Just got a nice little mailer from our footwear friends over at Volta. Last week they opened a DOPE pop up store in Soto with a party to remember, heck, even the Police made a guest appearance! The whole shenanigans was for the launch of their latest creation….

the STRADA

DOPE right? I’m even gonna throw a lil bonus pic of the STRADAs being complimented by some nice selvage denim…you know i’m obsessed with the stuff…

Volta have a totally sick site too, always a bonus. I usually skip over those boooooooooring site intro’s but this one for some reason I watched twice….heck yeah I like it. Sorry for the partial agression, it’s hard not to be when Drake - Over is on in the back.

Believe.

SIZE? have hit us up with the latest goings on at the highstreet’s coolest venue for kicks as per, and you can take a gander at the jpg below to see just what is happening.

A bit of news from the PF Flyers camp for Spring ‘10. Released from the PF Flyers archive of 1943, the Rambler Hi and Lo stay true to every original charm. The bold sport details of high-visibility hash mark foxing and pronounced diamond toe bumper are balanced with vintage style of two-tone stitching, fine weave 9 oz. canvas, striated toecap and inner webbing stripe.

The Rambler, inspired by the original archived design, brings forth the heritage of PF Flyers for Spring 2010. In 1943, and now in 2010, the Rambler remains a classic sneaker. Available now through PF Flyers accounts worldwide.

The latest SIZE? mailer, you get a sneak peak at some classic b-ball kicks and also a good look at Adidas’ new A.039 collection of which I am dying for the piano tee. Directional, european design aesthetic with thought behind the graphical pattern.

MY OH MY OH MY

After a day filled with THE most random set of events, meeting the UK distributor of Hummel and sharing in admiration of their up-coming collection for Autumn/Winter 2010 with the guys over at UNION….I came out with this pair of beautifully crafted footwear…

The Hummel Stadil High Top Canvas. Arn’t they delicious?

You know by now that slim fitting, comfy, contrast High Tops are placed in pole position when it comes to my personal selection in footwear, and these are simply perfect. Really. If you’re even in Newcastle, make sure you stop by Newcastle and just slip them onto your feet for a tester…the comfort is incredible!

Ok so enough with the drool over the soft foam interior and onto Hummel itself.

The concept of Character has been instrumental in defining the direction for Hummel since the concept was developed in 2005. The importance of having character saturates the way in which all their products are made. Each product is meant to express its own story and unique character and the same goes for every team and individual player they sponsor around the world. These teams and players are meticulously chosen – not only due to size and worldwide fame but according to uniqueness, character and will to win. As Einstein put it: “Weakness of attitude is weakness of character”. Anyone who’s ever heard of Christian Stadil will know he’s all about the ‘Karma’ and maybe it does rub off on the company as a whole. The stores say they’re one of the nicest and most pleasant brands to deal with, which is a big statement concerning the industry these days.

I know these definitely wont be the only pair in my set.

BELIEVE.

The people over at SIZE? have teamed up once again with Fred Perry to bring a sweet load of collaboration goodness. They sold out super fast, but now have a load more back in stock so to get yourself kitted out in one of the polo’s or kicks, head down to SIZE? and get your paper out.

Hello world, ’tis a glorious day in the North-East where I reside in a air-raid shelteresque structure half buried with nature’s wonder….snow.

And who am I you may ask?

The name is Matt Miller, the newest addition to the RISE-Worldwide blogging crew (throws one up for the Hi5 but is dismayed to find a lack of response from a slightly narrow screen).

For those who don’t know me, here’s the shortest description i could find without drawing any racial tension upon a brand that have spent years building a solid reputation and promoting fairness and equality whilst encouraging creativity.

My trainers are red..yes red

Today’s current choice of footwear, straight up representing GOLA (www.gola.co.uk) which is (in my opinion) one of the baddest footwear hounds around. Someone has to remember the days where they made naff TRADEX footwear? Their game has got alot bigger since then with a flagship store hailing on my personal favourite London location, Carnaby Street.

So Hello!

For those of you actually expecting some interesting information in the world of ….well the world right now I guess I could indulge.

Rolling Stone Magazine’s Hot List, Mobo and O Award Winning Nneka’s new album ‘Concrete Jungle’ is set to drop Feb 2nd and failure to cop that album may result in life expulsion…go figure.

Nneeka's coming

If you also havn’t heard Israel Houghton is currently chilling out with Michael Gungor in Abbey Road Studio’s London for the recording of hisnext album! So you know what that means…

hello mr.gungor

That’s right…no more of that ‘Power of One’ malarky (despite there being SOME gems on that 14 track-a-lack. Mr Houghton is taking it back to what made him big from the start when this man played his guitars and wrote all his tunes (if you didn’t already know). Yeah you know, all the big tunes you sing like ‘I am a friend of God’, ‘Lord You are Good’? Yeah Gungor’s masterpieces…so be ready for some more songs to blast on a sunday for the next decade!

One more?

We’ll i could leave you with the news of Britney breaking up with her latest boyfriend again…OR 17 year old Miley Cyrus getting a tattoo under her left breast….but how do you benefit from that knowledge?

You remember that Canada based trio Keys N Krates who we featured some time back? Well they have a sick mixtape out, ‘Live Remixing 101′

it's big

 Get your copy via http://blog.keysnkrates.com/ mmhmmm!

I’m off to crack an egg.

Believe.

There has been a flurry of action from The Hundreds press desks this week, and tomorrow marks the release of three sneaker styles from The Hundreds Fall 2009 Footware collection which is obviously exciting times.

First up, there’s the core sneaker, the Johnson Mid-top – now in it’s fourth release. This season’s version of the mid features eye-catching perforated leather fabrication, with contrasting white & red accents for a splash of color. In addition to the mids, there’s the third installment of the Johnson Low-tops, which are back in a classic canvas fabrication, and are also available in four new tonal color combinations. Last but not least, we have three new colors of the Valenzuela Low-top, their updated interpretation of the classic skate shoe, constructed with traditional canvas, with the addition of subtle leather trim for a touch of class. All these shoes are available this thursday at the THLA and THSF stores.