Skating & Punk Rock w/ One Step Closer | Santa Cruz Skateboards

Today Santa Cruz is stoked to link up with One Step Closer from Wilkes Barre, PA! OSC is a hardcore band that formed in 2016 with vocalist Ryan Savitski and his bandmates. Guitarist Grady Allen, drummer Tommy Norton, bassist Brain Talipan, and guitarist Ross Thompson usher in a refreshing wave of melodic hardcore with meaningful lyrics on their debut album ‘This Place You Know’ out now via Run For Cover Records. Get to know OSC as they take us around their hometown, show us their practice room/skatepark, and even invite us inside their family’s home to show us how Ross HAND SEWS their merch. THIS is One Step Closer.

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SoMa West, Treasure Island DIY & Blue Plate Kitchen! Screaming Vlog 54 | Santa Cruz Skateboards

Screaming Vlog 54 begins at Treasure Island DIY Skatepark in SF with Jake Wooten and Kevin Braun getting the legs loose for a big day in the bay. To keep things rolling, they head over to SoMa Skatepark to link up with Knibbs and get a few clips before meeting Mr. Cory Obenour of Blue Plate! You saw them whippin in the kitchen, now see the behind the scenes clips that didn’t make the cut of SC’s cooking show! You definitely WON’T want to miss this one!

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HOW TO KICKFLIP LIKE MAURIO McCOY! | Santa Cruz Skateboards

You asked, SC listened! Today Santa Cruz is hyped to link back up with Maurio McCoy to learn how to kickflip from the man himself. From shoulder placement to flick vs pop, Maurio breaks down everything he knows about kickflips, how long it took him to learn, and even shows us exactly where his foot flicks off his board! Get out and practice some kickflips the Maurio way!

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Kevin Braun, Knibbs, Trav + James Skate Town Park! Screaming Vlog 52 | Santa Cruz Skateboards

Screaming Vlog 52 begins with a starting lineup of Trav Jones, Knibbs, Kevin Braun, James Cobb and Nick Hanson getting ready to hop in the whip and head to DeFremery Skatepark aka Town Park in Oakland, CA. After a heavy session with the whole crew goes down, the SC Crew find a few hills to bomb on the way home! You definitely WON’T want to miss the ripping in this one!

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From SoMa To The Streets! Knibbs & Kevin Braun: Screaming Vlog 51 | Santa Cruz Skateboards

Screaming Vlog 51 begins in the Mission District with SC Pro Jereme Knibbs and Master Lensman Nick Hanson getting ready to hop on a Lyft Bike and link up with fellow SC Pro Kevin Braun at SoMa Skatepark. After a warm up session at the park, it’s straight to Union Square where Kev blasts an ollie down the 3 block, followed by an ollie from Knibbs over a sizeable gap in an apartment complex. You definitely WON’T want to miss this one!

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Quality Time With Blake Johnson! What I’m Riding | Santa Cruz Skateboards

Today Santa Cruz is hyped to sit down with Blake Johnson at El Sereno Skatepark for our latest installment of “What I’m Riding”! In this series Santa Cruz will be rapping out with your favorite members of the SC squad and dig in to their current setup to learn all about what is currently under their hood. What size board does Blake ride? How tight are his trucks? What is the sardine thing?! All of these questions and much much more are answered in Episode 4 filmed by Nick Hanson!

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Waller St, Hillbombs & More w/ Knibbs, Braun in SF! Screaming Vlog 50 | Santa Cruz Skateboards

Screaming Vlog 50 begins at the Waller Ledges in SF with Kevin Braun and Jereme Knibbs as Knibbs reminds us to check out TheHenryGartlandFoundation.org while setting up his new deck. Brother Braun is off to the races with the most firing line, just as our friend James Cobb pieces together a firing line himself! Next up, we hit a ledge to hill bomb spot first done switch by Pablo Ramirez (RIP). To cap things off, the crew posts up at a sick wallride to hillbomb spot in the heart of the city.

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30 MINUTES WITH: TOM ASTA AT MIDDLETOWN SKATEPARK! | Santa Cruz Skateboards

For Santa Cruz’s latest installment of ’30 Minutes With’, we link up with Tom Asta at Middletown Skatepark! Watching Tom’s footage is always a treat, but in this ’30 Minutes With’ we get to see just how dialed and consistent Tom is on any given day. We are joined by Santa Cruz Brand Manager Andrew Cannon & Tom’s good friend Shane Colville, who does an amazing job handling hosting duties, while all the ripping is captured by Master Lensmen Joe Perrin and Trevar Cushing!

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