What Youth

NEW YEARS DAY PIPELINE HANGOVER Belligerently Ripping

It’s oh so refreshing to see these adolescents keeping the underground lit. In episode five of Raw Cut, Barron, Noah, Kalani, and Makana provide a look into yet another day of salty fun on the North Shore. The future is their playground to run on their terms alone and as always, we are psyching to…

Listen to Lauren Ruth Ward’s Blue Collar Sex Kitten Meow

Lauren Ruth Ward’s sound is one that plays with fire as her voice ignites a deep passion that sends you purring into a harmonious hypnosis. Looking to hear more? You’re in luck as she’s performing at the Observatory on January 25th in Costa Mesa, CA., to promote her new single “Blue Collar Sex Kitten”. Guaranteed…

adidas Skateboarding Debuts “Heitor”

adidas Skateboarding releases “Heitor,” the first full-length part from Heitor da Silva for the brand. Shot primarily in Los Angeles, Taiwan, Philadelphia, and Buenos Aires, the three-minute video features one of the team’s newest and most exciting additions skating a variety of spots both traditional and obscure. Originally hailing from Brazil, and now living between…

Salina Cruz Outtakes A Trip to Mainland Mex

Into Salina Cruz. Sometimes we find ourselves traveling upon planes, trains, and automobiles, racing across borders, over datelines, and into new cultures. This was certain the case for Kai Hing, Dylan Graves, Shane Borland, Simon Hetrick, and Matt Tromberg who sought out some desolate lines in the deep south of mainland Mexico. We already shared some…

The Vault: Afternoon Interview With Geoff Rowley The Next Wave of Destruction

We’ve reached into our Vault for yet another classic of when Geoff rolled by the office for a convo in this version of Afternoon Interview. Geoff Rowley walked into What Youth with a skateboard under his arm, standing in the center of our warehouse — declining the need to sit down — and proceeded…

Flashbacks From Waco There and Back Again

There and back again. Around the New Year it’s hard not to reflect on life’s experiences, but now we face a new 12 months to once again find something different in our effort to entertain you. Creating something original from something that has been played to death ain’t easy in today’s world of throw-away media,…

Watch Sababa A Tale of Two Skateboarders from Israel and Palestine

In the film featured below, Sababa, two skateboarders are featured from two very different cultures. This video was blindly sent to us but once we looked at it we felt like it was something that should be shared. Among the physical dividers, well as the spiritual partitions that define these cultures, lies a simply wooden connection…

Ty Segall and The Traditional Fools Stormy Nights at the Sandpiper

Before Ty Segall. There was The Traditional Fools. Growing up in Laguna with friends Andrew, and Dave formed a trio that captured their early adolescent amusements. So we cruised to a late night show at the Sandpiper in Laguna Beach to see what they had in store before they kicked off their mini-tour across the map….