Thrasher May 2015

This issue dives into San Francisco’s holy grails, with Jack Fardell grinding a rail that’s been testing pros for decades, chest-high kickflip wallrides included, proving that even a 40-plus-year skate city still spits out legends. Chris Pfanner reflects on personal struggles and bold family moves, while Brixton delivers a recipe for chaos and Indy keeps the tricks just on the legal side of reckless. Heads-Hart and Heads-Berger balance monster trucks and stretching into new tricks, Antihero runs Med, Red, and Dead energy, and Cliché and Modest Mouse inject dirt, power, and pizza-advice chaos. Departments carry the aftermath: Photo-G piles Arizona masonite, Trash catalogs natural bodily responses, Firing Line spills coffee, and Somethin’ channels Kermit-level absurdity. It’s a full-throttle portrait of San Francisco skating—dangerous, historic, inventive, and raw, where skill, humor, and chaos collide.