Category: Interview

Mark Villero Skates Shirtless and Hucks His Way Through LA | Spot to Spot

Mark Villero does not skate with a shirt on, and he loves to jump down big shit all day. Fully tatted with long, heavy metal hair to match his skating; Platfrm found a new way to mic up Mark while he takes us Spot to Spot, hucking his way around Los Angeles and Glendale.

The day goes from J. Kwon for a few warm-up lines, then over to Carr Park for a quick 9-stair hammer session with a little cigarette power and some help from a new friend. After that he takes us between streets for a fast and tight 13-stair and an autograph signing in an alleyway, before we hit Burbank Middle School to close out the day with lines to the 10-set.

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CHANNEL NINE: Plan B Kristion & Lazer part, Jake Hayes “A Tale of Two Tables”, Roman for Lakai part

Welcome to Channel Nine. This week Chris Roberts and the Nine Club talk about Jake Hayes “A Tale of Two Tables”, Budget Or Buttery, Roman for Lakai video part, Alexis Lacroix’s “Element” Pro Part, Plan B Skateboards “Growing Pains” ft. Kristion & Lazer and much more!

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Portland, Oregon Tour | Life in the Van Vol. 7 – PLATFRM

Round 7 of Life in the Van gathers up a bunch of San Diego’s finest from Slappy’s Garage to trek north to Portland for a fully loaded week on the road. The crew rolled deep from SD to PDX, with their filmer, Ed Sanchez, calling the shots, and Cory Juneau, Bryson Farrill, Miles Blackman, Evan Gallen, Nolan Lively — plus a ton more who opted in for the mission and met up along the way.

Over the course of four days, they skated everything they could possibly find and stacked a ton of street clips in the process. They also hit up lesser-known DIY spots and the infamous Burnside, iconic Oregon parks like Tigard and Lincoln City, and got invites to skate indoor facilities such as the Nike SB park and Brent Atchley’s nonprofit, Push Movement, before ending it all with a heavy session at Mark “Red” Scott’s behemoth bowl.

Bryson Farrill took the title of trip MVP, Cory Juneau went back-to-back with Dillon Donnini stac

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Corey Duffel On Leaving Foundation, Video Part Song’s, Industry Gossip Heated Conversation Episode 1 – Metro Skateboarding

Corey Duffel left his signature on many of skateboarding’s gnarliest spots, spawned legions of tight jeaned, striped sweater wearing fans, upped the bar on what it meant to fully commit, gave it 100% always, and changed the way we skated in the 2000’s and beyond. Kasci and Metro got to sit down with this icon and talk shop for Metro’s very 1st “Heated Conversation” Filmed and edited by Diego Miranda – Hope you enjoy!

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Brian Schaefer | The Nine Club #411

Brian Schaefer discusses 33 years of Skatepark of Tampa, what came first Tampa AM or Tampa Pro, faxing 100 contest flyers from a hot attic for a $1,000 Airwalk purse, how Paul Zitzer’s vert ramp and a trip to San Jose led to opening SPoT in 1993, his parents’ backyard Bro Bowl & Thrasher ramp plans, his parents taking a second mortgage to fund the warehouse, living in the warehouse, the Moat Race, slamming on the loop and waking up in the hospital, Bob Burnquist doing the first switch loop, bringing vert back, Tampa AM vs Tampa Pro, supporting local skate shops and much more!

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