Slow motion and a bunch of pro skaters. That pretty much sums up Warpaint’s new double-feature video for “Disco//very” & “Keep It Healthy”. This is the first official video from their sophomore LP, Warpaint, released this past January. Set in the lush landscape of Hollywood Hills and then transitioning to a thrashing skate session at […]

Whether you like it or not, the Fall season is upon us and it’s time to bid farewell to summer. With a new season comes a new wardrobe and we want to help you out with that. Our friends at SUPRA have hooked us up with a couple pairs of gift cards to get the […]

Grimy Goods gets silly with another awesome local act out of Los Angeles, Tapioca and the Flea. These skater-boy-musicians are hilarious! We talk L.A. bars, sex, manginas, sexting, and even Justin Bieber … uh, yeah — and some other weird stuff. The interview gets pretty crazy, but just keep in mind, no sheep were harmed […]

Even with their super busy schedules and creative efforts, these guys still made time to listen to some new albums this year. It’s definitely not easy to put a Best Albums of 2011 list, especially when you’re not a music blogger or journalist with access to hordes of new music. But these guys made it happen. We […]

Check it out yo, Los Angeles up-and-coming garage/punk kings have sliced open a brand new video for your viewing pleasure. FIDLAR have just premiered the video for “Wake Bake Skate”off of their DIYDUI EP via White Iris. It brings you back to those early 80s days of skate punk, just as the rest of Fidlar‘s music does. It’s […]

We caught up with She Wants Revenge a couple hours before their headlining show at the Glass House on March 31, 2011. Both Justin Warfield and Adam “12” Bravin gave us the scoop on their upcoming new album Valleyheart, Coachella, their association with the popular skateboarding Web site The Berrics and a few more interesting […]

Looks like all the cool kids and real garage snobs will be heading to Slab City Fun Fest 50 miles away from the mainstream crowds of Coachella. The third annual Slab City Fun Fest will be popping off April 15 – 16, 2011 the same weekend as Coachella. The festival boasts a rock and roll, […]

Bands, tattoos and skateboarding: the fourth annual Musink, Tattoo & Music Festival is heading to the OC Fair and Event Center on Friday, March 4 – 6, 2011. The three-day event will feature live performances by Thrice, Circa Survive, Hot Water Music, The Used and many more. Also in the house will be a bunch […]

CONTEST CLOSED Mastering the art of the riff since 1987, Fu Manchu is back with a world tour kicking off on January 13 at The Satellite. Bringing back that wild stoner-skate rock, Fu Manchu will perform their album In Search Of… in all its entirety  as well as songs from No One Rides For Free […]

Check it out West Siders (and beyond). This Thursday, November 18 is the monthly Venice Art Crawl. If you have yet to venture through the eccentric artist community of Venice Beach, I highly recommend you take your usual “art walk” experience the other direction and hit up Venice. Amongst the many pieces of amazing art […]

The Venice Skatepark One Year Anniversary Celebration and Contest went off last Sunday, October 3, 2010. Although the skies weren’t as sunny as the weather reporters predicted, a lot of people still came out under grey skies to witness some shredding. Check out the photos below! Photos: Matt Fisher Click on the thumbnails below for […]

With the forecast set at 85 degrees and nothing but blue skies, the Venice Skatepark’s One Year Anniversary celebration is set to be an amazing day of shredding in the Cali sun. The event will take place this Sunday, October 3, 2o10 from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. at the Venice Skatepark (duh). 11am-2:30pm Snakerun […]

We covered their totally intimate record release show for “King of the Beach” at the late Madame Wong’s a few weeks ago, and now the San Diego garage punks, Wavves, has delivered a pretty sweet video for “Post Acid.” It’s  a pretty wild scene with some aliens, skateboarding and even a cameo by MTV VJ […]

Gravis Footwear has put together a cool short film about their pro rider, model, bad boy-extraordinaire: Dylan Rieder. The vid also has some sweet songs up int the soundtrack featuring: Cass McCombs, Graham Nash and Native Baron. Directed by Greg Hunt the DVD of Dylan’s part will be available late August. Click here for more […]

Now these are the hottest decks I’ve seen around. Girl Skateboards has come through with some pretty rockin’ decks, ironically enough, they’re of “girl” skateboards. To be more precise, the line titled “Girls Girls Girls” pays tribute to iconic female rockers! From Patti Smith to Joan Jett, you’ll see some pretty rad images of these […]

Thrasher’s Skater of the Year Awards  is next weekend! Don’t geek out, hope you RSVP’d! Wise words from the Phelper: “I’ve seen ’em all, I want to make this one the best ever. If you’re going to be a downer, don’t come.” -Phelps Shit’s gonna be good! Ramp, video premiere, hella beer …  See you […]

It’s that time of year! Let the drunken’ fun holiday parties commence! If you ever been to Tony Alva and Richard Villa III’s totally radical, Exhibit A Gallery, you know they put on the best events with some amazing displays of art and skate culture! Check it out! Going off this Saturday, Dec. 5, ho […]

It’s that time of year again in San Francisco! Time for the infamous Thrasher Skater of the Year awards (SOTY). So who’s it gonna be this year? Not quite sure but I’ve heard a few things. If you got the invite, be sure to RSVP for this awesome event you don’t wanna miss! Friday, Dec. […]

Dayum son. Sure this news is going to bum out a lot of skaters all across the globe. It aint’ just locals that hit up the Brooklyn Banks. The New York City Department of Transportation has announced that they will be closing down the Brooklyn Banks pretty much immediately. They need the space for storage […]

Alright all you LA Southbayers and Westsiders, grab your bike or hipstercycle! It’s time to Pedal to Podium! Held in memory of Podium’s founding father, Winston Dunlap, Podium Distribution’s first annual Winston Ride will be held on Sunday, November 15th in Los Angeles’ South Bay. The event will consist of a series of three rides—a […]