Cover: Wade Speyer – Frontside Air
Photo: Ogden

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Tim McKenney and Big Dirty James and seven days in Arizona with Kirby, Sage, Raf and Tait

Also In This Issue: Wez Lundry's solo mission to Indonesia

Music Articles: Guitar Wolf, Pulley, Camplo and Stanley

Cover: Chico Brenes – Gap To Back Tail
Photo: Ogden

Inside This Mag: Tampa Pro Contest and an interview with Carl Shipman

Also In This Issue: Santa Rosa Skatepark and skating in Atlanta

Music Articles: The Descendents, Shudder to Think, the Promise Ring and Helmet

Cover: Mark Gonzales – Pole Jam
Photo: Morf

Inside This Mag: T-Eddys, Tampa Am and interviews with Johnny Fonseca and Crazy Eddie

Also In This Issue: Rad ams Jason Phares and Joe Pino

Music Articles: Odd Numbers, SNFU, the Muffs, and Poof

Cover: Eric Koston – Frontside Noseblunt Slide
Photo: Ogden

Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 1996 Skater of the Year Eric Koston and a twenty year retrospective of Thrasher's SOTYs

Also In This Issue: Crazy Chicago skating and a trip to Ecuador

Music Articles: Sick of it All, Reel Big Fish, Brutal and Blue Tip

Cover: Scott Johnston – Crooked Grind
Photo: Ogden

Inside This Mag: West Coast road trip with Texas Dan, Roth, Steve Revord and more and the adventures of Norm and Dick 

Also In This Issue: Skating in Brazil, Tijuana and NYC and rad ams Ben Bodilly Childs, Kale Sandridge, Chaney Given and Pontus Alv

Music Articles: The Roots, Vision of Disorder and One Man Army

Cover: Danny Gonzales – Blaster
Photo: Morf

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Gino Perez, James Qua, and Nanda Zipp, the Texas Death Match and skating in Oakland

Also In This Issue: Pier 7 locals

Music Articles: Unwritten Law, Ignite, Neurosis and Five Year Plan

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: Jonathan Bohannon
Artwork By: Gomez Bueno

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Neil Heddings, Pigpen and Jim Gagne

Also In This Issue: 15 best Thrasher covers and skating the Bowl of Dreams in Alberta, Canada

Music Articles: Lagwagon, Goldfinger and the Loudmouths

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: Karma Tsocheff – Backside Shifty
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: A road trip with Scott Amore, Lou Cox, Nos, Todd Luciere, Oz, Jim Greco, Mother and Sean Cronan, an interview with Matt Pailes and a contest at the Skatepark of Tampa

Also In This Issue: Damsels of skating Jamie Reyes, Alison Lee and Cindy Gorset, 15 pool punishers and West Coast shredding

Music Articles: White Zombie, a concert for the people of Tibet and Slagheap

Cover: Coco Santiago – Frontside Thruster
Photo: Kanights

Inside This Mag: Skatepark of Tampa Contest, an interview with Israel Forbes and skating in Minnesota

Also In This Issue: Sick ams Eddie Nemeth and Huy Lee

Music Articles: Fun Lovin' Criminals, Motorhead and Snuff

Cover: “Bridge Of Grindenstein”
Artwork By: Mark Desalvo

Inside This Mag: 1995 T-Eddys and an interview with Tim Upson

Also In This Issue: Last place skaters

Music Articles: Grunge-A-Palooza, the Buzzcocks, Man or Astroman?, the Mr. T Experience and Genius

Cover: Justin Strubing – Salad Grind
Photo: Ogden

Inside This Mag: A photo journal of skating on Vancouver Island, skating in Louisville, KY, an interview with Scott Smiley and the Battle of the Bay street championships

Also In This Issue: Rad ams Steve Lawson, James Menscer and Chris Avery

Music Articles: Boss Hog, Rocket From The Crypt and the Swingin' Neckbreakers

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: Chad Muska – 5-0
Photo: Dalgart

Inside This Mag: ESPN Extreme Games, Foundation/Toy Machine Tour, Tony Alva and the CSSU Zuma Beach Bash

Also In This Issue: Awesome ams Donny Barley, Andy Bohna and Mike Pragnell and the life and times of Todd Swank

Music Articles: Ol' Dirty Bastard, Jello Biafra, Truly and the Twinz

Cover: CR Stecyk III – Toes On The Nose
Photo: Stecyk

Inside This Mag: Lance Mountain then and now, skating in Puerto Rico, the Cult of the Longboard and an interview with Frank Hirata

Also In This Issue: Awesome ams Gabe Angemi, Mikey Chin and Barry Walsh, a memorium for Sean Miller and skating in Las Vegas and Socal

Music Articles: Bouncing Souls, New Bomb Turks, Wax and Urban Dance Squad

Cover: Ethan Fowler – Switch Wallride
Photo: Morf

Inside This Mag: Tony Hawk recollections, skating in Ireland and Vermont and interviews with Steve Keenan, Tina Paez, Oscar Reyes, Karina Morishige, Rick Winsor and Bob Just

Also In This Issue: Awesome ams Chris Strausbaugh, Mat O'Brien and Eric Peoro

Music Articles: 1995 Readers' Music Poll results, best band winner the Beastie Boys, Fear and Brothas Unda Madness