Thrasher Magazine

Academics, activists, philosophers and freestylers rolled down to the desert in droves for Ryan Lay and New Balance's packed weekend of skate talk and park sessions. Scroll through and you just might learn somethin'.

Everything you'd wanna skate, you'll find on the two-mile stretch from Santa Monica to Venice. From Natas to P-Rod, the sand gaps to the triple set, Ted Barrow outlines the history of this hallowed ground.

A full house of legends, locals and lovers of OG SF skate lore packed into CGS Agency for the release of Jacob Rosenberg's EPICENTER. Get a peek before you buy the book.  

Gophers, war plans and the pioneers of street skating all play a part in the mind-blowing history of San Francisco’s oldest and most important concrete banks. Watch Ted and learn.

The hallowed ground of this Washington, DC spot serves as a guide to the style and power of raw East Coast skateboarding. Ted shines a light on one of the last great skate plazas in the US.

The history held at this Los Angeles mecca is almost too deep to quantify. Follow along as Ted traces a 40 year thread, from Ray Barbee in ’88 to Casper Brooker’s recent Baker part.

Miles from the downtown bustle lies the crown jewel of Queens: Flushing Meadows. Ted Barrow walks the grounds and gives us the rundown, from the 1939 World's Fair to Frankie Spears' insane backside noseblunts.

A new exhibition at San Francisco Public Library brings the history of skateboarding in The City to life with co-curator Ted Barrow. Check the show and join the tour with the professor himself.

One award at the end of the year is never enough. For 2024 we got an extra-packed edition of T-Eddys goin' out for stolen valor, grandpa goals, beard of the year and so much more. Is your skin thick enough to make it through the lists? Find out. As seen in our March '25 issue.