Features

Festival Au Desert

Stranger's founding editor, Helen Gilchrist, takes a once-in-a lifetime trip to the Festival au Desert - in the middle of the Sahara, three hours across the scorching sands from Timbuktu - to report on the desert music scene for Arise magazine.

BEAUTY IN SCRIBBLES

Features - Life
Lifestyle pioneers Avalaan are bridging the gap between life, fashion, art and sport like no other UK brand. Stranger travels to their mash up world to talk war, art and partying on roofs.
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STORY BOARDS

Features - Surf

Photographs by Kirstin Prisk

"It's amazing what some people throw away," says Al Lindsay with a smile, glancing proudly at his impressive collection of vintage surfboards. Picked up from rubbish dumps and car boot sales, found overgrown in gardens or washed up with the tide, Al's boards prove that one man's junk is another man's gold.

Features - Life

Optimus Prime doing his thing

If you've read Blam! in the latest issue of Stranger you'll know all about how Hollywood blew up the comic book, and you'll most likely be wanting to read the full interview with Steve White, editor of the new Transformers comic.

BURNING RUBBER

Features - Life

Fast bikes. No brakes. Big hills. Stranger examines San Francisco's fixed-gear bicycle culture and the film that has thrown it into the spotlight.

ROCK STEADY

Features - Life

Tom Frost

In the early 1960s, inspired by the majestic beauty of their surroundings and the pursuit of the cleanest line, a small band of men took to the big walls of Yosemite National Park, California. And in the process redefined climbing forever.

BOARD MEETING

Features - Surf

Mike York

Stranger takes a sneak peek at Turf Skateboards

THE ART DUMP

Features - Life

Andy Jenkins

If you've picked up the latest issue of Stranger, we know why you're here: to read the full length, unedited Q and A with The Art Dump, creative genii behind Girl skateboards, in all its glory.

ADDED TEMPTATION

Features - Surf
Tamarindo Check out the current issue of Stranger for an insight into the lengths some people will go to to satisfy their cravings, but in the meantime satisfy yours with some tales of surf and snow temptation!
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AARON ROSE: ALLEGED GALLERY 1992-2002

Features - Life

Photo Ivory Serra

This is Chris Johanson building a massive installation of traffic, buildings and hot-air balloons when we went to Tokyo together in 2001. The whole thing was built out of cardboard, wood and duct-tape.

A SIMPLE JOY

Features - Surf

Photo by Neil Miyake

Beneath the wheels of the surfing juggernaut lies forgotten stoke. Stranger revisits the uncommon joy of bodysurfing.

BRING THAT BEAT BACK

Features - Sounds

Biz Markie

One of the long-standing pillars of hip hop culture, beatboxing is as old as the hills. Maybe even older still!

REALLY SAYING SOMETHING

Features - Life

Candie Payne

With names as sweet as a summer's breeze, female artists are wafting back into the spotlight bringing with them a fresh brand of sexy but savvy pop. Stranger swapped some pillow talk with the leaders of the pack!

BIG MACHINE

Features - Life

Illustration by french

Fast Food Nation propelled both author, Eric Schlosser, and the industry he exposed into the public conscience. Now the bestseller gets the film treatment, once again giving us some real food for thought.

BRING ON THE BRAND

Features - Life

hoodie by stussy

When it comes to cool there is only one place that can boast the beginnings of so many brands that have revolutionised the surf, skate and fashion industries. That place is California. Stranger takes a look at the goods, both old and new...

BANNED!

Features - Life

Illustration by Ian Carr

As this summer's smoking ban draws nearer, we look at some other bans that have been put into effect in the past and wonder, is this just the beginning?

IT'S GREAT OUTDOORS

Features - Life

Ok, so even if the sun isn't shining quite as brightly as a few weeks ago, that's no excuse to revert back into winter hibernation. Stranger's been uncovering what's on in the wild Southwest and bringing the best to you...

JUST A MAN