I got to sit down and talk to Sneeze Magazine’s creative director Nic Fensom, during the Carbon Festival. It was one of the guys that I really wanted pick his brain, because dude is young and is making one of the hottest magazines right now, in an environment where the sentiment about print is still very cloudy. If you are unfamiliar with Sneeze Magazine, the laymen’s explanation would be a Canadian newspaper size magazine that covers skate culture, art and fashion but it really is so much more and so much more original than that. Every aspect of the magazine is produced with a careful eye, including teaming up with brands to create custom ads.

- T, these are the things we talked about

Lets start off by saying, I am not a huge fan of Kobe, and I am over the moon with the Thunder whoooping them today, but these joints right here and are f*cking ice cold killer. Black and gold colourway is part of the post season Elite Series which also includes a Lebron 9 PS and a Nike Zoom Hyperdunk, these are the  Zoom Kobe VII and by far the best colourway out right now. Super comfy, looks like a low but doesn’t feel it, definitely has enough ankle support and the full zoom cushioning is always good, the collar around the ankle makes for a very comfortable feel and the built in sock fits like a glove, like no joke super snug.

- T, not much more to be said here then a big thanks to the folks at Nike for these lovelies

Nike produces a lot of dope football boots and for this weekends UEFA Champions League Final in Munich, they are launching a new collection, called “The Clash Collection”. If you click the image above you will see a breakdown of all the features of these very hard to miss colourways, which will also be seen on the Socceroos next month when they take on Japan for the World Cup Qualifiers in BRISBANE!

- T, so who wants to roll with me to the qualis?

Tom Sachs has worked with Nike before but never to this extent. Playing off his Space Program MARS project, the Mars Yard Shoe combines Sachs’ weird DIY aesthetic with Nike’s technological innovations resulting in a weird Sci-Fi yet somewhat familiar shoe that goes on sale this Saturday the 18th of May for $385. You can read up more on the Nikecraft project here. This whole project plays to my super space nerd side very well, also check some of the NASA branded Jordans in one of the promotional videos! Also a bit more info on the shoe itself on Sachs’ site.

- t, sadly as these are a Tier Zero release there’s no chance I’ll be getting my grubby little mitts on them.

For The Homies hit back after a tee drop from the Gold Tooth collection with a selection of caps. Featured here is my favourite graphic from this season; the "Paris" cap featuring a flip of a certain saddle maker turned high fashion house. There’s also some nice simple 5 panels for those of you who are so inclined.

- t, should be able to grab these caps from your local Homies dealer, which if you’re in Brisbane it’s Laced.

Captain Sip Sop’s Barbers Shop & Outfitters, just opened this past weekend in Noosa, Sunshine Coast. This unique concept store was conceived by one of my best friends, Malakai Mitchell aka Mdub aka Black Lightning. He teamed up with his homies from Thomas Surfboards, and joined forces to create this killer space featuring a barbershop, menswear, surf boards and lifestyle products, also a half pipe! Really proud of my dude, they worked their asses off to convert this old shed to a killer space, definitely a destination for anyone who is into cool retail spots and cool shit in general.

- T, really stoked!

It seems as though images of Sneaker Freaker‘s next collaboration that takes its form of a Saucony Grid 9000 have surfaced a little earlier than expected. Nicknamed the “Bushwhacker” the shoes take cues from previous SF releases such as the oatmeal midsole and white outsole (Skippy NBs) some nice mint accents (one of SF’s signature colours) and a bit of speckle which has seen its way on to many of Woody’s creations. There’s also a nice detail inside the shoe reminding us all that these Melbournites have been grinding away in the print industry for a decade this year!

Release is early next month, with more details sure to arise when the Sneaker Freaker crew planned for them. In the mean time save your pennies and check out the early release images. You can also read up about the shoe in the latest Sneaker Freaker magazine; Issue 24.

- t, very wearable and camo friendly colour scheme paired with a big comfy shoe is a winner.

- T, Scram Jones airs it out over Gotye’s, “Somebody I used to know”