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RELIEF
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IN BLOOM Miles Silvas 12-21
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SELF MADE 2 Marcel Herd 28-29
ACES HIGH
DGK X Ace Trucks 30-31
FARM LEAGUE DGK X Uprise 40-41
CHANGING LANES
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Black Dave Willis 48-49
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POUND FOR POUND Matt Worley 78-79
STREET CLASSICS DGK X Fila 80-81
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COVER - He’s been growing with Organika since a kid, and in May he’ll be in bloom. Congrats on going pro Miles, Fofa is proud! Photo: Matt Daughters
ISLAND RIDERS Nanaimo, BC
Photography By Rigo Gonzalez and Jay Zemanek
Founded in 2013, Island Riders was established to support the thriving skate community in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Owners Chris and Veva always wanted to open a shop that supported the scene and culture that they grew up in. When their local skate shop closed down in 2009, they started laying the groundwork for opening Island Riders as a true skater owned and operated store. In the short time that they’ve been in business, Island Riders has already helped with launching a new local park and they have a number of events in the works for the summer. They are a must-stop spot for any skateboarder rolling through the city. Supporting DGK, Expedition, Organika and Gold since day one, we’re sure that Island Riders pushes more Kayo than the Nanaimo Port pushes yayo. Crushing through the harsh wilderness, Joel Wood back tails a barrier while Phillipe Nick shops til’ he drops.
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Tristen Cathcart observes and reports on Aden Walkosky’s 3 flip over a crusty double set.
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Meet up spot and we’re out. Veva Leigh & Jared Macdonald meet up with Jay Zemanek under that bridge downtown.
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Flatbars like this don’t come around very often in Panama City, and the front feebles are even rarer.
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Panama City, FL Photography By Drew Fullington
Relief was started in 2011 by Daniel Johnston and is the only skate shop in Panama City, FL. Skateboarding is highly illegal in their area and there is no skate park, so Relief serves as the hub of its local scene. Not only do they provide skaters with a place to go and stay connected, they also facilitate weekend trips to surrounding towns giving them the opportunity to go skateboarding. We have to tip our hats to Relief for keeping skateboarding alive in Panama City.
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Keeping that skate spirit alive, no matter how much the City bans it. Relief
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By Leland Ware. Photography By Matt Daughters
At just 19, Miles Silvas has already accomplished more than many people do during their entire career in skateboarding; and he’s just getting started. He’s graced the covers of both Thrasher and Transworld within a year of each other, he inked a deal with Adidas in 2014, he has a serious video part releasing in the LRG video in a couple of months, and his well-deserved pro model on Organika will be making it’s debut in May. To say that Miles is on fire right now would be a bit of an understatement. We caught up with the Sacramento native on the phone between trips to Spain and China to get his perspective on it all and find out how it feels to be in your prime and on top of your game.
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Spinning right round, Miles kickflip 50-50’s the newest Sacto hotspot.
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Spark in the dark with speed, power and precision. This backside heelflip was put down faster than the speed of light.
Let’s start with the basics. Where are you from and how’d you get into skateboarding? I’m from Sacramento, California. I’m from San Jose originally, but I’ve lived in Sacramento since I was five. I started skating when I was super young, right around the time I moved to Sac. I lived with my aunt and uncle and my cousin was thirteen when I was five. He was always skating in the front yard with his friend and he gave me my first board.
As you got older, what was the scene like in Sacramento? I had a group of friends that I would skate with back in seventh grade. We would all go to the local park right up the street. We didn’t have cars or anything, so we never got to make it to The Hanger or any of those spots. We would pretty much just skate the local park up the street from my house, it was me and all my friends from middle school.
When did sponsorship happen for you? I had a shop sponsor called Surf & Skate. That happened when I was in like the sixth grade. I rode for them and then they went out of business. Then I road for this other local shop and the same thing happened a year later. Then I road for PLA, and right after that I skated this competition and Karl happened to be the judge and I happened to win. He hooked me up with Organika from there.
So, you’re 19 now; did you graduate from high school? I did not finish high school.
What’s life like now that you’re just fully focussed on skateboarding? It’s been good. Yeah, I didn’t finish high school. I took my GED test, so I got that; and now I’m just chillin’ and trying to focus on skating. I’ve been doing a lot of traveling lately. It’s pretty crazy, it’s good – just doing a lot of skating right now.
You were just in Spain on tour with Adidas. How was that trip and how has it been riding for Adidas since you got sponsored by them last year? That trip was amazing! We had a really good crew and were traveling with a lot of people, that’s always a good time. Riding for Adidas has been incredible. I know a lot of people on the team, so that’s been good. The shoes are really good. I like looking down at the shoes, so everything has been really good with that.
Are you still planning on moving to LA? No, I’m gonna stay in Sac. I was visiting LA on brief trips and I thought I might move there, but then I started going down there a little more often and I’m not really feeling it. I’m down to go there and visit, but I’m gonna get a spot here in Sac and hold it down and kick it. I like how mellow it is here and I got all of my friends.
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Everyone loves a roller coaster, just hold on tight. Kickflip back tail into the next timezone. Photo: Kyle Camarillo
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How’s the filming for the LRG video going, are you stoked on the footage that you got for your part? Yeah, I’m super hyped on my part. The whole video is gonna be super sick. The crew is tight and we’ve been doing a bunch of trips. We’re going on one last trip to Shanghai in April. That’s going to be the last trip and the final filming before the video’s done. It should be out pretty soon – around Juneish, so I’m really excited for that.
Since you’ve been traveling a lot over the past year or so, what’s your favorite trip that you’ve been on and what’s one place that you’d like to go that you haven’t been able to make it to yet? My favorite trip that I’ve been on so far would be Cypress. I went there with the LRG dudes for a week. We ended up staying in this proper mansion style house and the whole trip was just super productive. We had a good crew and it was really fun. I did want to go to Spain – that was the number one place and I checked that off. So now, I would say I want to go back to Spain; but a different area. I’d like to visit Madrid.
Your board is coming out in May, how does it feel to be going pro? It feels pretty crazy, I didn’t know exactly when it was coming out. But yeah, it’s a dream come true!
Talk a little bit about riding for Organika and what it means to you. It means a lot. It started at that contest, Karl hooked it up and hooked up my homie as a filmer too. I’ve always been close with Karl and Walker and the whole squad. Everything’s just always felt really good over there, it feels like I’ve got a home – I’m down for them.
You got the covers of both Thrasher and Transworld within a year of each other which is pretty crazy. What’s your secret for getting covers? Yeah, fuck I don’t know. I don’t know if there’s a secret, I think I just happened to be shooting with the right people at the right time. It’s pretty crazy though that two happened that quick.
With your LRG part coming out, the pro board releasing, and getting those two covers all at 19; where do you go from here? I just want to keep progressing and moving forward. I got the LRG video coming out, Organika’s doing a little video project so I’m gonna work on that. Adidas has a video coming out early next year, so I’m just going to keep trying to film and be productive for those projects.
What advice would you give to a kid reading this interview that wants to try to make it in skating? Just keep skating and be happy skating. It could happen for anyone. If you love skating, then you’re going to do it all the time. Just stay positive and try to skate as much as possible and have fun.
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This was first try, do we need to say anything else? Front Crook the Safeway rail in Sac is no joke.
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After you see his next part, it won’t be hard to see why he’s the newest professional for Organika.
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ARCHIVES:
By Leland Ware
Mike Blabac is one of the most well-respected photographers in skateboarding. His impressive career spans over 20 years and he has traveled the world while shooting with the best. Over the years many Kayo riders have gotten the opportunity to skate and travel with Blabac, so we decided to take a retrospective look at some of our favorite photos that Mike has shot of our guys and get their perspectives on the flick and the man behind the lens.
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MA RQUISE HENRY / Chicago, IL 2008 “This photo brings back a lot of memories of skating with Kalis and Blabac AKA OG Blaze in the streets of Chi Town. It was a good experience, and Blabac is such a dope photographer as well as a good homie. I’m really grateful I had the opportunity to travel the world and shoot with him.”
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J O SH K A LIS / Los Angeles, CA 2008 “I really enjoy shooting with Blabac. Especially since we’ve been shooting together for so long. It’s a simple process. We end up just hanging out and shooting the shit because we have such a good relationship. We both know what to expect from each other, so there isn’t a question as to how it’ll turn out. There are no egos – it’s rad.” “The taxi cab was a nightmare. It was actually really hard to make. The photo on my part was easy, but actually making it was tough. I struggled with it for awhile that night. I did it though and it was used in some super mellow DC thing. Just a flash, that was it. This photo is rad though.”
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J O SH & STEV I E / Philadelphia, PA 1998 “Me and Stevie at Love, that was easy too. Blabac said something like ‘hey guys, come here; let me shoot this real quick.’ So we stood there, made a few faces, Blabac clicked off some shots, and that was it. I really miss those Love days.”
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MAT T MILLER / San Francisco, CA 2011 “I’ve always thought that Blabac’s photos were super sick since I was a kid and to be able to go around with him now is insane! This photo was Blabac watching me bomb a hill. He asked me to do it one more time for a flick and of course he made it tight! Blaze is the man and a great photographer!”
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K A RL WAT SO N / San Francisco, CA 1996 “I was blessed to work with Mike in the mid 90’s. He captured some great moments of me and the Pier 7 crew, and this photo is one of my favorites.”
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WINNER: Marcel Herd After the success of the first installment, DGK was eager to launch the second edition of the Self Made contest. In case you missed it the first time around, the premise is simple – post your best fifteen seconds of footage on Instagram and tag DGK and Self Made. Each week fans pick their favorite videos which are narrowed down to six finalist who are voted on again determining the ultimate winner. The prize is an all expense paid trip to Los Angeles to skate with the DGK team. If it sounds like a dream come true, it totally is – just ask this year’s winner 21-year-old Marcel Herd from Fontana, CA.
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this is sick.” I’m not too good with computers, so I don’t really know how to post footage that I recently got on Instagram. I already had a clip on my page of a hardflip, so I tagged DGK Self Made on that not expecting anybody to see it. Then a couple of weeks later I ended up being the first winner. I was beyond happy, it was unexplainable!
On Winning… Honestly, I didn’t even know that I won. My phone just started blowing up from Instagram. I kind of figured that something happened, so I scrolled through the whole feed and I finally saw the post that announced me as the winner. It was crazy, my whole body started getting hot and my insides started feeling weird. It was amazing! I can’t even explain it.
A Weekend With DGK… It was really sick actually. Usually to tell the truth, I’m not too
On Fontana…
fond of going on trips. I really have to force myself to get out of
There’s two skate parks in Fontana, but you have to wear
my comfort zone. When I got there I kind of expected it to be a
helmets at both of them and nobody really goes there too much.
little weird because I didn’t know anybody. Shmatty, Marquise
Fontana is only 50 minutes from LA, so I go out there quite
Henry, and Derek Wilson were all there. Right off the bat,
a bit. I have a couple of dudes that I film with almost every
everybody was super cool. It was as if I already knew them. I
weekend and we usually go out to the LA area because that’s
vibed with everyone really well and we skated some sick spots.
where the skate scene is mainly.
I definitely want to skate with them again.
On The Self Made Contest…
You’ll have an opportunity to win a chance of a lifetime from DGK later this year when DGK launches Self Made 3. Follow the @DGK instagram for more information. #DGK #DGKSELFMADE
I follow DGK and saw them post something about Self Made, then I saw Boo Johnson post it too. I read it and thought, “oh
Our sophomore Self Made Winner didn’t dissapoint, Marcel skated all day and all night with his new DGK homies. Photos: Brandon Alton
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ACES HIGH Kayo X Ace Trucks By Leland Ware
Joey Tershay is a legend in the game. He was an integral part of Independent Trucks’ program before joining his brother Nick at Diamond Supply Co. and founding Ace. For Ace, Joey utilized a design he created while at Indy that was never released. The unique looking truck was developed to fill a void that Joey saw in the existing market and offer skaters something new and different. Since its inception, Ace has built an impressive team including Expedition’s Tom Remillard and Organika’s Eli Reed. Given those ties, it was a natural fit for Ace and Kayo to team up on a signature colorway that looks as clean and classic as the truck design itself. In honor of the occasion we rang up Joey to get a little bit of background information on how he went about creating Ace and how this collaboration came into existence.
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This pilot takes the new Kayo x Aces out for a spin. Tom Remillard quick stall at the Nude Bowl. Photo: Chany Jeanguenin
How did you go about starting Ace and designing the trucks?
because of the design – it’s the roundness and there’s no
When I worked at Indy I had that truck designed for about five
wings to it. The actual grinding surface is the same as all the
or six years and they would never really let me do it. When
other trucks.
Fausto passed away, I went to work for my brother and that’s when we started Ace. I felt like there was kind of a gap in the
How did this collaboration with Ace and Kayo come about?
trucks as far as the designs available on the market and we
There are a few riders that ride for Kayo that also ride for
created Ace to fill that void.
Ace. Tom Remillard was one of my first riders ever on Ace. It just kind of worked out between Jordy working for Kayo and
Talk a little bit about the design. They’re really unique compared to the other trucks out there.
Tom riding for them. Kayo doesn’t make their own truck, so it seemed like a cool idea to do a colorway for them.
I kind of based them off of my favorite Indy’s which were the first 3 Stages – 1’s, 2’s, and 3’s.
What else do you have going on with Ace for the rest of 2015, what are you guys working on right now?
What about the thinner axle, do yo think that’s better for grinding?
Oh man, there’s so much going on right now. We’ve got some
It’s actually not thinner, it just looks that way. The axles are
small companies so they can have colorways of their own
actually thicker, not the hanger, but the axle is thicker. The
trucks. We’ve got some tours lined up, you know just doing the
hanger is the same size as a normal truck, it just looks thinner
whole skateboarding thing.
other collabo trucks coming out with FTC and some other
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The Cajun Gypsy’s kickflip crook flow. Photo: Frankie Martinez
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ROLL IT UP Rodrigo TX
ICONIC Stevie Williams
7.9 x 31.5
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ICONIC Josh Kalis
F’ WITH IT 8.38 x 32
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GAME KILLER Jack Curtin
DELIVERY 8.1 x 32
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Getting Banned from the USA didn’t slow down Dwayne Fagundes. Switch Heel in the City of God. Photo: Vinicius Branca
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EDIBLES Boo Johnson
EDIBLES Wade DesArmo
7.9 x 31.5
8.1 x 32
SURVIVE
THIRST Josh Kalis
8.06 x 32
8.25 x 32
THIRST
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STREET SMARTS
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WOODS Lenny Rivas
ALWAYS 8.25 x 32
8.06 x 32
DREAMS T-Shirt
COLD ONE
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Another Kalis classic, Front Crook in the LBC. Photo: Mikey Gould
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Keep your bars up and check the new Chain Gang Series.
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POT HEADS Jack Curtin 8.06 x 32
POT HEADS Marcus McBride 8.1 x 32
POT HEADS Lenny Rivas
GENERAL 7.9 x 31.5
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FARM LEAGUE COLLABORATION DGK X Uprise
Deck and T-Shirt are available now at Uprise and The Kayo Flagship Store
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UPRISE SKATE SHOP Chicago, IL By Leland Ware
Chicago has always been considered a destination city for street skating because of its amazing architecture and abundance of spots. Given its thriving community, a core shop that serves the needs of the skaters was essential to the scene. Started in November of ‘97 in the Wicker Park neighborhood by Uriah Ruta, Uprise filled the void created by a lack of shops in the area. Uprise not only provides Chicago skaters with a place to buy the best products, it also does everything it can to support and grow skating in their city. “We spend so much time and energy doing contests, video premiers, bringing in pro’s, art shows, and just doing everything we can to create a scene. We try to incorporate the local skate community into everything that we do.” The new Uprise X DGK collaboration flips the Gold Compton script into the font of the Chicago Tribune newspaper, which is iconic and immediately recognizable to any Chicago resident. Uprise truly embodies Chicago skateboarding and this new Farm League collaboration is the perfect representation of that.
Uprise has been in the Farm League since the start, and Kayo’s proud to call them family.
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MILES SILVAS NEW PRO MODEL SPIRIT - Deck (8.06 x 32) and Tee
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CONCRETE JUNGLE Josh Matthews 8.06 x 32
CONCRETE JUNGLE Eli Reed 7.9 x 31.5
CONCRETE JUNGLE Walker Ryan 8.38 x 32
PRETZEL T-Shirt
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CONCRETE JUNGLE Karl Watson 8.25 x 32
PRETZEL Karl Watson 8.06 x 32
Escaping the Pacific Northwest winter, Josh Anderson stays Alive and Well with this boneless. Photo: Zach Bishop
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CHANGING LANES
An Interview with Black Dave Willis By Leland Ware
Over the past few years Gold Goon Dave Willis aka Black Dave has been blowing up in both music and skating simultaneously. The Bronx native was officially added to the Zoo York roster in 2012 and that same year released the Black Donald Trump mixtape which introduced the world to Dave’s music. The following year he dropped Stay Black, which got a lot of attention from most of the major music blogs. Since then Dave has traveled the world doing demos and shows, put out another mixtape called Black Bart, and released a solo video part called Black Friday. Many have tried to make it in both music and skating, but Black Dave is the first to be taken seriously in both worlds; which is why we decided to ring him up and find out the secret to his success.
like. I picked up a board when I was ten and immediately fell in love with it. I started watching skate videos and absorbing everything that was involved with it and I never stopped.
On discovering music… I’ve been into music my whole life. I was raised in the Bronx and my pops was always bringing home mixtapes for me to listen to that he got on Fordham Road where people like Green Lantern and DJ Clue were always selling their tapes. I never imagined myself being an artist until I started making music three years ago. I’m heavily into social media and I constantly push myself online. I saw a lot of artists making a real connection with their fans and I was really inspired by them. I wanted to do the same thing and show people the other
On discovering skating…
side of my story.
When you’re a kid you want to play basketball, baseball, and do all of the sports that everyone in your neighborhood does. I’m
On coming up in skating…
an only child, so it was always just me finding out what I really
I had a couple little clicks that I would skate with – there was
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Big Apple and there was Flip Mode Skate. I would skate with
cool, I went to Europe, I did South By Southwest last year –
Kevin Tierney, Yaje Popson, and a bunch of other homies. We
it’s been good. I’ve had a couple offers to sign with labels, it’s
kind of established our names without knowing it, we were just
just gotta be right – I feel like I’m doing alright independently.
staying consistent with making montages every month. People from all around the world were watching our videos and got
On simultaneous success…
hyped on us. That’s when Zoo York looked at Kevin and I as
I’m a very diverse person. I love skating and rapping. I didn’t
good representatives of New York, and that was it.
really intend to kind of have things help each other, but it’s cool how it worked out. Hopefully I can be a spokesperson for
On coming up in music…
people that want to do multiple things. They can look at me
I made a mixtape that you probably can’t even find online
like, “oh, he’s an artist and he’s a skateboarder; we support
that was literally all of the first songs that I ever made called
that.” At the end of the day I was that kid from the Bronx
Black Donald Trump. I put out a video for Black Donald
that was skating in an all black neighborhood and nobody
Trump cause that was the first song that I ever made. Some
understood me. Being this dude now, doing rap legitimately
people loved it, some people hated it; but everybody was paying
and just doing what I do legitimately; the only thing people are
attention. That’s when I got serious with it and put together
gonna remember is just Dave cause I did that first.
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Putting the pedal to the metal, Chris Troy 360 flips the new mountain of stairs in his hood. Hope he had some good shocks. Photo: Mikey Gould
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LAUGH Rodrigo TX
CRY Rodrigo TX
DISASTER Matt Miller
51mm (Black)
53mm (White)
53mm (Green/White Swirl)
LUCKY Stevie Williams
LUCKY Stevie Williams
MOON GIRL Matt Miller
51mm (White)
53mm (Clear Yellow)
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Defying Gravity or camera trickery? Daniel Kim stays riding walls for the Gold Goons. Photo: Chris McDonald
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STACKS Carlos Iqui
TIKI Shmatty
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52mm (White)
50mm (White)
METAL Boo Johnson
HEAVY Spencer Hamilton 51mm (Purple)
HARVEST Tiago Lemos
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HOOD Eli Reed
EVERYTHING
HOOD Eli Reed
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STACKS Carlos Iqui
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Give us your Gold while we’re in the static age. New Gold Wheels are rolling into your skateshop now.
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He’s still winding down, Frankie frontside crook. Photo: Bart Jones
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Denim ain’t dead yet. The new Fabric Boards are hitting your favorite stores now.
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FABRIC E Ryan Gallant 8.06 x 32
FABRIC E Matt Miller 8.25 x 32
FABRIC E Joey Pepper 8.38 x 32
FABRIC E Spencer Hamilton 8.1 x 32
FABRIC E Zered Bassett 7.9 x 31.5
WHIP IT T-Shirt
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Ryan Gallant makes use of one of the few ski jumps left in Southern California. Bigspin up and over. Photo: Brandon Alton
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ROCKY Joey Pepper 8.1 x 32
PAVE IT Tom Remillard 8.25 x 32
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SCHOOL SUCKS 8.06 x 32
The trick so nice, we thought you’d want to see it twice. Dylan Witkin’s back lip as seen in Gone Fishin’. Photo: Jacob Messex
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Getting the boot quick is the worst, but that wasn’t a problem today. Jack Curtin Switch Back 5-0’s in Duffelland. Photo: Joe Brook
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DGK X MOB Roses
Grip tape 5 Pack
DGK X VENTURE 5.25 High
DGK X MOB Hydro
Grip tape 5 Pack
DGK X MOB Eyes
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DGK X VENTURE 5.0 Low
Polished Silver Hanger w/Polished Silver Base
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WEIGH IN
Addison Tolkes – Front Blunt
Now more than ever, people are progressing at both skateboarding and photography at an amazing rate. The internet and Instagram provide a platform to have your work seen by the entire world, meaning that anyone anywhere is capable of becoming a star in whatever medium they choose to express themselves. More and more incredible content is being posted everyday, so we decided to create a new section of The Kayo Mag to highlight the best skate photography that we see in our feeds between issues. If you would like your photo to be considered for Weigh In simply post it on Instagram and hashtag #KAYOMAG. We’ll be picking photos based on the trick, spot, lighting, and composition. Good luck, we’re looking forward to seeing what you come with!
Dillon Moore - Crooks Danny Barrera - Kickflip Back Tail
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Mitch Barrett – Front Blunt
Willie Wilson – Back Blunt Jordan Smith – Switch Back Lip
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5 HATES
With Rob Welsh By Leland Ware
As a veteran professional skateboarder and the Brand Manager for Expedition, Rob Welsh is a man of strong opinions. He likes what he likes, and what he doesn’t like he’d rather ignore. There’s very little in between when it comes to Welsh, here are a few things that can’t be ignored or are better classified as hates.
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SHORT SESSIONS
I love skateboarding. I hate that I can only skate for about half an hour. I have a fifteen minute warm up and a fifteen minute cool down. I get about half an hour of good skateboarding in and that’s pretty much because my body is torn to shit. There’s just ongoing physical issues and I hate that I can’t skate as much as I used to.
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HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
I hate that when I went to the doctor to get an MRI, he told me that my copay was 2,000 dollars and then I asked him if I paid cash if it would only be 1,000 dollars. I also have asthma and went to the doctor and found out my insurance wouldn’t cover my inhaler cost because my insurance only covers generic drugs and prescription inhalers aren’t generic.
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CIGARETTES
I hate that I’m addicted to cigarettes. I’m spending about fourteen bucks a day on the fucking things. I can’t breath. Now it’s on record with the doctor that I smoke, so my insurance went up – I hate that, it drives me fuckin’ crazy. The simple solution would be to quit smoking, but I started smoking when I was ten in like the fourth or fifth grade so I’m kind of attached to it.
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FAR FROM FAMILY
I hate living 3,000 miles away from my family. It drives me crazy. I see them once a year. If you do the math, my father is 73 years old so let’s say he lives ‘til 80; if I go back for a wedding or a funeral or something and see him for about three days I’ll probably see him 30 more times. I hate thinking about that.
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HATING
I hate that I hate things. Hate’s a strong word and I’m trying to eliminate all hate out of my life, but there’s these hates that plague me. They’re all simple solutions, but some of them are more complex.
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They sure don’t make them like they used too, now they make them better. Travis front feebles in the deep end for Generation Z. Photo: Chany Jeanguenin
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“Travis is a young new talent from Encinitas, right away I was blown away by his skills and effortless style. He spends most of his time skating riding transitions, but that doesn’t stop him from skating the streets, because when you’re a natural you can take it anywhere you want.” – Chany Jeanguenin
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“Diego Najera is truly the future of skateboarding. When I first saw him skate, I just knew he was going to be the one. He is the true definition of eat, sleep and breathe skateboarding.” – Spanish Mike
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Utilizing some massive ups, Diego back 180 nosegrinds a near Stevie-height ledge. Photo: Jeremy Adams
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Jason came up on the wrong side of the tracks, so he frontside flipped over them. Photo: Rich Odam
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“Jason Wilson looks like a boy, but he skates like a man. His natural skills come through everytime he skates. He’s holding it down for Courtney, BC.” – Tyler Holm
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The youth are gonna be alright, check #chaodown for proof! Tafari back 180 alleyoops in the bay. Photo: Kyle Camarillo
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“I hooked Tafari up with his first Organika board when he was 3 years old. He is the embodiment of our catch phrase, Grow With Us.” – Karl Watson
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POUND FOR POUND Matt Worley NAME: Matt Worley / ALIAS: Worley Bird / JOB: Warehouse Manager / SOCIAL: @mattworley Matt Worley grew up in San Marcos, CA and started skating at a very young age. By the time he hit his early teen years, Matt and a friend discovered that the original Expedition warehouse was behind their local movie theatre. They would show up there and talk to Troy Morgan for hours about skating, and Troy would hook them up with stickers and an occasional board. During that time Matt’s skateboarding progressed and he eventually got sponsored. “When I was in high school I would go out and shoot photos and film a lot, I skated for Active back in the day and at one point I was skating for RDS.” When it was time to do his high school internship, Worley made arrangements to work at Expedition; then when he graduated he was hired as the original warehouse employee. “I had always known Troy since I was a little kid, so I came and asked him if I could get a job in the warehouse; he put me on and I started working here right out of high school.” Matt has held several positions at Kayo over his decade-plus tenure here, and currently manages the warehouse. When asked what his favorite thing about working for Kayo is, Matt enthusiastically had this to say: “Kayo’s a huge place of inspiration and motivation. All of the people that we work with are talented and have a true love for skateboarding. It’s really dope working with everybody, and we’re all contributing to something that we love.”
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Hitting Prince Park for a 7am session to get warm for work, and WorleyBird still made it to work early that day. Smith tailgrab. Photo: Matt Daughters
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Street Classics By Leland Ware
Fila’s legacy in skateboarding can not be denied. The shoe was wildly popular in the ‘90’s in cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York that were driving skateboarding’s culture. You can definitely spot Filas on many legendary pro’s feet when flipping through magazines and watching videos from that era. Their connection with Hip Hop culture made Fila an equally cool shoe to chill in – making them one of the few both functional and fashionable sneakers available to skaters at the time. DGK pays homage to what Fila represented during that era and introduces a street classic to a new generation through this DGK X Fila collaboration. For this new release, we chose to update the iconic Tennis Classic with a durable suede material and a more skate friendly version of Fila’s classic gum sole. The shoes will be available in two colorways and limited to 250 pairs per color. The DGK X Fila collaboration will be releasing this May at select DGK retailers worldwide.
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