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what youth recommends grounders perfect

Listen to Grounders Toronto’s answer to your work day blues

Toronto-based smooth psych band Grounders are the perfect cure for your work day blues. After releasing their debut in 2015...
what youth recommends white wooly waiting

WY Premiere: White Woolly Watch their blood happy video for “Waiting”

Look up White Woolly’s bandcamp and their sound description states “ominous surf rock.” And that’s pretty much nailing it on the...
what youth recommends it was a good year

Watch “it was a good year…” Bruno Zanin’s reel featuring Yago Dora, John John, and more

Bruno Zanin is another one of those young Brazilians who’s pretty good capturing our little surfing caper. And here’s a nice,...
what youth recommends pond fire in the water

Watch “Fire In The Water” Pond’s new video shot by Sam Kristofski

Australian psych band Pond, an ever evolving rotation of musicians itching to explore their collaborative skills, dropped a new video...
what youth recommends sufis made me leave/crispy grapes II

WY Premiere: Sufis Watch “Made Me Leave/Crispy Grapes II”

Sufis, the duo of musicians Calvin Laporte and Evan Smith, met once upon a time over their love of the...
what youth recommends friends of the church

Watch “Friends of the Church” Ryder McLaughlin and Aramis Hudson turn AM for Illegal Civilization

Ryder McLaughlin and Aramis Hudson are officially AM skateboarders for the Illegal Civ Skate Program. New Years 2018 with friends,...
what youth recommends noa deane da hui backdoor shootout

Hey, Noa Just Surfed A Heat The Da Hui Backdoor Shootout: a contest we’ll get behind

Usually we’re not the first to advocate contests. However this is pretty sick and definitely worth a watch. Especially if you’re...
what youth recommends landslide trailer vans

“Landline” The Official Trailer Vans’ new snowboard film shot entirely on Kodak 16mm

Vans proudly presents their first-ever full-length snowboard film, Landline. Shot on Kodak 16mm, the film documents the raw talents and eclectic personalities of...
what youth recommends royal brat full tilt duster

WY Premiere: Royal Brat Listen to “Full Tilt Duster”

One thing that doesn’t suck about 2018 is the amount of noteworthy music our ears are waiting to soak up....
what youth recommends well well well sleeping away

WY Premiere: Well Well Well Watch their video for “Sleeping Away”

Well Well Well, a new postmodern pop band from San Diego comprised of musicians Seton Edgerton and Dan Nichols, sound...
what youth recommends slow dance b-sides

Watch Slow Dance B-Sides Sometimes you get blasted from the past: Craig, Dane, Ozzie and more filming for Slow Dance

Dustin Miller is a filmmaker who worked with Dane and Craig on Slow Dance, Craig’s profile film from a few...
what youth recommends good weekend leo valls

Watch Leo Valls in “Good Weekend” A short film from Blake Myers shot in Leo’s hometown of Bordeaux, France

Blake Myers is living in Paris and making great art. “Good Weekend,” his most recent short film project is more...
what youth recommends yago dora hawaii 17

Watch Yago Dora In Hawaii Late fall sessions with one of our favorite Brazilians

Yago shook out his hard drive and gave us this neat Allah-Las-soundtracked bit of tropical shred. All taken from a November...
what youth recommends salomon cardenas

Watch WKND Welcome Salomon Cardenas Another solid addition to the most fun team in skateboarding

Thrasher released this footage about a month ago, but we love WKND and Salomon Cardenas is insane. We’ve said it...
what youth recommends easy zebulon

Easy Played Zebulon And we were there to witness the calamity

Easy is a band, and if you haven’t seen or heard them yet, you’re sleeping on life. Formed at the...
what youth recommends winter storm grayson

Watch “Winter Storm Grayson” Gelid beachbreak pits with Oliver Kurtz, Brett Barley and Cam Richards

Unless you were making a conscious effort to avoid any and all forms of media the past couple of weeks...
what youth recommends the jacks

Listen to The Jacks A new local 4-piece that doesn’t hide behind any bullshit

The Jacks are a rock ‘n’ roll band, let’s get that straight. Their vibe is heavily influenced by the British...
what youth recommends kevin schulz home & away

Watch Kevin Schulz in “Home // Away” Jumping around North America with Kevin Schulz

I woke up this morning, which is always a blessing, but it felt even more so today. There are (some) waves....
what youth recommends BUZZ

Music for right this second Listen to Maya’s new Spotify playlist “BUZZ.” Made especially for those “new year, new me” weekend buzzes

Most years it takes me at least a couple weeks before my brain can fully accept the numerical passing of...
what youth recommends the reservoir

Check out The Reservoir A New Online Photo Publication we’re in love with

Michael Cukr is our resident photography nerd. He’s the dude who chased up The Negative Collection, shoots insane photos himself...
what youth recommends noah wegrich just for kicks

Watch Noah Wegrich In “Just For Kicks” With appearances from Mitch Coleborn, Nate Tyler, and Torren Martyn

Darkened skis, grey water, chilly peaks. Normally not the most inviting trifecta but Santa Cruz local Noah Wegrich has us ready...
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Watch Sam Moody’s Year In Review Club Med Sucks films Taylor Knox, Dusty Payne, Oliver Kurtz and more.

Nothing like kicking off 2018 with a 2017 highlight reel. You probably know North Carolinian filmmaker Sam Moody better by his IG...
what youth recommends RVCAloha 2017 skate

Watch “RVCAloha Skate 2017” Featuring Kevin ‘Spanky’ Long, Curren Caples, Greyson Fletcher, Malakai Montes, Shane Borland & Christian Hosoi

Surfing isn’t the only thing that goes on during the Winter in Hawaii. RVCA’s team hit Hawaii Kai Skatepark, Proper...
what youth recommends hanging out with nora vaconcellos

“Hanging Out With Nora Vasconcellos” Jenkem Magazine takes Nora to the LA Zoo and to skate Baker Boys park

Adidas Skateboarding’s most recent pro Nora Vasconcellos hangs out with one of favorite publications, Jenkem, and go to the LA...
what youth recommends b wolf chippa wilson

Watch “The B Wolf” The Sea Wolf has some pretty rad B-Sides starring Chippa Wilson

Since it feels like the whole world (excluding Australia) is frozen over, this cold weather surfing by Chippa should do...
what youth recommends top 10 wy vids of 2017

The 10 Best WY Vids of the Year Let’s get sentimental for a minute, then let’s get back out there

It seems to be common sentiment that 2017 was a bit trickier than we might have wanted it to be. But that’s...
Zeke Lau, Quiksilver

Watch “Gone Tomorrow” Hawaii Things you missed from the North Shore with Jeremy Flores, Mikey Wright, Zeke Lau and lots more

Team Quiksilver’s antics during their North Shore residency. These are always fun to watch. And it’s pretty rad to see a...
what youth recommends josh stewart

A short documentary on Josh Stewart Founder of “Theories of Atlantis” presented by Rolling Stone

A short documentary on film maker and founder of “Theories of Atlantis,” Josh Stewart. From Rolling Stone: Watch the painstaking...
what youth recommends hip replacement ronnie sandoval

Watch “Hip Replacement” Featuring Ronnie Sandoval and Roman Pabich

A day at the park with Ronnie Sandoval and Roman Pabich. Skating shot by Rye Beres. Watch our Afternoon Interview...
what youth recommends mason ho xmas 17

Watch Mason Ho’s Hawaiian Holiday Ho ho ho

I told myself I would stop. But the holidays are all about caving to one’s indulgences. See: Setting a food eating...
what youth recommends zion christmas special

Watch Asher Pacey’s Cold Water Christmas Sesh On one of the best-looking sub-zero right handers

I told myself I’d be out. Don’t email me. Don’t DM me. If you see me on the street do not...
Jason Woodside, Michael Tessier

Artist Jason Woodside’s NYC Nixon presents a caffeine-fueled tour of NY and Jason’s Brooklyn art studio

Jason Woodside loves coffee. A lot. So much so that he owns a coffee shop in Soho called Happy Bones....

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