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33-404: "Get Off My Back" is used in the video game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland . In a positive review, Exclaim! wrote that the album "may be short on originality but it makes up for it in 'boots to the head' attitude." Maximum Rocknroll called it "more speedy snotty ... hardcore punk with lots of chanted choruses from all [the band's] mates." This article about a punk rock album from

66-533: A 'ragtag group of misfits' who struggle to save the place they call home from evil real estate moguls' plot, and that "along the way, the characters become a little endearing". Tony Alva Tony Alva (born September 2, 1957) is an American skateboarder, entrepreneur, and musician. He was a pioneer of vertical skateboarding and one of the original members of the Zephyr Competition Skateboarding Team, also known as

99-536: A documentary titled "Making of Tony Hawk's American Wasteland". The American Wasteland soundtrack features a lineup of punk-based bands, each covering a song from a classic punk rock or hardcore punk group. The album features all 14 previously-unreleased covers that were recorded for the game. The soundtrack reached number 148 on the Billboard Top 200 , number 4 on Billboard Top Soundtracks , and number 10 on Billboard Top Independent Albums . The cover art

132-448: A photo and video shoot for Playboy magazine, that was shot by Irish photographer Tony Kelly . The shoot is entitled "Playboy Poolside" and features the four subjects skateboarding in and around an empty swimming pool. Alva started his long relationship working with Vans in 1974, helping to design the off-the-wall skateboard shoe, the original skate shoe. Alva's father had been buying Vans shoes for his kids since they were young. Vans

165-502: A radically new and powerful free form surf style to skateboarding. Alva's style was revolutionary and stood in stark contrast with the contrived traditional style of the era, which was still based on tricks formulated in the 1960s. His skill, style and charismatic nature led him to become a professionally sponsored skateboarder. In 1974, he joined the Zephyr Skateboard team along with Jay Adams and Stacy Peralta . Alva and

198-463: A skating contest for his bag, which the player wins. The protagonist observes Mindy drawing a skatepark in her sketchpad which she reveals will be a part of her magazine titled "American Wasteland", and that it is the Skate Ranch, an actual "locals-only" park. After the protagonist stops a local protest, Mindy decides to take the player to Beverly Hills , where he uses his skate skills to impress

231-459: A special musical guest at the Los Angeles art and music collective Surf Skate Roots Rock , reuniting with fellow skateboarding-artist pioneers such as Lance Mountain , Lonnie Toft , Mike Smith , Marty Grimes , George Wilson, Steve Olson , etc. Tony Alva is featured in the 2001 documentary on Santa Monica and Venice Beach skate culture Dogtown and Z-Boys , which was fictionalized into

264-404: Is a homage to the cover of the 1979 album London Calling by The Clash which, in turn, is a homage to the cover of Elvis Presley's first album . The back cover art is a homage to the back cover art of self-titled album of The Clash . IGN gave the soundtrack a 4.1/10, stating that the soundtrack is aimed towards emo -lovers instead of punk, given that most of the participating bands play in

297-464: Is the first Tony Hawk's game to support Xbox Live ; online play was previously limited to the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows . The Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance versions were released as Tony Hawk's American Sk8land on the same day as the console versions. The DS version features Wi-Fi capabilities and was the first third-party DS game to have online support. American Wasteland

330-472: Is the first game in the Tony Hawk's franchise that advertised and allowed the possibility for players to play in one vast level via story mode, which actually seamlessly connects a number of levels without loading times in between, along with also being the first game in the series that allows to freely commandeer stray bicycles and perform freestyle BMX techniques similar to skateboarding. A new maneuver,

363-733: The 2000s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tony Hawk%27s American Wasteland Tony Hawk's American Wasteland is a 2005 skateboarding video game developed by Neversoft and published by Activision . It is the seventh entry in the Tony Hawk's series and was released initially for the GameCube , PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2005 in North America on October 18 and October 28 in Europe, with several ports for other systems released later. American Wasteland

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396-536: The 2005 feature film Lords of Dogtown . He also played the role of Tony Bluetile in the 1978 film Skateboard: The Movie . He also played 'T.A.', a member of the bad boy skaters in the 1986 film Thrashin' and served as skate technical advisor. In 2007, he made a guest appearance in Meck's music video for "Feels Like Home". Alva makes an appearance in the 2012 documentary Bones Brigade: An Autobiography , directed by Stacy Peralta . In 2012, Alva appeared on an episode of

429-460: The A&;E reality series, Storage Wars to appraise a skateboard. Alva was featured in the 2005 skateboarding video game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland . He is seen on the cover of the album The Action Is Go by stoner rock band Fu Manchu . Alva also featured in the 1978 documentary "Skateboard Kings" produced by director Horace Ové . 1975 USSA World Invitational Skateboard Champion. Alva

462-618: The Bert Slide, was added to skateboarding controls. In the September 2005 edition of Game Informer , a map was shown displaying American Wasteland ' s Los Angeles with an insert of an overhead view of the Boston stage from Underground 2 for comparison. The Boston level appeared to be about three quarters the size of one American Wasteland area, with the exception of the "Vans Skatepark" and "Casino" areas. The game begins with

495-552: The Green Pipes Point, the player learns from Mindy that Skate Ranch member Boone has been kidnapped by the "Black Widowz", his old street gang, and needs rescuing from East Los Angeles. However, the Black Widowz own the only tunnel leading to the area, leading the protagonist to join the gang to be allowed entry. After he passes the initiation tests, he enters East LA and rescues Boone. After Mega finishes digging up

528-483: The Green Pipes Point, the protagonist gets a call from Iggy in jail, stating that his bail was posted and he will be leaving shortly. When the player character mentions his restoration of Green Pipes Point, Iggy is furious; he explains that he doesn't own the land that it is on, nor does he have the money to buy it. By the time Iggy leaves jail, the actual owner of the Point put the land up for auction, prompting Iggy to punch

561-475: The Z-Boys show an old photo of "Green Pipes Point": a legendary skate run that the protagonist recognizes as now being the Skate Ranch. The player character decides to have it dug again to make up for getting Iggy arrested. To that effect, the protagonist meets Alva's oil rig worker friend Mega, who decides to help the player after the protagonist completes a series of errands for him. While Mega works on digging up

594-547: The Z-Boys. The Transworld Skateboarding Magazine ranked him eighth in its list of the "30 Most Influential skateboarders" of all time. Tony Alva was born September 2, 1957, in Santa Monica, California , to Dutch and Mexican-American parents. He first began surfing and skateboarding around 1967 at the age of 10. Influenced by the new, aggressive surfing style happening on the Hawaiian Islands, Alva brought

627-422: The first Rip Grip product, a material that could stick onto the underside of a skateboarder's deck, making it easier to maintain grip. Alva signed a three-year deal with Vans shoes and his pro model high-top was released in 2006. In the early 1980s, Alva played bass guitar for the "Skoundrelz", a Venice, California punk band. Three songs appeared on BCT's First Strike compilation released in 1983. Later, Alva

660-514: The first anniversary of the stores with a party at the Los Angeles shop, which was attended by some of the old Z-Boys, current Alva Team members, MySpace friends, skate fans, and other minor celebrities. Alva signed autographs and served as the DJ for the catered event. The " bad boy " image of the Z-Boy was reiterated in the postcard invitation for the event, which featured a profane drawing. Alva pioneered

693-405: The game was compared to previous entries in the series, and how "most of the game feels like a tutorial", although others have viewed this in a light that showcased the game's hefty amount of possibilities, tricks, and techniques that the player can perform in comparison to previous games. Many critics also noted the general lack of evolution in the series, although many saw this as a good thing since

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726-682: The game. The player character participates in the Tony Hawk AmJam in downtown Los Angeles. The protagonist wins and is interviewed by Tony Hawk . After the player publicly reveals his association with the presumed-dead Iggy, the LAPD arrests VanZandt for a string of past minor offenses. Seeking amends for landing Iggy in jail, the player character requests help from VanZandt's old friends: the Z-Boys , including Tony Alva . They agree to do so if he prove his old-school skating skills. After he does so,

759-426: The genre. The game received generally positive reviews. The general consensus, however, was that the advertisement of Los Angeles being "one big level", as opposed to the previous games' series of levels, was false, since the "one level" was a series of levels accessible from one another via bland corridors that simply masked the necessary loading times. Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot took note of how "shockingly easy"

792-439: The inhabitants of the ranch led by Iggy VanZandt. They agree to let him in to the skatepark, and allow him to stay after he gathers wood for a half-pipe. While the player character watches Iggy skate, the group reveals that he was previously a professional skateboarder, but he couldn't handle the publicity and dropped out of the public eye. Mindy suggests that the protagonist obtain pieces for the skate ranch, which he gets throughout

825-467: The original gameplay was so popular to begin with and didn't need unnecessary tampering. Many critics praised the game on its story. Chris Roper of IGN praised Neversoft's decision to "go back to its roots and make a game about skating" as opposed to "the chaos and destruction of the Underground games". Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot wrote that the saving grace of the game is a story mode that follows

858-530: The other Z-Boys (also all surfers), were among the first to bring the dangerous art of skating empty swimming pools into the mainstream. Alva is considered an originator of vertical skating and is credited as one of the first skateboarders to successfully pull a Frontside Air . That moment, captured on film by photographer Glen E. Friedman , is considered by many to be the birth of modern skateboarding. Alongside professional skaters Arto Saari , Brandon Biebel, Perry Caravello , and Stevie Williams , Alva completed

891-442: The police. Iggy arrives at Green Pipes Point and successfully purchases the land. To celebrate, he throws a party, and the protagonist apologizes to Mindy for angering her and VanZandt. Mindy accepts the apology, and she shows that she has just published the first issue of her dream magazine, American Wasteland, which Iggy reveals was funded by the protagonist proceeds from the video. The protagonist and Mindy kiss. American Wasteland

924-486: The protagonist, a male skater from Kentucky , boarding a bus to Los Angeles to escape his delinquent past. Upon arriving in Hollywood , a group of skateboarding punks, led by Joe, punch the player character and steal his bag. The protagonist meets Mindy, a local artist, who helps him fit in through wardrobe changes and a series of skating challenges led by her friends. After, the player confronts Joe and challenges him to

957-432: The protagonist. The player then snaps at Mindy for attempting to help out, but before he can apologize the other group members beckon him away. The group informs the player character that Tony Hawk is in the area with the belief that if he and other local pros were convinced to record a "Save Green Pipes Point" video and post it online, they could use the proceeds to save the ranch from the auction block. The player rounds up

990-443: The skaters and begins recording the video, and Iggy apologizes for his past behavior. After trashing a local vacant casino as their finale to the video, the group is met by the police due to trespassing and vandalism. In order to distract the police so the rest of the gang can escape and purchase Green Pipes Point, the player character evades the cops by skating all through LA to get back to the ranch. The player succeeds in distracting

1023-454: Was also released on the Xbox 360 in 2005 on November 22 in North America and December 2 in Europe as a launch title , and a Microsoft Windows port was issued by Aspyr in 2006 on February 6 in North America and April 7 in Europe. An additional 'Collector's Edition' was also released for the PlayStation 2 in North America, which added two exclusive characters and two exclusive levels, including

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1056-728: Was established in 1966 and was the shoe of choice for the Santa Monica youth culture. In 1977, at the age of 19, Alva shunned the major skate companies to form his own company, entitled Alva Skates. It was the first company run and owned by a skateboarder, as well as being one of the first to use layered Canadian maple plywood in skateboard decks. In December 2005, Alva opened two retail stores in Southern California located in Oceanside, near San Diego, and on Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles. In December 2006, he celebrated

1089-422: Was in an early line-up of sleaze rock band Junkyard. In 2007, he formed the band G.F.P. (General Fucking Principle) with Dead Fucking Last vocalist Tom Paul Davis (Crazy Tom), guitarist Greg Hetson ( Circle Jerks , Bad Religion ) and former Suicidal Tendencies drummer Amery Smith. In 2013, Alva began playing with Los Angeles rock band, His Eyes Have Fangs. In July 2023, His Eyes Have Fangs participated as

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