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NATHAN FLORENCE INTERVIEW BY DIBI FLETCHER INTRODUCTION BY DIBI FLETCHER PHOTO BY WYATT TILLOTSON   Hey. Are you getting ready for school? Yeah. How are you doing in school? Good. What grade are you in? Eighth. How do you like your teachers? They’re Read More

JOHN JOHN FLORENCE INTERVIEW BY DIBI FLETCHER INTRODUCTION BY DIBI FLETCHER PHOTOS BY TOBY OGDEN and HERBIE FLETCHER   Hey, John John. This is Dibi. How are you? Hi, Dib. Sorry, I had to call you so early. I know you're getting ready for school. That's Read More

JIMMY MOORE INTERVIEW BY CURT "MEAGER" BAKER INTRODUCTION BY DAVE "SHAGGY" PALMER PHOTOS BY SHEA CONNELLY   Jimmy Moore is an underground ripper. If he weren't such a procrastinator, he'd probably have a star on Hollywood Boulevard or his own Ozzfest Read More

IVAN FLORENCE INTERVIEW BY DIBI FLETCHER INTRODUCTION BY DIBI FLETCHER PHOTOS BY HERBIE FLETCHER and HANK FOTO   Hey, Ivan. How's it going? Good. What grade are you in? Sixth. How are you doing in school? Good. How do you like the teachers? Good. That's Read More

GREGG WEAVER INTERVIEW BY STEVE OLSON INTRODUCTION BY STEVE OLSON PHOTOS BY WARREN BOLSTER   The Cadillac Kid, smooth, stylish, barefoot... What else do you need to know?  Maybe the best footage ever shot of a skateboarder skating downhill to date. Read More

FRONTSIDE FIVE INTERVIEW WITH SHANE HENRY INTERVIEW BY DAN LEVY PHOTOS BY HECTOR AND MATT GILLEN   Let's start at the beginning. When were you born? I was born on November 16, 1981, in Durango, CO. There's a skatepark there. Yeah, there is. They Read More

DYLAN O’NEAL INTERVIEW BY JEFF HO INTRODUCTION BY JEFF HO PHOTO BY ROB NELSON   Dylan O'Neal is the younger of the two O'Neal brothers.. Coming from a skating family, his favorite things are to skate bowls and contests. Dylan is a great representative Read More

DUTY NOW FOR THE FUTURE: DAVE LIBHART INTERVIEW WITH DAVE "SUEDE" LIBHART INTERVIEW BY JIM MURPHY INTRODUCTION BY JIM MURPHY PHOTOS BY RHINO   Just saying Libhart is from Pennsylvania says it all to most. Suede is a perfect breed of hardcore do it yourself, for the fun of it, Read More

DARREN NAVARRETTE INTERVIEW BY STEVE OLSON INTRODUCTION BY STEVE OLSON PHOTOS BY JOE HAMMEKE and ED DOMINICK   Upside down...  sideways...  any which way he wants. The dark side, the force is with him... Kiss of the Vampire,  leaves his mark,  wherever Read More

CHUCK TREECE INTERVIEW BY JIM MURPHY INTRODUCTION BY JIM MURPHY PHOTOS BY BRYAN LATHROP   It's cool to see how music and skateboarding can flow together. Chuck Treece has skated on the road while playing with bands like McRad, Underdog, Bad Brains and Urge Read More

CHRIS CORNELL INTERVIEW BY JEFF HO INTRODUCTION BY JEFF HO PHOTOS BY MAX VADUKUL and LISA HILL   Noted for being the frontman of the super groups, Soundgarden, Audioslave, and Temple of the Dog, Chris Cornell has gone solo. This is a brief glimpse into Read More

BUTTONS KALUHIOKALANI INTERVIEW BY JEFF HO INTRODUCTION BY JEFF HO PHOTOS BY DAN LEVY AND GARY MIYATA   Buttons Kaluhiokalani is truly one of Hawaii's most colorful surfers with a heart of gold. He has a love for surfing and possesses a smooth, aggressive and Read More

BRYAN LATHROP INTERVIEW BY JIM MURPHY INTRODUCTION BY JIM MURPHY PHOTOS BY BRYAN LATHROP   Philadelphia has bred some cool skaters, the kind of guys that just skate for fun and are down for the scene. Bryan Lathrop grew up in the Philly scene skating and Read More

BRUNO PASSOS INTERVIEW BY DAVE DUNCAN INTRODUCTION BY DAVE DUNCAN PHOTOS BY DAN BOURQUI   Bruno Passos was big part of the scene of skaters that came out of Brazil in the late '80s and early'90s. Growing up, he skated the streets and bowls of Rio de Read More

BRAD BOWMAN INTERVIEW BY STEVE OLSON INTRODUCTION BY STEVE OLSON PHOTOS BY CRAIG FINEMAN   When one rips, most know it, Bowman knew it. And all of his peers as well. With a life as a skateboarder, back in the day, that is, everything seemed GREAT. Read More

BILL DANFORTH INTERVIEW BY JIM MURPHY INTRODUCTION BY JIM MURPHY PHOTO BY GREG FADELL   My first vivid memory of Danforth was sitting in the Turf parking lot and watching Chris Baucom wrestle him down and drawing the word “HATE” on his forehead after Read More

BEASTIE BOYS INTERVIEW WITH ADAM YAUCH INTERVIEW BY STEVE OLSON INTRODUCTION BY STEVE OLSON PHOTOS BY JENNIFER HALL AND VANYA EDWARDS   Kick it... Turn up the bass... Now the guitars, wait a minute... no guitars. Oops... Now jazz hands...Dosie doe your Read More

ANGRY SAMOANS INTERVIEW BY FLORIAN BRAUN INTRODUCTION BY FLORIAN BRAUN PHOTOS BY FLORIAN BRAUN   If you don't know the Angry Samoans, then you've never listened to punk rock or hardcore music, or you've been living in a galaxy far, far beyond... If you Read More