Thrasher Magazine

Vans threw a big contest last weekend with a bunch of skaters you don’t usually associate with the words “organized competition.” Tyler Bledsoe, Breana Geering, Taylor Kirby, Austyn Gillette, Simon Bannerot, Mason Silva and hella more throw down the gauntlet for some fun in the OC sun.

Cover: Carl Shipman – Front Blunt Photo: KanightsInsert: Avalon Photo: Johnson Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 13th Anniversary Issue featuring the Blue and Grey Tour and an interview with Simon Woodstock Also In This Issue: Hot ams Fred Gall, Pancho Moller, Matt Pailes and John Minor and an interview with the artist behind Pitt, Dale KeownMusic Articles: NOFX, KRS-1, Morbid Angel, Cadillac Tramps and the Phantom Surfers

When Wade Speyer turned 21 back in 1993, all hell broke loose.

Skateboarding has seen lots of clowns come and go. Here's the OG bozo, Simon Woodstock. Can you name the two dudes at the end?

Cover: Alphonso Rawls – Back Smith Photo: Ortiz Inside This Mag: Interviews with Rob Dyrdek and Rob Boyce and three days of skating in ChicagoAlso In This Issue: PSL Pro contest at the San Jose SkateparkMusic Articles: Thud, Wool, Beat Happening, Flop meets the Supersuckers and Therapy?

Cover: Sean Sheffey – Heelflip Shove-It Photo: Ortiz Inside This Mag: Interviews with Chris Senn and John Montesi and coverage of the Professional Skateboard League contest series in Golden Gate Park Also In This Issue: New England road journal Music Articles: P.I.L., Reverend Horton Heat, MC 900 Ft. Jesus, Treepeople, Arrested Development, Afghan Wings, Die Kreuzen, TVTV$ and Murphy's Law

Cover: Chet Thomas – Shifty Ollie Photo: Xeno Inside This Mag: A wild weekend at Thrasher's Christmas party/Skater of the Year bash and moreAlso In This Issue: Step by step tricks, skate fashionMusic Articles: Nirvana, the Damned, the Cramps and Slayer

Cover: Eric Britton – Nosegrind Photo: Block Inside This Mag: The history of street style and the Long Beach junkyard rumbleAlso In This Issue: Step by step tricks and contest at the Skatepark of HoustonMusic Articles: Meat Puppets, Helmet, Nitzer Ebb and Didjits

Cover: Eric Dressen – Ollie Nose Bonk Photo: Sleeper Inside This Mag: Skating in Brazil, Aqua Jam in Minneapolis and a skater's journal of European travels Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks, the Burnside Project in Portland and tons of photosMusic Articles: G.G. Allin, L.A. Guns, Napalm Death, Godflesh, Urge Overkill and Cows