Posts by Ian Michna
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AN INTERVIEW WITH BUBBA, A NATIVE AMERICAN SKATER FROM PINE RIDGE
We talk to Bubba, a 19 year old Native American about appropriation of their culture, drugs, and what videos and pro skaters are popular on the reservation.
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THE GEOFF ROWLEY INTERVIEW
"I don’t wear boxers or underpants when I skate because you get so sweaty and nasty, I just go freeball. I recommend it."
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BUILDING A SKATEPARK ON ONE OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST INDIAN RESERVATIONS
We've all rolled our eyes at the cliche that "skateboarding saves lives," but on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, it really means something.
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WHY IS MOTHER NOW CALLED QUASI SKATEBOARDS?
"Cease & Desist's are a motherfucker!"
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AN INTERVIEW WITH THE MAN BEHIND THE OSIRIS D3, DAVE MAYHEW
How does it feel to have designed one of the best selling skate shoes of all time?
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MEET THE MAN BEHIND MOTHER
After a couple of calls I got in touch with Chad, the man behind the elusive Mother Collective to try and find some answers.
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FINDING HOME WITH CHET CHILDRESS
"I'd rather die trying to get somewhere to see something radical than sitting around gathering dust."
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THE CKY ERA WITH KERRY GETZ
"I don't even know if Dyrdek at the height of his fame could even touch as many boards as Bam sold."
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TALKING ALIENS AND MOTHER WITH OMAR SALAZAR
We talked about being force fed Ritalin, the demise of Alien Workshop, and whether or not we’re alone in the universe.
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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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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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WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH ILLEGAL CIV?
The Illegal Civ stuff feels like an ongoing soap opera, so to air out any confusion we talked to a few key characters.
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8 ARTISTS REIMAGINE THE INDEPENDENT LOGO
What would an Independent rebrand even look like?
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BRIAN SUMNER ON LEAVING THE SKATE INDUSTRY AND FINDING CHRISTIANITY
"People are going to hate you for different stupid reasons, but people shouldn’t be divided over the faith."