Slave Skateboards (often formatted as “$lave”) certainly isn’t the biggest or most well-known skateboard company out there, but “Radio-Television” is one gnarly video. Its mix of big airs, gaps, rails, and crusty street spots is highlighted by artistically spliced-in bits of Cold War-era training films, old nature documentaries and newsreels, natural disaster footage, and anti-war protests.
“Radio-Television” also isn’t afraid to get eclectic with its music, using an assortment of psychedelic metal and underground hip-hop to supplement its burly skating. Add all this together, along with no shortage of hijinx, antics, and a welcomed sense of DIY creativity, and “Radio-Television” shines as one big-ass production from this small, often under-the-radar company.
James is a writer, skateboarder, record collector, wrestling nerd, and tabletop gamer living with his family in Asheville, North Carolina. He is a member of the Southeastern Film Critics Association, the North Carolina Film Critics Association, and contributes to The Daily Orca, Razorcake Magazine, Mountain Xpress, and Asheville Movies.