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
bam margera, cairo foster, jeremy wray, keith hufnagel ("huf"), kenny reed , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Jaded (2002)
caswell berry, jerry hsu, louie barletta, marc johnson, tony manfre , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Keg Killer (2006)
aaron suski, pat duffy, chet childress, dan drehobl, emmanuel guzman , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Killing Time (2011)
don nguyen ("nuge"), dustin dollin, braydon szafranski, bryan herman, tony trujillo ("tnt") , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
caswell berry, darrell stanton, dennis busenitz, diego bucchieri ("the butcher"), dustin dollin , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
chris haslam, daewon song, darrell stanton, dennis busenitz, eric koston , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
arto saari, geoff rowley, alex chalmers, colt cannon, danny garcia , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
erik ellington, adam dyet, andrew reynolds ("the boss"), billy marks, bryan herman , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
aaron suski, brandon westgate, angel ramirez, danny cerezini, don nguyen ("nuge") , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
angel ramirez, eric koston, kenny anderson, justin brock, mikey taylor , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
eric koston, mike carroll, rick howard, johnny layton, marc johnson , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
collin provost, frank gerwer, leo romero, omar salazar, tony trujillo ("tnt") , and more
Added: Tuesday, January 1, 2013
cairo foster, caswell berry, justin eldridge, louie barletta, jose rojo , and more
Added: Tuesday, January 7, 2014
nyjah huston, evan smith, peter smolik, tyrone olson ("t-bone"), chad knight , and more
Added: Friday, December 12, 2014
Thrasher - Life of Pain (2008)
angel ramirez, tony trujillo ("tnt"), sammy baca, peter hewitt, nick trapasso , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Money For Blood (2007)
mark appleyard, chris haslam, greg lutzka, paul rodriguez ("p-rod"), adam dyet , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - On The Road (1994)
bam margera, donny barley, heath kirchart, stevie williams, dan drehobl , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
george kousoulis, tyshawn jones, nolan zangas, troy stilwell, geoff campbell , and more
Added: Saturday, March 2, 2024
corey duffel, anthony shetler, steve nesser, emeric pratt, neil heddings , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - Rocket Science (2004)
darrell stanton, mark gonzales ("gonz"), andrew reynolds ("the boss"), jeremy reeves, lindsey robertson , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - S.O.T.Y. Video (2003)
arto saari, geoff rowley, eric koston, mike carroll, andrew reynolds ("the boss") , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Thrasher - SOTY Naawwsty (2014)
eric koston, justin brock, grant taylor, robbie brockel, stevie perez , and more
Added: Thursday, March 27, 2014
collin provost, grant taylor, omar hassan, justin figueroa ("figgy"), wes kremer , and more
Added: Thursday, May 28, 2020
Thrasher - Savannah Slamma (1988)
mark gonzales ("gonz"), mike vallely, tony hawk, neil blender, lance mountain , and more
Added: Thursday, January 1, 1970