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Reviews: Music

The Spits: EP Label: Dirtnap Release Date: 2003 Review Date: 11/29/04 Just as some people thought the Ramones were actually retarded when they began to play out, some people are likely to think the Spits are the offspring of retard love, like an Ed Wood movie set to punk rock. The sound is low-fi sci-fi, […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on November 17th, 2004

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Reviews: Film & Video, Skate Videos

Pool skating, what could be better, wait I know, nothing. Pools rule. There’s just a rad feeling that you get when skating something that wasn’t built to be skated. Well this video is all pool skating and it will get you stoked to grab your stick and go jump a fence. This isn’t another Chlorine-style […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on October 28th, 2004

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Reviews: Skateboarding, Skateboards

Yeah, I’ll write’ya a little something about the Sector 9 action machine of mine. It’s been a while since I’ve ridden the thing though… when I think back I can kind of remember the sense of exhilaration, the feeling of radical self-expression when taken to a new and different zone. Yes, it’s coming back to […]

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

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Reviews: Music

Frontside Five: No Pegs Label: (self released) Release Date: 2004 Review Date: 10/14/04 I have to tell you that I was skeptical of this release before I even got a chance to listen to it. The first thing I thought of was that it was no longer 1984, so the idea of skate rock seemed […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on October 14th, 2004

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Reviews: Skateboarding, Wheels

Recently I picked up a set of the new Bones SPF (Skatepark Formula) wheels. Yes I bought into all hype that I read on the Concrete Disciples bulletin boards. Firstly these wheels are a little more expensive than the average set of wheels, I spent about $34 on the first set I bought compared to […]

Posted by: Danimal on October 10th, 2004

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Reviews: Music Books, Print

Jade Dellinger and David Giffels SAF Publishing ISBN: 0946719497 Copyright Date: 2003 Review Date: 2004 This is the definitive textbook on Devo that covers their history from prenatal Petri dish to discarded bag of bio-waste buried in a landfill. From a rubber Ohio wasteland to kings of the world, to hiding in a foxhole in […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on September 27th, 2004

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Reviews: Art Books, Print, Skateboarding Books

Sean Cliver Concrete Wave Editions Copyright Date: 2004 Review Date: 2004 Updated: 4/6/2005 2004 has been a banner year for good skateboard-related books. Independent’s Built to Grind certainly raised the bar, and Disposable has stepped up to the plate. If you don’t have time read through a bunch of superfluous words I wrote in order […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on August 27th, 2004

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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 […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on August 27th, 2004

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Reviews: Film & Video, Skate Videos

Lots of pool skating from our hessian friends at Concussion. If metal and agro skating are your thing then you can pick this up for $25 postage paid, including stickers. There’s some suspiciously punk sounding tracks in there as well. Pool skating figures heavily, but without the heavy canonizing that has been the trend in […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on August 27th, 2004

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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 […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on July 27th, 2004

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