Broadcast found this footage of John Tanner shredding in Paris

So, Kevin, you’re originally from Massachusetts, right? Where exactly did you grow up in Massachusetts?

I grew up on Cape Cod in a small town on the beach called Eastham.

What was it like growing up and skating in that area? Did you have much to follow from an already established skateboarding scene?

There were a few parks around that I would skate but not much street skating. I remember mainly skating flatground or a box that I built at my house. It wasn’t until I started making weekend trips to Boston that I was able to skate a real city with skaters who I looked up to and wanted to follow.

Are you still living out in Boston, or have you finally decided to make the move to California?

I’m in Boston at the moment. I’ve been here all summer trying to film for this next video. I was in Cali all winter which was good but I don’t think I could find myself living there permanently year round. I could be wrong but I feel like I would miss the east coast too much when the weather is good. I’ve been really thinking about making the move to New York in the next couple of months. We’ll see what happens.

Most skaters see that move as a necessary step to becoming a professional skater; however, there’s few, like yourself that never left home. Is there a big underlying reason why you never left Boston?

I believe spending a good amount of time in LA is necessary but I wouldn’t say you have to make the permanent move. Boston is home to me and I do feel like I need to get out. That is why I’ve been thinking about new York. I think footage looks way better out here and I feel like being from here, I need to identify myself with my roots and represent the East.

How does it feel to be one of the few Americans on the Blueprint team? For a while you were the only American, so what was it like to no longer be the sole American?

It was cool to think of being the only American on the team but now I’m super psyched to have Marty & Jon be part of the squad. We’ve all become good friends and I look forward to future trips with everyone.

Brixton happens to be one of my favorite lines out right now, so how did get you put on with them? What’s it like to ride for such a quality clothing line?

I happened to be friends with Jason Lee who is the art director for Brixton. When Elwood cancelled the skate program, I got a call from him the next day asking if I wanted to get some gear. At the time I didn’t know what it all entailed. So now to be fully on, I’m more than stoked.

How much fun was it shooting that Brixton “welcome” video? Was it all filmed exclusively for the video?

All that footage was meant to be for an Elwood welcome video which fell through. I wasn’t even sure Brixton would want to use it so I’m psyched they put something together for me. It was cool to film, I wanted to find spots that weren’t completely killed and ended up coming through with a little bit of footage. I’m stoked on how it came out.

From what you have noticed, how has the hype of MFWTCB helped garner some attention to Blueprint as well as yourself?

I think it’s definitely helped. It’s hard for me to tell exactly how much but it must have had some impact in one way or another. I will say it is a bummer when people notice you more for having 1 trick on The Berrics then for the video part that took over 2 years to put together.

Are you guys currently working on the next Blueprint video? If so, when can we expect to be watching that on our screens?

We are… hoping to film for the next few months while the weather is still good and finish it up. I’d guess around Christmas time, but you never know.

Tell us a little about Broadcast Wheels? What makes them different from other wheel companies?

Best wheels I’ve skated. Period. – GLADDEN

Broadcast‘s Brand Manager Kelly D. Williams discusses the company’s first year, team riders, and the creative inspiration that spawned Broadcast in this video produced by the folks at Active Ride Shop.

Maloof Money Cup had a little board meeting with Patrick Melcher.

  
  
 
It’s a rarity in skateboarding to find skaters with such raw, unadulterated talent, and these special skaters are always easy to spot skating amongst the masses. Jeremy Holmes has always been “that” skater and continues to lay down only the dopest of skating. Holmes has been holding things down on HYPE! for a while now, and by the way things are going for them, we can believe in every bit of it.
  
 

It’s rare finding someone with such raw talent being able to develop and blossom over such a long time. How did it first begin for you and what influenced your desire to skate?
Thank you, I appreciate the compliment. Honestly, Gleaming the Cube. My older brother took me to the dollar movie to see Christian Slater skate under an 18 wheeler on the freeway to avenge the death of his step brother. After that, it was a wrap, I was hooked. 
 

When did you really begin to develop as a skater and think that you could do something with your skating?
I started skating really young, Gleaming the Cube  came out in like ’89 or something, I did no complys and bonelesses for a few years you know. By the time I was ten or eleven and started trying to skate “new school” like flip tricks and stuff, I had been skating for five years already. So naturally, skating came easy for me after having a solid foundation of learning how to just ride a skateboard, a huge Lance Mountain Powell Peralta at that (thanks cousin Dave). Then, fast forward to my freshmen year of high school, the first year I didn’t try out for the basketball team, or play any other sports, my friend Matt filmed a little part of me and entered it in Sixteen Skateboard’s annual video contest and I won. That summer I came out to cali and met a lot of cool people who have had my back every since. 
 

What exactly was the atmosphere like growing up and skating in Texas?
I’m betting it was typical of any black kid trying to be a skater anywhere in America. In a word, frustrating. 
 

What compels you to continue to skate? Is there a certain output or expression that makes it all worth it?
As tough as this question seems, I guess it’s pretty simple. Who out there is going to answer this question any different than the rest of us. Any True skateboarder out there knows why we continue to do what we do. I just saw the MIA video the other day for the first time, man! So sick! Thank you Josh Stewart. And that’s only but a fraction of what compels me to continue to skate.

You’re still living in Dallas, right? What sparked the move a while ago from Long Beach?

Wow, that was going on five years ago now. In a nutshell; family. As much as I loved the Strong Beach, it just wasn’t working out for the fam. 
 

I heard you were doing something in the education system. What kind of education job?
I had been working with special needs and severely handicapped children, now I’m going to school. 
 

Is there currently filming for another HYPE! video underway?

Yes, definitely. 

Photo by “Aaron Baugh” 
 

Style seems to be a key element in your skating. How important do you think it is for skater’s to hone their own style and creativity?
I really dig how some skaters don’t have to “hone” a style. They just skate, and we all drool over how good it looks. Gino, Rob G, Kenny A., Kalis, Busenitz, and the like. At the end of the day, just skate. If you look as dope as Gino in the process, more power to you. If not, so what. Just skate and enjoy what you’re doing. That’s my take on it. That goes for everything else too, gnarly rails and gaps or super tech mannys. Just do you. 
 

How has skateboarding help shape, or influenced, other aspects of your life?
It has influenced the way approach life’s challenges and obstacles. You know how you think of a trick you want to do at a certain spot. Then you try the trick and don’t get it. Then you persistently come back until you get it. That’s life in nutshell. – H.Gladden

Broadcast WHLS shows you that Aaron annihilate whatever is in his path.

Broadcast Wheels winner is Rick Bettig.

Featuring artwork by
Joe Weniger and daughter Devon
Jamie Lynn and niece Spencer Anderson
…Carl E. Smith and son Sean
Gomez Bueno and daughter Costa
Ben Brough and daughter Lola
Sticky Shaw and nephew Shaw Sibori
Mary Kingman and daughter Novella
Sophie St. Onge and daughter Sasha
Torrey Cook and daughter Levi
Original pieces from Jeffrey Lin Andrerson
and more

All artwork showcased at this event has been created by children. Pieces will be available for purchase with proceeds being donated to Seeds Art and Education, Inc. (http://seedsed.org/), and the JLA Project (http://iamjla.org/).

Broadcast Wheels sent over ”some wheels and t-shirts”  for one  lucky winner.  For this month you got to answer three question about Broadcast Wheels. Its NOT require to leave your address with your answer but make sure you leave your wheel / shirt size  with your answer. The winner will be drawn from the entrants randomly !

1. What 2 Pro Skaters religiously skate the Broadcast 51mm Savants?
2. Name 2 of the many nicknames of Broadcast Team Rider Gareth Stehr?
3. Who is the next official Broadcast Pro Team Rider?   ( HINT: The Big Spin is named after him )

Broadcast wheels Welcomes Tim and Eric O’Connor to the team with this video.