Thrasher Magazine

Vans’ Downtown Showdown returns to the sand with a flood of familiar faces and some surprising new ones. Does this mean America’s back?! Burnout investigates.

The P-Stone Cup is a bonafide Bay Area spectacle, a who's who of the rawest transition talent from across the globe. Joe Brook reports on every rip and rare sighting from one of skateboarding's best days.

The stars of the Scramble along with LA's finest packed the venue in Venice for a wild night of tricks, flicks and free drinks. Scroll through to see who made it to the big show.  

Vaccine introduced the world to Toy’s fresh faces with an onslaught of NBDs and nail-biting rail hammers. What goes into making a video of this caliber is pure pain or pleasure with nothin’ in between. Inject it.

In signature Toy style, shifting between savagery and serenity, Leo, Blake, Myles, CJ, Lutheran and the usual suspects clear a path for an all-out tear from newcomers Braden Hoban and Dashawn Jordan.

A stacked caravan of A-listers and homies cruised to the drive-in for a late-night showing of Uncrossed. Scroll through to see the park-and-ride of a lifetime.

Tony Hawk, Omar Hassan and plenty of legends-to-be crew up in Canada to blast at the Big O and party in the parks. Our guy Rye Beres documents the destruction.

Whether as a struggling pro or team manager, Mike Sinclair’s come across almost every character in skateboarding, and even invented a few himself. Wonder who's made a lasting impression in his lifetime among legends? Read through and laugh along.

Jason Dill, Julien Stranger, Mike Sinclair and many more industry experts discuss what they're looking for in an up-and-coming amateur rider. Is it just about stacking clips? How can you blow it? Heed their advice to stand out in a world where everybody rips.