Reviews: Print, Skateboarding Books

Edited By Bob Denike High Speed Productions ISBN: 0-9657271-8-1 Copyright Date: 2004 Review Date: 2004 At almost four pounds, if this isn’t literally the heaviest book in skateboarding, it sure is figuratively. Steve Alba’s quote “Hells Angels have Harley Davidson. We have Independent” is about all you need to know about Built to Grind, the […]

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Reviews: Art Books, Print, Skateboarding Books

Jim Phillips Schiffer Pubishing Copyright Date: 2004 Review Date: 2004 During its’ heyday in the 80’s, Santa Cruz always had a certain style of art that gave the company a distinct and unified presence. Even if you didn’t ride the boards you could still appreciate the completeness of their image. Most of this, it appears […]

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Reviews: Art Books, Music Books, Print, Skateboarding Books

Fuck You Heroes. Photographs 1976-1991 Fuck You Too: The Extras + More Scrapbook. By Glen E. Friedman Burning Flag Press Copyright Date:1993, 1996 Review Date: 1998 If you’re gonna shell out for these books you should spend the extra dough for the hardcover. Not that these are coffee table fodder, it’s just that they’ll probably […]

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