Inside This Mag: Thrasher’s 10th Anniversary Issue featuring a look back on the past decade of skating in photos and a sample of skateboarding’s modern heroes including Tony Hawk, Eric Dressen, Danny Way, Tommy Guerrero, Noah Salasnek, Andy Howell, Steve Caballero, Mark Gonzales, Chris Miller, Jason Rogers, Tom Knox, Frankie Hill, Wade Speyer, Natas Kaupas, Mike McGill, Al Losi, Jeff Phillips, Bucky Lasek, Reese Simpson, Alan Peterson, Jason Lee, Bob Boyle, Omar Hassan, Jeff Kendall, Mike Vallely, Lance Mountain, Ed Templeton and Justin Girard


Cover: Tony Hawk – Melon Fakie. Photo: Starr

Also In This Issue: San Francisco Skate Expo 1990 and interviews with Tony Hawk and Christian Hosoi

Music Articles: Jello Biafra

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Mike Youssefpour and Wade Speyer, Jamie Dirtbag goes to Mexico and raw meat Gianni Cass and Mike Carroll


Cover: Aaron Deeter – Frontside Air. Photo: Mofo

Also In This Issue: Pool skating and a back to school guide from Thrasher

Music Articles: The Vandals Creatures, Prong, Ace Frehley, the Almighty and Fugazi

Inside This Mag: A trip to Munster, Germany for the Skateboard World Championships, skating in London and an interview with Jeff Kendall


Cover: Jeff Kendall – Frontside Smith Grind. Photo: Oscarsson

Also In This Issue: Ice burners, NSA street style in Chicago and raw meat Omar Hassan, Jeff Ronnow, Rudy Johnson, Aaron Devine and Metal Man

Music Articles: Excel, Nevermore, Igor’s record collection and the Cure

Inside This Mag: An interview with Tom Groholski, skating in Minneapolis and a guide to skating the globe with Bill Runaway and his crew


Cover: Danny Sargent – Nosepick. Photo: Thatcher

Also In This Issue: The Savannah Slamma in Georgia 

Music Articles: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Leeway, Underdog and 999

Inside This Mag: An interview with Tony Magnusson and 100 pools


Cover: Cara-Beth Burnside – Frontside Air. Photo: Cavalheiro

Also In This Issue: Skating in San Diego

Music Articles:White Zombie, Jane’s Addiction and Igor’s record collection

Inside This Mag: A trip to Italy with Tommy Guerrero and Mike Vallely, NSA Vertical Championships in Dayton, OH and an interview with Chris Miller

Cover: Chris Miller – Portrait. Photo: Mofo

Also In This Issue: Speed skating and seven sequences

Music Articles: Living Colour, Igor’s record collection and 247 Spyz

Inside This Mag: Interviews with Eric Dressen, Duncan Kennedy, Bert Lamar, a spotlight on the Denver skating scene and curb skating

Cover: “Make Your Obsession Palatable…” Artwork By: Robert Williams

Also In This Issue: Artist Robert Williams, mini shredders, U.S.B.A. Ramp Jam in Leucadia, CA, Bank On It in Ahwatukee, AZ, Skate For Fun Spring Series ‘88 in Dallas, TX and N.S.A. Regional Ams in Redding, CA

Music Articles:Stupids and Gaye Bykers on Acid

Nicky Guerrero, Tom Knox, Santa Cruz ad

Tim Jackson Dogtown Skates ad, Steve Caballero, Contents page

Ken Fillion Gullwing Pro

Steadham Designs, Rob Roskopp Big Ugly ad

Rob Roskopp Slime Balls ad

Jimmy’z ad, Vision ad

Powell ad, Mai Drop, Cutter

Beware Records, Mail Drop

Stussy ad, Subscribe page

California Cheap Skate, Zine Thing

Schmitt Stix, Zine Thing, Motobilt

Intensity Skates, Monty Nolder Hosoi ad

Powell Peralta ad, Tony Magnusson Airwalk ad

SMA, Life’s a Beach

G&S ad

Triple M, Thunder Trucks ad

Lake Skateboards ad, Thrasher Products

John Gibson, Ask The Doctor with Rick Blackheart

Tracker Trucks ad, Skater’s Edge

Wild Things, Blockhead, Skarfing Material

Mantronix, Henry Gutierrez Sims ad

Sessions Snowboard Shop

No Strangers To Danger

Robt. Williams

Robt. Williams

Robt. Williams, Kryptonics ad

Skate Town, Denver

Skate Town, Denver, Sessions Skateboard Shop ad

Super Cush, Quik Caps, Skate Warehouse ad

Photograffiti

Cali4nia Skate Express, Timex ad

Eric Dressen Interview

Eric Dressen Interview

Eric Dressen Interview

Eric Dressen Interview, Naked Boards ad

Curbs

Cessario “Block” Montano

Micke Reyes, Smoothill ad, Thrasher Comics

Contests

Tommy Koesel

Skates on/off Haight, Madrid, Nieder

Bert Lamar

Willamette Sports Center, John Schultes H-Street ad

Luge Master Duncan Kennedy

Duncan Kennedy

Stupids

Stupids, Skate Rock

Gaye Bykers On Acid

Go Skate, Vision ad

Pus-Zone

Intensity Skates, Palo Alto Sport Shop, JFA Tour ‘88

Skateboard Specialists, Igor’s Record Collection

Trash, On Board

On Board, Eric Dressen

Cal Skate & Sport, Product Patrol

Reese Simpson Schmitt Stix ad, Step by Step

Jef Hartsel G&S Trucks ad, Rannalli ad

Surf Style, Vision ad

Sticker Express, Eric Dressen Interview, Circle-A Skateboards ad

Doorstep Delivery, Bones ad

Skully Bros, Z-Boy ad

Mail Drop, Walker ad

Thrasher Ramp Plans, Bones Brigade Videos, Aaron Vincent Concrete Jungle ad

Venture Trucks ad, Somethin’ Else

Independent ad, Powell Peralta ad

Inside This Mag: The Savannah Slamma II, the NSA Vision Skate Escape in Irvine, CA and skating in Santa Cruz, CA

Cover: John Dettman, Danny Sargent & Luke Ogden. Photo: Kanights

Also In This Issue: The Nobody Skate Team in Taiwan and pool skating

Music Articles: Final Conflict

Jason Jessee Santa cruz ad, Team Hosoi ad

Eric Dressen Dogtown Skates ad, Salba Contents page

Ken Fillion Gullwing Trucks ad

Steve Steadham Designs, Santa Cruz ad

Stussy ad, Oj’ ad

Bones Bearings, Thrasher Comics

Jimmy’z ad, Vision Street Wear ad

Cutter, Mail Drop, Beware Records

Smoothill, Mail Drop, Thrasher Subscribe page

Venture Trucks ad, Jesse Martinez Model Citizen

Lake Skateboards ad, Zine Thing, Bash ad

Elephant Band, Zine Thing, Christian Hosoi ad

Live & Captured Vision ad

California Cheap Skates, GSD Tracker Trucks ad

Cal Skate & Sport, Hard Wear

Ask The Doctor with Rick Blackheart, Ironman Timex ad

Speed Skins, Thunder Trucks ad

Converse ad, Skater’s Edge

Cali4nia Skate Express, Skarfing Material

Naked Boards ad, G&S ad

Skully Bros, Borst/Headgasket

F.O.B., Taiwan

Skateboard Specialists, Schmitt Stix Saw Blade ad

Savannah Slamma II

Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero

Chris Cook

Surf Style ad, Circle-A ad

Victory at Irvine, Christian Hosoi, Tony Hawk

Monty nolder, Christian Hosoi, Micke Alba, Tony Magnusson

Jeff Jones, Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi, Mike Smith, Tony Magnusson, Red hot Chili Peppers

Rads, Supercush ad

Breckenridge

Breckenridge

Breckenridge

Breckenridge, Chuck Dinkins

Triple M, Block Head

Viva Las Pools, Brian Brannon, Micke Alba

Claus Grabke

Rannalli Trucks ad, Skate Warehouse ad

Skate Town, Santa Cruz

Skate Town, Santa Cruz

Skate Town, Santa Cruz

Go Skate ad, Skateboard and the Law

Skateboard and the Law, Aaron Vincent

Gotcha ad

Life’s a Beach, Lucero

Mic-E Reyes Concrete Jungle ad, Z-Boys

Final Conflict

Kryptonics ad, Bones ad

Pus-Zone

JFA Your ‘88, Notes

Palo Alto Sport Shop, Tony Magnusson Airwalk ad

Trash, On Board

On Board, Coming Events, Quik Caps

Sessions Skateboard Shop, Product Patrol

Intensity Skates, Step by Step

Willamette Sports Center, Steadham Designs

Schmitt Stix, Skate Rock

Skates on/off Haight

Bones Brigade Videos, B’last!, Thrasher Products

Sessions, G&S ad

Sticker Express, Mail Drop, H-Street

Ramp Plans, Intensity Skates, Eric Nash Sims ad

Rob Roskopp Big Ugly ad, Somethin’ Else

Jeff Kendall Independent ad, Powell Peralta ad

Inside This Mag: A skate trip to England with Screaming Lord Salba, Jason Jesse, Steve Keenan, Jeff Grosso and Christian Hosoi and an interview with Joey McSqueeb


Cover: Steve Alba – Frontside Tap-In. Photo: Keenan

Also In This Issue: Skate prose and the N.S.A. ‘87 amateur vertical competition featuring Troy Chasen, Bill Ferguson, Dave Heibert, Dave Hollimbeck, Gene Hare and Jason Espesseth and more

Music Articles: Mom’s Make-Up

Salba Santa Cruz ad, Speed Wheels

Dogtown Skates, Contents page

Rodney Mullen Powell Peralta ad, Art Godoy Gullwing ad

Steadham Designs, Natas Kaupas

Bash, Speed Wheels ad

Odd Man Out, Venture Trucks ad

Classic Allstar, Wheels on Fire

Smoothiill, Mail Drop, Schmitt Stix ad

Mail Drop, Thrasher Subscribe Page

California Cheap Skates, G&S ad

Lake Skateboards ad, Concrete Jungle ad

Go Skate, Subculture

Mondo Vision

Alva Rector ad

Cal Skate & Sport, Smith Madrid ad

Suicidal Clothing ad, Jesse Martinez Thunder Trucks ad

Cali4nia Skate Express, Team Hosoi ad, Monty Nolder

Ask the Doctor with Rick Blackheart

Walker ad, Skater’s Edge

G&S ad, Skarfing Material

Skate Warehouse, Alva T-Shirts

Powell Peralta ad, Pros and Cons

Pros and Cons

Life’s a Beach, Sessions Snowboard Shop

An English Swindle, Shane O’Brien, Jason Jesse

Jeff Grosso, Mark Gonzales, Salba, Christian Hosoi

Skateboard Specialists

Joey McSqueeb

Joey McSqueeb, Z-Rollers

Free Flight ad, Stussy ad

Intensity Skates ad, Mark Gonales Vision Street Wear ad

Balls, Monty Nolder, Dave Hackett

Chris Cook

Charlie Ransom, Tony Magnusson, Jay Adams

Christian Hosoi, Steve Schneer

Sessions ad, Destruction ad

Find Your Own Spot

George Wilson

Haunted Hole, Eddie Reatigui, Dave Duncan

Journey To The Center Of The Earth

Amateurs

Mike Crescini, Bill Tocco

Naked, Competition Results

Palo Alto Sport Shop, Jimmy’z

Pipe Dreams

Pus-Zone

Pus-Zone

Skate-Werks, Noise Records, Screamer 2

Mom’s Make-Up

Skate Rock, Gastunk

Rannalli Trucks ad, Notes

Elephant Brand, Igor’s Record Collection

Trash, On Board

On Board, Lester Kasai Tracker Trucks ad

Sticker Express, Willamette Sports Center, H-Street ad

Placebo ad, Photo Jumble

Skates on/off Haight

Gamma Wheels ad, Product Patrol

Cali4nia Skate Express, Steve Schneer Airwalk ad

Powell Peralta ad, Step by Step

Products you need, Mail Drop, Quik Caps

Surf Style, No Age

Tune in the Edge, Thrasher Products

Circle A Skateboards ad, Somethin’ Else

Independent ad, Chris Borst Powell Peralta ad

Inside This Mag: East coast skate scenes and skating mini-ramps


Cover: Skater: Tony Vitello Model: Katrina Baumgartner. Photo: Stecyk

Also In This Issue: N.S.A. Eastern Regional Qualifier, rad ams Mike Mapp, Peanut Brown, Donny Myhre and Eddie Gutierrez and an interview with Robert Englund AKA Freddy Krueger

Music Articles:Sonic Youth and Voivod

Santa Cruz Skateboards ad, Speed Wheels ad

Micke Alba, Contents page

Abuse Them Powell Peralta ad, Steve Schneer Gullwing ad

Walker ad, Natas Kaupas SMA ad

Schmitt Stix ad, Lester Kasai Airwalk ad

Jimmy’z ad, Eric Dressen Oj’s ad

Magnusson Designs, Speed Wheels

Smoothill ad, Mail Drop, Beware Records

Quik Caps, Mail Drop, Monty Nolder Hosoi ad

Robert England Interview

Sticker Express, Palo Alto Sport Shop,Robert England Interview

Zine Thing

A band of Skaters, JFA Skateboards

Voivod

Stickers, B’last!, Sonic Youth

Cali4nia Skate Express, Per Welider Thunder ad

Pus-Zone

Skate Warehouse ad, 6 Foot Under, Voivod

Agnostic Front, Skate Rock, Super Cush

Trash, On Board

On Board, Bill Danforth Alva Skates ad

Skatetime, Concrete Jungle

Intensity Skates, Step By Step

Cali4nia Skate Express, Powell Peralta ad

Sessions Snowboard Shop, Product Patrol

Cal Skate + Sport, Vision Nucleus

Bones Brigade Videos, Elephant Brand, Thrasher Products

Safari Burton Snowboards, Somethin’ Else

Independent ad, Powell Peralta ad