R.A.D. was the UK’s dirty little skate mag secret—gritty, raw, no poser fluff. It wasn’t just about contests or polished tricks; it was about the streets, the crust, the real-deal rippers grinding curbs in the rain. Shot on film, written in blood. Total outlaw journalism. You didn’t read R.A.D., you lived it.

UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS

Skating in the underworld, on the fringes of the pedestrian world.

KILLER COUCH SESSION SPECIAL

DeathBox Ve rio rend e Strid Sade on taking control yourself + Guide to all the videos + Video

WHO'S HAPPENING

Just some of the people giving European skating a new look.

STYLE (NOT A FORM OF COMPLACENCY)

A Personal view from Curtis McCann

CARRY ON COMPING

Fun and games at the Skate Shack. The turn of the street.

THE DEFINITIVE LAYMAN'S GUIDE TO BOWL BUILDING

The story of the building of Botley Bowl

DEPARTMENTS

EARS

Tthe month: it's indoor skate park time at last

PRODUCT

Santa Cruz bust out with plastic bottomed decks and dual compound wheels, Real send their wheels by the half-dozen and the shirts keep on coming LETTERS

Too much vert? Slack councils. One from Russia, and one from the Gulf.

STEVE DOUGLAS

The column they turn to first: new products, team changes and guff from the San Diego trade show.

SPANGLESKI

Spangleski on a flow: slidey Santa Cruz decks plus wheels on the way to deserving types.

Plus what have Jelly Tots, Jesus Jones and EMF all got in common?

THE WALL

The message section lifts off for summer cou-space scamming

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

A bit like British Rail, really

INTRO

Tony Luckhurst, Mark Mitzka, Andy Williams

SEQUENCES

Multiple moves exposed

Cover; Alex Moul.

DESERT ISLAND SKATER

Sean Goff

CALENDAR

Back in the USSR