thrasher mag april 2017 ish...!

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got me'self the new issue of thrasher magazine april 2017 - issue #441 (soty issue) a.k.a. the bible, late last month. what mo' do ya wanna know? just go out and get one for yo'self, yo!

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first look: april 2017 issue ov the bible with chris russel.

chris flips through a beast of an issue, complete with k-walks on the cover, t-eddy awards, skate rock in mexico, the homies down under and much, much more.

check out thrasher magazine.

two! two! two posts in one!

oh look, a clothing company made a magazine!

hahaha! if you don't get the header, you never fuckin' will... =D

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got the new issue of thrasher magazine january 2017 - issue #438 a few weeks back. what a fucking gnarly issue this slab of pulp is! i got the alternate cover, with the late dylan rieder (rest in peace) on it. this issue come with a sheet of stickers and a whole lot more jam packed in the pages. y'all gotta cop yo'self an issue of this, yo! or you might regret missing out on one of the best magazine released for 2017... go out 'nd git some!

watch below as marc johnson flips thru' the pages ov the bible in the first look.

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the man with the magic feet sits down to pour through the january 2017 issue. spoiler alert—it’s heavy from start to finish!

check out thrasher magazine.

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ollie! ollie! ollie, yo!

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alright, okay... here's an issue of ollie 12 2016. december vol.212 (my own bread). this japanese street / skate culture magazine is kinda a'ight... nothing much to review in here, unless you want me to describe to you in details about the photographs and images in it, 'cause most of the text published in this magazine is in japanese, hence... =|

check out ollie magazine.

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.

stickers, magazines + random mandom shmandom!

got some stickers earlier today at a local skate shop! a spitfire wheels "keeping the underground lit", gold wheels and a small independent truck company decals. =)

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i also got the new issue of thrasher magazine february 2015 - issue #415 (king of the road 2014 issue)! it includes a free "thrasher magazine's 2014 hell of a year" dvd! hells yeah!!! can't wait to pop it in my computer and watch it! \m/

and check out the first look video of feb 2015's mag with jamie thomas below.

jamie was on king of the road with zero three times and they won it three times. it takes a kotr legend to comment properly on our february issue.

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yadda yadda yadda!

copped this book by todd bratrud at a giant bookstore in da city earlier. haven't gone thru' it yet but check out da review, here, yo!

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also, got the new issue of thrasher magazine january 2015 - issue #414. what a thick slab this bible is! betta than the previous month's ish', plus it comes with a free sheet of stickers and a couple of posters in it too! gid some!

peace.

came home to a pleasant surprise on my bed!

some skateboarding art and photography books that i ordered from amazon.com earlier this month. hells yeah!

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the books.
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book one: agents provocateurs: 100 subversive skateboard graphics, book two: maximum rad: the iconic covers of thrasher magazine and book three: fdr skatepark: a visual history.

i also did ordered summore books but they we temporary outta stock. next time perhaps... anyways, i am super stoked with these books that i ordered, can't wait to go thru' 'em. fukkin' a, hommes!

peace.

agents provocateurs: 100 subversive skateboard graphics.

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skateboard graphics took a quantum leap in offensive potential after the sport was reborn aesthetically and otherwise in the 90s. artists such as marc mckee, todd francis, mike hill, michael sieben, ed templeton, sean cliver, moish brenman, fos, ben horton, alyasha owerka-moore, eli morgan gesner, jeremy fish, brice raysseguier, johnny mojo munnerlyn, alex kramer, todd bratrud, winston tseng and others brought dark humor and politically incorrect topics to the forefront of their illustrations. these artists intended not just to decorate and sell skateboards but also to raise serious issues and skewer values, deliberately evoking reactions from viewers. agents provocateurs asks new questions of this boundary-pushing artistic genre and its place over the years. did it save skateboarding? is it still possible to address such controversial topics twenty years later? what's left once all the envelopes have been pushed? these 100 boards and the artists behind them will form a clearer picture.

peace.

p.s. i gotta get this book too! =)

the art of...

todd bratrud.

"what makes todd so brilliant is his inability to create anything ugly. he tries, lord knows, he tries. he instinctively finds the beauty in anything he draws whether it be broken and beaten women, severed limbs, dead animals, conjoined twins or dead baby fetuses. it's a rare gift to make people think a four-titted cow / chicken is adorable."

- chris nieratko.

this book contains a selection of todd bratrud's personal favorite works from recent years for companies including: flip, the skateboard mag, nike, volcom, enjoi, teenage runaway, the high 5 and more.

the release of these two seen unknown titles marks the beginning of a new mbp series, edited by winston tseng, art director for enjoi skateboards. tseng has worked with some of today's most genre-defying visual artists and designers whose work extends well beyond skateboard culture. from sneaker and apparel design to product packaging, posters, high-profile ad campaigns and fine art galleries, the work of these artists is often recognizable, though their creators' names remain unknown - until now. with seen unknown, tseng unifies the diverse range of work by some of his favorite artists, putting it all in once place for readers to enjoy.

check out todd bratrud.

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todd francis.

"i swear there were times we got so carried away with ourselves that we really thought we could bring down skateboarding with one terrible idea."

- julien stranger on todd francis.

after the artist monographs warning: the art of marc mckee and i hate: the art of todd bratrud, comes the third book in the series look away: the art of todd francis. look away examines the career of skateboard artist todd francis and his knack for provocation, pigeons, bums, eagles, vengeful nature and more.

while most people are familiar with his barrage of classic graphics for anti hero, real, stereo and element, todd francis reveals in this book a wider palette of styles and techniques. in 96 pages and over 200 reproductions of classic and never-before-seen decks, illustrations, paintings, sketches and even suicide-themed christmas decorations, look away strolls through a 20-plus year career built upon one motto: behind the gruesome, tell a deeper story. or, as francis sums it up: "it might be one step too far, but it's never the easy step too far."

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i've already own a copy of warning: the art of marc mckee book. you can check it out, here! fukkin' awesome graphics and illustrations by marc. hells yeah!!! \m/

check out todd francis.

peace.

p.s. i'll be mail ordering these two books at the end of the month, so look out for 'em, a'ight? thanks! gst rebate, babe! hells yeah!!!

mail from the larb!!!

the envelope.

the contents.

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i contacted the larb a few weeks back and they sent me a coupl'a 'zines, that i received earlier yesterday to be reviewed. great effort! a+!

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the larb issue #six and #eight!

pictured above are two great issues of the larb from san diego, california. issues no. 6 and no. 8, back to back! lotsa great tranny and vert skateboarding photos! xeroxed and in a cut and paste d.i.y manner. pretty good artworks too, i must say! not much words in these but they're simple and thin, yet pleasing to the eyes. you should grab these! imma sukka for anything d.i.y!

later, blader haters!

check out the larb.

peace.

p.s. send me your 'zines and i'll review them here on ironxhanger's blog. contact me, here, for my mailing address. thanks! =)

my tiny collection of skateboarding dvds!

 skate videos and compilations / video magazines.

free / promo skate videos.

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first from top left:

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30 days - skate video project, panaroma - di mana kita berada, sambai by preduce skateboards and ashbury "part & parcel pilgrimage tour" (free with slam magazine issue 163).

second from top left:

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transition video magazine (issue 2), royale video magazine - vol#1 and royale video magazine - vol#2.

first from bottom left:

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real skateboards - "from the vaults" volume 1, crunch time by strange notes and converse - "prevent this tragedy" (free with thrasher magazine february 2010).

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thrasher magazine's king of the road 2012 (free with thrasher magazine february 2013) and creature skateboards csfu (free with thrasher magazine may 2013).

if you want ironxhanger to feature or review your skateboarding dvds, please get a hold of my mailing address thru' email here.

oh yeah, i'll post my skateboarding vhs video cassettes tapes here next time. if you don't know what a vhs video cassette tape is, go google it! =D

peace.

p.s. i'm searching for royale video magazine dvds vol#3 and vol#4. if you know where i can get a hold of them, please drop me an email here. thanks a whole lot!

dickies x anti hero coach jacket.

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received this dickies clothing x anti hero skateboards coach jacket sometime back. it's water and wind resistant, which makes it very comfortable, cooling and light weight.

i love the inner lining of the jacket, 'cause it has anti hero skateboards all over print on it! but not very noticeable, when i have it on. the anti hero skateboards logo on the upper left breast is also embroidered. the lining on the bottom seam has a draw string which makes it a snug fit. =)

a very neat and well done collaboration done by both companies. big ups!

check out dickies clothing and anti hero skateboards.

peace.

fdr skatepark: a visual history.

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fdr skatepark began its life in 1996 with a few small obstacles built by the city of philadelphia in an attempt to meet the needs of a growing community. in true d-i-y fashion, local skaters soon gathered their resources and began the ongoing construction of a space of their own design. as the world's largest d-i-y skateboard park, today fdr is recognized throughout the world as a landmark in the skateboarding community. a photographic history of fdr, this book contains work from more than 25 contributors, from amateurs with disposable cameras to professional photographers. side by side with the actual skateboarding are photos of wildfires, box cutter wounds, riot police, and drunks shooting sewer rats. complete with oral histories gathered from park locals, this one-of-a-kind record documents the legend and landscape of the past fifteen years under the bridge.

check out fdr skatepark book.

peace.

p.s. all profits received by the authors will go towards the ongoing maintenance and expansion of fdr.

book review: hello, skater girl.

i backed my friend julian bleecker's book hello, skater girl on kickstarter and just received my copy.

julian spent well over a year photographing skateboarding girls in venice beach and it shows in his photos. he not only captures some great action shots, but shots of the girls eating, laughing, etc, and as a result you get a nice little snapshot of a particular sub-culture community.

here's a nice video he did that captures the spirit of making the book, and gives you a feel for the book itself.

it's a really pretty book that makes a nice addition to a collection of photo books, if you are into such things. i'm also looking forward to my daughter consuming it some day, not in hopes that she'll become a skater, but rather that she'll see that girls can do whatever they want - even things that some think are just for boys.

my only complaint is that I'd have loved for some of the back story (much of which is on julian's blog) about the shoots to have made it into the book. now, that would have changed the nature of the book itself, which is purely a photo book, so i'll forgive him for not including it, and now you've got an excuse to pour through his blog too. (as an example of what i mean, read this page, about climbing "seal-team-6" style into the back yard of a condemned 70's house, and it makes the photos of skating the pool that much sweeter.

- kim pallister.

check out hello, skater girl.

steve risner testing the new "agente naranja" wheels by iron horse.

this fella's killin' it!

steve risner testing the new iron horse "agente naranja" wheels at riley skatepark.

filmed and edited by martin fobes.


check out iron horse wheels.

fayuca skateboards "killers" deck review with ariel torres.

ariel torres reviews and tests out the new "killers" deck. get it at your local skateshop and at fayuca skateboards.

filmed and edited by brian reynolds and cameron loomis.


check out fayuca skateboards.

surprise! surprise! surprise!

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woke up with a surprise! the new ish' of thrasher magazine august 2012 - issue #385 (special interview issue) beside my bed. my second eldest sista' got it for me yesterday while i was knocked out from not sleeping for two days. ha! thanks, sis'! i love you even tho' i don't show it. one love!


check out thrasher magazine.

peace.

some magazines score updates.

purchased me'self a coupl'a skateboarding magazines for the month of march. i have not been getting myself thrasher magazine since january 2012's issue, 'cause most of its contents is beginning to suck balls (hey, i'm just being honest). but this one below is exceptional, for it's skater of the year's issue and it comes with a huge poster of thrasher magazine soty, grant taylor.

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color magazine volume 9 issue 6 (2012 special edition) and thrasher magazine april 2012 - issue #381 (soty issue).

get some!

peace.

p.s. i really miss lodown magazine from europe. they don't bring 'em in anymore and it's really expensive to subscribe to it. i left off at issue #71 and now it's already in its 80th issue. bummer...

storm clouds by jeff soto.

real skateboards teamed up with artists maxx242 and jeff soto to put out this limited edition set of boards. only 200 of them have been made and 50 of them are going straight to japan.

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jeff soto's, second installment, "storm clouds," features paintings that evolve beyond the robotic characters featured in the sold out, "potato stamp dreams." "storm clouds" captures new painted territory that record jeff's concerns for the well being of his family, the fragile condition of politics, the changing forces of nature and moments for personal exploration and experimentation.

this hard cover volume features 154 pages, specialty printing techniques and over 264 high-quality, full color images. Featured commentary provided by david choe (x-rated, that's how we like it), peter frank (senior curator of riverside art museum), jeff soto and mark murphy. piverside art museum and the james irvine foundation provided initial support, as they will be featuring jeff in his first museum show in december of 2008.


check out jeff soto and real skateboards.

peace.

some new reads, yo!

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copped the new issue of color magazine volume 9 issue 5 winter 2011 (annual film issue) a week ago and this upper playground: ten years of t-shirt graphics (hardcover) book earlier in da' day for supa' cheap at my favourite graphic bookstore, basheer graphic books, located at bras basah complex, downtown singapura!

the upper playground (hardcover) book was sealed and brand new and it consists 612 pages of goodness just fo' 18sgd, yo! t'was really worth the purchase, i must say! every single cent, so get yours now thy fanatics!

the upper playground book's synopsis:
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each year, premiere street wear fashion label upper playground publishes a collection of photographs and art works that reflect the year that has just passed. at the forefront of the fashion and urban art scenes for over a decade now, upper playground's t-shirts, hoodies, shoes and accessories are sold in top boutiques around the globe. the affiliated gallery, fifty24sf, shows works by leading urban artists, some of whom are the world s most provocative. the works featured in this 10 year anniversary edition are cutting edge to say the least. many of the artists have been featured on upper playground apparel, others have been exhibited at the countless shows, events and parties staged each year in the store and gallery. artists featured in this 10th anniversary edition include jeremy fish, sam flores, anthony lister, masa, and many more.

read more, here!

scored and psyched!


check out color magazine and upper playground.

peace.

p.s. you can also score the new issue of color magazine from basheer graphic books for 12sgd, that's heaps cheaper than the other bookstore that carries it. guaranteed!

some mag purchases.

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above are a coupl'a magazines that i got a little while ago for the month of november.

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color magazine volume 9 issue 4 autumn 2011 and thrasher magazine december 2011 - issue #377.

killa covers on both magazines! i also missed out on the november issue of thrasher mag, great...! guess i need to subscribe again soon.

okay then, later skater.

peace.