April 1981


Inside This Mag: LA skatepark paradise and the mission to find the best pipes in Florida

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Cover: Allen Losi – Fakie Footplant Ollie. Photo: Rose

Also In This Issue: The ollie air and other unassisted, no handed aerial acrobatics and skating in Dallas

Music Articles:
The Big Boys and the Jam

April 1981

Santa Cruz ad, Digital Stimulation


April 1981

Contents page, KROQ FM 106.7, Independent ad


April 1981

Talking Ed, Mail Drop, Variflex ad


April 1981

Donel ad, Subscribe, L.A. Skatepark Paradise Part II


April 1981

L.A. Skatepark Paradise Part II, Chris Miller, Steve Alba


April 1981

L.A. Skatepark Paradise Part II


April 1981

L.A. Skatepark Paradise Part II, Steve Caballero


April 1981

Mission: Possible, Mike Folmer


April 1981

Modern Moves, Ollie Air, Steve Caballero


April 1981

Wild Riders of Boardz, Vision Sports Inc., Thrasher stickers and buttons


April 1981

Dallas, Jeff Newton


April 1981

Walker ad, Atlantic Skates, Kryptonics Skateboards ad, Subscribe page


April 1981

On Board, Comic Contest Winners, Glossary of Skate Terms


April 1981

Notes From The Underground, The Jam, Thrasher t-shirts, Gullwing ad


April 1981

8X10 Steve Olson, The Jammer ad


April 1981

  • February 1989

    February 1989
    Cover: Vladimir Morozov – Tic-Tac Photo: Boyd Inside This Mag: Contests, demos and expositions and skate scene reports from Japan, the U.S.S.R., Israel and PeruAlso In This Issue: Pool skating, street plants from hell and some snowboarding actionMusic Articles: Devo, Sick Of It All and Igor's record collection 
  • January 1989

    January 1989
    Cover: Jay Adams – Grind Photo: Hudson Inside This Mag: Thrash-A-Thon in San Luis Obispo and what skateboarding is all about in 1989Also In This Issue: An overview of contests, demos and other skate-intrusions in '88, pool skating in Cambridge and some snowboarding actionMusic Articles: The Sugar Cubes, Igor's record collection, Suicidal Tendencies and Eek-A-Mouse  
  • Winter 1988

    Winter 1988
    Cover: Tony AlvaPhoto: Kevin ThatcherInside: Best Of Thrasher: Our first 13th issue. Interviews with Mullen, Hosoi, Blender, and Smith.
  • December 1988

    December 1988
    Cover: Lance Mountain – Sad PlantPhoto: Ogden Inside This Mag Capitol Burnout in Sacramento with Lance Mountain, Micke Alba, Eric Dressen, Jason Jesse, Mark Gonzales, Steve Caballero and Ben Schroeder and skating in Germany Also In This Issue: Spotlight on skating in Boise, IDMusic Articles: Social Distortion and Guns 'n' Roses
  • November 1988

    November 1988
    Cover: Bod Boyle – Back Lip Photo: Kanights Inside This Mag: Jaks team in Santa Barbara and the World Cup '88 in MunsterAlso In This Issue: Metro D.C. skate report, the "Gotcha Grind" in Seattle and the O'Boy/Thrasherland/TNT Skate Shop series finaleMusic Articles: The Hard-Ons and Social Distortion