19 November 2011

FLASHBACK: SEAN HOLLAND

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Sean Holland is a lifer: a devout skate rat from a small Tasmanian town known as Ulverstone. In one of the countries most isolated and under covered scenes Sean; alongside a select few others held the torch for the progression of skateboarding on

04 November 2011

FLASHBACK: BLAKE CONVEY

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During the late 80’s Blake Convey was getting street photos published in mags like Five40, Slam, Skatin’ Life, Speed Wheels, Skateboard Australia and Perfect Transition. There were only a couple of other guys really repping the streets in print

20 September 2011

FLASHBACK: DAVO'S MUSEUM GAP

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In every city there is a single person who pioneered modern street skating for that region. In Sydney it was definitely Davo. During the 90’s Michael Davidson single handedly beat the Sydney streets and ramps into submission with his array of

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Lee Ralph basically pulled ‘The Tom Penny’ well before Tom Penny was known. Want to know what the hell “The Tom Penny’ is? Well ‘The Tom Penny’ is when you rock up out of nowhere, stamp footprints of innovation all over the joint and fill the

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Matt Mumford has been ripping for eons: a time-tested all terrain vehicle. He grew up skating vert in Rockhampton, then eventually took to the streets and parks of greater Queensland. In the early to mid nineties Matt began his travels to the West
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I was flicking through some old mags today looking for an inspirational image from Australia’s skateboarding past. When I picked up the Slam with this on the cover, I knew that I had found what was needed. Then within ten minutes I somehow stumbled

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