Concrete Wave Articles

The days of our lives.

A visual presentation by Dave Pang. A raw mix of sun, sweat,
urethane, beer, grip tape, friendship, rad terrain, travel,
comps, insane moves, visiting pros, outlaw bombing, pool
barges, cone dodging, huge airs, noisy berts and knowing
smiles. This is Australia 2009. Will you visit in 2010?

See ya soon…….Nick Sable
October 10, 2009

Skateboarding’s popularity — fueled by the fact that it has moved more mainstream from its humble beginnings — gave birth to skateboarding shops of various forms: shops that sell exclusively skateboards; shops that sell skateboards and plenty of clothing; shops that sell skateboards and other products like snowboards or … coffee? The combinations are out there. But there’s one distinguishing factor between shops that relates not to what they sell, but who they’re owned by: There are the independent, locally owned skate shops, and then there are chain stores like Zumiez.

The Spring '09 Noteworthy, where you'll find sneak peeks at new stuff, including the Munkae and Genghis speed trucks, carbon-fiberspeedboards by RPP and news of various events.

Roller skates and a bottle of Gatorade are responsible for Julie Kindstrand’s skateboarding career. When Julie was 11 her father, “Santa Ana Dave,” used to take her roller skating at a rink near his plumbing and tile job in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Then he heard about the opening of Laguna Niguel Skatepark, so he decided to give it a go. Julie brought her Britney