Emerica: OG-1 Shoe Review
We’ve been skating the Emerica OG-1 for a while now, so before you buy a pair read our review to see if they are for you.
Marc Johnson pushed the original release of these kicks to the limit …
Mark Pritchard: Fully Illustrated Interview
Mark Pritchard’s loose lined illustrations and tightly composed paintings are created in a way that makes you pay attention and take more time to appreciate the things that he’s painted and what they mean to him.
The subjects of …
Ed Syder: Sounds Good – 10 Track Skate Video Mix Playlist
Ed Syder is a skater and illustrator living in Sheffield and looking at his artwork you can see he loves skateboarding and music and the connection between the two of them in the format of skate videos. So …
Jon Horner: Fully Ilustrated Interview
Jon Horner’s art is inspired by skate culture that he reimagines with his own take on classic British comic book style. The way he presents skateboarding iconography through his ideas and artistic homages is rad. We really appreciate the …
Alphonzo Rawls: In Focus Interview: Lick and Next Generation
Alphonzo Rawls has done some of the most tech variations on transition that we’ve ever seen. Whether he nailed them on a mini ramp, vert or over a spine, he’s locked into and rolled away from a series of …
Eyedress
Eyedress is a skater and multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter-rapper, who shreds on his skateboard, guitar and pretty much whatever instrument he gets his hands on.
He’s made some of the most hype-inducing and thoughtful tracks that we’ve heard by anybody who …
Alex Olson: Favourites Interview
Alex Olson does a lot of things. In-between rolling on his board, surfing and running two of skateboarding and fashion’s most prominent brands – Call Me 917 and Bianca Chandon, he’s also just became a father.
As a result …
Cosmo Pyke: Curser’s Lament Sounds Good Interview
Cosmo Pyke’s unique sound has been echoing through our minds since we first heard his music. He has been creating a series of some of our favourite tunes for a long time. But what’s equally as dope to hear …
Aaron Yant: ‘Aaron Yant Part’ In Focus Interview
Aaron Yant lays down sick low impact tricks infused with a high amount of creativity.
He consistently nails tough tech moves, that we’ve never seen before, which make us want to go out there and try to …
Martin Darragh: Favourites Interview
Photo by Tristan Bonnomet
Martin Darragh is a skateboarder from Birmingham with a unique bag of tricks.
Over the years he’s nailed a series of sick tricks but he’s also got a dope taste in skate videos …
Neil Bailey: Sounds Good – 11 Track Mix Playlist
I play guitar. I currently play in a band called Spits Milk and we’ve just put out a record called Hells Lapels.
You can buy the tape or download from Cruel Nature Records.
This is a playlist …
Darius Trabalza
Darius Trabalza is a skater and painter from London who’s sponsored by Slam City Skates and Adidas. His skating is flowing and stylish with a helping of next level tech thrown in whenever he wants to connect the dots …
Gabriel Viking
Gabriel Viking is a skater from Sweden who’s sponsored by Sci-Fi Fantasy. He’s got a creative bag of tricks and a unique, loose style. His free flowing approach to his skating is unique. He makes basic moves and the …
Marcus Palmer: In Focus ‘Darling’ Section Interview
Marcus Palmer shreds a series of classic and newly built spots all around The Midlands in his Get Lesta ‘Darling’ section but after we hit him up to ask a few questions about how each individual trick and clip …
Kevin Romar: Sounds Good: Top 6 Skate Section Music Selections
Kevin Romar’s stylish skate tricks are some of the smoothest and gnarliest we’ve ever seen. But alongside his well-recognised skate ability, his recognition as a musician and prowess as a professional DJ has been heard just as loud and …
Mack Scharff
Mack Scharff, Boneless over a Handrail: Shot by Bram De Martelaere
Mack Scharff’s epic clips and dope edits for Deluxe have become a major contribution to the SF-based distribution company’s ever flowing stream of video releases. Containing …
Matt Rodriguez: iPath Preview In Focus interview
Matt Rodriguez’s iPath Preview section is a classic that’s completely soundtracked by his own music and it has always been one of our favourite sections since we first watched it.
So we had to hit up Matt to ask …
Alice Smith: Sounds Good: No Comply 14 Track Mix
We’re always stoked to hear the music that No Comply members like to listen to. So instead of just waxing poetic about the songs they are bumping their heads to everyday, we will be bringing you a series of …
Reece Knobloch
Reece Knobloch’s rise as one of Germany’s most standout skaters has elevated in our eyes and around the globe at roughly the same rate of speed he has rolled around his home country’s streets and skateparks.
Pushing with effortless, …
Tyler Surrey
Tyler Surrey’s skating is creative, precise and stylish. Polished on the streets, parks and plazas of San Diego, his diverse bag of tech tricks and ability to put them down on all terrain in his path, in combination with …
Javier Mendizabal
Photo shot by @mikeomeally
Javier Mendizabal is a skater and painter from Spain. He burst onto the international skate scene with legendary sections for Cliché where he showcased his unique flowing relaxed style on some of the gnarliest transitions …
Brian Panebianco
Brian Panebianco is a skater and filmmaker from Philly who’s the main lensman for Sabotage. His filming is on point and so is his skateboarding. There are not many skaters out there who have such a noticeably strong …
Yves Marchon: In Focus Interview
Yves Marchon has shot a lot of the sickest skateboarding to go down in Europe as you may have discovered in his member interview.
It was interesting to find out how he started skateboarding and found his …
Yves Marchon
Yves Marchon: Shot by @theotherhat
Yves Marchon is a skater and filmmaker based in Switzerland.
He’s worked for a series of top skate brands and was Element Europe’s main filmer and editor for over a decade. He’s captured some …
Phil Evans: In Focus Interview
Phil Evans is a skater and filmmaker from Ireland based in Malmö, Sweden. He’s shot a series of experimental, original skate edits, shorts, films and documentaries with skaters independently and for brands.
Phil’s films are as multifaceted …
Aaron Yant
Aaron Yant, shot by @wesleybanford
Aaron Yant is a skater based in California who’s been laying down creative, unique tricks for more than a while. He’s constantly innovating new moves on a selection of gnarly and low impact street …
Torsten Frank: In Focus Interview
Torsten Frank’s filmmaking has defined adidas Skateboarding’s visual output for over a decade. His filming, editing and visual style is unique and really well-defined. His edits always show more than just the tricks that went down but …
Tommy Couzens
Tommy Couzens is a skater and artist based in London.
After seeing his creative approach to skating and then discovering he makes great paintings we had to find out more about him, so we hit him up for a chat …
Alice Smith
Alice Smith Shot by @whistonphoto
Alice Smith is a skater living in Birmingham sponsored by Nike SB who runs Brum Girl Skate.
She’s got a creative trick selection, stylish No Complys and does original tricks on ramp and street. …
Jon Humphries: In Focus Interview
Jon Humphries has shot and filmed some of the most legendary skate moments but it was not by chance.
His tenacity and timing to be at the right places at the right time to capture the right shots and make …
Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson is a legendary Girl Skateboards pro and the founder of Rone footwear.
Tony’s shoes are a lot like his skating. Classic shapes, comfortable style, made with attention to detail, that’s ready for all street terrain.
As …
Mike Manzoori: In Focus Interview
Mike Manzoori’s skateboarding shows just one side of his creative talents but it was his pro career that put him on a path to filmmaking.
We were really interested to find out how exactly he made the transition …
Chris Emery
Chris Emery is a skater and filmmaker from Wolverhampton, England who runs Wolftown Skateboards.
His dedication to documenting skateboarding in Wolverhampton is unparalleled in both quality and quantity.
Over the last decade he’s produced a series of full-length …
Mario Realegeno
Mario Realegeno is a skater and artist from Los Angeles.
Mario’s skating came to our attention looking through Matt Rodriguez’s Es La Boom skate roster where his creative style stood out to us.
So as Matt is one of …
Nasir Roumou
Nasir Roumou is a skater based in London sponsored by Blast Skates.
His skating blends his passion for ’80s tricks done with a modern day approach. It’s clear that he gets a lot of creative inspiration from that early street-jump …
Mia Gurary
Mia Gurary is a skateboarder and artist who runs Slacker. Through her creative brand she’s experimented with different forms of art, produce work in several mediums and made tighter connections with her crew and the collective of creatives she’s …
Trav Wardle: In Focus Interview
Trav Wardle is a skater, filmmaker and illustrator who produces documentaries, animations and music videos.
He’s got a solid perspective as a filmer and a unique set of opinions on creative production, skating and video making
So we …
Danny Gonzalez’s Best Ever Interview
Danny Gonzalez has done some of our favourite tricks of all-time.
From his gravity defying upside down Wallride, perfectly balanced manual feats and series of next level gnarly tricks, he’s filmed some of the most obscure and creative …
Mike Manzoori
Mike Manzoori is a skateboarder and filmmaker from England who lives in the USA.
Shredding on all terrain with a fast and loose style, Mike came up as a skater in an era when there was almost nothing …
Brian Lotti
Brian Lotti is a revolutionary skateboarder, painter and filmmaker who invented a series of pivotal tricks in the 90s and went pro but as quickly as he shot into the fame in the industry he suddenly departed from skateboarding.…
Alphonzo Rawls: Geared Up Interview
Alphonzo Rawls shoe designs are similar to his skateboarding – stylish, multifaceted and ready for all terrain. He’s created standout original models for a series of top skate shoe companies for decades but has now molded the experience …
Shit Pencil: Fully Illustrated
Shit Pencil’s unmistakable thin lines, cap wearing character and scrawling handwritten style captions form together to create art that make astute comments on everyday situations with a unique, honest, comic take on skateboarding, life and philosophy from his perspective.
Similar …
Josh Stewart
Josh Stewart is a skater and filmmaker whose skate videos have elevated the medium itself.
He’s produced a stack of memorable classics independently and for brands that have captured the attention of millions for decades.
Josh’s globe spanning Static video …
Corey Bartle-Sanderson
@lostartshop / @uselesswoodentoyssociety
Corey Bartle-Sanderson is a skater and artist living in London.
Corey’s fine art is abstract but by taking a longer look at it you see there’s more to it than what appears on the surface. …
Justin Albert
Justin Albert is a skater and filmmaker working for Adidas Skateboarding
Coming up as a filmmaker in San Francisco by going in and out of the city he learned how to get handle on his filmmaking but also …
Benny Brown: Fully Illustrated Interview
Benny Brown is a skater and artist from Felixstowe, England.
His art’s jagged bold lines, dope beanie donning characters, comedic captions and colourfully palletted scenes make his work stand out from the crowd and caught our attention a long …
Josh Simpson
Josh Simpson is a skater and filmmaker based in South London.
His artistic skate edits capture the lines and bangers of his crew at a series of well-known and lesser seen South London skate spots from the viewpoint of …
Jeremy Wray: Geared Up
Jeremy Wray has talents in several creative fields and as you may have seen in his Fully Illustrated interview, his art has been featured on a series of boards of some of the biggest brands in skateboarding.
However, …
John Murphy
John Murphy is a skateboarder, rapper and skate video maker from The South West of England. His tech skating and verbacious lyrical output both contain inventiveness, ingenious and a unique quirky intricacy.
After discovering skating from American TV …
Julien Januszkiewicz
Julien Januszkiewicz is a skater and filmmaker living in Bordeaux who has been capturing standout French creative skate feats for over a decade. First out of necessity to film his brother Ben’s skate shop, Popular Skateshop’s team but later …
Tom O’Driscoll
Tom O’Driscoll is a skater and musician from Norwich who lives in Sheffield. His gnarly style of no holds barred skating first came to our attention when he Frontside Lipslided the rail at Fastlands in Birmingham, landing the first …
Yaje Popson
Yaje Popson is a pro skater for Alien Workshop who shoots photography and creates and collects art. He’s got a unique loose style on a skateboard and his tricks are super tech but he takes a fluid, …
David Yap: Geared Up
David Yap is a skater and Southbank local living in London with one of the smoothest styles in the city. He’s not an artist per se but he’s an original Concrete Poet and if you see him shred …
Ted Barrow
Ted Barrow is a skater, art historian, lecturer and social media personality most well known for his former satirical skate account Feedback TS. His acerbic, assertive and always on point satirical skate commentary made him a …
Slim
Photo by Andy Simmons
Slim is a skater sponsored by Thames who lives in London. He shot to the attention of the London skate scene with his unique array of old school tricks delivered with a dynamic modern style, a …
Jeremy Wray: Fully Illustrated
Jeremy Wray is a legendary pro skater and artist known for his death defying feats, his utterly next level Ollie pop, board flipping control and standout ability to handle the pressure of overcoming the biggest obstacles on his …
Calvin Ligono
Calvin Ligono is a skateboarder sponsored by New Balance who lives in London. He’s well travelled and consistently upbeat but we’re not just talking about his personality and skating. After finding out he’s lived in Africa, America, and …
Gulan
Gulan is an artist and skater from London, England who draws, paints and illustrates. His multifaceted art features signature warping faces, highly imaginative situations, settings and scenarios, wrapped in bold lines embedded with accompanying bright and dark colours.
It’s fortunate …
Marcus Palmer
Marcus Palmer is a skateboarder from Birmingham who’s sponsored by Emerica and Karma Skateboards. He’s got a rad style, rips street and ramps and can seamlessly skate both at super speed with original style and he has great Hardflips. He …
Paul Sunderland
Paul Sunderland is a skateboarder and musician who has been running punk and metal label Give Praise Records since 2005. You can see from his company’s collaborations with skate musicians and it’s skateboarding graphical output that he’s devoted to skating …
Henry Jones Fully Illustrated Interview
Henry Jones is a skateboarder and illustrator from West Chester, Pennsylvania whose satirical art is so funny it will literally get you rolling. His art is always drawn from a positive place and pokes fun at things skaters do, see …
Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren is a Canadian skateboarder and filmmaker from Calgary who skates for Alltimers. He has a super tight selection of tricks, a tenacious push and an equally quick wit. He’s been stacking standout skate clips for a …
Roberto Cuellar
Roberto Cuellar is a skater and artist from Mexico living in Berlin, Germany. His skateable sculptures are pieces of fine art. But there’s more to them than solid skate obstacles with intriguing aesthetics. As a skater and …
Ed Syder
Ed Syder’s illustrations are drawn from a love for skateboarding and his vested interests in the pop culture, music and film that captured him as a kid. So it makes sense that a film that featured skating first inspired him …
Henry Edwards Wood
Henry Edwards Wood produces skate videos that transcend the boundaries of art and skateboarding cultural documentation. His relentless drive to hone his craft and capture unseen skate talent, impactful tricks and the intangible moments that he manages to …
Zach McAdam
Zach McAdam is a skater and filmmaker from Lancashire who runs the Panasonic Youth brand. His skate crew, based in Sheffield and the North of England, has an eclectic bag of styles and mix of personal tastes but …
Al Hodgson
Al Hodgson is a skater and filmmaker from Brighton, England who runs Orwellian World Landscape. He’s produced a plethora of videos and products, where he displays his curious fascination with dystopian worlds, the inner and outer workings …
Cosmo Pyke: Sounds Good Interview
Cosmo Pyke is a skater from South London who’s become known around the world for his unique singing, songwriting and guitar music. His unique sound made such a big noise it was heard by millions of people …
Jack Hamilton: Fully Illustrated
Jack Hamilton is a skateboarder and illustrator who’s drawn to the darker side of life in more ways than one. His sardonic humour and penchant for drawing unworldly creatures, sci-fi experiments gone awry and skating harsh transitions whenever he can …
RB Umali
R.B. Umali is the filmmaker behind one of street skateboarding’s most treasured visual gems, the Zoo York Mixtape video.
He captured the raw intensity of East Coast skating in a finely polished way that inspires skating, fashion and music …
James Bush
James Bush connects the dots on tech tricks that many cannot. His passion for complex constructions doesn’t just end on his board, he also works as a graphic designer which just further draws his focus into laying down well-spaced lines …
Danny Gonzalez
Danny Gonzalez’s tricks turned skateboarding upside down. He’s got a unique way of putting himself in difficult positions and getting the most creative impact out of whatever he’s doing.
His devotion to off-kilter moves has kept skaters hooked on his …
Joel Perry: Reel Cool Interview
Joel Perry is a skateboarder and motion graphics artist from Hereford, England.
He’s been a member for a while and he’s also got an impeccable taste in skate videos, music and films that we often don’t get the chance to …
Shaun Currie
Shaun Currie is a skater who lives in Sheffield, England, who’s quick-footed style and slick bag of tricks have seen him become one of the most standout skaters in the UK.
But everybody knows that there’s more to Shaun than …
Jackson Casey
Jackson Casey is a skater and filmmaker who runs Pyramid Country. Living and working in Arizona, his space meets world style skate videos capture the tricks, tribulations and triumphant skate situations that he and his Pyramid Country crew unearth …
Kris Vile
Kris Vile is a skateboarder from Birmingham, England who’s been a standout presence on his board since the day he started. He’s always pushing himself to do the gnarliest and most challenging tricks he can on whatever is in front …
Diego De Souza
Diego De Souza is a skateboarder and filmmaker from Brazil. His skate videos blend a super-futuristic sci-fi-inspired visual aesthetic, with hard, tech and gnarly skating. He’s a great filmer but he’s also a sick skateboarder himself.
Diego and his …
Luka Pinto
Luka Pinto’s spontaneous street skateboarding is a great thing to watch but there’s more to it than your eyes notice at first. He’s a skater and artist from Jersey, England a remote island where things regularly grow in isolation.
So …
Matt Rodriguez
Matt Rodriguez’s skateboarding, music and art is flowing, fluid and fast. He’s got a unique, loose style on a board and a diverse trick selection and his spontaneous approach to skating on all-terrain oozes with creativity. So it’s no surprise …
Ben Colen
Ben Colen is a skateboarder and photographer who’s eye for unique moments and steady judgement has allowed him to capture a series of the most standout skate photos.
It’s probably because Ben skated for such a long time before
Todd Francis
Todd Francis’ provocative graphical style is imprinted into the history of skateboarding.
A brilliant artist with a great sense of humour is rare but one with a dedication to shifting general perceptions through their graphics that make skaters laugh is …
Daewon Song
Daewon Song has pushed skateboarding in so many different ways it’s almost impossible to define.
There’s no manual for Daewon’s technical tricks yet he’s been exploring the possibility of what he can do on a skateboard as a pro skater …
Ray Barbee
Ray Barbee is a skateboarding pioneer and musician who put No Complys on the map in the 90s. If you’ve never seen his video parts or listened to his music, you need to. Just like the soulful sounds he makes …
Rich Smith
Rich Smith is a skate filmer and brand owner who has made his name by creating jazz-infused skate company Skateboard Café and also capturing hours of quality footage with skaters on his team and hundreds of others around the …
Dinero DIY: Reel Cool Interview
Dinero DIY is the world’s first skateable art installation, founded and run by two female skaters called Levanna and Eve. But that’s not the only thing that makes this sick, Southern Spanish spot different.
Dinero’s unique aesthetic is built around …
Callum Sidlauskas: Fully Illustrated
Callum Sidlauskas is an artist and skater and No Comply member from Birmingham who laid down a series of the biggest tricks at our Beyond Skateboarding jams.
So we had to hit him up for our first illustration feature ‘Fully …
Brad Cromer
Brad Cromer is a pro skater and artist who powerfully meshes creative and innovative tricks on his board with a super clean style.
His artwork is similarly imaginative and bold and if he’s not making art, he’s looking for spots …
Kevin Romar
Kevin Romar is a skater and DJ who has done some of the gnarliest tricks with the smoothest style. He’s got a twisted trick selection.
Kevin also regularly makes quick power moves on his turntables for thousands of nightgoers for
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Hotel Radio Paris: Sounds Good
JC Leuvrey [Pictured:Left] is a skater and DJ who runs Hotel Radio Paris, an internet radio show, he broadcasts right out of his studio chateau in Paris.
Hotel is not just another ‘quirky’ venue it has been host to …
Spencer Fujimoto
Spencer Fujimoto has skated for some of the most prestigious skate companies of all-time. As a kid, he was part of the original 90s World Industries team. During his teens in SF he was a local at EMB and by …
Alex Olson Reel Cool Interview
If Alex Olson is not skating or DJing, he’s running Call Me 917 and Bianca Chandon. Everybody knows he’s got a lot going on creatively.
Since Alex has been a No Comply Member for a while and he’s got …
Alex Olson
Alex Olson’s ability to skate anything in his path, at the kind of speed you should really be wearing a helmet to handle, saw him landing memorable video parts for Girl, Lakai, Nike and Supreme from the early-2000s onwards – …
Louis Slater Reel Cool Interview
Louis Slater is a skater and artist who runs Sex Skateboards.
He grew up skating on the streets of Sheffield but after joining the Baker Crew in California, he spent half the year having hijinx in Hollywood and the other …
Patrick O’Dell
Patrick O’Dell is a skate photographer and filmmaker who created the Epicly Later’d series.
Utilising interviews and archive footage Patrick’s online skate docu-series showcased the lives, successes and struggles of skateboarding’s most interesting and elusive personalities.
It’s one of the …
Alphonzo Rawls
Alphonzo Rawls is an innovative skater, shoe designer and graphic artist who turned pro in the early 90’s.
Alf went pro at a time when skateboarding was changing at an incredibly quick pace and although skateparks were being shut down …
Dan Mancina
Dan Mancina is a blind skateboarder who does gnarly tricks and tech ledge moves. But that’s not the only thing that defines his story. Dan’s passion to pursue challenges is unending.
His lack of sight hasn’t slowed down his ability …
Julian Klincewicz
Julian Klincewicz goes for everything on and off his board.
He skates anything at anytime, that he can find inbetween working as a film director, musician, photographer, fashion designer and model.
He’s created films and creative work for Louis Vuitton, …
Anthony Acosta
Anthony Acosta is a skate photographer with next level skills on his board and behind the lens.
Coming up in Cali he managed to get sponsored to skate and filmed some banging skate sections but he steadily became as …
Daniel Castillo
Daniel Castillo, Frontside 360, Shot by Seu Trinh
Daniel Castillo is one of the most stylish skaters to ever do it, who has skated for Chocolate Skateboards since it began.
His unique style and tricks have inspired skaters to …
Chet Childress
Chet Childress is a rapid firing ripper on his board and at the canvas.
An artist and a skater from a young age Chet turned pro and travelled the world nomadic style throwing down shocking tricks and documenting his experiences, …