Thrasher is a skateboarding magazine founded in January 1981 by Eric Swenson, and Fausto Vitello, and published by High Speed Productions, Inc. of San Francisco, US.[3] The publication consists primarily of skateboard and music-related articles, photography, interviews and skatepark reviews. The magazine also maintains a website, which includes segments with names such as "Firing Line" and "Hall of Meat", an online store, a video collection, a radio show, and a forum for registered users.[4] The company also owns and operates the Double Rock indoor skateboarding facility, and the San Francisco skateshop, 66 6th.
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Thrasher was founded in 1981 by Fausto Vitello and Eric Swenson , primarily as a way to promote Independent Truck Company , their skateboard truck company. [3] The magazine's first editor was Kevin Thatcher. In 1993, Jake Phelps was named editor of the magazine. [5] In 1999, the magazine sponsored a PlayStation game called Thrasher Presents Skate and Destroy . [6] Vitello's son, Tony, took over as owner of the magazine after his father died of a heart attack in 2006 [7] and Swenson committed suicide in 2011. [3] On March 14, 2019 long time editor Jake Phelps died. [8] [9]
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