I first noticed Clifton Wallace similarly to how his first and former sponsor,Zumiez, noticed him when he was in sixth grade� tearing up a local skatepark.Clifton now 21, was dominating the volcano on 9th and 9th in west Salt Lake,when I asked him if I could take some photos of him. He looked puzzled, tookout his earbuds and asked, “Me? I guess if you want to?”After he landed a monster frontside flip on the volcano he looked at a fewframes, glanced at me and said “I can kickflip 5-0 that ledge over there.” … read more
Colin Brophy is in your extended network
If you’re old like me, you probably hate all the kids at the skate park.Their attractive moms drop them off and they all wear helmets and shout”‘chout!” (short for “watch out”) at you so they can do some sort of flailfest out of the bowl. It’s annoying and I’ve heard you all complain about itwhen you’re sitting on the ledge smoking. The most annoying type of kid,however, is the one that’s actually good at skateboarding. … read more
Park Place Skate
Looking back, most people are going to remember the 07/08 seasonas the year it never seemed to stop snowing. While it wasn’t quite arecord for snowfall, another record is shaping up. Not that long agothere were only a small handful of parks in Utah, but now they arepopping up faster than fixed gears on hipster kids.Since late last year, new cement has been poured in American Fork,Herriman, Payson, Rose Park and the newest in Midvale shouldbe opened by the time you read this. … read more
Product Review – July 2008
It was the end of themonth and I was indire need of a new setup. Thankfully RealSkateboards hadsent SLUG a crisp new8.02×31.75 porvida deckready to be shralped.I’ve had Real woodbefore and knew itwas going to be stiffmorning, noon andnight. Its beautifulsymmetrical shape andtantalizing concavewasn’t the only goodthing about this boardthough. … read more
Gallery Stroll – July 2008
Autumn Garage is known as a”High Altitude Boutique,” referringto mountain gear, as they arenot a head shop. They’ve also developed a reputation for throwing fab parties and showing highquality artwork. They take both very seriously, which is refreshing for a place clear out on 7200 Southand 2258 East. Not bad for the canyon kids, but hella far for the downtowners. … read more
Zine Reviews – July 2008
Three digits in the issue number? Really? That’s pretty damn optimistic. Appropriately for #2, this edition of San Francisco zine Xploited is all about public restrooms. Yes, the whole damn issue, which adds up to over 50 pages of stories about pissing and fucking (none simultaneously), because what else do you do in public restrooms? … read more
Video Game Reviews – July 2008
Video game reviews for and flOw, Online Chess Kingdoms, Ninja Gaiden II. … read more
Books Aloud! – July 2008
Books? We love books! … read more
DVD Reviews – July 2008
I have no idea why filming in front of a bunch of honkies in Brussels would be better than a Long Beach crowd, but Snoop Dogg did it. … read more
Go Skate Day?
National “Go Skate Day” may have come andgone, but I recently realized that everydayshould be “Go Skate Day.” So I rounded upsome friends and set out to get some shitdone. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Kevin Kirk
For the past 21 years Kevin Kirk has supplied Salt Lake’s metal heads with Cds, band shirts and screen printed tapestries! … read more
Salt City Derby Girls
Salt City Derby Girls spill the beans about who they are and what they do. … read more
