Thrasher Magazine

Dig in with Zachary "Ducky" Kovacs in this Installment of My Indys, as he talks 149's grooves and gets some licks in the streets.

Ducky eyes up a kinker then goes into attack mode and rides away with the January 2020 Independent ad.

Modesto’s native lunatic Ducky Kovacs is at it again, attacking the most absurd spots he can find, from nasty kinkers to storage shed drop-ins. Brace yourself...

Famous for Arto's back lip over a decade ago, the spot has seen only over-the-rail action in recent years after the kinker was knobbed. The school granted us permission to hack off the skate-stoppers for just one day, and the rest is history. Big ups to everyone who BUSTED, especially Alex Midler and his game-changing kicky back lip. Boom!

The original and greatest raw street contest roared back to life at an undisclosed California kinker last weekend. From Mark Suciu to Jamie Foy and every rail ripper in between, this was one for the history books. And Alex Midler… you’re nuts!

There’s a million things to do in NYC at any given moment, but there’s only one Death Match. While bands like Obituary and Agnostic Front lit up the stage and riled up the pits, ramp sessions were fueled to the next level. The energy was explosive. See you next year...

Once again the world’s greatest skate and music fest roared to life in the Big Apple with a diabolical new ramp, epic bands and Yuto, Greyson and the Vans Wrecking Crew throwing down all weekend long. Missed it? Sucks to be you.

Technotronic sets the mood for a sun-splashed weekend of ripping on the California coast. Heavy lineup, heavier moves and nothing but good times.

Vans threw a big contest last weekend with a bunch of skaters you don’t usually associate with the words “organized competition.” Tyler Bledsoe, Breana Geering, Taylor Kirby, Austyn Gillette, Simon Bannerot, Mason Silva and hella more throw down the gauntlet for some fun in the OC sun.