Thrasher Magazine – July 2012 – Issue #384

This issue brings the heat with a gritty mix of raw street skating, globe-spanning missions, and heavy personality. Leading the charge is Jim Greco, who lays it all out in a revealing feature that makes it clear—skating isn’t something he does, it’s who he is. Greco’s part is one of several standouts in the “Tales of Bake and Destroy” feature, capturing an 18-hour day of straight-up destruction.

The global skate report checks in from Brazil—from High Cascade’s vert lines to Pedro Barros' chaos-filled bowl—and Uruguay, where things get real rough at a makeshift bum camp. Hawaii comes through with a lush up-country spread, while the Cuates piece dives into the hipster-laced scenes skating around the edges.

In the Cautionary Tales section, you're warned not to bet on Earth, and HEADS serves up some raw, stripped-down profiles.

Music and culture slam through in the back pages: Theophilus London talks holograms and hustle, Odd Future tells you what’s Gucci, Sleigh Bells push fame as a mindset, and punk royalty collide in a Rancid x CockSparrer crossover.

Departments bring the usual fire—Mail, On Board, Notes, Photo-G, and Trash all hit, with a fiery Markovich spot, heavy opinions, and a nod to a cover lineage that goes all the way back to Danny Sargent’s nosepick.

Also inside: Kyle Walker rips a flawless kickflip in a Burnett-sequenced gem, all caught clean, shirtless, and over the curb.

A loud, grimy, global issue—pure Thrasher.