WES PHELAN 2023 PROFILE + INTERVIEW Kevin Little·March 14, 2023INTERVIEW & INTRODUCTION BY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: KEVIN LITTLE, @kevinmlittle CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHY: GINO GOTELLI, @ginogotelli Dating back all the way...
WINTERCLASH 2023 | SNAPSHOTS OF A COMMUNITY BY MATTHEW JASTRZEMSKI Jonathan Labez·March 6, 2023Since moving from the US to Europe in 2016, every February up until the pandemic years, I packed my camera, skates, and a few days worth of clothing to make my way to Eindhoven for Winterclash. To be honest with you, I don't go to watch skating or even skate myself (of course I do both). I go for the community.
WINTERCLASH 2023 | JEFF SPÖRRI CAPTURING DAY 2 & 3 Jonathan Labez·March 2, 2023This Winterclash came with a lot of surprises. The biggest to me was how much talent there was at the juniors [level]. Not to mention, I’ve never seen so many bladies at in a skate park. [To] see how many girls and woman skate, makes me wonder if Jojo should think about extending [Winterclash] one day longer to fit all the heats. Same for the AMs; there were soooo many heats and talented skaters competing...
WINTERCLASH 2023 | THROUGH THE LENS OF CLEMENT BARBAZA Jonathan Labez·February 22, 2023After 3 years, Winterclash is finally back. You could feel the hype of the community all over social media in the weeks prior. Everybody was excited to be back there! A new skatepark has been built, and nobody knew what to expect...
JUMPING INTO WINTERCLASH 2023 | DAY 1 AT HANGLOSERS SUPERBOWL Jonathan Labez·February 10, 2023It's been three long years and we're finally back at Area 51 in Einhoven for Winterclash 2023! Thank the blade gods, Johannes Jacobi and his crew bringing us all together for so much needed time together! The first big event is Hanglosers' Superbowl contest, MC'd by Miguel Martinez.
THE FINAL SHOWDOWN | INTERVIEW WITH DANIEL KINNEY — ‘ONE LAST TIME’ AT BITTER COLD SHOWDOWN Jonathan Labez·February 1, 2023WORDS | JONATHAN LABEZ @JMLABEZPHOTOS | JEREMY STEPHENSON @SLAYCHAIN, JOHN HAYNES @JOHNHAYNESPHOTO, CHRIS GERARD @CHRISGERARD When Bitter Cold...
WHAT’S IN A NAME ? | DESCRIBING SKATING TO THE MASSES Be-Mag·January 29, 2023WORDS: CONTRIBUTING EDITOR DEVON BABIN, @WORDSMITH1982. In skating’s heyday of the ‘90s and early ‘00s, when countless people...
NICKEL & DIME HOLIDAY ART SHOW & TOY DRIVE Jonathan Labez·January 17, 2023Over the Holidays, Nickel and Dime Skate Shop held a pop up art show and toy drive with the noble goal of donating toys to Union Rescue Mission. Be-Mag, along with The Dreamers Club, Full Plate Co, Skates Stay Strapped, and Trap Ninja Collectibles came out for this event to help make the holidays brighter for families struggling during this economically challenging time...
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS | FROM ADDICTION TO SOBRIETY WITH KYLE VANDONGEN Jonathan Labez·December 15, 2022Blade culture (like skateboard culture) has problems with substance abuse. We end sessions and celebrate events with beer and blunts, which normalizes it. As a collective, there is a tendency of seeing younger skaters as more mature, erroneously equating a person's talent on skates to mean experienced at life. In part because older skaters with more life experience have a tendency of indoctrinating younger skaters to things they might not experience otherwise...
FRAI GOMEZ | ONE MINUTE, ONE SPOT Kevin Little·December 14, 2022Frai Gomez is one of the most talented and driven bladers to ever come out of Mexico. Hailing...
CONTEST REPORT | CARRIERS OPEN 2022 Kevin Little·December 6, 2022REPORT BY: EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: KEVIN LITTLE, @kevinmlittle. PHOTOS BY: VICTOR DELGADO, ANDREW CARGILL, @cargilla9000 Carriers Skate Shop has now been...
JULIEN CUDOT | SAUCE DALLAS + INTERVIEW Kevin Little·November 28, 2022INTERVIEW: EDITOR-IN-CHIEF KEVIN LITTLE, @kevinmlittle PHOTOGRAPHY: GINO GOTELLI, @ginogotelli There aren’t many skaters that have had the longevity...
MAKING ENDS MEET | A CONVERSATION WITH MICK CASALS Kevin Little·October 14, 2022WORDS BY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: KEVIN LITTLE, @kevinmlittle. PHOTOS BY: MICK CASALS, @mickcasals Anthony Medina and the infamous Candy Crew...
CONTEST REPORT | OKLAHOMA SHOWDOWN Kevin Little·September 27, 2022REPORT BY: EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: KEVIN LITTLE, @kevinmlittle. PHOTOS BY: VICTOR DELGADO, ANDREW CARGILL, @cargilla9000, JOHN SULLIVAN @sullyphotozjohnsullivan, KEVIN LITTLE,...
ENDS BY ANTHONY MEDINA | PRE-SESS & PREMIERE Kevin Little·September 13, 2022WORDS BY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: KEVIN LITTLE, @kevinmlittle. PHOTOS BY: GINO GOTELLI, @ginogotelli There are very few current videographers with...
SOUTHPORT JAM 2022 | EVENT REPORT Jonathan Labez·August 19, 2022The idea of SPT Jam came about after we started a fundraiser to resurface the local skate park. We secured £18,500 from the council. After seeing the fresh wood, I approached the council about showing off the work in some way. I suggested some form of [skate] jam and they loved the idea.
AMSTERDAM STREET BATTLE 2022 | EVENT REPORT Jonathan Labez·August 4, 2022WORDS | CAVIN BRINKMAN @PLASTICPUSHERSPHOTOGRAPHY | ADAM SZYMANSKI @ADAMSKAJ ADDITIONAL PHOTOS | NIELS BAZELMANS @NIELSONWHEELSTILBURG | DENNIS EVERS...
GEORGIA ON MY MIND BY ANTHONY ALARI Kevin Little·July 26, 2022WORDS & PHOTOS BY ANTHONY ALARI, @ANTALARI Street skating adventures in Georgia began for me about four years...
HELP BLADING LEGEND ERIK BAILEY Be-Mag·July 24, 2022Terrible news has come out regarding inline skating legend Erik Bailey. On the night of July 22nd, Erik...
UP & COMING | SEBA DZBIK Kevin Little·July 19, 2022INTERVIEW BY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF KEVIN LITTLE @KEVINMLITTLE, PHOTOS BY: IWONA MROZ, @IWONA_MROZ Poland has long been a hot spot for...
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT | KICKS BY TRE Kevin Little·June 14, 2022INTERVIEW BY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF KEVIN LITTLE @KEVINMLITTLE Montre Livingston is well known in the blading community as one of the...
