Ohio State Live Arcade

     One of the more impressive things I've seen when it comes to live spectacles, the Ohio State Marching Band put on a halftime show for the ages...video game ages.  The hours of practice, coordination, planning, the fact they're playing instruments, and you have hundreds of kids all moving at the same time, it's quite an astounding feat.
     It's great to see representations of some of the all time best video games come to life on the gridiron. See if you can figure out all of them.....great stuff.  Thanks to Rosco for the heads up.
This was the halftime show they performed against Nebraska this past October.

Supreme x Nike Air Force 1 Low

     In celebration of one of the most iconic sneakers ever, Nike has been releasing Air Force 1's in record amounts to commemorate it's thirtieth anniversary throughout 2012.  Of course, that includes collaborations with everyone and their mother.  Some of these collabo's carry more weight then others and in this case, not many standout more than Nike's joint productions with legendary brand Supreme.  Everybody is familiar with their SB Dunk and Blazer co-signs and this time, it was the Air Force 1's turn to get the infamous makeover.
     Supreme went with 3 colorways on the all time classic, all using a "NYCO" water resistant canvas-like material on the uppers.  Available in fatigue olive, black, and camouflage, they all have the white and gum rubber outsole.  Gentle Supreme branding on the swoosh, tongue label, and insole complete the look.  Three sets of laces lets you change it up with additional white and black complementing the olive.  These were literally gone in 5 minutes on their website as it was probably one of the best releases of 2012.

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NBA Wishes You A Merry Christmas

     Nothing beats good holiday marketing as it plays with our emotions and drives us to go spend money we don't have on stuff we don't need….but it sure does feel good, doesn't it.  The NBA is as much part of Christmas day as it ever was, as we always look forward to primetime matchups all day pitting the leagues best players against each other.  Lately, the trend has been seeing what special holiday make ups are on the players feet as special Christmas editions have graced Lebron, Kobe, Melo , CP3, and Kevin Durant's feet on that day.  This year, the NBA and Adidas have rolled out solid color holiday jerseys that will be showcased on Christmas as well.  To get ready for the holiday, they rolled out this commercial with Dwight Howard, Melo, Joe Johnson, Russ Westbrook, and D. Wade dribbling a familiar tune while wearing these Christmas Day jerseys.  Pretty cool stuff none the less.

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer x DMX

     Tis the season for Christmas music and we're no strangers to hearing our favorite artists cover the holiday classics.  Well add DMX to the list as he gives good ole Rudolph some new street cred with his rendition.  Fantastic stuff from the Darkman, come on come on! 

"10th Anniversary" UBIQ x New Balance x Mitchell & Ness

    Has it been 10 years already?  Seems like yesterday when Ubiq opened it's door in center city Philadelphia.  A sneaker haven, urban wear boutique was born and has been providing the tri-state area with nothing but the best in not only footwear and urban clothing, but great events that include top name musical talent, clothing labels,  and historical athletic legends. It has become a staple of the city and a marquee location to get your Jordans and the very limited releases of most brands.  I've been to many events and all have been awesome and top notch.

     Which brings us to Ubiq finally releasing their very own collaboration with New Balance to celebrate the store's 10 anniversary.  Starting off with the New Balance classic 574 model, black leather and suede cover the upper while the white outlined, orange "N' gives it enough to standout.  The black and orange colors are the original store colors along with the local favorite hockey team, the Flyers.  A grey suede backtab finishes it off with hints of grey and white on the heel and sole.
     It's really a great looking sneaker and the leather and suede feel and look great.  Kudos to Ubiq to keeping the idea simple and straight forward, especially in an era where new collaborations come out every weekend with every variation thought of and sometimes too much.  I'm sure this will be the first of many collabos between these two brands (1600, cough cough), since these have sold out and were only available in store.  Hopefully you were lucky enough to get your hands on a pair, only 48 pair were produced.  Yup, 48, that's called limited.  Also, Made in the USA.
       Too cap it off, local legendary brand Mitchell & Ness contributed on the anniversary celebration by  producing two very limited snapbacks.  In the matching black and orange colors and repping the ol' 70's Flyers team, the Broadstreet "Bullies", the caps have the traditional script and 5 gold stars sewn on the sides.  That's too represent their status in the game.  One cap has the regular adjustable snapback, while the all suede cap  has the leather strap.
     Here's to Ubiq, an all around class act shop that elevates the culture and looking forward to another 10 years.

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Kanye On "Cruel Summer"

     As the much anticipated "Cruel Summer" album dropped   This is a great introspective video of Kanye discussing his thought process while doing this collaborative album with his GOOD Music labelmates.  It's inspiring to see an artist continue to strive to be the best regardless of any previous successes.  We could all take some of the energy and determination in our lives and professions to be the best at what we do and proud of what we can accomplish and create.  
     The album is fantastic, especially with each artist striving to provide their best talents so they can hold their own amongst each other.  The label's roster includes Big Sean, Pusha-T, 2Chainz (TityBoi), Teyana Taylor, Common, Kid Cudi, Cyhi The Prince and John Legend.  The album has a ton of guest artists and producers, all listed in the video below.  Some highlights are the verses by Wu vets' Ghostface Killa and Raekwon, they are some of the best of the album.  The Dream and yes, even Ma$e, dropped a smooth verse on "Higher" which is a great song.  Hov kills it, so does Yeezy on "Clique" which was produced by white hot Hit-Boy.
     Mr. West's work rate has been roaring since his brief hiatus after his mother's passing and the quality and creativity hasn't been better.  MBDTF to Watch The Throne to Cruel Summer along with touring, designing, and everything else he does, (and Kim), it's great to be a fan and enjoy the art.
   

Puma Clyde X UNDFTD Ballistic

     Here are some pics of an early year release collaboration between Puma and Undefeated.  The contrast of materials between the ballistic nylon and suede toe and heal is a great look.  The PumaClyde is a very simple and popular silhouette for Undefeated to add their own flavor to it.  It was released in numerous pastel colors, including this yellow.  Comes with both yellow and white laces.

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