Thrasher Magazine

Lotties owner Mike Gigliotti caught up with David Clark and Nick Michel to talk about filming for the video, Gonz stories, bleached man buns and mid-90s miniramp footage. You know, all the important stuff.

Growing up, his favorite brands were Alien/Habitat and Zero and those influences shaped Tom Asta into the technically-proficient gnar dog he is today. Hot off the wheels of his Santa Cruz “Til the End” Vol. 3 part, Asta waxes on being a father to three kids, staying grounded in Langhorne, PA, and why the beanie will never die.

John Dilo weighs in on his journey from barely scraping by to landing squarely on Almost. Looks like Jupiter, FL, has given us another certified ripper. There must be something in that swamp water out there. 

If you want to film an entire part on Wilshire you better be willing to hit the ground rolling at 6 AM. Walker takes us through the battles, success stories and security guard etiquette that got him to the finish line. It pays to be nice.

The SK8RATS crew is back with another full-length offering, Pump On This. We hit up Shane Aukland, the rat master himself, to get the scoop on how the vid came to be. And if you wanna send Cory Kennedy some love, he lets you know how. These rats rule.

Like Jaws on a roof, this STRFKR part dropped with no warning. Hear how this collab board and video came to be. Criddlers gonna criddle.

Nick weighs in on Myspace sponsor-me messages, getting on Quasi’s radar, feeding his dog bananas and why the Midwest is best.

Losing a tooth in a croissant, video-game rage, spendy cars and island royalty, this Follow Up pretty much covers it all. We’re glad you found your tooth in the garbage, Simon.

His WAR and PEACE Part is six-and-a-half minutes of pure GNAR. The Canadian export weighs in on being a dock hand, anxiety attacks, life in Barcelona and what keeps him going. Sascha is the truth