Episodes

On this mind-melting episode of The Bones Brigade Audio Show, Matt and Larry welcome back, friend of the show, recently-inducted Skateboarding Hall of Famer and Powell-Peralta alum Jim Fitzpatrick, to discuss 1992's Chaos! Along with being one of our most-requested return guests and an unrivaled wealth of knowledge, Jim was an integral figure in the production of this video, serving in multiple roles as producer, director, cameraman, and editor. If you listened to our Ban This trilogy, you'll su...

Where have I heard that song before? It's a question we've all asked ourselves- and, in the case of the many classic Bones Brigade videos- these earworms are more than coincidental. Join us as we dive back into The BBAS' second foray into the fascinating world of Powell Peralta video tunes! Once again, we have six songs to put up side-by-side with their alleged originals for an auditory experience like no other. Are they A) covers? B) tributes? C) a clever way to score a skateboard video with po...

Greetings, Brigaders! This week, Matt and Larry welcome back, for his second appearance on the show- filmer and photographer Steve Sherman- to discuss “the ULTIMATE film”, Powell Peralta’s Hot Batch! Sit back and listen as Steve regales you with in-depth tales from every segment of this underrated 1992 classic, with all the filming locations, behind the scenes stories and trick tales you’ve come to expect from The Bones Brigade Audio Show. Pop on those 38mm wheels and join us, shall you?You ca...

Welcome back to the show! This week, we’re taking a slight detour from our regularly scheduled programming for a fun review of the 1992 Pow Wow at Powell II NSA contest video! Is it technically a Bones Brigade video? Well, no- but it has “Powell” in the title, and that’s good enough for us. Held at the infamous Skate Zone back in February of 1992, Pow Wow is a snapshot of a pivotal moment in skateboarding, featuring some of the best up-and-comers of the 90’s going head to head with some of the b...

Get up on those kicktails, wall-jammers, because for this iteration of the world-renowned Bones Brigade Audio Show Intelligence Report, we have one of our most requested guests; the man himself- the one and only Rob Fitzgerald, AKA Johnny Rad! Matt and Larry sit down for an in-depth chat with Rob about his incredible acting career, meeting Stacy Peralta, filming for The Search For Animal Chin, the global phenomena of the Bud Light “I love you man” commercials, his long-lost track from Gleaming t...

Here’s one we certainly had not anticipated! For this special episode of The Bones Brigade Audio Show, we will be checking out material from the recently unearthed “rough cut” of Powell Peralta’s “8”- a video we reviewed just a few episodes ago. What is this rough cut, you ask? A listener reached out to let us know that he was in possession of what appeared to be a very rare version of 8 that was significantly different from the official release of the video as the world at large knows it, conta...

1991 is still going strong! On this episode of The Bones Brigade Audio Show, Larry and Matt are joined by reknowned skate and surf filmer/photographer Steve Sherman and pro skateboarder Jason Rothemeyer to get into the nitty gritty on the second Powell Peralta video of that year; the underappreciated and intentionally-misspelled Celebraty Tropical Fish. This one has it all! Never-before-heard tales of filming and production, behind-the-scenes tidbits, hilarious stories and trick analyses aplenty...

We’re back with our fifth Intelligence Report episode here at The Bones Brigade Audio Show, and we couldn’t be more stoked- for joining us in the studio is none other than the legendary Anita Tessensohn! Featured prominently in one of Powell Peralta’s most iconic ads (1987’s “Some Girls Play With Dolls. Real Women Skate.”, which as of this recording is still being used by the company as a grip tape graphic) and game-changing videos (1988’s Public Domain), Anita’s skate career might have been cut...

Welcome back to the show! This week, the BBAS crew are dipping their toes- ever so slightly- into skateboarding’s mythical “new school” era, with an in-depth review of Powell Peralta’s often overlooked 1991 video Eight! Times they were a-changin’ in the early nineties, and Eight truly marks the end of an era for Powell, with several key team riders either left out of the video entirely or showcasing their final parts with the company as new brands, trends, styles and attitudes began to overwhelm...

“This isn’t podcasting, sergeant; this is *listening* to a podcast!” Welcome back, friends, to the Bones Brigade Audio show! We are kicking off 2023 with one of our most heavily-requested videos- though not a traditional skate video by any means. Yes, it’s time to spend two hours discussing the two minutes of legendary Chin-era Bones Brigade footage found in the 1987 cinematic classic Police Academy 4: Citizens On Patrol! Joining Matt and Larry for the second half of the podcast is none other th...

Happy Holidays from The Bones Brigade Audio Show! On this final episode of 2022, Larry and Matt take a look back at the first year of the podcast, go over some episode highlights, some fun stats, dig into the mailbag, and- of course- open some presents. We’d like to thank everyone for coming along with us on this journey so far, and let you know there’s lots more to come in 2023- so, have yourself a merry little Christmas and join us, shall you?Website: www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.comInsta...

The fourth installment of The Bones Brigade Audio Show Intelligence Report is here, and we’re welcoming an absolute giant in the world of skateboarding into the fold- for joining Matt and Larry in the studio is none other than the legendary Chuck Treece! A ripping skateboarder and musical prodigy of near-mythical status, Chuck was responsible for soundtracking some of the most famously influential segments in skate video history, from the Rubber Boys to the L.A. Boys to all points in between. Li...

Welcome back to The Bones Brigade Audio Show, and to the conclusion to our Propaganda video review trilogy! It is said that all good things must come to an end, but luckily our special guests Steve Saiz and Mark Nisbet are back with more hilarious and enthralling insider stories of both skating in and fiming for this timeless classic to help ring it out in style. We'll also get to hear from some listeners by way of a couple of our first-ever voicemail mailbag submissions- so plug in your VCR, po...

Part two of yet another Bones Brigade Audio Show review trilogy is upon us! Your trusty hosts Larry and Matt- as well as special guests Steve Saiz and Mark Nisbet- have returned to the studio for a second round with Powell Peralta's epic Propaganda video. Come along for the ride as we continue our journey into the minutiae of this often-overlooked early-nineties skateboarding masterstroke. There will be complimentary chink-chinks, dogsleds, and eskimo pie reverts for everyone- so join us, shall ...

On this long-awaited episode of The Bones Brigade Audio Show, Matt and Larry are joined by two special guests- skate videographer and photographer Mark Nisbet, along with the return of our good friend Steve “King” Saiz- to dissect what many consider to be the final entry in Powell Peralta’s “classic” video catalog: Propaganda! Debuting in 1990, Propaganda showcases the end of an era and marks a serious turning point in the company’s history, as one critical chapter of skateboarding crawls to a c...

Welcome back, Brigadiers! This week on the Bones Brigade Audio Show, Larry and Matt hit the studio to examine a topic that has reared its head in numerous episodes: music! Or, to be more specific, what has been *perceived* by some guests and listeners with a keener ear as the *possible* appropriation of certain, shall we say, musical themes, found in songs recorded at the behest of a certain skateboarding company, soundtracking certain skateboarding videos…. Or something. We’re going to put thes...

It’s that time again: the BBAS duo is back for the third thrilling installment of the Intelligence Report interview series! This week, Matt and Larry were joined in the studio by renowned skateboard filmer turned Emmy Award-winning director, Peter McKeon! We get down into the weeds with Peter about his early days of skateboarding in Los Angeles, shooting sponsor-me tapes for the vaunted LA Boys, his time at Powell Peralta behind the camera filming several absolutely legendary parts for Ban This,...

Welcome back to The Bones Brigade Audio Show! This week, Larry and Matt sit down with UK-based artist Ed Syder to chat about yet another video that has flown mostly under the radar of the skateboarding public at large- the 1989 Stacy Peralta/Tim Simenon video, Attack. Alternately known as Skate Attack, or Videola, or Attack Videola, this short oddity of a video didn’t see a US release but made a big splash across the pond, mashing together tons of amazing unseen Powell Peralta video footage with...

Petite sophistication- indelible elegance! And, for you debutantes, we bring you the second installment of The Bones Brigade Audio Show Intelligence Report! This week, Larry and Matt sit down for a chat with the one and only Kathryn Stanleigh- better known to skate rats the world over as Ms. Kathryn, Powell Peralta Fashion Simulator Model 36C-7XI. Kathryn joined us in the studio to give us the details of her legendary performance in Axe Rated and Public Domain, her early years as a stage and fil...

Welcome back, friends, to The Bones Brigade Audio Show, and to the finale of our epic Ban This trilogy! Matt, Larry, Jim Fitzpatrick and Bobby Puleo have returned to the BBAS studios to close out this multi-part series with another banger of an episode teeming with tales, anecdotes and behind-the-scenes tidbits sure to appeal to any card-carrying skate rat. As an added bonus, the one and only Lance Mountain dropped in to give the final word on the hotly-contested Animal Chin backyard slam, and o...

It’s that time again: Larry and Matt, along with special guests Jim Fitzpatrick and Bobby Puleo are back behind the microphones for the highly anticipated part two of an epic three-part series reviewing Powell Peralta’s all-time classic video masterpiece, Ban This! This was another jaw-dropper of an episode packed with the kinds of mesmerizing skate geek info you will only get here at The Bones Brigade Audio Show. Break out that bottle of Rectore’-Reke and join us, shall you?Website: www.thebo...

Hey Brigadiers- this week, Larry and Matt are honored to be joined in the BBAS studios by two legends; Powell Peralta Alum Jim Fitzpatrick and professional skateboarder Bobby Puleo, for PART ONE of a multi-part discussion of the 1989 Bones Brigade classic, Ban This! That's right, this one is so densely packed that we had to split it up into multiple episodes... we'll be digging into the details, the tricks, the quotes, the behind-the-scenes info, the Greater Gutter Open, the World Premiere in St...

This week we are rolling out a brand new feature here at the Bones Brigade Audio Show: the Intelligence Report series! Intelligence Reports are standalone interview episodes that we will be interspersing with our usual video review episodes in an effort to bring you, the wall-jammer, more content and fun things to fill your ears with. To that end, we could not be more excited to bring you our first ever BBAS:IR guest, the one and only Daniel Gesmer! Daniel has what is undoubtedly one of the most...

Welcome back! On this oddball episode of The Bones Brigade Audio Show, Larry and Matt sit down to chat about the not-so-widely-known Bones Brigade World Tour ’89 promotional video. Unlike its spiritual predecessor, Axe Rated, this short and sweet video did not get any sort of commercial release, and was only made available via VHS to select skate shops in limited numbers to build anticipation and hype for the now-legendary 1989 Powell-Peralta World Tour. Luckily, it’s available to watch online, ...