Thrasher back issues from July 2005:
All for one, one for all.(MAIL DROP)(Letter to the Editor)
Jul 01, 2005; Stromdahl, David ... First off let me say Thrasher is the only skate magazine worth the paper it's printed on. A truer representation of the independent spirit is just not easy to find in our corporate-run, homogenized, boring little world. My first exposure to "real" skating came from the dune 1985 Thrasher, ...
Last chance.(MAIL DROP)(Letter to the Editor)
Jul 01, 2005; Purnell, Kieren ... This has been bugging me for a while. I would like to know why it is so hard these days for a skateboard magazine to print any writing at all that describes skating. Not the culture that is around skating or the fun the boys had while they were not actually skating or the issues a filmer ...
Some of the differences between the game of S.K.A.T.E. at my friend Peyton's house and the Eric Koston games of S.K.A.T.E.
Jul 01, 2005; Sieben, Michael ... WHEN I HEARD that my friend Peyton had started hosting games of S.K.A.T.E. at his house, I couldn't help but think that he was in some way ripping off that one dude Eric Koston. I know that Koston didn't invent the game, but I do think that he has single handedly done more to elevate the ...
Xenophobia, volume 2, issue 1.(ZiNE THING)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Okay, so the name of this mag is a little strange. What does fear of foreigners have to do with skateboarding? I think it's just named after the guy who does it. This mag is clean and in color, and outta Boston, Mass. It's mostly street but there is a little bit of everything in there, ...
Nothing, #4.(ZiNE THING)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Well. Nothing has become something. Each issue gets better. This one's got interviews with the Partisans. Deep Eynde, Josh Swindell. Bastard Sons of Addiction, Salba, and Mike Ness, a list of ridiculous fetishes, an ode to a dead friend, the difficult and ...
Henry doorly zoo.(ZiNE THING)
Jul 01, 2005 ... H-STREET PRO DANNY MAYER USED TO HAVE US COME STAY AT HIS HOUSE A COUPLE WEEKS A YEAR BACK IN THE EARLY NINETIES. ONE TIME WE WENT OUT IT WAS A REAL BORING AFTERNOON. DANNY SUGGESTED THE ZOO AND JUICE AND I LEAPT AT THE ...
Bored, #8.(ZiNE THING)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Having finally succumbed to the trap that is a "deadline," Bored now proudly pronounces that it will come out "whenever." This issue's a good one, and will keep you occupied upon the porcelain throne a time or two. It is mostly ...
Chowderd, #1.(ZiNE THING)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Some 'zines you just wish the guy who did it were in front of you so you could tell him to shut up. This one is like the opposite: all photos, no text. Well, there is a little text, a rant and rave about the Internet. but that's it. Even the captions for the photos are mostly one word: the ...
Razorcake, #25.(ZiNE THING)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Another great issue of Razorcake. with all of the regular features: tons of record, comic. 'zinc and book reviews, columns, comics, and interviews (Nardwuar the Human Serviette interviews Timothy Leary, although this occurred a decade ago, Hot Snakes, North Lincoln, Federation-X, Giant ...
Poor and forgotten, #21.(ZiNE THING)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Who dares ask the question: "How in the hell did the Rolling Stones outlive the Ramones for anti-Christ's sake?" Must be Poor and Forgotten. This rag is entertaining, every issue has stuff to do like word searches or crosswords. It's got ...
Hawaii with Omar.
Jul 01, 2005; Hammeke, Joe ... OMAR HAS BEEN ON this party kick lately. Maybe hanging out with G Man at Washington Street is a bad influence. One night at an art opening Omar was really going for it. Ramo, as we like to call his drunken alter ego, was slamming beers, ordering rounds of shots, and making sure everyone ...
Neck Face.(Interview)
Jul 01, 2005; Convertito, Kevin ... YOU EVER PUNCHED AN OLD LADY IN THE FACE? LET ME TELL YOU THAT WHEN YOU DO THAT TRICK IS GONNA HIT THE FLOOR LIKE A BOOK!!! OH YOU THOUGHT I WAS GONNA TALK ABOUT SOME ART STUFF? YEAH RIGHT, THIS IS THRASHER. I SKATE MORE THAN I PAINT. I AINT READING NO ART MAG FOOL, IM IN YOUR FRONT YARD ...
Skaters eye: Adam Conway.
Jul 01, 2005 ... FROM GREATER CHICAGOLAND, blazing shutterbug, Adam Conway has been on serious lurk patrol in his quest to break into the professional skateboarding big time. Sleeping in his car? Check. Peeing in bushes? Check. Panhandling for film money? Not yet, thank the Lord. Working his way ...
Peter Ramon Detta interview.(Interview)
Jul 01, 2005; Phares, Jasin ... LIKE AN EARLY 1900s bare knuckle prize fighter, Peter is all heart and made of steel. I would say heat-tempered several times--not just your ordinary steel prone to rust and falling apart. In fact, if the Navy knew about him they would probably snatch up some of his DNA and mix it with the ...
Throw the knife: Bob's birthday / flip in Australia.
Jul 01, 2005; Bowman, Ewan ... THE VIBES WERE HIGH as we cruised on our way to Australia to play a concert for Bob's birthday. We were to open the celebrations with our new album Call The Guy, the band consisting of Jimmy Salabanzi (lead guitar). Ali Page (rhythm), Mark Vai (vocals/tambourine), Alex Hucknal (peace ...
Leo Romero.(HEADS_ROMERO)(Interview)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Did you grow up in Rainbow? What the luck are you talking about? What am I, some sort of fag or leprechaun? Oh, I'm sorry. I was thinking of something else. What've you been up to lately? Mainly cool stuff, water balloons included. Wait a ...
PhxAm wknd.
Jul 01, 2005 ... COWTOWN'S PHOENIX AM was a blowout this year; hundreds showed up to enter and hundreds more came to skate the streets and escape California's unseasonably rainy weather. It was a hell of a weekend. With pads-free parks, backyard pools and untapped street style opportunities, Arizona has ...
Ratatat.
Jul 01, 2005; Locks, Jesse ... FROM THEIR SHAGGY HAIR, scruffy beards and slender physiques, to their shy, reluctant replies and art school cred, Evan Mast and Mike Stroud could easily be written off as just another indie rock act, but thankfully they're not. They're the instrumental Brooklyn-based duo Ratatat, best ...
Armor for sleep.
Jul 01, 2005; Peterson, Brian ... IN THIS ERA OF WHINY, "I hate my girlfriend" ditties and boomin'-in-your-jeep club cuts, the fancy for concept records--you know, albums that, when they are done well, showcase artists spreading their wings toward more enlightening thematic journeys--seems to have gone by the wayside. ...
Les Claypool.(Interview)
Jul 01, 2005; Coyle, Michael ... LES CLAYPOOL IS TO THE BASS what Jimi Hendrix was to the guitar. Basically, no one does it like Claypool, and no one ever will. He's a naturally funky man with metal up his ass (he went to high school with Kirk Hammett and auditioned for Metallica, but was obviously too unique for their ...
DefCon4.(Interview)
Jul 01, 2005; Muzzey, Joel ... DEFCON4 FUCKING SUCKS. Their music is not for the weak and there's a good chance you'll get your face beat in when you see them live. Or maybe you'll just get a handful of human shit in the side of the head. Call him a singer if you want; Dug "Sergeant Skate" Moore screams and smashes ...
SXSW: South by Southwest: Austin, Texas/March 2005.
Jul 01, 2005; Byrnes, Lindsey ... ALTHOUGH TEXAS ISN'T the largest of all 50 states, that's their claim to fame. When Alaska became a state in 1959, Texas became the second largest state. Maybe it's because nobody likes coming in second that Texans feel it necessary to make and sell everything big. Big steaks, ...
Roger Miret.(Interview)
Jul 01, 2005; Huberman, Andrew ... AS LONGTIME FRONTMAN for NYC's hardcore band Agnostic Front, Roger Miret has rightfully earned the status of legend and leader. Make no mistake though; Roger isn't one to respond to expectations. His newest band, the Disasters (Hellcat Records), have a sound all their own and it comes out ...
Agression: Big Bob on a quarter century of Nardcore.(Interview)
Jul 01, 2005; Harris, Andy ... THE PUNK BAND AGRESSION came out of Oxnard, California during the early '80s. This beach community north of Los Angeles hosted a thriving punk scene that became known as Nardcore, also spawning bands like Ill Repute, Stalag 13, Dr Know and RKL. Agression was one of the original Skate Rock ...
Rickter scale of doom.
Jul 01, 2005 ... DEBRIS INC Debris Inc Candlelight (Rise Above)--Dave Chandler (St. Vitus) & Ron Holzner's (Trouble) outfit disseminates punk and doom ideology. These guys were around the LA punk scene that they hold dear but at the same time Dave helped birth the brand of doom metal only St.Vitus can ...
Damn, it's nice to see some stuff from Goner records outta Memphis, been a while.(NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND)
Jul 01, 2005; Lundry, Wez ... DAMN, IT'S NICE TO SEE some stuff from Goner records outta Memphis, been a while. Two new 7"s include Johnny Vomit and the Dry Heaves and Dutch Masters. The former is an earful of the primitive (think Lightning Beat Man with singing lessons from El ...
High on Crime?(NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND)
Jul 01, 2005; Lundry, Wez ... High on Crime? What is this, a cross between Crime and High on Fire (both Bay Area bands, separated only by a few decades)? ...
What the hell?(NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND)
Jul 01, 2005; Lundry, Wez ... What the hell? Is there some new kind of genre erupting in the HC scene? Petcore? I told you about Hatebeak months ago, the band that uses a parrot for vocals? They've got a new 7" (Bird Seeds of Vengeance) that's a ...
GG Allin and the Murder Junkies.(NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND)
Jul 01, 2005; Lundry, Wez ... I just watched the new GG Allin and the Murder Junkies video, Savage South. Best of 1992 Tour. Let me answer the first question that probably popped into your mind: No, he does not shit and fling it at anyone. It's three shows (Atlanta, Austin and San Antonio) and the video is full of ...
Link Wray and the Kay Men.(NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND)
Jul 01, 2005; Lundry, Wez ... From the amazing but pricey LP file comes a reissue of Link Wray and the Kay Men 1964 LP Jack the Ripper, on Sundazed records and on 180-gram heavy vinyl. The sound quality ...
From Canada, S.T.R.E.E.T.S.!(NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND)
Jul 01, 2005; Lundry, Wez ... From Canada, S.T.R.E.E.T.S.! The band's name is an acronym for Skating Totally Rules Everything Else Totally Sucks, and they are definitely in the vein of some of the best skate rock out of ...
I had the record on 33 1/3 and it sounded almost right, but not quite, so 45 rpm it is, and speedy and trashy as all get out.(NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND)
Jul 01, 2005; Lundry, Wez ... I had the record on 33 1/3 and it sounded almost right, but not quite, so 45 rpm it is, and speedy and trashy as all get out. What is it? The new Krunchies LP In De Winkel on ...
Amazing new 7" crossed my path this time around, you gotta check out the Tokyo Electron "Will Put a Charge In You" single on Shattered records.(NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND)
Jul 01, 2005; Lundry, Wez ... Amazing new 7" crossed my path this time around, you gotta check out the Tokyo Electron "Will Put a Charge In You" single on Shattered records. It's ...
Dissimilars.(NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND)
Jul 01, 2005; Lundry, Wez ... Also on the small records and deeply lo-fi is the debut 7" by the Dissimilars. They put out a ...
What the hell's been going on with Scott Stanton since the Causey Way?(NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND)
Jul 01, 2005; Lundry, Wez ... What the hell's been going on with Scott Stanton since the Causey Way? The former Zorlac pro is up to a new kind of weirdness and very easy on the ears, ...
On a sad note, the bass player from Guitar Wolf, Hideaki Sekiguchi, aka Billy, aka Bass Wolf, passed away in late March.(NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND)
Jul 01, 2005; Lundry, Wez ... On a sad note, the bass player from Guitar Wolf, Hideaki Sekiguchi, aka Billy, aka Bass Wolf, ...
Photograffiti.
Jul 01, 2005 ... Nothing to say, really. Send to: Photo-G, PO Box 884570 SF, CA 94188-4570 A bank-to-ledge and good bros equal Randy Cole Babylon in Torrance, CA Chris Atwood enrolls in the Bert school of hard knocks. Phoenix, AZ Keith Reese cranks a proper R'N'R in a ...
Shop of the month.
Jul 01, 2005 ... SOL SKATEBOARDS is located at 347 Main St. in the heart of historic downtown Longmont, Colorado. Skater owned and operated by Allen John, Sol has been in business for a little over a year and a half. It's a one man ...
Road worst.(TRASH)
Jul 01, 2005 ... IT TAKES A VERY SPECIAL GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE a King of the Road team, and after some deep soul searching (and half the dudes refusing to go), the Alien Workshop team has bowed out. Fear not, Sovereign Sect fanatics, 'cause Habitat has heroically stepped up to take their place! With ...
Smoke stix.(TRASH)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Pop-War lost Raymond Molinar but quickly elevated Mike Barker to pro status to fill the present void. PJ Ladd is on Hubba. Ryan Sheckler joined the CCS team, which means he can pick out anything he wants out of that thing. Rich Novak has struck again. The ...
More goods.(TRASH)
Jul 01, 2005 ... The corporate skate battle of the new century is shaping up as the recently risen super team of Plan B ponders an increasingly angry legal landscape. Rumors are flying over just how a purported dispute over the B company name may go. Will the heirs of deceased founder Mike Ternasky in ...
Girls talk.(TRASH)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Lyn-Z Adams landed two perfect long jumps on Way's Mega Ramp. Diego Bucchieri, Billy Marks, Josh Harmony and Ed Templeton are off to Moscow following Ed's stint at Los ...
>Trippin' time.(TRASH)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Insurgents' bombs exploded immediately before and after Jake Phelps' last visit to the pyramids. While others are dead, the Phelper rolls on, leaving a devastated Cairo and bound for Beijing. Let's hope whatever gods are left can protect the Chinese. Where does one go when you ...
Tony Tiger.(TRASH)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Tony Hawk is apparently recovering from the blunt force drama of having been a corpse on television's CSIMiami and from the indignity of discovering that he is on a CD inside boxes of Kellogg's sugar-coated Frosted Flakes. Hawk ventured forth to the opening of Black Pearl Park on Grand ...
Baited breath.(TRASH)
Jul 01, 2005 ... "I lie in bed at night and giggle 'cause I'm still alive."--Jake Phelps "I am the real Lord of Dogtown."--Tony Alva "When you are a leader, lesser individuals feel it ...
Zero 'New Blood' video premiere San Diego, CA / April 1, 2005.(TRASH)
Jul 01, 2005 ... WITH TEAMS JUMPING every which way, pant sizes fluctuating wildly, and competition coming in the until-now-unheard-of form of eight dollar swap-meet Wet Willys that fell off the back of the last shipment from China, a hardcore skateboard company has to be on its fuckin' toes to keep its ...
Firing line: Daryl Angel.(ON BOARD)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Years deep: Six Setup: Venture Lows, 50 mm, 7.75 Think board, any bearings Fave city: New York Car: 1991 Nissan Skatepark or flat: Flat Job: Never had one Resting grounds: San Jose, CA Beer: Hard liquor ...
Five ...(ON BOARD)
Jul 01, 2005; Mecara, Micah ... Questionable Tats 1. Bob Bumquist: Anti Hero eagle 2. Jamie Thomas: Indy tat 3. Neil Heddings: Skate Goat 4. Jim Greco: Hammer 5. Scott Bourne: Friendship neck ...
Poet's corner.(ON BOARD)(Poem)
Jul 01, 2005; Clark, Peter ... <Pre> Met a skater, Who claims he was no hater, He was the man in the white jacket, But there's no way he ...
X Games to remain in LA through 2009.(AWFUL TRUTH)
Jul 01, 2005 ... LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The X Games have found a longtime home in Southern California. ESPN announced Wednesday that a five-year agreement was reached to keep the action sports competition in Los Angeles through 2009. The summer event was previously moved every two years in an effort to ...
Get bent.(SOMETHIN' ELSE)
Jul 01, 2005 ... LEE BENDER TAKES US on a visual history of skateboarding in this color action sequence--starting with a stone-aged hippie jump, ...
