Cover: Phil Shao – Smith
Photo: Kanights
Inside This Mag: Skating Burnside with Mark Gonzales, John Cardiel, Coco Santiago, Diggity Dawes, Skip Towne and more and interviews with Max Schaaf and Scott Johnson
Also In This Issue: Rad ams Doug Shoemaker, Nikhil Thayer and James Qua and skating in Santa Rosa and Boston
Music Articles: Santana, No Use For A Name and Gaunt
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
Cover: Carl Shipman – Front Blunt
Photo: Kanights
Insert: Avalon
Photo: Johnson
Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 13th Anniversary Issue featuring the Blue and Grey Tour and an interview with Simon Woodstock
Also In This Issue: Hot ams Fred Gall, Pancho Moller, Matt Pailes and John Minor and an interview with the artist behind Pitt, Dale Keown
Music Articles: NOFX, KRS-1, Morbid Angel, Cadillac Tramps and the Phantom Surfers
Cover: Omar Hassan – Lien Air
Photo: Starr
Inside This Mag: Skating trip to Europe and the NSA Amateur Finals in Reno, NV
Also In This Issue: Skate fiction
Music Articles: Revolting Cocks, Skatenigs, Sacred Reich, BL'AST and White Kaps
Salba hit the big 50, and they celebrated with a party at the Fontana Skatepark.
"Went to Oz, witnessed the gnarliest skateboarding in the history of urethane and even kicked the Mayans in their cosmic balls. 2012 was heavy fuckin' duty."
Hall of Meat is a harsh reminder of skating's brutality. It's a medicine usually given in small doses… So prepare to overdose. This clip is not for the faint of heart.
Vans threw a contest at the Chelsea Piers Bowl and a heavy crew from around the world showed up to rip. The rain held off, Van Doren manned the grill with free hot dogs all day and when the dust settled Lance Mountain took top honors in the masters division and Pedro Barros won the Pro.
Omar and Borden bump the clam on today's Burnout, live from the OC.
The Omar coverage has been building up for a reason: here's an exclusive full part where he skates some of the biggest terrain on the planet. You gotta see the waterslide run at the end.
Rhino brings you this week's 'five' with Peter Hewitt, Nick Trapasso, Kevin Kowalski, Greg Lutzka, and Omar Hassan.
The 50-50 slip-out doesn't care if you're a legendary skate veteran or not. It feasts on everyone at some point.
You can call it a run or a line, but when you drop in on transition you've got to figure out what to do on those walls. Send footage of your best transition line and win a new Casio G'z One Commando phone and a Black Label board.
As this vid from the late '80s shows, Omar got his skating fundamentals in order at a young age—and that's why he's been ripping for 30 years.
Even without getting tech or blasting an air, Omar shows how there's endless ways to get creative and gnarly.
Vans has a bunch of killer photos, with the stories behind them, of Omar Hassan.
Omar Hassan shares his five favorite spots in Costa Mesa in this clip from Vans.
Vans continues their Omar Hassan week with a bunch of snapshots from throughout his lifetime.
Vans has a lengthy interview with Omar where he discuss the past, present, future, Mark Gonzales, Black Label and more.
| Skate Til U Die Bay Area, CA May 19 |
| Wild in the Parks North America May 20 |
| CAMTEST Arvada, CO May 25 |
| Dickies Midwest Trip Midwest May 27 |
| South Kitsap Skatepark Opening Port Orchard, WA Jun 22 |
In This IssueFree Ambig Modern Art DVD included with every mag in which Clint Walker more than earns his newfound pro status and the rest of the Ambig team backs it up with post-modern madness. Fast forward to the mag and dive into 14 pages of freeze frame Clint Walker gnarlitude securing him a spot as one of the heaviest dudes out. T-Puds goes high tech in China; Volcom and Co. bring the heat to Peru and Argentina; Converse tours through TX on the way to the Thrasher/Cons SXSW TX Death Match; and Clive Dixon and Raney Beres prove the future of rad is nothing to worry about. Score This Mag For Free
