Essential Viewing | Backstreet Atlas | A Skateboarding Doc
From RIDE Channel comes this beautiful 20-min. doc. about two kids, Zach Baker and Adam Abada, who decide to take a bus to Boston with the intention of skateboarding through southern New England back to home. This is how life is meant to be fucking lived. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGNwvTv_2n4&feature=youtu.be When you've finished watching the film check out Andy Cush's interview with Zach and Adam for Animal New York. via ANIMAL
Essential Viewing | Backstreet Atlas | A Skateboarding Doc
R.I.P. Skateboarder Magazine
GrindMedia has announced that Skateboarder magazine will discontinue regular frequency publishing on print and digital platforms effective Oct. 15, 2013. This week Skateboarder will release its third digital edition and companion limited edition print version, which will be the final edition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbn1yw4trR4 “Unfortunately market conditions have forced us to have to make the difficult decision to cease publication of Skateboarder,” said Norb Garrett, SVP Group Publisher of GrindMedia. “It’s especially disappointing given the strong interest and initial success we’ve had with the new digitally focused editions; our Skateboarder team has worked incredibly hard producing a cutting-edge product that has been...
R.I.P. Skateboarder Magazine
HUF Welcomes Kevin Terpening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEUYt1xl-8Q Our friends over at Huf welcome Kevin Terpening to their team with this scintillating 38-second promo vid by Martin Reigel. via HUF
HUF Welcomes Kevin Terpening
Deathwish old-school Wrestling Decks
Gotta' love Deathwish skateboards thinking outside of the box to come up with their new line of classic Wrestlemania-style decks featuring some old-school WWF wrestling superstars of the past. Decks available in-shop now. via RC
Deathwish old-school Wrestling Decks
A brief history of indoor skating in NYC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKtrqf8qkQw "Really the motivation comes from dedication. Dedication to skateboarding, dedication to the scene. It always comes down to the people within the scene, specifically within New York that are willing to take the risks and just dedicate their time to go above and beyond to create these indoor spots that support our culture here." -Steve Rodriguez of 5Boro Skateboards
A brief history of indoor skating in NYC
Skateboarding Coast to Coast #1: NYC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah2R4Lforns This is the story of that epic trip across the USA. via
Skateboarding Coast to Coast #1: NYC
Skates&Stuff
Check out Will Shum's new skate video "skates&stuff" featuring Evan Borja and Jonathan Ngan along with: Nabi Salomon, Jason Sherman, Mike Heikkila, Danny Dorsa, Michael Orso, Cody Rubino, Dorian Tineo, Jose Vega, Rusty, Zach Bonime, Christian Allen, Jentry Bain, John Kim, Genesis Evans, Will Shum, Dom Susca, Michael Bruch, Zach Moore, Max Piras, Marcello Campanello, Brandon Cohen, Will Rubenstein, and Anders Newman. http://vimeo.com/65168369
Skates&Stuff
A Conversation With Steve Caballero & Christian Hosoi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm1vW_qpWJY Steve Caballero and Christian Hosoi's sit down with Hypebeast TV. via HBTV
A Conversation With Steve Caballero & Christian Hosoi
Luis Tolentino Goes Pro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9HdWSwBSAE Queens' own Luis Tolentino just went pro for SHUT and we just got a shipment of all his pro-model decks. Check out the video from SHUT below.
Luis Tolentino Goes Pro
People Are Awesome
An awesome montage of humans telling gravity to go fuck itself. via: buzzfeed
People Are Awesome
Be Pretty | Queens Screening
Tonight at 8pm we'll be screening the Be Pretty skate video in full.
Be Pretty | Queens Screening
Dylan Almost Gets Hit By A Car
Dylan McKenna almost gets run over by a car in front of the shop on Broadway after landing his tre flip.