“Burn Rubber” Rick, known most as Rick Williams, keeps taking his Distinct Life brand and concept to new levels and now he’s expanding the offerings with the first drop of his “Dry Goods” collection. Read the rest of this entry »

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If you’re old enough to remember, at one point people thought Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway was going to be the next BIG player in the few years following Michael Jordan’s first retirement. Sadly, the Memphis-raised Magic superstar’s flame never fully blazed. Penny was plagued with injuries and never really accomplished what many hoped he would. The one thing Penny did manage to capitalize on was getting a pretty popular signature sneaker line with Nike. Read the rest of this entry »

Ever since the one-week review, people have been asking me questions about my experiences with the Nike+ FuelBand. Was I still using it? Do I think it’s worth the money or just another trendy gadget? Still working out or letting the Band collect dust? Read the rest of this entry »

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This August one of the most popular Jordan 4 colorways is heading back to the shelves. The “Fire Red” colorway originally released in 1989 and has been retroed two times since then. The most recent retro was released in 2006 and was slapped with a Mars Blackmon logo. This upcoming version seems to take it back to the basics, but there does seem to be a slight change. Read the rest of this entry »

As wearers, we must accept our fate with the presence of Nike’s Free sole making appearances on older silhouettes to form revamped hybrid models like the Kukini Free. Here, the 5.0 outsole works well because the “barefoot” comfort on the bottom matches the laceless, but snug fit of shoes’ upper created by the cage-like construction. Read the rest of this entry »

A level synergy between sounds and sneakers here as we share the info that Reebok’s officially bringing back the Question Mid, Allen Iverson’s sig shoe and quite possibly the Vector’s greatest offering to footwear history. The white and red joints with the pearlized toebox were made famous during AI’s early days with the Sixers Read the rest of this entry »

Shades of grey are clearly cool now and can be found on a number of releases. But none are as clean as these Air Max Barkleys drenched in dark grey and accented with minimal strokes of wolf grey. Read the rest of this entry »

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Definitely having a Mets vibe (what’s up with Jordan Brand and their obsession with New York team colorways?), the next Jordan 12 release mixes a cool grey suede upper with a pebble leather white lower half. Read the rest of this entry »

Official images for the next Jordan 4 Retro set to release on May 12. Since the colors are black trimmed with safety orange and game royal, a pair many have dubbed the “Knicks.” But, Jordan Brand is calling the colorway the “Cavs.” Why? Read the rest of this entry »

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While a handful of teams still tied to the 2012 season, non-playoff teams are working towards the next year. Positioning themselves for the future, the Brooklyn Nets unveiled their new logo and colors at a news conference held on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

My affinity for woven anything remains strong after all these years and anything in the cross-stitch persuasion stands as a must-cop. Today, a quickstrike release of the Lunar Woven Flow – seen here in Anthracite/Black-Bamboo and Medium Olive/Black-Bamboo – finally makes its stateside debut after an earlier international release. Part-woven, part-suede upper and all parts distinctive, the Woven Flow sits on a Lunarlon sole for support and cushioning making it a welcome addition to the arsenal.

Available today at Extra Butter and a handful of other NSW accounts.

As the NBA playoffs prepare to get under way, Jordan Brand is putting new colorways on the feet of their three top shooters – Chris Paul, Melo And D. Wade – with home and away versions of each player’s signature shoes. Read the rest of this entry »

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Summer is coming, so that means the reign of the Air Max is upon us. One of the better colorways to hit the net is the Air Max 1 TXT “Magenta.” Color-blocking is big this year, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone when Nike applies the trend to their upcoming releases. Read the rest of this entry »

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One is a stalwart of the streetwear world, making tees, chinos and button-ups for more than 30 years. The other has been making simple but classic sneakers for more than a century. So what happens when they team up? Read the rest of this entry »