INSIDE THE SKATER’S STUDIO: Eastern Exposure 3 “Underachievers” With Ricky Oyola
It’s been a LONG hiatus for Inside the Skater’s Studio, so Theories of Atlantis is making a comeback with a real doozy. Easily in our top 5 favorite skate videos of all time and clearly one of the very best street-skating videos ever, Eastern Exposure 3 “Underachievers” has been long overdue on the Skater’s Studio. And Ricky Oyola’s part is THE one we all want to hear about. We got Ricky together with another TOA favorite, Paul Zitzer, to dive into the classic part and get some behind the scenes nuggets of how it all came to be. And, as Ricky says, Zitzer’s in it too!
This was filmed literally 5 years ago, right before the world went insane in early 2020. But due to some audio issues during the shoot, it got shelved for years with plans of re-filming. But TOA finally decided it was too good to not put it out and the logistics of having Ricky and Paul Zitzer in the same room together were quite slim. So here it is. Yes, the audio isn’t great, but it’s fine. So sit back and enjoy some stories behind the video that completely changed the game for the east coast of the USA back in 1996.
“REMOTE VIEWING” BY THEORIES BRAND – THEORIES OF ATLANTIS
Adjust your antennae because we’re beaming an all new broadcast down from the Theories Brand satellite. “Remote Viewing” is here showcasing the full team shredding from NYC to LA. Featuring Nyle Lovett, Nick Rainey, Connor Noll, Ryan Alvero, Randy Benko, Maddie Hazlett, John-Nestor Gomez and introducing Shamus McDonough and Levon Conklin.
STATIC VI RAW TAPES EP 4 MIAMI PART 1
Theories of Atlantis brings Static VI Raw Tapes back and in this 4th episode we head south to balmy Miami during the first of 2 Miami filming trips for the video. The Static crew invited guest Nyle Lovett and Mark Del Negro on the mission and Joel Meinholz battled Mount Boardslide over and over in a brutal must-see battle for the ages. Dive in and get Raw.
Featuring Nyle Lovett, Brett Weinstein, Mark Del Negro, Trevor Thompson, John Baragwanath, Joel Meinholz and Josh Narvaez.
Traffic Skateboards Presents: SWILLS Raw Footage by John de Perrot
Loooong time Traffic Skateboards team rider Shaun Williams recently came out of the woodwork with a bangin new full part filmed and edited by John de Perrot titled “Swills”. And Theories of Atlantis were gifted all of the raw footage from the project and wanted to share it with their footy-hungry audience. This edit is filled with rugged & rad spots all around Philly and the surrounding area and it’s cool to see some of the battles and multitude of makes they captured along the way to finishing the part.
STATIC VI RAW TAPES-EPISODE 3: NEW YORK CITY PART 2
Raw Tapes is back with a whole new series showcasing footage from the filming of “Static VI”, spanning the years of 2016-2023. Alternate angles, unused clips, slams and more, the Raw Tapes series takes you behind the scenes of some of your favorite video projects and shows you who was on the sessions and what went down before and after the makes.
In this third episode we return to New York City with footage from across Brooklyn from downtown Manhattan to the Upper West Side.
Featuring Steve Brandi, Jahmal Williams, Aaron Herrington, John Baragwanath, Brett Weinstein, Christian Maalouf, Jordan Trahan, Moose Abrams and Trevor Thompson.
MOTOR LOBBY PRESENTS “D SPOT”
Theories of Atlantis is hyped to help showcase a new full length skate video out of St. Petersburg, Florida by Motor Lobby Skateboards. Featuring some friends of the TOA crew holding it down for their under-appreciated city, including Brandon Knowles, Nick Barwick, Chris Lesh, Sergio Quijano, DJ Brown, Haze Miller, Parker Leonard, Jeremy Leyva and more.
STATIC VI RAW TAPES- EPISODE 2: NEW YORK CITY PART 1
Raw Tapes is back with a whole new series showcasing footage from the filming of “Static VI”. Alternate angles, unused clips, slams and more, the Raw Tapes series takes you behind the scenes of some of your favorite video projects and shows you who was on the session and what went down before and after the makes.
Featuring Jordan Trahan, John Baragwanath, Brett Weinstein, Brian Powderly, Jahmal Williams, Dustin Eggeling, Kyler Garrison, Pat Stiener and James Sayres.
“It’s Completely Fine: The Toynbee Project” by Traffic Skateboards Full Video
Traffic Skateboards presents it’s 6th full length video project in it’s rich 20 year history, “It’s Completely Fine: The Toynbee Project”.
JOSH FEIST PART FROM “IT’S COMPLETELY FINE” BY TRAFFIC SKATEBOARDS
Josh Fiest is one of the latest additions to the Traffic team and Theories of Atlantis is stoked to host his full part from the new full length video “It’s Completely Fine: The Toynbee Project” by Traffic Skateboards.
“STATIC VI” FULL VIDEO – Theories of Atlantis
Originally released on DVD in December of 2023, TOA has finally made the FULL “Static VI” video available to the public for free. This 6th and final episode in the 25 year-long running Static video series features Brett Weinstein, Jordan Trahan, John Baragwanath, Trevor Thompson, Christian Maalouf, Brian Powderly, Aaron Herrington, Jahmal Williams, Steve Brandi, Kevin Taylor and many, many more.
KEVIN TAYLOR FULL PART FROM STATIC VI
Philadelphia skateboarding legend, Kevin Taylor, graces the Static series with a short surprise part that nobody saw coming. Short, sweet and ever so stylish….enjoy.
PIECES…WITH JOSH FEIST – Theories of Atlantis
“Pieces” catches up with some of TOA’s favorite skaters, artists and creators to get a glimpse of their world behind their skateboarding, design or video work. The second episodes visits with Traffic Skateboards shredder Josh Feist as he guides us around the rugged streets of Philadelphia and revisits some of the skatespots he’s made skateable with a little elbow grease, a little love and a lot of cement. Super interesting episode and stoked to see a behind the scenes of these wild spots that Josh helped make possible.