Slam City Skates Blog
998 FOLLOWERS
News and blogs on finest skateboard brands and skateboard goods by UK's Oldest Skateboard Store Est 1986.
Slam City Skates Blog
5d ago
This “Visuals” interview is with Palace Skateboards founder Lev Tanju. Read on to find out about the homegrown visuals he selected for us, and the reasons why they are important to him…
Words and interview by Jacob Sawyer. Lev Tanju out for Ice Cream in Rome
Lev Tanju is a national treasure, he founded Palace Skateboards back in 2009, an institution that has always championed London, and continued to prove the International appeal of a diverse squad of humans he believed in from the start. His blend of humour and irreverence are key to the success of the company but are counterb ..read more
Slam City Skates Blog
2w ago
This new “Offerings” interview with Spencer Hamilton is guaranteed to open up a diverse array of avenues to explore. Read on to find out what skate video, album, book, and movie he recommended, and check in with one of Canada’s finest…
words and interview by Jacob Sawyer. Spencer Hamilton at home in Vancouver. PH: Tracy Giesz-Ramsay
Our paths last crossed with Spencer Hamilton when a Supra tour swept through town back in 2019, and it was a pleasure to meet him. We had a brief talk outside our old Covent Garden shop about his trip so far which quickly segued into nutrition, and y ..read more
Slam City Skates Blog
3w ago
This Industry interview is with Jeff Henderson who spent over a decade working for Emerica, had a brief hiatus, and has recently been welcomed back into the fold. Find out more about his time helping to build the brand in the early days, and his plans for what’s coming next…
words and interview by Jacob Sawyer. Jeff Henderson at the local shot by his brother Brian
Jeff Henderson’s skateboarding story began like many with a Variflex complete, opened in San Diego on Christmas morning in 1987. His stepdad was in the Navy which meant a fair bit of moving around was on the cards, and ..read more
Slam City Skates Blog
3M ago
Working on this Visuals feature with Ted Barrow was a pleasure. His tasteful selection, careful consideration, and articulate analysis of why each visual holds significance hit our inbox fully realised. Enjoy Ted’s musings on three choice moments that stretch from the early nineties to the cusp of the millennium, a collaborative board graphic with one of skateboarding’s true visionaries, and a bonus piece of art history…
Ted Barrow cycling around San Francisco. PH: Ryan Lay
Ted Barrow is a multifaceted individual, the kind of mind that enhances and embellishes skateboarding’s ri ..read more
Slam City Skates Blog
3M ago
We are pleased to announce that the Slam City Skates Warehouse Sale is back, get ready to start your year with some great savings you won’t find anywhere else…
SLAM CITY SKATES WAREHOUSE SALE
FRIDAY JANUARY 5TH, SATURDAY JANUARY 6TH, SUNDAY JANUARY 7TH.
11AM to 7PM
10 DRAY WALK, LONDON, E1 6QL.
Customers who have been visiting us for decades will remember the warehouse sales we used to host. These were events in themselves, and they became a legendary get together.Traditionally we would hold these huge sales annually, people would come from far and wide to stock up, and g ..read more
Slam City Skates Blog
3M ago
Immediately after taking in the incredible Static VI video we wasted no time reaching out to Josh Stewart about doing a Backstory interview for the blog. His many commitments, and a whirlwind of premieres, have meant he has been an incredibly busy man but we managed to connect once the dust finally settled. See which tricks from the video he selected to speak about, and learn more about their significance from the creative mastermind behind the Static series…
words and interview by Jacob Sawyer. Josh at the Chicago premiere of Static VI. PH: Dakota Mullins
As the 25th anniversar ..read more
Slam City Skates Blog
4M ago
This 5000 Words interview with Steve Van Doren explores photos from his archives, opening up a conversation about decades of Vans history. From using the LA County Fair as an outlet opportunity in the late 80s to now, the photos Steve pulled out for us cover a serious stretch of time…
Words and interview by Jacob Sawyer. Steve Van Doren selfie from the Rowan 2 shoe launch
The Van Doren family have been putting their money where their mouth is, and supporting skateboarding since they first recognised the popularity of their products within our burgeoning community. They have been ..read more
Slam City Skates Blog
4M ago
Welcome to our 5000 Words feature with London-based lensman Rich West. Rich took us through a selection of photos he has shot over the last few years. Find out more about his picks, and the process behind them…
words and interview by Jacob Sawyer. Rich West portrait taken at Rafski’s. PH: Rafal Wojnowski
Rich West had a false start when it came to skateboarding, instantly breaking an elbow as a five year old, and vowing never to repeat that mistake. That is until the cultural phenomenon of Tony Hawk’s first video game made waves through his friendship group, rendering resistance ..read more
Slam City Skates Blog
4M ago
We are stoked to bring you a ‘Visuals’ interview with Dave Mackey. It was great to speak about his selection which opened up a discussion about many different things from our shared timeline, a conversation which continued beyond what was on the menu…
words and interview by jacob sawyer. Dave Mackey repping Mischief/ Bingo forever. PH: Johnny Haynes
Dave Mackey is a national treasure. Whenever the brotherhood of British skateboarding is mentioned, Mackey’s face is one of the first I think of, and I’m sure that’s the case for many. His positive impact has been reverberating aroun ..read more
Slam City Skates Blog
5M ago
Check out our ‘Offerings’ interview with Rowan Zorilla. We spoke to Rowan about a skate video, album, book, and film that he selected for us. We also took some time to speak about his second signature shoe for Vans, which is arriving next week, and more…
Words and interview by Jacob Sawyer. Photo by Anthony Acosta
We first met Rowan Zorilla at the House of Vans in London when the Propeller video premiere swept through town. Greg Hunt’s seminal video feels fresh in the grand scheme of things, but it’s approaching a decade ago that we sat in the Prince Charles cinema and took that ..read more