Follow the Bass

We remade the classic QS arch hats for the first time in a long time! Now available in the QS webstore 🛍 These are webstore only for now. Thank you for the support, as always ❤️ Photo by Jason Lecras.

It appears we have a clear frontrunner for a top slot on 2023’s year-end accolades: Zach Sayles uploaded Matt Militano’s part from Veil over the long weekend. Everything from cellar door wizardry (the wallride to slappy crook on the brick window-sill…) to extended Muni choreography to the physics-defying ender cements this one up there in contention with Curren, Mason, and… who else?

W O W: Solo interviewed Darude about “Sandstorm” and his feelings about it becoming the official anthem of the Dime Glory Challenge. He’s a skater! Truly is heartwarming when worlds harmoniously collide like this; it’s like Ed Bacon skating Love Park-level of beautiful.

Thew New York Times popped by the Banks’ reopening + Monster Children has a recap from opening day as well, though there was no shortage of Banks content on anybody’s timelines these past few days :)

ICYMI: Hopps’ Kyler Garrison has a half-U.K. / half-New York part up on the Free site.

Yardsale dropped “YS Dream Mix” on YouTube a few days ago that makes you feel like you’re inside a sonic haze of neon.

Thrasher social media lord, Lui Elliot, is the latest guest on The Bunt.

Spot Updates โ€” The building has knobbed Pyramid Ledges for the 27th time. Same song and dance as always.

iPhone Loosies Corner 🚬 โ€” A few minutes from Thomas Dritsas, Shintaro Hongo, Ish Cepeda, Jahmir, Shanahan and the rest of the new-gen DC team.

QS Sports Desk Play of the Week 🏀 โ€” A salute to Carmelo Anthony’s “fuck outta here” rebounds on the occasion of him announcing his retirement.

Quote of the Week 🗣 โ€”ย “Rappers wear the craziest shit and it’s all good, but if a skater wears one wack fit, they’re done.” โ€” Stafhon

Shrimp C’s “Endless Shrimp” mix series was a onetime staple of QS musings, but unfortunately, the series has laid dormant ever since the last episode that dropped in early 2020. But fear not, Shrimp made public a draft that he had on ice for a while with โ€” yes, you guessed it, a promise of a new mix “soon.” We’ll see ❤️

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