Jamie Thomas and the Leap of Faith. Thrill Of It All (Zero, dir. Jamie Thomas, 1997). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Jamie Thomas's part in Zero's Thrill of it All, including the infamous 'Leap of Faith' ollie into a 6 m void at the Point Loma school in California.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
All the Days Roll into One (Volcom, dir. Ryan Thomas, 2008). Skateboarding and the City 2017-07-21 | Actual skateboarding takes a backstage role when the Volcom team enjoy friendships and street encounters in Brooklyn, New York. This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Tommy Sandoval, The Berrics, 2017. Skateboarding and the City 2017-07-21 | The Berrics was originated in Los Angeles (2007) by Steve Berra and Eric Koston, and today offers a large warehouse of painted steps, rails and flat banks surrounded by scenographic simulations of stores and billboards. This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Rodney Mullen, Questionable (Plan B, dir. Mike Ternasky, 1992). Skateboarding and the City 2017-07-21 | The second half of Rodney Mullen's seminal double-part from Questionable (Plan B, dir. Mike Ternasky, 1992), concluding with a ollie half-kickflip into casper tailslide and backside shove-it half-kickflip.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Florida skatepark riding. Hard Waves, Soft Wheels (dir. Jim Plimpton, 1977). Skateboarding and the City 2017-07-21 | Early skatepark riding at Skateboard Safari and Skateboard USA skateparks, Florida, as shown in Hard Waves, Soft Wheels (dir. Jim Plimpton, 1977).This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Dave Hackett at Marina Del Rey, opened Nov 1978. Hot Shots (1981). Soundtrack part removed. Skateboarding and the City 2017-07-21 | Dave Hackett rides the Marina Del Rey skatepark in Venice Beach, Los Angeles in 1981 for the Hot Shots TV programme introduced by Kevin Brophy. Tony Alva also features. The original Dixie Dregs soundtrack on the second half of this clip has been removed due to copyright issues.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Skatopia, Buena Park, California, built 1977. Skateboard Kings (BBC, 1978). Soundtrack part removed. Skateboarding and the City 2017-07-21 | Skatopia, Buena Park’s landscaped $500,000 skatepark. Sequence from the BBC's 'Skateboard Kings' documentary, (producer Horace Ové, 1978). The original Roxy Music soundtrack on the second half of this clip has been removed due to copyright issues.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Steppe Side DIY skatespot in Malmö, Sweden. Strongest of the Strange (dir. Pontus Alv, 2005). Skateboarding and the City 2017-07-21 | Steppe Side DIY skatespot in Malmö, Sweden, constructed by Pontus Alv and company. Strongest of the Strange (dir. Pontus Alv, 2005).This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Rudy Johnson in Video Days (Blind, dir. Spike Jonze, 1991). Skateboarding and the City 2017-07-21 | In the seminal skate video Video Days, skaters Guy Mariano, Jason Lee, Mark Gonzales, Jordan Richter and Rudy Johnson effectively redefined street-skating, with Spike Jonze’s apparently artless direction capturing switch-stance moves, kinked-rail boardslides, dark slides and freestyle adaptations set against everyday architecture.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Elissa Steamer, Jump Off a Building (Toy Machine, 1998). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | A Floridian who joined Toy Machine in 1995 and turned pro in 1998, after Elissa Steamer's appearance in Welcome to Hell (1996) and Jump Off a Building (1998), Sidewalk mag noted that the exclusive ‘boys club’ of skateboarding had now departed.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Tony Hawk, The End (Birdhouse, dir. Jamie Mosberg, 1998). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Tony Hawk's high-budget extravaganza sequence for The End (Birdhouse, dir. Jamie Mosberg, 1998), involving a massive half-pipe and loop, custom-built by Tim Payne inside a Mexican bullfighting arena at a cost of $40,000.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Filmer attacked by a priest. Welcome to Hell (Toy Machine, dir. Jamie Thomas, 1996). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Many 1990s street-skating videos contain footage of anti-skateboarding attitudes and actions. Here, an irate priest tries to remove street-skaters from outside a church.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Scooters in the 1950s and 1960s era. Ban This (Powell-Peralta, dir. Stacy Peralta, 1989). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Historical recreation of US boys riding scooters in the 1950s-1960s era. From Ban This (Powell-Peralta, dir. Stacy Peralta, 1989).This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
The Devils Toy (dir. Claude Jutra, 1966). Extract. Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Scenes of early skateboarding in Montreal, Canada, in the classic documentary Rouli-roulant (1966), English version The Devil’s Toy (1969). Dedicated "to all victims of intolerance”.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Americas Newest Sport (dir. Bruce Brown, 1964). Extract. Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Sequences from America's Newest Sport, one of the very earliest films on skateboarding, featuring Torger Johnson, Danny Bearer, John Fries, George Trafton, Steve Hilton and Dave Hilton of the Vita-Pakt/Hobie Super Surfer skateboard team. This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Jaws vs the Lyon 25 (2016). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Aaron 'Jaws' Homoki completes a melon grab ollie down the infamous 25 stair set in Lyon, France, (2016). Filmed by Thrasher magazine.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Beer, Bowls & Barneys (Thrasher, dir. Preston Maigetter, 2004). Extract. Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Scenes from Thrasher’s Beers, Bowls and Barneys (2004), directed by Preston Maigetter (aka P-Stone), with 25 minutes of on-the-edge riding, body-jarring slams, beer-drinking, hardcore music and raucous revelry.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Steve Alba in the Combi-Pool, built 1979. Streets on Fire (Santa Cruz, dir. Howard Dittrich, 1989). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Steve Alba at the infamous original Combi-Pool at the Pipeline skatepark in Uplands, California. Filmed around 1988, just before the Combi was bulldozed.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Jason Jessee imprisoned for skateboarding. Streets on Fire (Santa Cruz, dir. Howard Dittrich, 1989). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | In Santa Cruz’s Streets on Fire (1989), Jason Jessee is placed on death row because of the crime of skateboarding.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
1970s skateboarding London-style. Hot Wheels (dir. Richard Gayer, 1978). Extracts. Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Skateboarding in the UK from 1978, including footage from London's Trafalgar Square, Crystal Palace Park, Meanwhile Gardens and Skate City skatepark. Riders in Hot Wheels included Danny Acton Bond, Mark Baker, Hugo Carey, Seth Cutts, Tim Dunkerley, Anna Feuchtung, Jeremy Henderson, Jules Gayton, Richard Heslop, Tim Levis, Samantha McQuiston, Clive Manderson, Isabel Mortimer, Simon Napper, Jock Patterson, Adam Peacock, John Sablosky, Pinkie Sharp, John Shayer, Marc Sinclair, Paul Sully and Candice Beauville Taylor, plus visiting Americans Bobby Boyden, Steve Cathy, Mike Williams, Ellen Berryman, Skitch Hitchcock and Mike Weed.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Invisible skateboards sequence. Yeah Right! (Girl, dir. Ty Evans and Spike Jonze, 2003). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Specially-painted green boards and post-production trickery and were deployed to create the invisible skateboards sequence from Yeah Right! (Girl, dir. Ty Evans and Spike Jonze, 2003) .This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
The Bones Brigade Video Show (Powell-Peralta, dir. Stacy Peralta, 1984). Opening sequences. Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Opening sequences of The Bones Brigade Video Show (Powell-Peralta, dir. Stacy Peralta, 1984), Stacy Peralta's ground-breaking film which launched the skateboard video revolution.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Pedro Barros transfer across Combi-Bowl peninsula at the Vans Pool Party, 2015. Volcom footage. Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Pedro Barros completes the first ever transfer across the Vans skatepark's Combi-Bowl peninsula (2015). This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Paul Rodriguez and others skate the Burj Al Arab helipad, Dubai. We Are Blood (dir. Ty Evans, 2015). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Airborne filming of Paul Rodriguez and others skating the helipad of the seven-star Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Teri Lawrence and George Orton at Skateboard World. Blaze On (dir. Al Benner, 1978). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Teri Lawrence, George Orton and others ride Skateboard World skatepark at Lakewood, California.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Cory Juneau time collapse shot with Nokia Lumia 930 (dir. Cy Kuckenbaker, 2014). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Time-collapse video by Cy Kuckenbaker captured with the Nokia Lumia 930. Over 60 takes of Cory Juneau are collapsed into seven scenes via post-production.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Street Leagues Best of Shane O Neill (2013). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Street League Skateboarding (SLS) compilation of Australia's Shane O'Neill from 2013.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Worlds Largest Skateboard. Guinness World Record Holder (2009). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | The official Guinness World Record holder for the World's Largest Skateboard, (11.14 m long, 2.63 m wide, 1.10 m high). Shown 25 February 2009 on MTV's 'Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory'.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Pool-riding in Baltimore. Fruit of the Vine (dir. Coan Nichols and Rick Charnosky, 2002). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Super-8 footage of skating in real pools, filmed in 1999 by Coan Nichols and Rick Charnosky.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Tony Hawk, first ever 900 air. X Games, San Francisco (1999). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Tony Hawk completes the world's first ever 900 degree air. Achieved at the X Games, San Francisco, in 1999.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Javier Mendizabal in Cuatro Sueños Pequeños (dir. Thomas Campbell, 2013). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Javier Mendizabal in an artful dream-sequence from Cuatro Sueños Pequeños (dir. Thomas Campbell, 2013).This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Z-Boys team at the Del Mar Nationals, 1975. Dogtown and Z-Boys (dir. Stacy Peralta, 2001). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | The Z-Boys team at the National Bahne-Cadillac Skateboard Championships ('Del Mar Nationals') in April 1975. Skaters included Peggy Oki, Jay Adams and Tony Alva, and Oki won the women’s freestyle event.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Italo Romano, IR O video (2014). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Italo Romano from Curitiba, Brazil, lost both his legs when aged 11. But one year after his accident Italo was back on his skateboard, and later turned pro at 23.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Clive Owens Dublin skate shop, c. 1988. Hill Street (J.J. Rolfe, 2014) . Extract. Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | The story of Clive Rowen’s legendary Hill Street skate shop in Dublin, Ireland.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Ellen ONeal as Jenny Bradshaw in Skateboard - the Movie (dir. George Gage, 1977). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Ellen O'Neal plays the part of Jenny Bradshaw, and performs a freestyle routine. Allen Garfield (as Manny Bloom) comperes, and Tony Alva (as Tony Bluetile) applauds at the end.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Underexposed: a Womens Skateboarding Documentary (dir. Amelia Brodka & Bryan Lynch, 2013). Trailer. Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | The Underexposed documentary highlights women’s skateboarding, and analyzes the skate industry’s approach to female skateboarders. Available on iTunes.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Natas Kaupas in Streets on Fire (Santa Cruz, dir. Howard Dittrich, 1989). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Natas Kaupas's street-skating part from Streets on Fire (Santa Cruz, dir. Howard Dittrich, 1989), including the legendary fire hydrant spin.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Hyojoo Ko longboarding in Seoul, South Korea (2016). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Social media skateboarding and fashion star Hyojoo Ko, longboarding in Seoul.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Spirit Quest (dir. Colin Read, 2017). Trailer (2016). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | 2016 trailer for Colin Read's innovative video Spirit Quest (2017).This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Sydney Pool Services: the Documentary (dir. Dean Tirkot, 2011). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Backyard pool-riding in Sydney, Australia.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Synchroballistic footage of Greg Finch in London. Passenger (dir. Angus Leadley Brown, 2004). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Synchroballistic film of Greg Finch by Angus Leadley Brown. Camera Rich Holland, music Marcus Wright. This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Stevie Williams, The Reason (TransWorld, dir. Ty Evans and Jon Holland, 1999). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Stevie Williams riding in the late 1990s, mostly at Love Park in Philadelphia.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Skateboarding in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Mongolian Tyres (dir. Henrik Edelbo, 2007). Extract. Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | In July 2004, a group of skateboarders undertook a one month adventure to Ulaanbaatar, capital of Mongolia. Features Carhartt teamriders Pontus Alv, Scott Bourne, Quentin de Briey, Tom Derichs, Julian Dykmans, Geoffrey van Hove, Vincent Gootzen, Hugo Liard, Chris Pfanner, Mukunda Rüstig and guest Kenny Reed.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Opening sequence of Bon Voyage (Cliché, dir. Boris Proust, 2013). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Daniel Espinoza, Joey Brezinski, Andrew Brophy, Charles Collet, Lem Villemin, Javier Mendizabal, Sammy Winter, Pete Eldridge, JB Gillet, Lucas Puig, Kevin Bradley, Flo Mirtain, Paul Hart, Max Geronzi and Adrien Coillard introduced at the start of jet-set skate video Bon Voyage.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Escondido and schoolyard bank riding. Go for It (dir. Paul Rapp, 1976). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Riding surf-style at the Escondido reservoir in San Diego County, and at Kenter Canyon School, Brentwood, West Los Angeles.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Downhill riding by the Castle Hill Mob. The Art of Going Sideways (Faltown, 2007). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | Downhill freestyle riding by the Castle Hill Mob from Faltown, Cornwall in the UK.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Pura Pura DIY skatepark, La Paz, Bolivia. Skateboarding in La Paz (Simon Weyhe, 2014). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | In La Paz, Bolivia, the 21,500ft2 Pura Pura skatepark was freeform-designed and constructed in just five weeks by 110 riders from 15 countries. This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Washington Street, San Diego. Lee Dupont for The Cinematographer Project (TransWorld, 2012). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | San Diego’s Washington Street (1999) DIY skatepark has been described by architect Teddy Cruz as an example of ‘visualizing citizenship’. This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Bob Burnquists Dreamland MegaRamp facility (2013). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | The MegaRamp at Bob Burnquist's private Dreamland facility in San Diego’s North County, filmed in 2013.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
Marseille skatepark, France, built 1991. Scorchin Summer (Thrasher, 1999). Skateboarding and the City 2017-06-01 | The seminal skatepark in Marseilles, here ridden by Alex Chalmers, John Cardiel, Wade Speyer, Peter Hewitt, Lance Mountain, Dan Drehobl, Gianni Zattoni, Jeremie Daclin, Ryan Johnson and Omar Hassan among others.This clip is part of a 100 video playlist, linked by QR codes in Iain Borden "Skateboarding and the City: a Complete History" (Bloomsbury, 2019), the definitive book on classic and contemporary skateboarding.USA ordersamazon.com/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/us/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451UK/Europe ordersamazon.co.uk/Skateboarding-City-Iain-Borden/dp/1472583450bloomsbury.com/uk/skateboarding-and-the-city-9781472583451‘This book holds the comprehensive evolution of getting radical. How, when, why, and who, told with a genuine passion for the art of skateboarding. Borden continues to be the scribe of skateboarding’s history, perceptively documenting skate culture’s influences on wider society.’Oliver Percovich, Founder of Skateistan‘Borden’s work is as varied and bedazzling as the most expert of skaters. He addresses skateboarding’s romantic, subcultural past through its global, social, and political present. Throughout, his voice is readable and approachable, a fine balance of the committed academic and beguiled practitioner. The result is nothing short of indispensable.’Kyle Beachy, Associate Professor, Roosevelt University
