Brad Parker Interview: Gnar Livin’
BRAD PARKER; OLLIE BROOOOO. GIF: Sethmarcus Bandybrown. Most skaters have never heard of Brad Parker. That’s super Lame! We want to change that shit because Brad is most definitely one…
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Action Now: Why Skate History Matters
Manhattan Beach, downhill skateboarding, 1970s. Photographer: Unknown. As skateboarders we have a rich and diverse history that I believe is more important than ever before. I’m not talking about longing…
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Action Now: Downhill Racing Rules and Regulations
Angie’s Curves, 2014. WORDS & PHOTO Marcus Bandy I’ve been involved with skateboard competitions for over 25 years now—anything and everything from small skate shop contests and regional amateur leagues to…
Read more →A Halloween Skateboarding Slide Jam
“Super Mario” Pilloni boosts up and over—one step closer to saving Princess Daisy. Photo: Vincent Price. The proliferation of “slide jams”, like this Halloween Slide Jam and others, are perfect…
Read more →Action Now: What’s the Deal With Downhill Racing?
What’s up with downhill racing? Hell if I know? But things are definitely changing on the event-side of the industry this year as we are seeing a handful of races…
Read more →Bustin Out to Giant’s Head: 2016 Tour Recap
The crew way up high in Big Sur. Photo: Bandy. WORDS Marcus Bandy PHOTOS Khaleeq Alfred & Marcus Bandy I think Steve Zissou said it best: “Life is an Adventure!”.…
Read more →Attack of Danger Bay XI: Steady Wins the Race
Dillon Stephens out front. Photo: Marcus Bandy. Attach of Danger Bay is definitely OG—a downhill skateboarding event that has been held every third weekend of May for eleven years running—rain…
Read more →Ask McLovin: My Longboarding Dream Team
Yo McLovin’, If you could choose 5 skaters to be on your pro team who would you choose, and why? Josh ______________________________________________________ Hey Josh, Thanks for sending in this…
Read more →Ask McLovin’: Dealing With Troubled Groms
Hey McLovin’, I’ve had a pretty extensive spot-bible mapping the various hills in my town over the years, however, as longboarding has grown I’ve noticed that there have been more…
Read more →Ask McLovin’: The Long and Short of It
Dearest McLovin, I know that no matter how much time passes that there will always be a division between longboarders and skateboarders. Where I live you can’t even bring…
Read more →Ask McLovin: Which Critters Shred Hardest?
Dear McLovin, I was browsing on Youtube recently and I came across a lot of videos of dogs riding skateboards. These get heaps of views for some reason. I think…
Read more →Blood Orange: Byron Essert Video and Brand Manager Interview
Blood Orange started as a bushing manufacturer over a year ago and is currently expanding into a much larger and diversified brand. The team is already stacked, and—as you can…
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