Displaying items by tag: Alex Papke
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2/29/2024
Burnout: Off the Giant Orange Wall
Vans kicks off their fashion-adventurous OTW program with a fantastical obstacle and blow-out LA bash. Skating’s elite mixed with Hollyweird while Paris Texas and Salem brought down the house and Curren and the boys got vertical AF. You missed it? You blew it! -
11/27/2023
Jack O'Grady's "SQUISH" Interview
Jack stayed on the road or in the air almost the whole year. After he moved to LA, nabbed the front and stacked a mountain of clips, we caught up with the international playboy to see how he made 2023 one for the books. Don't wanna be the DCOTY? Read up. -
11/20/2023
Burnout: Power by Lee
The homies roll deep for the LA premiere of Ryan Lee’s new Spitfire flick and Ethan Loy joint. Also included ––a shocking engagement announcement! -
10/24/2023
Atiba Jefferson's "Your Socks Don't Match" Show Photos
Atiba linked up with Stance and cracked open the archives to give the Silverlake art crowd a look at some gems from his storied career. Peep it here. -
10/19/2023
Girl's 30 Year Party Photos
Girl brought out everyone from the OGs to the current roster to celebrate three decades in the game. Papke pops in to see the art, the fans and the family they've made along the way. -
8/18/2023
Cody Chapman's "Bubble" Interview
Cody recently put down the bottle and filmed a hellacious Lakai part. Rye Beres hits up his good homie to chat about Uma’s origins, art inspirations, mental health and busting for Bubble, as seen in the July ’23 mag. -
8/04/2023
Burnout: Bubble Buds
Lakai friends and fans converged in Eagle Rock last night for the premiere of their latest video, Bubble. How sweet it is! -
6/13/2023
Lakai's "20 Years of Yeah Right!" Party Photos
Lakai brought together the stars of Girl's landmark video in LA for a night of free drinks, fan outs and photo ops. Papke's on the scene. -
5/16/2023
WKND's "JIT" Video Premiere Photos
A waning team of pros, a hungry am squad and a theater’s worth of skate enthusiasts came out to Highland Park to witness WKND’s newest feature. Don’t know if we should tell you about the skits or the skating first, but lucky for you the video comes out today. -
5/15/2023
Dime & Adidas Launch Event Photos
Dime and adidas joined forces to treat the people of LA to a team demo, new gear drop and something of a celebrity sighting. Wanna see the chat bots write about a tracksuit? Here’s your ticket.
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3/28/2024
Paul Young's "Down By Law" Video
Covering the cuts of New York, Jersey and Florida, this masterwork from Paul Young follows an undeniable roster through the brutal East Coast streets. -
3/28/2024
This Old Ledge: Grant's Tomb
Who’s buried at Grant’s Tomb? Not just a former president and his wife (and dog). A more recent and gnarly history lives at this Upper West Side spot, highlighted by Ted Barrow and the rippers who tested the beveled blocks at this exalted NYC staple. -
3/28/2024
Monster Energy Introduces Cocona Hiraki
Flowing through Washington Street and San Pedro, Cocona makes her mark as the newest rider on Monster. -
3/28/2024
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. -
3/28/2024
Vans Introduces the AVE 2.0
Vans designer Neal Shoemaker sat down with our 2015 SOTY to talk through all the tech in this new design. Get a look here before they drop March 28th.
In The Mag
Congrats to our 2023 Skater of the Year—Miles Silvas! Miles gets the gang together for a trip down to Mexico City. Tiago, Ishod, P-Rod and Shanahan all make appearances. Talk about star-studded. More SOTY coverage includes: BA’s Rusty trophy on eBay, TNT’s People I’ve Known, Silas Baxter-Neal dishes on when he got it, and Tyshawn passes the torch. Plus—Gregson Mashes through the Baltics, Nike heads to NZ and the Swampfest gets covered (with mud). Not to mention a sticker sheet AND poster… Don’t blow it; get yours.