Don’t forget: we are hosting a Longer Ledge Jam @ Tompkins with Adidas this Wednesday, September 30 from 4 P.M. onwards. Cash for tricks. Flyer here 🌊
Videographer Simone Rocca just dropped his Rome scene video, AWFUL BLISS, which him and his crew spent the past five years filming for 🇮🇹
We are hosting another Long Ledge Jam with Adidas at Tompkins next Wednesday, September 30th @ 4 P.M. 📅 Even longer ledge! Even more cash for tricks! Check the recap from last year’s to relive the magic.
“Maybe people want to see our videos, but they don’t really buy boards anymore, or they get free boards, or they don’t want to buy skate apparel or whatever; that’s all fine. I get it. But maybe they would be down to pay five bucks for a video, just to support it so that that person, their team or crew, can keep making them.” Simple Magic spoke to Grant Yansura on the eve of the UNC release to see if there’s any way you can make your money back on a video.
Photo via Jack Sabback • Still got some of these on the webstore. If you want one for ~$25, use promo code august26 at checkout for 30% off on whatever. Will let it rock until the end of the week ;)
“Efficiency wants to make the world available: controllable, plannable, predictable. Skateboarding works differently. You cannot plan it however you like, force it, or optimize it reliably. Sometimes the trick works, sometimes it does not. Sometimes the world answers – and sometimes it gives you a shinner. That is exactly the point. Skateboarding does not guarantee status, safe progression, or return without risk. But when it answers, it answers personally.” Really enjoyed the new Bubble article by Dr. Veith Kilberth (former pro, sports sociologist, and co-owner of a skatepark planning firm), which unpacks the reasons for a decreased amount of young skaters today.
Jake Todd and the good people at Nocturnal Skateshop put out a new Jackson Deets part full of Philly crust, and cameos from many familiar Philly faces.
📷 via Eli Awbrey
ICYMI: Bam @ the Banks. Beautiful.
“The actual act of skating may well be regarded these days as a springboard to male modeling, coaching-obligatory Olympic dream chasing, or a ticket to hanging out with the dads skating the curb in front of the skatepark.” Boil the Ocean uses the summer’s premier blockbuster film as a springboard to explore skateboarding’s 2026 ailments. One went unmentioned though: there’s no 2026 Bam. Or Ryan. Or Tony.
The Skate Muzik podcast has a Marc Johnson tribute episode full of the songs that have been used throughout his parts.
“They just seem to think we’re gonna keep hanging out forever, keep going to these parties, and keep going to the skatepark. But no one really realizes there’s gonna be a last day you all show up there.” Anthony Pappalardo The Writer interviewed Genesis C.E.O. Ian Ostrowski. He’s not wrong: it was yesterday that we were all locked down in January ’21 watching Genesis 2.
Trung Nguyen in Osaka, Japan, as seen in The Stars of Midnight • 📷 via Patrick Woodling
The prolifically huck-heavy Stroller crew out of Greece hit New York in their latest edit. Gap front blunt on the bike lane curb on Allen and Canal is a #lowimpact Leap of Faith.
“Who are your top 3 New Jerseyans all time?” “Dude this is so hard. Can I say Tony Soprano?” Abada interviewed Hardbody Ross for Skate Jawn. Spoiler: He didn’t say Tony Soprano.
“OPHELIA” is the latest nine-minute edit from Theories brand. Ryan Alvero is tech as hell in the first part and Conor Noll closes it out. Shout out to his cat.
