Jenkem Magazine

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Jenkem Magazine
Jenkem logo 400x400.jpg
Type of site
 Online magazine
Available in English
OwnerIan Michna
URL jenkemmag.com
CommercialYes
Launched2011;11 years ago (2011)
Current statusActive

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]

Contents

History

Jenkem 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

Jenkemmag.com features regularly updated columns, music mixes, and video premiers from throughout the skateboard community.

Beginnings - A Jenkem Record

Jenkem 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

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References

  1. 1 2 Smith, Jonathan (26 April 2016). "Jenkem Is Making Skateboarding Fun Again". Vice. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Jenkem Home Page". Jenkem Magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Ofiaza, Renf (5 April 2018). "'Jenkem' Debuts Second Book Documenting the World of Skateboarding". High Snobiety. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Beginnings – A Jenkem Record". Discogs. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. ↑ Smith, Johnathan (18 April 2018). "The Best Blog in Skateboarding Made a Book". Vice. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Cush, Andy (17 November 2014). "Skateboarding in a Rotting Psych Ward Is Just as Terrifying as It Sounds". Gawker. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  9. ↑ Krastz, Roger. "Skateboarder Trashes Yeezy Boost 350". XXL Magazine. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  10. ↑ Borden, Iain (21 February 2019). Skateboarding and the City: A Complete History (1 ed.). Bloomsbury Visual Arts. p. 35. ISBN   9781472583451.
  11. ↑ Lombard, Kara-Jane (8 November 2015). Skateboarding: Subcultures, Sites and Shifts. Routledege. p. 45. ISBN   9781315737577 . Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  12. ↑ Dobjia-Nootens, Nic. "AN INTERVIEW WITH DAN MANCINA, THE FEARLESS BLIND SKATEBOARDER". Jenkem Mag. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  13. ↑ Michna, Ian. "ALI VS. THE MEGARAMP". Jenkem Mag. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  14. ↑ Kerr, Christian. "THE DEATH AND LIFE OF GREAT AMERICAN SKATE PLAZAS". Jenkem Mag. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Kanye West learns how to Ollie". Youtube. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  16. ↑ "Hanging Out With". Jenkem Mag. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  17. ↑ "Mix Series". Jenkem Magazine. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  18. ↑ "Premieres". Jenkem Mag. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  19. ↑ "Beginnings - A Jenkem Record". Discogs. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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