This week’s Quiver of the Week honors goes to Kyle Johnson of Santa Cruz. He has a few boards that we’d like to test drive. What’s in your quiver? Share today: showusyourquiver.com/submit or #showusyourquiver Quiver: 6’4″ Twin 9;4″ Tyler 305 6’0″ Grape Taco Bell tray 9’5″ glider 10’ noserider 11″ handplane 8’8″ mini 5’10″ grape…

The Blank Tapes are back on the road up and down the West Coast with Mystic Braves and Hindu Pirates (at most shows). If you’re around any of these locales, now’s your chance to check out the 60’s throwbackers. It’s guaranteed to be a good time.  And in case you didn’t know, they’re the soundtrack to…

We continue our occasional series with world traveler and formidable force of positive energy Lindsay Henwood. Here she talks about the exciting and massively isolating aspects of traveling alone, and explains what she learned she was capable of after she conquered a nagging sense of loneliness.  Wandering Education: California in SolitudeBy Lindsay Henwood Spontaneous travel…

A couple months ago, Amanda Cooper from The Sunset Sessions gave us a breakdown of how to make a vintage leather cuff (which she sells in her online store). While she handmakes the cuffs and other accessories, her store is primarily a haven for vintage thrifters who’ve taken their crate digging to the interwebs.  She got…