Tony Alva has mastered a lot of things, but did you know that frog throwing happens to be one of them? Watch as he reveals the risks and rewards of his favorite pastime.
Vans got it for us. Park CIty. Go Nordberg or go home. Flip took home the win. Suicidal bro, major gnar!
The Pro-Tec Pool Party is so hectic, Burnout even had to get a practice photo day in.
Burnout covered the Vans Downtown Showdown last weekend, where Team Pretzel Grip took the grand prize.
Burnout checks in with photos from the Vans Skatepark Round-Up.
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: 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: 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
over: Eddie Reategui –Frontside OlliePhoto: NeedhamInsert: Christian Fletcher – Oceanic OlliePhoto: SweglesInside This Mag: The skate and surf special featuring Christian Fletcher and more and an interview with Nicky Guerrero
Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks, pool skating, East Coast NSA contest, the Kona Spring Nationals and spray art
Music Articles: Skate Rock 10 with Less Is More, Hemi, Swell, Verbal Abuse, JFA and more
Cover: Chuck Treece – Layback Tailslide
Photo: Friedman
Inside This Mag: Contortion sessions, an interview with Tony Alva and the 4th Annual Fog-Town contest in Mill Valley, CA
Also In This Issue: Reader submitted photograffiti, a fictional skate story, World Snowboarding Championships in Soda Springs, CA and the National Snowboarding Championships in Snow Valley, VT
Music Articles: Flipper
We dug into the crypt and found a new batch of gems for you. No rhyme or reason, other than epic shots from back in the day of Cab, Julien, Agnew, and TA.
| Wild in the Parks North America May 24 |
| CAMTEST Arvada, CO May 25 |
| Dickies Midwest Trip Midwest May 27 |
| Few and the Far Skate Jam Sacramento, CA Jun 01 |
| Cuates & The Budrows Jun 09 |
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
