9 Frames Per Second - June 2012 Transworld

The two 9 Frames Per Second pictures in the June 2012 issue of Transworld are pretty cool. First, Josh Matthews ollies in & out at a San Francisco spot, and second is a big 360 flip by Caswell Berry.

words: Luke Callahan
photo sequence: Dave Chami

words: Kevin Duffel
photo sequence: Chami

Zack Wallin ollieing & kickflipping Vernon Street

Zack Wallin's Vernon Street ollie in Oakland that appeared in the Crops section of the June 2012 issue of The Skateboard Mag didn't seem possible when I saw it for the first time. Fast forward two years, and he kickflipped it for the July 2014 cover of Transworld. Still doesn't seem possible 8 years later.

photo by Jeff Landi

photo by Dave Chami

New Jack: Lee Yankou

Lee Yankou's June 2012 New Jack interview came out in the same month that he had a Roll Call interview in Transworld, which was a lot of coverage for him in a short amount of time. As I said in the Roll Call post, it was for good reason because he was killing it at this time. Go watch his 2012 Business As Usual part if you haven't yet!!

Words by Paul Zitzer and photos by Jeff Landi.

TWS Roll Call: Lee Yankou

This Roll Call interview from the June 2012 issue of Transworld was the first time that I had heard of Lee Yankou, and I remember instantly becoming a fan when I saw that crooked grind photo. He had a New Jack interview come out in the June 2012 issue of The Skateboard Mag (which I will post right after this), so there was a lot of hype built up around him in a short amount of time, and for good reason: his Business As Usual ender part was nuts! 

Words by Kevin Duffel and photos by Dave Chami.

TWS Pro Spotlight: David Gravette

David Gravette is one of my favorite skateboarders ever, and this June 2012 Transworld cover and his Pro Spotlight within are one of the many reasons why. He can skate any rail, he can do a backflip on a skateboard, and he once glued a lighter to his Nokia. Truly a one-of-a-kind.

Words by Mackenzie Eisenhour and photos by Dave Chami, unless otherwise noted.

sequence by Mike O'Meally

Lee Yankou's ceiling bashes

Lee's backside ceiling bash appears in his Heads interview in the February 2012 issue of Thrasher (words and photos by Dan Z):

...and his frontside ceiling bash appears on the cover of the August 2014 issue of Transworld:

photo by Wes Tonascia

Things Bill Strobeck noticed about Jason Dill on trips - June 2005 TSM

For better or for worse, Jason Dill is one of the most interesting skateboarders we've ever seen, both on & off the board. This photo feature captures a little bit of 2005-era Dill, with the crazy hair and when he was going through more personal stuff than he could fit into his pocket (his words - August/September 2011 And Another Thing...) It's great to have seen him overcome of all that and continue to be a major influence in skateboarding to this day.

Words and photos by Strobeck.

Emerica trip to Greece - June 2005 TSM

Emerica TM Justin Regan, photographer Jon Humphries, and some of the team at the time (Ellington, Herman, Heath, Leo & Spanky) made their way out to Athens, Greece for the 2nd Wild In The Streets contest and got some tricks as well. Herman's doubleset 360 flip is so, so good. I don't think I've seen a clip of Heath's ollie...

Milestone: Chris Cole

Chris Cole's Milestone article from the June 2005 issue of The Skateboard Mag, documenting a small part of the first year that he won Skater Of The Year. 

Words by Alex Klein, and photos by Ryan Gee (unless noted otherwise).

Heelflip photo by Grant Brittain

sequence by Atiba Jefferson

Jerry Hsu's rainbow rail tricks

Both photos were taken by Jonathan Mehring. The Osiris ad appears in the June 2005 issue of The Skateboard Mag, and the back Smith/Monty grind is on the May 2005 cover of Skateboarder.

New Jack: Nick Dompierre

The New Jack for the May 2006 issue of The Skateboard Mag was Nick Dompierre, a skater who quietly skated some of the biggest rails and gaps and made it look easy.

Words by Paul Zitzer. Photo credits appear in the captions.

portrait by Adam Conway
kickflip 50-50 by Gab Morford

photo by Ian O'Connor

photo by Conway

photo sequence by Ryan Gee

Flick: Midwest Marauders review

A review for the Cal Surf video Midwest Marauders, written by Mike Munzenrider for the Flick section of the October 2007 issue of The Skateboard Mag. There isn't a link online to the video in its entirety that I could find, but all of the individual parts can be easily found on YouTube. It's a sick local video and the Friends montages are stacked with Twin Cities legends. Check it out if you haven't seen it!

New Jack: Andrew Allen

The Skateboard Mag's August 2007 New Jack was 21-year-old Andrew Allen, then just getting on Anti Hero Skateboards. He's one of those skaters whose switch skating looks very distinctive from their non-switch stuff, but in a really great way (similar to Jerry Hsu, Davis Torgerson and Dennis Busenitz, amongst others). I really like the gap to switch front board sequence. 

Words by Dave Carnie. Photographer credit in the captions.

portrait: Anthony Acosta
switch nosebluntslide: Matt Price

photos by Acosta

varial heel sequence: Price
switch flip: Acosta

frontside rock: Price
kickflip: Acosta