Cavin Brinkman is a rollerblading filmmaker from Amsterdam whose latest full-length feature is the Adapt Brand Team Movie. While visiting the United States, Cavin came up to the Bay Area after the Blading Cup. We talk about Winter Clash, the infamous Sprite fight, VG memories, The Offspring, and, of course, the Blading Cup.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 8:16am PDT
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Held as part of the Blading Cup in lovely Santa Ana, Calif., the Veteran's Cup is for people over the age of 35 with a bunch of adult responsibilities. 

For those of us who qualify, it’s not only the chance to skate with people of a similar cohort, but we also get to session with guys we looked up to as kids.

This episode features interviews with Daniel Rosado, Mike Budnik, Brandon Ford, David Wittman, Carlos Jaquez, and more. 

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 4:38pm PDT
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On this episode, the whole Rock Town crew heads out to the Lux Street Open.

Held in some pretty iconic old-school spots, the second installment of the Lux Street Open was another day of some pretty intense competition. But more importantly, it was a day to hang out with some good friends.  

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 6:22pm PDT
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Late last year, Kennan Scott went rollerblading and hit his head. Now, seven months into his continuing and dedicated recovery, he talks about what it means to be head-injured and his new YouTube series, “Blading on the Brain.”

You can check out the episodes — including video snippets of us recording this podcast — on his You-Tube channel.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 1:32pm PDT
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Drew Costley is a born-again rollerblader. Born in D.C., raised in Virginia, and currently being educated in Berkeley, he is also photographer, multimedia journalist, and a fun person to be around. We talk about how the Disney movie Brink got him started rollerblading, why he recently took it up again, and what he’s been doing in the middle.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 4:13pm PDT
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While back home in Alabama for his engagement party, Phil sat down with Alabama legends Charles Dunkle, Matty Schrock, Mike Buckalew, Shane Thompson, and Malcolm Heard.  

Talking around a table with some old copies of Rejects Skate Magazines, they talk Alabama skating, Them Skates, and the good old days of being a pro skater.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 5:35pm PDT
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Hailing from Australia, Gavin Drumm was in the States for nearly three weeks when he took home first place in the Blading Cup, went down to Mexico, and filmed for the upcoming Valo 6 video. We talk about all that, pursuing a master’s degree, and a whole bunch more.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 9:38am PDT
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Philip Moore and Matty Schrock are two Southern shredders mulling around the Bay Area. We talk about Phil’s recent contest winnings, BARS, and a lot about the different types of skating. 

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 7:42am PDT
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Stephen Babcock and Cody Clark are both Bay Area natives living up north in Oregon. They were in town for the Lux Street Open, so we talk about that, the Portland skate scene, and a whole bunch of other stuff.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 8:51pm PDT
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Charles Solano — sometimes called Challe Walle, other times called the Exotic Animal — is a Bay Area blade scene staple known for, among other things, just being his damn self. We talk about Skynet, classism in blading, “urban” skaters, and more (inside the new Rock Town garage).

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 7:30pm PDT
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Steven Johns is a long-time SoCal staple in skating, tattooing, and general blade culture. He’s started his own podcast, called The TruSpin Podcast, so we talk about that, as well as hear from him trying to steer me away from talking about modern politics. And other fun topics.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 6:48pm PDT
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When there's a city experiencing record-breaking high temperatures, what's a good investigative journalist to do? Oh yeah, you go to that city. 

Phoenix bladers Andrew Scherf and Dan Howard can handle a little heat, so, in the middle of a heat wave, we talk about blading in the town's scorching temps, the levels of awkwardness in podcasting, "Knee High" and other trends in rollerblading.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 12:17am PDT
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Adam Bazydlo (a.k.a. Bladezilla) is a hammer drop-rail skater from the South. You may recognize him from his solo sessions on Instagram, the cover of ONE Magazine, or from the new VOD, “Moments in Time.”

Adam came to the Bay Area with his wife, Kaydee, to visit friends. So, naturally, Phil Moore and I had to invade their hotel room. We talk about his skate spot hunting, why he ducked away from his sponsors, and more.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 9:01pm PDT
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For a long time, rollerblading has deserved a better solution to aggregating blading content besides Rollernews. Daniel Nodzak and Travis Stewart—the moderators of /r/rollerblading on Reddit—bring something new to the table.

The site—bladerunion.com—went live May 1. Travis and Daniel (Hunter Dasten)with me before the launch.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 10:55pm PDT
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Lonnie Gallegos, Jeremy Soderburg, Jonathan Labez, Rob Guerrero, and Mike Obedoza were in town filming for Lonnie's latest video, Feet 4. 

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 1:10pm PDT
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Boschi Pope is a New York City skate legend. In August, he hosted the Boschi Pope Skate Off at the Hamilton Bridge Skate Park next to the Harlem River. It was a month after his release from an eight-year prison sentence. 

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 11:37am PDT
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Chad and Brad Anthony hail from Kentucky, but this last year, they were everywhere. From the A-Town Stomp and the Blading Cup to Schmidty’s Ramp and Camp to the Windy City Riot, the Southern Scrum boys put some miles on their Winnebago during their “Born Free Tour.”

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 9:34pm PDT
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Matt Murphy and I were heading to skate and BBQ in St. Helena, so I hooked up the audio gear in my truck and we recorded on our way north.

Along the way, we inevitably talk about politics, comedy, what skating means now versus when we were kids, and so on.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT
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Shredpool is, well, a Ryan Reynolds joke gone too far but handled so well. Shred and Deadpool both stab people for a living and love showing the kids at the skatepark how it’s really done.

On this episode, we talk over Skype about his stockpile in the League of Xsjados, having the same dog, and, of course, the genesis and existence of @project_shredpool on Instagram.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 9:24pm PDT
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#70: Jason Reyna

Jason Reyna was in Oakland for work, so we took the opportunity to talk about being grown-up grommets, what’s in store for the Forecast trade show, how he manages to be everywhere, and other things. This episode was recorded in his room at the Hilton near the Oakland airport.  

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 2:12pm PDT
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#68: Michael Braud and Philip Moore

Philip Moore and Michael Braud are two southern gentlemen who have been skating and filming together over the last few weeks here in the Bay Area. We talk about Making America Blade Again, 2016 as a whole, and racism in fast food chains, and why pizza is not a vegetable.

#MakeAmericaBladeAgain

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 6:08pm PDT
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Kevin Chow has been everywhere forever. 

Kevin is a mainstay in rollerblading, from writing profiles for Daily Bread to being part of FISE in France, this Canadian-born Barcelona resident has had his hands in more rollerblading-related events than, possibly, anyone else. 

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 5:23pm PDT
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Now in it’s fourth year, the OBJ is getting back to the streets this Saturday, starting at Madison Park in Oakland. Right near the Lake Merritt BART station, if you’re in the Bay, there’s no reason to stay away.

Omar, B. Free, and I talk about the comp, a few things that are resting heavily on our hearts, infighting, and other less serious topics.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 9:36pm PDT
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#63: Aaron Powell

Aaron grew up in the Bay, but took some prime time off from skating. Now that he’s all in again, he’s been a consistently great homie for a session. Now, he’s heading to Portland.

We talk about why he’s moving up north to Oregon, not missing Bay Area traffic, working at AMall, Trigger skates, and why it’s always important to leave home.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 9:18pm PDT
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Medium’s “Children of the Night” featured skaters like Dustin Latimer, Brian Shima, Pat Lennen, Robert Lievanos, Jake Elliot, and featured music from Metallica, Steppenwolf, The Who, AC/DC, Megadeth, and more. This podcast is supported from listeners via Patreon. Please like our dumb Facebook page. #RockTownPodcast

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 12:16am PDT
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Michael ‘Obe’ Obedoza is a major source of positivity in rollerblading. We talk about what’s left of Xsjado, his Thrive Inline skate classes in Carson, getting new people to skate, and so much more. This podcast is supported from listeners via Patreon. Please like our dumb Facebook page. #RockTownPodcast

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 12:22pm PDT
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Dayton Coopersmith is a “triple OG” rollerblader who influenced many of today’s great skaters. We discuss almost getting kicked out of the Extreme Games, skipping school to film for Hoax 2, teaching Jon Julio to ride ramps, Rise Above, the Sea Otter Classic, skateboarding propaganda, and getting respect at the skate park. This podcast is supported from listeners via Patreon. Please like our dumb Facebook page. #RockTownPodcast

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 7:44pm PDT
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Octavio, better known as Paco, loved his time in Montana during the NWST so much he’s moving there next month. We discuss Montana, food, blading styles, wheel manufacturers, potentially racist nicknames, and much more. This podcast is made possible by our supporters on Patreon. Don’t forget to like our stupid Facebook page.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 12:15am PDT
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The Forecast Trade Show was held July 9 at the Skate House in Chatsworth, Calif. Feat. interviews with Michael Obedoza, Dave Lang, Matt Mickey, Robert Lievanos, Geoff Acers, Erick Garcia, Gil T, Brad and Chad Anthony, and more. 

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 7:10am PDT
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Steve Collis (UK) and Patrick Ridder (DE) spent some time in the USA lately, so we talked about the European Union and its feelings about rollerblading.

Follow them on social as @cidylife and @patrickridder (and our FB page).

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 10:01pm PDT
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Stephen Babcock, a.k.a, The White Wolf, is a 19-year-old shredder from Brentwood, California. 

Steve’s been racking up some deals: winning the Amall Glen Cove comp, doing a trick tip on negative souls, and now a profile on FilthJuice.com. We talk the NWST, California’s new tobacco law, the Woodward West scholarship fund, and more.

Octavio "Paco" Montano joins us. Follow Steve as @thewhitewolf_ds. Check out Death Squad Blading, and Filth Juice as well.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 10:18pm PDT
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The NWST 2016 started on June 2 in Missoula, MT. Featuring interviews with Cameron Talbott, Chemi Simiyu, Kellen Zinkgraf, Preston Villanueva, Dustin Jamieson, Zach Newton, Thomas McGovern, Jon Christopherson, Aaron Powell, and more.

This podcast was made possible by all of our supporters on Patreon, namely Basti Loreti and Dustin Jamieson, who were also on the trip.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 7:06am PDT
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Kai Carlson-Wee is a rollerblader originally from Minnesota and is the Jones Lecturer in Poetry at Stanford University. He’s most known for his skating in the Life Plus series, where he and his brother, Anders, skated the wilderness, including grinding and wallriding trees. We talk about his short documentary, Riding the Highline, which took first place at the Napa Valley Film Festival last year, homemade skate parks, working as a writer in the 21st century, and why Fargo sucks. Follow him on Instagram as @kaicarlsonwee.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 7:33am PDT
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Jon Julio has been a pro skater for more than half his life, and is the man behind the Valo Brand, Them Goods, and the Blading Cup. 

On this episode, Jon answers questions from the /r/rollerblading community about the relationship between Valo and Roces, the likelihood of a Fifth Element reboot, the status of the industry, and more. Jon and I also talk about his new storefront, the Blading Cup, the new Forecast trade show, and taking pride in being a rollerblader.

Check out Valo-Brand.com, Them Goods, and swing on down to the Blading Cup.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 7:27am PDT
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#49: Victor Arias

Victor Arias is the latest Valo skater with a pro boot bearing his name. His edit, filmed in his home country of Mexico, came out earlier this month. We discuss making the edit, his ritual for breaking in a new pair of skates—from K-mart blades to the VA.1s and a political candidate who shouldn’t be named. Erick Garcia also calls post-root canal surgery. Check out valo-brand.com.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 9:48am PDT
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Black Market was Kevon Thompson’s first skate video, influencing him musically as well as in blading. He’s our co-host the latest installment of the Blade Video DJ series. Music from the video includes mixing by director Doug Urquart, as well as music from artists like Lyrics Born, MF Doom, Pigeon John, and more.

Follow Kevon as @thebizone.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 10:36pm PDT
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The AMall Glen Cove Comp was held Saturday, Feb. 27 at Glen Cove Elementary School in Valencia, Calif., a legendary Bay Area spot. Competitors included Ivan Narez, Victor Arias, Korey Waikiki, Stephen Babcock, Boo Garnsey, John Vossoughi, and more. Cover photo by Erick Garcia. 

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 12:24pm PDT
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Shawn Oberg (@shawn.oberg) is a master of full-boot utilization, usually doing tricks that would drive a contest MC nuts. We talk about how switch and dominant foots form, red curb dancing, his upcoming Filth File, his edit for Moonshine, and why he’s currently walking with a cane. The Rock Town Podcast is made possible from our supporters on Patreon.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 9:40am PDT
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Cameron Talbott returns to the podcast to talk about the Northwest Shred Tour coming to his hometown of Missoula, grizzly bears, and good spots to hit up in Montana. We also give our immediate reactions after watching "State of the Art." Don't forget to check out the 2016 NWST Facebook page. Support for this podcast comes via Patreon supporters.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 7:32am PDT
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#42: Jeremy Raff & John Vossoughi

Jeremy Raff and John Vossoughi will soon release their video, "Characters," which debuted at the Blading Cup. Besides the video, we discuss Raff's journalism career, caucuses and primaries, and more. 

The music on the break is “The Primary Color Movement” by Black Moth Super Rainbow.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 12:06pm PDT
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Erick Garcia is an American rollerblader and photographer. Known better as ESG, he’s “El Presidente” to the Juiced Sucka Foos. He talks about Oakland life, K2 skates, cess slides, and skitching in Bay Area traffic. Follow him on Instagram: @juicedsuckafoos filthjuice.com Break song: “Juiced” by Zyme #JSF

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 11:53pm PDT
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Kevon Thompson is an American rollerblader, filmmaker, and music maker. In 2013, he made the blading documentary “I’m Still Here.” We discuss NorCal and SoCal, Black Market, modern campus life, and more. He’s on Instagram and SoundCloud as @TheBizOne.

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Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 7:44pm PDT
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#39: Pat Lennen

Wonder what happened with Pat Lennen? Most known for his stunt skating in videos like Leading the Blind and Drip Drop, he got his start flipping over Ferraris, but now at 34, skating makes him uncomfortable. He’s also looking for a ping-pong table. Support for the Rock Town Podcast comes from its Patreon contributors.

Direct download: PatLennen.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 1:36am PDT
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Ivan Narez is an American rollerblader and filmmaker. We talk about the making of Valo 4Life, what skates spots are off limits, acquiring music rights, and other topics. Following the Q&A portion is another installment of the Blade Video DJ (#BVDJ) series with Valo 4Life, featuring music from Free the Robots, Jeff Stockwell, Sage Francis, and others. Check out Ivan's latest film, "Hermanos," available soon. The Rock Town Podcast is made possible because of support through Patreon.

Direct download: RTP_Ivan4Life.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 9:47am PDT
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Korey Waikiki is an American rollerblader who recently received his first pro skate from Razors. We talk about Korey’s blading childhood in NorCal, his travels, brotherly influence, oversensitive people, having “stones,” and why Korey isn’t very competitive. Buy his new pro skate at AggressiveMall.com. Follow him as @KoreyWaikiki. This podcast is made possible by support through Patreon.

Direct download: RTP_KoreyWaikiki.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 9:19am PDT
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Joey Scannella is a rollerblader from Staten Island, New York. After taking a break from blading, he started back up in 2009. 

As I took a similar break in college, we talked about what we missed, New York blading history, the Mushroom Blading influence, the radicalization of rollerblading, the realization we're Millennials, and many names we couldn’t remember.

Don’t forget to check out Joey’s latest edit (https://vimeo.com/148066165) and support the podcast on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/citizenkrans).

Direct download: RTP_JoeyScanella.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 11:38am PDT
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#35: Chris Haffey

Chris Haffey is one of the best rollerbladers ever.

Before his Nitro Circus stop in San Jose, Chris gives us the full story behind his newly-revitalized “Bone Crusher” nickname, the good ol’ days of watching VHS skate videos until the tape broke, and talking about the thing he hates most about rollerblading.

He also answers questions the /r/rollerblading community on Reddit.

You can support this podcast by pledging to Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/citizenkrans) or shopping at RockTownPress.com.

Direct download: RTP_Haffey.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 10:34am PDT
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#33: The 2015 Blading Cup

The 2015 Blading Cup took place Nov. 7 in downtown Santa Ana. Host Brian Krans takes you through his weekend, including skating in the Veterans Cup, helping build a street course, and getting a black eye.

Featuring interviews and commentary from Jeff Stockwell, Sean Darst, Ben Weis, Alex Wick, Ariel Surun, Ivan Narez, Jason Reyna, Sayer Danforth, Chris Farmer, Victor Arias, Steven Johns, and more.

You can support this podcast by pledging to Patreon (patreon.com/citizenkrans) or shopping at RockTownPress.com (rocktownpress.com).

Direct download: RTP_BladingCup2015.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 9:47am PDT
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#32: Aaron Schultz, Zach Savage, Ben Forsythe

Aaron Schultz, Ben Forsythe, and Zach “Savage” Waszkiewicz visited the Rock Town Garage after their trip to AIL at Woodward West and before we all head to the Blading Cup. We get an AIL report and talk about skating San Francisco, the death of Detroit blader Brett Urbas, and more.

Direct download: RTP_WhiteRabbit.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 11:47pm PDT
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#30: Jay Cottrell

Jay Cottrell, or Young OG as he’d prefer to be known, is an oddball in the blade game and we love him because of it. Off-mic and on blades, Jay is always about ad-libbing and just spitting out hilarious bits about fat women and his dreams to own his own hog farm. On the podcast, he’s more reserved, talking about how Harriet the Spy became sexy, his ancestor that snogged Martha Washington, and getting stabbed in the face by Rutgers students. We also determined that there’s a good possibility Jay was the one I threw down a flight of stairs at a book release party.

Direct download: RTP_JaysCottrell.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 8:30am PDT
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#28: Jose Fuentes

Jose Fuentes is credited as the 3D animator for the 2010 anti-masterpiece ‘Birdemic: Shock and Terror,’ designed Blading the Game, created BladeorDie.com, and is dedicated crew member at the Blading Cup.

Check out his work at Jose-F.com

This podcast was recorded in the Rock Town Garage on Oct. 4, 2015.

Music by The Afterdarks.

RockTownPress.com

Direct download: RTP_JoseFuentes.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 3:06pm PDT
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Building stuff is fun. Host Brian Krans talks to himself about scrounging for materials for his home rail box on Craigslist free ads, how the details make the difference, and making new mistakes.

To support the podcast, order goods from RockTownPress.com.

Intro music is “Devils Poker” and the outro music is “I Ain’t Dead Yet,” both by The Afterdarks.

Direct download: RTP_BuildinBladeStuff.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 1:33am PDT
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#25: Monday Night Shred

Hello, sports fans!

For this episode, we take you out to Monday Night Shred in Union City—orchestrated by Wolves Den and Death Squad—for their tournament of champions. We’ll bring you play-by-play and in-depth commentary and more as three veteran rollerblading competition spectators decompress back at the Rock Town Garage.

Strap into your seats here, people, because if you’re not buckled up, the battle for the belt will blow your blades off.

In order of appearance: Joey Augustin, MC Challe Walle, Jeff Asi, Stephen “White Wolf” Babcock, Bryce Bonn, and Matt Bolger.  

Check out Wolves Den at wdnation.com.

To support the podcast, order goods from RockTownPress.com

Intro music is “Devils Poker” and the outro music is “I Ain’t Dead Yet,” both by The Afterdarks.

Direct download: RTP_MNS.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 8:55am PDT
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#24: Bruce Bales and the Roller Hockey Dream Team

Bruce Bales is a rollerblader, photographer, videographer, and host of the Iowa River Rumble.

We talk about the zen art of blade maintenance, rollerblading as an art form, working for free, and drafting the USA vs. Canada Aggressive Roller Hockey Dream Teams.

You can check out some of Bruce’s work at vimeo.com/deft. Follow him as @D_E_F_T
Cover art by Joshua Cullen Photography.

To support the podcast, order goods from RockTownPress.com

Intro music is “Devils Poker” and the outro music is “I Ain’t Dead Yet,” both by The Afterdarks.

Direct download: RTP_BruceBales.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 1:46pm PDT
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#23: Bfree, Omezzy, and the Oakland Blade Jam

Brian Freeman and Omar Onitveros run the Oakland Blade Jam, which returns to Town Park on Sept. 19. We talked about the upcoming contest, the rich history of competitions in the Bay Area, recruiting new bladers with skate demos, and more.

Please hashtag responsibility: #OaklandBladeJam2015

To support the podcast, order goods from RockTownPress.com.

Intro is “Devils Poker” and outro is “I Ain’t Dead Yet,” both by The Afterdarks. Music on the break was a segment of “Bay to L.A.” by the Grouch.

Direct download: RTP_OaklandBladeJam.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 11:28am PDT
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#22: Mike “Coach” Opalek

Mike Opalek was on the original Senate team, and has performed stunts in such 90s classics as Airborne, Brink, Double Dragon, and Batman and Robin.

From his front porch in Salt Lake City, Mike talks about rollerblading in the movie industry, being a blade coach, and, of course, making whiskey and beer. We end by hashing out possible plot points in the script for Airborne II and whether or not it could ever get made.

The alternate title to this podcast would have been “Ice Thug Life with Mike Opalek,” but we’re better than that.

Follow Mike on Instagram. He’s @opalek.

To support the podcast, check out RockTownPress.com

Intro music is “Devils Poker” and the outro music is “I Ain’t Dead Yet,” both by The Afterdarks.

Direct download: RTP_Opalek.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 10:46am PDT
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#21: John Vossoughi, Tyler Noland, and Neil Chen

Tyler Noland, John Vossoughi, and Neil Chen are three master shredders exploring Montana by escaping wildfire in Glacier National Park, putting in long days skating in the hot sun, and soaking in hot tubs full of dudes.

This episode was recorded this on July 23, 2015, over a few pots of coffee and many cigarettes on the deck of a cabin just outside the Lolo National Forest.

To support the podcast, check out RockTownPress.com

Intro music is “Devils Poker” and the outro music is “I Ain’t Dead Yet,” both by The Afterdarks.

Direct download: RTP_21Montana.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 8:08am PDT
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Brandon Ford is a staple of the Boston blading scene. He stopped by the Rock Town garage while driving across the U.S. for his moving company. We talked about blading in the Olympics, the Jenner effect, neighborhood crime, the power of good weed,  conspiracy theories regarding Middle Earth, the mindset of mass shooters, and dogs.

I had a good time hanging out with Brandon, so I hope you enjoyed the podcast. Don’t forget to subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher so you don’t miss out on future episodes of the Rock Town Podcast.

 

 

Direct download: RTP_BrandonFord.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 11:56pm PDT
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#17: Chris Dafick

Chris Dafick is one of modern rollerblading’s most prolific nomads and currently en route to Spain. He stopped by the Rock Town garage to talk about blading, the Shredweiser life, the need to always keep moving, and looking up from your phone every once in a while.

Visit shredweiser.com and follow them on Instagram as @shredweiser.

Support this podcast by shopping at rocktownpress.bigcartel.com

 

Direct download: RTP_Dafick.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 6:34pm PDT
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On Saturday, Aggressive Mall hosted the first San Jose Street Comp. Here's your audio coverage of the event, including guest commentary from Korey "Sneaky" Waikiki, Jose Fuentes, B.J. Bernhardt, Joey Augustin, the Wolves Den Crew, and others. 

Support for this podcast by buying goods from Rock Town Press.

Direct download: RTP_SanJoseStreetComp.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 11:39am PDT
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RTP: Fear and Loathing at the Pow-wow Pro/Am

The 9th installment of the Panhandle Pow-wow took place March 12-15 in Jacksonville, Fla. For four days, rollerbladers from across the globe descended for a weekend of camping, blading, and boozing at Kona, the nation's oldest skate park. 

This podcast features the talents of Jason Reyna, Kevin Dowling, Kevin Lapierre, Blake Taylor, Guy Crawford, Brent, Scherer, Mark Weaver, Kennan Scott, Shane McClay, Montre Livingston, Adam Roberts, Adam Bazydlo, and many, many others. 

See you back in the Florida panhandle in 2016. Bring a tent, a beer coozie, and a good attitude. 

You can support the Rock Town Podcast by shopping at www.rocktownpress.bigcartel.com.

Direct download: PowWowPodcast_FINAL.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 2:20pm PDT
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Victor Arias guest hosts this episode as he and friends invade Woodward West for a three-day weekend full of blading.

Guests including E. Rod, Dave Lang, B. Free, Peter D., Cameron Talbott, Matty Scrock, Raymar, and Paco host their own industry meeting and talk (often all at once) about the role of Rollernews, getting broke off, reaching out, selling out, and doing it for the love. 

In keeping with tradition, there are lots of shoutouts.

Support these skaters through Filth JuiceBlader Gang, Aggressive MallValo Brand, Vibralux Denim, SSM, Ground Control, Circolo Wheels, Street Artist, and Gawds.

To support this podcast, purchase books, a poster, a hat, or some toilet paper from Rock Town Press

Direct download: RTP_WastedWoodWardWeekend_2.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 9:34pm PDT
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Erik Bailey and Kyler Martz are Boise blading brothers, to say the least. In this episode, Erik, a Valo pro for nearly 12 years, and Kyler, whose art is ubiquitous in blading, talk about taking second place in a booty-shaking competition, famous blading spots in Seattle, suitcase tattoo parlors, the highs of painting indoors without ventilation, puking in host bathrooms, mormon bladers, and more. 

This episode was recorded Dec. 27, 2014, in Erik's living room while the rest of his family was sleeping, so you're going to need to turn it up a bit. 

Support for these two can be directed towards valo-brand.com, aggressivemall.com, and kylermartz.com (where you can see latest works buy exclusive prints straight from Kyler).

To help us save up for better audio equipment, please purchase books and other merchandise at rocktownpress.bigcartel.com.  

Direct download: BDP_BaileyMartz_NEW.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 4:43pm PDT
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What goes better than beer and blade flicks? Beer, blade flicks, whiskey, and a pre-determined set of rules designed to get your quite drunk. 

This episode feetures John Vossoughi, Matty Schrock, Danny Malm, Tyler Noland, Moose, and Young OG. They all watch F33t, the latest video from Lonnie Gallegos, while Krans and Tyler play the drinking game associated with it.

If you want to play along, the video, drinking, and commentary begins at 4:35.

For the full set of rules, check out BladeorDie.com.

You can purchase your own copy of F33t via Selfy.

Direct download: RTP_07_F33TShitShow.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 8:43am PDT
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Fresh off 11 hours of MCing the Blading Cup last weekend, Erick Garcia and Kennan Scott break down yet another amazing skating competition. To keep with tradition, there are plenty of shout-outs to the homies working, bladers, those who built the bulletproof course, "neggers," F33T, the mystery of Canadian skaters, and the new battle cry courtesy of ThemXNiggas. 

Don't forget to check out www.filthjuice.com

Direct download: RTP_06_Too_Easy.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 8:29am PDT
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Cameron Talbott is a rollerblader from Missoula, Montana. In this episode recording on the drive from Aggressive Mall to the Blading Cup, we ask Cameron all sorts of questions about skating up there, what the Indonesian skate scene is like, and other aspects that make this guy an all-around good dude.

Direct download: RTP_05_Cameron_NEW.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 9:17am PDT
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In this episode, we sit down with Matt "Murph D-O-Double-G" Murphy, the silent staple of the NorCal blading scene, on his 31st birthday to talk, among other things, royales in K2s, what it's like to live in Oakland, and what makes for good stand-up comedy. 

Direct download: RTP_04_BirthdayBeers.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 3:01am PDT
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#03: Living in a Van with Bret Easthouse

This episode was recorded on Oct. 22, 2014, inside a 1989 Toyota van, where blader Bret Easthouse lives and travels with his skateboarder-biting dog, Bubba. Bret explains the finer points of living in a van, how to find a good spot to sleep, and all the other fun stuff that comes with being a vagrant blader. Music provided by The Afterdarks. RockTownPress.com

Direct download: RTP_03_BrettEasthouse.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 11:32pm PDT
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Welcome back for Episode 2!

This time on the Rock Town Podcast, Krans sits down with Matty, Jay, and Moose at their apartment on Mead Avenue, one of Oakland's most notrious drug havens. Besides open drug deals outside their living room windows, the boys talk lifelong flatrocker skating, the best riders to ever wear Salomans, living the dog's life, and other fun things. 

This episode features an unheard performance (recorded on a potato) by Blower in the former Shredweiser house on Campbell Street. 

This episode was recorded on Oct. 14, 2014. 

To support Blade or Die and the podcast, purchase books fromwww.rocktownpress.bigcartel.com

Intro music provided by The Afterdarks

Direct download: RTP_02_MattyBigJayMoose.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 8:12am PDT
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To kick off the podcast, Krans sits down with Erick Garcia and Kennan Scott, JSF godfathers and the voices of The Blading Cup. On a Tuesday night in Kennan's garage, they share laughs while discussing what bladers they're excited to see at the Cup, Filth Juice, autoimmune disorders, the Bladies, what ingredients are needed for a dynamic blade-announcing duo, and, of course, the Triple Crown of Rollerblading. 

To see them live, come to downtown Santa Ana, Calif., on Nov. 1 for the fourth installment of The Blading Cup. For more information, see www.bladingcup.com.

Thumbnail image courtesy of Sean Keane and Rollerwarehouse.

Podcast music provided by The Afterdarks

To support the podcast, purchase books from www.rocktownpress.bigcartel.com.

Go rollerblade. It's good for you. 

Direct download: RTP_01_ErickKennan.mp3
Category:Blader Digest -- posted at: 7:00am PDT
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