Suicide’s Alan Vega R.I.P.

I write under the assumption that Skate and Annoy readers are somewhat enlightened about the history of Punk Rock, but just in case you aren’t Suicide is one of the most commercially miserable yet insanely influential bands of their time. If you’re not familiar with them, it may be hard to wrap you head around that after watching these videos, but it true.

Alan Vega, half of Suicide passed away over the weekend at the age of 78. If you’ve read anything about their beginnings, it’s hard to believe Alan Vega and Martin Rev were able to make it out of the wastelands of 70’s New York alive, let alone make it to their 70’s.

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Sky Siljeg’s “Sky High”

Lib Tech Skate is extremely proud to release Sky Siljeg’s “Sky High” pro part! One of the world’s most dynamic, creative, free flowing skateboarders (and 15 year Lib Tech skater) Sky Siljeg get’s his first ever pro model board, the Sky High! The art of milling around meets the art of milling wood for the release of Sky’s first pro board and pro video part. Watch Sky melt in to skate parks, navigate inter-dimensional loops and skate to the beat of his own drummer’s own drum in this five minute mind bender filmed over the past 9 months. When Sky skates, messing around and getting gnarly exist on the same plane, because all under the sun is fun and open to interpretation, especially when your on a skateboard! Filmed and edited by Think Thank’s Sean Lucey with music by Lothar and The Hand People.

Loveletters: Vans Pool Party Preview

As a prelude to Season 7 we bring you a classic “clip show”- We reach back into past episodes to remind you who did what, when (some of the info is even accurate!). Grosso sits down with Pool Party veteran Omar Hassan to talk about the contest and other useless information.

Kings of the Mud / Valhalla Skateboards

Nearly two years in the making, Kings of the Mud is an skateboarding epic made by Alex Ameen. The entire Valhalla Squadron traveling the world, ripping some of the finest spots, surviving the sketchiest situations, and blaring the most soulful guitar riffs in the galaxy.
Skating by: Quentin Gachot, Madison Crum, Jacob Gellatly, Cooper Marquea, Sho Ouellette, Oscar Archibald, Kahlil Dexter-Jadwat, Will Smallwood, Alexis Gosselin Labrecque Felipe Marin, Eduardo Cordero, Brett Ciabattini
From: FullCircleDistribution.com