Thrasher Magazine

Cover: Brandon Chapman – Backside Disaster Photo: Starr Inside This Mag: Capitol Burnout #2 in Sacramento and tricks that have changed the course of historyAlso In This Issue: Step by step tricks, a course in the manufacturing and fabrication of skateboard decks, trucks and wheels and some skate fiction Music Articles: Sonic Youth, the Sisters of Mercy, Buglamp, the Hellbillys and Bad Brains

Cover: Steve Caballero – Frontside Rock And Roll Slide Photo: Mofo Inside This Mag: The NSA Backyard Pow Wow at Powell Peralta's Skatezone in Santa Barbara, CA, the Vision crew goes to Mexico and interviews with Josh Swindell and J.J. RogersAlso In This Issue: Step by step tricks, skating in Reno, NV and tons of photosMusic Articles: Ted Nugent, Primus, Firehose, Bad Mutha Goose

Cover: Todd Shinto – Hoverboard Photo: Van Dusen Inside This Mag: Raw meat Chris Branagh, Dave Magee, Aaron Vincent, Chuck Wampler, John Moh, Max Schaaf, Trent Gaines, Brian Howard, Lance Dawes, Rick Ibaseta and Brent Fellows and Skate Town Mania at the San Jose Civic AuditoriumAlso In This Issue: Step by step tricks, boards of the future, a collection of horror stories and snowboardingMusic Articles: All about the mosh pit

Cover: “The Face That Moves Fire Hydrants” Artwork By: Robert WilliamsInside This Mag: Pool skating, East Coast ramps and a skate trip to Tokyo for the Open Summer Skate ChampionshipsAlso In This Issue: Step by step tricksMusic Articles: Nirvana, Jesus Jones, Skankin' Pickle and Iggy Pop

Cover: Tony Hawk – Melon Fakie Photo: Starr Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 10th Anniversary Issue featuring a look back on the past decade of skating in photos and a sample of skateboarding's modern heroes including Tony Hawk, Eric Dressen, Danny Way, Tommy Guerrero, Noah Salasnek, Andy Howell, Steve Caballero, Mark Gonzales, Chris Miller, Jason Rogers, Tom Knox, Frankie Hill, Wade Speyer, Natas Kaupas, Mike McGill, Al Losi, Jeff Phillips, Bucky Lasek, Reese Simpson, Alan Peterson, Jason Lee, Bob Boyle, Omar Hassan, Jeff Kendall, Mike Vallely, Lance Mountain, Ed Templeton and Justin Girard 

Cover: Steve Caballero – Boned Indy To Fakie Photo: Mofo Inside This Mag: A totally unknown skater's skate trip through the US, wild predictions for 1990, the Virginia Beach Washout and conversations with tattooed notables Jason Jessee, Mark Mahoney and Art and Steve GodoyAlso In This Issue: Huntsville Underground Skatepark competition, a contest in London and Gran Torneo de Vert in Ensenada, MexicoMusic Articles: Soundgarden, the Pixies and Nuclear Assault

Cover: Ron Allen – Frontside Boardslide Photo: Kanights Inside This Mag: Skating in Hawaii and San Francisco and a road trip with Kevin Thatcher, Blackhart, Tom Guerrero, Keith Cochrane and TumbleweedAlso In This Issue: Three very untypical skaters Laura Pederson, Bill Dorr and Sky LopezMusic Articles: Wrecking Crew, Igor's record collection, the Vandals and Gwar

Cover: John Hutson – At Speed Photo: Casselli Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 100th issue featuring interviews with Duane Peters, Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi and Steve Caballero and a 100 issue retrospective in photos and wordsAlso In This Issue: The history of the skateboardMusic Articles: Big Boys and Skate Rock 1989 with MCM and the Monster, House of Wheels, Skatemaster Tate and his Concrete Crew and Screaming Lord Salba

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