Need help on Post-Modern Skateboard subculture identity.

[Dylan Murphy]

Yep, I'm writing a paper on Skate Culture. Now this is way harder than it sounds, mainly because I have a lack of real sources for this piece. It wouldn't be a problem if I could just go off on my opinion's for 5 pages, but I need some sources. So does anyone have any good legitimate enough looking source I could use for my Paper? Stuff on Skate culture/history from the 90's on is more of what I'm looking for. No 80's or earlier stuff please. Thanks!

[Sleazy]

maybe independents 20th anniversary book or something similar (magazine anniversary issues, etc...)

also i think that slap recent magazine with the reality show cover might be a good one.

[Narcissus]

you could probably use any of the skate books like disposable, thrasher's insane terrain or the art books and trace the growing mainstream legitimacy/capitalization/branding of the culture....like ed templeton's books or beautiful losers.

also search nytimes archives cuz they seem to write about skateboarding like 3 times per month.

[papasmurfsdog]

I did a similar paper there are some documentaries out there I had three, I used
Stoked:The Rise and Fall of Gator
Lords of Dogtown ZBoys (cliche I know)
The Man Who souled the World
They got me some good quotes and stuff, they talk about skateboarding as a subculture and whatnot and you can find torrents for them online pretty easy (I think)