If you’re like 54 percent of Canadians (and counting) you’ve jumped on the annual U.S. bandwagon to celebrate Black Friday by hunting down deals to save you a TON of dough. While the focus is typically on fashions, 4K TVs, and the latest chicken wing air-fryers, we know our crowd is seeking something more in tune […]
SANTA CRUZ X POKÉMON BLIND BAG GOTTA CATCH ‘EM ALL!™ Calling all Santa Cruz Skateboards and Pokémon lovers! We are proud to introduce this rare collab. “Gotta Catch ‘Em All!” Each Santa Cruz X Pokémon Blind Bag is sealed and contains one (1) 8″ x 31.6″ randomly assorted variant skateboard featuring an iconic Pokémon character. […]
Meet Ryan Brynelson. He is a 20 year old Freestyle Skateboarder from Delta, BC. He has been perfecting his craft under the careful eye of Canada’s first professional Skateboarder and 1980’s legendary skater, Kevin Harris, for over 5 years now. With Ryan’s sponsors, West 49, Protest Skateboards and Shed Designs backing him up, he is […]
A Skategeezer Ruminates on Death & Dying Introduction By Michael Brooke and Nathan Ho. There are literally millions of articles, books, videos, podcasts and pieces of art dedicated to the ideas surrounding death and dying. But I’d wager a large fortune that very few of them give a perspective of death and dying through the […]
olek @ Calstreets Favorite Setup Olek Khrystoyev: I am 16 years old and have been skating since age 10. Skateboarding has always been my passion and there’s nothing more I love then going out skateboarding with my friends and learning new tricks. Currently I work at CalStreets skateshop in Vancouver. Aside from skating another couple […]
Hard to believe that the Randal reverse-kingpin truck is now over four decades old. We had a chance to meet up with Jim Ball and his son Steven of Sure-Grip to catch up on things. Look for the Randal RIII truck hitting shops now. For those who don’t know the history of Randal, can you give […]
The aSymmetry Project sets out to merge the worlds of art and skateboarding. This is a grassroots project where artists from all walks of life, with different styles and methods create unique, one of a kind works of art using skate decks as their canvas. Each artist is then paired with a skater who brings […]
It looks very much like surfing will be admitted to the 2020 Tokyo Games. And, as night follows day, it would seem skateboarding is also moving in that direction as well. There are some who welcome this move. Others, not so much… A petition to NOT have skateboarding in the Games has garnered over 6,000 […]
Decks are gender-neutral. Guy, girl or however you define yourself – it doesn’t matter. What matters for slalom decks is your shoe size, your height and the course. It is common not only for myself, but for most upper-level racers to bring between two and four boards to a race. Board width is a balancing […]
Educating the youth of developing countries will lead to a progressive future and hope for those in dire circumstances. Therefore, we will build skateboard parks in the neighborhoods of and inside the vicinity of youth centers. The park in Addis Ababa, built by Make Life Skate Life and Ethiopia Skate, is a perfect example of how […]
Boosted is excited to welcome Mike McGill to the team. Best known for inventing the McTwist, 540-degree aerial grabbing mute style. The Boosted Mini X is the stash-and-go Boosted experience you’ve been waiting for. At only 29.5 inches long, it fits perfectly under desks, in overhead storage on buses and trains, and is built for […]
ANDY ANDERSON Powell Peralta SHOP BEST SELLER 2019 – 2022 Interview by Kevin Harris I had the pleasure of meeting Kevin Harris back in 1997. Hard to believe that’s almost 20 years ago. Kevin was instrumental in helping bring my book The Concrete Wave: The History of Skateboarding to life, and we’ve been friends ever […]
