Following the UK longboard, skateboard and gravity sports community at home and abroad
When reaching out for Lockdown Stories, we were thrilled when Isabell from the Aurora district in the Philippines got in touch. Over the coming weeks we will be sharing a series of stories from Isabell and her skate community, but first a little background…
Continue reading “Postcards from the Philippines”
“It’s one of the world’s oldest and most unique skateparks, but following a devastating tragedy, it’s financially on it’s knees. Meet the park’s skaters, BMXers and street artists, who against all the odds, are fighting to keep the park alive for the next generation. Welcome to London’s Dogtown.
Continue reading “Video : Rom Boys – 40 Years of Rad”
Tom Gee and Alasdair Gorniak, the guys who bring you Distance Longboarding UK, shared with us their wild skate across the South Downs and now bring you Round 2 : The New Forest. Tom tells us more about their trip, including all their kit and caboodle…
Continue reading “The New Forest : Wild Skate”
SkateArt combines passion for skating and art by curating works from some very talented artists and bringing them to you. Not only do these boards look great on your walls, you can also add griptape, trucks and wheels as their boards are 100% skate-able.
Check out the video and the various artist collections to find the perfect piece for your wall. In the meantime, we will get the lowdown on who is behind this cool venture and bring you the deets soon! Stay tuned 🙂
Our illustrious reporter, Robbie Stevens, gives us the lowdown on this year’s edition of Hogtoberfest!
Continue reading “Hogtoberfest 2019”
Our intrepid reporter, Robbie Stevens, sets out to explore this year’s Summer Swine Stomp at Redbridge Cycling Centre. Here’s his story and a few extras …
Continue reading “Summer Swine Stomp 2019”
Keep Pushing is a female-run media and events company and London’s largest and fastest growing community for beginner skateboarders, focussing on diversity, progression, creativity and inclusivity.
Continue reading “‘Keep Pushing’ towards Inclusivity in Skateboarding”
Pro freestyle skateboarder and Moonshiner, Denham Hill, gives us the lowdown on Moonshine Skateboards, the company behind the Moonshine FREEstyle team and how he came to be part of the team.
Dew Tour Hosting Skateboarding Qualification Events in both 2019 and 2020;
2019 Summer Dew Tour to be held June 13-16 in Long Beach, Calif.
Excellent edit by Tomas Januška, featuring drone footage by Artūras Januška, of last year’s Skate Hog Hill event.
The last event on the BDSL calendar, Skate to Escape’s annual event, Double Trouble, has become a weekend in Cumbria not to be missed. This year, Aaron Skippings shares his story and we also hear from first-timer, Kinga Rumin. Continue reading “Skate to Escape wraps up 2018 with some Double Trouble”
After a successful Tregaron Freeride race Brianne Collective brought us the fastest event of the BDSL calendar. A fast straight-away with a technical chicane means tight racing is guaranteed. Continue reading “Bleek Race 2018”
Thrill Magazine was granted a media pass and photographer Kev Hurdle got up close & personal when this most prestigious skateboarding competition made its London debut; a major coup for London, as SLS and World Skate prepare street skateboarding for its inaugural appearance in the Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020. Continue reading “Street League comes to London”
Thrill Magazine has come on board amongst a whole realm of sponsors in support of So… You Can Longboard Dance? World Cup 2018 event in Eindhoven on April 21/22nd. Bianca Kersten, the brains behind this incredible event, gives us an insight into the history, preparation and future focus of the event. Continue reading “So…You Can Longboard Dance?”
or Zen and the Art of Skateboarding – Jed Chapman brings us his tale of skate at last year’s VIF17 … Continue reading “Velefique International Freeride 2017”