Tag: reissues
Reviews: Film & Video, Skate Videos
Love it or hate it, there can be no denying the legacy of the Search for Animal Chin. Some kids thought it was the best, while a lot of crews thought the skating was rad but the storyline and acting stunk up your VCR like last year’s Rectors. A few years back Powell rush released […]
Drop inPosted by: Kilwag (editor) on March 27th, 2006
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Reviews: Film & Video, Skate Videos
Downhill Motion Greg Weaver and Spyder Wills There was a time when skateboards had steel or clay wheels. Both were hard and slippery. Then the urethane wheel was developed and first marketed to skateboarders by a guy named Frank Nasworthy as Cadillac Wheels. The new wheels provided a smooth ride with enough traction to allow […]
Drop inPosted by: Kilwag (editor) on February 18th, 2005
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Reviews: Music
Cocteau Twins: Garlands Cocteau Twins: Head Over Heels Cocteau Twins: Treasure Cocteau Twins: Victorialand Cocteau Twins: Blue Bell Knoll Cocteau Twins: Heaven or Las Vegas Cocteau Twins: Stars and Topsoil Label: Beggars Banquet Release Date: 2003 Recording Date: 1982-1990 Review Date: 2004 Beggars Banquet has re-released the entire Cocteau Twins catalog re-mastered on CD, plus […]
Drop inPosted by: Kilwag (editor) on June 17th, 2004
Reviews: Film & Video, Skate Videos
If it was all I had to live for, I’d have to kill myself. I watched it at a friend’s house and was bored out of my skull. I planned on borrowing it to write a review, but life is too short. The fourth Santa Cruz video, 1990’s Reason for Living marks a departure from […]
Drop inPosted by: Kilwag (editor) on May 19th, 2004
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Reviews: Film & Video, Skate Videos
Wheels of Fire (1986) Streets on Fire (1988) Speed Freaks (1989) Santa Cruz may not be relevant as a skateboard company anymore, but at one time they were up there with Vision and Powell Peralta. These re-released DVD’s are not strictly new, but have recently become available again after drying up in the distribution channel. […]
Drop inPosted by: Kilwag (editor) on March 7th, 2004
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