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Five Favorite Parts With Hayley Wilson

Features & Interviews June 25th, 2025 · 12:00 am · 1

🔑 Intro & Interview by Farran Golding
📷 Photo by Sarah Meurle

We noticed how much real-life connections and childhood viewing habits have informed Five Favorite Parts — with the latter often offering up the left-field selections. Although vert superstardom was not high among the collective youthful aspirations of the QS office, if we ran a vote, then a ledge of any shape or size would undoubtedly emerge as our preferred obstacle of choice. That shared ideal, our sympathy for ledges gone AWOL, and her recent output, make Hayley Wilson an overdue guest here.

Five Favorite Parts With Max Palmer

Features & Interviews March 26th, 2025 · 12:00 am · 5

🔑 Interview by Farran Golding
📷 Photo by Zach Baker

One of the most requested installments, for obvious reasons.

And it’s also for those reasons that we included a lil’ bonus for the legion of requesters.

Safe to safe, Max is a DLX head.

‘Utah, Get Me Two!’ — Andrew Allen’s Movie Matinee

Features & Interviews February 13th, 2025 · 9:00 am · 4

🔑 Interview, Intro & Video Production by Farran Golding

Andrew Allen is practically a longstanding field of study at QS. A few years back he spoke at length about L.A. High for our “Favorite Spot” series, which was followed by a written appendix of other bank spots he has frequented. However, recurring spots are just one aspect in an output with many layers.

Although Allen’s appreciation for Kathryn Bigelow’s surf-action-heist movie, Point Break, is widely recognized, there’s an intertextuality of movie nods spanning the last decade of Allen’s career in the form of video parts, music supervision, board graphics and even a cardigan worn by Ray Liotta.

‘Is It Obvious How Much We Love Each Other?’ — An Interview with Aaron Loreth

Features & Interviews February 5th, 2025 · 12:00 am · 5

📝 Intro + Interview by Farran Golding
📷 Photography by Kris Burkhardt & Ryan Mettz

A sense of mystery is not a common facet of today’s professional skateboarder. However, many would be hard-pressed to say much about Aaron Loreth beyond his well-documented attention towards tight transitions and brick manual pads. With his tall figure and light touch, there’s an ethereal feel to Loreth’s skating that furthers the intrigue.

Following our conversation about West Park, the brains of Limosine’s business operation continued to satisfy curiosity by discussing cultivating a career in his hometown of Ventura, California, his day job at Hockey and co-owning a brand with Cyrus Bennett and Max Palmer — a decade on from their halcyon days when Loreth would sleep on their floor during trips to New York.

Favorite Spot with Aaron Loreth on West Park

Video January 22nd, 2025 · 12:00 am · 3

🔑 Interview, Intro & Edit by Farran Golding
📹 Principal Footage by Geoff Browne, Benny Maglinao, Logan Lara & Angel Saucedo

The inclusion of skatepark footage in a video part can be a dubious subject, but one with generally agreed upon parameters. For transition skaters, it’s a no-brainer: who would argue a John Cardiel part would be better without ramps? D.I.Y. spots often fly, provided that they’re rough enough around the edges, rather than unsanctioned versions of a conventional skatepark. Also, if a park is old enough, or has an unintentional route to be exploited, you’re usually good to go.