David

Saturday 25th January 2025. Save the date. Krishna ‘Bish’ Muthurangu’s last full length Newcastle Skateboard Scene video installment premiere’s, and it’s sure to be an epic occasion. Bish has been releasing full length scene vids since 2006, and with this one being his last, it’s going to be a last hurrah to be remembered.  Bish has been working on this project, ‘The Many Thanks Video’ for over 3 years, so has really been out there putting in the work. ‘Many Thanks’ will feature full sections from some of the North... Read More

Chocolate Skateboards celebrate their 30th anniversary this year and as part of their celebrations they’ve teamed up with a bunch of skateboard shops worldwide to bring you a very special limited edition ‘Flip The Script’ capsule. These days Chocolate are known primarily for their iconic Chunk Logo penned by Evan Hecox, but prior to this their original Script Logo was hand drawn by Andy Jenkins. So for their ‘Flip The Script Capsule’ they’ve asked Andy to hand draw 90 different logos for the shops to pair with their choice of... Read More

Throughout the 2024 Christmas period, here at Native we’ve decided to do a weekly blog series on OG’s from the North East scene, what they were doing back then, and where they are now.  If we’re talking scene OG’s there’s no better person to start with than the one and only Neil Urwin.  Urwin started skating when he was about 12 years old, and his first sponsor was GullWing trucks, however, throughout his career he managed to pick up a multitude of sponsors and was involved with some of the... Read More

The Newcastle Skate Scene has been crying out for a decent indoor park for as far back as I can rememeber and it seems those cries have been answered with The Board Room a new skatepark set to open it’s doors at the end of this month. The Skatepark is a family venture being guided by the caring hands of shop homie Dave over at Shred The North, ensuring the people that will be skating the park have input into it’s creation. A core group of guys are behind the... Read More

In 2024, Tech Decks are fully back. As popular as they ever have been, fingerboarding is back as one of not only a skateboarder’s favourite pastime, but is also peeking the interest of consumers who’ve never tried to skate with their feet.  If you’ve been in our Newcastle Store in the last couple of years, you will have noticed the ramp and obstacles on the counter, which quickly became one of the main attractions in store and is popular with customers of all ages and interests. Fingerboarding is easily accessible,... Read More

The King of the Kaiju turns 70 this year and he’s teamed up with Skateboarding royalty Santa Cruz Skateboards to drop this eagerly awaited Collaboration capsule. This titan of a drop takes some iconic Jim Phillips Santa Cruz graphics and gives them the Godzilla treatment courtesy of Japanese artist Makoto Yamaki. With the success of the latest visual offering ‘Godzilla – MInus One’ in cinemas earlier this year; smashing box office records in the process, the hype for this from movie fans, collectors and skateboarders alike is real. The likes... Read More

In July 2024, it’ll be Time To Turn. Swedish based Skateboard Truck brand Lurpiv Truck Company is back, and this time, they’re here to stay. After going back to the drawing board because of kingpin issues on the 2022 released V1 version of the truck, Lurpiv Trucks are back with their V2. Over the last couple of months I’ve been trying a pair out and in this blog we’re here to talk about how it’s gone. Firstly, before we talk performance, we need to talk about the look. This is... Read More

With so many products and brands on the market these days, deciding which Skateboard Wheels are for you can be a difficult decision, so hopefully this blog might be able to help you make the right decision for you – Street Wheels – Street Skateboard wheels have traditionally been poured from a hard urethane (99d or 101a the most common), however, the emergence of the soft sliding wheels in the last couple of years has changed the game for some. Bones and Spitfire Wheels are the best selling hard wheels.... Read More

In 2024, a lot of skateboarding is centred on Instagram, whether it’s Thrasher posting the new Thrasher trip edit, brands posting new products and clips, or your favourite skaters posting their footage that 15 years ago would of been an ender in a full length video, it all happens on Instagram. In this blog we’d like the shine some light on the un-sung heroes running accounts known as ‘clips channels’.  From ‘@thecultoftom’ to ‘@nolliefsflips’, anyone, and anything can end up with a clips channel and a cult following of their/it’s... Read More