In 1993, Jake Phelps was named editor of the magazine. Mofo became the second staff member, joining Thatcher in mid-1981. The magazine's first editor was Kevin Thatcher. Thrasher was founded in 1981 by Fausto Vitello and Eric Swenson, primarily as a way to promote Independent Truck Company, their skateboard truck company. The company also owns and operates the Double Rock indoor skateboarding facility, and the San Francisco skateshop, 66 6th. The magazine also maintains a website and YouTube page, which includes segments with names such as "Firing Line" and "Hall of Meat", an online store, a video collection, a radio show, and a forum for registered users. The publication consists primarily of skateboard- and music-related articles, photography, interviews and skatepark reviews. Thrasher is a skateboarding magazine founded in January 1981 by Eric Swenson and Fausto Vitello.
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