On this episode of ‘VICE INTL,’ we head to Guangzhou, China, to meet up with pro skateboarder Luo Jian Shen—known for landing some of the biggest tricks in the business, despite his relatively small stature.
Loveletters Season 8: Lance Mountain Part 1 | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
Back in 2009 Lance Mountain set out to make a TV show to pay respect to the generation of skaters from the late 1970’s. Guys like Bobby Valdez and Darrell Miller who didn’t become household names but nonetheless had a huge impact on Lance and skateboarding in general. The show never happened but we found all the footage and decided to cut the story together. Here it is… The Origin of the Love Letters with Lance Mountain – Part 1.
Setups: Chris Joslin Breaks Down His Skateboard Gear
Chris Joslin breaks down his skateboard gear in his latest setups episode. Get the full details on the type of board and equipment Chris prefers to skate that enables him to shred.
James Craig | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 62
The show that has skateboarders talking – This week James Craig discusses growing up in Orange County CA, getting sponsored by Liberty Boardshop, beating his older brother in contests, getting on Grindking, showing off for Koston at the courthouse, skating for Society, getting on Blind, having a personalized song in The Blind Video, tearing his ACL, leaving DVS for Circa, becoming team manager for Dwindle, getting let go from Dwindle, his company smlwheels, starting his new job at the Boardr and much more…
Why Pro Skater Neen Williams Got Sober
Neen Williams spent years partying through his nights and sleeping through his days, finding less time to skate. Now, the pro has gone completely sober, eating healthy and working out to make sure he remains one of the best skaters in the business.
Danny Garcia | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 61
The show that has skateboarders talking – This week Danny Garcia discusses growing up in Orange County CA, getting sponsored by Liberty Boardshop, Rodney Mullen flowing him World boards then being put on All City, quitting All City in hopes of getting on Habitat, filming for the Habitat section of Photosynthesis, riding for Vita Shoes, Habitat ‘Mosaic’ Video, getting on éS Shoes, starting his music career as Reverend Baron, why he slowly faded out of the skate industry, His new album Rio View and much more…
Setups: Sean Malto’s Reliable Skateboard Setup
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Boo Johnson | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 60
The show that has skateboarders talking – This week Boo Johnson discusses growing up in Tehachapi CA, getting hooked up with Pharmacy Boardshop, his first board sponsor Powell, filming for his first video part on Element ’Future Nature’, getting on DGK, starting his own company JHF, his years with Supra, skating for Weedmaps, Torrey hitting him up to ride for Diamond Footwear, designing his pro shoe the Boo J, riding for Hawkers and much more…
Walker Ryan | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 59
The show that has skateboarders talking – This week Walker Ryan discusses growing up in Napa Valley CA, getting sponsored by Ron Allen’s company Energy, riding for 510 Skate Shop, going to College in San Diego, getting on Organika, switch backside flipping the Love Gap, Kerry Getz hitting him up to ride for DVS, starting his company Old Friends, Mikey Taylor asking him to ride for SOVRN, filming his new SOVRN part in 5 months and much more…
Setups: Micky Papa Explains What he’s Got Under his Feet
Returning Team Challenge champion Micky Papa sits down curbside to explain what he works with under his feet to make the Switch Made dreams work. Take some notes down from Micky’s two-minute setups video and maybe one day you’ll be executing nose grind nollie flip out on rails.
Skaters In Cars: Curren Caples | X Games
For the latest episode of “Skaters In Cars,” host Chris Nieratko meets up with Curren Caples at home in Ventura, California to explore skate spots from Caples’ recent Push, Propeller, and Flip parts.
Mark Appleyard | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 58
The show that has skateboarders talking – Mark Appleyard discusses growing up in Ontario Canada, his first Christmas complete, getting on birdhouse at Tampa Am, quitting Birdhouse for Habitat, Arto Saari cold calling him to get on Flip, shooting his first Thrasher cover, filming for the Flip video “Sorry”, winning Thrasher’s Skater of The Year, leaving Circa to ride for Globe, filming for the new Element video and much more…