Music has been an important part of the skateboarding experience starting in the 60s with surf guitars and side walk surfing. For Skull Skates the connection to the sounds that drive the motion was made in the 80s with band boards for the likes of Gang Green, Wasted Youth, the Vandals, Social Distortion and the Red Hot Chili Peppers and continues into the present with boards for The China Creeps, SNFU, Cokehead Hipsters, DOA, Bloodied But Unbowed, Sorcerers and Brahman.
Skull Skates Recordings was launched as a means to release music into the universe through classic vinyl pressings and has initially seen the production of a Sorcerers LP and recently dropped Bonitos Yellow vinyl single. While some relationships have resulted in the collaborative release of records and skateboard decks others have been friendships based on the love of music and skateboarding. Below are some links which feature some connection between the makers of music and the makers of Skull Skates.
First a review of the new Bonitos single on Skull Skates Recordings: HERE.
You can purchase the single from Skull Skates HERE.
Next a couple of bands closely linked to Skull Skates Japan:
PD's Hot Shop and Skull Skates' own Sam McKinlay and his internationally known harsh noise project THE RITA:
And Finally the band that recently killed the after party at the Skull Skates grand closing bash:
