Checking in with Olympic Skateboarder Steven Pinhiero.
Andy Anderson | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 190
Andy Anderson discusses growing up in White Rock BC, his first board, riding for Skull Skates, getting into freestyle skating, why he started wearing and continue to wear a helmet, George Powell putting him on Powell, getting hazed the first time going on tour, how and why he designed his pro board, starting Mind Control Helmets, going to the Olympics, what he keeps in his pockets and much more!
Mike York – Stop And Chat | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts
Mike York Stops by and Chats with us about skating curbs, his umbrella Beetlejuice, watching horror movies with his kids, skating in San Fransisco back in the day, the transition from skating EMB to Pier 7, watching Henry Sanchez invent new tricks daily, making his Schmatta Monsters, moving to LA, reviewing his skate clips, and much more!
Grosso Forever: Japan Love Note: Women Shredders | Skate | VANS
There are so many amazing women in the Japanese skate scene. The Joy and Sorrow DVD series has been highlighting the scene for over a decade. In this Love Note we check in with the creator of the series, Yuri Murai.
Japan has a long and radical skate history. With so many eyes focused on Tokyo in 2021 Vans wanted to make sure that the rich skate culture and storied history didn’t get lost in the hype of The Games. Japan has a great skate scene that should championed and celebrated long after this moment in history.
This is the last trip the Loveletters crew took with our beloved Jeff Grosso before his passing. Jeff and the crew had a blast meeting the many Japanese skaters from every generation.
Nine Club EXPERIENCE LIVE – Nyjah Huston, Zion Wright, Matt Bublitz
We discuss Matt Bublitz’ “Enter the Museum” Part, Nyjah Huston | Aspire, Truman Burkank “It’s Pulsar B*itch !!, Welcome to the Family – Zion Wright on Vans and much more!
Dew Tour Setups: Team USA’s Heimana Reynolds Skateboard Park Setup
Out of 613 athletes the United States is sending to the Tokyo Olympics, Heimana Reynolds is one out of 12 skateboarders on Team USA representing skateboarding in the park competition. Although he skipped out on competing at Dew Tour Des Moines due to rehabbing a minor injury, we were lucky enough to catch up with Heimana before the big games to get the lowdown on what skateboard gear he’ll be riding in Tokyo.
Wee Man | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 189
Wee Man discusses how he got into skating, his first board, working for Big Brother shipping out issues, skating for Simon Woodstock’s company Sonic, turning pro for Dogtown, driving cross country in his van, investing in Chronic Tacos, starting his own company Nullity Skateboards, filming for Jackass 4, celebrity’s fanning out on him and much more!
Paul Schmitt – Stop And Chat | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts
Paul Schmitt Stops by and Chats with the Nine Club about the board shortage, nano tubes, breaks down our board setups, the proper way to store your boards, fingers of flat, how the type of trucks you ride effect the pop of the board, the small changes you can make to your board for certain tricks, does the color of the top ply change the stiffness of the board, how to check if your board is warped and much more!
Grosso Forever: Japan Love Note: Aki Akiyama/ Nishi | Skate | VANS
Two of the pioneers of the Japanese skate scene are Aki Akiyama and Nishi. Aki represented the clean, contest wholesome skater while Nishi was the wild man who skated, took photos, made art and published magazines.
Together these two laid the foundation for the Japanese skate scene and their impact can still be felt today.
Japan has a long and radical skate history. With so many eyes focused on Tokyo in 2021 Vans wanted to make sure that the rich skate culture and storied history didn’t get lost in the hype of The Games. Japan has a great skate scene that should championed and celebrated long after this moment in history.
This is the last trip the Loveletters crew took with our beloved Jeff Grosso before his passing. Jeff and the crew had a blast meeting the many Japanese skaters from every generation.
Nine Club EXPERIENCE – Supreme, X Games Real Street, Vans
The Nine Club discuss Vans Europe Present: Betty, the XGames Real Street 2021 parts,Budget or Buttery, Eldy’s pick of the week and much more!
MY GROOVES: Travis Harrison | Krux Trucks
Link up with Travis Harrison aka the one n’ only Tarvin in our new series called “My Grooves” where we link up with your favorite Krux All-Stars as they breakdown everything on their setup from the specs to their truck grooves. How long does a pair of Krux last for Travis? What does he think of when he thinks of Krux? Does he rock with the Downlow Kingpin?! Tune in and find out!
What’s Sam Hitz hiding in his trunk?! INTRUDERS Ep.1 Bonus clip! – CREATURE
We got a Bonus round for you Fiends! Hit the Play button and see what Sam Hitz was hiding in his trunk, then get schooled on some of his favorite creations that all started out with a jigsaw in the SHED. All of this and more in our new series, INTRUDERS starring Sam Hitz.