INTERVIEWS
Bill Strobeck Interviews Ed Templeton About Sweaters
Last month, Bill Strobeck and Ed Templeton were both invited to show photos of their interpretations of sweaters alongside David Lynch, Gaspar Noé, and Jim Jarmusch in celebration of 40 years of agnes b’s snap cardigan design. Interview magazine took the opportunity to have Strobeck interview Templeton. Aside from documentation of a conversation between two cultural icons, this piece is noteworthy due to a gem of a story involving Anthony Pappalardo, an Italian suit, San Francisco, and Mosaic that should interest anyone visiting this site.
STROBECK: I know! It feels like she can really help artists get to the next level. Funny story … I remember me and [skater] Anthony Pappalardo took a train cross country from New York to San Francisco. It was around 2003. When we got out there, he got called to go to Scott Johnston‘s wedding, and he needed a suit. We were skating around downtown and we saw the agnès b. store that was there. I was like, you should just go in there and get a nice suit, so you have it after the wedding. We were staying at this skate house, and he brought the suit back and was wearing it in the house. He was excited to have a suit. It’s really funny to think about that now, whenever I hear agnès b. I think of that story and my friend, this Italian kid, and how he felt like an adult wearing that suit.
TEMPLETON: I’m trying to picture Pappalardo wearing a nice suit right now!
STROBECK: It was right around when the Mosaic video came out, we went out there to film for that video. He’s got that Italian demeanor, you know? I’ve met his family, his mom works at the chocolate shop, his dad owns a pizza place. And then it’s just him in that suit with the feel of being an Italian dude, like, yeah, I look cool. It’s just funny. But I went over and saw all the work at the show and it looked really good. I have to go back and check it again before it ends on March 1. I haven’t had the chance to look at each photo.
Read the entire interview here.
Image Via Bill Strobeck
INTERVIEWS
Kelly Bird Opens Up in Latest The Nine Club Episode
Nike SB Global Brand Manager Kelly Bird opens up about growing up in Houston, getting into skateboarding, becoming a pro, and eventually transitioning to the industry side of skateboarding.
Before he became the global brand manager of Nike SB, Kelly worked for DC Shoes and Lakai Footwear.
INTERVIEWS
Catch Up with Mariah Duran in the Latest Nine Club Episode
Pro skater Mariah Duran has always been into sports as a young kid, she revealed in the latest episode of The Nine Club.
The goofy-footed skater from Albuquerque, New Mexico got introduced to skateboarding when she was around 10. Initially, she would borrow his brother’s board, but her mom eventually bought her a board.
She was also into softball when she was younger and basketball when she was in high school. Later on, she shifted her focus to skateboarding.
Mariah won the USA Skateboarding National Championships Womens Street in 2019, and 2021. She placed 4th in the most recent competition.
She is also a two-time X Games gold medalist for Women’s Street Skateboarding.
INTERVIEWS
Nyjah Huston Talks About SOTY 2022
Nyjah Huston has only good things to say about his rivals for the 2022 SOTY.
In the ONSTIX Episode 108 streamed on Thrasher’s Twitch channel, Nyjah described the 2022 SOTY Tyshawn Jones as the “King of Pops” for “skating over anything and everything possible.”
He also said that Louie Lopez is just straight-up creative and had a good chance of getting SOTY for many years now.
He also commended TFunk’s latest video part.
Nyjah said in the interview that he watches almost every video that Thrasher posts, even those names he hadn’t heard of.
I love watching everyone’s skating because everyone skates differently and that’s what beautiful about what we do.
Nyjah huston
Tyshawn Jones eventually got the 2022 SOTY title. He is one of the three double-recipients of the title, the other two being Danny Way and Chris Cole. He earned his first SOTY in 2018.
Watch the full interview here.
-
CONTESTS6 months ago
Olympians Dominate 2022 Summer X Games Women’s Skateboard Park
-
CULTURE6 months ago
Watch Unlock the Spot Albuquerque Highlights
-
INTERVIEWS5 months ago
The Nine Club Features Elliot Sloan
-
CONTESTS5 months ago
Get to Know the Red Bull Manny Mania Winners
-
CONTESTS5 months ago
Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert is Back
-
CONTESTS6 months ago
Gustavo Ribeiro Wins Dew Tour 2022 Men’s Street Competition
-
CONTESTS5 months ago
Yuto Horigome, Rayssa Leal Win SLS Seattle
-
CONTESTS5 months ago
Vans Showdown 2022 Winners