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Satta Skates

The Working Artisans' Club — In a hidden corner of South London, Satta Skates founder Joe Lauder is hand-shaping his own Zennish little Dogtown.

Written by: Andrea Kurland

Film

Long Live Southbank

Saving an Iconic Skate Spot — It's been a hub of skateboarding culture since the 1970s, yet the Undercroft on London's Southbank is currently under threat from re-development plans.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Skate

Joel Rice

Contest — Joel Rice is a skateboarder and journalist who writes FLIP, a skate-related column for McSweeney's featuring in-depth interviews with everyone from Thrasher editor Michael Burnett and that video-game guy Tony Hawk to professional colourer-inner Ed Templeton. This short story is an experimental piece of factual fiction, inspired by events that may or may not have happened, about a day in the life of a skateboarding hack.

Written by: Joel Rice

Opinion

Full Backing

Legit & The New Self-Regard — Why nothing or no one can be cool anymore, but we can all pray to be 'legit'.

Written by: Niall Neeson

Art

Brian Lotti

The Unfolding Landscape — Pioneering street shredder and impressionist painter Brian Lotti is switching up the way we see skate.

Written by: Niall Neeson

Culture

Mark Gonzales Paints

Finishing Touches — A homemade video by The Gonz of him painting a new piece of art.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Skate

Billy Ruff

Making It In Skate — Billy Ruff was one of the best vert skateboarders of the 1980s. And he puts it down to hard work.

Written by: Ollie Pelling

Skate

Jeremie Daclin

Keeping It European — French skateboarder Jeremie Daclin created an antidote to California cool.

Written by: Ed Andrews

Art

Mark Gonzales Art

One Week, One Show — Artwork from the pop-up exhibition, One Week, One Show, by the renowned skate legend and artist Mark Gonzales.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Art

Jocko Weyland

‘Zines, ‘Zines, ‘Zines — Artist, writer and skateboarder Jocko Weyland is still championing the art of the Xerox machine.

Written by: Shelley Jones

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