Skate Culture
Long reads, history, music and the culture around skateboarding.
Inside the Musical Universe of Baker
Read the full story at Jenkem Magazine →Andrew Reynolds, Shane Heyl, and Kevin "Spanky" Long weigh in on what makes a Baker soundtrack so special.
— excerpt via Jenkem MagazineAfter Many Years in Skate Shoe Purgatory, Dvs Is Back. Should You Care?
Read the full story at Jenkem Magazine →A conversation with Lee Berman, a skater who spent over a decade building Converse CONS, about reinventing DVS Shoes.
— excerpt via Jenkem Magazine“wishbone” by Orchard Proves Boston Still Knows How to Make a Shop Vid
Read the full story at Jenkem Magazine →They’re fiscally irresponsible at best, but you can’t put a price on the collective memories.
— excerpt via Jenkem MagazineThe Day After 9/11 Through the Lens of Skate Photographer Mike O’meally
Read the full story at Jenkem Magazine →The streets were so empty. People were kinda waving us on, it was a weird optimistic outlook.
— excerpt via Jenkem MagazineHow Friendship Built Milan’s Panorama Crew
Read the full story at Jenkem Magazine →Luka, aka Spezzatura, and some members of the Panorama crew visited New York City and we filmed a couple days of their trip.
— excerpt via Jenkem MagazineHell Ride: the Diy Ramp That Captured the Attention of the Nyc Skate Scene
Read the full story at Jenkem Magazine →What began as a janky wallride built of Tompkins Square Park scraps quickly became something much more.
— excerpt via Jenkem MagazineDanny León pulls huge aerial in line with the solar eclipse
Read the full story at Huck (Skate) →Totality — Combined with a board grab, the Spanish skateboarder performed the trick just as the moon’s path had completely covered the sun.
— excerpt via Huck (Skate)What’s It Like Filming a Skate Part When You’re Deaf?
Read the full story at Jenkem Magazine →Austin Oertel's part dropped in East Coast full-length "Timewise", and we chatted about how his deafness affects his skateboarding.
— excerpt via Jenkem MagazineLouie, Mason, Reynolds, Nikolai & more: NYC With The Skullcandy Team
Read the full story at Jenkem Magazine →The crew that reads like a greatest hits album stops by the Brooklyn Banks.
— excerpt via Jenkem MagazineThe global skateboarding crew reshaping Muslim sisterhood
Read the full story at Huck (Skate) →Skater Uktis — Founded in London in 2020, the crew has ballooned across the world, with meetups and members in Pakistan, Palestine and beyond. Zahra…
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Meet the Filmmaker Behind the Cult Documentary About Shopping Cart Racing
Read the full story at Jenkem Magazine →Shot in 2008, it looks like hillbombing mixed with early Jackass stunting.
— excerpt via Jenkem MagazineLondon’s largest indoor skatepark to be demolished for padel courts
Read the full story at Huck (Skate) →Better Extreme — The Barking skatepark’s fate follows that of similar indoor spaces in recent years, with operators GLL citing falling visitor numbers as the…
— excerpt via Huck (Skate)Jenkem Mix 166: Breana Geering
Read the full story at Jenkem Magazine →Guessing Breana Geering’s music taste is kinda like guessing if a baby has shit its diaper. You know it before you see it.
— excerpt via Jenkem MagazineA decade of Palestinian skatepark graffiti gets turned into a clothing capsule
Read the full story at Huck (Skate) →Concrete canvas — SkatePal’s new collection draws on artwork left by local skaters and visiting volunteers at the Asira Ash-Shamaliya concrete skatepark – the largest…
— excerpt via Huck (Skate)Moshpits & kickflips at the Volcom Garden Experience 2026
Read the full story at Huck (Skate) →Family affair — Last weekend, the skate, surf and snow culture brand hosted a free mini festival in its European backyard of Biarritz. We went…
— excerpt via Huck (Skate)The rise of France’s rollerskiing scene, as its snowfall thins
Read the full story at Huck (Skate) →Carving road — With changing climates forcing skiers to travel higher up mountains in search of quality powder, a small community is turning to tarmac…
— excerpt via Huck (Skate)In photos: The gritty golden age of the UK’s skateboarding scene
Read the full story at Huck (Skate) →Elsewhere — A new book from Science Vs. Life founder Neil Macdonald explores the characters, photographs and ephemera that defined the sport in the ’80s…
— excerpt via Huck (Skate)“Like skating an amphitheatre”: 50 years of the South Bank skatepark, in photos
Read the full story at Huck (Skate) →Skate 50 — A new exhibition celebrates half a century of British skateboarding’s spiritual centre. Noah Petersons traces the Undercroft’s history and enduring presence as…
— excerpt via Huck (Skate)On Marrakech’s outskirts, a skatepark reimagines possibility for local youth
Read the full story at Huck (Skate) →Tameslouht — Built on the grounds of the Fiers et Forts orphanage, a new spot is providing space for connection and purpose, while incubating top-class…
— excerpt via Huck (Skate)Eating concrete with London Skate Mums
Read the full story at Huck (Skate) →Parental steeze — Founded during the pandemic, the group has ballooned into a community, giving mothers of various ages and abilities space to pull tricks…
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