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The Skateboard Mag
''The Skateboard Mag'' was an independently published American skateboarding magazine that published over 100 issues (in 2005 its circulation was approximately 90,000) and featured professional skateboarder, Danny Way, on the cover of its inaugural issue, depicted mid-air while executing a gap to noseblunt slide on a construction known as the "Mega Ramp". As of February 2005, the publication was owned by a group that consists of seven partners, while the magazine employed eleven full-time staff members. In 2014 it became a part of a website and in 2017 its existence on the website stopped. History Internal tensions between the ''Transworld Skateboarding'' magazine staff and owners AOL Time Warner prompted the resignation of several key editorial members, such as Mike Mihaly, J. Grant Brittain, Dave Swift, The Skateboard Mag Founding trio was later joined by TransWorld Skateboarding Senior Photographer Atiba Jefferson who all later launched ''The Skateboard Mag'' publication (the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skate Magazine
A skate magazine, or skateboard magazine, is a magazine dedicated to skateboarding. History The first mention of skateboarding in a magazine was in 1963 when the publisher of the “Surf Guide Magazine,” Larry Stevenson, published the first advertisement for skateboards in his magazine. The first skateboarding magazine “The Quarterly Skateboarder” was published in 1964. Skateboarder Magazine launched in 1975. In 1981, Thrasher Magazine was founded. Slap magazine existed as a monthly print magazine from 1992 through 2008. Concrete Wave Magazine was founded in 2002. In 2019, Transworld Skateboarding announced they were discontinuing their print magazine, continuing only as an online platform. Covers In skateboarding, getting one's picture on the cover of a skate magazine is often a mark of success and pride. Advertising Skateboard magazines sell advertising space to skate companies to advertise their goods. Before the internet, skate mags were one of the primary ways to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Way
Danny Way (born April 15, 1974) is an American professional skateboarder, company owner and rallycross driver who has been awarded ''Thrasher'' magazine's "Skater of the Year" award twice. He is known for extreme stunts, such as jumping into a skateboard ramp from a helicopter; that was featured on the cover of ''Transworld Skateboarding'' magazine. One of his more notable stunts was jumping the Great Wall of China on a skateboard via megaramp. Early life Way was born in Portland, Oregon and grew up in San Diego, California. His childhood was marred by difficult circumstances. His father, Dennis Way, died before Danny's first birthday – Dennis was jailed for failing to pay child support to his previous wife, and after nine days in jail was found hanged in his cell; his death was ruled a suicide.Danny W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atiba Jefferson
Atiba Jefferson (born November 30, 1976) is an American photographer and skateboarder. Photography career Jefferson has photographed skateboarding extensively for over 20 years, working for skate magazines such as Slap, Thrasher, Juxtapoz, Transworld, and many others. Atiba is currently a staff photographer for Thrasher Magazine. In addition to skateboarding photography, Jefferson works as a commercial photographer shooting portraiture and lifestyle advertisements for clients such as the NBA, Nike, and many others. In addition to skateboarding photography, Jefferson has an interest in basketball and music photography. Jefferson was featured in the video game ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4'' is a skateboarding video game and the fourth entry in the '' Tony Hawk's'' series. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision under the Activision O2 label in 2002 for the GameCube, PlayStation, Xbox, ...''. References External links *https ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabian Alomar
Fabian Alomar is an American pro Skateboarding, skateboarder and actor born and raised in Echo Park, Los Angeles. He began skateboarding in the 1990s and became pro by 1996. He was arrested a few times and narrowly avoided a Three-strikes law, third-strike life prison sentence in 2013. His career was revitalized with the help of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition and other supporters such as Danny Trejo. He has been cast in several shows, including ''Mayans M.C.'' (2021–) and ''This Fool'' (2022–). Early life Alomar was born into a poor neighborhood where violence was frequent. Gang culture was prevalent in the area, which personally affected his household. His father and brother both went to prison for long sentences for violent crimes when Alomar was young. Skating career Alomar became recognizable in the skate scene in the early 90s and became pro after riding for brands such as Vans, Menace Skateboards, and Spitfire Wheels. He was sponsored and began skating for X-Large ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kareem Campbell
Kareem Campbell (born November 14, 1973) is an American professional skateboarding, skateboarder. He is known for popularizing the skateboard trick "The Ghetto Bird" which is a nollie hardflip late 180°. Skateboarding career Kareem Campbell was an innovative professional skateboarder in the 1990s. He was featured in the World Industries videos ''New World Order'', ''20 Shot Sequence'', and ''Trilogy'', which are regarded as classics to many skateboarders. He has been called the godfather of smooth Street skateboarding, street style. He eventually went on to spawn another company of his own under the Dwindle Distribution umbrella, though he continued to ride for World Industries. He also helped found Axion Shoes. After Menace, he went on to create City Stars Skateboards also under the same Dwindle Distribution umbrella. He still operates City Star Skateboards to this day. Campbell rose to mainstream fame in 1999 following his inclusion as a playable character in the ''Tony Hawk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
