blade or die

Hey! Come win a loaf! Filthy Fiesta 3 is going down at noon on Oct. 12 at Third and Army in San Francisco, Calif. The last two events have been hella fun because they’re not competitions. They’re fiestas. Phil, Cameron, ESG and Krans talk about past events, including the beloved long-jump contest complete with motorized […]

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Here’s what’s not on this episode: Phil’s thoughts on Australian milkshakes. Rock Town co-host Phillip Moore recently traveled to Australia to visit his partner’s home and meet many of her friends. He took along his skates and a recorder to talk with some Aussie locals and a recent transplant. After coming back to Oakland, he […]

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It’s okay, Shredpool. Our fingies are safe. Nate Herse is an engineer and a rollerblader who made some frames called Akerue. They look like aluminum skeletons. He tells Levi Sebastian, Brian Krans and Chris Bjerre about his thought process behind their design and construction and what it will take to make them available to the […]

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If you’re not down to get it forever, this episode isn’t for you. Two years ago, Brian “BFree” Freeman started skating every day, first recording clips using a shoe tripod and soon developing a thesis: Let’s Get It Forever. Rock Town Podcast Co-Host Levi Sebastian talks with BFree before one of his three sessions on […]

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Whet. Taylor Kobryn is a college student and blade filmmaker living in San Francisco. He’s current filming for Hit It Whet, a video with an impressive amount of talent, largely filmed in the lovely San Francisco Bay Area. We talk about his video, skating-friendly architecture in San Francisco, heroes like Danny Beer and Isiah England, […]

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It’s contest season! The Gold Comp is a new NorCal park contest by Josh Goldberg. It’s being held April 27th at the Stonegate Skatepark in San Jose with $2,500 in cash on the line, so, if you’re coming, make sure to get there before 11 a.m. to cheer for the kids’ comp. Come join us […]

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We’re going to get sued for the title alone, but… Phil and Brian talk about the death of Rollernews, blade books, blade memes, TWIB, Filthy Fiesta 2, fresh Skookum Tunes, our recent skate sessions, podcasting at Winterclash, 21 Savage, and other things. You can directly download the episode here, or stream it on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play. (Subscribe, […]

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As the slogan goes: “Stuck growing up. Matt Mickey, Cody Norman, Chad Tannehill and Anthony Luna are the local core of the Intuition Skate Shop in Bakersfield, California. Since Luna and Tannehill are on a streak of winning the Lux Street Open, Krans and Levi took a road trip to check in with our local skate […]

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There’s surprisingly a lot to say about wheelbarrow tricks. Cameron Talbott recently got his first rollerblading product with his name on it: a 60-millimeter wheel from Sic Urethane. Since Philip Moore also has a pro wheel from Sic, we needed to sit down and talk. We talk about what projects they’re working on, DIY skate […]

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“We can can him, manhandle him, if you wanna Run in his crib-o, get ditto, skate like a limo.” — Ghostface Killah. J.P. — better known as butterTV — quit his construction job to become a professional filmer and his recent contest edits have shown it. Phil and Brian talk with him and BFree, who […]

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