You really gotta admire the commitment to the bit that he fully cleaned up the one he did at first for what sits at #1 this week. Otherwise, we got tricks on wood slats, slides down curved bricks, and a multi-sport line at the Marcy benches.
And to anyone else who went “oh my ribs” at the intro: he was confirmed ok by the submitter.
Our friends at Skate Jawn are hosting an issue #93 release party at the Long Island City D.I.Y. tomorrow. Flyer here.
We held a staff meeting to see if it was reasonable to give the same guy who backside flipped an insane gap in April a second #1 for backside big spinning the same gap five months later. The meeting lasted ten seconds after a chorus of yes.
There have been too many enders and covers at #1 lately, but in case you haven’t caught them yet, check Koston Eaton’s part in Cage Cocalis’ THIEF OF JOY (the skaters’ names in that video are incredible) + the closer in Augusto Akio’s “Ambiguous” part. All reasonable top billing.
And yes, Thursday’s releases were deferred until next week.
Have a good one ❤️ QS will return on Tuesday, September 8 after the Labor Day holiday.
To the fella who left the Occam’s Razor comment on last week’s Top 10: here’s to one more. There is no planet where that trick isn’t #1, even if it’s another 5050, even 2x weeks in a row. Even if it’s the ender to one of the premier videos to release this week…
Full Disclosure: In anticipation of Toronto, this one was locked in a bit earlier than usual this week, especially after the rebooted Etnies video dominated conversation throughout the hallways of QS HQ. (What a sentence to write in 2026! Shout out Matt King.) Deferred Mr. Rowean’s Free part, Mr. Apse’s Lithuania video, et al. until next week.
See everyone at Bunt Jam tomorrow 🏀 Have a good one.
A Sean, a Dashawn, a Shane and two Mannys.
It should be pointed out that the gentleman at the #2 slot celebrated a 40th birthday eight months ago. Absolute insanity. And *spoiler*: while it feels anticlimactic to give top billing to two Covers™, two months in a row, sometimes the obvious answer is the right answer.
Have a good weekend.
Been a slow news week around here. August ’23 it is not. Feels like most brands are saving their Great Big Videos for the fall. Gotta enjoy the downtime yaknow. Back on it next week ;)
Tenant is playing the first two Nike SB Chronicles videos at McCarren on Sunday night.
