When We Was Rad:
Skateboard History from UK Vintage Magazine

Month: March 2009


  • Great video from Graham Taylor

    Just seen a video mashup by Graham Taylor which combines Norman McClaren, Georges Balanchine and skate video from the eighties and ninenties. Part of me feels a bit uncomfortable with the ballet parallel. But I’ve always felt extremely uncomfortable with the ‘skateboarding as stadium sport’ let alone ‘skateboarding in the Olympics’ line. So give me…


  • Wasrad on Facebook?

    If the world is fleeing into Facebook then I guess I had better try to take this inside those closed walls…


  • Intro: Mark Findlay

    Interesting to notice that Fids nominated Stevenage as his favourite ramp even though he came from Ramsgate. That’s a sign of the times: he had to travel into London and out the other side to skate it. His answer to the question “What would make skating better?” — “Better weather or more indoor ramps” touches…


  • Latest Simon Evans Show

    I always was a fan of the Simon Evans currently known as an artist.