Tag: Matt Meola

WHAT YOUTH'S TOP FIVE VIDEOS OF 2012 NUMBER 4: KUSTOM AIRSTRIKE EPISODE 4
Maybe it's the Sonic Youth. Or Chippa and John John going back and forth across the Mentawai skyline like McEnroe and Borg at Wimbledon. Whatever it is, this video revs our engine and has been put on more than a few times to get us psyched and out the door — which is all we're [...]
Wed
26
Dec
KUSTOM AIRSTRIKE ENCORE NO. 1 ONE SESSION AT ROXY'S
Here's a little session from the Kustom Airstrike trip that didn't make one of the four official episodes (which are here).

And here's a story from the trip, told to us by Ryan one day:

First remember that the Airstrike winner gets $50,000. But to win, an air has to be voted on by the [...]
Tue
11
Sep
KUSTOM AIRSTRIKE: EPISODE 4 SONIC YOUTH + THE BEST EPISODE IN THE SERIES
The Airstrike series finale is here with a Sonic Youth soundtrack and even if you don't personally do airs, which is fine, this is still pretty caffeinating, and you will want to go surfing and you'll want to go fast.

You can watch each entry at kustomairstrike.com and, until September 20, vote on which is worth [...]
Thu
23
Aug
KUSTOM AIRSTRIKE: EPISODE 3 THIS ONE HAS FEWER AIRS AND MORE ACTUAL SURFING
There's a hundred-yard tunnel and John John is hanging out inside like Andy, Mick and Shane in that one Campaign dusk session. Chippa's doing carves. Everyone's getting cover-ups. This is easily the best episode yet.

While we're on the subject let's agree that "aerialist" is an ugly term that shouldn't be spoken. A place like Macaronis is [...]
Thu
16
Aug
KUSTOM AIRSTRIKE: EPISODE 2 EVERYTHING IN THIS EPISODE IS DANGEROUS
In this second episode of the Airstrike series: John John chooses amplitude, Chippa does silky tech shit, and Matt/Albee/Ryan get tweaked in the air. All this happens over real shallow reef at Bank Vaults where everything mentioned in that last sentence is horribly unsafe.

Reward recklessness by voting for this year's best air at kustomairstrike.com [...]
Thu
09
Aug
KUSTOM AIRSTRIKE: EPISODE 1 5 SURFERS — 1 AIR — 4 EPISODES — $50K
This is the first piece of a four-part video series documenting flights, crashes and landings from the 2012 Kustom Airstrike. Come back August 9 for Episode 2.

What Youth appreciates the aerial. We're happy to show all its modern up-fuckedness through extended coverage of this year's Airstrike — its photography, stories and personalities.

On August [...]
Thu
02
Aug
KUSTOM AIRSTRIKE 2012: CHAPTER 8 TRAILER TO THE 4-EPISODE SERIES, COMING IN AUGUST TO WHATYOUTH.COM
Chapter 8 from the Airstrike boat trip in Indonesia. What Youth was along to document the project, and in this series we show and tell about the modern flight that took place there.

The series will be capped in August with four video shorts produced by Kai Neville. The trip's best air, as judged by [...]
Fri
20
Jul
KUSTOM AIRSTRIKE 2012: CHAPTER 6 BLOOD SPILLS AT MACARONIS
Chapter 6 from the Airstrike boat trip in Indonesia. What Youth was along to document the project, and in this series we show and tell about the modern flight that took place there.

The series will be capped in August with four video shorts produced by Kai Neville. The trip's best air, as judged by [...]
Sun
15
Jul
KUSTOM AIRSTRIKE 2012: CHAPTER 5 RYAN CALLINAN GETS HURT DOING SICK SHIT A LOT
Chapter 5 from the Airstrike boat trip in Indonesia. What Youth was along to document the project, and in this series we show and tell about the modern flight that took place there.

The series will be capped in August with four video shorts produced by Kai Neville. The trip's best air, as judged by [...]
Wed
11
Jul