2/4
PP17 interviewee 2/4 is Don Brider, one of the first British street skaters. Over the years, Don B has made zines, videos, clothes, stickers and even pressed skateboard decks.
Art by Greg Gardner
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1/4
PP17 interviewee 1/4 is Soy Panday, artist and skater.
Art by Greg Gardner.
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PP17
PP17 the Interview Issue is out now.
In-depth conversations with Soy Panday, Don Brider, Scott Bourne and Josh Stewart.
Cover: Glen Fox.
Guest artist: Greg Gardner.
With contributions from Joe Brook, Benjamin Deberdt, TLB, Glen Fox, Howard Cooke, John Baragwanath.
Limited edition.
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While the focus of this magazine is usually photography (no pun intended), this issue is somewhat different. It’s an interview issue; not a new idea conceptually but these aren’t pro skaters talking about their sponsors and that thing that happened on tour that one time. These are interviews with old friends who grew up in very different corners of the world, whose lives have been shaped by skateboarding and have contributed a lot, in one way or another.
Broadly speaking, these are conversations to do with creativity; an aspect that used to be an intrinsic part of skating but somehow feels a bit endangered lately..
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SBR HAIKU Zine
Available now:
SANITY BIKE RIDE HAIKU, a new zine by Richard Hart featuring Haiku poems, photographs and drawings from (and about) Lockdown.
(Haiku are short Japanese poems, traditionally three lines with syllables in the order 5/7/5.)
“Darkly humourous” said the critic.
Limited to 30 hand-numbered copies.
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Static Raw Tapes..
Josh Stewart and crew, Chicago 2016; photo: Richard Hart
Josh Stewart has been digging in the vaults and uploading some Static 4/5 outtakes and raw footage.
More from Josh in PP17 which will hopefully be out soon. Ish.
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Ciao
Ben Gore- wallie boardslide, Napoli; photo: Richard Hart
Looking forward to the day when we can all go to Italy again.
Or anywhere, for that matter.
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Regarding Helen
Bryan Botelho- b/s k/f in Los Angeles; photo: Richard Hart
This was the cover of PP4 and came from a Northern Co trip to LA.
The new NorCo video ‘Helen’ by Zach Chamberlin is available now, and Chris Athans’ part just went online and features some really legit SF shredding..
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Quickest Feet in the West
Glen Fox- b/s k/f, Roma; photo: Richard Hart
Makin’ moves at the Gino gap; this one comes from PP15 and Glen’s new video part, out now..
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Like Fine Wine
Soy Panday regularly spends ten hours drawing a skateboard graphic, so I thought it only fitting to spend ten seconds drawing his, for this new guest board on Northern Co.
I enjoy sharing a bottle of wine with Soy, though you’ll notice that my glass is half empty while his is half full..
Cheers.
-Richard Hart
P.S. Graphic tastes best on dark red board.
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April Fools' Gold
Ryan Flores / Jameel Douglas / James Sayres, SF 2017; photo: Richard Hart
The last time I hung out with San Francisco filmer Ryan Flores was exactly three years ago. At that point, his video was "nearly finished". So when he posted yesterday that it was out, I thought for sure it was an April Fools’ Joke. But no, 'MERLOT' is finally here and worth the wait; a proper SF video full of cutty spots and raw street shredding. Good soundtrack, too.
That was a long 'nearly', Ryan..
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Smooth Rubes
Ruben Spelta, Paris; photo: Richard Hart
At least there’s (currently) no shortage of skating on the interweb, including a new Ruben Spelta part on Free mag..
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Look, a Luka
Luka Pinto, Rouen; photo: Richard Hart
Luka Pinto’s new part is out now, courtesy of Free Mag.
It’s taken from the full-length ‘Pandora’s Box’ video- coming soon- which Luka (mostly) filmed and edited, showcasing the skate scene on the remote island of Jersey.
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Look Left
Pat Stiener- ollie up f/s nose, Chicago; photo: Richard Hart
To help you from going too stir-crazy, Theories just uploaded the 2017 Traffic video ‘Look Left’.
This photo comes from PP6 (and the footage is in the video, along with a couple hundred other tricks).
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Shogo A-Go-Go
Shogo Zama- ollie, Paris; photo: Richard Hart
This was shot on Shogo’s first day in Europe, and appears in PP16.
Check out his new video part introducing him to the Magenta team.
Stay healthy, everyone..!
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High Wire Act
Eddie Cernicky- ride-on grind, Paris; photo: Richard Hart
I had to stand on a fragile roof to shoot this, but it was definitely a sketchier situation for Cernicky..
From PP16, out now..
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Helter Skelter
Tony Miorana- f/s air, SF; photo: Richard Hart
This photo is from a previously unpublished roll of film documenting one night at a ramp party in San Francisco, back in 2001.
Full article in PP16. Excerpt from text:
In contests, people have ‘runs’, routines are perfected, time is called. There are pads and helmets, prominent sponsor logos. It’s all a bit stiff and serious.
But a heated ramp session with spontaneity and yelling and a keg of beer, on a ramp with a pentagram spray-painted on it, in a warehouse at midnight in a sketchy neighbourhood in a remote corner of San Francisco..? Helter skelter.
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Getting Feisty in Traffic
Josh Feist- feeble transfer, New Jersey; photo: Richard Hart
This one is from the East Coast article in PP16.
On a related note, there’s an excellent interview with Eli Morgan Gesner on the Slam City site, basically covering the history of New York skateboarding, and more..
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Jammin'
Luke Malaney- pole jam, NYC; photo: Richard Hart
Manhattan Malaney malarkey from PP16 out now.
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Zama in Paris
Shogo Zawa- b/s ollie, Paris; photo: Richard Hart
Shogo’s first trip to Europe; in PP16, out now.
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BP PJ
Brian Powderly- pole jam gap to bank, Philly; photo: Richard Hart
Here’s the cover photo from PP16. Not an easy thing to do.
More from BP and the crew exploring the streets of the US East Coast in the mag..
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