawaii parts. RVCA has assembled a...

Listen to Tortoise Their new album Catastrophist is about to wreck your brain for the better

Tortoise is a Chicago-based band that has been creating a brilliant and unique blend of jazz, indie post rock, prog,...

Winter Storm Jonas Balaram Stack, Pat Schmidt, Corey Frank, and Thomas Ihnken surf frozen New York

Jonas was supposed to keep the East Coast cooped up in their houses, but Balaram and his friends know that when...
Dillon Perillo, Brendon Gibbens, the Dill and beeg project

Watch The Dill and Beeg Project The boys just absolutely nailed it

Friday night in Venice, California I sat and watched this movie at the premiere that Dillon Perillo and Brendon Gibbens...

Seaweed Salad Starring Ian Crane, Brett Barley, Torrey Meister, Jake Kelley, Kei Kobayashi, Colt Ward

North Shore in November and December is a shit show. Everyone is there and there’s good reason to be. O’Neill’s...

Listen to Feels Thrashing bedroom grrrl rock that’ll make you believe in feelings again

In an age where digital music comes as easily and readily as microwaved popcorn, LA-based foursome Feels, the reincarnation of...
what youth recommends rob machado

Watch Banjo Strings A delight from Jack Coleman featuring Ryan Burch, Tom Curren and Rob Machado

Do we need to give a reason why? The audio won’t necessarily pump you up, but respect the art behind...

Watch Land of the Left Featuring Jonathan Gubbins, Pato Texiera, Magoo De La Rosa

Attention all goofy footers, book your next flight to Peru. We don’t care if you have or haven’t heard of these...

D’Blanc Release Issue 2 of “Perspective” And in a world of shitty zines, this isn’t one

It seems as though everyone has their own zine these days. I’ve been to zine fests, zine carnivals, zine swap...
what youth recommends tomorrows tulips

Listen to “Check me out” Off Tomorrows Tulips new EP Indie Rock Royalty Comb

Your favorite slacker indie rock band is back in 2016 dropping their anticipated EP Indie Rock Royalty Comb. Tomorrows Tulips...

Iggy Pop Announces New Album Titled “Post Pop Depression” and in collaboration with Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age

Everyone has their own King. To the greater public, Elvis Presley is the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. To others,...

Hear Cass McCombs’ New Song “Omie Wise” Announces new album Skifflin’

Cass McCombs is always pretty low-key when it comes to details about his music. So when news of a new...
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What Youth X Christian Fletcher Shirt On Sale Now

This is a very Limited Edition What Youth X Christian Fletcher T-shirt. Featuring a 4-year-old Christian Fletcher photographed by Herbie Fletcher...
what youth mark oblow

Photos from Mark Oblow’s Solo Show Back Den on display for “Stuck to Me” in Los Angeles

We’ve been to our share of art shows. Generally they’re stuffy, deflating (art is expensive) and pretentious. But last week...
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Watch Night Beats’ Video for “No Cops” Directed by Riley Blakeway and starring Johan Stuckey

“When I first heard the track my initial intention was to create something violent,” said director Riley Blakeway of the...

Listen to “Rare Breed” by the Shrine And then get the new album out today

We spent some time with The Shrine last year. They were immersed in working on a new album — and have since...

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