Darrell Stanton - October 2012 interview

Darrell Stanton's interview from the October 2012 issue of The Skateboard Mag, which came out shortly after he left Element. Words by Chris Nieratko and photos by Atiba and Ben Karpinski.

Howl: Darrell Stanton

Here is the sequence of Darrell Stanton's ollie over to front blunt on Clipper, which was his ender in 2003's Free Your Mind. Photo sequence shot by Gabe Morford. This is from the August 2002 issue of Skateboarder. You can also view his Thrasher cover on Clipper here.

A Dollar Ninety Eight

Brian Gaberman's photo feature from the March 2010 issue of Skateboarder.

Darrell Stanton - March 2007 interview

Darrell's interview from the March 2007 issue of Skateboarder. This interview came out right after he had quit Plan B, got kicked off of DC, and joined the Element squad. He also talks a bit about what it was like to quit Real, amongst other things. Words by Alex Klein and photos by Andrew Mapstone.

Like probably many others, I remember needing to look at that dolphin flip sequence closely to really figure out what was happening with that trick.

Se7en Day Weekend: Volcom in Sydney

This 16-page feature, penned by Skateboarder editor-in-chief Jaime Owens, documents a Volcom Australia trip to the continent's most populous city, Sydney. Darrell Stanton also tagged along and got a couple of tricks for article. Photos by Andrew Mapstone.

Darrell Stanton interview - August 2007

This interview appeared in the August 2007 issue of The Skateboard Mag. I scanned this in May of 2022, before I'd figured out a way to consistently get good, even scans, so it's a little wonky. Words by Alex Klein and photo credit is within the pictures.

The 2004 & 2009 Thrasher Wallenberg contest articles

I started following skateboarding in 2006, and one of the things I kept seeing and hearing being referenced was the 2004 Wallenberg contest. I watched the video online over and over and over, completely taken in by how excited everyone was to see people jump down this gap. It was also the first time that I understood the importance of "skate spots" and the history of all of the tricks that have been done at each one. It was how I learned that Andrew Reynolds was synonymous with frontside flips and Lindsey Robertson with heelflips. Also, how sick was it that Elissa Steamer was the first to commit to an ollie? In short, learning about this contest and why it was so incredible was one of the first big things that demonstrated how great the subculture of skateboarding is. Here is the article, with a bonus still of Chris Cole's 360 flip bail. Photo credit can be found within the scans.

A couple of years pass by, and Thrasher announced that on May 30, 2009, they would be holding another contest at the legendary spot. In the five years in between a few more NBDs had been done, including Chris Cole's 360 flip in 2005 (which he stuck but didn't roll away from in the 2004 contest) and Andrew Reynolds's backside flip on the May 2007 Thrasher cover. This knowledge, combined with Thrasher publishing a slew of "Ask The Phelper" videos about Wallenberg leading up to the contest, created a lot of anticipation for what was going to be done down the gap on that late May 2009 day. In my opinion, it lived up to the hype and produced a pretty awesome recap video which still gives me goosebumps, even after 13 years. Here is the article (and cover) as it appeared in the mag. Photo credit can be found within the scans.

Desolation Angels: Things To Do In Australia When You're Dead (Or, "That Time When Jake Phelps Almost Killed Dennis Busenitz, Mark Hubbard & Himself")

This is the article about the infamous story where Jake Phelps flipped a car in Australia. I believe it was part of a larger Volcom trip and there are a lot of photos of team riders ripping in between the words, especially by Dustin Dollin. Words by Phelps and photos by Luke Ogden. Appears in the April 2005 issue of Thrasher.