''Jenkem'' is an online
skateboarding and culture magazine founded in 2011 and operated from
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
.
The website features interviews with professional skateboarders, industry professionals, graphic artists, and musicians, as well as video segments, mixtapes, podcasts, essays on skateboard history, and an online clothing store. They have published two full length books of essays and interviews, and maintain a record label that features skateboarder musicians.
History
''Jenkem'' was founded in 2011 by Ian Michna in response to a perceived lack of unique content in skateboard media.
It first attracted attention after publishing an interview with professional skateboarder
Jereme Rogers
Jereme Rogers (born January 13, 1985) is an American professional skateboarder, well known in the skateboarding sub-culture for his early retirement and rap music production.
Rogers returned to professional skateboarding in June 2010 with a pr ...
and its articles have since been mentioned in the
New York Times
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,
Vice
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,
Gawker, and
XXL.
It has published interviews with the professional skateboarders
Andrew Reynolds,
Mike Carroll,
Bam Margera
Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera ( ; born September 28, 1979) is an American former professional skateboarder, stunt performer, television personality, and filmmaker. He rose to prominence in the early 2000s as one of the stars of the MTV reality ...
, and
Marc Johnson and been one of a few magazines to cover
LGBT
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The LGBT term ...
professionals. Other notable work includes interviews with Dan Mancina, a blind skateboarder, Ali Jusovic, who skateboards on his knees, a history of the decline of skateboard plazas within the
United States
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, and a video of
Kanye West
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Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
skateboarding.
Website
Jenkemmag.com features regularly updated columns, music mixes, and video premiers from throughout the skateboard community.
* “Hanging out with”
* “Jenkem Mixes”
* “Premiere”
Beginnings - A Jenkem Record
''Jenkem'' magazine released a music compilation series titled "Beginnings - A Jenkem Record" in 2017. The series features bands fronted by skateboarders and was released on Vinyl.
Label: Jenkem
Released: 2017
Format: Vinyl
Genre:
Hip Hop,
Electronic
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* ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal
*Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device
*Electronic co ...
,
Rock
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* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
*Darling Din - "Lost Kids"
*Shirtless - "Less I See"
*Girl Tears - "Sedated"
*Mr. Alexis - "Still Need U"
*Soudiere - "Highed Up"
*Grate Lakes - "Look At You"
*Poptartpete - "Lovely Day"
*Danny Boy - "Blue Color"
*Josiah Gatlyn - "M-Theory"
*Godchild - "Hesoclean"
*Adeodat Warfield - "After Bloom Night"
*Xolo - "Okay"
*Sleepy Eyes - "Sleepstakes"
*D Tiberio - "Jerome"
*Mary - "Silent Flower"
*Ghost Foot - "Wounded Son"
*Las Hermanas - "IV"
*Tai Khanor - "Tricky Sleeve"
*Alaskan Tapes - "The Things We Do"
References
External links
{{Official website, http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/
Online magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 2011
Skateboarding magazines
Magazines published in New York City