To the French Slappers (recommendations)

[Hands down Hass out]

Been recently brushing up on French and looking for recommendations for



French skate magazines/zines

music websites/online radio (experimental, etc)

or just weird art shit.



Cheers, and merci.

[Sativa Lung]

Are you a native speaker or just learning?

@silhouette can probably point you in the right direction, he's our resident Frenchie

[silhouette]

French skate magazines/zines

music websites/online radio (experimental, etc)

or just weird art shit.

Cheers, and merci.

Pas de problème,

SuGar Skate Mag is the only print skate mag left sold in kiosks here (when at some point over ten years ago we probably had four or five and not even counting the skateshop ones), but online presence is so-so, so if you're distant I would recommend checking out A Propos Skate Mag, pretty sure most of the recent articles on their website are bilingual since they stopped printing but occasionally. I've also been helping Benjamin Deberdt with Live Skateboard Media for a while, we've been on a hiatus for a bit but absolutely all the content up there is bilingual and there's dozens upon dozens of usually long interviews with various skaters and filmers from over the world I've conducted and translated with a different version of each page for each. Covid has been devastating for skate media in general, baffles me a bit how no one outside the field really mentions that, but there's been huge shifts.

For skate podcasts, definitely tune in onto Big Spin Podcast, it's great.

For music I don't personally rely on websites but weird art shit sounds up my alley, making the mental note of sharing later if I can think of, or run into interesting stuff.

Kiffe bien !

[Uncle Flea]

Coup de poing national socialiste. Ok?

[Sativa Lung]

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French skate magazines/zines

music websites/online radio (experimental, etc)

or just weird art shit.

Cheers, and merci.

[close]

Pas de problème,

SuGar Skate Mag is the only print skate mag left sold in kiosks here (when at some point over ten years ago we probably had four or five and not even counting the skateshop ones), but online presence is so-so, so if you're distant I would recommend checking out A Propos Skate Mag, pretty sure most of the recent articles on their website are bilingual since they stopped printing but occasionally. I've also been helping Benjamin Deberdt with Live Skateboard Media for a while, we've been on a hiatus for a bit but absolutely all the content up there is bilingual and there's dozens upon dozens of usually long interviews with various skaters and filmers from over the world I've conducted and translated with a different version of each page for each. Covid has been devastating for skate media in general, baffles me a bit how no one outside the field really mentions that, but there's been huge shifts.

For skate podcasts, definitely tune in onto Big Spin Podcast, it's great.

For music I don't personally rely on websites but weird art shit sounds up my alley, making the mental note of sharing later if I can think of, or run into interesting stuff.

Kiffe bien !

Merci mon ami. I always admire your fluency in English considering you're not a native speaker. Frank is another one, I had no clue he was German for years. You guys use little idioms, slang, and structure your sentences perfectly. You actually speak (or at least ecriver) English better than a LOT of Americans I know.

[Síota]

@Hands down Hass out i can post you a stack of older Suger mags and a few à propos zines if you want them.
For music what you into? I like Scylla (Belgique rapper, mellow chill stuff),
This punk band from Montreal:
https://youtu.be/CFOXzp2ahm8
When I fully wake up will add more.
There is quite a few french pals on here.

[Hands down Hass out]

Are you a native speaker or just learning?

@silhouette can probably point you in the right direction, he's our resident Frenchie

Non-native. Studied for a few years and noticed that it's slipping. Tired of watching Macron debates for fluency. Ha.

[Hands down Hass out]

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French skate magazines/zines

music websites/online radio (experimental, etc)

or just weird art shit.

Cheers, and merci.

[close]

Pas de problème,

SuGar Skate Mag is the only print skate mag left sold in kiosks here (when at some point over ten years ago we probably had four or five and not even counting the skateshop ones), but online presence is so-so, so if you're distant I would recommend checking out A Propos Skate Mag, pretty sure most of the recent articles on their website are bilingual since they stopped printing but occasionally. I've also been helping Benjamin Deberdt with Live Skateboard Media for a while, we've been on a hiatus for a bit but absolutely all the content up there is bilingual and there's dozens upon dozens of usually long interviews with various skaters and filmers from over the world I've conducted and translated with a different version of each page for each. Covid has been devastating for skate media in general, baffles me a bit how no one outside the field really mentions that, but there's been huge shifts.

For skate podcasts, definitely tune in onto Big Spin Podcast, it's great.

For music I don't personally rely on websites but weird art shit sounds up my alley, making the mental note of sharing later if I can think of, or run into interesting stuff.

Kiffe bien !

Merci Beaucoup. Going to check out the recs and looking forward to Big Spin. Shout-out to the work you've been doing with LSM. Going to check it out, for sure. Really hope you recover. I mean it.

@Hands down Hass out i can post you a stack of older Suger mags and a few à propos zines if you want them.
For music what you into? I like Scylla (Belgique rapper, mellow chill stuff),
This punk band from Montreal:
https://youtu.be/CFOXzp2ahm8
When I fully wake up will add more.
There is quite a few french pals on here.

Cheers. No need for the posts if they're physical or maybe a PM is better(?) I'm looking for more of a place online for counter-cultural goods in French speaking regions. I listen to a lot of NTS and The Wire playlists so something in that vain is what I'm looking for. Essentially a place that isn't an English-centric outlet.

X-ray Pop, Deux, Pairs Bis, is what I've been diggin' these days to give you an idea. So a site/online radio outlet that plays host to that and contemporary stuff in the French scene is what I'm essentially looking for. Bonus points for weird noise.

Super appreciated.

[Hands down Hass out]

Coup de poing national socialiste. Ok?

Mais, toujours 

[Síota]

If your in the eu it's not a problem to post a few magazines to you dude.
Here is a pdf of my local skate shop zine thing from a few years back
https://issuu.com/somafred/docs/exporttotalissuuue
For podcasts etc i have no idea, sorry. I use cassette tapes in my car and vinyl at home...YouTube at work..etc.
But if you what some magazines pm me. Honestly it's no bother. I'm not gonna re-read them.

[Hands down Hass out]

Thx.


Not in the eu at present but will keep it in mind when I'm back.



Appreciate chu.



Edit: A Propos/Narvalo are sick.

[jgonzalez]

https://youtu.be/cN-OCHlfRTU