How It Went Down: Gonz's Alcatraz Frontside Pivot

A brief summary of the preparation and execution of the only skate session to go down on Alcatraz Island, which written for one of my favorite monthly Skateboarder features in the May 2007 issue. My wife and I visited the site earlier this year, and I made sure to get some pictures of the spot.

Austin Stephens interview - September 2010

September 2010 The Skateboard Mag interview with Ed Templeton's most loyal pawn, Austin Stephens. Words by Paul Zitzer and photos by Atiba.

Some Kind Of Monster: Zero filming for Cold War

This The Skateboard Mag article documents a filming trip Zero took for their 2013 video, Cold War. Words by John Rattray and photos by Bart Jones. I always enjoyed the article Rattray wrote. Jamie got the cover for this issue as well, which I included in this post.

Tapping the Rockies: Popwar, mile high in Denver

This article covers an impromptu stay by the Popwar team in Denver after initially only intending to be there for a demo. Words and photos by John Bradford.

Delirium in the Pearl River Delta: Zoo York in China

This was the feature article in the March 2008 issue of Skateboarder. With words by Seamus Deegan and photos by Sean Cronan, it documented the team's filming trip to China for State of Mind. Zered also got the cover for this issue with a switch 50-50 on a monster of a hubba - I included the backstory from Cronan that's in the Contents section.

Aaron Meza and Penal Code 100A

Keir Johnson interviews Aaron Meza about the making of FTC's second video, 1996's Penal Code 100A, for the Cinematographer article in the May 2008 issue of Skateboarder. 

Bryce Kanights and Sick Boys

Skateboarder's Keir Johnson interviews Bryce Kanights about Mike McEntire's 1988 classic Sick Boys for the April 2008 Cinematographer article.

Jamie Thomas and Welcome To Hell

For the Cinematographer section of the March 2008 issue, Skateboarder's Adam Salo interviewed Jamie Thomas about what it was like to make one of the most influential skate videos of all-time: Toy Machine's Welcome To Hell. Most of this isn't obscure information, as Jamie has talked about it numerous times in interviews, but still an interesting read.

Frank Gerwer bombing Lombard Street

Frank Gerwer bombing Lombard Street in San Francisco for a C1rca Combat ad in the back of the August 2010 issue of Skateboarder. No photo credit given.

New Jack: Steve Durante

The first time I ever saw footage of Steve Durante was in the Habitat Origin video, where he ended his section in the video with a switch 360 flip switch 5-0 on a ledge - I became an instant fan. As I was typing up this post, I also remembered that he had a Who's Hot in the December 2007 Skateboarder - I posted it below the New Jack interview.

sequence: Jonathan Mehring

This Man Only Eats Plants: Emerica In China

Accompanied by an amusing and interesting write-up by Jerry Hsu, this article features photos from a filming trip for Stay Gold, which would premiere only a couple of months after this September 2010 issue of The Skateboard Mag was being delivered to many subscribers across the US. All photos taken by Atiba Jefferson.

New Jack: Taylor Bingaman

Taylor's New Jack interview appeared in the August 2010 issue of The Skateboard Mag, right in the middle of when he was filming for his Hallelujah video part. Words by Paul Zitzer and photos by Jeff Landi.

Danny Montoya - September 2013 interview

Kenny Anderson interviews Danny Montoya briefly on topics such as his favorite place traveled to, to what it has been like to run two different board brands. Photos by John Coulthard.

Miles Silvas in the October 2013 Transworld

Miles Silvas has a Roll Call interview this issue, along with getting the cover and having a couple of ads. They're all posted below. Cover & interview photos and words by Dave Chami.