The Skateboarder's Journal 12

Kicking off this one is Jack Fardell, who somehow rouses himself from sloth mode to spill his guts and maybe a few old sandwiches in the process. Mind Field gets the deep-dive treatment with an inside look at Alien Workshop’s era-defining video. Nathan Jackson, low-key and soft-spoken, lets a few words slip between bangers, while Israel: The Last Crusade sends four Euros through surreal landscapes and unexpected skate terrain. Sammy Winter takes a moment to reflect on eternal youth and the perks of never growing up, and Glen E. Friedman closes the features with a heavyweight photo retrospective straight from the '70s punk and skate front lines.

The regulars are in fine form: Warning Shots features Bryce Golder going full manual after flipping a monster gap, while Moments in Time brings Tony Hawk back to Melbourne two decades after his infamous '88 mission. The Skaterat remains a familiar portrait of every skate scene’s underbelly, and Feaster’s Freakout continues to catalogue the latest gear madness. Giveaways throw freebies at the hungry masses, First Steps lends a hand to the clueless, and Culture Vulture recommends everything from Mind Field to Cannibal Corpse. Gallery brings the heavy visuals as usual, and The Wonder Years wraps things up with a 4am wake-up call to worship skating — kids still do it right.