May 18th, 2012 by Gordo
DANZIG | PHOTO: KRK DOMINGUEZ
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TURNING POINT
May 18th, 2012 by Gordo
 TURNING POINT IN DC | PHOTO: DAVE BROWN The difference between the seven inch and the LP was probably from the stuff we were listening to as well as just our own progression in musicianship. I think everyone was getting a little bit better and wanting to challenge ourselves. It was just a natural thing. We were just four kids who got together after school and played. There were never band meetings or anything to talk about what direction we wanted to go in. But our sound was naturally developing. I think Embrace and the DC stuff crept in. Plus, I was also still into metal, so Metallica and Slayer was in there too. I would sit and listen to Ride The Lightning and learn every riff in my bedroom rewinding the tape over and over again. That’s where the acoustic guitar intro type stuff came from. -Jay Laughlin, Turning Point
SNACK SESSION
May 18th, 2012 by Straight Ed
 CHRIS BRATTON AND AL PAIN OF STATUE AND CHAIN OF STRENGTH AT FALAFEL KING IN WESTWOOD, CA | PHOTO: RON VICKERS
OVER THE EDGE
May 18th, 2012 by Straight Ed
 UNDERDOG AT THE SAFARI CLUB, 04.08.89 | PHOTO: JOE WONGANANDA
MATT HENSLEY PART 2
May 18th, 2012 by Larry
In part two of Matt Hensley’s Hand In Hand episode, Matt discusses how skateboarding ultimately led him to being a member of Flogging Molly and what the band means to him, his family, and those he’s met along the way.
MINOR THREAT MEETS RODNEY MULLEN
May 18th, 2012 by Tim
GORILLA BISCUITS IN YOUR HEAD
May 18th, 2012 by Gordo
 CIV FLIPPING INTO THE CITY GARDENS CROWD | PHOTO: KEN SALERNO I’m totally happy with Start Today, I wouldn’t change a thing…more harmonica. -Walter, Gorilla Biscuits
HOSOI BIOGRAPHY
May 18th, 2012 by Larry
Raised at the legendary Marina Del Rey Skatepark—where his father was the manager and the Dogtown and Z-Boys crew were his mentors—Christian Hosoi never questioned that he would become a full-time skateboarder. But no one could have predicted his meteoric rise to the apex of a burgeoning sport—or the spectacular way he would crash and then create himself anew. A professional skater by thirteen, known for his rock-star flair and dramatic aerials, Hosoi was at the top of the world before he was twenty, engaged in the rivalry that would shape years of skating: Christian Hosoi vs. Tony Hawk. At the height of his celebrity in the late 1980s and early ’90s, Hosoi was the highest-paid skateboarder in the world and made the most of his celebrity status, counting Hollywood’s elite as his friends. But the kid who first got stoned at age eight later found himself smoking meth full-time. And as Hawk walked away with every accolade, Hosoi went underground.
RAIDERS OF THE ARCHIVES WITH NICK HALKIAS PART 5 OF 5
May 18th, 2012 by Larry
NikeSB sales rep, Nick Halkias has one of the most insane collections of skateboards and other skate memoribilia that we’ve ever seen. Nick was kind enough to let Skateboarder Magazine raid his condo which doubles as his skateboard museum. In this final episode, Nick pulls out a box full of uncut sticker sheets from the early 90s and more. Enjoy. | |
