Cover: Dave Hackett – Walkover
Photo: Valeska

Inside This Mag: The Skateboard Plus Pro Am event in Little Rock, AK and skating in New York City

Also In This Issue: The best and the worst of photograffiti and step by step skate tricks

Music Articles: The Cure

Cover: Christian Hosoi – Head-High Fly Over
Photo: Tkacheff

Inside This Mag: The NSA wrap up at the Skate Ranch in Del Mar, the Capitola Street Style Classic and a trip to Europe

Also In This Issue: Skating in Boston and step by step skating

Music Articles: Bad Brains and D.O.A.

Cover: Bruno Peeters – Fakie Ollie
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: Skating in London, Germany and Sweden

Also In This Issue: Oceanside Beachstyle NSA event, the Skandanavian Open '85, the Midwest Am Ramp Series, butt shots and step by step tricks

Music Articles: The Lords of the New Church

Cover: Lance Mountain – Portrait
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: NSA events in Tahoe and Vancouver and Lance Mountain

Also In This Issue: Zines, air terms, ramp theory and step by step tricks

Music Articles: Christ on Parade

Cover: Lester Kasai – Backside Air
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: Traveling to Virginia Beach and the NSA No. 3 Pro contest, Tony Hawk and Stacy Peralta tells it like it is

Also In This Issue: M.A.R.S., Ocean Bowl Am Contest, step by step tricks and the skate saga of a Navy skater

Music Articles: G.B.H.

Cover: Chris Miller – Frontside Air
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: Sacramento streetstyle, NSA/Variflex Rage at Badlands and skating through LA

Also In This Issue: Toke Ramp Jam, New England International Contest League of Skateboaders series, the International Showdown at the Tropica, Wake Up and Smell The Pavement" in the Northwest and step by step skate tricks

Music Articles: Motorhead, JFA and Danzig

Cover: Steve Caballero – Frontside Invert
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: Inverts, NSA Pro/Am season opener at Del Mar Skateranch and interviews with Mark Gonzalez and Natas Kaupas

Also In This Issue: Spot check and step by step skate tricks

Music Articles: Chris Isaak

Cover: John Gibson – Frontside Thrust
Photo: Kevin Thatcher

Inside This Mag: Pipe adventures, an interview with Tony Hawk and the C.A.S.L. kickoff at Upland

Also In This Issue: Pool skating

Music Articles: Metallica

Cover: Christian Hosoi – Andrecht
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: The 48-hour Thrashathon in San Luis Obispo and an interview with Christian Hosoi

Also In This Issue: Snowboarding action and some modern skate comics

Music Articles: The Afflicted

Cover: Billy Ruff and Neil Blender – No-Comply, Roll By
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: Sequences and skating in LA's "Badlands"

Also In This Issue: Boys' Club Ramp Contest

Music Articles: Henry Rollins