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Radius Media 3 - I have always loved the work that Charles Dunkle and Shawn Engler have done in the past years, whether it be when they were making the gritty Rejects video and magazines, the Roces video, and now Radius Media. There projects have always had a personal “Bama” touch that have inspired me to go out and skate something out of the ordinary or try a little harder to make skating look more badass. Lately Charles and Shawn have been building and investing in a new generation of kids to help carrying on the “bama” spirit of crazy antics and proper filming, editing and overall production.
The newest issue of Radius is the third installment called the “Profile Issue”. With 6 profile fitted into this issue it definitely deserves such a title. The intro is the standard opening montage that features skaters Steven Tat, David Sizemore, James Beary, Joey Chase, Casey Mcfarland, Brian Aragon and several others, sets a very heavy tone for the rest of the video. The first profile is Sammy Chase, Joey Chase’s younger brother. This section is short but sweet, Sammy has really solid style with some really sick tricks. The last trick is absolutely rediculous. Casey Mcfarland’s section is up next. Before seeing this section I hadn’t seen a lot of skating from Casey, aftering seen this section I am really curious to why I hadn’t. Casey’s trick vocab and overall skating style is crazy. The best part about this section is that most of the spots he skates are pretty unique which is expected with any bama video. Kevin Meland’s section is up next, his style reminds me of Chris Farmer’s a little, which is always a good thing. His skating is super clean, along with his tricks and execution. Up next is Casey Bagozzi aka I can do any switch up imaginable. His style is definitely it’s own and it has developed into a style that is really refreshing from the standard cookie cutter syle you see today. Jeremy Soderburg’s section is short but has a really good vibe, his tricks and style are really sick, plus he does a grabbed negative makio through a kink rail, which is the first I have ever seen. The final section is Skatepile rider, David Sizemore’s section, this is my favorite section in the video and my favorite of all of David’s sections. The hammers, song, and overall editing of this section definitely gives David a “harder and grittier” apperance as oppsed to David’s usual bubblegum image. This section is composed mainly of huge hammers that most people would not even think about skating, including David skating the infamous 16th street Baptist Church in downtown Birmingham that was bombed during the civil right movement in 1963.
The Radius guys have just one upped themselves with another grat video. Although its rather short, it still has a great vibe to it, plus there is not a single filler trick. Like any radius video, this video gets you super juiced to got out a skate, which is exactly what I think a skate video should do. Click here to purchase Radius Media 3.