Category: Interview

CHANNEL NINE – Jeremy Leabres’ “Glitched”, Franky Villani “Brainwash”, Who Has Your Attention?

Welcome to Channel Nine. This week Chris Roberts and the Nine Club talk about Jeremy Leabres’ “Glitched” part, Budget Or Buttery, we asked people at the Skateboard Hall Of Fame “Who has your attention right now in skateboarding and why?”, Franky Villani “Brainwash” part and much more!

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Tristan Rennie and Salba Lead Backyard Pool Missions | Spot to Spot – The PLATFRM

A master of notoriously tight transitions, Tristan Rennie was raised skating in backyard pools to become one of the best to ever do it. Inviting the crew to tag along, Tristan Rennie and Steve Alba lead us on a two-pool mission around the San Bernardino area to skate Ridiculous Pool and Bottom of the Hill.

“Because it was ridiculously good for the time,” says Tristan of the naming origins of the first spot. Complete with a brief history of the pool’s access over the years, a few of his own childhood memories and a short list of pros who have clipped up there, from “Tony Hawk to Guy Mariano,” in Tristan’s view, “It is one of the most iconic pools in modern skateboarding.”

After making quick work of the Ridiculous Pool and firing up the squad — Yuro Nagahara, Eric Hutchinson, Jesse Lindloff, Hampus Winberg and Shota Mizote — a few of the crew break off from the session to finish things off at Bottom of the Hill. Don’t worry, we got the naming origins of that one, too.

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Behind Foundation’s New Video Today Tomorrow Forever | Timeline – The PLATFRM

After two(ish) years in the making, the team at Foundation Skateboards brings us up to speed on their latest video project titled “Today. Tomorrow. Forever.” for this installment of Timeline.

Hear from the entire squad (Aidan Campbell, Jesse Lindloff, Austin Heilman, Ruby Lilley, Jessie Darnall and Tanner Lawler) and their trusty Team Manager and Filmer, Don Luong, sound off about the sacrifices and memories made to finish this film. From their blue collar realities, to newly minting team riders into professionals—get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at a few clips in the making plus a whole lot more of what makes the Foundation team special, and their dedication to skateboarding.

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Jeff DeChesare | The Nine Club #405

Jeff DeChesare discusses where the nickname JeffWon Song came from, how he started doing crazy tricks & doing them consistently down big spots, thinking Plan B hitting him up was an April fools joke, feeling the vibe from the industry, inward heel down Hollywood High 16, witnessing his friend Tony Willie fall from a huge 3 story roof, his Jarritos sponsor, Triple flip down the triple set and much more!

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This Prefab Park Built a Skate Career | Maurio McCoy: Sacred Spots – Santa Cruz

Maurio McCoy brings us back to his hometown of Reading, PA to learn the lore of his OG local park Stonecliffe. We talk how the park shaped his street skating, what the older homies instilled in Maurio as a young skater and hit the new Reading park to wrap things up. Roll through the new Reading Skatepark if you are in the area!

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