Displaying items by tag: grant yansura
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12/07/2018
Rough Cut: WKND's "Sir Palmer" Video
Never settling for the low-hanging fruit, the WKND crew scoured LA for fresh terrain and uncovered new lines at blown-out spots. This is 17 minutes of solid stoke. -
9/17/2018
WKND's "Sir Palmer" Video
The whole WKND crew snags some airtime, but this vid is Alex Schmidt and Trevor Thompson’s time to shine. Let the residents of Sir Palmer take you on a trip down every alleyway and side street of Los Angeles with Leonard Cohen supplying the soundtrack. -
9/17/2018
WKND's "Sir Palmer" Premiere Photos
WKND skateboards held what we would call a flash-mob video premiere. Check out some photos here. -
8/23/2018
WKND Lunch Ramp Tour Video
With a nod to Jeremy Klein, the WKND boys hit the road Hook Ups style and put together a launch-ramp-infused tour, complete with a box for the top of the van and Willy Santos in tow. It’s called skateboarding. It’s supposed to be fun. -
8/23/2018
WKND Lunch Ramp Tour Article
The WKND crew took a U-Haul full of ramps to the desert and things got weird. They may not have located Animal Chin but they found Josh Beagle so we’d call it a unanimous success. Warning: there will be nudity. -
6/15/2017
WKND in Hawaii Photos
WKND skateboards set out to the beautiful Hawaiian island of Oahu to test out some new Nike flippers they made. They may have been going out there for some shoes, but they returned with a new wisdom gained from those ancient islands. —Grant Yansura -
11/17/2016
WKND's "Who's to Say" Video
Gear up for video parts from Taylor Caruso and Austyn Gillette, plus montages of the team. WKND hit this one outta the park. Five stars, 2 thumbs up, just hand these guys a trophy.
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12/14/2019
WKND's "Death Dance" Video
This full-length is packed to the brim with everything you expect from a WKND production. Great work, dudes. -
12/14/2019
The Follow Up: Alex Midler "You Good?"
Child prodigy to grown-ass man, Midler is keeping his head down and doing his best to keep his nuts off those rails. Last part in You Good? Damn right he’s good. -
12/14/2019
Atlantic Drift's "Deep Fried Friends" Article
The Drifters floated to Moscow to experience joint hallucinations, get mistaken as fugitives and break some Daily Bread. Don’t worry, they found time to street style, too. From the Dec ’19 issue of the mag. -
12/14/2019
"Sign At All Times" A Film About Brian Estrada
For years, Brian Estrada struggled with being deaf. He has now embraced it and is proud of his condition. This quote sums it up beautifully: “We don’t need to look at deafness as something that must be ‘cured.’” Oh, he also rips. Need some inspiration? Click play. -
12/14/2019
The Follow Up: Jamie Foy "You Good?"
Big Boy Foy put a hurting on the spots in You Good?. Read about his mindset on tackling terrifying terrain and how he goes about hyping up the sessions with the homies. Doom and gloom ain’t gonna get nobody on a 20+ rail, that’s for damn sure!
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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.