Almost Skateboards have been around for quite some time. It was founded by old friends and skateboarding pioneers Daewon Song and Rodney Mullen way back in 2003 and, after almost 18 years, continue to dominate the skateboarding scene with their creative outlook, modern edge, and mission to add a touch of fun into the highly …
In the beginning (2009) was the word, and the word was Revenge. Revenge was the name behind the little team posting multiple promotional clips for an upcoming, full-length skating film, and the medium of their majesty was YouTube. They won themselves followers, their followers became legion, and the legion hollered not just for merchandise but …
“No skateboarding signs mean nothing. I’m on a longboard” – AnonThe skateboarding scene, even though it dwells somewhere on the outside edge of mainstream society when you cut through all of the grip tape and the rest of the nitty-gritty, is just like the rest of the world. Turn your back on it for five …
For me, skateboarding is a lifestyle, I don’t really know anything different, my life revolves around skating, if I wasn’t a pro skater, I’d still be skating every day – Ryan ShecklerSkateboarding gets in your blood. It isn’t just another hobby or an idle way to spend lazy summer afternoons while you’re young and dreaming …
Much like a classic skateboard’s baby brother, the penny board originated as the creation of an Australian company, Penny Skateboards. Born in 2010, their ethos was creating stable, heavy-duty boards that could take hit after hit without sustaining long-term damage. Durable enough to withstand the weight of a car but lithe and lightweight, they are …
There comes a time in most skateboarders and surfers’ lives when they yearn for something new and they begin to look beyond the waves and the ramps. Drawn by the spirit of adventure and a need to challenge themselves, they long for the same thrills and excitement that are ingrained in surfing and skating. They …
Yes, that sounds like an oddly specific category, but tastes change monumentally between the ages of 7 and 11. What was cool at the end of third grade is so often passé by the time they’re into the spring semester of fourth grade.They grow so fast at this point, too. They’ve evolved their visual acuity, …
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist or have a doctorate in quantum mechanics to work out that skateboarding and surfing are, at their primordial core, cut from the same cloth. Sure, one is all about catching waves and the other cruising the streets in style and flying off all sorts of crazy ramps, …
Historically, skateboarding and surfing go hand in hand. If it wasn’t for the former, the latter wouldn’t exist. Skateboarding was, if the urban myths are to be believed, invented by bored surfers frustrated at being held hostage by the whims of mother nature and the vagaries of tidal patterns. But it wasn’t until the nineteen seventies …
Paul Simonon once said “You’re only as old as you feel”, a statement that his legions of fans seized on and turned into both a battle-cry and a mantra.While still relatively unknown in mainstream circles, Simonon, the bass player for the Clash, represented the populist face of underground culture. Dwelling at the center of the crossroads …
