Click through the logos to read a selection of press interviews and articles featuring the RaD archive project.
“”When I started the podcast, ‘TLB’ was one of the first names on the list so I was stoked to head up to London to interview him about these years, and pay homage to a man and a scene that had such an influence on myself and countless others.”
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““People regularly say how they wouldn’t now be making films, music, art or graphic design if the inclusive nature of the mag hadn’t lit the fuse for them.”
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““ For me photography is all feeling and those photos are just so strong. It’s almost the same feeling I get from like—you ever see those Russian skate photos from the 80s/90s with really messed up gear? There’s just this link you feel as a skater to them. They are clearly having to work so hard just to get there. Just to identify as skateboarders.”
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“Tim Leighton-Boyce started a newsletter to document the underground scene around him. This newsletter eventually grew into the iconic R.A.D (Read And Destroy) magazine, which acted as a DIY skate and youth culture journal that not only showcased British skaters and photographers, but also provided a pre-internet network
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