Having a distinctive style while shredding every kind of terrain is as rad as it gets. And Phil Shao is a great example. Here's Al Partanen introducing a classic part from the 1998 Think video.
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
Woodward gets hit hard by Wade Speyer, Phil Shao, Donny Barley, Chad Kramer, and Brian Howard.
Phil Shao, Matt Pailes, Greg Carroll, and Peter Bici head into Ohio to meet up with Patrick O'Dell, Chad Knight, and Donny Humes then skate Dodge park and Sunsports in the sweltering heat.
From the Crypt continues with more from our On the Road video, featuring Peter Bici, Matt Pailes, Wade Speyer, and the one and only Phil Shao. We miss you dude.
There's a whole lot of history in this building. When we start digging in the vaults, there's no telling what we'll find. We hope you enjoy episode one of our new From the Crypt video feature. Here's to the good ol' days.
1973-1998: He came, he saw, he ripped, he died... Miss you blood.
Ask and you shall receive. After repeated requests for parts from the Think Damage video, we've decided to bend the rules and release this Classic in its entirety. Shao, Speyer, Drehobl, the list goes on...
This was the first contest in Prague after they escaped communism in 1989. Add John Cardiel, Ed Templeton, Phil Shao, Wade Speyer, Tim Brauch, Jamie Thomas, and Skip Pronier, and you're going to have some sick-ass skating in a great fucking city.
12 years ago, skateboarding lost one of its greats. You'll never grind the top bar at Fort Miley.
Cover: “El Diable Esta Perdido”Artwork By: Pushead
Inside This Mag: An interview with Phil Shao and the Hard Rock Hollywood event in the Triple Crown Series
Also In This Issue: The vans All Girl Skate Jam, pool skating, and rad ams Sean Robinson, Tony Froude, Stephen Bailey and Aaron Davies
Music Articles: Snot, Groovie Ghoulies and the Grumpies
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: Phil Shao – Frontside Grind
Photo: Ogden
Inside:
Houston;
Machines;
Humpers
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: Quim Cardona – Frontside Air
Photo: Morf
Inside This Mag: Skating in New York, Virginia Beach and Europe
Also In This Issue: Neil Blender
Music Articles: Guttermouth, Hole, The Queers, Vision and JT the Bigga Figga
Cover: Eric Koston – Frontside Flip
Photo: Morris
Inside This Mag: Happyland skate sesh with Matt Moffet, Reese Simpson, Peter Hewitt, Weasel, Danny Way and more, the City 5 Contest and a trip to Europe with Neal Hendrix, Danny Way and more
Also In This Issue: Awesome ams Joe Sierro, Chris Keefe, Brian Chung and Mike Kirchoff
Music Articles: Behind the scenes with Gwar, New Kingdom, Above The Law, Season To Risk and Portland's Punk Fest featuring the Exploited, DOA, MDC, Dr. Know, JFA, The Adicts, CH3 and more
Cover: Rick Ibaseta – 50-50
Photo: Kanights
Inside This Mag: Interviews with Wade Speyer and Mike Vallely and 25 skaters who are killing it
Also In This Issue: Skating in Vancouver
Music Articles: Tool, Da Lench Mob, Green Magnet School, Mule and RKL
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| CAMTEST Arvada, CO May 25 |
| Dickies Midwest Trip Midwest May 27 |
| Few and the Far Skate Jam Sacramento, CA Jun 01 |
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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
