Happy New Year! 🍾 Here are the remaining bits of any year-end stuff you may have missed + all else from the fake week between Christmas and New Years. P.S. Found some boxes of the QS x Classic Grip Snackman grip in the warehouse and added ’em to the webstore.
“Going to the Noguchi Museum to sit in the garden before I try a trick.” If you wondered how Trung Nguyen got to be …well, Trung Nguyen, the answer is sitting in a zen garden before trying to get the clip — as evidenced by Skate Jawn‘s latest “$100 Chill” episode, which features the last filming day for Late Nite Stars’ O video.
“Xavier, what does ‘rap game Bob Burnquist’ mean?” “It means I’m the rap game Bob Burnquist.” Our friend Greg Navarro hung out with Xaviersobased for a wholesome day in the life video that gives insight into his music and origins. “Skater boys always got motion, man.”
The Skate Muzik podcast’s latest year-end episode covers the best #musicsupervision moments heard throughout 2023’s skate videos.
TUBBED is the new, 25-minute Pittsburgh scene video by John Petras.
“I’ll tell you what, you gotta have patience when you do stuff like that. It’s very dangerous.” Tons of third-eye-open choreography on house spots and northeast crust in Shaun Williams’ very fire “Swills” part by John de Perrot. (There’s like a 85% chance that 2024 becomes the year of the back lip to 5-0, right?)
Quim Cardona has a great memory and is the latest subject of Lookback Library’s “Cover Discussions” series, chatting about four of his magazine covers. Always wondered where that 1995 Thrasher cover spot was.
“Hey we’re back, it’s the dickheads again.” Josh Stewart gave Slam City Skates the background stories behind a select few of his favorite clips from Static VI, including a pair of midtown Manhattan tricks.
Boil the Ocean finished out the annual BTO “Now That’s What I Call Skateboarding” countdown of 2023’s best parts. Vitória ✔️, Brian Reid ✔️ & Akwasí ✔️.
Philadelphia in 1995 featuring Bam, Getz and Mike Maldonado in Joe Hiddleson’s latest Hi-8 log time machine.
QS Sports Desk Play of the Week 🏀 — Nic Claxton running.
Quote of the Week 🗣 “I took over Torey’s bed after he checked out of the hostel. It was just full of branches and leaves.” — Cody Rawlinson reflecting on simpler times
Apple computer startup noise type beat 😉 😉
Oh, and, shout out to Gianluca, and shout out to Zach, Coles & Stafhon.