Selema Masekela | The Nine Club – Episode 290

Selema Masekela discusses moving to Carlsbad California, falling in love with surfing, working at Transworld, becoming team manager for Planet Earth, Rhythm & Adio Footwear, starting Alphanumeric Clothing, why he first turned down announcing for X Games, getting the call to go on Tony Hawks Gigantic Skatepark Tour, Tony Hawks 900, breaking the Kim Kardashian sex tape story on his E! show “Daily 10”, returning to X Games, his father Hugh Masekela and much more!

Continue Reading

Clyde Singleton | The Nine Club – Episode 289

Clyde Singleton discusses growing up in Jacksonville Florida, going “pro” for Acme Skateboards, The Chronicles Of Piff Huxtable & Clydes Corner, impersonating John Montesi on the phone to get on Vision Street Wear, ruining Jamie Thomas’ purple Planet Earth pants, meeting Natas and Gino and getting fully on 101, staying with Fabian Alomar, passing up the opportunity to ride for Menace, leaving 101 for Sal Barbier’s company 23, falling off a bridge in Prague & waking up in ICU, the beginning & end of Aesthetics, the move to Zoo York, his Minority Report video, going to culinary school, the return of Aesthetics, his podcast “WCRP on Skateboarding” and much more!

Continue Reading

NKA Vids – Nigel Alexander | The Nine Club – Episode 287

Nigel Alexander (NKA Vids) discusses getting his first job & sponsor by 118 Boardshop, meeting a young Paul Rodriguez, getting his first camera, making the Forecast video, starting skatesite.com, making a push on his YouTube channel & working with Network A, his first check from YouTube, finding skaters for his youtube videos, working for Powell Peralta, dealing with YouTube comments and much more!

Continue Reading

Ira Ingram (aka – CurbKiller) | The Nine Club – Episode 284

Ira Ingram discusses working his first live skateboarding event, Battle At The Berrics finals night live production, filming Red Bull’s “You Good” video & Sheckler’s drop in on a Taipei freeway overpass, the dangers of using a bungee, how he got the name CurbKiller, his curb part “Mid Life Crisis”, getting a guest board on Heroin Skateboards, Filming Ryan Sheckler’s new part “Lifer”, growing near El Toro and trying to grind the lesser known 22 stair handrail, getting fired from 411VM, working the live shows for ETN, the Zane Timpson documentary and much more!

Continue Reading

Jamie Thomas & Chris Cole | The Nine Club – Episode 278

Jamie Thomas & Chris Cole discusses how they first met, the mongo intervention, Chris getting on Zero but not getting a unanimous vote, the rumors that Jamie was dressing Chris to fit Zero, Chris’s Transworld “In Bloom” part, Jamie breaking the window in his “New Blood part, Jamie picking the music for his “Chomp On This” part, what exactly happened with Fallen Footwear, why Chris left Zero after 13 years then getting back on years later, Josh Kalis betting Chris $100 to backside flip the Love Gap, Jamie offering money for tricks, Chris’ new part, why Jamie used the same song for 2 different projects, why wasn’t Corey Duffel on Fallen after having an ad come out, Jamie’s last part he’s filming and much more!

Continue Reading

Mike Sinclair & Billy Marks Together Again! | The Nine Club – Episode 269

Mike Sinclair & Billy Marks discuss how they initially met, why Billy doesn’t drive and Mike doesn’t fly, the sneeze the blew out Mikes back, them betting 10k on a trick, Billy’s product boxes mysteriously being sold on eBay, Billy getting Mike the job at Toy Machine, Mike going to jail in Miami for the weekend, Ybor city pizza food poisoning, Mike passing out in the bathroom in Tampa, Billy on judging SLS, Mike’s movie snack selection, the Mike and Billy Vice show that never was and much more!

Continue Reading

Glen E. Friedman | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode #266

Glen E. Friedman discusses getting into photography through skating, why his first published photo was a bail, starting to go to unground punk shows, producing Suicidal Tendencies first album, shooting his last roll of Kodachrome with Steve & Alex Olson, Tony Alva’s 21st birthday at the Dog Bowl, Shooting with the Beastie Boys & getting in with Def Jam Records, making his new movie and much more!

Continue Reading

Walker Ryan & Dr. Kyle Brown | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 266

Walker Ryan & Dr. Kyle Brown discusses the importance of Physical Therapy after an injury, Walker’s “Textures” part, the most common issues people have including lower back pain, their company Old Friends, what’s up with Walker’s board sponsor, sleep positions, seeking out Physical Therapy without insurance, Walker Ryan’s latest book “Off Clark”, exercises and stretching for pain and much more!

Continue Reading