Ray Barbee is one of those guys that is smooth and amazing at everything he does, be it skateboarding, taking photos, playing the guitar, whatever. Just as we look to him for inspiration his new music show, Traveling Sounds, shows us some of his musical inspirations. In this first episode Ray goes to Ventura California and meets up with Thump Drums maker Andrew "Jenkins" Jones and harpist, Xoco Moraza of the band Rey Fresco.

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Spider-man was bit by a radioactive spider. Superman is powered by the sun. Batman is still bumming over the mugger that killed his parents. But do you know how Steve Caballero's Half Cab came to be? Did you know there was a full Cab high top before the Half Cab? It's true. Why would I lie (unless for comedic purposes)? Complex Magazine sat down with Stevie Cabto get the full story on the Half Cab and its ...

I imagine inviting Alex Perelson to your vert ramp is a lot like inviting Japanese competitive-eater Takeru Kobayashi to your backyard BBQ. On one hand you're in total awe and want to see just how many hot dogs he can eat but on the other hand, you're not sure if you're ever going to want to BBQ again after he shuts it down so hard. It's gotta be rad to see Alex skate first hand but ...

Vans teamed up with Slap Magazine for this year's One In A Million contest in NYC and put everyone up in our House of Vans in Brooklyn, USA. John Cardiel flew out to host the events. Here's the first episode where we meet everyone: