MAT LLOYD

Yes yes the 'Skateboarder And...' podcast is back with a banger!  This episode is a perfect way to start season five, I got to sit down with skateboarder, snowboarder, professional photographer and one half of The Reason Mag...Mr. James North!

We talk about; studying photography,  working at LCB, discovering snowboarding, living in the mountains, skating harrow, first shots, amazing teachers, starting The Reason mag, touring with Kano, losing jobs because you don't have enough instagram followers, social media, artistic influences, advice for budding photographers, and so much more.

To find out more about James you can find him on instagram via

@jamesnorthphoto or visit his official website www.jamesnorthphoto.co.uk

For more info on The Reason Mag check them out on instagram @thereasonmag or via their website www.thereasonmag.com

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The podcast is hosted by Mat Lloyd you can find him on instagram/twitter @matlloydpoet his latest zine 'Short Drafts and Photographs' is out now.  His official website is www.matlloyd.com

All music is provided with permission by Mr. Brown @westaytrue his music is available from all good record stores, iTunes, Amazon and direct via www.westaytrue.com

Stay safe people!

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The latest episode of the 'Skateboarder And...' podcast is with skateboarder, founder of the ‘Family of UK Skateboarders’ and now published poet Mr. Tony wood.

Not only did we chat about his new collection of poetry ‘Procrastiskate’, we also talked Jeff Jones boards, Steve Caballero, cowboy boots, Guns & Roses, paddling pools, skateboard collecting, life before facebook groups, Rom Skate park, Colchester bowl, Mike Vallely, breaking ankles, Nick Zorlac, turning up to the Death Premier a week early, political correctness, writing poetry and so much more. Grab a beer, sit back, relax and enjoy!

To find out more about Tony’s book check out his publisher on instagram @shookbop or order direct via www.shookbop.com and the artists who contributed can be found on instagram via @jason_hillbilly_cheverall @frizzwizard @danbryantauthor

To find out more about Tony Wood…well you’ll have to find him on facebook….

Episode cover photo by @The_slimmingworld_skateboarder

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All music is provided with permission by Mr. Brown @westaytrue his music is available from all good record stores, iTunes, Amazon and direct via www.westaytrue.com

Stay safe people!

In these strange times we can all feel a bit isolated and in need of a smile or two! My old partner in crime Matt Frodsham and I have been working on a little project that will be released this Thursday which will hopefully make you smile and hopefully make you laugh too.

Why Thursday the 14th? This marks one year since skateboarder Ben Raemers tragically took his own life. His family and the good people at The Ben Raemers Foundation want this day to be full of positivity and have launched #SMileForRaemers Hopefully we can all do our bit to spread some positivity and keep smiling!

I'll be the featured artist tonight on the very awesome Trouble Tongues hosted by Sonny Green from 7pm!  You can watch live via their instagram @TroubleTongues

The latest episode of the 'Skateboarder And...' podcast has dropped and I got to sit down with, well talk on the phone with, skateboarder, owner of Freestyle Skate Store, Rad Dad, Martial Arts face kicker, lead singer of the band Cruel Prank, Yeah Buddy Wax CEO, and stalwart of the welsh skate scene Mr. Darran 'Grim' Ward!!! This ones a good’un!!

We talk about the history of Freestyle Skate Store, getting skate parks built properly, motorbikes, first boards, transition skating, the Welsh scene, dogs, tattoos, Zero trucker hats, depression, Carve Wicked, skaters smelling wax, the coronavirus, business rates and all sorts of other random guff!!!

Worth noting we recorded the episode before the government put outs its latest advice on the coronavirus, stay safe people.

To check out more from Freestyle Skate Sore visit them at

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All music is provided with permission by Mr. Brown @westaytrue and is from his album 'Beats for Days 2', available from all good record stores, iTunes, Amazon and direct via www.westaytrue.com"

The 'Skateboarder And...' podcast returns later this month for series four and I'm blessed to be back as the regular host.  Since 2016 the podcast has featured many creatives from the world of skateboarding including; Josh Kalis, Eloise Dorr, Garry Milne, Ben Gore, Mike Blabac,  Mr. Brown, Hannah Bailey, Nick Zorlac, Daryl Dominguez and Leon Switch to name but a few!

In series four we continue to talk to skateboarders bringing a little something extra to the culture from illustrators & film makers to independent skate shop owners & industry heads.  This is going to be the best series so far.