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Daily News February 3rd, 2025 · 12:00 am · 1

For the life of me, cannot backtrack to where this screengrab originated from, but it was definitely a non-American skate video from January. Anyone?

Mike Heikkila is the latest subject of Skate Jawn‘s “$100 Chill” feature, and presumably the first person to ever get a haircut on Blubba. Good reminder to keep that lotion on you this winter.

The Palace team (+ Lucien Clarke’s mom) gather around the TV to rewatch their seminal all-London video from 2017, Palasonic. Would be dope to see them commentate on the Bronze x Palace Paramount video, which feels a bit “forgotten” within each’s respective videography.

“The idea that I could make a show about skateboarding, but wouldn’t be relegated to ‘skate art’ but be taken seriously as an art show that happens to be about skateboarding, was something I am grateful for.” Esteban Jefferson spoke to Monster Children about his new solo show that is inspired by the Brooklyn Banks. It is on view @ 303 Gallery on W. 21st Street until February 26.

‘Nice To Meet You, I’m Pro’ — Andrew Wilson’s Krooked Pro Part

Daily News November 8th, 2024 · 12:00 pm

Over here at QS HQ International, we have been posting Johnny Wilson’s videos for a long time. Like 12 years or something. We were by no means the first ones to start pushing them out to the ether — we first caught them off Skate Jawn back in like ~2012 (show of hands: Space Heater? Skate Video?) — but they’ve been a fixture around here since before, like, Instagram had video capabilities and shit.

The momentum from those videos helped fuel the skate careers of Cyrus, Max Palmer, Nik Stain et al., in addition to companies like 917 and Limosine, which provided an additional platform for their skating. But Andrew — Johnny’s just-slightly older brother — always went by his own beat, clocking one of the best parts in each and every one of those Johnny vids. Drew briefly rode for an early stage Alltimers before hopping over to Polar for an extended stay, and ultimately finding himself on Krooked, which blessed him with a pro board that has been long, long overdue.

City of Scaffolds

Daily News April 24th, 2023 · 12:00 am

“The pop guys are good looking and the drop guys are weird looking.” Lurker Lou and Aaron Herrington head out to Staten Island to skate “anything besides ABC Ledges” in the latest installment of Village Psychic’s “Lurking With Lou” series.

It takes Shaggy nearly 100 blocks to spend $100 in the latest installment of Skate Jawn‘s “$100 Chill” feature, which spans from World Trade to the Upper West Side. If you’ve always wondered what goes on inside the mind of skateboarding’s most prolific letter-writer, this is a nice intro ☺️

“In response to an art-making AI, the only comforting thing is, who cares? Art has never been about being proficient and skilled at making images with mediums. It’s always been about the time and the place and the person behind it and the story, and a computer doesn’t have any of that.” Jenkem spoke to Alexis Sablone about AI art, secret societies and invisibility cloaks.

Jahmal Williams for Krooked Skateboards Part

Video & Remixes March 30th, 2023 · 12:00 pm

With a skate career now in its fourth decade, there are few people who have been as enduring of an inspiration as Jahmal Williams. Whether its in his artwork, the timelessness exemplified by his brand Hopps, or the fact that he is constantly reinventing the way he approaches skateboarding — Jahmal is the epitome of someone who does things on his own terms and vision. It is why watching him grind through concoctions Lego’d out of the city’s construction sites, or find new pathways on the 125th Street Banks that are practically now synonymous with him, feels like it carries the onscreen enthusiasm of someone half Jahmal’s age. But nah, it’s the same dude that was skating the Copley Square fountain in 1991 🐐

Krooked collaborated with Jahmal on one of their guest artist boards, for which Jahmal went ahead and filmed a part entirely in New York.

The board is available in shops now.

Filmed by Emilio Cuilan and Tristan Mershon.

The Banshees of City Island

Daily News March 20th, 2023 · 12:00 am

Had to run this one back 📷 Photo by Colin Sussingham

Scumco and Tristan Mershon present Striking Distance 2, their latest project featuring Jake Baldini, Dave Abair, Kyle Nicholson, the legend Jerry Mraz, the legend Kevin Taylor, and many of today’s most esteemed crust evangelists.

Will Rosenstock and Venue Skateshop present Ninetyfour, the latest full-ish length video from Bust Crew and the slice in time when the A.V.E. bench was in Richmond, Virginia.

Huge past week for Ty Beall, who had heavy footage across both of the aforementioned projects, in addition to this mini part for Pepper Grip.

Jake Todd’s Philly [and beyond] video, Devil’s Pocket, is now live in full.