Last week we at BoarderLabs / CalStreets released our annual Best Christmas Gifts for Skateboarders list for 2017. But as you know, the holidays ain’t complete without stocking stuffers too. Whether looking for a few smalls to jam into those festive socks or you need a reasonably priced Secret Santa gift for the office party we’ve […]
Our annual Christmas wish list is here! With the first week of December nearly in the books, now is the time to pick up that special something for that special board-riding someone in your life. As Canada’s top online skateboard retailer (and brick and mortar for Vancouver peeps) we’ve got a lineup gift ideas that […]
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On the surface, the session looks like any of a hundred other sessions I’ve seen before over these past several decades. This may be the first “all-female” session encountered, tho I can’t recall – and much about it feels different. My attention is drawn to their facial expressions, the intensity in their eyes translating down […]
In “Wentzle’s World,” I am focused on doing my part to help build my website wentzleruml.com, with the help of computer guru Dave Smith in Portugal. My vision centers around doing live video, interviews in the Islands, California, the East Coast, Colorado and other states, as well as Portugal and Europe – everything from surf […]
In November of 1976 I was able to purchase my first issue of SkateBoarder Magazine. BUY NOW I had read about the magazine a year before, but to see it on the newsstand at our local convenience store was an incredible surprise. I quickly plunked down my $1.25 and was transfixed. The photos and stories […]
Being a “Western” skateboarder, and going to a distinctively foreign country, alone, on a minuscule budget, with no plan of where to stay or even what you are doing, coupled with a near inability to speak the language … all of that might seem like a recipe for disaster. But that’s precisely what I […]
Phoenix SkaterCon is the brainchild of Adam Richards. Adam is not, by any means, an atypical skater. He’s a blue-collar working man, a husband, a collector, a bowl rider, a ditch skater, a fan – pretty much your average Joe, through and through. The only things that make him extraordinary are that he happens to […]
PUMPTRACK PARADISE An Overview of Some of World’s Most Innovative and Unusual Pumptracks Here at Concrete Wave we have made it abundantly clear that we want to pave the world and put pumptracks everywhere. The best way to do this is to inspire you to ensure that the next skatepark in your town also includes […]
Jay Boy: The Early Years of Jay Adams Over a decade ago, Concrete Wave Editions had the privilege of publishing this unique book featuring the photos of Kent Sherwood. Kent was Jay Adams’ stepfather and a gifted amateur photographer. Kent was also the person who introduced Jay to the world of skateboarding and surfing. It […]
Traveling to Kanab, Utah, is like stepping into a picturesque world where values, common courtesy and outdoor opportunities abound. Situated in a welcoming location where everyone matters, and like most small towns, Kanab has a real focus on its youth. As a community, Kanab has long needed to provide a place in town where young […]
The World Freestyle Round-Up is the creation of two Canadian skateboard legends, Kevin Harris and Monty Little. Kevin is one of the top freestyle skaters in the world and was a member of both the famous Ripping Squad and Bones Brigade skateboard teams. Monty is Canada’s Frank Hawk, and has run hundreds of safety clinics […]