Skate and Destroy Book
3/03/2009
SKATE AND DESTROY
The First 25 Years of Thrasher Magazine
From the skaters who brought you Insane Terrain comes Skate and Destroy: The First 25 years of Thrasher Magazine, a jam-packed retrospective that illustrates and recounts all of skateboarding’s milestones, twists, and turns of the last 25 years.
In January of 1981, a group of skateboarders in San Francisco put together the first issue of Thrasher magazine. Today, Thrasher is bigger and better than ever—its name synonymous with both skateboarding’s roots and constant evolution. International corporate bigwigs try to buy Thrasher’s credibility, while kids tattoo the magazine’s mantra, “Skate and Destroy,” into their skin.
Skate and Destroy: The First 25 years of Thrasher Magazine, is more than just a 288 page retrospective of Thrasher’s first quarter century. The magazine’s staff past and present left no file cabinet unturned or old pro unearthed in seeking out the lost photos, the covers that never were, outtakes from interviews that defined the mag, never-been-told stories of secret skate missions, and accounts from skateboarding’s top riders of what Thrasher has meant to them. Like those tattoos carved into the arms of skaters world-wide, Thrasher is forever. This one’s gonna be gnarly!
Easy-to-read chapters break down Thrasher’s history, year by year, and are interspersed with “Best Of” sections, profiling the departments and columns that have made up the magazine over the years:
Mail Drop
Comix
Photograffiti
Hall of Meat
Trash
Somethin’ Else
’Zine Thing
Featuring skateboarding, interviews, and stories with:
Duane Peters on Tony Alva
Tony Hawk on Christian Hosoi
Mark Gonzales on Neil Blender
Jeff Grosso on Lance Mountain
Mike Carroll on Wade Speyer
Julien Stranger on John Cardiel
Rick Howard on Eric Koston
Neil Heddings on Tony Trujillo
...plus tons more!!!
288 pages, 9-1/2" x 11"
Color photos throughout
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4/19/2024
Rough Cut: Louie Lopez' "As You Wish" Cons Part
Lou's smooth style may give the impression that he’s on cruise control, but this feature-length peak behind the curtain showcases the depth of his dedication. Tap in as he ducks security and snags the cover in his iconic Cons part. -
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Skateline: 04.09.2024
Gary dives into Nile Gibbs' GX1000 part, Girl's GRL-NYC-GMV video, SK8Mafia's Micro Dos video, Tanner Burzinski's WKND part, Austin Heilman, Gunner Beck and more in today's episode of Skateline. -
4/19/2024
Guy Mariano's Dickies Release Party Photos
Guy got his own signature Dickies line and it just happened to drop on his birthday. See some of the heaviest of all time come by to give him his flowers. -
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Create and Destroy: John Worthington
Taking inspiration from Epic Spots, John Worthington's approach to glass-blowing borders on the surreal. Stare into the fire as he brings his China Banks bong to life. -
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Turkey Neck Zine's "Surface Nuisance" Video
Elijah, Gus, Tony and a massive cast of madmen capture an absurd level of conflict and chaos from The Bay to Burnside. Turkey Neck literally fires it up. -
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Skateline: 04.02.2024
Gary gives the rundown on Toby Ryan's REAL part, 510's Anywhere's Fine video, Chris Moore, Guy Mariano, a strange new game show and more in today's episode of Skateline. -
4/19/2024
REAL Skateboards Presents Toby Ryan
Maybe you’ve been keeping tabs on Toby, but trust us, nothing can prepare you for this absolute onslaught in his introduction to REAL. No wonder Ishod tapped him for the team. -
4/19/2024
Wilton Souza's "Caminhos" NB Part
Impeccable tech paired with an explosive ability to soar, the Brazilian virtuoso delivers an all-hitter performance that'll leave you stunned. -
4/19/2024
Skateline: 03:26:2024
Gary breaks down the FHORTYS video, Rayssa Leal's Out There, Supereme's Late Night Special video, Elijah Berle's FA part, Milton Souza, Kento Yoshioka and more in today's episode of Skateline. -
4/19/2024
Awaysted's "In Kansai" Video
Elijah, Seegull, Adam and the Awaysted crew link up with locals to charge the dreamy streets, cutty banks and concrete waves of Japan.