over: Eddie Reategui –Frontside OlliePhoto: NeedhamInsert: Christian Fletcher – Oceanic OlliePhoto: SweglesInside This Mag: The skate and surf special featuring Christian Fletcher and more and an interview with Nicky Guerrero
Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks, pool skating, East Coast NSA contest, the Kona Spring Nationals and spray art

Music Articles: Skate Rock 10 with Less Is More, Hemi, Swell, Verbal Abuse, JFA and more

Cover: Steve Caballero – Frontside Rock And Roll Slide
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: The NSA Backyard Pow Wow at Powell Peralta's Skatezone in Santa Barbara, CA, the Vision crew goes to Mexico and interviews with Josh Swindell and J.J. Rogers

Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks, skating in Reno, NV and tons of photos

Music Articles: Ted Nugent, Primus, Firehose, Bad Mutha Goose

Cover: Jonah Guzzi – One-Footed Ollie
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: Raw meat David Griffin, Jaya Bonderov, Eric Koston, Fausto "Kory" Lopez Casamayo, Marc Shigenaka and Paul De Jesus and killer ramps

Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks, an article by Aaron Cometbus about life on the road, skate fashion, an update on the latest am jams and an interview with Pushead

Music Articles: Fluid and TSOL

Cover: Pep – Boardslide
Photo: Block

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Alan Petersen, Frankie Hill, Eric Sanderson and George Watanabe and skaters dish on their favorite street spots, set ups and tricks

Also In This Issue: The Skatepark Chronicle and some snowboarding action

Music Articles: House of Wheels, Blitzpeer, Big Drill Car and Sub-Pop

Cover: Todd Shinto – Hoverboard
Photo: Van Dusen

Inside This Mag: Raw meat Chris Branagh, Dave Magee, Aaron Vincent, Chuck Wampler, John Moh, Max Schaaf, Trent Gaines, Brian Howard, Lance Dawes, Rick Ibaseta and Brent Fellows and Skate Town Mania at the San Jose Civic Auditorium

Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks, boards of the future, a collection of horror stories and snowboarding

Music Articles: All about the mosh pit

Cover: “The Face That Moves Fire Hydrants”
Artwork By: Robert Williams

Inside This Mag: Pool skating, East Coast ramps and a skate trip to Tokyo for the Open Summer Skate Championships

Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks

Music Articles: Nirvana, Jesus Jones, Skankin' Pickle and Iggy Pop

Cover: Ed Templeton – Nose Bonk
Photo: Starr

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Mark Roach, Buster Halterman and Bucky Lasek and skating in New Zealand

Also In This Issue: The NSA Pro Vert Showcase in Norfolk, VA, the S.U.A.S. Contest at the Skatepark of Houston and some snowboarding action

Music Articles: JFA

Cover: Tony Hawk – Melon Fakie
Photo: Starr

Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 10th Anniversary Issue featuring a look back on the past decade of skating in photos and a sample of skateboarding's modern heroes including Tony Hawk, Eric Dressen, Danny Way, Tommy Guerrero, Noah Salasnek, Andy Howell, Steve Caballero, Mark Gonzales, Chris Miller, Jason Rogers, Tom Knox, Frankie Hill, Wade Speyer, Natas Kaupas, Mike McGill, Al Losi, Jeff Phillips, Bucky Lasek, Reese Simpson, Alan Peterson, Jason Lee, Bob Boyle, Omar Hassan, Jeff Kendall, Mike Vallely, Lance Mountain, Ed Templeton and Justin Girard 

over: Henry Sanchez – Backside NosegrindPhoto: Kevin ThatcherInside This Mag: Backyards of America, an interview with Ed Templeton, an adventure into night skating and raw meat Jake Piasecki, Mark Jones, Mike Barnes, Kevin Rucks and Mike Taylor
Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks and some snowboarding action

Music Articles: Gwar

Cover: Brennand Schoeffel – Ollie
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: An interview with Eric Nash, Seven Wonders of the Skate World and skating the lost coast of the Carolinas 

Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks, an interview with Omar Hassan, the NSA Backyard Series in Visalia and the NSA Backyard Series #2 in Santa Cruz

Music Articles: Flipper, Mad Dog Theatre, Green Jello, Celebrity Skin and Tender Fury

Cover: Aaron Deeter – Frontside Air
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Mike Youssefpour and Wade Speyer, Jamie Dirtbag goes to Mexico and raw meat Gianni Cass and Mike Carroll

Also In This Issue: Pool skating and a back to school guide from Thrasher

Music Articles: The Vandals Creatures, Prong, Ace Frehley, the Almighty and Fugazi

Cover: Bob Pereyra – Luge
Photo: Katz

Inside This Mag: The Second Annual Spring Shred in the Sierras, downhill skateboarding and raw meat Steve Allison, Brandon Chapman, Al Gibson, Tim Romero and Ruben Dominquez

Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks and the World Skateboard Tour

Music Articles: The Cult, SNFU and the Damned

Cover: Butch Sterbins – Railslide
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: The Voodoo Queen, pool sharks and hot new pros Christian Hosoi, Tony Hawk, Reese Simpson, Bod Boyle, Danny Way, Al Losi, Micke Alba, Jeff Kendall, Natas Kaupas, Chris Miller, Steve Caballero and Mark Anthony

Also In This Issue: Del Mar NSA contest revisited and how to play the game Slam or Jam

Music Articles: Nine Inch Nails, Mudhoney, Wolfsbane, Lunachicks, Nomeansno, Killing Time, Warrior Soul, Testament and Jungle Brothers

Cover: Frankie Hill – Railslide
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: An interview with Bod Boyle, skatepark wars, skating in Santa Barbara and profiles on up and comers Ray Barbee, Danny Sargent and Colby Carter

Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks and heavy street shredders

Music Articles: KRS-1, Igor's record collection and 24-7 Spyz

Cover: Karma Tsocheff – Multi Strobe
Photo: Van Dusen

Inside This Mag: Thrasher's Book of World Records and raw meat Brody Davison, Blake Convey, Dave Warne, John Nakama and Rob Washburn

Also In This Issue: 1989 competition wrap-up,  a desert speed rally with Mark Partain, Paul De Jesus and more and Survival Research Labs

Music Articles: Faith No More and the Buzzcocks

Cover: Marc Hollander – Carve
Photo: Starr

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Texas skaters John Gibson, Craig Johnson and Jeff Phillips, new blood Danny Way and Tom Knox and a trip to Japan for the Far East contest

Also In This Issue: First White Wave Winter Whomp Out in the Northern Sierras, Shut Up and Skate Competition in Dallas and Houston, the Czechoslovakia Euro Cup and skating in Boston

Music Articles: Ice-T, Pushead's 100 favorite records of the 80s

Cover: George Nagai – Air
Photo: Starr
Cover Insert:
Mike Ranquet Rocks Out
Photo: Miller

Inside This Mag: Ramp riot in Australia, an interview with Jeff Grosso and raw meat Jake Burns, Erik Jueden, Big Jim Moore, Ron Chatman, Gary Cross and Remy Stratton

Also In This Issue: Nine commandments for the 90s, skating vs. snowboarding and the San Luis Obispo Thrash-A-Thon

Music Articles: Igor's record collection, Gwar, the Cramps, Love and Rockets, Corrosion of Conformity, Fugazi, Gang of Four, L7 and more

Cover: Steve Caballero – Boned Indy To Fakie
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: A totally unknown skater's skate trip through the US, wild predictions for 1990, the Virginia Beach Washout and conversations with tattooed notables Jason Jessee, Mark Mahoney and Art and Steve Godoy

Also In This Issue: Huntsville Underground Skatepark competition, a contest in London and Gran Torneo de Vert in Ensenada, Mexico

Music Articles: Soundgarden, the Pixies and Nuclear Assault

Cover: Cara-Beth Burnside – Frontside Air
Photo: Cavalheiro

Inside This Mag: An interview with Tony Magnusson and 100 pools

Also In This Issue: Skating in San Diego

Music Articles:  White Zombie, Jane's Addiction and Igor's record collection