Monday, September 14, 2015

THE TRACKER BOOK

BEFORE GULLWING AND THE MAKING OF THE BA. KU. SUPER PRO III, THE BARRIER KULT RODE THE DANFORTH TRACKER SIXTRACK IN THE EARLY 2010s.  THIS PAST DIRECT ASSOCIATION WITH TRACKER ALLOWED US TO BE A PART OF THE 388 PAGE HARDCOVER TOME THAT IS THE TRACKER FORTY YEARS OF SKATEBOARD HISTORY HARDCOVER BOOK.  ALMOST FETISHISTIC IN IT'S FANATICAL DEDICATION TO ALUMINUM AND STEEL DESIGN, THE BOOK CHARTS THE ADVENT AND PROLIFERATION OF THE FIRST 'WIDE' TRUCK [IT'S IMPORTANCE FOR THE BARRIER KULT RITUALS IS PALPABLE AS THE WIDE TRUCKS FIT THE FIRST 'PIG' DECKS OF WORSHIP].  THE BOOK ALSO INCLUDES PAGE AFTER PAGE OF OBSESSED INTERVIEWS WITH AND DEDICATIONS TO CULT FIGURES THE LIKES OF ALLEN LOSI, CHRIS STROPLE, BILL DANFORTH, NEIL BLENDER, GSD, MARTY JIMENEZ, JEFF PHILLIPS, DAVE HACKETT, AND MANY MANY MORE.  
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AS A STUDY PIECE. 

THE MASSIVE BOOK IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE

PREVIEW PICTURES BELOW.




Sunday, September 6, 2015

THE BARRIER KULT FAKIE HILLBOMB INTERVIEW

‘THAT WORLD OF “GLORIFIED FREESTYLE”‘: AN INTERVIEW WITH BARRIER KULT
READ THE INTERVIEW HERE.

ALSO - RECENT PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF LUTHER, MOSS-COVERED WITCHMAKER CANDLEMAS.  FRONTSIDE GRIND, MOSS-COVERED BARRIER IN OREGON.  DISCOVERED AFTER A NIGHT OF SLEEPING 100 FEET AWAY.  PHOTO: @donnovan.rice