CAP: The Infamous New York Graffiti Bomber of Style Wars Who Redefined Subway Graffiti
CAP is one of the most infamous graffiti bombers of all time. Featured in Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant’s 1983 documentary, Style Wars, which spotlighted New York’s early 80s graffiti and hip‑hop culture. Unlike other writers during the time period, CAP wasn’t focused on elaborate murals, he actively tagged over others’ pieces, carving out a […]
Earl Sweatshirt Returns With “Live Laugh Love” — Odd Future Prodigy Talks Skating, Fame & Fatherhood
Earl Sweatshirt emerged in the late 2000s as the teenage prodigy of the Odd Future collective, a crew that built a cult following through self-released music and a skate inspired aesthetic that redefined underground rap in the early 2010s. Now, Earl returns with his fifth studio album Live Laugh Love — a 25-minute record featuring production […]
30 Years Later, Behind Larry Clark’s ‘Kids’ and NYC’s Skate Scene
During the summer of 1995, Larry Clark’s directorial debut Kids hit theaters across the country, offering audiences a look into the lives of unsupervised teenagers as they skated, partied, had unprotected sex, and did drugs over the course of one day in New York City. Though it was met with controversy upon release, Kids has […]
How NYC Graffiti Made The North Face Street Royalty
Within the history of streetwear in New York City, few labels carry as heavy a cultural weight as The North Face. Since the gear first took off in the streets during the ‘90s, the outdoor brand has become a part of an identity and history unique to the city. The iconic pieces and signature colors […]
Skate Muzik is a Love Letter to Skate Video Soundtracks
“Skate Muzik” is a monthly radio show on NTS Radio, curated and hosted by Milan‑based DJ and skateboarder Gianluca Quagliano. The show dives into the rich, often under‑celebrated soundtracks of classic skate videos; each episode repurposes those iconic tracks into hour‑long mixes centered around a theme, genre, legendary skateboarder, or influential skate video. Gianluca Quagliano […]
Troy Gipson: From Seattle to Supreme and Violet
Troy Gipson was first featured on the Living Proof Podcast (formerly Angel and Z) in June of 2022, in what would be his first ever formal interview appearance. Less than a year later, he turned professional for Violet. Born in Oakland, raised in Seattle, and currently living in New York City, Gipson is one of […]
Uncle Paulie: How a Queens Graffiti Kid Turned a Deli Into a Brand
Uncle Paulie James is the co‑founder and owner of Uncle Paulie’s Deli. A native of Queens, New York, Paulie moved to Los Angeles and, together with friend and designer Jon Buscemi, opened the deli in 2017 to recreate the warm, community-driven Italian‑American sandwich shops he grew up loving. Paulie’s background is rooted in graffiti culture […]
The Japanese Artist Turning Used Skateboards Into Sculptures: Haroshi
Haroshi is a skateboarder and visual artist from Tokyo, renowned worldwide for his handmade sculptures and installations created using discarded skateboards. Inspired by the traditions of his culture and his fondness for giving new life to items no longer suitable for their previous use, the uniqueness of his creations is a culmination of his upbringing […]
Grant Taylor: From Atlanta Roots to Anti-Hero
At 33, Grant Taylor has established himself as one of the most respect skaters of this generation. Born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1991, Grant was introduced to skateboarding by his father Thomas Taylor, a former professional skateboarder. A veteran of Atlanta’s early skate days, Thomas started skating pools, DIY vert ramps, and concrete skatepark transition […]
The Legend of MKUE: New York Graffiti Icon
MQ, also known as MKUE or MQUE, is a legendary graffiti writer who came up in New York City’s Manhattan and Queens graffiti scenes of the 1980s. Affiliated with the DMS crew—an iconic collective intertwined with the city’s hardcore music culture—MQ began writing in the early 1980s. Following the decline of subway train graffiti in […]
Gus Van Sant meets William Strobeck: A Conversation on Skate Culture, Film, and Legacy
William Strobeck and Gus Van Sant are both legends in their own creative fields, and are regarded as hugely influential figures in the world of filmmaking. Through different lenses, their work focuses on the countercultural subsections of youth, street culture, and what is generally seen as taboo subject matters within mainstream society. In March of […]
The Street Legacy of Ralph Lauren in Hip-Hop
Ever since the youth of New York’s outer boroughs brought the aspirational vision of Ralph Lauren clothing to the streets, Polo has permanently embedded itself into the DNA of the city as a whole. What started as teens from Brooklyn boosting gear from department stores grew to become a lifestyle that went worldwide, and created […]