Reviews on Skate and Annoy

Reviews: Skateboarding, Wheels

Cowboy Punk Black Plague wheels: 61mm, 97a, 36mm overall width, Contact width 18mm. Recently I hooked up some of the Cowboy Punk Black Plague 61 mm wheels to see how well they handle on different types of terrain. My first experience with these wheels was at the park in Newberg, OR (big, super smooth, fast […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on February 11th, 2005

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Reviews: Skateboarding, Wheels

From the Rebel Skates web site: Rebel Skates has a custom wheel developed for skating concrete parks or backyard pools. This durometer is 99a, and the wheel measures 62mm. Made in the USA! So I tried out a set of these Rebel Wheels that I have been showing up more and more around the Portland […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on February 10th, 2005

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Reviews: Music

The Spits: 19 Milliion A.C. EP Label: Dirtnap Records Release Date: 04 Review Date: 2/8/05 Some points about this release that may help you get to know the Spits. The CD is billed as a re-release of 19 Million A.C. EP (all 4 songs from a 7″ ) plus 15 “bonus” tracks. Yes, the bonus […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on February 8th, 2005

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Reviews: Skateboarding, Trucks

For every diehard Indy fan there’s someone who doesn’t really care or worse yet, someone who thinks that the quality of the product has suffered during this last era of the industry expansion. Then there are those who simply don’t want to be associated with a product whose logo is sported by the largest population […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on January 10th, 2005

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Reviews: Bearings, Skateboarding

Editor’s note: Talk about opening up a can of worms. What I thought was going to be a simple review has turned into a debate. Rather than the usual shallow reviews that come off more like product anouncments, we like subject products to real-world situations and real-world riders to get an evaluation. While still an […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on January 6th, 2005

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Reviews: Music

Jackass: Plastic Jesus Label: BYO Records Release Date: 3/3/04 Review Date: 12/21/04 There’s a history of country-influenced punk and punk-influenced country that stretches back to bands like the Rank and File, Lazy Cowgirls, The Knitters, Violent Femmes, Lone Justice, Jason and the Scorchers, and Gun Club, to name a few. More recently you have the […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on December 21st, 2004

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Reviews: Music

The Briefs : Sex Objects Label: BYO Records Release Date: 2004 Review Date: 12/20/04 Breaking the string of record industry puns for titles, Sex Objects, the third full length Briefs release was rumored to be slated for a major label. I’m not sure what happened, but BYO isn’t exactly a major label. Really, who cares. […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on December 20th, 2004

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Reviews: Music

Operation S: Operation S Label: Broken Rekids Release Date: 2004 Review Date: 12/16/04 If you are looking for some fresh new wave sounds to add life to some tired mixes, check out Operation S. Hailed as the French Epoxies, Operation S is more like, well… the French Epoxies. Actually, these guys have a little rougher, […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on December 16th, 2004

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Reviews: Film & Video, Skate Videos

Ok, if by some chance you’re reading this online and you aren’t aware of Concrete Disciples I’ll give you the low down. What Skull and Bones is for the collectors, Concrete Disciples is for the action crowd, essentially the definitive place on the web to learn about what’s happening as far as skateparks and skating […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on November 24th, 2004

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Reviews: Film & Video, Skate Videos

From Canada via Skull Skates, the new DVD Resist Control is not your typical skate video by any means. The company that once made asymmetrical regular and goofy-foot boards has no problem bucking the system and following their own path. Resist Control is a loose documentary of skateboarding from the 60’s to present day. And […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on November 22nd, 2004

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