Posts by Alex Coles
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THE SEARCH FOR STEVE ROCCO, OG SKATER AND FOUNDER OF WORLD INDUSTRIES
We got him. We got Steve fucking Rocco.
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VIDEO ESSAY: THE YEAR MODERN SKATEBOARDING BROKE
2013 might seem like a random arbitrary year to most people, but to us, it’s the year the current era of skateboarding was born.
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BRINGING SKATEBOARDING INTO GALLERIES WITH ART DEALER JEFFREY DEITCH
Jeffrey and his team were some of the pioneers in bringing skateboarding into the fine art world.
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SHOP TALK AT TENANT SKATE SHOP’S THIRD ANNIVERSARY PARTY
Enjoy some thoughtful responses from our neighbors in Brooklyn.
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SHOP TALK: LURKING AROUND HUNTINGTON BEACH
We took a break from watching the Vans Showdown contest and lurked around the boardwalk to get some local flavor.
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VIDEO ESSAY: HOW SKATEBOARDING WENT HD
An in depth look at how filmmakers started to ditch the VX1000 and pick up HD camcorders in its place.
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VIDEO ESSAY: THE STORY BEHIND NIKE’S “WHAT IF” CAMPAIGN
A look behind one of Nike's earliest and most memorable TV commercials from the late '90s.
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EXPLORING DITCHES IN NEW MEXICO WITH MARIAH DURAN AND FRIENDS
Explore some famed New Mexico ditches for that American Southwest skate flavor we rarely feature.
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VIDEO ESSAY: THE HISTORY OF ETNIES “HIGH 5”
A deep dive into an underrated but important classic from 1995.
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RECONTEXTUALIZING ZAK ANDERS, ONE OF TODAY’S MOST MYSTIFYING SKATERS
"I don’t want to be this brutal punk that hates everything that people like, and I’m trying really hard to undo that."
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RARELY SEEN PHOTOS FROM READ AND DESTROY, THE BELOVED BRITISH SKATE MAG
Check out early documentation of London's Southbank, vert ramps tucked into Lord of the Rings-level forests, and everything in between.
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NAVIGATING SKATING’S HIGHS AND LOWS WITH MATT MILITANO
Over coffee and cigarettes Matt talks prank shows, ABDs and his love for the VX.
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A CHAT WITH LUDVIG HAKANSSON, THE OLDEST SOUL IN SKATEBOARDING
The man loves to read Nietzche, skates in some expensive vintage gear, and paints in his own neoclassical-meets-abstract-expressionist style.
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MEET THE SEATTLE ARTIST WHO DESIGNED A BACON ’N EGGS INSPIRED SKATEPARK
Breakfast-obsessed skaters rejoice!