Displaying items by tag: Sam Hitz
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4/15/2020
Thrasher Radio S02 Ep. 06: Sam Hitz
Bringing one of the heaviest playlists to date, Sam stops by the Plant to swap Jake, Monk and P-Stone stories with the guys. Wanna know the best way to sleep in the van? Listen up. -
3/05/2020
Sam Hitz's "Kill Skateboarding IV" Video
Aided by John Gardner, Lukas Miller and many more misfit geniuses, The LARB continues its crusade to kill skateboarding. In their the attempt, they stuffed the new edit with absurd amounts of awful setups, beer can pranks, trash pickin’ crust punks, black metal sets and shopping carts—lots of shopping carts. Will skateboarding survive the assault? -
2/13/2020
Flogging Molly Salty Dog Cruise
A floating punk-rock festival adrift in the high seas? Walk the plank! Flogging Molly has hosted this epic cruise several times and this year they added skating to the mix. This feature includes interviews with Steve Caballero, Matt Hensley, Pennywise, Stiff Little Fingers, and Pegboy. -
12/20/2019
Bagman vs Larb
Submerge yourself in this parallel world of animated absurdity created by Sam Hitz. -
12/16/2019
SOTY Party 2019 Photos
Unless you’ve been living underneath a rotting mini ramp in the woods, you undoubtedly already know that Milton Martinez is our 2019 Skater of the Year. We celebrated his win this past Friday with a bangin'-ass party in The City by the Bay. -
10/11/2019
Death Match NYC 2019 Photos
Once again the world’s greatest skate and music fest roared to life in the Big Apple with a diabolical new ramp, epic bands and Yuto, Greyson and the Vans Wrecking Crew throwing down all weekend long. Missed it? Sucks to be you. -
7/25/2019
Curb Appeal: Ryan Maddox Photo Collection
Curb skating is a blast but it's rarely the subject of a photo essay. Ryan Maddox documents the art of colliding with curbs and shows that, if you're up close enough, every slappy is a lightning strike. -
6/10/2019
Independent’s “2019 Rip Ride Rally” Video
Skateboarding’s top concrete crushers slug it out on the insane terrain of Red’s Lincoln City, Oregon – parks, pits, dirt and destruction. Grindline the Band, Arctic, Bad Shit and many more provide the soundtrack as the crew pushes the limits for those who can’t. Pure mayhem and good times! Where were you?! -
3/04/2019
Chris Russell Interview
In order to survive on large terrain and giant walls, most skaters have to adapt and even throttle down their skating. As his latest video part shows, Chris instead attacks everything in his path. No compromises. This interview gets inside the mind of a true skate maniac. -
12/11/2018
Wes Kremer and Sam Hitz's "All Day" Video
Jump in the van with Wes Kremer and Sam Hitz in this clip for Independent trucks.
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8/11/2020
SKATELINE: 08.11.2020
Evan Smith's "Modern Frequency" part, Shane Oneill, Kader Sylla, Reese Salken's "Devils Reject" part, Chris "Cookie" Colbourn, Manramp and more in today's episode of Skateline. -
8/11/2020
Hall Of Meat: Kevin Bækkel
Bækkel’s handled some of heaviest rails ever, but not without a few trip-ending slams. Never underestimate the front-truck betrayal. -
8/11/2020
Justin Sommer Raw and Uncut
Take in the technique from a double-set master, as Justin shows his work that closed out the Santa Cruz video strong. -
8/11/2020
April Skateboards "Park Update"
Shane, Yuto, Ronnie, Ish and the April clique come correct with a killer TF cut to cure the quarantine blues. Slick ground and smoother moves, these dudes don’t slip. -
8/11/2020
Evan Smith's "Modern Frequency" Part
Captain Cosmic keeps the hits coming with another part full of head-scratching hammers. Tune in and trip out—Evan is on one.
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In The Mag
The covers—front and back—should clue you in, but the September 2020 issue is chock full of LEGENDS. Up front, Darrell Stanton breaks down his June ’02 Classic Cover—the backside noseblunt down Clipper which is jaw dropping to this day, Gary Rogers pontificates on people he’s known, Clyde Singleton dishes on the chef life and his newfound sobriety, Alphonzo Rawls talks H-Street, art and skate footwear, Sal Barbier reminisces on his first big trip to CA from Louisiana, ‘80s pro Stephanie Person explains why nothing will ever be as hard as being a female skater, Karl Watson discusses Maxallure, his rider-owned biz supporting the next generation and we catch up with Forrest Edwards—and we’re not even halfway through the mag yet. Atiba Jefferson weighs in on the heroes and heavies who made him who he is today and we’ve got feature interviews with Ray Barbee, Kareem Campbell, Stevie Williams, Samarria Brevard, Steve Steadham, Robert Neal, Zion Wright, Marty Grimes, Kader Sylla, Ishod Wair and Nyjah Huston. Atiba sums up this mag with these poignant words: “This issue is a celebration of one of many cultures that have made an amazing impact on skateboarding… This is a story I have always been proud to be a part of, a story that has always been told by Thrasher and that we will continue to tell.”