Articles By: Charlie Snyder

Welcome RAD Wheels – Louis Pilloni Interview
/ Aug.13.2012.

Welcome RAD Wheels – Louis Pilloni Interview

  Few downhill longboard wheels have been as highly anticipated as RAD wheels. Since the rumors of a new super-wheel started circulating, people all over the world have been wanting to get a chance to ride a set and see what the buzz is all about. After a few delays and a metric shit-ton of anticipation, RAD’s have been released

/ May.22.2012.

Jon Lindsay’s “Summer Wilderness Program”

It's not a particularly easy accomplishment to fill up so much sonic space without having a sound that becomes cluttered and distracting, but Lindsay seems to pull it off with ease.

/ May.8.2012.

Kitty Clementine releases her debut album

Kitty Clementine is odd. It's pretty clear that she's going for odd…but it's important to note that she succeeded. Clementine is the kind of musicians I prefer to dislike. She's the type that unapologetically does whatever the hell she wants to do, and that has a tendency to turn out like self-indulgent trash

/ May.5.2012.

Welcome New Team Riders – Catalina Classic

West Hem Roll would officially like to welcome Chris Sharp, Lonnie Leonelli, and Justin Rouleau to the WHR Team

/ May.4.2012.

RIP MCA

It saddens me greatly today to say that we lost one of music's great pioneers. Today Adam Yauch, known better to many as M.C.A., one third of the Beastie Boys, lost his nearly three-year long battle with cancer.

/ May.1.2012.

Stop It

Take one setup and make it your bitch. Destroy that board. Use it for everything until it's a lifeless, delaminated, water-swelled, splintery mess

/ May.1.2012.

Hidden Hospitals – EP 001

On the surface, Hidden Hospitals has college rock written all over them. Upon closer listening to their first and self-titled EP, however, it becomes apparent that they have far more to offer than can be illustrated in just five songs. Hidden Hospitals EP 001 rounds out a solid fifteen minutes of sparse, experimental rock

/ Apr.3.2012.

Before Their Eyes: “Redemption” – Buckle your seatbelts kids

Before Their Eyes - comprised of Nicholas Moore (vocals, keyboards), Jordan Disorbo (lead guitar), Anthony Damschroder (bass), Brandon Rosiar (rhythm guitar), and Jarrett Hottman (drums) - draws clear inspiration from many bands that (brace yourselves, hipster moment incoming) most people have never heard of.

/ Mar.25.2012.

Rest in Peace Larry Stevenson

Our thoughts and best wishes go out to the family and friends of Larry Stevenson. He is and will forever be a legend in the skateboard industry.

/ Mar.20.2012.

Cairo Knife Fight releases a chilling new video

Cairo Knife Fight is an electrifying and powerful band out of New Zealand that's taking the world by force, one tour after another. With Mars Volta/Radiohead-esque tones, they've fought their way onto AP's list of bands to watch this year, and AP has got it right