Feedback Welcome – Ted Barrow (Feedback_TS) Critiques Welcome Skate Store

“The notion that skateboarding needs a critic is, of course, absurd. Skateboarding speaks for itself, and doesn’t need a commentator. With Instagram, however, when we post skateboarding clips, we are, even if subconsciously, looking for feedback, or approval.”

Review: Serious Sam Barrett at the Tandem Cafe, Meanwood

As a musician who lovingly imbues the conventions of country and folk with Yorkshire-based nuance, The Tandem Café in Meanwood is perhaps the most fitting venue for a Serious Sam Barrett gig…

Catching Up with Mike Arnold

(Featured: Welcome Skate Store blog, 15/6/2015. Intro by Josh Hallett, interview by Farran Golding, photography by Reece Leung & videos courtesy of Skateboard Café & Rich Smith.) When he first moved to Leeds, I didn’t really know him. He was just a dude that skated around Hyde Park in a beanie. One of many. TheContinue reading “Catching Up with Mike Arnold”

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.”