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TWS New Editor In Chief Jaime Owens Interview
|TransWorld Skateboarding
Last week we announced that Jaime Owens is our new Editor In Chief. Now it's time you got familiar with him. Jaime Owens has been around—he rips on the board... Read more...
Tony Hawk’s Stand Up For Skateparks w/Modest Mouse
|TransWorld Skateboarding
Tickets Going Fast For Tony Hawk's 10th Annual Stand Up For Skateparks Benefit Featuring Modest Mouse Action Sports Festival Benefiting the Tony Hawk Foundation will offer live music, unique auction... Read more...
Tony Hawk, Welcome To Independent
|TransWorld Skateboarding
Independent Trucks is proud to welcome Tony Hawk to the team with this part which Tony filmed exclusively for Indy over the past couple months. Featuring some never before seen... Read more...
Tony Hawk Foundation, Boards + Bands
|TransWorld Skateboarding
What do pro skaters do with the boards they skate and destroy? They turn them into skateparks. Tony Hawk and renowned singer-songwriter and musician Ben Harper came together today for... Read more...
'Shep Dawgs Volume 3' Premiere
|Blair Alley
Last night our skatepark hosted the biggest premiere we've had to date. Riley Hawk and the Shep Dawgs brought out skaters from all over San Diego and LA to come... Read more...
Bones Wheels Welcomes Tony Hawk
|TransWorld Skateboarding
It's not often Tony Hawk gets a new sponsor, so chalk one up for Bones Wheels as it secured the Birdman on its team. Read more...
Pioneer: Tommy Guerrero, Full Interview—The Streets of San Francisco
|Mackenzieeisenhour
For this installment of our Pioneer column, we’d like to delve into the pivotal contributions of San Francisco’s Godfather of street skating; Tommy Guerrero. In addition to having locked down... Read more...
Tony Hawk's Cupcakes
|TransWorld Skateboarding
Yup, you can buy Tony Hawk's fav cupcakes and help the Tony Hawk Foundation all at the same time. And if you're in San Diego, Tony will be at Sprinkles... Read more...
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Launches On PS3
|Blair Alley
Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD launched on PS3 this week, August 29 to be exact. We're giving away PS3 download codes on our Twitter right now! Read more...
Tony Hawk, Found Guilty Of Skateboarding
|Blair Alley
Tony Hawk was recently on trial for skateboarding and we're sad to report he was found guilty. It was also once and for all declared that skateboarding is indeed a... Read more...
Woodward Tahoe Grand Opening Photos
|Blair Alley
Last Saturday Woodward had its grand opening of its newest skatepark at Lake Tahoe, California. This new facility has an indoor concrete skatepark, mini-ramps, and a mini-mega that you can... Read more...
Pioneer: Elissa Steamer, Full Interview—Crashing The Boys' Club
|Mackenzieeisenhour
In 1965, Patti McGee was featured on the cover of Life Magazine doing a handstand on a skateboard. At the time, sidewalk surfing—like the hula-hoop or Frisbees—was still pretty much... Read more...
Pro-Tec Pool Party 2012: Masters Photos
|TransWorld Skateboarding
The MastersVans Pro-tec Pool Party 2012Words and photos by Skin Phillips Anyone who wasn't lucky enough to be around skateboarding in the 80s when vert skateboarding and professional rivalry was... Read more...
Check In: Stacy Peralta
|Kevinduffel
Stacy Peralta interviewing Duane Peters on the set of his new film.Words by Kevin Duffel, photography by Johnny Oliver Making his mark as one of the original Z-Boys and then... Read more...
Zumiez 100K 2012
|Blair Alley
Zumiez threw its annual 100K party once again last night in Keystone, Colorado to reward its employees that sold 100,000 dollars or more in merchandise throughout the year. If you... Read more...
The 30 Most Influential Skaters Of All Time
|TransWorld Skateboarding
The 30 Most Influential Skaters Of All Time.[Put together in 2011 as part of TWS's 30th Anniversary.]30. P-ROD.Switch backside noseblunt-slide, 2010. Photo: BARTONOn influential careers: If there’s anyone I modeled... Read more...
Sonic Generations of Skate 2011 Recap
|Blair Alley
Featuring pro skateboarders in their 20's, 30's and 40's in a unique team format, the Sonic Generations of Skate event was held October 22, 2011 at Venice Beach, California. The power team of Tony Hawk, Andy Macdonald and Mitchie Brusco took first place at the first-ever Sonic Generations of Skate. The unique new contest featured the world's best vert skaters from three generations battling in a series of four contests set against the famed Venice Beach boardwalk. The contest included four competitions (individual runs, high air, team triples and best... Read more...
Pool Session w/Tony Hawk & Friends
|Blair Alley
Tony headed out to the Inland Empire to skate some pools with Lance Mountain, Ozzie Ausband, Brian Fick, Mancha, and Jordan Richter. Read more...
Birdhouse MIA To NYC Tour
|Blair Alley
Tony Hawk and his Birdhouse Skateboards team are kicking off theQuiksilver presents Birdhouse Skateboards MIAtoNYC Tour powered by Tech Deck on August 21 at the West Wind Skatepark in Miami,... Read more...
Marc McKee Seen/Unknown Book Release and Art Show
|Mackenzieeisenhour
Event Summary: Saturday, March 19, 2011 7-10pm Marc McKee is one of the most important artists to have been involved in skateboarding over the past 20 years. His early work... Read more...
Quiksilver All 80's Vert Challenge Wrap Up
|Blair Alley
Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi, Kevin Staab, Buck Smith, Mike McGill and FriendsBring Back the '80s With Style The Quiksilver All '80s All Day Vert Challenge took place last Friday, January... Read more...
Quiksilver's All 80s All Day Vert Challenge
|Kevinduffel
Quiksilver's bringing the All 80's All Day Vert Challenge contest to SurfExpo in Orlando on January 7th. Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi, Mike McGill, and Kevin Staab got together to film a little promo for the event. There are some  references in there for the skate nerd in all of us. Read more...
Birdhouse Joins Syndrome Dist
|Blair Alley
Tony Hawk's Birdhouse Skateboards announced it's new partnership with Syndrome Distribution. Birdhouse will join forces with Syndrome for manufacturing and distribution of the brand. Syndrome Distribution currently distributes Silver Trucks,... Read more...
Dave Carnie's boob & Tony Hawk's How Did I Get Here?
|Blair Alley
How do you review two books that you’ve read but haven’t read? Let me explain. First this new Tony Hawk book landed on my desk. I wasn’t sure what to... Read more...