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Aaron Rose Releases 23-Minute Fausto Vitello Interview From 2005

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4 years ago

August 27, 2018

Aaron Rose’s Beautiful Losers turned 10 this month. In honor of the occasion, Rose curated an art show that is on display at The Hole in New York until September 1. It’s a celebration of the DIY / outsider art that was showcased through Rose’s Alleged Gallery in the Lower East Side during the early ‘90s. The film highlights many artists that are a big part of skateboarding’s culture. Rose talked to numerous people for Beautiful Losers, and is currently releasing 100 raw interviews via his Vimeo page that include: Larry Clark, Harmony Korine, Dash Snow, Ian Mackaye, Cheryl Dunn, and many more.

The above 23-minute conversation with Fausto Vitello is especially noteworthy. The Thrasher magazine and Independent Trucks founder talks about skateboarding’s early days, and gives a good deal of insight into the evolution of the culture. What’s most interesting is that everything that he says is still relevant today.

Fausto passed away in 2006 roughly a year after this was shot. Have a look at what may be his final interview in its entirety above.

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Santa Cruz Skateboards’ ‘True Grit’ features Tom Asta

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Shecks Guests on the Latest ‘The Nine Club’ Episode

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2 months ago

June 9, 2022

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Pro skater Ryan Sheckler talks about growing up in Southern California, starting skateboarding at the tender age of two, his over two decades of career, and his personal struggles in the latest podcast episode of “The Nine Club”.

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Vans Skateboarding Drops ‘Lizzie’ Video

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2 months ago

June 1, 2022

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Get to know more about Lizzie Armanto through the lens of the persons closest to her in this 35 mm film directed by renowned filmmaker Greg Hunt and presented by Vans Skateboarding.

Lizzie is an X Games gold medalist (Barcelona, 2013) and the first-ever woman to make it to the cover of Transworld Skateboarding in 2016.

She was also the first female skateboarder to do the loop, a 360-degree vertical ramp on which the rider turns completely upside down while maintaining contact between the wheels of the skateboard and the ramp’s surface.