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Modern Love: David Bowie & Skateboarding

(Featured: Sidewalk Magazine, 12th June 2015.) David Bowie is often considered a musical chameleon, seamlessly adapting as tastes change without ever compromising himself; able to navigate into that which is relevant whilst remaining original all the while. To back this flexibility up, consider how many skateboarders have been accompanied by Bowie over the years, evenContinue reading “Modern Love: David Bowie & Skateboarding”

‘A Generation of Boys Raised by Women’ — Chad Bowers talks Mother Collective (Sidewalk Magazine #221, April/May 2015)

“If people want to know what we’re about, look at the graphics and the skating. Ultimately, we want Mother to be judged on our action.”

There’s more to life than boards you know, but not much more…

“Morrissey and skateboarding has been somewhat of a love affair over the years. Many a skateboarder, be it professional or everyday will have some varying degree of love for the man and with numerous productions over the years have seen his vocals, be it with the Smiths or solo, accompany a video part.”

The Top 10 Best of ‘All White Everything’

“It’s a brave look that few have pulled off because so few have had the courage to try. While in more recent times it’s become a staple of Team Handsome, its made some of the most eye catching tricks caught on film that much more appealing. Doing a trick is a great accomplishment but doing one in all white can escalate a seemingly average photo into an iconic ranking.”

‘cherry’ a film by William Strobeck for Supreme New York

“After the trailer for cherry I was pleasantly stoked that this video could be something special. As release drew even closer I found myself in a similar situation to the hypebeasts I had once mocked and as anticipation grew my main thought was that in similar style to their exclusively elusive products, it would probably get something like a £90 floppy disk release…”