Thrasher Magazine
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Thrasher was founded in 1981 by Fausto Vitello and Eric Swenson, primarily as a way to promote Independent Truck Company, their skateboard truck company. The magazine's first editor was Kevin Thatcher. Mofo became the second staff member, joining Thatcher in mid-1981.
In 1993, Jake Phelps was named editor of the magazine. With him, he brought the punk-skater ethic to the world through his photojournalism, changing the essence of Thrasher, and in turn changing the sub-culture of skateboarding forever. In 1999, the magazine sponsored a PlayStation game called Thrasher Presents Skate and Destroy. Vitello's son, Tony, took over as owner of the magazine after his father died of a heart attack in 2006, and Swenson died by suicide in 2011. On March 14, 2019, long-time editor Jake Phelps died.
Photographer Michael Burnett is the magazine's current editor-in-chief.
Videos
SOTY OZ Tour (2012)
collin provost, grant taylor, andrew currie, chima ferguson, raven tershy , and more
Added: Monday, January 10, 2022
chris pfanner, curren caples, louie lopez, ishod wair, blake carpenter , and more
Added: Wednesday, December 22, 2021
The Yellow Van Chronicles (2014)
Added: Sunday, April 27, 2014
Thrash & Burn 2017 (2017)
frank gerwer, grant taylor, evan smith, chris pfanner, louie lopez , and more
Added: Monday, January 10, 2022
Thrasher - 911 Emergency (1995)
ethan fowler, jake rupp, josh kalis, keith hufnagel ("huf"), max schaaf , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Am Scramble 2017 (2017)
axel cruysberghs, jarne verbruggen, zion wright, mason silva, tyson peterson , and more
Added: Monday, August 14, 2017
Thrasher - Am Scramble 2018 (2019)
jaakko ojanen, gabriel summers, tanner vanvark, pedro delfino, henry gartland , and more
Added: Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Thrasher - Am Scramble 2019 (2020)
aaron goure, jesse lindloff, griffin gass, ish cepeda, breana geering ("breezy") , and more
Added: Thursday, May 28, 2020
Thrasher - Am Scramble 2021 (2022)
martino cattaneo, frankie decker, ronnie kessner, christian henry, shintaro hongo , and more
Added: Friday, August 26, 2022
Thrasher - Beer Helmet (2005)
diego bucchieri ("the butcher"), chet childress, dan drehobl, tony trujillo ("tnt"), peter hewitt , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Beer Slave (2007)
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
chet childress, dan drehobl, peter hewitt, neil blender, al partanen , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Brutality (2008)
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Chinese Takeout (2012)
angel ramirez, don nguyen ("nuge"), dustin dollin, frank gerwer, omar salazar , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Donut Duty (1995)
geoff rowley, alex chalmers, eric koston, josh kalis, keith hufnagel ("huf") , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Double Rock (2009)
caswell berry, nyjah huston, brian anderson, chet childress, kyle berard , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Feats (1994)
donny barley, ethan fowler, jeremy wray, keith hufnagel ("huf"), max schaaf , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Firing Squad (2000)
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Go For Broke (2001)
evan hernandez, bryan herman, dan drehobl, terry kennedy, jose rojo , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Grindland (2021)
peter hewitt, sam hitz, mark scott ("red"), mark hubbard ("monk"), roman pabich , and more
Added: Thursday, January 20, 2022
aaron suski, brandon biebel, diego bucchieri ("the butcher"), dustin dollin, keith hufnagel ("huf") , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
dan drehobl, matt pailes, chad fernandez, wade speyer, paul zuanich , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - How To Skateboard (1995)
marc johnson, bob burnquist, paul sharpe, tim brauch, kien lieu ("donger") , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970