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Weird Is the New Cool Explains "Skateboarder" (VIDEO)

​Weird Is the New Cool, whom we profiled in this week's issue of Phoenix New Times, has always been known for its fun and upbeat songs, with song titles such as "Beer Pong" and not one, but two, band mascots that appear on stage with the guys at their shows.But for their recent single, the guys de ... More >>

Shred Ready

​Weird Is the New Cool, whom we profiled in this week's issue of Phoenix New Times, has always been known for its fun and upbeat songs, with song titles such as "Beer Pong" and not one, but two, band mascots that appear on stage with the guys at their shows.But for their recent single, the guys de ... More >>

More Oral History of Phoenix Skate Punk

​Over the past couple weeks I interviewed key members of the early '80s Phoenix skate punk. The results, printed in this week's issue, coincide with this weekend's JFA 30th Anniversary show at Hollywood Alley. Everyone I spoke to was funny, insightful, and has a genuine lifers; people doing it ... More >>

JFA Celebrates 30 Years of Skate Punk

​Over the past couple weeks I interviewed key members of the early '80s Phoenix skate punk. The results, printed in this week's issue, coincide with this weekend's JFA 30th Anniversary show at Hollywood Alley. Everyone I spoke to was funny, insightful, and has a genuine lifers; people doing it ... More >>

Roll Call

​Over the past couple weeks I interviewed key members of the early '80s Phoenix skate punk. The results, printed in this week's issue, coincide with this weekend's JFA 30th Anniversary show at Hollywood Alley. Everyone I spoke to was funny, insightful, and has a genuine lifers; people doing it ... More >>

New Xtreme Grind Java Joint Opens in Chandler

Xtreme Air Jump and Skate Park​This Saturday, June 4 marks the Grand Opening of Xtreme Air Jump n' Skate Park, a new 34,000-square-foot indoor skateboarding and parkour venue at Pecos & McQueen in Chandler. To give parents something to do while their kids are thrashing and grinding the rails, ... More >>

Board to Death

Xtreme Air Jump and Skate Park​This Saturday, June 4 marks the Grand Opening of Xtreme Air Jump n' Skate Park, a new 34,000-square-foot indoor skateboarding and parkour venue at Pecos & McQueen in Chandler. To give parents something to do while their kids are thrashing and grinding the rails, ... More >>

High Street

Mega nationwide skateboarding event debuts in Glendale

Gear Factor

Cycling enthusiasts unite

Air Force

Evel Knievel 2.0 hosts this slamming shindig

Devendra Banhart Breaks Leg Skateboarding Before Tempe Show, Cancels Tour

"I love skateboarding...what can I say?"​The anticipation for freak-folker Devendra Banhart's show at The Clubhouse was palpable Saturday night -- and it all came to a crashing stop thanks to Banhart's affinity for skateboarding. The rocker "broke some bone" in his leg whilst tearing it up on ... More >>

First Fly Day

Skate extravaganza stops traffic on Roosevelt Row

Off-Road to Riches

Competitive tour separates champs from chumps

Go Skateboarding Day at Cowtown

Competitive tour separates champs from chumps

Welcome to the Grindhouse

Valley shop makes every day Go Skateboarding Day

Going for gold at the Wedge

Skaters readied their boards for fierce competition at The Wedge skate park this Saturday

Off-Road Rage

Racers MX it up at Chase

Chairmen of the Board

The Molten Brothers pull off another gnarly Nollie

Extreme of Consciousness

Failure is not an option at X Games-style affair

Skurfing USA

Single-boarders make waves at Two Cow Cove

Flogging Molly

Get jiggy with them

Molten Gold

Jett flakes, so Kreme flies solo and gets his art jones fixed at the Molten Brothers' "Deck" show

Army Recruit

Five, six, seven, skate

Catching Air

Action, but not much acting

Street Music

Videos lay down soundtrack for the skateboard generation

Skate Bored

Truth is cooler than fiction

Lords of the Rink

Boards' best go wheel-to-wheel

Of Ice and Men

Cross-check your hockey jones at Arcadia Ice Arena

The more you huck, the higher you get

Extreme showcase is just for fun

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Extreme showcase is just for fun

Board Stiffs

Holgas decks its halls with "Skateboard Art(ist)"

BEST SKATE PARK

Paradise Valley Skate Park

High Notes

Benefit concert for Drop In Skate Shop owner

Board Stiffs

Local skaters compete for spots on the Mountain Dew Free Flow team

Excite Bikes

Daredevil Bikers Zoom Into Town

Old School

Two thirtysomething skateboarders attempt to resurrect Phoenix's skate-punk past

Skate or Die!

Contest restores Valley park

For Those About to Rock . . .

. . . they'd better stretch first

Skating Through Life

Mt. Egypt's Travis Graves moves from pro skateboarding to touring the Americana roads with legends

Slap Happy

Much like his Hawaiian waves, flip-flop folkie Jack Johnson finds a near-perfect groove

Members of the Board

America's best boarders indulge quarter-pipe dreams

Go, Speed Racer

Crash course combines cool riders, hot wheels

Pure Aggression

Freestyle motocross boss Nate Adams gets wicked air, makes top dollar and puts himself in serious danger. Is there a limit to how high he can fly?

Boss Cross

Bank One Ballpark gets ready to get down and dirty

Best Outdoor Skate Park

Chandler Skate Park

Letters

From the week of May 24, 2001

Letters

From the week of February 22, 2001

Best Skateboard Shop

Sub Society
1250 East Apache, Suite 104, Tempe
480-804-9560

Hot Wheels

Or: How Tony Hawk turned skateboarding into a multimillion-dollar international obsession