Donovon Piscopo nosegrinds dangerously high above sea level for the cover whilst Lance Mountain and John Lucero keep it down to earth on the back. Featuring Donovon, Norma Ibarra, Rick McCrank, a special instalment of the Chrome Ball Incident with skateboarding’s venerable team managers, and more. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE A COPY OF ISSUE #9
Donovon Piscopo, nosegrind | Covina, California | Anthony Acosta / John Lucero and Lance Mountain, doubles slappy | Huntingon Beach, CA | Jaime Owens • Closer Skateboarding Issue 9
Brace yourself for a lot of numbers… It’s our first issue of our third volume with Closer Skateboarding Issue 9 and although we just celebrated the two-year milestone, that makes the next installment Issue 10, which might be just cause to throw another little shindig…
Anyhow, our latest volume includes a cover story with Donovon Piscopo on fatherhood and founding his own company out of Covina, California; Anthony Pappalardo (the writer) traces the strange and fascinating story of a sculpture in Boston first seen skated by Donny Barley in Toy Machine’s Welcome To Hell; Norma Ibarra shares her story, wisdom and photography portfolio with Farran Golding; Cole Nowicki chronicles a day in the life of Rick McCrank; and Eric Swisher delivers a special edition of The Chrome Ball Incident delving into the world of team management with Crailtap’s Sam Smyth, Tum Yeto’s Mike Sinclair and Habitat Skateboards’ Brennan Conroy.
Joining those long-form articles is an interview with Benny Hughes of Curb Cuttings (who crafted the Rick Howard cover of Closer #5) plus columns with Clyde Singleton on Black representation, the artist JJ. Horner, Matt Price pays a photographic tribute to Bryce Kanights, and Nick Halkias shares his collection of boards where ’80s rock-and-roll and skateboarding collide.
Issue 9 below is now shipping to subscribers and shops around the world.
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Favorites from the print edition of Closer
- ‘Have You Met Nelly Morville?’ — An Interview with Limosine’s Breakout Star
- Ariana Spencer — One Rad Mom
- Topography: Wallrides with Silas Baxter-Neal
- The Long Play with Mason Silva: Early 2000s Skate Video Soundtracks
- A Static Retrospective with Josh Stewart: Part I: Starting Light — the Original Static Trilogy • Part II: Closing Doors — Static IV and V • Part III: End of the Line — Josh Stewart on Static VI
