Nike Air Presto s/s 2011

One of my very favorite Nike models, the Presto (that I actually no longer own any pairs of), gets it's annual handful of new colorways that will be dropping this Spring '11...






Ditched the running look and functional mesh materials for suede and I must say it looks fucking great! Aside from the simple solid colors, Nike usually tries to do too much with the Presto, even tho it is actually an overly simple shoe as far as pieces and materials. Here they nailed it by keeping it simple in color, just slightly altering the design but then changing to the suede option on the toe and surprising us in that manner. *clap clap*

Prestos continue to be a hard find in the USA, but still look out for these in the coming Spring months.


-john-

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Curt@!n$ - 'Bodies' | Video

Curt@!n$ gives us some visuals to 'Bodies', off of his latest Killer Tape...

"Dinner and a movie, I slid in there smoothly... "

Previously: Curt@!n$ - God Bless Us All | Video


-john-

Artist Profile - Marc Johns

I've been following Marc Johns' work for quite some time now, and he consistently delivers some of the most simple yet random creations in his drawings. Never really thought of him for an Artist Profile, so I think it's about time I introduced you to his silly world...









Most of his work involves at least a little bit of his dry humor, and is simply drawn using pens and water colors. His works for sale are mostly done on drawing paper, however he knows no limits and occasionally uses sticky notes, rat traps, and my favorite, paper towels.

For more, be sure to read Marc's blog and follow him on Twitter.


-john-

Homeskool Presents…Ibe - “10 from ‘10” | Mixtape

Our boy Ibe got some good work done in 2010 and decided to put out a mixtape of his favorite songs that he produced, as well as the stories behind them. Check out the track list below and an excerpt from his blog post.

Download: UserShare

Track listing

1. “The Long Way Home” Kris Kasanova
2. “Can’t Stay Away” Faith Evans f. Keyshia Cole
3. “Cheers” Kris Kasanova f. Sunny Jones
4. “Good Days, Good Nights” Chris Faust f. Capri and Carras Paton
5. “Break Up” Kris Kasanova
6. “Need for Speed” Mickey Factz f. Curtis Santiago
7. “Maniac” Curtains f. Kendrick Lamar and Chace Infinite
8. “Fucked Up” Kris Kasanova f. Ibe
9. “Get Down” Marcus Harmon

10. “Looking Back” Chris Faust f. Outasight
15 minutes. That’s about how much time I had to make this track. Chris, Sunny Jones and I were working on ExtraOrdinary for “Faust” when Chris said Outasight was in the neighborhood and down to do a joint. He came through, knocked out the hook and verse promptly, and Chris wanted to take it home and work on it. I was like “Fam, I didn’t just get extra pressured to make a track in 15…” and Outasight was like “I didn’t just write AND record a chorus and verse on the spot…” (all in good fun of course). Chris did his thing, wrote a verse and recorded it. Capri came to the spot as we were finishing up the song. She heard some harmonies and put ‘em down. After that we cracked jokes, listened to some tunes Outasight had ready for “Further” and talked about the Knicks for a few.

I'm proud of the man. But hopefully he cuts the Detox flow and finally finishes and puts out his fricken debut album. Can I get an Amen from anyone else? Sheesh

For more stories, check out the rest of his blog post on The Homeskool

-meez

vitaminTHICK - "The Days When We Would Fly" FW2010 Lookbook | Video

As promised from early December, here's the Lookbook for vitaminTHICK's collaboration with Brooklyn-based creative agency, The Supervisory, captained by Don Kim. The Fall/Winter 2010 line includes a range of intricately detailed fleeces, t-shirts, and, headwear. Check out the video, Lookbook, and more info below.

"The Days When We Would Fly" FW2010
Online Lookbook

"Too often as adults we are overly concerned with arriving at point B, and we neglect to realize the joy in the journey itself," said vitaminThick co-founder Elliot Curtis when discussing the comapny's Fall/Winter line. "With the lookbook and video, The Supervisory and vitaminTHICK bring you back to the days when the only scheduled meeting was a rendezvous with the crew, and the itinerary from there was to be determined."

The vitaminThick Fall/Winter 2010 line is now available in select retail stores across America, including Bodega, Atmos, Sneaker Junkies, Timebomb and more.

I'm mostly diggin' the beanie hats. What are your favorite pieces?

Shawnimals - Sniper Ninja

Shawnimals starts the year with a fresh new Ninja of the Month, the scrupulous Sniper Ninja...

"Flying devils and medium-sized birds mistaken for Flying Devils are no match for the skilled Sniper Ninja! Did you know the ammo used is actually a super spicy wasabi pea? Once you're hit – OUCHY! And if it goes up your nose? Forget about it!"

Comes with sling shot and a single deadly wasabi pea. Limited to 100 hand number pieces. Dropping January 5th at 1pm on the Shawnimals web shop.


-john-

Currsen$y - Return to the Winner's Circle

After already recently hitting us with Pilot Talk 2, Spitta kicked off the new year by dropping his latest mixtape on 1/1/11... Return to the Winner's Circle...




DOWNLOAD: CURREN$Y - RETURN TO THE WINNER"S CIRCLE


Artists with 11 track mixtapes that drop every couple months >> a 22 track mixtape that get pushed back twice and doesn't live up to the year of hype behind it. No direct shots.



Jets.... fool....


-john-

Happy New Years 2011!

Happy New Years 2011 from the SwaggerDap family!




But seriously, fuck a calendar. Just keep doing you and keep doing better for yourself and others.



-john-