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Extreme Sports

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    Q&A: Joey Bada$$ On Singing Biggie At Two, Tumblr Stalkers, And Finishing High School

    Joey Bada$$ is perched over a Pac-Man tabletop arcade machine at a neighborhood bar in Flatbush. With a glass of Sprite resting on the video game's screen, he confesses that he's never played Pac-Man before, gives a laugh, and says, "I probably suck at this." Bada$$'s lack of experience at early-'8 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Q&A: Ninjasonik On Tight Pants, Skating, And Coming For The Throne

    If you're really "in the streets" of New York City, then most of the people in your circle should be street urchins and guttersnipes also using the asphalt lawns of the Big Apple as their playground. They're your closest friends, even though you didn't go to school together; you're not from the sam ... More >>

  • Film

    February 1, 2012

    Splinters

    If you're really "in the streets" of New York City, then most of the people in your circle should be street urchins and guttersnipes also using the asphalt lawns of the Big Apple as their playground. They're your closest friends, even though you didn't go to school together; you're not from the sam ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    September 7, 2011

    HANG LOOSE

    It's surf season in New York

  • Voice Choices

    August 24, 2011

    SURFIN' NYC

    Pro surfers compete for a cool million

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    New X Games Event is Sisyphean Ordeal of Dirt Bike Stupidity

    Above are the highlights for the X Games' (short for "Extreme Games," in case you were an old person in 1993) newest event: Enduro X. As you can see, the ladies competing had some trouble with the course, located in Los Angeles' Staples Center. ESPN, who runs the Games, says the new event has "has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Live: Undead Jazzfest Shows Off Its Rock-Solid Vital Signs

    Brian Chase (l) and Alan Licht (r) perform at Kenny's Castaways on June 23.​ Second Annual Undead Jazzfest Kenny's Castaways, Sullivan Hall, (le) poisson rouge, The Bell House, Littlefield, CrossFit Gym, Homage Skateboard Training Facility Thursday, June 23 through Saturday, June 25 Better ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    New York Times Still Trying to Push the Rockaways as 'Hipster-Cool' Destination

    StuffHipstersDon'tLike, circa 2008​Have you heard about the Rockaways? They are a place that you might want to go! The New York Times wrote about them back in 2008, that's how much you might want to go -- "There are Brooklyn hipsters, Japanese twentysomethings and even Hasidic surfers from Far ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Tillman the Skateboarding Dog Takes New York (And We Meet Him)

    As soon as you give a dog a skateboard, the iPhones come out. After all, skateboarding dogs are pretty much the perfect storm of YouTube video success (one-of-a-kind moments, extreme sports, and cute animals), and no one does it better than Tillman. You may know him from the iPhone commercial, or m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2011

    Tiny Skateboarder Adorable, Gnarly

    Via The Daily: seven-year-old Asher Bradshaw is a precociously talented skateboarder in L.A. who is totally the next Tony Hawk. Just look at him go! My favorite element of this is watching him interact with the older skaters at the skate park. His role models are these grizzled burnouts with holey ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    What Do Lil Jon and Susan Sarandon Have in Common?

    Lil Jon and Susan Sarandon, reenacting the Twins poster. Photo via Complex/Say_WordYo​A love of skateboarding, apparently. Both were at yesterday's Maloof Money Cup at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, a pro skating competition sponsored by the infamous Maloof brothers, owners of the Sacra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Maloof Money Brings NYC a Massive Skate Party, and a Free Park

    ​In a lonely corner of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, in the shadow of Philip Johnson's decaying New York State Pavilion, construction workers are filling the Astral Fountain with huge chunks of styrofoam, which will then be covered with concrete. Is styrofoam really a good idea as a building ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2010

    To Alleviate Depression, Watch a Bulldog Skateboard

    ​President Obama may be heading our way, but we're also pretty excited about Tillman the skateboarding bulldog, who "loves New York City," reports the Daily News. In the city, "there's a lot of concrete, a lot of dogs, and a lot of open space, believe it or not, for him to do his thing," says ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Surfer Blood Cover Neutral Milk Hotel, Owe Todd P Everything According to Miami New Times

    Hey, wouldn't you know it, Surfer Blood casually cover Neutral Milk Hotel's "Two-Headed Boy" over a bottle of El Presidente, and it's not half bad for a bunch of dudes who won't even get up off the couch! They even screw up a couple times and it's still better than that awful Apples in Stereo vers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2009

    CMJ on the Street: Sam of Florida's The Deaf Children

    photo by Sam Horine Sam, plays in Florida's The Deaf Children Best show: Surfer Blood at Piano's Fashion aesthetic: Florida Goodwill, plus comfy long johns. Years at CMJ: First. Best thing so far: Watching friends like Surfer Blood play shows in NYC.

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Interview: No Age Talk Spike Jonze, Live-Action Animal Films, and Playing the New Museum

    ​No Age's week beats your year. Last Tuesday, the duo of guitarist Randy Randall and drummer Dean Spunt released their new Losing Feeling EP on Sub Pop. They also lined up four shows in the five boroughs that are so random and far-flung as to appear the work of four different bands. Tonight, t ... More >>

  • Film

    August 18, 2009

    X Games 3D: The Movie Tests Your Tolerance to Awesomeness

    ​No Age's week beats your year. Last Tuesday, the duo of guitarist Randy Randall and drummer Dean Spunt released their new Losing Feeling EP on Sub Pop. They also lined up four shows in the five boroughs that are so random and far-flung as to appear the work of four different bands. Tonight, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    News Roundup: Kyp Malone, Wavves, Leonard Cohen

    --TV on the Radio's Kyp Malone has released a song from his solo project, Rain Machine. The track "Give Blood," has Malone going as nuts as he would on any TVOTR track. The self-titled, 11-track disc comes out September 22nd on Anti. Check out the Malone-designed pornographic cover art here.--Follow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Wow, That Ridiculous J. Mascis Skateboarding Trick Was Actually Performed by J. Mascis

    SOTC buddy Ryan Dombal gets to the bottom of Dinosaur Jr.'s video for "I'm Over It," in which the band's three aging members do obviously stunt-doubled tricks on one skateboard and two BMX bikes. Except some of it--and not just the part where J. Mascis awkwardly cruises into the frame, and then si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    Want to See J. Mascis Do a Kickflip?

    Continuing their streak of awesomely, defiantly old-school gestures, Dinosaur Jr. chose to make the video to "I'm Over It" an homage to skateboarding and BMX biking: J. and Murph and Lou cruising around town, Mascis on a skateboard, his rhythm section on bikes. 90% of the tricks here are pretty ob ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    Studies in Criticism: Professional Basketball Player Paul Shirley on Merriwether Post Pavilion

    Paul Shirley, professional basketball player, music critic: Try as I might, I can't tell much about an album during its first playback. With that in mind,I thought it would be fun to journal my efforts to grasp something new. First, though, I needed an album I thought would be worth my time. Anim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2008

    Year in Review: Paranoid Park, Skating For Dummies

    Paul Shirley, professional basketball player, music critic: Try as I might, I can't tell much about an album during its first playback. With that in mind,I thought it would be fun to journal my efforts to grasp something new. First, though, I needed an album I thought would be worth my time. Anim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2008

    Happy Birthday, Spike Jonze!

    Paul Shirley, professional basketball player, music critic: Try as I might, I can't tell much about an album during its first playback. With that in mind,I thought it would be fun to journal my efforts to grasp something new. First, though, I needed an album I thought would be worth my time. Anim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2008

    Anna Faris, Inadvertent Skateploitator?

    Paul Shirley, professional basketball player, music critic: Try as I might, I can't tell much about an album during its first playback. With that in mind,I thought it would be fun to journal my efforts to grasp something new. First, though, I needed an album I thought would be worth my time. Anim ... More >>

  • Film

    August 5, 2008

    Beautiful Losers, Aaron Rose's Celebratory Portrait of the Early-'90s L.E.S. Artists

    Paul Shirley, professional basketball player, music critic: Try as I might, I can't tell much about an album during its first playback. With that in mind,I thought it would be fun to journal my efforts to grasp something new. First, though, I needed an album I thought would be worth my time. Anim ... More >>

  • Music

    July 23, 2008

    Back to School With the Butthole Surfers

    They're collaborating with teenagers now. Terrible idea. Wonderful idea.

  • Voice Choices

    July 9, 2008

    SWEET SHOT

    Lia Halloran shreds the streets of L.A. for her art

  • Film

    April 8, 2008

    Bra Boys: Tough Guys Surf

    Aussie doc digs into an outsider culture

  • Film

    October 2, 2007

    Mike Hill's Frustratingly Inarticulate Chronicle of Steve Rocco

    Aussie doc digs into an outsider culture

  • NYC Life

    July 4, 2006

    Leaps and Bounds

    Aussie doc digs into an outsider culture

  • Film

    June 13, 2006

    Rocking and Rolling

    Maverick director Clark talks skating, racism, pixelated nudity

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2006

    Lupe Fiasco: Already Turning Weird

    Maverick director Clark talks skating, racism, pixelated nudity

  • Film

    August 16, 2005

    Cheesy Rider: Bare-Chested Biker Boys Bicker, Bond Over Pizza

    Maverick director Clark talks skating, racism, pixelated nudity

  • Books

    November 23, 2004

    Cult Following

    A holiday guide to coffee-table books with a jagged edge

  • Film

    June 29, 2004

    Breaking the Waves: Z-Boy Trades Skateboard for Surfboard

    A holiday guide to coffee-table books with a jagged edge

  • Art

    March 16, 2004

    Art

    A holiday guide to coffee-table books with a jagged edge

  • Film

    August 19, 2003

    Halfpipe Dreams

    A Bio-Doc Chronicles the Hawking of Skate Culture; a T&A Teen Comedy Just Hawks

  • News

    August 5, 2003

    Good Game Boy

    A Bio-Doc Chronicles the Hawking of Skate Culture; a T&A Teen Comedy Just Hawks

  • Film

    August 5, 2003

    Endless Bummer

    Wet Behind the Ears

  • Columns

    July 22, 2003

    Horoscope

    Wet Behind the Ears

  • News

    June 24, 2003

    Hell Raiser

    Wet Behind the Ears

  • Art

    January 14, 2003

    Outside and In

    Teenage Wasteland? Not in These Shows.

  • News

    January 7, 2003

    The Transporter

    'Crutchmaster' Takes Dance to the Next Level

  • News

    October 29, 2002

    Chairman of the Board

    Tony Hawk Airs on the Side of Commercialism

  • News

    September 17, 2002

    Killing Yourself to Live

    Balls to the Wall With Bam Margera & His Crew

  • Film

    April 23, 2002

    Buy Low, Sell High

    Balls to the Wall With Bam Margera & His Crew

  • News

    March 5, 2002

    Rolling for Dollars

    How a Bunch of Independent Skateboarders Unionized and Won

  • News

    November 27, 2001

    On Edge

    Aggressive Skaters Have to Choose Between a Living and a Life

  • News

    July 20, 1999

    Scare Yourself Shiftless

    In a 24-Hour mountain bike race, life begins at 4 a.m.

  • News

    August 25, 1998

    The Outsiders

    Skateboarders bring their half-pipe dreams to New Jersey's city of last resort

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