Words by Kevin Duffel, photography by Johnny Oliver Making his mark as one of the original Z-Boys and then moving on to start Powell-Peralta in ’78, Stacy Peralta is a walking encyclopedia of skateboard history. Now a Hollywood filmmaker, he’s applying that same knowledge to full-length documentaries. Starting his career with 2001’s Dogtown And Z-Boys, [...]
This Flick had the absolute attention of its small private screening last night In Santa Monica and Weirdly ? This is the sort of Flick that Avenues down A Highway So New that the Pioneers of this “Sport” that has become from Little brother to surfing – to The “Mothership” of All “X-dreams” ! The [...]
I Personally can’t wait to see What this “Magician” Otherwise Known as “Stacy Peralta” Has Done To This Insanely well crafted Band of Skateboarders That Have All Been Taken under The”Peralta” of The “Powell” Wings. S.C. – M.M. – T.G. – R.M. – T.H. – L.M. …. AS LONG AS MY CAR MAKES IT ? [...]
” WE WERE FEARED ” DP With Club Owner Jerry Roach This film chronicles the rise and fall of The Cuckoo’s Nest,’ a famous Socal Punk Rock Club that was not only the birthplace of slam dancing but a key incubator to the surf, skate and extreme sports culture of today. During the late 1970′s [...]
This Was My Second Go Around In The Deep south System, The First time Was In Parish Prison With My Guitar Player/Best friend Chuck Briggs (RIP) around 1998 on Tour with The Bombs and We Both had Nail Polish Goin and Partying All Night In The Quarter. We Got Caught up In A Sweep around [...]
After 35+ years of shooting skateboarding off and on, there’s a price to pay to get stylish shots like this one i got today: of a ripper like this young Venice local Hayden (the son another little venice rat named Froggy I knew in the 70′s) and here’s a shot of my dues being payed [...]