Category: Print

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: 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: Art Books, Print, Skateboarding Books

Mark Munson and Steve Cardwell Laurence King in association with Harper Design ISBN: 1856693791 Copyright Date: 2004 Review Date: 2005 Since the eighties, stickers have become indelibly linked with skateboarding. With the rash of books focusing on skateboard graphics, it was inevitable that stickers would soon get the same treatment. Unfortunately, like most of the […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on June 27th, 2005

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Reviews: Print, Skateboarding Books

Conspiracy Skateboards Copyright Date: March, 2005 Review Date: 4/29/05 Conspiracy Presents: Colorado Skatepark Map II Even in this day and age of free resources on the Internet, there is still room for the printed piece. The Colorado Skatepark Map II is a good idea for anyone considering road tripping in Colorado. It’s a folded up […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on April 29th, 2005

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Reviews: Print, Skateboarding Books

Edited by Justin Hocking, Jared Maher, and Jeffrey Knutson Introduction by Jocko Weyland. Soft Skull Press ISBN: 1-932360-28-X Copyright Date: 06/1/2004 Type: Soft cover. 220 Pages Size: 5.5 x 98.5 inches Review Date: 3/4/05 Skateboarding culture has gradually assimilated art and personal expression. The origin can probably be traced to Stecyk’s famous writings in Skateboarder […]

Posted by: Kilwag (editor) on March 4th, 2005

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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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