September 1986


Inside This Mag: The St. Louis VP Fair Independence Day Celebration, an interview with Mark Gonzales and the Summerfest Ramp Contest in Milwaukee

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Cover: Mark Gonzales – Beanplant. Photo: Mofo

Also In This Issue: Step by step skate tricks and an interview with Frank Hawk from the N.S.A.

Music Articles:
Skaterock with Septic Death, Drunk Injuns, Christ on Parade, Slapshot, Target Video and the Adolescents


September 1986

Jeff Kendall Santa Cruz ad, Madrid ad


September 1986

Lance vs. Lance, Rector ad


September 1986

Skates ad, Burton Snowboards ad


September 1986

Phil Burgoyne Gullwing ad, Contents page


September 1986

Ken Park Town & Country Skate Designs ad, Vision Psycho Stick ad


September 1986

Intensity is Hot, Walker ad


September 1986

Deluxe ad, Mail Drop, Stussy ad


September 1986

Nightmare, Seaflex, Maildrop, Venture ad


September 1986

Road Rider Santa Cruz ad, OJ


September 1986

Dogtown Skates ad, Aaron Murray, Scott Oster


September 1986

Ask the Doctor with Rick Blackheart, Tony Magnusson


September 1986

Stickers, 'Zine Thing, Rob Roskopp


September 1986

Subscribe page, Vision Street Wear


September 1986

Skarfing Material, Powell Peralta ad


September 1986

Gremic ad, Thrashin'


September 1986

Trik Stik, Step by Step


September 1986

Jimmy'z, Making Your Ramp Strong


September 1986

Making Your Ramp Strong


September 1986

California Cheap Skates, Local Motion


September 1986

Natas, Welcome to Venice


September 1986

Just A Little Out Of Control In St. Louis


September 1986

Christian Hosoi


September 1986

Eddie Reategui


September 1986

National Skateboards Association, Steve Caballero


September 1986

Chris Miller, Gator


September 1986

Mark Gonzales Interview


September 1986

Mark Gonzales Interview


September 1986

Mark Gonzales Interview


September 1986

Mark Gonzales Interview


September 1986

Milwaukee's Finest, Zill Beaudion


September 1986

Milwaukee's Finest


September 1986

Schmitt Stix, Skate Rock, The Second Show


September 1986

Drunk Injuns


September 1986

Skate Rock


September 1986

Cal Skate & Sport, City Street Grinders, California Skate Express


September 1986

Paramount Mail Order, Natas Kaupas Thunder Trucks ad


September 1986

Brian Martin, Slap Shot, In The Crowd


September 1986

In The Crowd, Frank Hawk, Target Video


September 1986

Quicksilver, Sean Wyett


September 1986

Palo Alto Sport Shop, Roller Wheels, Thunderbolts


September 1986

Hosoi ad, Ocean Side


September 1986

Ocean Side, Mike Vallely


September 1986

Skateboard Specialists, Kryptonics ad


September 1986

Notes From The Underground, Hanoi Rocks, Skates on Haight


September 1986

Notes From The Underground, Team Losi


September 1986

Skate Rock video, Big Ugly


September 1986

Pus-Zone, Cro-Mags


September 1986

Powell Peralta ad, Rant & Reel, The Subhumans


September 1986

Trash, On Board, Coming Events


September 1986

Steadham Designs, Go Skate


September 1986

Fogtown ad, JFA


September 1986

Zorlac Skateboards, Product Patrol


September 1986

Thrasher Products, Sims Nitro


September 1986

Sk8 Komix, The Bones Brigade Video


September 1986

Orange Cycle Works, Naked Boards, Alva skates ad


September 1986

Bullet ad, Somethin' else


September 1986

Rodney Mullen Independent ad, Mike McGill Powell Peralta ad


September 1986

  • February 1989

    February 1989
    Cover: Vladimir Morozov – Tic-Tac Photo: Boyd Inside This Mag: Contests, demos and expositions and skate scene reports from Japan, the U.S.S.R., Israel and PeruAlso In This Issue: Pool skating, street plants from hell and some snowboarding actionMusic Articles: Devo, Sick Of It All and Igor's record collection 
  • January 1989

    January 1989
    Cover: Jay Adams – Grind Photo: Hudson Inside This Mag: Thrash-A-Thon in San Luis Obispo and what skateboarding is all about in 1989Also In This Issue: An overview of contests, demos and other skate-intrusions in '88, pool skating in Cambridge and some snowboarding actionMusic Articles: The Sugar Cubes, Igor's record collection, Suicidal Tendencies and Eek-A-Mouse  
  • Winter 1988

    Winter 1988
    Cover: Tony AlvaPhoto: Kevin ThatcherInside: Best Of Thrasher: Our first 13th issue. Interviews with Mullen, Hosoi, Blender, and Smith.
  • December 1988

    December 1988
    Cover: Lance Mountain – Sad PlantPhoto: Ogden Inside This Mag Capitol Burnout in Sacramento with Lance Mountain, Micke Alba, Eric Dressen, Jason Jesse, Mark Gonzales, Steve Caballero and Ben Schroeder and skating in Germany Also In This Issue: Spotlight on skating in Boise, IDMusic Articles: Social Distortion and Guns 'n' Roses
  • November 1988

    November 1988
    Cover: Bod Boyle – Back Lip Photo: Kanights Inside This Mag: Jaks team in Santa Barbara and the World Cup '88 in MunsterAlso In This Issue: Metro D.C. skate report, the "Gotcha Grind" in Seattle and the O'Boy/Thrasherland/TNT Skate Shop series finaleMusic Articles: The Hard-Ons and Social Distortion