Action Now: Do It Together
WORDS & PHOTOS Marcus Bandy The way I see it, the term DIY has lost much of it’s original fire over the years. Not because everyday people aren’t circumventing the normal paths of hierarchy and...
View ArticleAction Now: My Pleasure
WORDS & PHOTOS Marcus Bandy I ride for my pleasure only: no thanks. Professionalism will be completely destructive to any control an individual has over the sport at present. The organizers will...
View ArticleAction Now: The Quiver
These days, I can seriously not even imagine only having one board to ride. The idea itself seems so strange, limiting, and isolating. I mean, I’ve done it; I’ve owned and skated only one board and had...
View ArticleAction Now: What’s The Deal With Downhill Racing?
What’s up with downhill racing? Hell if I know? But things are definitely changing on the event-side of the industry this year as we are seeing a handful of races not on the current event schedules,...
View ArticleBayou Battle, 2016 (Event Recap)
WORDS Marcus Bandy PHOTOS Erick Barrandey VIDEO David Ruano As with last year’s Bayou Battle event, I feel that a less rattle more roll approach is best, so I’m just gonna let Erick Barrandey’s images...
View ArticleAction Now: The Future Faces of Downhill
Downhill skateboarding is forever evolving and the tastemakers of the scene are constantly revolving over time. Of course, some of the very best skaters & creators will stay-the-course and continue...
View ArticleAction Now: Skate History
As skateboarders we have a rich and diverse history that I believe is more important than ever before. I’m not talking about longing for the past or the perpetuation of nostalgia, I’m talking about a...
View ArticleAction Now: Mind Spray
It is absolutely paramount for my personal happiness—as a skateboarder and creative—to set aside time for play, or what I like to call Mind Spray. Mind spray is not something I just made up right now—I...
View ArticleAction Now: Dogboarding
WORDS & PHOTOS Marcus Bandy For this week’s Action Now column I’m here to discuss one of my more recent passions: Dogboarding. Simply put, dogboarding is a shrednasty interspecies bonding activity...
View ArticleAction Now: Sounding Board
WORDS Marcus Bandy For me, skateboarding is an amazing sounding board for creatives to share ideas, culture and politics, and music has always been one of the main forms for creative communication in...
View ArticleAction Now: Racing Rules & Regulations
WORDS & PHOTO Marcus Bandy I’ve been involved with skateboard competitions for over 25 years now—anything and everything from small skate shop contests and regional amateur leagues to Word Cup...
View ArticleAction Now: No Locals. Kooks Only!
WORDS & PHOTO Marcus Bandy No Locals. Kooks Only! Yeah I said it—I’m fully backing the fuckin’ kooks up in here: the nerds, the geeks, the artsy-asses, the thinkers, the tinkers, the readers, the...
View ArticleAction Now: Loose The Fad. Find The Rad.
WORDS Marcus Bandy PHOTO David Ruano Change is upon us and the writing is on the wall. Skateboarding is evolving big time. So much so that it’s a bit scary and confusing at times. Where’s it going?...
View ArticleAction Now: Best Longboard Reviews & Amazon Affiliation
WORDS Marcus Bandy PHOTO A. Mazon Affilatestein The topic of this week’s Action Now column is simple: There’s a whole bunch of fake-ass “longboard Review” websites out there these days and many of them...
View ArticleNext Up Foundation: Arts, Education, & Skateboarding
WORDS & PHOTOS Marcus Bandy & the Next Up crew The Next Up Foundation is a skateboarding youth mentoring organization in Anaheim, California and operated by its founder and skateboarder...
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