That’s Hollywood, Baby

Definitely remember this one being a crowd favorite at the premiere: Kevin Taylor’s part in Static 6 is now online to commemorate K.T’s new spot on the Hopps team.

Jake Baldini becomes the first person to ever return a purchase and replenish his balance in the new installment of Skate Jawn‘s “$100 Chill” series. Shout out to Jake and his crew for that bank-to-ledge at Mosquito Beach.

“I do remember chatting to him when he was pranging out about having to switch flip the London Bridge stairs, that’s quite funny. He was pranging out the night before, I just remember thinking you don’t actually have to do this.” Lev Tanju nerded out over his favorite pieces of U.K. skate lore for Slam City Skates’ “Visuals” series.

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The Rust Belt Trap Sequel — Jake Baldini & Matthew Andersen’s ‘FRONT ROW’ Video

Filmers really do it all…

…though the maxim about them being skateboarding’s most under-heralded heroes feels like a gross understatement once the credits of Front Row begin to roll. The video has opening and closing full parts from the two guys who made it, and invariably clocked in the majority of hours spent filming each other + the other 15 minutes of clips sandwiched between those two parts, AND not to mention a third shift finding and fixing so many of the haggard-ass spots that fly past your screen faster than you can even process them.

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Scumco & Sons Bible Belt Tour

Words: Ronnie P
Photos: Mike Chinner
Video: Tristan Mershon
Squad: Kevin Taylor, Josh Narvaez, Ty Beall, Jake Baldini, Brian Downey, Justin Grzechowiak, Tristan Mershon, Mike Chinner
Special Guests: Matt Anderson, Giorgio Villone
Objective: Footy
Last to bed, first awake; cleaning and frying eggs: Josh
Glutathione Goo: Downey
50 pushups a day: Chinner’s whip
Beers and no A/C: Giorgio’s whip
Temperature: Hot
Verdict: Sweaty n Ready

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