Category: skateboarding

09 May

Deathbowl to Downtown | History of Skateboarding in NYC

Coan Nichols and Rick Charnoski have been amassing some serious footage and pictures for the past three years and are ready to release the highly anticipated film, Deathbowl to Downtown a history of skateboarding in NYC. Their nostalgic style has produced two of my all-time favorite skate documentaries, Fruit of the Vine and Northwest. [...]

14 Feb

pic of the week — love park

© Pedro Smith
[MP3]: Remote Islands  ”Philadelphia (Neil Young Cover)”
Cover; 2007
Catch Remote Islands tonight @ Johnny Brenda’s with A Sunny Day In Glasgow

13 Feb

video of the week — baltimore cop attacks skater

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GgWrV8TcUc[/youtube]
Oh brother, here we go again. another cop flips on a 14-yr old kid for “talking back” to him (basically calling him ‘dude’) and throws the kid to the ground. I just can’t believe how angry this man is at a bunch of kids. He’s a city (Baltimore) cop for christ’s sake! [...]

12 Feb

Nike SB | Dunk or Junk?

For skateboarding, I’ve always stayed away from Nike’s and gone with the more “core” skate shoes, like Emerica or Etnies. But it’s hard to ignore impact the giant is having on the skateboarding industry. They revamped the staple ‘Dunk’ with a thicker tongue and elastic straps, an ollie guard, and more cushioning to [...]