Thrasher magazine

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Thrasher is a monthly skateboarding magazine founded in 1981 and currently edited by Jake Phelps. It regularly publishes articles (not limited to the skateboarding subject), skateboard photography, interviews with professional skateboarders, interviews with and reviews of musical groups, skatepark reviews, and miscellaneous oddities.

Thrasher also conducts an annual award, the Skater of the Year, whereby the title is bestowed to the skater who has received the most votes from Thrasher's readers. Thrasher has recently started a contest called King Of The Road. The KOTR contest takes 4 teams of pro skaters, gives them a book of challenges, and gives them 2 weeks to travel across the country and complete as many goals as they can. The King of the Road competition has been held every year since 2003.

In 1999 the magazine sponsored a PlayStation game called Thrasher: Skate and Destroy.

1 Skater of the Year
2 Videography
3 Skate Rock
4 External links

[edit] Skater of the Year

The title of Skater of the Year is given out once a year by Thrasher magazine. The tradition was started in 1990 and has been one of the most respected awards in pro skateboarding.

Skater of the Year recipients

1990 - Tony Hawk
1991 - Danny Way
1992 - John Cardiel
1993 - Salman Agah
1994 - Mike Carroll
1995 - Chris Senn
1996 - Eric Koston
1997 - Bob Burnquist
1998 - Andrew Reynolds
1999 - Brian Anderson
2000 - Geoff Rowley
2001 - Arto Saari
2002 - Tony Trujillo
2003 - Mark Appleyard
2004 - Danny Way (only person to win it twice)
2005 - Chris Cole
2006 - Daewon Song

[edit] Videography

Shotgun (2006)
Keg Killer (2006)
Beer Helmet (2005)
Beers, Bowls & Barneys (2004)
Rocket Science (2004)
S.O.T.Y. Video (2003)
Playing In Traffic (2002)
Jaded (2002)
Go for Broke (2001)
Timebomb (2001)
Firing Squad (2000)
Scorchin' Summer (1999)
Hall of Meat (1999)
Hillbilly Roadkill (1998)
Vidiot (1998)
How to Skateboard Better (1998)
How To Skateboard (1998)
Skate and Destroy (1996)
Raw (1996)
Hitting the Streets (1996)
Donut Duty (1995)
911 Emergency (1995)
Feats (1994)
On The Road (1994)
Sponsor Me (1994)
Need For Speed (1993)
The Truth Hurts (1993)
Savannah Slamma II (1988)
Savannah Slamma (1988)

Thrasher also releases an annual King of the Road video since 2003.

[edit] Skate Rock

Thrasher also releases a series of Skate Rock compilation tapes. Skate Rock started in 1983 and it was mostly punk rock bands who were skaters. Skate Rock Tapes