Weekend Nachos, Live and In-Person
August 18, 2026
Let’s be totally real here. Who doesn’t love WEEKEND NACHOS, I mean, even my wife enjoyed them in Boston and she has a strong aversion to anything that may fit in this particular genre. WEEKEND NACHOS have been around for a long time and have continued to kill every surface they touch. Whether it is live, on record, on cassette or just being cool and approachable folks. I love seeing them and even though I missed their 2007 tour, a friend of mine picked up a shirt for me. Also who doesn’t love Freddy Kruger? I mean, even the FAT BOYS gave us a lovely rendition of Nancy’s horrible fate. Anyway! WEEKEND NACHOS are hitting the road, live and in person. You should go.
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Texas: Where The Heat and The Grind Fest Is
August 18, 2026
Texas is hot. Like really hot. But these masters of the heat know how to scream grind from the rooftops! I think I saw a TikTok video of someone frying an egg on the street in Texas, right? Well anyway, TEXAS GRIND FEST is coming in September and I don’t think there is any need for cowboy hats at this radical rodeo. This line-up is stacked! ARCHAGATHUS, HUMAN OBLITERATION, FERMENTED MESS, MORMON MINCERS and a plethora of bands that will rip your body apart from head to toe. Texas is in fact, the reason, this September.
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The Toutatis Festival Is Upon Us
August 18, 2026
I’ll be totally honest with you, I am kind of getting tired of coffee. I mean, it’s been really hot this summer and I am not much of an iced coffee guy. Question: does the Czech Republic have good coffee? I honestly have no idea – BUT it really isn’t going to matter when you go to this coffee shop for the TOUTATIS FESTIVAL! Bands coming from all over to kick ass and drink coffee! SKIPLIFE, LYCANTHROPHY, MORBID ANGEL DUST, LAHAR and a bunch more! Settle down and order decaf for this one.
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Confusion Zine and Nobody Skateboard Magazine – Shred Fest!
August 12, 2026
Magazine culture is very important. Before I started Give Praise, I did a bunch of zines and would go to zine fests in Providence, RI and Boston, MA. It really started me on the path to start doing the record label and be involved with my own projects. It’s tough putting out a print zine, with the barrage of online blogs and zines. Confusion Magazine is one of those magazines that are currently in financial trouble. Confusion has been running for many years and they basically hit a stopping point, and they need everyone’s help! Give Praise is now offering Confusion posters for sale! $8 of every poster sold goes directly to Confusion – help us help skateboard print culture alive! On the flip side of Confusion, we have a new comer called Nobody Skateboard Magazine, and this one is gnarly! Excellent interviews, featured with smaller brands and skaters, which...
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Grind Here Right Now 2027
August 12, 2026
I am 42 years old, I have a bad back because I wasn’t as active as I should have been, I skateboarded a lot but that was pretty much about it. I have a pill organizer that my wife puts together for me so I don’t get too confused. Why do I mention this? If I was to book a flight to Germany, I would have to pack all of this stuff, plus my hand sanitizer and Airborne for the flight over. In early 2027, a batch of grinding maniacs will be taking the stage at Grind Here, Right Now. A seriously stacked set of bands: G.U.T.S., ACxDC, CYNESS, BLOCKHEADS and a smattering of others ready to grind Germany into the fate of whatever horrors 2027 holds for us.
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Infest 2026 – Underground Arts Festival
August 12, 2026
Do I miss A&W in the states? Yes! Do I get bummed out realizing that I can’t get those all dressed chips anywhere at any of the stores near me? Yes! Have I ever tried Tim Hortons? No! Should I get a Molson? If I drank, I’m sure I would enjoy it. What do all of these things have in common and why should I probably get my Real ID at some point in the near future. I am of course, talking about the land of John Candy, that frosty mound – Canada. If you are in the vicinity and would like to enjoy bashing your head into a pile of poutine – I suggest you head to Alberta for a splatter fest of great repute! September 4 through the 6th, Infest 2026 takes over! This line up is HEAVIER then the ice in a mega hockey game. WEEKEND NACHOS,...
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Artrodese Interview
August 7, 2026
I had to look it up, but Artrodese means a fusion between joints. why was this name perfect for your project? Hey Paul! Thanks for taking the time to do an interview with Artrodese.Really appreciate it! The name Artrodese refers to a fused artificial joint. I have a couple of those in my body because of Rheumatoid Arthritis. I thought it would be a fitting name for the things I do with this project. Coming from a fast thrash background (as far as I know — sorry if not!), why move to a totally different way of expressing yourself through music? Yes! I’ve been making fast music since the early nineties. Most people know me from bands like Jesus Cröst and Sick of Stupidity. Because of the Rheumatoid Arthritis, I wasn’t able to play fast music anymore, so I decided to do something different.Rotterdam, my hometown, is famous for its...
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Snot Wheels Interview
August 6, 2026
Mark from Heroin Skateboards always has the best designs and graphics and they always seem to fit together so well. Everything is in it’s place. The originator of the egg shaped board now presents a new wheel company: Snot wheels. Armed with a amazing team of curb destroyers: Dead Dave, Jake Snelling, Vinny Delfio and more – Snot wheels are quickly moving to the top of the food chain. Remember don’t eat the snot, skate it. Interview done in 2023. I heard you on The Nine Club – great episode! So, I know how you came up with the Heroin skateboards name – but, how did Snot come about? You always have such amazing designs and brand identity. How do you get the colors, the fonts? Do you think of a name first?I had a few names in mind. Played around with all of them a little bit, but when...
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Pull The Plug Patches Interview
July 24, 2026
In 2020 I did a interview with Pull The Plug Patches, that blog crashed and I was able to get some material back and am posting it up here. Pull The Plug Patches is based in Australia and make some amazing patches as well as pins from some totally EPIC metal bands! They started small and are now one of the main sources to outfit your battle vests, backpacks and whatever else you want to dress up. The age old question – will the merchandise outlast the music?No, it is the music that matters most. Merchandise is just a way to connect with the music. Patches in particular give fans something to hold on to in an age when most people are listening to music digitally. In some ways the patch has replaced the CD in terms of the physical connection that fans have to the music. But that’s not what...
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Heroin Skateboards Interview
July 24, 2026
So in 2021 I did a interview with Mark from Heroin Skateboards – That blog has since crashed and we were able to save some of the information from that site. Here is one interview I was able to save.Heroin Skateboards is one of my favorite board companies and all the graphics and the overall feeling of the company is amazing and something everyone should see and experience.And come on? Egg graphics! The whole line is amazing and you can tell how talented Mark is when you see all the graphics he comes up with. How did you come up with the egg graphics? It’s a eggcelent idea! Did you get it while eating breakfast?Shimizu said he wanted a 90’s style football/egg shaped board. It was about 2015 I think. I was 50/50 between drawing a cartoon football or a cartoon egg, not a big sports guy, so the egg...
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Corn Skateboards Interview
July 24, 2026
With so many skate brands popping up – what makes Corn skateboards stand out?I think it’s pretty easy to just slap a graphic on a piece of wood. Most of these new brands are just short term clout chasers who will get burnt out after a few years once the cash runs out. That’s an opinion. That was never the idea behind what I do. I’m an artist, and I think painting on rectangles is boring. The first skateboards ever made were hand painted in some way. Following the tradition of the original roots of skateboarding art, every corn skateboard has been hand painted 1/1s until recently. Lately I have been doing some collabs exploring the boundaries of what this brand can be while working with artists that I admire. This has allowed me to print graphics on boards while giving back to the community that gave me the foundation...
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Thorn Skateboards Interview
July 24, 2026
Thorn Skateboards born in 1996 in chicoutimi, Québec Canada. After 4 years of business an a lot injuries I quit skateboarding for 20 years. 2020 during the covid I decided to get back in the business to help young skateboarders in their sport. We did this interview back in 2023 – enjoy! I’ve very unfamiliar with the Quebec skateboard scene – is it big? A lot of skaters and spots? The Quebec skateboard scene its no so bad! We have a lot of festivals like “jackalope ” and others smalls contest or sk8 shows. We have great riders in Quebec, we have locals brands, indoor skateparks and many sk8 shops across the state. We you go to high school, you can have sport studies and you can choose skateboarding. We have nice spots too, diy, pools, streets spots etc. Do you think skateboarding is at a good point now? When...
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