Posts by Alexis Castro
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FABIANA DELFINO ON THE GROWING LANES IN WOMEN’S SKATEBOARDING
"I’m stoked on the women being underground even if they’re not being noticed because their intentions are right."
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JENKEM LABS: TESTING HOMEMADE SKATE GEAR
We tested a few emergency solutions to some common skate gear problems.
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WHY 2018 MARKED A GOLDEN YEAR FOR SKATE HISTORY
“Life moves pretty fast, if you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
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HOW EUROPEAN SKATE BRANDS ARE TAKING OVER
"We always felt as if we were just some Euro trash. We were like, fuck that, let's just do our own shit."
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THE EVOLUTION OF… THE D7 BLOCKS
Hear the stories behind the long list of tricks hucked down NYC's most chunked out blocks.
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THE OSIRIS D3 DESIGNER SPEAKS ON DAVE MAYHEW & UNDER ARMOUR’S RIPOFF
What was once just the ugliest skate shoe may now be the most legally contested one too. The D3 does it again!
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AN INTERVIEW WITH MIKE SINCLAIR, SKATEBOARDING’S MOST FAMOUS TEAM MANAGER
We spoke to the man responsible for keeping your favorite pro skaters' careers on track.
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HOT TAKE: SKATE PARTS DON’T MATTER
Skate parts are now being dwarfed by ultra-shareable moments and GIFs.
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IS “SESSION” THE NEW SKATEBOARDING GAME WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR?
We got the nerdy details on the newest skateboarding game that promises to fill the void left by EA SKATE and THPS series.
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WHAT WOULD MAKE SKATERS DITCH THE BIG SHOE BRANDS?
We asked younger skaters how small shoe brands could win back their business from the big budget behemoths.
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MY EXPERIENCES IN SKATEBOARDING
"I've been terrified of garnering the reputation of 'ramp-tramp' or 'pro-ho' just from spending time with skaters."
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HOW CAN WE HELP KEEP SKATE SHOPS ALIVE?
For years brands and skaters have blindly cried "support your local," but we asked shop owners about other ways we can all provide actual help.
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8 ARTISTS REIMAGINE THE INDEPENDENT LOGO
What would an Independent rebrand even look like?
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MEET UNITY, SKATEBOARDING’S MOST PROGRESSIVE CREW
"Never has my gay life intersected with my skateboarding life. If anything, maybe I’d worked to pull them apart."