It’s hard to overestimate the role that Tony Alva has played in the development of skateboarding. In his early years as a skater, he was an integral part of the Z Boys as they brought elements ...

Re-creating the greatest skateboarding game on Earth every ... Tony Alva appearing to help guide you. Speaking of '80s skating god Tony Alva, his likeness and voice are officially used in American ...

Tony Alva would be up with the first hint of sunlight in his Venice beach studio in 1977, “networking” by phone for the best spots to surf. Although his legend is sealed in skateboarding -- as ...

As Michael Cornelius of Phoenix skate-rock band JFA says ... “Donnie was the Tony Hawk or Tony Alva of Phoenix,” Pistrui says. “A true legend. "There's only a handful of guys that ...

A rail-thin, sandy-haired Tony ... The skateboard became their ticket to freedom and respect. It is compelling stuff. But the director doesn’t stay there long. Intercut is ‘80s-era footage ...

So, Tony — what did you bring for us today? Tony Alva: I’m a skateboarder, you know, have been a surfer for a long time, but I’ve also been a punk rock musician for half of my life, which is really ...

Before Tony Alva and Jay Adams were skateboarding legends, before the Beastie Boys went mainstream and before Fugazi was a post-punk icon, photographer Glen E. Friedman captured their lives on film.

Their competition days are behind them, but Stacy Peralta, left, and Tony Alva ... as surfers and then expanded into skateboarding in 1975. Alva and Peralta were original founders, along with ...

SANTA CRUZ (BCN) The 17th Santa Cruz Film Festival gets underway Tuesday with an appearance by legendary Z-Boys skateboarder Tony Alva. Alva's appearance coincides with an opening night screening ...

Jamaica in its natural state is a beauty. Let's evolve to the next level by giving youth a sanctuary for skateboarding Tony Alva Jamaica is the land of wood and water. The island country where the ...