Grind Movie Stars Exclusive Interview Switch asks Grind Movie stars Mike Vogel and Jennifer Morrison, “Can I Get Fries with That Interview?” Grind , the latest film to feature skateboarding, opened up in theaters on August 15. Switch sat down with stars Mike Vogel and Jennifer Morrison to talk about this road trip comedy about four friends on […]
We bring back to you an exclusive Mike Vallely interview with switchmagazine.com having insights on many of his personal and professional life events. Read on where he talks about some of the Mike Vallely fights which made him very famous, his net worth, his association with Black Flag and his love for skateboarding. by: Aaron […]
Certified White Boy Clothing Since male Caucasians basically rule the world, being one is inherently not cool to the rest of it. If you are a white male, you have a head start on everyone else in every conceivable way, except one: being hip. White boys have been universally denied this designation, and justifiably so […]
by: Emerson Brown Mar 1st 04 A Passage in Time Authority Zero Album Listening to “A Passage in Time” by the Mesa, Arizona-based quartet Authority Zero, the songs blaring from the stereo speakers might be better labeled Originality Zero or Identity Zero. On paper, the band sounds like they might be a driving mix of pop […]
Special thanks for Kent Dahlgren, Public Relations of Dreamland Skateparks, for his time and consideration. by: Miho Hosaka – The original story was produced on Feb 14th 04 The Story of Burnside Skatepark About a decade ago, a skater would not typically consider the pacific-northwest state of Oregon to be an optimal place to travel due […]
(The interview was done by Emerson E Brown) The Boy from Brazil Some people lead lives that can’t be real. You know the people I mean. You don’t want to think they were born like you or me. No, instead, they seem to walk right out of bad 80s movies. They come out of nowhere […]
Electric Skateboard Prices have come a long way What once started on a wooden surfer board has now entered a new phase. A phase of technological enhancement has led the skating community to modern battery powered Skateboards. And as technology advanced these Electric skateboard prices have come a long way at both ends – You […]
Unboxing Memphis Shoes Opening the box and rustling the paper back, I take a good, hard look at the Memphis Shoes sent to me by Amazon. My first thought is that if Etnies had shoes that looked like old Air Jordans, then Memphis can have shoes that look like British Knights. Don’t get me wrong. […]
Undoubtedly, trucks are an essential piece of skateboard equipment. This hardware can dramatically enhance or detract from a skateboarder’s performance. It would stand to reason, then, that a great deal of thought would go into selecting a pair of trucks. Well, that’s not the case with me at least. I always rode on hand-me-down trucks, […]
Skateboarding icon Stacy Peralta and Switch Magazine’s Emerson Brown discuss Peralta’s award-winning skateboarding documentary Dogtown and Z-boys. EB: When you left skateboarding to pursue your film career did you always intend to tell the story of Dogtown and Z-boys? Stacy Peralta: No, you know it’s weird. I’d always had in the back of my head that the […]