Cover: Bod Boyle – Back Lip
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: Jaks team in Santa Barbara and the World Cup '88 in Munster

Also In This Issue: Metro D.C. skate report, the "Gotcha Grind" in Seattle and the O'Boy/Thrasherland/TNT Skate Shop series finale

Music Articles: The Hard-Ons and Social Distortion

 Cover: Dave Hackett – Frontside Grind
Photo: Katz

Inside This Mag: The Tracker Bluegrass Aggression Session at Freedom Hall in Louisville, KY, skating in Albuquerque and a photospread of skating at a New Zealand canal

Also In This Issue: Pool sharks and gnarly skate injuries

Music Articles: The Accused and happening bands from the East Coast featuring Living Colour, Soul Asylum, H.R. from Bad Brains, White Zombie, Gwar, Danzig and more

Cover: Sam Esmoer – Floater
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: Skating in Toronto with Craig Johnson, Jeff Grosso, Christian Hosoi, Natas Kaupas, Ken Park and more and ripping in Phoenix

Also In This Issue: Skaters behind bars, the NSA Southwest Qualifier, the NSA North Central Amateur District Qualifier and the Raging Waters contest in San Jose

Music Articles: Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction, Henry Rollins and Danzig

Cover: “Make Your Obsession Palatable…”
Artwork By: Robert Williams

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Eric Dressen, Duncan Kennedy and Bert Lamar, a spotlight on the Denver skating scene and curb skating

Also In This Issue: Artist Robert Williams, mini shredders, U.S.B.A. Ramp Jam in Leucadia, CA, Bank On It in Ahwatukee, AZ, Skate For Fun Spring Series '88 in Dallas, TX and N.S.A. Regional Ams in Redding, CA

Music Articles: Stupids and Gaye Bykers on Acid

Cover: John Dettman, Danny Sargent & Luke Ogden
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: The Savannah Slamma II, the NSA Vision Skate Escape in Irvine, CA and skating in Santa Cruz, CA

Also In This Issue: The Nobody Skate Team in Taiwan and pool skating

Music Articles: Final Conflict

Cover: Rob Roskopp – Snowdog
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: An interview with Natas Kaupas and some snowboarding action

Also In This Issue: The Turf reopens in the Midwest

Music Articles: Stiff Little Fingers, Scream and Exodus

Cover: Steve Alba – Frontside Tap-In
Photo: Keenan

Inside This Mag: A skate trip to England with Screaming Lord Salba, Jason Jesse, Steve Keenan, Jeff Grosso and Christian Hosoi and an interview with Joey McSqueeb

Also In This Issue: Skate prose and the N.S.A. '87 amateur vertical competition featuring Troy Chasen, Bill Ferguson, Dave Heibert, Dave Hollimbeck, Gene Hare and Jason Espesseth and more

Music Articles: Mom's Make-Up

Cover: Scott Oster – G-Turn
Photo: Katz

Inside This Mag: An interview with Tommy Guerrero and the NSA exposed at the Duel in the Desert in Tempe, AZ

Also In This Issue: Twilight skating

Music Articles: Chord grinds featuring Ghoul Squad, Fratricide, S.O.B., Undeadog, Hell's Kitchen, Token Entry, McRad, Ungh, Odd Man Out and Touch Me Hooker

Cover: Skater: Tony Vitello
Model: Katrina Baumgartner
Photo: Stecyk

Inside This Mag: East coast skate scenes and skating mini-ramps

Also In This Issue: N.S.A. Eastern Regional Qualifier, rad ams Mike Mapp, Peanut Brown, Donny Myhre and Eddie Gutierrez and an interview with Robert Englund AKA Freddy Krueger

Music Articles: Sonic Youth and Voivod

Cover: Eric Dressen – Tail Tap
Photo: Katz

Inside This Mag: The Raging Waters' Boomer Ramp Contest in San Jose, CA, the Olympic Velodrome NSA street and freestyle show in Carson, CA and a survey of skaters known for their lippy maneuvers

Also In This Issue: Skaters over 30 who are still on a roll Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta, hot ams Mike Conroy, Mike Cresini, Dan Brown, Sergie Ventura, Rob Mertz, Dave Lemieux and Clint Deaton and the Hell Tour with John Lucero, Marty Jimenez, John Grigley, Steve Rocco, Joe Johnson, Mike Vallely and Johnee Kop

Music Articles: Dee Dee Ramone and Uniform Choice

Cover: Eddie Reategui – Frontside Thruster
Photo: Keenan

Inside This Mag: Savannah Slamma

Also In This Issue: Tahiti takeover, skate injury terminology, summer skate wrap up and the return of slalom

Music Articles: D.R.I.

Cover: Steve Caballero – Frontside Boardslide
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: Mission Europa Part II with Steve Caballero, Rob Roskopp, Christian Hosoi, Dave Duncan, Mark Gonzales, Mark "Gator" Rogowski and more and the rise and fall of super ramps

Also In This Issue: Hot ams Eric Froland, Dean Loucks, Brian "Gomer" Istavanick, Greg Bahn and Tory Boettcher and the Seattle slew

Music Articles: Igor's record collection, King Face and Youth of Today

Cover: Christian Hosoi – Method Air
Photo: Mofo

Inside:
Mission: Europa

Cover: “Fire Pick”
Artwork By: Pushead

Inside This Mag: Skating in Toronto at the Skatewave event, ditch skating, hot ams Jeff Hedges, Ben Shroeder, Mark Saito, Greg Aguilar, John Fabriquer, Chris Lowe, Todd Swank and more and an interview with Eddie Elguera

Also In This Issue: A guide to skating in Europe, a frat house jam by UC San Diego and the Golden Gate Bridge's 50th birthday bash in San Francisco

Music Articles: The Mission

Cover: Tony Hawk – Frontside Ollie
Photo: Kevin Thatcher

Inside This Mag: A demo tour of Australia featuring Christian Hosoi, Jeff Phillips, Rob Roskopp, Tony Hawk and more and scoping the East Coast for skate spots

Also In This Issue: Skate style

Music Articles: Megadeth and Cocteau Twins

Cover: Mark Rogowski – Slashback
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Mark "Gator" Rogowski, Bod Boyle and Steve Douglas and the final session at Soquel with Mike "Smiley" Goldman, John Hutson, Gary Herbst, the Carter Brothers and more

Also In This Mag: The NSA Pro Vert season launch in Stone Mountain, Georgia, street plants and snowboarding at Breckenridge

Music Articles: Big Apple sounds featuring Today, Cause for Alarm, Reagan Youth, Kraut and Agnostic Front

Cover: Steve Alba – Carve
Photo: Keenan

Inside This Mag: Skate party in Austin and a radical decade at the Upland Pipeline

Also In This Issue: An am contest in Dayton, OH

Music Articles: The Meatmen, Verbal Assault and an Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhoads tribute

Cover: Mike Muir – Portrait
Photo: Mofo

Inside This Mag: Hell Tour featuring Jesse Martinez, Steve Rocco, Per Welinder, Hans "Hazze" Lindgren and Bob Schmelzer

Also In This Issue: Heavy rollers, the Swiss Open, the ups and downs of neighborhood ramps, a memoriam for Daniel Anthony Leonard "Jake" and the Cambodia Ramp

Music Articles: An interview with Mike Muir of Suicidal Tendencies, Big Black and Lipcream