Kicks

If you’ve been paying attention to the current landscape of sneaker stores you’ve noticed that retail giant Foot Locker began their Approved Heat campaign which brings about new releases every day from now until the end of March. Shortly after we were invited to the Barclays Center on January 30th for the Foot Locker February/March [...]

Released at the beginning of this current NBA season in 2012, the Nike LeBron X is easily been one of the most popular basketball available right now.  Already an option for customization thru the Nike iD program, the latest signature sneaker for LeBron James multiplies the possibilities by adding new colors. Metallic Gold Grain and [...]

In honor in Michael Jordan’s upcoming birthday, ESPN ran a special segment called ‘Gotta Be The Shoes’ highlighting the legendary Air Jordan sneaker line. Predictably, the story of how the Air Jordan XI saw its first unveiling was touched upon, educating those who have never heard about the greatest sneaker “leak” ever.  Its interesting to [...]

Inspired by the the explosive energy Bulls enthusiasts in Chicago have, Derrick Rose would serve as the spark (get it) that lights the fire underneath both the team and fans alike. This sneaker features a mainly Infrared upper with a black Sprintframe midsole.  For an accent color, the bright Electricity of Crazy Light 2 fame, [...]

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I’m old enough to remember when the H-Town Sneaker first got started and their first mySpace flyers went live with a random girl on the cover in a pair of sneakers from whoever was the main sponsor of the event (shouts to you 2008). It was still rough around the edges as an event back [...]

For the last few years now, the lunar Chinese calendar has served as the inspiration for some of the best sneaker colorways ever so its no wonder that the upcoming Jordan Brand ‘Year Of The Snake’ pack has been getting so much love. On the ‘Year of the Snake’ Jordan I, multi-colored patent leather is [...]

With the NBA All-Star Weekend just next weekend, Jordan Brand officially announces the sneakers they are releasing to celebrate the biggest basketball weekend. Inspired by all things stealth, the design seen on the Air Jordan XX8 shroud is a direct inspiration from the waves seen while wearing night-vision goggles.  That is very important to remember [...]

When it comes to Player Exclusive basketball sneakers, Under Armour has led the charge by providing the teams they sponsor with multiple pairs of kicks made with their team colors heavily in mind. While you would usually have to be apart of a team’s roster of be insanely close with one of the athletes; you [...]

Do you remember when Air Jordans all came with Nike Air written somewhere on them? It is the dream of many new sneakerheads to have a Air Jordan stamped with NIKE AIR the way the original releases were and tomorrow, February 6th, that will be possible for those able to get their hands on the [...]