Thrasher February 1989

I know you've just spent an hour paging through endless search results after googling the words 'Gleaming the Cube review', but have no fear, you have finally found the best one. A review of one of the greatest skateboarding movies of all time from Thrasher's February 1989 issue. This one also features an interview with New Wavers Devo, and the usual late 80's Thrasher material, Igor's record collection, ask the dr., various ads, enjoy...








Gleaming The Cube

Quite possibly the best movie ever made, reviewed here in Thrasher...














Shallow End

An article done about riding the shallow end in a pool.




















Street Plants from Hell










Ask The Doctor

Rick Blackhart responds to reader mail, answering questions and offering his helpful opinion. This time he tackles subjects including skater haters and what to do when your balls keep sliding out the side of your shorts.









Skater's Edge

An in-depth study of Stickerology: The acquisition, collecting, trading, use and abuse of skate stickers















Igor's Record Collection

I've never owned or listened to any of these albums, but maybe you have.













Devo Interview














Stussy

Funky fresh gear
Stand out in the crowd


Gotta love the stussy ads










H-Street

Video ad, probably for Hokus Pokus.
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Thrasher October 1987

This was a pretty good issue right here, despite the not so great cover. The feature article covers the skateboarding scene in New York. Featured you'll see Harold Hunter one of New York's best, who later went on to ride for the Zoo York team and show his acting chops in the classic film Kids. Unfortunately Harold passed a few years ago, but he will always be remembered. Also you'll see included a profile of graftti artist Eric Haze, and other prominent New York skaters at the time.







N.Y.C Article


































Other Highlights


A Young Danny Way
for a Jimmy'z ad

Ray Underhill for a Powell
Bones wheels ad

Tony Mag for an Airwalk Ad

One of the better parts of Thrasher, and what seperated it from Transword and the other magazines, was the 'Igor's Record Collection' column. Although it doesn't show up in every issue, when it did appear it always had reviews of the under the radar bands. This issue features an unflattering review of Nirvana's debut 'Bleech' LP, being written off as another typical Seattle band from the Sub Pop label, and also a review of The Pixies' 'Doolittle'. Two of my favorite CD's.







Here is World Industries team rider Jeremy Klein jumping over a flaming garbage can along with his part from the classic 'Rubbish Heap' video.

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Skate and Destroy

This blog will be dedicated to late 1980's and early 1990's skateboarding nostalgia. The title 'twanked and danked' in the url you may recognize from the movie 'The Search for animal Chin'. For the most part, the content will consist of highlights from old school Thrasher and Transworld Skateboarding magazines that date back to 1987, old skateboarding videos I used the watch, spotlights on some of the older skaters that make the sport what it is, lost episodes of the TV series Sk8-TV, and maybe some occasional music downloads. I'm strictly doing this for the old school heads, so you won't see much material that dates past I'd say around 1994 or so. Enjoy the reads and videos and downloads and feel free to leave some feedback.



I was born in '78 and grew up on skateboarding. I'd say my best years of skateboarding (when I was skating every day for like 5 hours in the summers) were around 88-93, before I started getting laid. Once I did start getting laid and smoking pot and shit like that in high school, I only skate occasionally and it's been that way ever since. On the left you'll see my bedroom wall circa 1990.


I started sometime in 86 or 87. The first board I had was a Nash skateboard my friend and I both got at Bradlees at the same time. He got the Red one and I got the green one, it had checkerboard griptape and really shitty wheels. In 1988 I stepped my game up and got a Powell ripper board, and then when boards started being designed with bigger noses and double sided tails it was really on. Growing up on the east coast we really didn't skate much else but curbs, ledges, stairs, parking lots, rails, shit like that. You'll have to excuse me if my blog is more street oriented as I didn't really follow ramp skating or the people who did. I remember H-Street, World Industries, Real, The New Deal, Blind, and Plan B being my favorite teams back then. Anyway that's a little background on yours truly, this blog will not only be a trip down memory lane for you, but for myself as well. Read More......