Sammy Younan
Girth Radio Presents…
It’s that voice…Declan O’Donovan sings each note coated in anguish…it’s clearly raining on his picnic:
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Sammy Younan
Girth Radio Presents…
It’s that voice…Declan O’Donovan sings each note coated in anguish…it’s clearly raining on his picnic:
Sammy Younan Girth Radio Presents… Levi’s has released the third and final installment of their Skateboarding In India series, for which they linked up with the local Holystoked skateboarding team in Bangalore to help the build the first free public skate park in the country. You can view Episode 1 and Episode 2. In this…
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Sammy Younan
Girth Radio Presents…
Fun Fact: Joey O’Neil can play…wait for it…the kazoo! Kazoos are cool (#KazoosAreCool). Why she isn’t at the top of the Billboard charts with an ability like that remains one of life’s mysteries, akin to what’s in your Taco Bell taco. (Better not to ask…)
Sammy Younan
Girth Radio Presents…
Skateboarding in India Episode 2…go here to check out Episode 1.
So the basic facts: the setting is Bangalore, India. The location is the country’s first free public skatepark.
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Sammy Younan
Girth Radio Presents…
Still getting personal with the Someone Not There soundtrack, this time Episode #4 “Best Friends.” (You know, I’ve haven’t had a proper best friend, like a proper together taking selfie BFF. Is that strange or normal or hopefully both?)
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Sammy Younan
Girth Radio Presents…
First of all I didn’t know Levi’s did this whole skateboarding thing. Did you? If so you are wiser and cooler than I.
Directed and filmed by Simon Weyhe & Mathias Nyholm…this is inspirational work. I found myself fist pumping often! Everybody involved from the filmmakers to the skaters to Levi’s should get a high five.
To inject a diverse and infectious culture like skateboarding into the rich Indian civilization is powerful. A whole group of youth will discover a unique voice equipped with a liberating perspective. These are the humble building blocks to dissent…not careless teenagers rebel without a cause that anger is fleeting. Rather a genuine and authentic questioning of the dominate culture’s values.
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