Concrete Wave Articles

In June of 1961, East German leader Walter Ulbricht set things in motion for the
creation of the Berlin Wall. On August 9th of that same year the Wall was erected
and it became the most famous symbol of the Cold War. For someone of my generation
(born in 1964) it was inconceivable that the Berlin Wall could ever be torn
down. But in November of 1989, the wall actually did come down. The history of the
Berlin Wall is both fascinating and tragic. I am publishing this photo because I want
to clearly illustrate what happens when walls do in fact come tumbling down.

BUSTIN BOARDS Bustin originated in Maryland as a grass roots idea brought to life by a group of friends. They set out to create not only original, progressive deck models, but also a collaboration movement between the artist and the customer. “We pressed out some unique and functional shapes and people got stoked,” says co-owner Ryan Daughtridge. The Bustin Boards crew spent nearly three years refining their shapes and their one-of-akind printing shop that enables them to print each board according to the creative inspiration of individual customers. Using their interactive Web site customers can design a personalized board based on a variety of fresh graphics from diverse

Rants, Raves, Sunburn and Scabs.  The Summer 2010 'Fish Report

Here it is:  thei amazing Fish Report for Spring 09 covers the opening of the Fillmore Skatepark, upcoming events and all the stoke nobody else has the balls to print.  It's a revolution in print form!  Download it in PDF, print them out and leaflet your town!

The every-other-month infusion of stoke known as the 'Fish Report is the only reason to buy Concrete Wave Magazine for 68% of readers, according to a scientific study.  Here's the Winter '09 version of the Fish Report in full-on mongo-sized (but not pushed) PDF format!