Thrasher Magazine

The sun was bright, the revvs were high, and Oakland’s concrete sanctuary of the skate Gods was alive with the spirit of the recently departed. Fix yourself a coffee, grab a snack and enjoy the show.

The Real team jumped in the van and hit a park before surprising K-Walks with a special guest artist board from Dakota Hunt.

Last Saturday night, The Hangout in Long Beach opened their doors and hosted a private showing for the bros and those involved with B-House’s newest full-length, Beautiful Mutants.

Vans rolled out the red carpet to celebrate Elijah Berle’s hotly-anticipated signature shoe – we’re talking skate jams, party busses, baller-ass spreads and the hip-hop stylings of Soulja Boy. Burnout could barely keep up. Congrats, Eli!

Vans hit Oahu, HI, for the Duct Tape Festival and the concrete waves were firing! Coping was crushed, loops were looped, DJ Juan Love (Cardiel) killed the tables (and skated!) and stoke levels were off the charts. Click play; get hyped!

Zion spent the last part of 2018 traveling and filming with friends. Getting another full part out of it was just a bonus. Cheers, Z! You’re a maniac.

Fatback embraces his Midwest roots with the Real squad, documenting the good times on the road with the homies.

To celebrate 25 years a party was in order, complete with a photo show, free beer and tacos, a high-ollie contest and a raffle for some limited-edition boards and photos on display.

Watch all the prize-winning moves out of the infamous KOTR book. Triple-set grind to body varial beats handrail rock fakie?! Discuss among yourselves.