Displaying items by tag: Awful Truth
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5/04/2012
RIP Beastie Boys' MCA, 1964-2012
Straight from the streets of Brooklyn and NYC, a ’78 hardcore band morphed into the most successful rap group of all time. If ever there was an example of someone making the most of talent and opportunity, it was Adam Yauch. Thanks for puttin’ it all on wax. -
4/26/2012
Derby Skatepark Code Red
The Derby Skatepark is threatened with being forever altered. The Illusion explains what's going on... -
4/20/2012
RIP Cambridge Pool
As the world turns, the longest-running skatable pool—the mighty C-Bowl in Cambridge, MA—has finally come to an end. -
11/29/2011
Bordertown Demolished
Unfortunately, Bordertown met its fate yesterday. -
8/25/2011
Oakland DIY Spot Gets Bulldozed
A news channel covers the dramatic last runs at a spot which was clearly a positive usage of a forsaken area. Oakland's other great DIY spot, Bordertown, is slated next. -
5/25/2011
Awful Truth
We've never heard it called "Hot-Boarding" before, but a skater is dead and his friend is in handcuffs. Cars and boards don't mix folks.
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12/22/2024
This Old Ledge: Los Angeles Mall
For most, the LA Mall is an uninviting Downtown fortress, but skaters have been flocking there since the '80s. Walk the grounds with Ted Barrow as he traces the bricks' history from early Guy to modern Greco. -
12/22/2024
Welcome Madrid X Spitfire Video
Adrian Del Campo, Felipe Bartolome, Gabi Ferrero and the crew from Madrid's Welcome shop charge their city's bounty of granite spots for Spitfire. -
12/22/2024
Chris Joslin's "Joyce" Rockstar Part
Barcelona's got more blocks than just Macba, and Joslin hunts down the city's sets with his world-famous arsenal for Rockstar. -
12/22/2024
Opera Holiday 2024 Boards
Opera shows off their new sleds just in time for a holiday park rip. -
12/22/2024
Chris Russell's "OJ Part Battle Scars" Video
OJ brings out all the sticks and slams from the Muscle's unhinged part.
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In The Mag
Greyson Fletcher lets it dangle with a barefoot one-footer high above Oahu's North Shore. In this issue, we've got GX1000 in Japan, Indy in Germany, Atlantic Drift in Kazakhstan. Plus interviews with Shawn Hale, Donovon Piscopo and Greyson Fletcher himself.