Cover: Jaya Bonderov – Nosegrind
Photo: Martineau

Inside This Mag: Skating in Brazil and the East Coast and an interview with Omar Hassan

Also In This Issue: Steve Caballero on sponsorship

Music Articles: Beastie Boys, Entombed, the Frumpies, Dre Dog, NOFX and the Germs

Straight from the streets of Brooklyn and NYC, a ’78 hardcore band morphed into the most successful rap group of all time. If ever there was an example of someone making the most of talent and opportunity, it was Adam Yauch. Thanks for puttin’ it all on wax.

Cover: 15th Anniversary
Skater: Salman Agah
Photo: Dalgart
Skater: Rodney Mullen
Photo: Kanights
Skater: Tommy Guerrero
Photo: Kanights
Skater: Ray Barbee
Photo: Ogden
Skater: Tony Hawk
Photo: Dalgart
Skater: Duane Peters
Photo: Dalgart
Skater: Mike Carroll
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 15th Anniversary Issue featuring interviews with Duane Peters, Wade Speyer, Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero, Rodney Mullen, Salman Agah, Tony Hawk, Ray Barbee, Natas Kaupas, Mike Carroll, Mark Gonzales, Salba, Tommy Guerrero and Mike Vallely

Music Articles: A look back on Thrasher's favorite featured bands

Cover: Salman Agah – Portrait
Photo: Madeo

Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 1993 Skater of the Year Salman Agah and interviews with Jaya Bonderov and Ron Whaley

Also In This Issue: Awesome ams Sage Humphries, George Terekhov and Alex Terekhov, the SUAS Pro-Am Contest in Houston, the San Luis Obispo Thrash-A-Thon and Glen E. Friedman's photos of Dogtown era skating, Black Flag, Beastie Boys and more

Music Articles: A Tribe Called Quest, Sepultura, Kurious Jorge, Girls Against Boys and SNFU

Cover: Pat Duffy – Frontside 180 Nosegrind
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Neal Hendrix and Salman Agah

Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks and NSA #1 Santa Barbara Skate Zone contest

Music Articles: Beastie Boys, L7, Soundgarden, Dwarves, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, NOFX, Young Gods, Raw Fusion and Consolidated