It's not arrogance when I say that the Inland Empire has produced some of the finest skateboarding in the world. From Chris Miller to the admirable ingenuity of Eric Koston, the Inland Empire produces generation upon generation of innovative skateboarders. In addition to excellence in all types of skateboarding, it's given us some great characters as well.

Was digging through some old magazines and came across this interview with Ed Templeton talking about his art and photography. This was from the November 2001 issue of Juxtapoz. Was a good read so figured I'd archive it here, enjoy.

We recently sat down with Eddie Villa to discuss and remember his brother Van Wastell who's life was tragically cut short on 9/5/2008. Van was a rare bright spot on the skateboard world and one of it's biggest up and coming talents before unexpectedly leaving this Earth. Van is greatly missed but will never be forgotten.

Was going through a friends old dubbed VHS tapes the other day and stumbled across this episode of MTV's The Blame Game with Chad Fernandez. I'd never even heard of this show and at first was thoroughly confused as to what I was even watching but after a few minutes couldn't look away. It was like a car [...]

Stopped by my Pops house earlier to see if he needed any help with a yard sale he was having, and what to my wondering eyes should appear but...

Was scanning a Transworld from 2001 earlier today and caught myself completely zoning out on these Deluxe England Summer Tour photos. Looks like Huf was on the trip as well but just didn't get a photo in the article for whatever reason.

In being a fairly loyal Anti-Hero consumer for 13 years now, I've watched Julien run the gamut of hilarious graphics and products that I wished I'd kept. There have been countless series mocking the American media and priceless Gerwer graphics, but there are 2 items in particular that enter my mind more [...]

A few days ago I received an envelope tightly wrapped in red Deluxe Distribution tape and the sight of it nearly made my eyes pop out of my head. This was it... this is what I'd been waiting for... it was finally here. After nearly 2 weeks of monitoring Slap's Real "Since Day One" thread I finally had [...]

For most of the 1990's Jason Rothmeyer and a tight knit crew of friends ran Long Beach and it's surrounding areas, leaving a mark on skateboarding that is still seen to this day. I recently got the chance to sit down with the Jedi Master of skate nerds and discuss this golden age of skateboarding and [...]

The new Me, Myself and I, Paul Rodriguez part is online today. Check the new trailer then head to itunes for the full part.

Personally, I tuned out of the Battle At The Berrics after BATB1. But for those interested, I compiled all the Battle At The Berrics 3 matches into 1 convenient playlist and removed those annoying DC ads.

We came across a stash of old Big Brother Magazine trading cards, including the coveted Goofy Boy. I scanned them in and combined the front and back together so you can see the stats on the back side, which are usually the best part.

After months of soul-crushing labor, we are ready to present the Skately Library. The Library is a huge directory of skateboard brands, people, and videos, meticulously organized by two old skate nerds. We wanted to give props to anyone that has logged footage over the years, or made any kind of contribution [...]

I'm sure many of you have heard the rumor that Jamie Thomas sent Chris Cole some black hair dye and AC/DC t-shirts after recruiting him for Zero. True or not, it isn't that far-fetched. A unique look can go a long way in skateboarding, and I don't know if Chris Cole would be quite as popular if he was [...]

Before everyone had video recording capabilities on their phone, skateboarders were frequently logging police harassment into their Hi-8 and DV camcorders. You see, skaters would lug a video camera along with them to film sessions, and would often catch police officers and security guards acting inappropriately. [...]

Baker Skateboards has introduced their new Heli-Pop deck technology and boasts that this new construction can actually help you pop your tricks better. That's crazy right? Maybe not... here's what Andrew Reynolds has to say about it. "Are you sick of your board getting soggy after a week!? Well kiss [...]

Here's a playlist of all Michael Sieben's Internet Shack episodes, in case anyone missed them. The Internet Shack was the sleeper hit of the Spring and gave me something to look forward to each week. Enjoy.

Let me start by saying that at one point in time I was a pretty big Jim Greco fan. This was from his time on Zero through his part in Baker2G, which in my opinion, is still his best video part to date. Back then, Jim had a punk rock attitude where it seemed he didn't give a crap what anyone thought [...]