What a year. The ever evolving beast that is The Terrible Company went through a few changes this year, as I navigate fatherhood, starting multiple new jobs, and still continue filming for this new video thing that has been in the works for years at this point. If you missed a lot of the good shit that got posted this year, I’m here to break it down for you:
January
- Starting out with a bang, we had an interview with the No Complying, Pole Dancing, kink-master flex herself, Wings Chan – Wings Chan Interview – The Terrible Company
- Eric Koston’s best mate Rainbow Swag Lord spoke to me about swag, what constitutes “real” skateboarding and Burton On Trent – Rainbow Swag Lord Interview – The Terrible Company
- My favourite brummy Slasher Sam broke down his Top 5 Transitions – Slasher Sam’s Top 5 Transitions – The Terrible Company
- I investigated Brexit’s potential impact on the UK Skateboarding Industry (something that we likely now have a lot more data on) – Brexit Boards – The Terrible Company
- UK Vert Series Top 3 skater Jasmine Gordon knocked out answers to 10 of my ridiculous Quickfire questions – Jasmine Gordon’s Quickfire 10 – The Terrible Company
- Girl Skate UK chief Danni Gallacher spoke to me about Women’s skateboarding, DIY mini ramps and gardening – Danni Gallacher Interview – The Terrible Company
February
- The interview I did with Joxa from Hangup’s zine popped up on the blog in February – Joxa Interview – The Terrible Company
- I wrote a sappy love letter to some of my closest homies, The Craplads – Ballad Of The Craplads – The Terrible Company
- My good friend Martin Orton aka Poisoned Pen returned to the blog to run down his Top 5 360 flips – Poisoned Pen’s Top 5 360 Flips – The Terrible Company
- Teenage wonderkid and 2020 Girl Skate UK SOTY Roxana Howlett took on the Quickfire 10 – Roxana Howlett’s Quickfire 10 – The Terrible Company
- I did another comparison between the two big skateboarding simulators of the day, now that both have had time to improve and mature – SkaterXL VS Session v2.0 – The Terrible Company
- Boardroom OG local and all round heelflip destroyer Mike Simons spoke to me about the old days, and who was responsible for Lucas Healey being called Goose – Mike Simons Interview – The Terrible Company
- After a long hiatus, The Terrible Company dropped some fresh video content – SYNERGY – The Terrible Company
March
- The quiet assassin Jord Lightowler opened up a bit about being part of the Worcester skate scene and joining the fiftyfifty team – Jord Lightowler Interview – The Terrible Company
- Lovenskate’s Alice Smith took on a Quickfire 10, but gave such in-depth and eloquent answers it may as well have been a proper interview – Alice Smith’s Quickfire 10 – The Terrible Company
- Cov OG, and owner of the best mohawk in the midlands, Lewis Guest, talked to me about guitars, Coventry, and having massive pop – Lewis Guest Interview – The Terrible Company
- Moose did a Top 5 list of skateboarding dogs. I don’t need to say any more than that – Alex “Moose” McGhie’s Top 5 Skate Dogs – The Terrible Company
April
- Illustrator and creator of Lucy Adams’ latest board graphic, Lizzie Heath, started off April by taking us through her Top 5 favourite art pieces – Lizzie Heath’s Top 5 Art Pieces – The Terrible Company
- Long time Terribleco buddy Ant Smith capped off a Quickfire 10 – Ant Smith’s Quickfire 10 – The Terrible Company
- Blast Skates old skool shredder Nassir Roumou got interviewed about shaped boards, Film Trucks and the difference between UK and US skateboarding – Nassir Roumou Interview – The Terrible Company
- Terribleco’s resident photo gangsta Ryan Bradley put the photography aside to run us through his Top 5 Video Parts – Ryan Bradley’s Top 5 Video Parts – The Terrible Company
- Volume 1 of the Terrible Company Archive Trilogy dropped mid-April: The Terrible Company’s Greatest Hits compiled 10 sections of the very best shit from myself and a bunch of our closest friends – Greatest Hits – The Terrible Company
May
- I wrote some guff about the weird juxtaposition between society’s love and disgust of skateboarding – Welcome Undesirables – The Terrible Company
- Live from Greece, Alex Kililis queued up a Quickfire 10 – Alex Kililis’ Quickfire 10 – The Terrible Company
- I filled out the blog with more guff about skateboarding and the early internet – Sidewalk Surfing The Net – The Terrible Company
- Lucas Healey gives us an expert run through of the Top 5 tricks to ever grace the bank at Coventry’s Herbert Art Gallery – Lucas Healey’s Top 5 Herbert Bank Tricks – The Terrible Company
June
- The Worble dropped the incredible “Worble III”, and I sang its praises – The Worble – Worble III – The Terrible Company
- In 2021 I introduced a new feature on the blog, Pop Quiz Hotshot, which tested the trivia knowledge of skateboarders. In June, Joxa got a perfect score – Pop Quiz Hotshot: Joxa – The Terrible Company
- I brought my experience of getting skateparks built to the forefront with a lengthy post about the crap people have to go through to get a place to skate – Confessions Of A Skatepark Campaigner – The Terrible Company
- We buckled up for take off and more offcuts and friends footage from the new video with Volume 2 of SYNERGY – SYNERGY – Volume 2 – The Terrible Company
- More archive business with 10 more full sections featuring the best footage of our closest mates – NOW That’s What I Call The Terrible Company – The Terrible Company
July
- Baghead Crew’s Forde Brookfield checked in for a Quickfire 10 – Forde Brookfield’s Quickfire 10 – The Terrible Company
- I wrote some guff about why DIY skateparks are so inspiring and important in skateboarding – Why Do We DIY? – The Terrible Company
- I wrote some guff about how most of our Olympic team didn’t qualify for Tokyo 2020, and how the UK’s attitude to skateboarding was going to set them up to fail from the start – Qualified – The Terrible Company
- The skater who shaped me, Ragdoll, dropped a new part. Even better, he read my write up for it and sent me a really nice message to thank me (incredibly stoked on that one) – CRAWL X RAGDOLL – The Terrible Company
August
- I wrote some guff about how the CEO of SkateboardGB said some silly stuff about being too old to skate on the BBC – “I’m way too old” – The Terrible Company
- I got to interview the legendary Lucy Adams. She was very nice and apologetic about this interview, and it’s a great read – Lucy Adams Interview – The Terrible Company
- Some guff about filming with old VX’s and how you can ditch your old MiniDV tapes for a digital solution – Go Tapeless – The Terrible Company
- We closed out August with the last of the Archive trilogy, compiling the best footage of a couple of mates, as well as envisaging full parts that never were from skaters I always wanted to film with – The Bootleg Collection – The Terrible Company
September
- September was a slow one, as content on the blog started to wind down as I look at what the future of The Terrible Company is (and as I start filming more video stuff again). The month started by looking at video content from another local group who are really taking off, SUMO – Sumo – TV Star – The Terrible Company
- I kept the Top 5 train rolling with my Top 5 Video Parts – Ade The Terrible’s Top 5 Video Parts – The Terrible Company
- The latest video project from The Terrible Company this month was a full part from yours truly… Filmed entirely in SkaterXL – “Working From Home” SkaterXL Part – The Terrible Company
October
At the risk of repeating myself, October was a bad month for me. Mentally, physically, professionally. We’ve lived through a really shit time in our lives, and every month brings it’s challenges, but October 2021 will forever be marked as one of the shittest months of my life. There was no skateboarding, no blog content, no filming – everything was really bad. I wrote some guff about it – Check-In: Ade The Terrible – The Terrible Company
November
- I know this should technically live in October (but October was a write off). On Halloween we dropped Volume 3 of SYNERGY – SYNERGY – Volume 3 – The Terrible Company
- Friend of the blog Alfie Morrey detailed his Top 5 Skate Videos – Alfie Morrey’s Top 5 Skate Videos – The Terrible Company
- The Video Roundup (a series where I collate my favourite short videos and parts from the month) returned, with an apprentice in tow to offer her opinion on the month’s hottest edits – November 2021 Video Roundup – The Terrible Company
- An interview with Shaun Boyle from the Bournbrook DIY project appeared on the blog. This one originally appeared in Hangup’s zine earlier in the year – Bournbrook DIY Interview – The Terrible Company
December
As we close out the year, there was another quiet month here on the blog, but before the year is out keep an eye out for a write up on the newest Get Lesta video, “Darling”.
2022: Looking Ahead
I’ve been pretty open about blog content slowing down on here, and if you look through 2021 it’s pretty obvious where things fell off. That’s due to continue into 2022, but on the plus side I’m hoping to showcase more video content – less content, but higher quality, and in video form.
A group of us have been busy working on a new video since 2019 – and whilst it is by no means a feature length epic designed to push the boundaries of skateboarding, I kinda feel like it’s shaping up to be The Terrible Company’s best video yet. I might be writing a cheque I can’t cash, but I’m hoping to get this video finished by the end of 2022. It’s a real return to form for Terribleco videos, and features parts from a healthy mix of some of my oldest friends, as well as newer faces: Keep an eye out for “Ghostface” – done when it’s done (hopefully 2022).
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