ALL THE PRETTY HEARSE'S

Experiments in sleep deprivation...

2010-07-12T03:00:00.000-07:00

New Zine w/ help from Jupiter & Friends

2010-07-12T02:40:00.000-07:00

LAUGH NOW // CRY LATER

2010-07-06T00:53:00.000-07:00

The new shirts I designed are fresh off the press. Buy one now over at the Sacrifice site. Booyah.

MYKEL BOARD, DIRTY DICK HOGS, THE SEX ZOMBIES, THE GRAVEYARD SCHOOL

2010-07-06T00:40:00.000-07:00

Mykel Board (former front man of Artless, Maximum Rock & Roll columnist) will be doing a reading from his new novel "Even a daughter is better than nothing" which is a travel narrative about the time he spent in Mongolia. The Dirty Dick Hogs are from Texas and feature members of GG Allin and the Murder Junkies and They Hate Us. This will be a going away show for Pat Veil (Sex Zombies) who due to reasons we cannot discuss, will be fleeing the country. We will be featuring new art works by Horrible the Kid, Jupiter Arrives, Allie Dreads and Thatcher. Local pogo punkers The Graveyard School will be opening up. The show is at THE LOFT on Saturday July 24th and starts at 9pm. It's $7 bones at the door and BYOB. Be where its at or stay at home and fuck your television.

HOUSE DEMON

2010-07-04T15:34:00.001-07:00

Cassette tapes dropping soon. Keep your eyes peeled.

\\\WHILE YOU SLEEP///

2010-07-01T18:56:00.000-07:00

Sleep Deprivation II

2010-06-11T16:56:00.001-07:00

Originally uploaded by Christian Thatcher

HOUSE DEMON

2010-06-02T14:21:00.000-07:00

Check out HOUSE DEMON, an experimental noise project I started with Jupiter. Drills, vacuums, butchers knives, wash boards, axes, fish tanks, goats blood, etc...

BJ PAYING THE TOLL @ W.S.V.T

2010-04-18T22:06:00.000-07:00

A Public Service Announcement...

2010-04-18T21:35:00.001-07:00

Punk Show at the Loft...

2010-04-17T15:01:00.001-07:00

BJ Morrill

2010-03-22T15:15:00.001-07:00

BJ Nose blunt sliding some crusty ditch in CA.

TAINTED

2010-03-15T11:07:00.003-07:00

By Rene Morales

I use to love it
I loved it so much
Every morning waking up with butterflies
The click clack sound over cracks in the sidewalk
A couple of quick slides
In and out of banked driveways
Dodging parked cars and pedestrians

I use to love it
Rocking out to the punk tunes
Launch Ramps on Saturdays
Public school hand ball courts
Just to get a quick wall ride
Man, those were the days

I use to love it
Making boards for the bros
Shaping wood into who knows
The smell of lacquer and wood chips
New designs and ideas would flow

I use to love it
Drained out pools
Laughing at fools
Going for the light
Tranny was alright
Grinds for life

Then “it” came
Squeezing for more
Like blood from a stone
Never satisfied, always hungry
Wanting
The gimmie gimmies
The “I’m down for bros”
The out stretched hands always wanting

I gave all that I could
I gave my soul
Friends with knives
All smiles no cries
Take all you want and take some more

I use to love it
I loved it so much
What happened?
We were all the same once
We were all one big crew

I hear the sound again
Click clack, click clack
Last run
Last run

Ben Davis Comic

2010-03-15T08:56:00.000-07:00

Here's a comic that I illustrated for the Ben Davis Clothing Brand back in 2007. I'm super stoked to have been selected for this project since I've been repping their gear since I was a kid. Check out their line of street wear and classic work gear here.

Morbid VIsions FUll SIZE

2010-03-14T21:03:00.000-07:00

Sacrifice ad for Confusion Magazine

2010-03-12T13:08:00.000-08:00

2010-03-10T17:54:00.000-08:00

Now available for pre-order. Contact sales@sacrificeskateboards.com

2010-03-09T20:12:00.000-08:00

I'll be showing some art on the 21st. Come out, have a beer, and buy lots of art.

Hardcore Punktuation

2010-01-28T19:32:00.001-08:00

Come check out some of my work alongside about 30 other NJ / NYC artists. This is going to be the first in a series of art shows we'll be having at our art space in Hub City. Come out and support the DIY art scene.

White People

2010-01-27T16:42:00.001-08:00

The new zine is out! Limited edition art zine hand numbered and signed 1/200. Photocopied, 35 pg's and sealed in plastic.
I'll be selling them for $5 through PayPal on the Sacrifice site. I'll put a link up as soon as we get them on there.

Absolute Body Control

2010-01-21T12:57:00.001-08:00

RIP Jay Reatard 1980-2010

2010-01-16T17:07:00.000-08:00

I moved out to San Diego with nothing but a suit case and some cans of spray paint trying to out run the gloom of a rapidly pursuing heartache. I was listening to a ton of Jay Reatard at the time. I got a chance to see him play at the Ken Club shortly after I arrived. The show was amazing and I went ape shit during the song "My Shadow" resulting in the bouncer putting me in a headlock and removing me from the dance floor. I guess dancing and actually having a good time when a band plays is not kosher amongst the uber elite California "Punk" scene. Oh well, guess you got a taste of New Jersey mother fuckers. Needless to say, Jay Reatard's music helped me through a really dark time in my life. I'm pretty bummed that I won't have the pleasure of discovering a new EP of his every other week like I used to since he was that fucking prolific. RIP Jay Reatard. You will be missed but never forgotten.

MY SHADOW

If this is the way it's going to be
Then I am so sure
That life is lost
It's only thrill and it's tomorrow

I can't see your face
cause I'm a looking at
I can't see your face
cause I'm a looking at you

The way you walk
The way you step on through
The way you do
All the things you do
The way you walk
The way you step on through
I can't tell truth

My shadow
My shadow
My shadow
My shadow is stuck

It's like the darkness
All you ever seem to be
And nightmares only
make you a memory

I can't see your face
cause I'm a looking at
I can't see your face
cause I'm a looking at you

The way you walk
The way you step on through
The way you do
All the things you do
The way you walk
The way you step on through
I can't tell truth

My shadow
My shadow
My shadow
My shadow is stuck

I don't feel too well
I don't feel too well
And I don't really care
Cause I don't feel too well
Cause I'm a looking at you!

Agent Orange posters

2010-01-14T18:18:00.000-08:00

Hand screened show poster's with my artwork for sale now. $8 bucks a pop, hand numbered and signed 1/45. There are a few left. Hit me up if you wanna buy one.

sleepless nights

2010-01-14T17:52:00.000-08:00

New ink drawing.

Lowcard

2010-01-14T16:32:00.001-08:00

Sacrifice Skateboards ad I designed for the new issue of Lowcard mag out of SF. Jeff Garcia rips.

Art Show

2010-01-14T15:53:00.001-08:00

I'll have a couple pieces up at this show alongside a few other up-coming artists. Come out, drink a beer, listen to some sick local bands and check out the art. Its going to be a night of epic proportions.

Teenagers from Uranus

2010-01-01T09:54:00.000-08:00

New photography by Matthew 'Cookie' Jenkins

2009-12-16T14:22:00.000-08:00

PHANTASM

OPERA

EVIL DEAD II

A sick new series of photograph's recreating still shots from classic horror films by my long time friend Matt Jenkins. I believe these are going to be shown at Familia skate shop in Minneapolis. For more info on Matt check out his web site: http://matthewjenkinsphoto.com/

Morbid Visions

2009-12-16T12:41:00.001-08:00

New Sacrifice decks dropping the second week of January 2010. This full color art deck will include a limited edition zine featuring some of my ink drawings.

AGENT ORANGE / MIRRORS AND WIRES

2009-12-14T20:04:00.000-08:00

This is the original ink drawing for a show poster that we are screen printing. Mirrors and Wires is an amazing surf punk band on my room mates Psychic Volt record label. Agent Orange are So-Cal Skate Rock legends from the early 80's. The show is on 1/9/2010 @ 8:00 PM at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. More info TBA.

Eskimos & Toads

2009-12-04T20:14:00.000-08:00

This is a video I shot of this crazy drunk dude that came up to me and a friend in front of a coffee shop at like 8:30 in the morning. Keep it classy San Diego...

SMELL THE CRETE

2009-12-02T18:23:00.001-08:00

"Smell the 'Crete" Premiere - The most popular videos are here
New video by Sacrfice team rider Bart Saric. It features 4 decades of skating and 3 generations of skaters. The video has a speacial intro by Richard Novak. Skaters include, Kevin Anderson, Eric Britton, Chris Cudlipp, Eric Dressen, Connor Getzlaff, Casey Mcmaugh, B.J. Morrill, Emmanual Guzman, Bennet Harada, Omar Hassan, Neil Heddings, Christian Hosoi, Brendan Keavney, Jimmy Marcus, Jesse Martinez, Scott Oster, Screech, Chris Swanson, Roland Sumile, Bill Danforth, Peter Hewitt, Sam Hitz, Tom Remillard, Robbie Russo, Daniel Salgado, and Jason Vanzant. Sick ass sound track by the likes of bands such as: Bad Brains, Excel, Fist of Fury, Frontside Grind, Humble Soul, Lady Killers, Left Hand Side, Meet me at the pub, Mustache Rides, Rabies, and Shitkickers.

Could it get any more epic than that? Get a copy and watch the shit out of it now.

NEU!

2009-11-24T18:51:00.001-08:00

Cut and paste alteration of a poster I found in the decrepit warehouse I dwell in.

WHITE PEOPLE issue one

2009-11-23T19:44:00.000-08:00

I'm laying out the pages for the new zine right now that will be coming out with the Morbid VIsions deck. Its going to be limited to 50 copies, hand numbered and will include a page thats hand inked! Keep your eyes peeled...

Morbid Visions ink drawing

2009-11-23T17:52:00.000-08:00

New full color decks with this graphic and a limited edition zine are dropping soon. Keep checking the SACRIFICE site!

MINOTAURS IN MISSOULA

2009-11-22T22:30:00.000-08:00

In 2003 I went on a road trip up to Wausau, Wisconsin for a Genetic's demo with BJ Morrill, Hurvey Haskins and Dave Chelminiak. After a super fun skate session that followed the demo, we ended up getting down with some tall boy's of brew and headed straight to the party at the local ripper's den. We ended up raging and crashing out at our homie David Biesel's place for the night. Good times were had and needless to say, Dave and I became instant drinking buddies. Right off the bat we put our creative geniuses together and formed this idea about starting a skate zine called "THE LOCAL SLUT." Such a great idea, yet it unfortunately never saw the light of day.

Dave lives out in Bozeman now and has been skating non-stop while perfecting his artistic vision behind the lens. Heres a little video he threw together of a skate session at the Missoula park. I'm always stoked to see old friends still ripping and having fun. ENJOY...

Skate Army in Missoula from David Adam Biesel on Vimeo.

Graffiti Lives, You Die

2009-11-18T16:57:00.000-08:00

I was going through an old black book the other night and totally forgot that my homie Navy8 hit it up when he was over a little while back. Its crazy to think back at his stuff from over a decade ago, when he was first getting into it and to see how much he has progressed over the years. I'm stoked that he hung on on never gave up. Por Vida brother.

B.J. Morrill / New pro Model

2009-11-12T18:33:00.000-08:00

Heres some photos that my homie B.J. sent over. Dude's been killing it consistently for a long ass time. Go out to WSVT in San Diego and you can witness the carnage first hand because he'll most likely be there catching a session. I've known B.J. for almost 10 years now and I'm stoked that I get to finally design the art for his 2nd pro model for Sacrifice Skates. Seems like we have been throwing graphic ideas back and forth for the last decade working at seedy bars and shitty liquor stores together. Enjoy the pics and look for a new pro model dropping in the early Spring.

Uber rare Rodney Mullen Street Model from 1990

2009-11-11T20:18:00.000-08:00

I just put this super rare World Industries deck up on Ebay. I’ve been holding on to this
for many years but with funds being low and a ramp being built, I have decided to let her go.

Its got a little wear and tear but the graphic is pretty much intact with a couple minor scuffs.

Check it out here

Morbid Visions

2009-10-19T14:19:00.001-07:00

New stickers and shirts for Sacrifice Skateboards

Trash bag street art

2009-05-10T21:06:00.000-07:00

An interview with Mr. Todd Bratrud

2009-04-29T10:09:00.000-07:00

PH: So your doing Teenage Runaway Urethane. I noticed you have a Dostovesky wheel. Are you actually an avid reader of this famous 20th century existentialist or was the wheel graphic just supposed to be funny?

TB: I've read Crime and Punishment, and bits and pieces of others, that graphic was actually the brain child of Kyle Green.

PH: I saw the new creature line that you did. Since Flip joined the NHS camp recently, will we start seeing your artwork on other boards under that umbrella?

TB: I've done a hand full if stuff for Creature and I do a lot of the flip stuff, I might end up doing some things here and there. No real plans yet, but I'm down for doing some graphics so I guess you never know.

PH: So mustaches are like hot shit right now. I mean they've infiltrated hipsterdom and are gradually making a full swing comeback. Do you think products such as "Mustache Wax" will also thrive once again due to this trend or is the economy just simply too fucked up right now for that?

TB: As a new owner of a mustache of my own (3 days and counting), I hope that mustache accessories start hitting the market, it would make my life a lot easier I know that much.

PH: During your Volcom art tour you got to travel to some pretty crazy places such as Japan and Germany. Did you experience any sort of culture shock or meet any strangely obsessive German people?

TB: Tokyo was kinda a culture shock, but i knew it would be and I loved every second of it. As for obsessive german people? nope. Nothing like that.

PH: With all this mouse clicking, inter-netting and pen pushing going on, do you still find time to skate?

TB: Most every day, even if its just pushing down the street to 7-11, not as much as I'd like, but yeah, I roll for sure. I gotta.

PH: Ive always been curious about the voluptuous skull faced women you tend to draw a lot off. I heard a while ago from someone that you actually take photo's of random women that you see around town and then use them as models for your art. Is this true or a complete and utter farce?

TB: Its true. I dont just shoot spy photos or anything like that. If i see a girl that I feel I could use as inspiration for art, I'll go talk to her and try set something up, really mellow. I find its good to have a lot of pose files on hand, makes it all a bit easier.

PH: Tang or Kool-aid?

TB: Tang. Tang gives me the most fucked up night terrors every time. and I always know that going into the deal, but sometimes its fun to KNOW you are gonna freak out in your sleep... Kool-Aid dont do that.

PH: Besides Phillips, VCJ, McKee, Pushead and the all the other usual suspects, what non-skateboard artists inspire your work?

TB: Non-skateboard? only one artist outside of skateboarding is at all inspiring to me... Tom of Finland, look up his work, its on point.

PH: You had put out a zine a while back. "Tickled Pink" I believe it was called. Is this still available and are you thinking about making any more zines in the future?

TB: There has been Tickled Pink 1 and 2, all pink paper and just collections of drawings, a lot of hand embellishing in each zine. I usually end up making a zine for most art shows I do, I really enjoy making those things, I'm sure I'll be making more soon, want to make 4 issues of Tickled Pink. you can get zines I have done on Burlesquedesign.com

PH: Whats the weirdest thing youv'e ever recieved in the mail?
TB: Uh... I'm not usually the one getting the weird mail, I'm usually sending it. But I just got Pooh in the mail the other day!

PH: Whats the most out of the blue type company/band/whatever that has ever approached you to do art for them?

TB: There has'nt been too much out of skateboarding, I cant even think of anything that would be odd. I'd be down for whatever though, as long as the project seemed cool.
PH: Vinyl, CD's or download that shit mutha fucka?

TB: Vinyl if I can find what im looking for on it, but usually download from iTunes. whatever it takes to hear the music I wanna hear.

13. I know you were involved with Life Sucks Die back in the hey day of the Minneapolis graff scene. You ever do any writing back then?

TB: I used to a little, kinda whatever, I just liked messing around. All my friends were doing it so its what I was around a lot.

PH: Who would win in a fight: Tony Danza or Uncle Jesse from Full House?

TB: Um, those are both the same person. but I bet Uncle Jesse from the Dukes would cream 'em both even tho they are the EXACT same person.

PH: So whats projects are you currently working on that we have to look forward to in the future?

TB: Nothing in particular, if you wanna see my stuff just pay attention to Volcom, Nike SB, Flip, enjoi, the skateboard MAG, Teenage Runawway... I dunno, just check my blog for info on what I'm up to, I update it a few times a day. www.tumbleweedhouses.com/houses/

DEVILDANCE RECORDS

2009-02-13T15:41:00.000-08:00

let me run, gaslight anthem, scream hello, the sirs, noun, bloodreds, fanshen, the low end theory, give me danger!, bearing, we,re all broken.

download:THE ECONOMIC CRASH OF 2008 • ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
DEVILDANCE RECORDS is an awesome indy record label out of New Brunswick, NJ. SUPPORT THESE HEADS!

Cookie's Celluloid Corner

2009-02-11T20:17:00.002-08:00

"CBG, thrash attack, axe grinder, fucking maniac, NDHC, proper ass heel flips, exposer of film, all around nice guy. These are just a few things that come to mind describing skateboard photography extraordinaire Mathew Jenkins. Matt is also known by the nickname, "Cookie," amongst certain circles.... I know he's super bummed on it but there's nothing he can do about it at this point. Hell. I knew the dude for well over a year before I learned his real name. Cookie moved to Minneapolis from his hometown of Fargo North Dakota sometime in the late 90's. Homies been a staple of the local Punk and Skate scenes respectively ever since. He's super sick on the skate and equally creative behind the camera lens. This kid is on the constant grind. Whether its touring with his band, "Useless Wooden Toy's," or going on skate trips, it seems like he never sleeps. Matt had an article published in a local newspaper a few years ago which essentially entailed him being a tour guide to the cities sketchiest strip clubs. It was quite hilarious considering the journalist that cookie took on this titty bar extravaganza was rather sqaure. Since his humble beginnings, Matts photo's and writing have graced the likes of Lowcard, Sacrifice Skateboards, Stuck Mag, Life Sucks Die and many other underground projects. Keep your eyes peeled because this kid is on the come up. Just don't ever feed him Henessey after midnight because he'll turn into a black Chuck Norris on angel dust, doing multiple scissor kicks in your chest while rocking a King Diamond cape. No joke. I learned the hard way. [ Chris Johnson R.I.P.]

-Chris Thatcher

1. ILL BILL- UMBRELLA FRONTAL ROCKER
2. BJ- FEEBS TO FARCE
3. BJ- TEN O-CLOCK
4. W.S.V.T.
5. W.S.V.T.
6. TYLER PEABODY- FRONT SHUV
7. TRIM- SW FS GRIND
8. TRIM- NOSE GRIND
9. THATCH- BF TO PBR SWILL
10. ZED!- FS OLLIE
11. JERSEY- NOSE BONKER
12. DAVE N.-BACK SMITH
13. POPCORN- FRONT ROCK
14. POPCORN- APESHIT

Greatest Skate Ads pt.1

2009-02-11T15:51:00.000-08:00

postcards from...

2009-02-10T23:30:00.000-08:00

I made this postcard the other day for a friend. I scored a stack of these antique postcards from the turn of the century last summer up in northern Wisconsin. They are fun to paint on. I love sending/receiving things in the mail. In a way its become a lost art. I used to love drawing on envelopes as a kid and sending them to Thrasher in hopes of getting the esteemed "Envelope of the Month." I got it once and it was even pictured in collage style in their Skate and Destroy book that came out a couple years back. Back when I was doing the zine on a regular basis I was getting tons of cool letters in the mail. Atleast 90% were from prisoners and those were always the best ones. I feel that our society is becoming really ADHD due to the fast paced nature of tech-advancement. Instead of taking the time to sit down and write a letter and adorn it with some art its just become so much easier to email. Kids born after 1990 aren't even taught cursive hand writing. I say up the snail mail! Lets bring it back. Send me your address if you would like me to mail you one. You have to send me something equally interesting via snail mail being the only catch.

FIRE STARTER

2009-02-10T23:15:00.000-08:00

USELESS WOODEN TOYS

2009-02-09T19:47:00.000-08:00

Chris Johnson a good friend of mine, fellow skateboarder and vocalist in the Minneapolis based thrash band was murdered a few months ago in Indiana while on tour. This record came out after this completely fucking tragic event. Everyone should order one of these records because all proceeds go to Michelle Green, Chris' wife who got stuck with a shit load of debt. I did all the artwork for it and auctioned off the original ink drawing with all profits going to Michelle. You can order it directly through Learning Curve Records.Thrash in Peace Chris. You will be missed dearly homie.

Gaslight Anthem Decks

2009-02-09T17:28:00.000-08:00

I've been working with Benny from the Gaslight Anthem and the dudes over at Hooligan Skateboards. I just got word that this board is in production and being issued as on old school, Santa Cruz style shape. The Gaslight Anthem is blowing the fuck up right now. They are playing shows all over the damn planet and even appeared on the Letterman show the other night! Check 'em out. They are putting New Jersey back on the map son! On a CBG skate trip a few years ago we ended up crashing at Bennie and Little Mikes house in New Brunswick. After a night of copious beer consumption I ended up sleeping in the next day. I was crashed out on the couch in the basement which also served as the bands practice space. I remember half drunkenly waking up that morning to Bennie banging on the drums and Mike screaming, "ROCK AND ROLL ALARM CLOCK!!" Good times.

La Terza Madre-Dario Argento 2008

2009-02-08T21:38:00.000-08:00

La Terza Madre (The Third Mother or The Mother of Tears which it was released as in the U.S.) is one of the latest offering's to horror cinema from none other than the master, Dario Argento. This is the final chapter in Argento's trilogy known as The Three Mothers. The first film, Suspiria, was released in 1977 which was followed by Deep Red or Proffundo Russo in 1980. Its pretty crazy to think that the final installment has been on the back burner for roughly 30 years.

The story of three mothers is based on three witches that ruled the world back in the 13th century, spreading plague, insanity and pure malevolence to everything in their path. They were Mater Lachrymarum, Mater Suspiriorum, and Mater Tenebrarum or the mothers of tears, sighs and shadows. In the final chapter a construction crew unearths a mysterious coffin while excavating the ruins of an old church in modern day Rome. Amongst the ancient remains within the coffin is an alter box containing a sacrificial dagger, three demonic statues and a talismanic cloak with strange pagan ruins inscribed on it. Essentially what ensues is an outbreak of pure hell. The city is swept over by a brutal crime wave. There are mass suicides, rapings, murders, women killing their babies, etc. The opening scene were the demons are accidently summoned when a museum curator reads the inscriptions on the statues is by far the most brutal shit to come out in a while. But this movie is in no way your run of the mill gore film. It is a supernatural thriller laced with all the classic Argentian elements: Beautiful women brutally murdered, strange animal characters (in this case a small monkey serving as a look out to the harbingers of evil), crazy plot twists and superb use of color and camera detail which all come together under a story line thats been 30 years in the making.

After these remains are unearthed it basically brings forth a second age of witches. The mother of tears, the last of the three mothers, regains her powers after laying dormant for many years. Witches fly in (on airplanes) from all over the world to meet in Rome for the celebration of the new era of Witches on earth. Asia Argento plays the character of Sarah Mandy. She's an assistant to the museum curator and witness to the ultra violent murder of her co-worker by what appears to be 3 demons. She manages to escape only to find that the police think she's completely fucking crazy and a pin her as a suspect. She decides to run and is detected by a group of witches. This is were shit gets crazy. She finds out that her dead mother was actually a powerful good witch who helped defeat Mater Tenebrarum but was killed in the process. So Sarah Mandy is guided by the spirit of her dead mother through out the remainder of the film on a quest to destroy the Mother of Tears.

What I liked most about the film was when an old priest tells the story of the three mothers it turns to a black and white graphic novel style story board illustration. I thought this added a very classic touch to the film overall. I felt that they could of left out a few of the CGI effects though since they always look super cheesy to me. With that aside I really enjoyed this film. I think Argento is coming through even this late into his career. I watch so many horror films and am utterly disappointed by lack of originality or execution at-least half the time. This film definitely rises above in all the categories that make a good horror show. Don't sleep on this one. GO CHECK IT OUT!

SACRIFICE SKATEBOARDS

2009-02-08T20:41:00.001-08:00

I Just hooked up with Rene over at Sacrifice Skateboards and will be working with them on some new shirt and deck designs. This rotting mermaid graphic will be the first design to drop in the next couple weeks. Sacrifice has been around for over 10 years and has always stayed true to the underground. I am honored to be able to grace their boards with my artwork. My longtime homie and roomate BJ Morrill is also one of their pro riders. Peep some footy of BJ. HOMIE KILLS IT!

CONCUSSION MAG IS DONE

2009-02-07T15:22:00.000-08:00

Hi there - there should probably be a new issue of concussion on your doorstep by now, or maybe early next week. unfortunately it is probably the last one you'll get, at least in its current glossy 8x10 form. as many of you know this has never been a for-profit operation and we've been skidding by, barely breaking even for the past few years. so when the recession kicked into high gear late last year, many of our longtime advertisers had to pull the plug. we lost about 1/3 of our core advertising base in a month, as many of you know because sales at the end of the year tanked. i could've shrunk the page count in half but to use the cancer patient analogy, i'd rather go out with a bang than have it die a sad, slow and painful death. personally i feel that this is one of the best issues we've put out (aside from the flaky art direction, sorry) and so this is a good way to end this chapter of concussion. i only found out about this in very late december and have been kicking around our options, but deep down i knew it was a bag and it is time to cut our losses and not get under any more debt. and that's fine, im pretty busy as it is. i could use more time skating and shooting photos and less time behind the computer. i do enough of that at my day job. but it's sad nonetheless, i started concussion right out of college and i'm now 36, so that's a good 15 years of doing something that is not your day job. concussion may continue on as some sort of photo / *bleep* talking website or i might do a small size zine on the copier at work, but the days of printing 10,000 copies in the bookstore are done unless i win the lottery, or one of you guys wants to publish us. just kidding about that last part. so id just like to sincerely thank all of you for your help and support over the years, couldn't have done it without you. like i said, we have never been for profit but without all of our advertisers we wouldn't have even had the money to break even and keep printing. on top of that you all know that small mags like us don't always reach the most people or the target consumer and so it was always nice to have that support from y'all because it felt like you were supporting something that was more true to pure skateboarding and less so to mass market advertising. anyway, we have a dvd coming out in a few months (irony, no?) and a *bleep*load of back issues and old product to unload so we can get out from this mountain of $10,000+ debt we have from this latest issue, after that i'll figure out what i feel like doing and we'll see where it goes. part of me wants to start something new and part of me wants to wash a couple vicodins down with a few beers and go skate some more pools. whatever, it's been fun. ill be in touch about new projects as they arise, if you have any web budget for this year we will probably be interested in tapping into that at some point. we're probably going to relaunch the website with a redesign at some point, although right now everything is up in the air. feel free to hit me up with any suggestions you have or whatever. anyway i wanted you to hear it from me first although the issue has shipped and some of you already know the news. it was a go but now it's a bag, thanks for everything. xoxo - davoud

MORGUE: ERODED THOUGHTS

2009-02-07T03:42:00.000-08:00

Morgue - Eroded Thoughts (1993)
(Death Metal from USA)

1. Coroners Report
2. Random Decay
3. Repulsive Death
4. Plagued Birth
5. Severe Psychopathology
6. Personality Conflict
7. Eroded Thoughts

download:
http://drop.io/6xs8ivg#

ZINES!!

2009-02-07T01:59:00.000-08:00

DEAD POLAR BEARS

2009-02-07T00:15:00.001-08:00

ZINES

2009-02-07T00:03:00.000-08:00

I've been putting out zines for almost 10 years now. It's always just been a way to communicate to the underground and also a means of self expression. Most of these first posts on here are actually zine fodder/pages that never made it to print in issues of Street Theater, Perkulator or Adict. So here they are in digital format. Enjoy!

ITS RAINING TODAY...

2009-02-07T00:02:00.001-08:00

SNOW MAN

2009-02-06T23:52:00.001-08:00

WORKING AT A GAY PORN STORE... ON ACCIDENT. PT. 3

2009-02-06T23:24:00.000-08:00

WORKING AT A GAY PORN STORE... ON ACCIDENT. PT. 2

2009-02-06T23:20:00.001-08:00

WORKING AT A GAY PORN STORE... ON ACCIDENT. PT. 1

2009-02-06T23:17:00.001-08:00

Introduction

2009-02-06T22:31:00.000-08:00

HI. My names Thatch. I make art. I like music. I've been skateboarding for over 20 years.

This will be a spot where I'll post... well... whatever the hell I want. ´njoy.