Jake Braun is the type of skateboarder who seeks out the biggest of rails and gets up on a Sunday before dawn to run up a mountain. Making the pilgrimage to Southern California from Minnesota, Jake is known around the North County region of San Diego as a local ripper. “I think it’s pretty well known that the local skate shop is the root of any good skate scene,” comments Jake as he tells us about his natural gravitation toward Rose Street after his friends started hanging out and filming for the shop. Follow Jake along as he goes Spot to Spot, giving us a tour of North County’s running trails, rough pre-fab parks, street spots, and ending his Sunday at his local shop.
PREMIERE: “Prosperity” A Video By Noah Letcavage – JENKEM
Noah’s new full-length shines light on some of New York’s more under-appreciated skaters, of which there are many. Featuring footage from Shawn Powers, Jason Byoun, Nate Penn, Asante Morris, Stevie Szu, and more, “Prosperity” is a construction-filled, car-weaving collection of New York skating.
SKATEJAWN
A video filmed by Jacob Campbell and edited by Angel Delgado.
Featuring Bird, Angel Delgado, Ezra Franklin, Jonathan Ramirez, Jacob Campbell, Nick Lane, Joe Leonard, Shauny Stamm, Will Robins, Derek Thor, Thomas Morris, Langleigh Grissom, Nate Wastaken, Corey Slaven, Joe Kokoszka, Florida Brian, Nickaye, Tim Fabry, Tyler Hicks, Jackobi Austin, Jake White, Ethan Whitaker, Max Lee, Starkey, Austin McCahan, Kris Markovich, Abi Teixeira, Married John, Forrest, Trent, Moses Campos, Meta, Marcos Hidalgo, Ant Sav, Matt, and Tony Farmer.
JOHN L – NUGG OF THE WEEK
John L quick clip at Sayreville Skatepark for this Nugg of the Week. Submit your NOTW by #SkateNugg on Instagram for your chance to be the next!
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Eric Koston & Lance Mountain Revisit The “Pictionary” Board – Crailtap
For this year’s Skateshop Day Crailtap reconnected with Girl alum Eric Koston to bring back an iconic piece of history-the Koston “Pictionary” board, originally designed by Lance Mountain and released in 1994.
Here’s the kicker: They’ve got four original, 1994 samples mixed in with the new batch, and one of those four features Lance’s hand-drawn artwork! Each deck will be shrink-wrapped in a mystery black bag, so you won’t know if you’re getting a re-issue or an original until you crack it open.
Made by PS Stix on the original Girl mold, this re-issue is available only in skateshops, releasing on Skate Shop Day, February 15th, 2025.
19 Years of Orchard Skateshop
On February 11th 2006 Orchard opened up the doors to their little clubhouse on Mission Hill with the goal of serving the Boston skateboarding scene to the best of their ability.
19 years later the family has grown exponentially but the goal remains the same. It has been an honor and absolute pleasure to serve the community, and they’re looking forward to many more years ahead of doing the same!
Orchard is incredibly excited to announce that they’ll be moving back to their old neighborhood of Allston in the spring of 2025 with a proper flagship storefront and event space!
The Lazer Video – Quartersnacks
The first full-length video from Canada’s Lazer Distribution starring Reis Burrows, Cameron Peace-Hall, Ryan Lepore and Hasumi Iida. Filmed & edited by Jonathan C-Lemieux.
Getting To Know Sal Barbier, The Man Behind One Of Skating’s Most Iconic Shoes – JENKEM
If you aren’t familiar with Sal, he’s a pioneer from the 80s and 90s who has his own trick (The Sal Flip) and is credited for being the first person to kickflip boardslide a handrail. His shoe, the Etnies Sal 23 is one of the most recognized and iconic skate shoe silhouettes. Despite all this rich history, we barely know anything about the guy, so Jenkem met him in his hometown to fill in the gaps.
Giovanni Vianna | From Brazil To The World – Monster Energy
Dive into the world of Monster Energy skateboarder Giovanni Vianna as he takes us on a raw and unfiltered journey through his hometown of Santo Andre, Brazil. Witness Giovanni’s passion for skateboarding and how it’s shaped his life.
2 SLS WINS IN 1 YEAR?! Sora Shirai’s Top Moments from the 2024 SLS Championship Tour!
Sora earned himself 2 W’s in 2024, the first in Sydney, and the second in Tokyo. Take a look at each and every 9 that he put down…
Vans Authentic High Andrew Allen | Directors Cut | VANS
Come on down to your local skate shop this Thursday, Feb 13th and grab yourself the Skate Authentic High & apparel collection by Andrew Allen.
Kevin Perez & Joe Monteleone | The Nine Club #354
Joe Monteleone & Kevin Perez discuss when and how they started working for Dickies, Filming & editing the Dickies “Honeymoon” video, what it’s like filming with Jamie Foy, Kevin getting a job filming for Primitive then for April Skateboards & then Dickies, starting a new board brand with Blake Carpenter called Vinyl Skateboards, how important full-length videos are in 2025 and much more!