ON THE ROAD OPENS AT THE SHOWROOM THIS WEEKEND
Many of you probably don’t know that Jack Kerouac once lived in Asbury Park, at least for a summer. The story goes like this. He was dating some chick from New York whose grandmother lived in AP. The...
View ArticleCREATOR’S DIGEST- A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT
“Now it is time to fly. Release this clean slate with the hope that it returns, tattooed and tattered, filled with the adventures, one could have never imagined.. Only in letting go can the process of...
View Article“NO” OPENS TONIGHT AT CLEARVIEW CINEMA
We’re big fans of Mexican actor Gael García Bernal. The Science of Sleep. Sin Nombre. Amores Perros.Y Tu Mamá También. The Motorcycle Diaries. All good fucking movies. His latest flick, “NO”, kicks off...
View ArticleWINTER’S LAST COLD KISS: PHOTOS BY CHRISTOR LUKASIEWICZ
The winter of 2013 has been near epic for surfers here in New Jersey. Graced with numerous overhead, thunderous barreling days, we have a stockpile of mental tube shots to last us well into hurricane...
View ArticleDO IT YOURSELF!
When I started skateboarding in 1985, there were no skateparks around to speak of…well, none that I knew about anyway. We did have a bunch of backyard ramps where I grew up in Brick, as well as a pool...
View ArticleLIVING LIFE THROUGH YOGA AND SURFING
I love surfers who smash stereotypes. The two that immediately come to mind are the brain dead, good for nothing stoner and the pseudo, super athlete with some energy drink sticker on his board. In...
View ArticleCOMICON THIS WEEKEND AT CONVENTION HALL
Lesser tiny hamlets have tried to up their cultural profile with comic conventions. Cute little things in places like New York City and San Diego. Yearly events that draw a few crowds, some media...
View ArticleCITY TO HOLD SKATEPARK DISCUSSION AS PART OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON...
A new skatepark for the city of Asbury Park is looking like a real possibility. Get involved! The skateboard history and heritage of Asbury Park is rich, yet sadly it has gone fairly unrecognized by...
View ArticleHAPPY MONDAYS AT THE WONDER BAR KICKS OFF TONIGHT (4/1)
Monday night doesn’t usually inspire me to get off my ass for anything outside of my apartment. After a long weekend, my laptop, some Netlfix and a cold beer or three are enough to help me decompress....
View ArticleREVIEW: TOAST
Smack in the middle of the heart of downtown Asbury Park, Toast exemplifies the small city, big personality vibe upon which the town has come to pride itself. The decor of this early dining...
View ArticleADIOS ASBURY, HOLA MARFA
Time for me to take a vacation. After launching The Anchor back in October of 2012, I’ve been hustling non-stop (along with our dedicated contributors) to keep this website firing on all cylinders....
View ArticleHAPPY MONDAYS WITH SEA CREATURE
Photic zone psychedelia. Pulsating sonic frequencies. Swirling, dragging you into the deep sea. Weaving vivid audible tapestries. The above words may give you a brief description of the sound that is...
View ArticleA MAGAZINE RACK FOR THE “OFFICE”
I do some of my best reading in the (ah-hem), “office,” and for months I’ve had magazines scattered across the floor. Don’t get me wrong, it’s been a fun and dangerous trick–balancing on slick coated...
View ArticleBROWN BIRD, THURSDAY, APRIL 18 AT THE SAINT
Some might call it an Americana renaissance of sorts. It’s the folk/bluegrass/roots music revival spun with indie sensibilities that’s been taking hold across the good ol’ U.S of A as of recent years....
View ArticleSEEKING SANTOSHA: YOGA AND SURFING IN NICARAGUA.
I started surfing the summer of 1987. Since my first paddle out, surfing has never ceased to be a part of my life. Although at certain moments I was only surfing the waves in my mind. Ultimately I was...
View ArticleDOUG PARENT
It makes sense that baristas are often plugged into the most interesting things in any community. We talked with our pal Doug Parent at Cafe Volan (510 Bangs Ave.) and here is what he had to say about...
View ArticleLIQUITEX SPONSORS ASBURY PARK-BASED GRAFITTI ARTIST AT MINNEAPOLIS ART...
Asbury Park graffiti artist Jay Mack is getting the royal treatment from Liquitex, a leader in the art supply world. The company is sponsoring Mack at the Arts Materials World 2013 conference in...
View ArticlePUT SOME SOUL IN THAT BOWL
Put some soul in that bowl, it’s 420! Now don’t get it twisted. I can’t stand to hear some goofy pseudo hippy babble about “420″, the unofficial holiday of stoners that happened this past Saturday,...
View ArticleAN INTERVIEW WITH SURFBOARD SHAPER CHRIS CHAIZE
ASBURY PARK – I first met Chris Chaize about 4 years ago in Asbury Park. We were surfing a nice hollow right hander that was coming in off an anonymous jetty. This was one of the winters in Asbury when...
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