Thrasher Magazine

Founded in 1978, Rip City Skates in Santa Monica has fueled the scene for 45 years. Owners Jim McDowell and Bill Poncher have weathered every storm and passing trend to serve the community and keep the stoke alive. Here’s a slice of their story.

The Hellbomb changed locations, but the spirit remained the same. Join Lizard King and the crowd to watch the sacks, the slams and all the untold costumed chaos. 

Louie, Alexis, Raney and the CONS squad went to London to check the Design Museum's exhibition for the new book Skateboard, by Jonathan Olivares. Get a look at the crowd, the copers, the boards with four trucks and many more gems from the show.

October is here and you know what that means—it’s time for the Halloween Hellbomb! From charging a hill on a chicken, to porta potties on wheels and a rare Jeff DeChesare sighting, we pretty much had everything. See it all unfold.

The Unity universe converged on The Bay to rip from the screenprinting studio to the Rockridge Curbs. Catch all the good vibes and a heartwarming pro surprise here.

A two-hour session at Clipper is gnarly, but that’s just the first of six trips for David. Hundreds of attempts and a literal pistol whipping all played their part in this epic saga for an ender.

Pioneers from across the pond put on an epic four-day celebration of skate history with some of the wheeled world's biggest stars from the '70s and on. Get the lowdown as they unveil artifacts, squash old beefs and even get TA in the streets.

Cal Ross and Oliver Weismantel bang out full parts, paving the way for international superstar Vincent Milou. From California rips to Europe's heaviest hubbas, this is one hell of a way to bid farewell.

An all-time Jersey great, Deily delivers again and again with signature style in celebration of our collab with NJ Skateshop. Big Love, Devils.