Video: Raiders Of The Archives – The Skateboard Museum Part 1 of 5

NikeSB sales rep, Nick Halkias is my kind of guy,  he has an absolutely ridiculous collection of skateboards and other skate memorabilia displayed at his home, something I can personally relate to. Nick let Skateboarder Magazine into his condo to get a first hand look at some of his trophies, and the stories that come with them. With decks from the likes of World Industries, Blind, SMA, Santa Cruz, G&S and more, being the focus of part 1 of this 5 part series. Enjoy below with the next 4 episodes to come on a weekly basis for the next month. 

Video: Hand In Hand Presents - Thurston Moore Talks Skateboarding

Ride Channel series Hand in Hand recently filmed a two part video piece on Thurston Moore's influence on the skateboarding community and vice versa.  Moore discus’s how he originally fell into skateboarding culture via magazines like Thrasher citing the common punk spirit held by playing music with his band Sonic Youth and Kids skating the streets of NYC. After a chance encounter with legendary boarder Mark Gonzales at a Sonic Youth concert Thurston was gifted a copy of the Spike Jonze directed Blind feature length, Video Days.  From there a union was formed seeing the band’s music used in many skate films over the years to having things come full circle with Spike Jonze directing the video for "100%" from the band’s Dirty album.  Look to the videos below to get the full story including an appearance from Pro skater and artist,  Ed Templeton, in the second part.

Interview: Jason Lee's Already Been Done Interview

Already Been Done has a great interview with Jason Lee about his skateboarding career past and present and the transition to acting

ABD: So skateboarding seems to be the one constant for those of us that have followed your crazy career over the years. It seems to be something that regardless of your successes and fame, you’ve continually gone back to. What is it that keeps you coming back? What does skateboarding mean to you?

Jason Lee: “Skateboarding is more a part of my life than I had ever realized. I quit and didn’t have anything at all to do with skateboarding for nearly 10 years—then one day, how important it is it all came back and hit me. It’s defined so much of my life and my thinking. I wouldn’t be who I am without skateboarding and I feel privileged to have been a pro skateboarder.”

read the full interview.