Displaying items by tag: Behind the French Fred Scenes
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5/18/2015
BFFS: The Secret Ditch
As skaters, we're always on the hunt for new terrain. In today's episode, Ali Boulala uncovers a top-secret gem in France. -
5/11/2015
BFFS: Charles Collet
To experience the ecstasy, you gotta embrace the pain... and this French maniac can't be slowed down by a handful of heavy hits. -
5/04/2015
BFFS: Flip Team Visiting Tom Penny
The Flip team visits Tom Penny in France in 1999, bringing along a young Bastien Salabanzi for the first time. This episode is just too epic. -
4/27/2015
BFFS: Bob Burnquist
Bob is straight up bonkers. The following six and a half minutes of raw vert destruction is gonna leave your jaw on the floor. -
4/20/2015
BFFS: Lucas Puig Part 2
Fred had so much epic Lucas footage in the archives we made him make a 2nd episode. Cheers to 7 more minutes of raw footy from the French master. -
4/13/2015
BFFS: Lucas Puig Part 1
Lucas has been in the skateboard spotlight since he was a young buck, and French Fred was there to capture his ascendence from child prodigy to one of the best on the planet. This edit is awesome. -
4/06/2015
BFFS: Cliché Gypsy Tour Part 2
Cliché's Gypsy tours were based on a reality TV format and it doesn't get much more real then sleeping under bridges and showering in the rain. -
3/30/2015
BFFS: Cliché Gypsy Tour Part 1
10 Euros a day, a tent under the stars, and nothing to do but skate hard til you drop. It's no wonder that Cliché has stuck with the Gypsy Tour format all these years. -
3/24/2015
BFFS: Pontus Alv
Pontus has always been a creative, spot-hunting madman as this edit shows. He quit Cliché before the completion of their Bon Appétit vid and these clips were lost to the ages until now. -
3/16/2015
BFFS: Cliché Japan
The language barrier proves problematic as the Cliche crew try and maneuver around Japanese security. This episode includes some priceless young Puig footage. Bring back that sweater Lucas!
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12/06/2019
Jack O'Grady's "Kitsch" Part
This dude is a damn animal! High-speed assaults on EVERYTHING in his path, taking no prisoners. Hell YES. -
12/06/2019
Hell of a Year: Milton Martinez
Milton is Skate and Destroy personified, a wrecking ball catapulting through the air at mach speed. His ¡Demolición! part blew the doors off the internet, an unequivocal treasure of skateboarding stoke. -
12/06/2019
Rowan Zorilla's "Baker 4" Interview
The sequence at the end of Rowan’s interview is worth the visit alone, but hell, might as well read what the man has to say while you’re there! From the Jan ’19 issue of the mag. -
12/06/2019
RIP IN PEACE: Jon Comer
Jon was a pioneering champion for disabled skaters and practically made his invisible with an attitude and attack on the board true to his Texas roots. He knew there were others in way worse situations. Glad to have had some great sessions with you. Our deepest condolences to the Comer family. –Sam Hitz -
12/06/2019
Loveletters Season 10: Hawaii
If skating was born from surfing and surfing originated in Hawaii then Hawaii is skateboarding's mecca.
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In The Mag
Figgy’s got the laser vision as he rings in 2020 with a gap to front feeble. In years past, Figgy was seeing double. This time around, he’s bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. The long awaited Baker 4 is finally here. We got a colossal 53-page article, including interviews with the rookies and the vets—Rowan, Kader, T-Funk, Elissa, Baca, the Boss himself plus many more. Baker 4-ever. Alex Midler risks it all and takes the win at our Bust or Bail contest. Nut up or shut up, right Alex? The wrecking crew wreaks havoc in Canada; the chaos includes the Pabich bros, Pedro Delfino, Ducky Kovacs, Corey Glick, and Ronnie Sandoval with some special appearances by Johnny Layton, Birdman, and Gonz. Canada’s going to have a hard time recovering from this one, eh? The heaviness continues with interviews from Davis Torgerson, Ryan Sheckler and Gustav Tønnesen. Tommy Wright III, Beach Fossils and Obituary were amongst the many artists at Death Match NYC, we got the full recap right here. Sit back, relax, and feast your eyes on this.