On the heels of their 2008 Summer collection, 100 Styles & Running has offered us a preview into their all new model releasing this fall, the Chase. The Chase will be available in a handful of colors, each featuring a full grain leather upper, colored leather lining and a toggle lace system. Check 100styles.com for more details and a retailer near you.
On the heels of their 2008 Summer collection, 100 Styles & Running has offered us a preview into their all new model releasing this fall, the Chase. The Chase will be available in a handful of colors, each featuring a full grain leather upper, colored leather lining and a toggle lace system. Check 100styles.com for more details and a retailer near you.
Since the beginning of their careers Coldplay has been dogged by comparisons to Radiohead. While the comparisons were not unfounded they seemed to be unfair. Coldplay’s piano driven heart-felt pop rock has produced two melodic albums that have been both lauded by critics and snarled at by hipsters. Three years after their last album Coldplay seem determined to silence all naysayers and continue making their brand of music with a more experimental twist. Even their forthcoming new albums’ title “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends” appears to be more cerebral and a departure from their earlier work. Furthermore, Coldplay will have Brain Eno producing their album who pieced together classic albums by the likes of U2, Talking Heads and Devo amongst others.
While expectations are high for the new Coldplay album, dropping on June 12, they are now at a fever pitch since the first single “Violet Hill” has just leaked. The new track starts off with a serene ambient backdrop and unexpectedly goes into a crushing guitar riff not associated with Coldplay’s signature sound. However, as the track gains momentum we hear the familiar grand piano sound and Chris Martin’s soothing voice soar over the chorus. There’s a guitar solo in the middle of the song that’s reminiscent of arena rock fist pumping anthems. The song ends with the usual melodic soft crooning over softly played piano we’ve come to expect from Coldplay. If this song is any indication of what the new album will sound like, we can expect a change of pace from Coldplay with welcomed familiarity.
Each offering their own distinct style, a Crooks & Castles x Rocksmith collaboration has yielded some interesting results with one brand inspired by the notion of crooks while the other looking to Tokyo and 90s pop culture as the benefactor of its designs. The Lumberjack t-shirt features a flannel print, buttoned up at the top to reveal a white t-shirt. Available mid-May at select Rocksmith stockists.
Supra Footwear will be releasing a very limited edition Skytop on Saturday, May 10th. To give you an idea of how limited these are, only 11 retailers in all of the United States will be receiving these Skytops, with 30 pairs being allocated to each shop. The predominantly silver and white shoes called, “413 Silver,” will be the first release from a new series of footwear simply titled, “413.” The name of this new series derives from Factory 413, which is located in Los Angeles, California. A list of retailers can be seen after the jump for these Skytops set to release on May 10th.
As Hirofumi Kiyonaga’s crown jewels, the creation of SOPHNET., FCRB and Uniform Experiment represented a neat and precise way to offer varying degrees of refinement and style. Although there is some overlap amongst the three brands, many would say SOPHNET. is situated in the center as FCRB and Uniform Experiment offer something more casual and refined respectively. Here’s a look at some of SOPHNET. and FCRB’s offerings for 2008 spring/summer. FCRB leads the way with obvious sports influences while SOPHNET. comes through with polos and knits. The collection is available now at select SOPHNET. and FCRB dealers.
Three styles grace Nike’s 2008 summer footwear pack titled Summer Hoops which include a series of lesser seen offerings such as the Huarache B, Court Force Hi and Sky Force Mid. The white and khaki uppers are highlighted by the sparing use of African inspired patterns. Available now at select Nike dealers.
In celebration of the Beijing 2008 Olympics Jordan Brand is releasing this special edition Jordan VI. The colorway is obviously inspired by the Olympic rings, but the shoe also features other interesting details. There is patent leather used throughout the shoe, and there is prominent design stitched onto the toebox. The MRSP of the shoe is reported to be $150, and it should be releasing on June 7th, 2008.
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The real world associations in Grand Theft Auto IV keep being uncovered. While previous notes included LRG and their Dead Serious hoodie as well as Rockers NYC, the latest development features work done by big time graf artist Cope2 as he does up a few walls around Liberty City.
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With so much anticipation building, it looks like the Nike Skateboarding Camp finally decided to release the much hyped New Castle Brown Ale inspired Dunk Lows. Originally rumored to be a part of the Beer Pack consisting of a Mickey’s Malt Liquor Dunk Hi, Dos Equis URL, Pabst Blue Ribbon Angus, and Heineken Dunk Low, of which only the Heineken and Angus released some years ago. The pack was eventually scrapped due to legal issues. These are now available as a pre-order at CCS with a price of $110.
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As a tribute to one of the great skate flicks of all time, Nike SB has looked to Powell Peralta’s Public Domain skate video (installment IV of the Bones Brigade series). Popularity and notoriety was gained largely in part to the strong cast of skaters who would go on to carve out solid professional careers in the skateboard world. The classic gradient design used for the poster is replicated on the tongue. No word yet on a release date.
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Teaming up with Japanese BMX group 430, rarely talked about Saucony and their lifestyle division have released three colors of their Master Court 3 Hi. With stylings similar to the Vans SK8-Hi, Saucony has incorporated some strong highlighting features include patent leather and choice use of colors. Available now at Mita.
