Posts by Alexis Castro
-
HOW MUCH LONGER CAN SKATEBOARDING STAY TRENDY?
We tried to map the most recent rise and fall of skateboarding as a "trend."
-
WHAT DOES A PROFESSIONAL SKATEBOARD AGENT DO?
Circe Wallace has represented some of the biggest pros in skateboarding, so we asked her to break down what exactly she does.
-
CREATING NEW SPACES IN SKATEBOARD MEDIA
Hear from seven women on how they got their start documenting skateboarding.
-
FABIANA DELFINO ON THE GROWING LANES IN WOMEN’S SKATEBOARDING
"I’m stoked on the women being underground even if they’re not being noticed because their intentions are right."
-
JENKEM LABS: TESTING HOMEMADE SKATE GEAR
We tested a few emergency solutions to some common skate gear problems.
-
WHY 2018 MARKED A GOLDEN YEAR FOR SKATE HISTORY
“Life moves pretty fast, if you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
-
HOW EUROPEAN SKATE BRANDS ARE TAKING OVER
"We always felt as if we were just some Euro trash. We were like, fuck that, let's just do our own shit."
-
THE EVOLUTION OF… THE D7 BLOCKS
Hear the stories behind the long list of tricks hucked down NYC's most chunked out blocks.
-
THE OSIRIS D3 DESIGNER SPEAKS ON DAVE MAYHEW & UNDER ARMOUR’S RIPOFF
What was once just the ugliest skate shoe may now be the most legally contested one too. The D3 does it again!
Popular
-
RANKING 10 OF THE BEST SKATE SHOP VIDEOS EVER MADE
As always, this is a scientific, peer reviewed essay and is absolutely the be-all-end-all list of worthwhile shop videos.
-
ANGELA WHITE IS BRINGING SKATING’S MOST ICONIC CAMERA BACK INTO PORN
Her 2000s, gonzo-inspired tour de force was filmed completely on the sleek, sexy, grainy VX2000.
-
JENKEM MIX 151: BILLY STRINGS
Bluegrass heavyweight Billy Strings takes over for Mix 151 and answers a couple of questions about his skate past.
-
WHERE DID THE SKATEBOARD EMOJI COME FROM?
With a little help from Tony Hawk we now have a decent skateboard emoji.
-
SKATERS AND THEIR RAPPER EQUIVALENTS
Who would be the Drake of skateboarding? Has any skater ever dealt enough drugs to be compared to Pusha-T?