“Was Waiting For That One” — Violet’s “SQUEAKY” Video

Violet‘s long-awaited, years-in-the-making “SQUEAKY” video is live. Well, it went live on Sunday morning, and usually we try to post one of the year’s marquee releases way before it has …74,000 views, but some stuff happened in Texas on Saturday night, so the proceeding two days were not the most productive stints at the office.

At the premiere, we sat a few rows in front of Joey Marrone and a bunch of Philly heads, and any time Mike Ward or Kris Brown would pop on the screen — whether it was an actual trick, BGPs, their name — they would scream, “Mike Ward! I love that guy! Kris Brown! I love that guy!” It was funny right away, and then there was a moment of “wait are they dragging this,” and shortly thereafter, it got even funnier into becoming a full laugh out loud bit that continued up until their names appeared in the credits. I can’t read Mike or Kris’ name without visualizing them ending with an exclamation point anymore :) Just a really great premiere memory, and why IRL stuff like packing out a theater is so important.

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#QSTOP10 — June 12, 2026

An incredible ensemble of names (names as in, literal names) this week. Shout out to everyone’s parents.

#4 needed a second angle, for sure. Still crazy from the side we got.

Was really tempted to give #2 the #1 slot, but when a guy who has *checks notes* switch backside 360’d a picnic table from flat …10+ years ago still holds within his grasps the ability to surprise you — you really gotta roll out the red carpet.

Anyway: job not finished.

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Every Game 0-0

Wheeler Antabanez and Fred Gall’s three-part feature on finding and skating a bank of the roof of an abandoned theater in downtown Newark, New Jersey is incredible. It has everything from urban archeology (the theater closed in 1968 and has largely sat untouched besides by graffiti writers since), to skateboarding to a dash of the paranormal. Absolutely loved every second of it and pined for a time when internet content wasn’t all optimized for shortform social media.

Following Filming, the video essay YouTube channel that brought you the dive into the history of the Element flatbar, has a new one that tracks down 75 skate tricks named after the people who invented them. Yes, he acknowledges a lot of them are obsolete, but an incredibly fun and well-researched piece.

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#QSTOP10 — June 5, 2026

Had a lot of feelings of “wait, were those Kai Kishi tricks in his Venture part?” but seemingly, no, that isn’t the case. Same with Davonte Jolly’s new edit, where even some of the unseen-feeling Dashawn clips would be met with, “That came out a year ago,” so opted for assuming it was all remixed stuff. The backside flip should’ve been in here if not though.

If you want Knicks commentary, you’ve come to the wrong place. Too many fraught years to process anything or assume any outcomes. We hope for the best, it’s all we can do ;)

Have a good weekend.

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