Thrasher Magazine

Cover: Tony Hawk – Melon Fakie Photo: Starr Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 10th Anniversary Issue featuring a look back on the past decade of skating in photos and a sample of skateboarding's modern heroes including Tony Hawk, Eric Dressen, Danny Way, Tommy Guerrero, Noah Salasnek, Andy Howell, Steve Caballero, Mark Gonzales, Chris Miller, Jason Rogers, Tom Knox, Frankie Hill, Wade Speyer, Natas Kaupas, Mike McGill, Al Losi, Jeff Phillips, Bucky Lasek, Reese Simpson, Alan Peterson, Jason Lee, Bob Boyle, Omar Hassan, Jeff Kendall, Mike Vallely, Lance Mountain, Ed Templeton and Justin Girard 

Cover: Butch Sterbins – Railslide Photo: Mofo Inside This Mag: The Voodoo Queen, pool sharks and hot new pros Christian Hosoi, Tony Hawk, Reese Simpson, Bod Boyle, Danny Way, Al Losi, Micke Alba, Jeff Kendall, Natas Kaupas, Chris Miller, Steve Caballero and Mark AnthonyAlso In This Issue: Del Mar NSA contest revisited and how to play the game Slam or JamMusic Articles: Nine Inch Nails, Mudhoney, Wolfsbane, Lunachicks, Nomeansno, Killing Time, Warrior Soul, Testament and Jungle Brothers

Cover: Ron Allen – Frontside Boardslide Photo: Kanights Inside This Mag: Skating in Hawaii and San Francisco and a road trip with Kevin Thatcher, Blackhart, Tom Guerrero, Keith Cochrane and TumbleweedAlso In This Issue: Three very untypical skaters Laura Pederson, Bill Dorr and Sky LopezMusic Articles: Wrecking Crew, Igor's record collection, the Vandals and Gwar

Cover: John Hutson – At Speed Photo: Casselli Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 100th issue featuring interviews with Duane Peters, Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi and Steve Caballero and a 100 issue retrospective in photos and wordsAlso In This Issue: The history of the skateboardMusic Articles: Big Boys and Skate Rock 1989 with MCM and the Monster, House of Wheels, Skatemaster Tate and his Concrete Crew and Screaming Lord Salba

Cover: Tony Hawk – Frontside Ollie Photo: Kevin ThatcherInside This Mag: A demo tour of Australia featuring Christian Hosoi, Jeff Phillips, Rob Roskopp, Tony Hawk and more and scoping the East Coast for skate spotsAlso In This Issue: Skate styleMusic Articles: Megadeth and Cocteau Twins

Cover: Tony Hawk – Frontside Grind Photo: Mofo Inside This Mag: Skating in Venice in the summer, an interview with New Zealand skater Geoff Wright and Rodney Mullen shows you how to do some tricksAlso In This Issue: Skate camp in Reedley, CA, pool skating, the New England Freestyle Summer Skateboard Titles and some snowboarding actionMusic Articles: Beastie Boys, Attitude Adjustment, Corrosion of Conformity and the Descendents

Cover: John Gibson – Frontside Thrust Photo: Kevin Thatcher Inside This Mag: Pipe adventures, an interview with Tony Hawk and the C.A.S.L. kickoff at UplandAlso In This Issue: Pool skatingMusic Articles: Metallica

Cover: Top: Tony Hawk – Lien to Tail Re-Entry at Del Mar Bottom: John Hutson and Paco Prieto- Downhill Finish Photos: Top: Marechal Bottom: Mofo Inside This Mag: Del Mar Pool and Freestyle Contest, the Capitola Classic and skaters get lost in Los AngelesAlso In This Issue: The Ramp Ranch, Music Articles: The Big Boys and rockabilly

With SOTY season breathing heavy on us, it's time to take a look back at the first ever Skater Of the Year. Here he is, Mr. Tony Hawk—SOTY 1990. This part was excerpted from our S.O.T.Y. video.