the quiet leaf...

i got something really interesting in, earlier today...

“a skateboarder's view on low-key street culture”, that's what it reads on the spine of these magazines below. it amazes me how much effort has been put in one of these. the editor in chief, jin yob kim, from seoul, korea, does a great job printing these quarterly issue magazines. so many good photography, art and write ups. it's really taking skateboarding magazines to a whole other level. i've only read and gone through the first two issues thus far and frankly speaking, i am in awe by the both them! such zen.

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photo: pinkviolence.

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#1 - japan issue.

this clip shows the first video project for the quiet leaf magazine, an independent quarterly publication based in seoul, korea. it deals with low-key movers and shakers in skateboarding and its creative sub-culture, including photography, jazzy hip hop, arts and literature.

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#2 - france issue.

for the france issue of the quiet leaf we spoke to some of the most creative cats out there, and some of our featured artists put together a quick magazine launch at ofr. in paris. this clip shows benjamin deberdt, soy panday, olivier tavu ente and jean feil preparing the space and also a nice overview of the gallery.

check out the quiet leaf.

pick one of these up now!

p.s. if you want me to review and / or feature any of your skateboarding magazines / 'zines, drop me an email, here and i'll pass you my street address. thanks! =)

sneeze n°27, yo!!!

most ov y'all have never sneeze before in your entire life, have you? well, it's high time that you do so.

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the poster sized format magazine, sneeze is back with the new spring 2016 issue, “the issue innit” and this time cover and main section goes to… supreme and supra skater: lucien clarke, photographed by kenneth cappello. this 27th issue also features poster-size spreads of clarke skating as photographed by kenneth cappello, q&a’s with ovo r&b two-piece majid jordan, print ads from thrasher magazine, nicola tyson and princess diana. plus never been seen artworks from skater / artist ed templeton.

oh yeah, this here comes with one disposable jason markk “quick wipes” and a sticker too!

check out sneeze magazine.

peace.

obey: covert to overt book by shepard fairey!

got this book a couple of months back and never had the time to browse thru' it, but since now that i am done, here it is!

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about this book.

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the seminal artist’s recent art and poster works, and his triumphant return to his street-art roots with murals, all in work never before published. shepard fairey rose out of the skateboarding scene, creating his “andre the giant has a posse” sticker campaign in the late ’80s, and has since achieved a mainstream recognition that most street artists never find. fairey’s “hope” poster, created during obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, is arguably the most iconic american image since uncle sam. fairey has become a pop-culture icon himself, though he has remained true to his street-art roots. obey: covert to overt showcases his most recent evolution from works on paper to grander art installations, cross-cultural artworks, and music / art collaborations. the book also includes his ubiquitous streetwear and chronicles his return to public artworks. his signature blend of politics, street culture, and art makes fairey unlike any other subculture / street artist working today. 

this book showcases the significant amount of art he has created the last several years: street murals, mixed-media installations, art / music events, countless silk screens, and work from his extremely successful obey brand.

about the author.

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shepard fairey is an american contemporary street artist, graphic designer, activist, and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene. he earned a bachelor of fine arts in illustration from rhode island school of design in 1992. he is best known for his barack obama “hope” poster, which he created in support of the 2008 presidential campaign. his work has been included in the collections of several museums, including the smithsonian institution in washington, d.c.; the los angeles county museum of art; the museum of modern art, new york; and the victoria and albert museum, london.

- rizzoli.

check out obey giant.

peace.

and yet they still tore it down...

toronto demolishes diy skatepark...

despite yet having enough signatures before its date of due, toronto officials went ahead and tore the diy skatepark down. wtf?!!!

don't be despaired. fight on the good fight and never surrender! they can tear it all down, but we can always build bigger, mightier and better ones! 

toronto skateboarders have turned a derelict dead end corner into a thriving community diy skatepark. local businesses who support the initiative have informed the builders that city has plans to demolish the structure.

permanent diy skateparks have become essential community fixtures in montreal, vancouver, new york, philadelphia, seattle and various other cities. they are international cultural hubs and toronto is missing out.

the park has spawned a community skateboarders who are dedicated to taking care of the space and integrating into the community. 

watch this video to hear directly from the community, here.

please send emails in support to city councillor: ana bailão and provincial offences officer construction activities: wojtech goral.

please do your part and sign the petition, here.

sydney patterson has started up a facebook page to save toronto's diy skatepark below.

check out save toronto's diy skatepark.

revolt, stay alive and resilient!

smog!!! \m/

life should be simple as it is, so does skateboarding and it’s cinematography style, like this one below! this one is so obviously shot with a vx1000 wit' a schneider optics death lens attachment. the raw beauty ov it all! chekkit, yo! \m/

filmer hands vol.1: smog.

a discretionary tale of friendship nurtured thru skateboarding and common values.

thank you!

check out filmer hands.

enjoy da soundtrack too!

skate the world: photographing one world of skateboarding!!!

got this national geographic and levi® skateboarding's book, “skate the world: photographing one world of skateboarding” by jonathan mehring yesterday evening.

foreword by tony hawk.

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photo: pinkviolence.

hit the streets with 200 exhilarating photographs of the world’s greatest professional skateboarders in action. in this dynamic collection, award-winning photographer jonathan mehring takes us from new york to hong kong to istanbul and beyond as he sets out to capture the heart and soul of skate culture on six continents. featuring stars like tony hawk, nyjah huston, and eric koston, mehring’s images have been published in top skateboarding magazines, and espn named him one of the sport’s ten most influential people. now, in his first book, mehring invites us along on his exhilarating photo adventures across six continents.

by capturing these experiences on camera and including complementary images contributed by other top skate photographers, mehring presents an exciting and artful look at skate culture around the world. with an adrenaline rush on every page, this book celebrates the joy of skateboarding and its power to inspire young people to overcome obstacles—on the board and off.

check out national geographic and levi's® skateboarding.

p.s. check out the national geographic link above too!

levi's® skateboarding!!!

skateboarding in puerto peñasco, mexico.

our fall 2016 campaign shoot took place in puerto peñasco, mexico. in this 3-minute documentary, we follow a small, but energized community of skateboarders and help them build a new skate park.

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community service - puerto peñasco, mexico.

the levi's® skateboarding crew broke ground at puerto peñasco's newest park, cutting the ribbon with the city’s mayor in march, 2016. they found the time to also build several new diy obstacles at the existing park and also hit the streets, encountering a handful of rad spots with the local skaters.

check out levi's® skateboarding and the skateboard mag.

some new magazines i got yesterday evening!

first look ov the december 2016 issue of the bible with plunkett and ramondetta!

plunkett and ramondetta kick back after a potrero session and soak in the pages of the latest mag.

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photo: pinkviolence.

what more do you need to know about this magazine shown above? it's the bible for dog's sake, man! the new issue ov thrasher magazine december 2016 - issue #437 with evan smith doing a kickflip over the rail to wall ride on the cover! shit is nuts!!! go out and git some, yo! \m/

check out thrasher magazine.

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ollie magazines!

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ollie 10 2016. october vol.210 and ollie 11 2016. november vol.211.

man... i can't remember when the last time was, that i got my hands on one of these magazine from japan... eons ago i suppose... (?)

these are more of a skateboarding “fashion” type magazine rather than a “real” skateboarding magazine, if you know what i mean...(?) also, the text are mostly typed in japanese, so i pretty much do not understand most of the write ups nor columns published. except for some headers of very well photographed images of certain skateboarding brands that i am familiar with. i suppose that's pretty much sums it all.

check out ollie magazine.

the last maniac!!! \m/

this short film uploaded on youtube a couple of days back, features a psychopathic looney a.k.a neckface loose on a crazy rampage while smoking his twirly pipe! shit is cray!!!

starring neckface and directed by ty evans.

what more can anyone ask for and watch on fuckin' halloweens' night? so fuckin' siqqq!!! \m/

an inside look at an urban nightmare! all hell breaks loose when neckface hits the pipe and hits the streets! if you get in his way- he'll have to kill you! he's the last maniac!!!

neckface: the last maniac features the original song “race to be human” by piers baron. free download and more information are available here.

this was made possible by freefly systems.

shot with weapon 8k s35 and epic-w movi pro.

directed by ty evans.

produced by david garcia.

director of photography by mike poore.

edited by justin taylor smith.

check out neckface.

'cause it's neckface, biatch!!!

peace park - the documentary trailer.

peace park is a documentary about a turf war ragging in a small park in the heart of montreal’s downtown core. fighting for the public space is a community of lifers that consists of drug dealers, crack addicts, alcoholics, prostitutes, and the homeless. there is also a community of skaters who use this spot because it’s perfect for skateboarding. the two communities battle daily over the space, but there exists a larger conflict with the city and broader elements of society who see both groups as “undesirable”.

local skateboarder david bouthillier has chronicled these conflicts for the past 12 years as the city and police embarked on measures bordering on the absurd in an attempt to rid the park of these communities and clean up the area’s image.

the documentary explores the historical importance of the neighborhood and how a series of attempts by the city to clean up the area has contributed to the current situation in the park. it looks at the present political conflicts between corporate greed and grassroots artists, and how different forms of underground culture, particularly skateboarding and graffiti, have made their mark on the public space.

a theme of tolerance is weaved throughout the story, told through interviews and personal accounts matched with raw, violent and highly disturbing footage that reveals a unique glimpse into the reality of the street life for many metropolitans.

a human perspective is maintained by showing individuals with problems that need addressing instead of a single problem while highlighting broader social and urban problems.

check out peace park.

soma some european skateboarding magazines, yo!!!

got some of these european skateboarding magazines from rufus and ftc barcelona skate shops from barcelona, spain as gifts! thank you very nice!

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photo: pinkviolence.

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go mag - 25, erosion skateboarders - #86 and free skateboard magazine - issue 06.

magazines from bottom left:

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free skateboard magazine - issue 08 and grey - volume 03 | issue 06.

also, a few #macbalife, free wifi and damage corp. stickers fo' good measures, 'cause i am a sucka mafaka for skateboarding related stickers, yo! =D

some of the magazines wit' links above, contains e-mags in their respective sites, if any of y'all would like to check 'em out that is!

check out barcelona skateboarding.

peace.

magazines, mutafukkas!

first look: november 2016 issue of the bible with andrew reynolds.

the boss catches a copy of the new issue and waxes poetic from figgy’s front all the way to the back cover. we’re still making 200 page mags!

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photo: pinkviolence.

got me'self the latest issue ov thrasher magazine november 2016 - issue #436 and i think the boss has got to be the first person ever, to be featured on the first look video of thrasher magazine to point out how many fucking shoe advertisements there are featured in the bible. ha!!! =D

also, fuck the 2020 olympics, which will be held in japan to have skateboarding as an event. fuck that bullshit, seriously! but if you’re into that sorta shit, and your perspective and angle of skateboarding is a form of “sport”, you do you, a’ight? who the fuck am i to force feed my personal views of the skateboarding culture to anyone, right? it’s the end of skateboarding as most of us have known it to be...

check out thrasher magazine.

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youth by lodown magazine.

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after the big anniversary issue #100 we thought it’s a brilliant idea to deal with youth and its subsequent cultures - before we’re getting too old to have a clue about it. this is the first issue in a series of shape-shifting editions in a mono-thematic fashion.

and here’s a little sneak peek on what’s happening in our youth issue

- don letts... the original culture clash master, who single-handedly turned a generation of punks into reggae enthusiasts, speaks his mind about youth culture’s rich past and rather sober present.

- mark oblow... has been busy building his own brand moblow between surfing, skating, consulting, shooting photos for various clients and enjoying the beaches and food of costa mesa. 

- less... the celebrated south korean photographer is an expert when it comes to capturing seoul’s youth, which has the tendency to completely lose it as soon as the weekend arrives.

- sylvan rand... was there, he witnessed all the new styles and movements and protests of the last five decades, and saw how the youngsters finally liberated themselves - and luckily for us, he finally decided to open his impressive archive to the public.

- more eloquent statements and visual awesomeness about “youth“ from the likes of: trevor jackson, zuza krajewska, mike blabac, the internet, gaurab thakali, kazuhiro hori and many others... 

specs for the trump card players: 220 mm width x 274 mm height, portrait format, high quality print, different paper stocks, uv lacquer.

- lodown magazine.

check out lodown magazine.

ride in peace, dylan rieder...

today is a really sad day for the skateboarding community worldwide...

news came in all over the skateboarding social media, that dylan joseph rieder, passed on earlier today, the 12th of october 2016, at an early age of 28, due to complications battling cancer, leukemia to be precise.

you were really one of a kind, the best at what you did and also, a truly inspirational individual. yet you have gone too young, too soon... maybe the skate gods have better plans for you up there, somewhere...

ride in peace, dylan and my regards to all the legendary skate rats that have passed on and are there with you above the clouds.

legends never die and you'll forever be remembered in our hearts. thank you for the mark and impact that you have made for the skateboarding culture, community and skate souls worldwide.

check out dylan rieder.

ride in peace.