Skating

a guide to understanding the basic and essential skills of beginning figure skating and hockey

Following their well-matched 2017 collaboration with Veruca Salt frontwomen Nina Gordon and Louise Post, '90s-influenced indie rock trio Skating Polly roll out their infectious fifth album, The Make It All Show. It's hard to believe that the Oklahoma City band, fronted by stepsisters Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse, is already on record number five, but Skating Polly started young – in 2009, when Kelli was nine and Peyton 14 – and hit their stride quickly, earning plenty of critical acclaim and attracting notable collaborators like punk legend Exene Cervenka (X), who returns here with a guest vocal.

Chlorine: A Pool Skating Documentary is a 2003 movie directed by Milan Spasic. It features celebrated skaters Tony Alva, Steve Alba, Aaron Astorga, Lance Mountain and many others, honoring the power and strength, as well as honor, of skateboarding in pools.

Skating on the sidewalk may be something you'd like to do during any time of the year but Oakland guitarist David Widelock decided to title his 2009 album Skating On The Sidewalk with help with his trio. This morsel comes from the library of the Beegum.