blade or die

Brian Freeman and Omar Onitveros run the Oakland Blade Jam, which returns to Town Park on Sept. 19. We talked about the upcoming contest, the rich history of competitions in the Bay Area, recruiting new bladers with skate demos, and more. Please tag responsibility: #OaklandBladeJam2015 and @oakland_blade_jam Oakland Blade Jam 2013: Oakland Blade Jam 2014: […]

Mike Opalek was on the original Senate team, and has performed stunts in such 90s classics as Airborne, Brink, Double Dragon, and Batman and Robin. Yes, Mike was an Ice Thug for Mr. Freeze in the worst Batman movie ever made. And he was one of the Preps in Airborne and on Team X-Blades in […]

Skookum is an all-blader rock band from Oakland, comprised of Sean Salazar, Patrick Calilung, Brendan Tidd, and Brian Shima. Sean and Pat stopped by the Rock Town garage to talk about the meaning behind their name, picking a rock star death, and blading before playing. This podcast features music from their live set on May […]

Michael “Gumby” Braud is a do-or-die blader from the South living in California. He talks about his new video, “On the Rise,” almost dying, peeing blood, the right-wing side of UC Berkeley, childhood dreams of being a stuntman, the unionizing of rollerbladers, and $100 skates. Michael would appreciate if you supported his Kickstarter to pre-order […]