This past September we lost an awesome person and valuable member of the skateboarding community. In memory of Eric Sticker, TransWorld SKATEboarding invites you to the Eric Stricker Memorial Skate Jam this Saturday, Nov. 14. Taking place at the TransWorld SKATE warehouse from 2-6p.m., the crew will have limited-edition memorial T-shirts from TransWorld and The […]

The California Heritage Museum is proud to present “SKATEBOARD: Evolution and Art in California.” The show opens to the general public on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 and continues through Sunday, May 30, 2010. Plenty of time to catch this great exhibit, be sure to make a part of your calendar. Guest curated by legendary Z-boy […]

UPDATE: Columnist Brad Pareso, explains himself and apologizes. “So to Geoff Schweigert, SkateDaily.net and anybody else who read this and though it was just another blatant stereotyping of skateboarding culture—it was, and that was the joke. If you took it as anything other than a stupid, ridiculous, un-researched and flat-out incorrect read, I’m sorry. In […]

Gosh, dammit. Now that I live in LA I miss so many of the skate events I used to go to when I lived in Carlsbad. Here we go again: If you’re in the San Diego area (specifically) North Cunty, the Zero “Strange Word” Premiere is going off tonight at the Paloma Theatre in Encinitas. […]

The good peeps at Vans opened their first ever pop-up shop at this past Thursday, Oct. 23 at Fred Segal in Santa Monica. Doing it right, Vans had a nice open bar providing invitees with vodka, whiskey or the good ole bubly. We gladly ordered some cocktails as we scoped out some of the Vans […]

Vans will be opening it’s first pop-up shop, the Vault Shop at Conveyor. Ooooh, fancy! The shit’s at Fred Segal! Running today Oct. 23 – 25, check out the complete collection of Vans by Vault found anywhere. The shop will feature exclusive limited edition product: “We’re excited to announce that we are opening the Vault […]

If you have yet to check out Tony Alva’s Exhibit A Gallery in Los Angeles, you’re pretty lame. Always fusing all thing skate culture, rockin’ music and beautiful works of art, once again Alva and Richard Villa III bring you another killer event you need to get in on! Taking place Saturday, Oct. 24th from […]

Creature just brought you the Rumble in Ramona this past weekend in North County SD, I heard it was bangin.’ Now prepare yourselves for Creature’s “Hesh Law” world premier! Taking the big screen, Thursday, Nov. 5 at the South Bay Drive-in in San Diego, the premier will also feature “Tales From the Larb” and the […]

If I wasn’t headed to Treasure Island Music Festival in San Francisco♥ this weekend, I most definitely would be hitting up the Scion Garage Fest in Portland, Oregon. And if I wasn’t able to do that, I’d be hitting up the Rumble in Ramona! Sorry LA, there’s just too much good shit going on this […]

If I wasn’t headed to San Francisco this weekend, I ‘d definitely be hitting up Rumble in Ramona. Presented by Creature Skateboards and Thrasher Magazine, the Vert shredding and musical carnage kicks off Oct. 17 – 18! In proper North County San Diego fashion, prepare for creeps, customs, bands, brews, and burnouts. Good thrashin’ times […]

It’s about time someone came up with the idea to honor our skaters with a Skateboarding Hall of Fame! The first ever inductions into The Skateboarding Hall of Fame will take place October 24, 2009 at the Vans Skatepark at the Block in Orange, CA. The party will honor skateboarding icons Bruce Logan, Tony Alva, […]

Historics have a brand new video out for their cover of Sub Society’s “A Lot Less.” The track is off their just-released debut album, “Strategies for Apprehension.” The clip is a tribute to the original Matt Hensley part in “H-Street’s Hocus Pokus” video (1989) which features the original Sub Society version. It was directed by […]

A lot of good shows and events this weekend, but honestly, my head is here. But I’m also UBER sad that I couldn’t make it to Austin City Limits, where I should be…That’s okay though, we have an awesome photog and writer covering the sold-out festival in Zilker Park! Stay tuned for shots, interviews and […]

The Vans Downtown Showdown went off this past Saturday at Paramount Studios, Hollywood. The courses were sick! Not to mention I felt like I was back in Brooklyn.  A total of $85,000 was given away to the top rippers and some sweet guitars as the awards. Get the full results at skatedaily.net. 1st – Foundation […]

It’s been a long summer awaiting the opening of the new Venice Beach Skate Park. Nikki’s and the Townhouse are about to get a bit busier! Press Release: ROSENDAHL TO CELEBRATE GRAND OPENING OF VENICE BEACH SKATE PARK Public Invited Who: Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky Jon Mukri, […]

It’s that time of year again, for one of the funnest and most creative skateboarding contests around! The Vans Downtown Showdown is gearing up for another D.I.Y night of shreddful destruction at the world-famous Paramount Studios in Hollywood, CA. Featuring: Girl, Toy Machine, Creature, Black Label, Sk8mafia, Blind, Flip, Zoo York, and Foundation, witness all […]

Wow, this is truly sad news. I’m a bit in shock. May Eric Stricker rest in peace. That guy was truly awesome and always a fun, and more than nice person to be around. My thoughts go out to his lovely wife, family, friends and the TWS family. From TransworldSKATEboarding.com “Today we bring you the […]

I’ve seen my share of skaters come and go. I’ve heard the words, “I’ll never quit skating” countless times just to find out the person who said that has quit skating. What was it that brought them to the breaking point of just stopping? Was it girlfriends, serious injuries, “growing up” and getting a “real […]

Over the past several years (let’s just say the past seven), I’ve slowly put myself out of touch with the skateboarding industry. I stopped reading every single magazine from cover-to-cover. Some of my favorite magazines don’t even exist anymore or have become strictly online mags. I remember when I used to know the latest gossip […]

Fuck Yeah Fest (FYF Fest) went off this past Saturday at the Los Angeles Historic Park in China Town. Great line-up, but terrible event organization. The line was about a few blocks long and these poor, sweaty hipster kids had been waiting about three hours in line to get in. Not to mention the VIP/Press […]