Seb Carayol
Seb Carayol is a French journalist/author/director/curator living between Marseille and Los Angeles. He has written in Skateboarder, TSM, Thrasher, Liberation, Wax Poetics, etc., as well as the books: Agents Provocateurs u2013u00a0100 Subversive Skateboard Graphics (Gingko Press), FTC (FTC) and Look Away: The Art of Todd Francis (WINS Publishing).
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5 Non-Skate Shoes That Became Legendary in Skateboarding
06.12.18 — Skaters are stubborn. Give them skate shoes to skate in, tons of them, sponsoring contracts, whatever, and they're likely to have the reflex to go dig out something else—from Timberlands...read more
Potus Operandi :: A Brief Oral History of Skateboard Graphics Gone Presidential
03.05.18 — If only for the sole purpose of catalyzing a wave of political inspiration for skateboarding's fine artists, Donald Trump is our president. We talked to legends like Sean Cliver and...read more
Raphaël Zarka's Photo Book "Riding Modern Art" Explores How Skateboarding Can Transform Modern Sculpture
10.30.17 — "Unlike the art critic, the skater isn't looking for the 'unsaid' in an art piece, its hidden meaning... No—as an actor, or musician, the skater plays the piece. It's a...read more
Rest in Power :: Remembering YouTube Soul Food Star Auntie Fee
03.25.17 — On a bright day in December, Seb Carayol almost interviewed the late, great Auntie Fee for The Hundreds in South Central. Here's the story. Rest in Power, Auntie.read more
#TBT :: For the Love of 'Lo, a Photo Bible for Polo-Collecting Fanatics
02.11.16 — "Who else was really making clothes that were so ostentatious? And it was all about wealth... What kid in the projects has been on a sail boat? Not one!" We...read more
Meet the All-Girl DJ Trio Merging East L.A. Culture with Reggae/Roots
02.05.16 — "What reggae did to me, I want other people to feel it; I want other people to enjoy it how I do." Meet Sistah Q, Sistah Michelle, and Fyahrie G-Irie...read more
From Dirt to Dust :: Stephen Roe on Shooting a Skateboard Film in Mongolia
01.12.16 — Seb ventures into Mongolia with filmmaker Stephen Roe and discusses the journey—which includes skating, Mongolian guitars, and a fight almost breaking out—that culminates into Roe's latest video project, entitled Out...read more
From the Advertising World to Skateboard Art :: Artist Brian Romero Has a Deathwish
06.03.15 — Known for his gnarly, perfectly executed graphic work w/ Deathwish Skateboards, Brian Romero's worked w/ Hustle, Vol. 4, Stepchild Snowboards, Burton, & more. Not bad considering that the advertising world's...read more
Walton Knows I'm Miserable Now :: Pro Skater Ben Raemers' Hometown Nightmare
04.13.15 — A picture-perfect tale of hometown non-pride at its finest, Seb asks Ben Raemers how the hell you become a pro skater when you come from a town that seems to...read more
Useless Cotton Threads :: DJ Chavez's Top 5 Vintage Skate Shirts
03.27.15 — The coolest man with the finest of tastes, DJ Chavez, rounds up his 5 favorite ultra-rare vintage skate graphic tees and why.read more
Legendary Skate Artist Sean Cliver on His New Girl Skateboards Series
03.18.15 — Seb sits down with a '90s skateboard graphic legend, Sean Cliver, to learn about what the original subversive skate artists are up to now and his recent work with Girl...read more
Strongest of the Strange :: 5 Skate Shoes with the Weirdest Stories
03.11.15 — Seb rounds up 5 of the weirdest skate shoes ever made, like the Harley Davidson models made for "boarders," Kid Power's pancake-like soles, or the Vans-wannabe Awesome shoes.read more
The Mayor Speaks :: '90s Icon James Kelch's favorite board graphics
03.02.15 — The undisputed enforcer of SF's The Embarcadero in the late '80s, pro skater James Kelch – nicknamed "The Mayor" – shares his 5 favorite skateboard graphics and the stories behind...read more
Don't Test :: Leroy Smart Is the Real Don of Jamaican Dancehall
02.23.15 — Seb catches up with the legendary Leroy Smart for a rare interview, and gets a glimpse into the tough life path that turned an orphan in Jamaica into who reggae/dancehall...read more
From Antihero to HUF :: Provocateur-in-Chief Todd Francis Speaks Out
02.16.15 — Legendary skateboard artist Todd Francis discusses the art of subversive skate graphics, run-ins with Hell's Angels over his artwork, his political cartoonist background, and how it feels to be perpetually...read more
For the Love of 'Lo :: Skorn Leef & His Photo Bible for Polo-Collecting Fanatics
02.11.15 — Seb Carayol interviews Skorn Leef about his new photo book of Polo Ralph Lauren obsessives, the urban gangs that stole and collected the clothing, & the aspirational yacht living that...read more
Meet the Fantastic Mr. Fos, the Master-Mind Behind Heroin Skateboards
02.06.15 — Seb catches up with the founder of Heroin Skateboards, FOS, on why he loves Starbucks and overpatched pants, his pirate radio show on Kchung, illustration, and guns.read more