Thrasher Magazine

When Preston picked up a video camera, skateboarding changed forever. He wasn’t a typical filmer, but an extension of the whole crew, his contagious energy fueling a session to new heights. Let’s take a trip down memory lane with one of the Big Dog’s early full-length vids. Enjoy the stoke...

Cover: Jim Greco – Switch Frontside Flip Photo: Ogden Inside This Mag: Quicksilver Bowlriders 2000 in Marseille, France, 151 things that happen on a road trip, the Fifth Annual Basic BBQ Grind Series and a road trip to the 3rd Lair skatepark demo with Ryan Parsons, Ron Whaley, Steffan Attardo, Mike Rafter and Eric BorkAlso In This Issue: Slash Money Skate Jam 2000 and interviews with Mark Appleyard, Lee Smith, Austin Stephens and Satva LeungMusic Articles: Motorhead, Nashville Pussy, Kid Koala and the Richmond Sluts

Cover: Arto Saari – Crooked Grind Photo: Sturt Inside This Mag: An interview with Arto Saari, the search for Johnny Rad, the Vans team invades Mexico City, and Tampa Street 2000 Also In This Issue: Interviews with Chris Senn, Richard Paez, Nikhil Thayer and Jay Moody Music Articles: Streetwalkin' Cheetahs, Ben Harper, the Business and the Vibrators

Cover: Erik Ellington – Backside Flip Photo: Burnett Inside This Mag: Thrasher's desert survival guide, a field report of Nebraska and a road trip to Burnside with the 151 crewAlso In This Issue: Skating in the San Joaquin Valley and MinneapolisMusic Articles: At The Drive In, Backyard Babies and Metroschifter

Cover: Willy Santos – Frontside Feeble Photo: BurnettInside This Mag: An interview with Willy Santos, San Diego pool skating, skating in Panama and the Tampa AmAlso In This Issue: Andy Bonha and skating in the South PacificMusic Articles: The Donnas, The Real Tight Bros From Way Back When, Unwound and Hieroglyphics

Cover: “El Diable Esta Perdido” Artwork By: Pushead Inside This Mag: An interview with Phil Shao and the Hard Rock Hollywood event in the Triple Crown SeriesAlso In This Issue: The vans All Girl Skate Jam, pool skating, and rad ams Sean Robinson, Tony Froude, Stephen Bailey and Aaron DaviesMusic Articles: Snot, Groovie Ghoulies and the Grumpies

Cover: Keith Hufnagel – Ollie Photo: Morf Inside This Mag: Interviews with Andy MacDonald and Chad Knight Also In This Issue: Bay Area skate log, skating in Tuscon, AZ and X-GamesMusic Articles: Dwarves, Rampage, The LaDonnas and Napalm Death

Cover: Chico Brenes – Gap To Back Tail Photo: OgdenInside This Mag: Tampa Pro Contest and an interview with Carl Shipman Also In This Issue: Santa Rosa Skatepark and skating in AtlantaMusic Articles: The Descendents, Shudder to Think, the Promise Ring and Helmet

Cover: Eric Koston – Frontside Noseblunt Slide Photo: Ogden Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 1996 Skater of the Year Eric Koston and a twenty year retrospective of Thrasher's SOTYsAlso In This Issue: Crazy Chicago skating and a trip to EcuadorMusic Articles: Sick of it All, Reel Big Fish, Brutal and Blue Tip