Native Skate Store Blog

01/11/2019
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Washington Oval Skatepark Article From RAD Magazine Issue 78 August 1989

In a bid to document pre-internet North East skateboarding (we lost a whole load of great stuff when our old forum was deleted. Doh!) We’re going to try and upload any Magazine articles we can find to our blog here. This post we have scanned in an article entitled ‘Somewhere To Skate? Washington’ from R.A.D. Magazine Issue 78 from August 1989. The Oval in Concord, Washington was ‘The’ North East Indoor Skatepark back in the day. It was technically a community centre with some quarterpipes and a jump ramp in... Read More

28/10/2019
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Newcastle Skateboard Article From Document Skateboard Magazine Aug/Sept 2005

In a bid to document pre-internet North East skateboarding (we lost a whole load of great stuff when our old forum was deleted. Doh!) We’re going to try and upload any Magazine articles we can find to our blog here.First up is an article entitled “Feel The How Man” from Document Skateboard Magazine Issue 52 Aug/Sept 2005.It features Neil Urwin, Adam Stoddart, Chris Rose, Jamie Errington, Kev Dawson and Scot Cherry. From memory both Percy Dean and Kingy were up shooting pics and they stayed at Jimmy Boyes’s house?Check it... Read More

23/10/2018
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Emerica x Funeral French Wino G6 Slip On Shoe

We’ve just had another rad shoe in from Emerica. The second shoe from their collaboration capsule with artist Funeral French is a Wino G6 Slip On. French keeps it nice and simple here with a full black upper, thin orange line around the sole, rear heel chain print, custom insoles and the same colour blocked sole that he put on the Indicator High. A super limited run, we don’t expect to get any more of these. Don’t sleep if you’re after a pair of these. Check out the rest of... Read More

15/10/2018
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Emerica x Funeral French Capsule

Emerica have teamed up with one of our favourite artists ‘French’ for this limited collaboration capsule for Holiday 2018. French or ‘Funeral French’ as he’s sometimes known is the man behind Witchcraft so you’ll no doubt have seen some of his work on the site. French has put together a sick line here. We’ve just had in the Indicator High, a great hi-top shoe that he’s given a little tweak to make it exactly how we wants it. He’s removed the rubber toe piece and added a side ollie patch... Read More

01/07/2018
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Spitfire x Lotties Collaboration

Spitfire Wheels have teamed up with Los Angeles ‘Lotties Skate Shop’ for a rad collaboration capsule. The capsule consists of 2 Formula Four 99 Durometer Classic wheels 53mm and 55mm and a sick spiders web design tshirt. Check out our range of Spitfire Wheels. Lotties shop team features heavy hitters like Andrew Allen, Jerry Hsu, Danny Brady, Spanky, Andrew Reynolds and Dane Barker. Check out their sick video they released with Thrasher Magazine ‘Primetime’ below…

25/06/2018
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Competition Time! Win A Set Of Heroin Skateboards x The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Decks

For this month’s Native Skate Store Competition we team up with our long time friends Heroin Skateboards. Heroin have just released a super limited Collaboration Capsule with the 1974 Horror movie ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’. There’s a total of 4 ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ decks in the series. We’re giving one lucky winner a complete set for their wall (or to skate, they are skateboards after all). Head on through to our competition page to enter to be in with a chance of winning.   Competition Closes 25/07/2018 Winner Drawn... Read More

18/06/2018
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Girl Skateboards x Sub Pop Collaboration Capsule!

We’ve just had a rad new delivery in from Girl Skateboards. This season they’ve teamed up with the legendary Sub Pop Records for a limited capsule. The Milk Crate decks designed by Sasha Barr each come with a 1 of 5 Limited 7″ Flexi disc record. Collect all 5 to make up the set! Check them out on the site on our Girl Skateboards page. Also check out Girl’s Mini Site here.

11/06/2018
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New Wheel Brand – Dial Tone Wheel Co.

Our latest Skateboard Wheel brand here at Native is Dial Tone Wheel co. Dial Tone is a new wheel division from the Theories of Atlantis camp based on the East Coast of America. They launch with a well thought through collection of shapes, sizes and durometers that should cover every street skaters needs. Dial Tone have a sick team line up at the launch, the roster includes Alexis Sablone, Ben Gore, Jahmal Williams, Brian Powderly and Sully Cardenas. Check out some product shots Check out their first video output ‘Wait... Read More