Sometimes it’s a new board, sometimes it’s a new shoe, and sometimes it’s a new shirt. Sometimes it’s just a sick bar of wax whose only purpose in life is to be destroyed the second we come across a virgin ledge or dry, crusty bank. There’s no theme. There’s no rhyme or reason. It’s simple: Brands make sick stuff, and we like that stuff. Get it? So take a look at a few of the things we’re thumbs-upping this month. —Brian Blakely