Celebrating the Legacy of Concrete Wave Journal & CalStreets: A Tribute to Michael Brooke and Rick Tetz
Concrete Wave Journal, a beloved Canadian skateboarding publication, was based in 2002 by Michael Brooke. Constructing upon Michael’s wealthy historical past in skateboard publishing, the journal rapidly grew to become a cornerstone of the skateboarding group, providing a recent perspective and championing the game’s deep-rooted tradition.
With a mission to infuse skateboarding with authenticity, historical past, and selection, Concrete Wave Journal has featured profiles of the world’s biggest skate photographers and carried out interviews with pioneering legends of the game.
The publication celebrates each side of skateboarding, from swimming pools and pipes to ditches, longboarding, speedboarding, slalom, freestyle, fingerboarding, surfskates, and the colourful world of road skating.
The CalStreets Connection
Some of the important collaborations for Concrete Wave was with Rick Tetz and his legendary store, CalStreets. Michael Brooke himself as soon as stated:
“Rick’s store, CalStreets, has fairly a legacy in Vancouver (and past!). His store wasn’t only a skate store; it was a mecca. It was maybe one of many biggest, most profitable skate outlets on the planet.”
Rick’s work with Concrete Wave Journal spanned over eight years, contributing images and IT experience that helped form the publication’s distinctive visible fashion and digital presence. This partnership not solely strengthened the journal but in addition cemented a lifelong friendship between Rick and Michael—a bond that has endured over 20 years of shared ardour for skateboarding.
Galleries of Skateboarding Historical past
In honor of Michael Brooke’s unimaginable contributions to the skate business, we’ve added a curated choice of his work to our galleries.
This assortment options retro longboard skate advertisements and era-defining pictures, capturing the spirit and evolution of skate tradition by way of the a long time.
We invite you to discover this visible journey and have a good time the legacy of two skateboarding icons who helped form the game’s narrative—each in print and within the streets.