Ben Hatchell has now walked away with first place at Phoenix Am two years in a row. What will it take for him to turn pro? Thanks Cowtown and Vans—another epic year.

WTF premiered exclusively on our site and it's as pure as it gets. Here are a few words from the riders, and some moments stopped in time to complement the video.

Some of the craziest handrails ever tackled, full-bore Duffel assault, Dan Murphy is back (big time), Fellers flips out, ripping New Jacks like Dakota, Spencer, and Taylor… plus Nick Merlino, with one of the gnarliest parts of all time. Watch it here.

Not only did Foundation shred the park, but they dropped a major NBD in the process, turning Nick Merlino pro right here at The Rock. Fuckin' rad. Congrats homie!

Ishod Wair keeps winning contests. Next up: King of the Road, Maloof South Africa, and hopefully a pro model.

Independent Trucks has part 2 of their road to Texas with Homoki, Smith, Shannon and Hooker.

Check out the article from the weekend of Phx Am that's featured in our June 2011 issue. Watch the video from the weekend here.

Foundation Skateboards welcomes Taylor Smith. Look for his part in WTF! coming soon.

So, there's Grant Taylor, Mikey Taylor, Taylor Bingaman, Jordan Taylor…and now Foundation's Taylor Smith? The thing is, they all rip. Here's Mr Smith...

Rhino brings you this week's 'five' with Wes Kremer, Lance Mountain, Taylor Smith, Josh Borden, and Jack Fardell.

Rhino brings you this week's 'five' with Josh Borden, Wes Kremer, Kevin Kowalski, Taylor Smith, and Sean Conover.

Tucson Timmy took the F-Troop to some of his old spots in Arizona the week of the Round-Up, and put together another Skate Soup.

A board company two decades deep knows how to pick good riders. Pros you know like Sierra and Duffel go to work while new jacks like Nick Merlino show the future of skating. You gotta see his ender.

Taylor Smith starts off Foundation's Skatepark Round-Up week with a buttery Firing Line.

Carter and Doug let us hit up their zones and the crew was psyched. Locals Raney Beres, Raymond Sanchez, and Ben Johnson jumped in and got the session going with Jaws and Taylor Smith. A big thanks to Carter for hooking it up.

Came across this little gem in the heat. Shuriken, Emmanuel, Taylor, Truman, and Jaws found some good lines and had some good laughs.

We pulled up to Santa Rita, where Shuriken Shannon, Taylor Smith, and Jaws got their legs going.

Independent has an interview with Taylor Smith, accompanied by photos and a sick video part.