Thrasher Magazine

Cover: Wade Speyer – Method Photo: Kanights Inside This Mag: A trip to Europe with Wade and crew and the Venice Street Contest Also In This Issue: Rad ams Richard Paez, Drake Jones, AJ Massu and Hideo SakuragiMusic Articles: Bootsy Collins, Gas Huffer, The Roots, Suicidal Tendencies, Tad, Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Guided By Voices

Cover: Mike Frazier – Kickflip Mute Photo: Kanights Inside This Mag: Interviews with Matt Hoffman and Ron Chatman and skating in IndianapolisAlso In This Issue: Rad ams Justin Strubing, Noah Rector, Stevie Williams and Craig De NolfMusic Articles: The Fugees, Super Natural, an ode to John Coltrane by Page Hamilton of Helmet and Casual

Cover: Rick Howard – Switch 360 Flip Photo: Kanights Inside This Mag: Interviews with Karma Tsocheff and Rick Howard Also In This Issue: Sick ams Peter Bici and Mike Schwartz, NSA Am Slam Finals and the abridged Thrasher dictionaryMusic Articles: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, the Muffs, Cosmic Psychos and the Freestyle Fellowship 

Cover: Tombstone Logo By: Jimbo Inside This Mag: Interviews with Chris Pastras, written wit and wisdom from worldwide witnesses and a road trip with John Cardiel, Christian Hosoi, Noah Peacock, Julien Stranger and Joey TershayAlso In This Issue: Hot ams Shelby Woods, Sam Devlin, Joel Price and Shawn Mandoli and the little big men of skateboarding, Caswell Berry, Stevie Williams, Scott Crawford and JR NevesMusic Articles: Cypress Hill, Bad Brains,GG Allin, the Damned, Cop Shoot Cop and Monster Magnet

Cover: Karma Tsocheff – 180 Nosegrind To Forward Photo: Sean Dolinsky Inside This Mag: An interview with Jason Adams and Tim Brauch and a pop quiz by Mike Gonzales Also In This Issue: Rad ams Shelter Serra, Fabian Alomar and Ivory Serra and NSA Pro Streetstyle and Snowboard Slopestyle ContestMusic Articles: Bad Religion, GG Allin, Mad Flava, Guru's Jazzmatazz and Bottom 12

Cover: Mark Gonzales – Frontside Ollie Photo: Kanights Inside This Mag: Interviews with Henry Sanchez and Mark GonzalesAlso In This Issue: How to get sponsored and skate artMusic Articles: Ice-T, Primus, Brand Nubian, the Cramps and Quicksand

Cover: Tom Knox – Ollie Photo: SleeperSequence: John Montessi – Bluntside Photo: Kevin Thatcher Inside This Mag: Skating in Philadelphia and interviews with Skip Pronier, Brian Lotti, Karma Tsocheff, Tom Knox and Max EvansAlso In This Issue: SwitchstanceMusic Articles: Metallica, Cypress Hill, Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, Fastbacks vs. Gas Huffer and Tar

Cover: Karma Tsocheff – Multi Strobe Photo: Van Dusen Inside This Mag: Thrasher's Book of World Records and raw meat Brody Davison, Blake Convey, Dave Warne, John Nakama and Rob WashburnAlso In This Issue: 1989 competition wrap-up,  a desert speed rally with Mark Partain, Paul De Jesus and more and Survival Research LabsMusic Articles: Faith No More and the Buzzcocks

In 1990 Stacey Gibo, Noah Peacock, Jim “Red Dog” Muir and I went to Visalia to audition this kid named Karma Tsocheff. Needless to say, he made the team; but he also took us to The Flumes—an old logging run that went from a metal halfpipe to a mega-ditch. The natural halfpipe between the two was...