Reviews on Skate and Annoy

Reviews: Art Books, Print, Skateboarding Books

ConcreteWave Editions 162 pages perfect bound 9 1/8” x 10 7/8” ISBN: 0-9735286-4-8 Copyright Date:05 Review Date: 9/02/05 Wes Humpston has a semi-rabid and loyal following, so it’s only natural that he publish a book of his art. Bulldog’s Art by Wes Humpston (or “One Thousand and One Dogtown Crosses” as it is apt to […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on September 2nd, 2005

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Reviews: Print, Skateboarding Books

ConcreteWave Editions 204 pages perfect bound 9 1/8” x 10 7/8” ISBN: 0-9735286-5-6 Copyright Date: 2005 Review Date: 9/01/05 For starters, let’s take a minute to let it sink in that the Vancouver Museum actually had the sand to sponsor and carry out what appears to be a first class exhibition on skateboarding. From the […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on September 2nd, 2005

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Reviews: Print, Skateboarding Books

Behind the Scenes: Lords of Dogtown Compiled By: Catherine Hardwicke ConcreteWave Editions 164 pages perfect bound. 9” x 10.75” ISBN: 0-9735286-3-X Copyright Date:2005 Review Date: 9/01/05 Err… aaahh… OK, by now everyone is well into the midst of the Dogtown and the Z-Boys backlash, so it was quite a gamble to produce a book on […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on September 1st, 2005

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Reviews: Print, Skateboarding Books

ConcreteWave Editions Copyright Date:05 Review Date: 8/23/05 Formerly known as just The Skatepark Guide, Best of the West is now being published by the Concrete Wave Editions, meaning the good folks at Concrete Wave Magazine. First off, let me just say, what an improvement. The last version seemed kind of hastily put together and wasn’t […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on August 23rd, 2005

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Reviews: Skateboarding, Skateboards

NHS’s Creature is back from the dead, huh? The logo is extra cool, but some of the graphics are kind of generic looking, like a Molly Hatchet bootleg or bad fake tattoos. No web site either except for a flash animation that lets you sign up for mail. Hmmm, maybe this is why we get […]

Posted by: Danimal on August 22nd, 2005

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Reviews: Skate Gear, Skateboarding

Here’s a product with a name that says exactly what it does. My guess its that the Original Twister was named with an eye for available web site domains rather than the need to differentiate itself from competitors. As far as I know, there are no other contraptions available for straightening out warped boards. The […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on August 22nd, 2005

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Reviews: Music

Various Artists: Punk-O-Rama 10 Label: Dionysus Records Release Date: 6/07/05 Review Date: 8/10/05 Too much “o-rama” and not enough punk. According to Epitaph: “Punk comps are meant to piss a few people off and Punkorama 10 will not disappoint by featuring one of the most unique collections of punk legends, pop-rock luminaries, post-hardcore innovators and […]

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

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Reviews: Skate Gear, Skateboarding

From Syndrome comes the Phantom Mini Tool. Since the days of the original Elephant Key, which was pretty crappy, skaters have wanted a decent portable skate tool. The Phantom is a rare original design for an old tool. The Phantom Mini Tool isn’t exactly the answer, but it’s still better than an Elephant Key. Basically […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on August 5th, 2005

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Reviews: Print, Skateboarding Books

Slave Labor Graphics Copyright Date: Review Date: 7/28/05 “Orphan of the streets and skateboarding daughter of justice, Jesse Sanchez fights a never ending battle against the forces of evil, nepotism, ninjas, and hunger as Street Angel!” Usually, when subcultures try to engage in some sort of crossover attempt, the results are disappointing or even insulting […]

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

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Reviews: Film & Video, Skate Videos

In the recent review of 70-71.com’s 2$ Pistol DVD I predicted that independently produced skate videos are going to be the wave of the future. Testing my theory are two more releases from Innovation Skateboards, Back in the Day Texas Style, and Skatefest Ingeside. Again, these are home produced and manufactured, meaning it’s a guy […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on July 5th, 2005

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