Here's some photos from day one out in NYC gearing up for the big Maloof Contest.

Cover: Sean Sheffey – 50-50
Photo: Ogden

Inside This Mag: Concrete vampires skate Portland, John Lucero's scrapbook and Goodtimes Skateboard's Midwest Summer Tour

Also In This Issue: Astrology for skaters

Music Articles: Top 15 skate bands of all time, the X-Rays, Avail, Face to Face and House of Pain

Cover: Eric Dressen – Frontside Thurster
Photo: Bruce Hazelton

Inside This Mag: Slam City Jam, skating in Boulder, Colorado and Eric Dressen

Also In This Issue: Short interviews with Yuichi Ohara, Vernon Laird and Jason Monroe, skating in Barcelona, Pete the Ox and the 15 best contests ever

Music Articles: Millencolin and Cyco Miko

Cover: Daniel Powell ESQ – Noseblunt
Photo: Ortiz

Inside This Mag: San Diego Shakedown and interviews with Jovontae Turner and Steve Berra

Also In This Issue: Pool skating

Music Articles: KISS, Ministry, Das EFX, Swervedriver and Gang Starr

Cover: Left Side: Ice-T – Portrait
Photo: Wiederhorn
Right Side: Remy Stratton – Tailgrab To Fakie
Photo: Ortiz

Inside This Mag: The history of street and vert skating, the PSL street contest in East LA at Transitions and interviews with Barker Barrett, John Cardiel, Brian Ferdinand and Jesse Neuhaus

Also In This Issue: The Spring Nationals vert and mini-ramp contest at the Old Kona Skatepark

Music Articles: A column by Mike Watt, Body Count, Unsane, Babes In Toyland, Mod Squad and Fear

Cover: Eric Britton – Nosegrind
Photo: Block

Inside This Mag: The history of street style and the Long Beach junkyard rumble

Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks and contest at the Skatepark of Houston

Music Articles: Meat Puppets, Helmet, Nitzer Ebb and Didjits