The Day After...
After an extended absence buried in our bomb shelter we’re cautiously poking our heads above ground to assess the damage.
Web site is a work in progress. Glitch and Destroy.
Cold War at Sk8 Swap 3 in Portland
Cold War will be sharing a booth with Skate and Annoy at Sk8 Swap 3 in Portland on December 13th from 12-7 at Lloyd Center Mall. This event is put on by our friends at Cal Sk8. It’s a jam…
In Honor of Black Friday
…absolutely nothing will be on sale. We don’t even have e-commerce at the moment. I just wanted an excuse to post this picture. We’re more Black Phillip people anyway.
Petrochemical Waste is Fun
New polyvinyl stickers hot off the press, and by that we mean digital printer and plotter. We just make the merch, we’re not sure how to sell it yet. We will be inserting these in our shrink-wrapped boards.
Deadly Guys, AKA the 21 Year Grudge
We’re releasing a small quantity of a new graphic called Deadly Guys. It may look familiar if you’re old enough. Here’s the lowdown on how it came to be…
We’re Back
We’re back again, and not taking ourselves so seriously. This web site is an evolving work in progress. Somehow we ditched our old database without making a backup. This is the rebuilding phase…
Finding a Supplier
Circa 2003 the internet wasn’t what it is today, but I remember scouring it for leads, most likely in skateboarding forums such as Skull and Bones Skateboarding and possibly Sleestak.net. Of course I had magazines too, and possibly some issues…
Naked Raygun: The Birth Of Cold War
Our plan to open a skateshop fizzled after the spot we chose was rented to a gun shop. We were leaning towards a starting a skateboard company despite no real knowledge of the industry outside of making fun of it…
The Beginning Was the End
In 2002, two old friends from the Midwest, found themselves living in Portland Oregon, looking for something to believe in. On the verge of starting a skate shop, the space they were looking at was rented to gun shop…