The Stone Sun God

A reader named Rossco sent me a link to a Jason Jesse Sun God mini board that his friend Stephane Rouget had carved out of stone… Yes, out of STONE. A stone cutter in this modern age belongs to be a club whose membership has got to be getting smaller with each decade. Marrying an ancient technique with the fleeting […]

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Jurassic Skatepark Sequel

Well it’s been almost 4 years, so here’s an update on Jurassic Skatepark aka “Chink’s Peak Skatepark” in Pocatello, Idaho, that was open from 1976 to 1980. Mike D from Skate Hard Idaho sent in some pictures taken there a little earlier this year. He’s been cleaning it up in exchange for the occasional session. […]

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VHS Skate Theater: Radical Moves Part 1

Found in a Box VHS Skate Theater is a brand new feature on Skate and Annoy. The format of future episodes is bound to change as the kinks get worked out. Radical Moves was released in 1986. It’s basically an extended contest video of the 1986 World Expo in Vancouver, BC, presented as a drama. […]

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Simon Woodstock – Booze, Boxing, Boards and Bozo

Here on S&A, Simon Woodstock talks about his mad clown graphics from the 90s, boxing, a burning circus, shoes, booze and much more!

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Jurassic Skatepark

About four years ago, when I used to have a lot more spare time, I was contacted by a guy in a dark alley who said he had unearthed a vintage skatepark in Pocatello, Idaho. OK that’s not entirely true. We had a mutual acquaintance on the OMA forum. There used to be thread on […]

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The Lumberjack

A while back I got the idea to do a new print zine concentrating on the Pacific Northwest, but like most things I think of, it sits in the idea pile. I was going to call it Northwest Lumberjack, partially because of the implied pun and partly because you average Portland area skater often dresses […]

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The Brian Brannon JFA Interview

JFA released it’s first single in 1981, dark times in the history of skateboarding. Near as I can tell, they were the first “Skate Rock” band. In 2009 they released a live CD, and have plans to go into the studio to record again. On the eve their 30th year, in a time when skateboarding […]

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Teenage Slalom Nightmare

Editor’s note: This was originally supposed to be my first installment of a regular column in Concrete Wave magazine. For whatever reason, it became apparent that it wasn’t going to be printed, so I decided to present it here, as it was written for Concrete Wave. You can download the mockup of the layout in […]

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Who Killed the Chromoly Truck?

Guest Post by Peter Brown. Who Killed the Chromoly Truck? Who Killed the Chromoly Truck? Many months ago I posted a comment on Skate and Annoy having to do with the San Diego Trucking Company’s chromoly truck called the Stealth. I never saw a set in person and most of our readers had ever heard […]

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South Africa: Dallas Oberholzer Interview

Dallas Oberholzer interviewed by Stefan Hauser 5-2-05 Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a feature on skateboarding in South Africa, Thanks to Stefan and Placed to Ride Skateparks. Give a little background on yourself and the South African skate scene. Our skate scene is only limited by numbers. Skating in SA is a […]

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