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Located in Miami, a suburb of Queensland’s Gold Coast, Pizzey Bowl is one of the most iconic and unforgiving concrete monsters in the world. Built in 1987 by a Gold Coast pool builder, the bowl sits on the site of an old garbage dump that was redeveloped in the late ’60s and renamed Pizzey Park after the former Queensland premier, Jack Pizzey. As a result, the Pizzey surname is arguably more synonymous with skateboarding than with any of his political achievements. The bowl’s history in Slam dates right back to the very first issue in 1988. As page numbers go, the first photo of the behemoth to grace Slam’s pages wasn’t even a skateboarder; it was an unnamed roller skater catching some serious air over the channel. The caption explains…

I OFTEN CATCH MYSELF REMINISCING ABOUT SKATING THE CITY IN THE EARLY 2000s WITH FRIENDS FROM BACK THEN, AND WHENEVER WE’RE THERE, THE SAME QUESTION COMES UP: WHERE IS EVERYONE? The groups of kids with Handycam’s that were everywhere 20 years ago have disappeared. Are they indoors glued to screens, or are they all at pristine skateparks, training? Has the desire to explore the streets for new spots faded as cities become rows of copy-and-paste developments? Surely, it’s easier to organise a session now than when we relied on home phones and dial-up internet. I started wondering if we were nearing the end of documenting Sydney street skateboarding. So many local filmers have either tapped out or moved away. Those of us still here squeeze sessions between work and family.…

WELCOME TO SPRING, A LITERAL AND METAPHORIC SEASON OF PUSHING FORWARD IN LIFE WITH YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD. IT’S A TIME TO CONSIDER WHAT YOU WANT TO GIVE YOUR ATTENTION AND ENERGY TO, WHERE YOU WANT TO GROW, AND WHAT YOU’RE CHOOSING TO MOVE TOWARDS IN YOUR LIFE. Self-awareness of the conscious, deliberate daily choices you make are essential to your short and long-term mental health and personal development. This is often referred to as “autonomy”, and whether you realise it or not, your choices can impact you and those around you in such meaningful ways. Skateboarders develop autonomy really well because of the opportunities for independent exploration that are fostered in skating. For instance, while traditional sports have coaches and teams instructing players how to play, skateboarding typically has…

Does it have a name yet? No, that’s “the hardest part,” says Geoff. Come behind the scenes with one of Australia’s finest skateboarding filmmakers as Brass finds out what really goes into making a skate video. It’s a glimpse into the process behind the lens, where friendships, road trips, and the search for the next unforgettable spot are as important as the footage itself. Read on for more and check out the incredible selection of snaps capturing some of the tricks from Geoff Campbell’s next classic. BRASS: Have you named the new video yet? Have you got any ideas? GEOFF: I haven’t, unfortunately. That’s always the hardest part. Hopefully something comes to me soon. So, who’s gonna be in it and what’s the energy? The whole Nike SB Australia squad…

HAILING FROM PETERSHAM - HOME OF THE WORLD’S BEST CHICKEN BURGER - DYLAN DONNINI IS A NAME I HEAR MORE AND MORE OF. Whether it’s seeing him pop up on Instagram pushing limits at classic Sydney skateparks or hearing what he got up to on international missions, the 21-year-old Sydneysider approaches skateboarding with a laid-back attitude and a deep bag of tricks. I put Dylan through the Slam High Fives treatment, covering everything from the wildest moments he’s witnessed at his second home, Five Dock Park, his all-time favourite videos, to roof-to-roof missions in New Zealand, underrated skaters, travel stories, pet peeves, and the things skateboarding could probably do with a little more - and a little less - of. Crazy things you’ve seen at Five Dock Skatepark Raven Tershy’s…

With Asics Skateboarding leaving its infancy and approaching toddler status, it was time for us to crawl and see the world. Asics is steadily expanding, growing region by region. With Australia and New Zealand having had a strong program almost from the onset, the time was nigh to bring some Asics skaters from around the globe down south. Al Wilson, who has been steering the ship for Asics down there, helped line up what looked like a trip we wouldn’t forget. With releases such as f [ U _ X, the newly posted Spiralling, and countless social media edits landing in our inbox, we knew we’d be linking up with a solid crew. As some of us sat through the bumpy 15-hour bus ride, thoughts of kangaroos and humming “Men…

How was your trip to Aus this year? The trip was so fun. I love camping over there! I’ve been once before, in 2024, but that was shorter. That time I came straight from NZ; Geoff [Campbell] took us to Dunedin and Christchurch. What did you actually know about this country before coming here? I knew you’ve got fucked up skaters there and scary animals. People from overseas are often convinced that Australian animals run rampant out here. Were you worried about snakes, spiders, sharks or drop bears before you arrived? [Laughs] I asked Jack O’Grady about that before my first trip there, but he said not to worry, that it’s rare to see some deadly ones roaming around. So, I wasn’t worried. I’m pretty sure Callum [Paul] pointed out a…

Aside from all their most well-known achievements, the Hill brothers have a long history of publishing skate media. Blast! The Skateboard Book by Peter and Stephen Hill was one of the earliest Australian skateboarding books, and it was on every hardcore [no pun intended] Aussie skater’s bedside table when it was released in 1986. It was so popular that they produced a sequel, Skate Hard, two years later in 1988. They also published two different magazine titles, Five40 and Street Noise in the ’80s and ’90s, respectively. And, in 2015, they released Unemployable: 30 Years of Hardcore, Skate and Street. Earlier this year, I was asked to scan some Globe and Hardcore material from my collection of Slam magazines for a new book Jason Boulter, the author of Unemployable, was…

AGE:__15 LIVES:_____Moffat Beach, Sunshine Coast SPONSORS:_____Nike SB, Project Distribution, Real, Spitfire, MOB, Independent Trucks, Modus and Ice Block Wax Eli Waterson has already built a resume most skaters would be stoked on. Every time Eli heads to Melbourne to film, he throws down, all while chewing Geoff Campbell’s ear off with a thousand questions - and, it’s clearly paying off. This turbo little dude is stacking clips and has skate knowledge well beyond that of a typical 15-year-old today. Backed by the full support of his family, and a genuine love for every part of skateboarding, Eli is part of an exciting new generation pushing Australian street skating forward while having respect for the past. I caught up with the Sunny Coast kid to chat about Bloody Ripper, filming trips…