This week on dose, Eric Koston gives a firsthand look at his new 3 piece sunglass collection with Oakley and then gets into what it was like to get the Epicly Later’d treatment. As always, Koston is an interesting dude. Another look at the Frogskins after the jump. Hit Network A on Facebook to win a pair.
Not everyone went from Maloof in Queens to Coleman Park on Go Skateboarding Day in NYC. A select crew including Radcollector familia and columnists Michael Cohen, Brad Clarke, and Alex Corporan kept it in Money Making Manhattan with a GSD mission that included stops at Ace Hotel, The Hundreds, Chrome, SHUT, and The Meatball Shoppe before hitting up Coleman. Check out this rad recap featuring Chad Muska, Erik Ellington, Pat Hoblin, Rodney Smith, Tim Brodhagen and many more. Shot and edited by Simon J. Heath.
Chapter recently sat down with the founder of Death Squad, Chris Yvon to ask him a couple questions about what inspired the brand. Go here to to learn about their origins and what plans they have for the future.
Theotis Beasley was in NYC last week to skate, chop it up with the homies, and get ready for another breakout year as the nicest guy in skateboarding. He linked with Tim Brodhagen at 21 Mercer to talk about Dew Tour developments, his take on Weezy, and when oh when will he be getting a pro model with Nike SB. Then he hit up Tribeca Skatepark to skate. Check it out.
Jake Lamagno, Dylan Rieder, and Steven Ditchkus’ rad new store The Hunt NYC is now open for business. Tim Brodhagen caught up with the trio for an in depth look at the concept shop’s offerings which include found items from the darker side of americana as well as Lamagno and Ditchkus’ one of a kind original pieces like a murdered out gator head, custom furniture, and more. The Hunt NYC is located at 72 Orchard Street in the LES.
Tim Brodhagen linked up with Asher Roth recently to talk about music, life, and summertime styles. As a special bonus, Jack Threads is giving away The Hundreds tank featured in the interview which also covers Asher’s personally curated collection with the online members only retailer. Hit up Network A on Facebook for how to win!
Radcollector’s Tim Brodhagen sat down with the most hustling music lifestyle photogapher of our time, Village Slum’s Mel D Cole to talk about how he got to where he’s at and the stories behind three of his all time favorite photographs: Diddy, ?uestlove, and Kid Cudi.
The freres at Desillusion Magazine in France have started a new web series called “Brother of the Weird” spotlighting other creatives in the world who are blending the lines of so-called action sports and arts, culture, and music. The first episode features Campbell Milligan of the Sydney, Australia based crew behind Monster Children magazine.
As they continue to celebrate their 30th anniversary, Transworld drops this Lance Mountain interview by Skin Philips about what it was like to be such a history shaping figure in the word of skateboarding. A must watch.
In the latest episode of dose, Tim Brodhagen gets a sneak peek at Burton’s rad 2013 collabo lineup including bangers with Coogi, Pink Floyd, Full Bleed, Redwing, Filson, Grateful Dead, Muppets, Disney’s Toy Story and more. He also chops it up with Kimmy Fasani and Mark McMorris about their personal picks for favorite collaboration as well as their plans for going even bigger next season.