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As I sit here typing on my 9 year old son’s SpongeBob keyboard, I reflect. I reflect on it all; all of the anger. For every angry person, there is a playbook of excuses as to why the anger was caused in the first place, and those reasons are always undeniably justifiable. (Unless you were…
Grand Skate Tour – Moscow Julius is our number one reps in the Kenya area and Africa in general. His go-getter attitude is unmatched and the very reason I pump out so many articles to help him out. Julius’ latest venture is in Moscow Russia for the Grand Skate Tour. He can use help paying…
Golden Standard Podcast The Golden Standard Podcast is an infusion of skateboarding culture and local business. The format will be one of a kind where we will host one guest, but we will allow for live viewers to join in for questions or just to chime in on the topics that are being covered. Kind…
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Muska Shoe Drop – The Skatetop M-001 The MUSKA has made another release going back to back after THE PANT 001 that he released about a week ago. Since then, Muska has stayed busy hand lacing hundreds of pairs of his latest high-top release, the Skatetop M-001. Photos courtesy of themuska.com Back to Articles
SHREDDER News, News or Tabloid? In this lovely industry, I seek one thing at all times – Understanding. I really like to understand intent on any given effort in skateboarding, really. And I have been doing a little digging on SHREDDER News to gain that understanding. Shit, Skateboarding Saves is now reporting the news, so…
Grind King Locker Trucks The new Grind King Locker truck is coming soon. This isn’t your basic truck and I get that the first instinct is to say WTF are those? But don’t. There are reasons for every contour, every hollow opening and any other accents that you see that you might not be used…
Virtual Skate VR Virtual Skate VR was developed by Flip Axis Studios by Jon West and his team. Jon West comes from a skateboarding background and is the lead developer for Skate XL, which is a solid resume if you ask me. Julius is now looking to take a step another forward with his podcast…
Steez Sk8mag Podcast Steez Sk8mag is ran by Julius, someone I have been working over the years who is out of Kenya. He has been vital in the current surge of Skateboarding in Kenya. Julius also runs Closecall Kenya, an effort empowering the youth the find a healthy outlet through skateboarding out in Africa. Julius…
Dalton Dern – Heroin Skateboards Video Part Heroin Skateboards video, SWOLAN, features Dern, a more recent pro for the brand. If you like shit off roofs, gnarly street transition type skating and handrails, this part should be right up your alley. Definitely for those that are more into big stuff over technical stuff and more…
MUSKA™ – THE PANT 002 All photos courtesy themuska.com Chad Muska has released “THE PANT 002”. Get to THE WEBSITE to check them out. What are your thoughts on these? For me, I am from this era, so I have always gravitated toward cargo pants, cargo sweats, swooshy pants and bagginess in general. I like…
Subzero Skateboarding Subzero Skateboarding / Skateshop has a very special place in my heart as I have mentioned in past articles. At whatever capacity they are back in the game, they got my support. The have an event today at Nocturnal Skateshop (Tues. Apr. 22, 6-9PM). For the sake of quickly raising awareness to the…
Techne Skateboards Techne Skateboards was founded by Colin Grover back in 2017 and is an effort of skateboarders, artists and photographers coming together and contributing to what I consider to be the heart and soul of skateboarding, the culture. Techne Skateboards is comprised of a gnarly Skate Team and what is known as The Collective…
Mental Health and Skateboarding Damn, I think I could write a whole book on mental health and skateboarding. Hmm, maybe someday I will, who knows? Not there yet, but I am willing to give my piece on the topic – something I have been doing pretty openly with friends and family as of late, so…
FRENTU FADES is the best Fade in Glenside – Local Pulse In the quest of finding the best fade in Glenside (and beyond), look no further than FRENTU FADES. A stellar haircut is more than just a grooming session; it’s a confidence booster that sets the tone for positive interactions. Having tested the waters in…
Koova Skateboard Rack So I’ve been talking for a while about this product, the Koova Skateboard Rack, and I’m happy to finally get to give an overview of the product. It’s simple, it’s a rack, and it does its damn job. More often than not, this is exactly what is needed in any product –…
Skateboarding Saves Q&A Series Philly Tom It’s wild some of the people that you skate with along journey. On the flipside, it can be even crazier those that you somehow don’t skate with. Tom is one of those people. Both of us growing up in Philly and skating around the same time, you’d figure…
Skateboarding Saves Q&A Series Ron Adamson Ron Adamson was a really early Community Member, and has done nothing but help his local Community. Based out in DeKalb, IL, Ron’s mission, Pushing Together, has and continues to provide the youth in need with proper gear to go out and shred. I got nothing but LOVE…
Skateboarding Saves Q&A Series Mark Condit Mark A.K.A Skater Claus has been with the Skateboarding Saves effort from jump street, is our largest contributor and his articles are kicking ass. On top of that, he’s an original artist that has his own style and lives in his own world. He defines what being a Skateboarder…
Closecall Skateboarding I have had the privilege of helping out Julius of Closecall Skateboarding out of Kenya with his efforts. Julius is a go getter, much like Johnny of WeSkateMongu101 and Peter of Skateboarding Solwezi. If I had to guess, I would think that Closecall needs the most support at this time. They are in…