Thrasher Magazine

Cover: Royce Nelson – Transfer Photo: Ogden Inside This Mag: Interviews with Brian Sumner and Geoff Rowley, Skatopia in Ohio and Marseille Also In This Issue: Urban Phenomena and a Thrasher glossaryMusic Articles: Hot Water Music, Thee Headcoats, and Pete the Ox goes to Europe with his band

Cover: Jamie Thomas – Switch Frontside Lipslide Photo: Burnett Inside This Mag: An interview with Jamie Thomas Also In This Issue: Am showdown in Madera, the Basic Bowl Contest and skating in OregonMusic Articles: The Have-Nots, Kool Keith and Mike Ness

Cover: Jeff Lenoce – 5-0 Photo: Stewart Inside This Mag: The Rocky Norton story and skating in Arizona with Randy Colvin, Cody Boat and Matt Mussel WhiteAlso In This Issue: Skatepark of Tampa Contest and Toebee Parkhurst, Kristian Svitak, Keegan Sauder and Brian Emmers and weatherproof raging in PhiladelphiaMusic Articles: GBH, the Streetwalkin' Cheetahs, and the Bowlin' Alley Blitz featuring Le shok, the Weaklings and more 

Cover: Jerry Hsu – Switch Heelflip Photo: Morf Inside This Mag: An interview with Rob Gonzalez, a spotlight on Japan with skaters Yuichi Oha Ra, Daisuke Hayakawa, Hisashi Nakamura, Karl Brutsaert, Alexander Lee Chang, Junichi (Ishiko) Arahata, Junichi Gonsho and more and a look back on EMBAlso In This Issue: 22 pools in one day with Dave Ruel, Toby Burger, Chris Rooner, Preston Maigetter and Alan Ausburg and an interview with Dayne BrummetMusic Articles: Long Beach Dub All Stars, Agnostic Front and Famous Monsters

Cover: Marc Johnson – Switch Frontside Heelflip Photo: Morf Inside This Mag: Bryan Uyeda spends three weeks on the road, skating in Colorado and the Thrasher back to school product burnoutAlso In This Issue: Shred for Life, the Judgement Day Contest and the Basic Bowl ContestMusic Articles: The photographs of Ed Colver

Cover: Bob Burnquist – Ollie Photo: Ogden Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 1997 Skater of the Year Bob Burnquist, the 1997 T-Eddy Awards and Jay AdamsAlso In This Issue: Royal rippers Phil Shao, Sean Young, Mike York, Peter Hewitt, Phil Hajal, Paulo Diaz, Jesse Paez, Bam Margera, Matt Field, Brad Staba, Darren Davarrette, Scott Bourne and Chet Thomas and how to steal a rampMusic Articles: Candiria, Keni 3 and the Criminals

Cover: Peter Hewitt – Frontside Invert Photo: Ogden Inside This Mag: Skating in South America and Eddy Alioto, Matt Moffett and Peter Hewitt Also In This Issue: The Vans Amateur Championships featuring Joe Fernandez, John "Cherrier" Muldoon, Mark Roth, Jeremy Frankovis, Dave "Science Fair Boy" Maxwell, JR Neves, Greg Hiler, Sam Hitz, Jacob Tillman and Bastien SalabanziMusic Articles: Fu Manchu, the Get Up Kids and Today Is The Day

Cover: Sean Sheffey – 50-50 Photo: Ogden Inside This Mag: Concrete vampires skate Portland, John Lucero's scrapbook and Goodtimes Skateboard's Midwest Summer Tour Also In This Issue: Astrology for skatersMusic Articles: Top 15 skate bands of all time, the X-Rays, Avail, Face to Face and House of Pain

Cover: Mark Hubbard – Backside Ollie Photo: Ogden Inside This Mag: Cross country trippin' with Sean Cronan, Jim Gagne, Jesse "Dirty" Daner, Jim Greco and more, skating in Scotland and New Orleans and the Santa Cruz/Creature Summer Tour Also In This Issue: Best trick names, rad ams Chip Van Hamm and Dave Probus and a drunken desert skate sesh at the Nude BowlMusic Articles: De La Soul, Dog Eat Dog and Automatic Head Detonator