blade or die

Aaron Schultz, Ben Forsythe, and Zach “Savage” Waszkiewicz visited the Rock Town Garage after their trip to the AIL championship at Woodward West and before we all head to the Blading Cup. We get an AIL report and talk about skating San Francisco, the death of Detroit blader Brett Urbas, and more. Here’s some Brett […]

Regardless is the last completed video from Brandon Negrete. Released in 2011, Regardless features sections from skaters like Chris Haffey, John Bolino, Jeff Stockwell, Erik Bailey, Chris Dafick, Kruise Sapstein, and others. In this episode, host Brian Krans leads you through its soundtrack with music from artists such as Black Sabbath, Sleep, Dick Dale, Annihilation […]

Jay Cottrell—or Young OG as he’d prefer to be known—is an oddball in the blade game and we love him because of it. Off-mic and on blades, Jay is always about ad-libbing and just spitting out hilarious bits about fat women and his dreams to own his own hog farm. He’s a young man with […]

A soundtrack makes a blade video. This new series shows appreciation for the songs that made good skate videos great, starting with #ONE. Directed by Conner O’Brien and released in 2009, the ONE Video contains music by artists such as LCD Soundsystem, Eagles of Death Metal, P.O.S., Saul Williams and more. You shouldn’t expect any […]

For this episode of the Rock Town Podcast, we’re joined by Jose Fuentes, a staple in the Bay Area blading scene for over a decade. Among all of his accolades, Jose is credited as the 3D animator for the 2010 anti-masterpiece ‘Birdemic: Shock and Terror,’ an instant classic in the so-bad-it’s-good category. He was also […]

The Bay’s own Gene Steagall may be the back-to-back champ of the Oakland Blade Jam, but he was getting a little nervous at the end of his run. Why? You’ll have to listen to find out. Thankfully photographer Nate Herse gave us these awesome photos so there’s a visual offering of the dopeness of the […]

Building stuff is fun, especially if you get to blade it. Host Brian Krans talks to himself about scrounging for materials for his home rail box on Craigslist free ads, how the details make the difference, and making new mistakes.     Total cost for the project was under $100 thanks to some good Craigslist […]

Tyler Noland, John Vossoughi, and Neil Chen are three master shredders exploring Montana by escaping wildfire in Glacier National Park, putting in long days skating in the hot sun, and soaking in hot tubs full of dudes. This episode was recorded this on July 23, 2015, over a few pots of coffee and many cigarettes […]

For episode 19, we’re lucky to have guest Brandon Ford, a staple of the Boston blading scene. You can directly download the audio file here. Here’s a sampling of Brandon’s skills…   This week Brandon drove a 26-foot Penske truck from Boston to move the furniture for three more people in the already overpopulated Bay […]

Chris Dafick is one of modern rollerblading’s most prolific nomads and currently en route to Spain. He stopped by the Rock Town garage to talk about blading, the Shredweiser life, the need to always keep moving, and looking up from your phone every once in a while. Visit shredweiser.com and follow them on Instagram as @shredweiser. […]