Oliver Pelling
Why a new generation is turning to Satanism
Devil may care — In a time of chaos and uncertainty, when traditional belief systems no longer seem to have all the answers, more and more young people are finding comfort in Satanism. But these aren’t devil worshippers who drink blood or sacrifice animals. They’re just regular people trying to squeeze the most out of life.
Written by: Oliver Pelling
Piss Drunx: The legendary skate crew lucky to be alive
Chronicle of chaos — In 1998, a mob of young skateboarders descended on an ordinary street in Huntington Beach, California. Spread across four apartments, they quickly gained notoriety not only for their on-board antics, but for embracing a lifestyle of excess. The Piss Drunx, as they came to be known, adopted a ‘fuck everything’ attitude that turned them into skateboarding icons within just two years. But looking back, many of the original members have mixed feelings about their legacy.
Written by: Oliver Pelling
British rapper Akala on the virtues and limits of practicing what you preach
Spittin' conscious lines — From independent records to speaking truth to power, British rapper Akala has strived to practice what he preaches. But, by his own admission, sometimes even he gets it wrong.
Written by: Oliver Pelling
A young and not-so-young Sydney photographer celebrate skateboarding in the harbour city
AJP & Mike O'Meally — Nobody knows the Sydney skate scene like Mike O’Meally and Andrew James Peters: two of the city’s finest photographic exports. HUCK sits down to chat magic moments and throwing cameras in bins.
Written by: Oliver Pelling
Top skate photographer Atiba Jefferson reveals his earliest, and favourite, images
Oakley In Residence Sydney — To celebrate his retrospective exhibition in Sydney, we catch up with Atiba Jefferson about the skateboarding photographs that have made him who he is.
Written by: Oliver Pelling
Looking back on the early years of California punk duo The Bots
Groundbreaking music reportage — In 2013 photographer Dan Wilton spent months hanging out with brothers and California punk duo The Bots. Back then they may have been fresher-faced than your little bro, but they’ve never been babies in the world of punk. As Dan's shots go on display at We Want More: Image-Making and Music in the 21st Century at the Photographer's Gallery, we pulled this photo story from the Huck archives.
Written by: Oliver Pelling
The new wave of NYC skateboarding
The independent guys pushing boundaries in the big apple — Forget bright lights and hyper-smooth slo-mo; NYC edits capture the streets, plain and simple.
Written by: Oliver Pelling
Guy Mariano
Surviving The Times — He’s got the blockbuster ender in much-hyped skate flick Pretty Sweet, but Guy Mariano concedes it wasn’t easily won.
Written by: Oliver Pelling