Thrasher Magazine – August 2012 – Issue #385

Trevor Colden storms the cover with a switch tre through the vortex—clean, mean, and worthy of the “golden child” title. Inside, Bake & Destroy continues its scorched-earth rampage, packed with footage-fueled mayhem and quotes that hit harder than a slap to tail.

Mike Carroll lays down his skate philosophy with a warning: “Keep skateboarding within skateboarding and stop giving it away.” His feature, Swerving Judgment Day, is all about staying real. Mexico gets covered in grit and greatness, while Fletcher moves from vagrancy to switch hardflips like it’s nothing.

Colden, Kennedy, and Malto roll through with stories of eggs, injuries, and cucumber-fueled sessions. ZOM (short for Zombie) and Moose get their shine, while Curtin, Biebel, and Gutierrez deliver raw street energy and sketchy rooftop snipers.

There’s no shortage of heavy names—Lizard, Barney Page, MJ, Nordberg, Brockel, Brewce, Aleman, and Frecks all bring personality and chaos. Decenzo talks ginger profiling and golf, Mike Mo gets amped with Pfanner, Lizzie pushes stoke and hugs, while Sheckler and Hewitt just say, “Let’s go.”

Bonus blast: M83 shows up with cosmic vibes, Koston enters the Shrine, and things get weird fast with ancient coping dust and aged sniffers in California.

Departments bring the balance: Mail is disheveled and inebriated, Canvas is full of X-Files-style slogans, and Lest We Forget is a love letter to oddball spots. Photo-G delivers the radioactive goods, Trash throws shade at Nickelback, Firing Line swims with narwhals, and Somethin’ ends it on Stonehenge trannies.

A full-stack issue—loud, chaotic, and dripping with attitude. August 2012 is pure Thrasher energy.