Valentin Novo
It’s late in the Morning, in space that smells like glue, woodstains and vinyl stickers. A young man lies on a chair, half anxious of the day to conquer, and half happy as he diggs through a raspberry pastry…
It’s late in the Morning, in space that smells like glue, woodstains and vinyl stickers. A young man lies on a chair, half anxious of the day to conquer, and half happy as he diggs through a raspberry pastry…
Glasgow is a post industrial city on the west coast of Scotland and somewhere within it, in a location that is pretty central and easily found on google maps, is The Arches DIY.
My first “punk” show was the Clash at the Santa Monica Civic in 1979 with my friend who I have known since kindergarten. I saw 999 at the Roxy but I don’t know if I was still in junior high school or freshman year…
An interview with Paul Johnson and Dan Eason, director and producer of the feature film “Through My Board” by April Jones
I was always getting into trouble as a kid so my parents got me into skating as something to do. I was too unfocused for organized sports….
The funny thing about DIY, is that we spend so much time trying to explain them, community, repurposed space, a reaction to poor government, and they’re not wrong, but they’re missing something. In an era of Street League sponsorships and skateboarding selling cars, DIY spots are a symbol. They are proof that some people still care about the thing itself.
It all started with the classic desire to skate during work breaks and being tired of always following classic skate park projects,
The little things. It’s what the world is made of. Small joys. Like hearing the sounds of boards slapping against the graffiti-laced metal ramps of Marsh Park
Two weeks on the road in USA in a RV, in search of empty pools, ditches and those perfect red slappy curbs…
Rozkurwiel Tour – “sweet sixteen”. Bunch of semi-bums, semi-skaters took to the road one more time. What can you expect from crew of ageing amateurs skateboarders? Same tricks but different spots. Sounds like fun? To be honest, if I was you I would probably stop reading here and just check these few photos….
We started building this DIY called Bay Area about five years ago in Ise, Mie prefecture. It began at a different spot but road patrol found it…
Delve into the oddities of this little DIY, situated next to a dead power plant on the banks of a shark infested river, in the worlds most isolated city.