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).

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By request, Krans talks to himself about his first book, A Constant Suicide, including how the book came to be, what parts are true, and other things involved self-publishing a book. 

Music for the introduction and intermission courtesy of The Afterdarks. 

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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.

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. 

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.

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. 

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

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. 

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Intro music provided by The Afterdarks. 

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. 

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Go rollerblade. It's good for you.