Cover: Rodney Mullen – Ollie
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: The Rusty Harris Series Finals at the Del Mar Skate Ranch and freestyle skating with Chris Chaput, Dennis Martinez, Rodney Mullen and more

Also In This Issue: Eurocana Summer Camp for skaters in Sweden

Music Articles: The Beach Boys get ripped and Minor Threat

Cover: Per Welinder – Pogo
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: Paramount Rusty Harris Pro/Am Contest, the Kona/Variflex Summer Nationals and flatland follies in Canada

Also In This Issue: Street sliding

Music Articles: Black Flag

Cover: Jay Adams – Street Slash
Photo: Stecyk

Inside This Mag: An interview with Jay Adams, the Rusty Harris Pro/Am Series in Whittier with competitors Duane Peters, Rodney Mullen, Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero, Lance Mountain and more and the Norcal Summit V Ramp Contest

Also In This Issue: Photograffiti from Guatemala and the States and the Cherry Lane Ramp

Music Articles: Fear

Cover: Micke Alba – Backside Air
Photo: Friedman

Inside This Mag: The Dusty Harris Pro/Am Series, Texas skate madness and an interview with Micke Alba

Also In This Issue: Swedish hot shots

Music Articles: The Jam, the Misfits and more

 

 

"May was the only mag we ever missed...we were too fucked up on drugs."-Fausto Vitello

Cover: Stacy Peralta – Nose Wheelie Around Corpse
Photo: Stecyk

Inside This Mag: An interview with Stacy Peralta and downhill shredding

Also In This Issue: Photograffiti and competition round-ups

Music Articles: The best in Hardcore featuring Black Flag, the Meatmen, Bad Brains, Void, Zero Boys and more

Cover: Street Scott – Driveway Flyoff
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: Skating on Catalina Island and downhill skating in a parking garage

Also In This Issue: Photograffiti, CASL results and the Texas Backyard Series

Music Articles: TSOL

Cover: Duane Peters – Slide Drop-in
Photo: Kevin Thatcher

Inside This Mag: Desert skating and an interview with Duane Peters

Also In This Issue: Photograffiti, the closing of Mogul Bowl in Fresno, CA and a ramp contest in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Music Articles: The Damned

Cover: Steve Caballero – Fakie Ollie
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: A radical skate manifesto, the $1,000 Pomona World Challenge and an interview with Steve Caballero

Also In This Issue: Photograffiti and an interview with D. David Morin, former editor of Action Now Magazine

Music Articles: The Professionals and the Hates

Cover: Mike Smith – Backside Air
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: An interview with Mike Smith and Lakewoods' last contest with competitors Billy Ruff, Steve Caballero, Tony Hawk, Neil Blender and more

Also In This Issue: Photograffiti and the Texas Fall Series round-up

Music Articles: Big Boys and Keith Joe Dick and the Goners

Cover: Steve Rocco - Nose Wheelie
Photo: Stecyk

Inside This Mag: San Diego skating and indoor boarding

Also In This Issue: Thrasher's 1982 calendar, Texas Fall Series and the North Alabama Ditch Contest

Music Articles: The Big Boys, Iggy Pop, Bow Wow Wow and the Chromatics