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Photo Feature: Sam Giles
I’d like to say that I’m an artist and my photos are timeless, but that would be a joke. This photo will be dated by this time next year, when some kid from Nowheresville, Utah hardflips into this same trick at this same spot. Unfortunately for Cody Hardflip, Sam Giles got a pretty damn stylish backside 50-50 on this spot without the hardflip. … read more
No Mercy: SCDG’s Sisters Face Off Against the Bomber Babes...
Saturday, the Salt City Derby Girls hosted their second banked track game of the season, pitting two of my dear friends against each other on opposite home teams, the Bomber Babes and the Sisters of No Mercy. … read more
Are We Not Men? We are Roommates!
I never would have thought that when Isaac Raymond and Mariano Wilson moved out of their parents’ homes and into a basement apartment in the Avenues, these two seemingly boyish men of the local skate world would have cohesively collided perfectly. I personally enjoy skateboarding around with these two. They each have their own individual qualities on and off the plank of youth. … read more
Format Perspective: European Skateboard Photography
Format Perspective is a film documenting the work of six skateboard photographers in Europe. Filmmaker Philip Evans spent time following the photographers in their home countries as they went out to shoot photos of skateboarders. … read more
Go Skateboarding Day @ Annex, Blindside, Skate4Homies 06.21
In celebration of the annual Go Skate Day, SLUG sent a few of our skate writers out to events put on by local skate shops and organizations. Check out what you missed. … read more
Milo Skate Comp @ South Jordan Skate Park 06.16
Little groms like Josh Roland were killing it, doing little front side airs, but when the big guys stepped up to the plate, the bowl got destroyed. … read more
HVDD’s Molly Morbids Host Junction City B-Train 06.16
Junction City built a strong defense from the start, relying on starting jammer Pickle’s speed and agility to get through the pack unassisted, and letting blockers focus on HVDD’s Cookie. Suddenly, I was hungry. … read more
River Runs Red: Bloodwizard Takes Fairmont 06.10
‘Tis a golden sabbath morn when the Blood Wizards hit town. I’ve abandoned church early to pay visage to the weary travellers and have found myself at Raunch Records. … read more
Low Card, Heavy Wheels, Blood Wizard 06.09
If you didn’t make it out for the Heavy Wizard Trip, also referred to as the #canwestayonyourcouchtour, you missed one hell of a daytime extravaganza. … read more
WRD: Black Diamond Divas vs. Hot Wheelers 06.09
As the first jam between the Black Diamond Divas and Hot Wheelers started, it seemed that tempers were already hot. … read more
WRD: Bonneville Bone Crushers vs. Portneuf Valley Bruisers 06.02
For those of you who couldn’t pry yourself away from the festivities of Pride, you missed out on a fantastic match between Wasatch Roller Derby’s Bonneville Bone Crushers and Idaho’s Portneuf Valley Bruisers. … read more
Crossroads School’s Out! Skate Comp 06.01
On June 1, Crossroads kicked off the summer with a “School’s Out!” pizza party and skate competition. The kids flocked from their North Ogden homes and hangouts to the indoor park to stake their claim on Crossroads’ traditional bag of 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize goodies. … read more
