Jenkem is an online skateboarding and culture magazine founded in 2011 and operated from Brooklyn, New York.[1][2] The website features interviews with professional skateboarders, industry professionals, graphic artists, and musicians, as well as video segments, mixtapes, podcasts, essays on skateboard history, and an online clothing store.[3] They have published two full length books of essays and interviews, and maintain a record label that features skateboarder musicians.[4][5]
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Type of site | Online magazine |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Ian Michna |
| URL | jenkemmag |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 2011 |
| Current status | Active |
History
editJenkem was founded in 2011 by Ian Michna in response to a perceived lack of unique content in skateboard media.[1] It first attracted attention after publishing an interview with professional skateboarder Jereme Rogers and its articles have since been mentioned in the New York Times, Vice, Gawker, and XXL.[6][7][8] [9] It has published interviews with the professional skateboarders Andrew Reynolds, Mike Carroll, Bam Margera, and Marc Johnson and been one of a few magazines to cover LGBT professionals.[10][11] Other notable work includes interviews with Dan Mancina, a blind skateboarder, Ali Jusovic, who skateboards on his knees, a history of the decline of skateboard plazas within the United States, and a video of Kanye West skateboarding.[12][13][14][15]
Website
editJenkemmag.com features regularly updated columns, music mixes, and video premiers from throughout the skateboard community.
Beginnings - A Jenkem Record
editJenkem magazine released a music compilation series titled "Beginnings - A Jenkem Record" in 2017. The series features bands fronted by skateboarders and was released on Vinyl.[19]
Label: Jenkem
Released: 2017
Format: Vinyl
Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic, Rock
- Darling Din - "Lost Kids"
- Shirtless - "Less I See"
- Girl Tears - "Sedated"
- Mr. Alexis - "Still Need U"
- Soudiere - "Highed Up"
- Grate Lakes - "Look At You"
- Poptartpete - "Lovely Day"
- Danny Boy - "Blue Color"
- Josiah Gatlyn - "M-Theory"
- Godchild - "Hesoclean"
- Adeodat Warfield - "After Bloom Night"
- Xolo - "Okay"
- Sleepy Eyes - "Sleepstakes"
- D Tiberio - "Jerome"
- Mary - "Silent Flower"
- Ghost Foot - "Wounded Son"
- Las Hermanas - "IV"
- Tai Khanor - "Tricky Sleeve"
- Alaskan Tapes - "The Things We Do"
References
edit- ^ a b Smith, Jonathan (26 April 2016). "Jenkem Is Making Skateboarding Fun Again". Vice. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Rinn, Natalie (18 October 2016). "30 Under 30: Ian Michna, Founder of Jenkem Magazine and Skater". BK Mag. Northside Media Group. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Jenkem Home Page". Jenkem Magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ Ofiaza, Renf (5 April 2018). "'Jenkem' Debuts Second Book Documenting the World of Skateboarding". High Snobiety. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Beginnings – A Jenkem Record". Discogs. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Smith, Johnathan (18 April 2018). "The Best Blog in Skateboarding Made a Book". Vice. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Dubenko, Anna; Dozoi, Michelle (2 July 2017). "11 Great Stories That Have Nothing to Do With Politics". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Cush, Andy (17 November 2014). "Skateboarding in a Rotting Psych Ward Is Just as Terrifying as It Sounds". Gawker. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Krastz, Roger. "Skateboarder Trashes Yeezy Boost 350". XXL Magazine. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Borden, Iain (21 February 2019). Skateboarding and the City: A Complete History (1 ed.). Bloomsbury Visual Arts. p. 35. ISBN 9781472583451.
- ^ Lombard, Kara-Jane (8 November 2015). Skateboarding: Subcultures, Sites and Shifts. Routledege. p. 45. ISBN 9781315737577. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Dobjia-Nootens, Nic. "AN INTERVIEW WITH DAN MANCINA, THE FEARLESS BLIND SKATEBOARDER". Jenkem Mag. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ Michna, Ian. "ALI VS. THE MEGARAMP". Jenkem Mag. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ Kerr, Christian. "THE DEATH AND LIFE OF GREAT AMERICAN SKATE PLAZAS". Jenkem Mag. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Kanye West learns how to Ollie". Youtube. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Hanging Out With". Jenkem Mag. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Mix Series". Jenkem Magazine. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Premieres". Jenkem Mag. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Beginnings - A Jenkem Record". Discogs. Retrieved 2 June 2019.