The Bones Brigade Audio Show

Welcome back to the show! This week, we’re taking a slight detour from our regularly scheduled programming for a fun review of the 1992 Pow Wow at Powell II NSA contest video! Is it technically a Bones Brigade video? Well, no- but it has “Powell” in the title, and that’s good enough for us. Held at the infamous Skate Zone back in February of 1992, Pow Wow is a snapshot of a pivotal moment in skate...

Get up on those kicktails, wall-jammers, because for this iteration of the world-renowned Bones Brigade Audio Show Intelligence Report, we have one of our most requested guests; the man himself- the one and only Rob Fitzgerald, AKA Johnny Rad! Matt and Larry sit down for an in-depth chat with Rob about his incredible acting career, meeting Stacy Peralta, filming for The Search For Animal Chin , th...

Here’s one we certainly had not anticipated! For this special episode of The Bones Brigade Audio Show, we will be checking out material from the recently unearthed “rough cut” of Powell Peralta’s “8”- a video we reviewed just a few episodes ago. What is this rough cut, you ask? A listener reached out to let us know that he was in possession of what appeared to be a very rare version of 8 that was...

1991 is still going strong! On this episode of The Bones Brigade Audio Show, Larry and Matt are joined by reknowned skate and surf filmer/photographer Steve Sherman and pro skateboarder Jason Rothemeyer to get into the nitty gritty on the second Powell Peralta video of that year; the underappreciated and intentionally-misspelled Celebraty Tropical Fish. This one has it all! Never-before-heard tale...

We’re back with our fifth Intelligence Report episode here at The Bones Brigade Audio Show, and we couldn’t be more stoked- for joining us in the studio is none other than the legendary Anita Tessensohn! Featured prominently in one of Powell Peralta’s most iconic ads (1987’s “ Some Girls Play With Dolls. Real Women Skate .”, which as of this recording is still being used by the company as a grip t...

Welcome back to the show! This week, the BBAS crew are dipping their toes- ever so slightly- into skateboarding’s mythical “new school” era, with an in-depth review of Powell Peralta’s often overlooked 1991 video Eight ! Times they were a-changin’ in the early nineties, and Eight truly marks the end of an era for Powell, with several key team riders either left out of the video entirely or showcas...

“This isn’t podcasting, sergeant; this is *listening* to a podcast!” Welcome back, friends, to the Bones Brigade Audio show! We are kicking off 2023 with one of our most heavily-requested videos- though not a traditional skate video by any means. Yes, it’s time to spend two hours discussing the two minutes of legendary Chin-era Bones Brigade footage found in the 1987 cinematic classic Police Acade...

Happy Holidays from The Bones Brigade Audio Show! On this final episode of 2022, Larry and Matt take a look back at the first year of the podcast, go over some episode highlights, some fun stats, dig into the mailbag, and- of course- open some presents. We’d like to thank everyone for coming along with us on this journey so far, and let you know there’s lots more to come in 2023- so, have yourself...

The fourth installment of The Bones Brigade Audio Show Intelligence Report is here, and we’re welcoming an absolute giant in the world of skateboarding into the fold- for joining Matt and Larry in the studio is none other than the legendary Chuck Treece! A ripping skateboarder and musical prodigy of near-mythical status, Chuck was responsible for soundtracking some of the most famously influential...

Welcome back to The Bones Brigade Audio Show, and to the conclusion to our  Propaganda video review trilogy! It is said that all good things must come to an end, but luckily our special guests Steve Saiz and Mark Nisbet are back with more hilarious and enthralling insider stories of both skating in and fiming for this timeless classic to help ring it out in style. We'll also get to hear from s...

Part two of yet another Bones Brigade Audio Show review trilogy is upon us! Your trusty hosts Larry and Matt- as well as special guests Steve Saiz and Mark Nisbet- have returned to the studio for a second round with Powell Peralta's epic  Propaganda video .  Come along for the ride as we continue our journey into the minutiae of this often-overlooked early-nineties skateboarding masterstroke....

On this long-awaited episode of The Bones Brigade Audio Show, Matt and Larry are joined by two special guests- skate videographer and photographer Mark Nisbet, along with the return of our good friend Steve “King” Saiz- to dissect what many consider to be the final entry in Powell Peralta’s “classic” video catalog:  Propaganda ! Debuting in 1990,  Propaganda showcases the end of an era and marks a...

Welcome back, Brigadiers! This week on the Bones Brigade Audio Show, Larry and Matt hit the studio to examine a topic that has reared its head in numerous episodes: music! Or, to be more specific, what has been *perceived* by some guests and listeners with a keener ear as the *possible* appropriation of certain, shall we say, musical themes, found in songs recorded at the behest of a certain skate...

It’s that time again: the BBAS duo is back for the third thrilling installment of the Intelligence Report interview series! This week, Matt and Larry were joined in the studio by renowned skateboard filmer turned Emmy Award-winning director, Peter McKeon! We get down into the weeds with Peter about his early days of skateboarding in Los Angeles, shooting sponsor-me tapes for the vaunted LA Boys, h...

Welcome back to The Bones Brigade Audio Show! This week, Larry and Matt sit down with UK-based artist Ed Syder to chat about yet another video that has flown mostly under the radar of the skateboarding public at large- the 1989 Stacy Peralta/Tim Simenon video, Attack . Alternately known as Skate Attack , or Videola , or Attack Videola , this short oddity of a video didn’t see a US release but made...

Petite sophistication- indelible elegance! And, for you debutantes, we bring you the second installment of The Bones Brigade Audio Show Intelligence Report! This week, Larry and Matt sit down for a chat with the one and only Kathryn Stanleigh- better known to skate rats the world over as Ms. Kathryn, Powell Peralta Fashion Simulator Model 36C-7XI. Kathryn joined us in the studio to give us the det...

Welcome back, friends, to The Bones Brigade Audio Show, and to the finale of our epic Ban This trilogy! Matt, Larry, Jim Fitzpatrick and Bobby Puleo have returned to the BBAS studios to close out this multi-part series with another banger of an episode teeming with tales, anecdotes and behind-the-scenes tidbits sure to appeal to any card-carrying skate rat. As an added bonus, the one and only Lanc...

It’s that time again: Larry and Matt, along with special guests Jim Fitzpatrick and Bobby Puleo are back behind the microphones for the highly anticipated part two of an epic three-part series reviewing Powell Peralta’s all-time classic video masterpiece, Ban This ! This was another jaw-dropper of an episode packed with the kinds of mesmerizing skate geek info you will only get here at The Bones B...

Hey Brigadiers- this week, Larry and Matt are honored to be joined in the BBAS studios by two legends; Powell Peralta Alum Jim Fitzpatrick and professional skateboarder Bobby Puleo, for PART ONE of a multi-part discussion of the 1989 Bones Brigade classic, Ban This! That's right, this one is so densely packed that we had to split it up into multiple episodes... we'll be digging into the de...

This week we are rolling out a brand new feature here at the Bones Brigade Audio Show: the  Intelligence Report  series! Intelligence Reports are standalone interview episodes that we will be interspersing with our usual video review episodes in an effort to bring you, the wall-jammer, more content and fun things to fill your ears with. To that end, we could not be more excited to bring you our fi...

Welcome back! On this oddball episode of The Bones Brigade Audio Show, Larry and Matt sit down to chat about the not-so-widely-known Bones Brigade World Tour ’89 promotional video. Unlike its spiritual predecessor, Axe Rated , this short and sweet video did not get any sort of commercial release, and was only made available via VHS to select skate shops in limited numbers to build anticipation and...

Ladieeees! Gentlemen! Welcome, welcome, welcome to The Bones Brigade Audio Show! This week’s episode is a detailed breakdown of the legendary Powell Peralta video four:  Public Domain ; a fan-favorite showcasing the emerging rise of street skating in tandem with the omnipresent vertical dominance of the late eighties. Joining Matt and Larry for this audio extravaganza in living colour and drop dea...

On this special episode of The Bones Brigade Audio show, Larry and Matt revisit the legendary Savannah Slamma street contest video released in 1988. What does Savannah Slamma have to do with Powell Peralta, you may ask? Well, listen and find out! Joining the BBAS squad for this occasion are three incredible guests offering three equally incredible points-of-view: Savannah Slamma contest organizer...

Welcome back, wall jammers! This week Matt and Larry have teamed up with special guest Matt Bass- producer and director of the upcoming skateboard-graphic art film SK8FACE - to review the infamous Powell Peralta video, Axe Rated . Much like Skateboarding In The Eighties , this largely unknown Bones Brigade vid is a true enigma, and as always the BBAS crew get into the weeds to break down its backg...

Yapple dapple! In this episode, the BBAS crew are ringing in 35 years of Powell Peralta’s most infamous video ever, The Search for Animal Chin , released on this very day in 1987. Joining Larry and Matt for the occasion are Bones Bearings team manager Vern Laird and writer/author/skate rat Anthony Pappalardo- along with a special guest appearance from the rad-man himself, Johnny Rad! As always, we...