Beat Junkie Sound and Rakaa Iriscience presents Nightlife45 (The J.Dilla Edition Pt.2) at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood on Saturday, February 9th (and every 2nd Saturday of each month). Doors open at 9pm and everyone is free before 10:30pm. Hosted by Rakaa Iriscience of Dilated Peoples. Donations will be taken and all proceeds go to help pay for J.Dilla’s medical bills and debts. Check out the flyer below.
Check out the release of project 1979, which is a collaboration with Adidas, Undefeated, and photographer Estevan Oriol. The project package includes an Adidas Top Ten sneaker and a book of photographs by Estevan Oriol that captures the essence of bball culture and Adidas’ role in basketball. This package is set to release at selected dealers with a suggested retail price of $450 USD. The book, however will drop at UNDFTD and select stores worldwide. The official release will be held at 125 East 6th Street Los Angeles, CA 90021, No RSVP needed. Get your copy. Check out www.undftd.com.
Check out these sneakers manufactured by a Los Angeles based company called Gourmet. These sneakers are inspired by the ever-so-famous Air Jordans, which will come in different colorways and will be scheduled to drop Summer 2008. Great concept. Something you could rock…off the court. Check out the photos below. You can also check out their website on www.gourmetinyourface.com.
This film is based on the novel Brief Garland by Oklahoma author Harold Keith, which is a novel based on Keith’s real life nephew Jim Keith. Clay Driscoll (played by Jeffrey Donovan) becomes the unexpected head coach of the girl’s high school basketball team in Middleton, Oklahoma after learning that the job that he was originally hired for went to “someone more qualified”. Clay decides to stay with the Lady Cyclones as they try to achieve the unbelievable - the State Championship. This film is very similar to the other feel good sport movies that have been released lately. It’s a very charming and inspirational film that can be watched with your family.
In case you haven’t heard, our man Jerrico just dropped his highly anticipated album entitled “Against The Grain”. He will be performing live on Cerritos All-Stars Monday Mixup on January 28th from 8:30pm to 12:00pm (Pacific Time). Tune in to www.cerritosallstars.com. If you want to read more about Jerrico or listen to some of his tracks check him out on www.myspace.com/jerricomusic.
Check out the life of Lance Stephenson who is the next high school phenom coming out of Coney Island, New York. Following the footsteps of hometown heroes such as Stephon Marbury and Sebastian Telfair; watch as he enters his junior year at Lincoln High School. You can check out the new series through an online reality documentary entitled Born Ready on www.bornready.tv. Peep the preview below.
My man Joe Bruin felt that we should share a video with all of you…and I agree with him. So here it is. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s Russell Westbrook from UCLA bangin’ over Jamal Boykins of Cal earlier this year. Peep it out. Big ups to my man Joe for showin’ us support.
Jordan Brand finally revealed the highly anticipated Jordan XX3 today, so I figured I add my 2 cents in. I must say that I had mixed feelings about how the outcome of these sneakers were gonna look like. I was actually comparing the continuous release of a new pair of J’s to all the Friday the 13th movies. They keep coming out with a new one every time. But it’s all good though…these joints lived up to the hype and I’m sure glad that they keep coming out. I’ve been gettin’ used to seeing all the “retro sneakers” out there lately and it’s great to finally see some fresh designs. I’m glad that they didn’t put out some wild colorways on them, and just kept the design classy, modern and sleek. Perfect pair for a Black Tie occasion.
An exclusive limited release of the Air Jordan will launch on Friday, January 25th (White Titanium/University Blue) with a suggested retail price of $230 and also during the NBA all-star weekend available on Saturday, February 16th (White/Black/Varsity Red) at a price tag of $185. The nationwide launch will be released on Saturday, February 23rd (Black/Varsity Red/Stealth) at a retail price of $185. Information and photos courtesy of Freshness Magazine. Peep out the video and photos.
Does anybody know a man by the name of Dr. James Naismith? Well I thought I did. I watched a documentary called “Basketball Man” directed by Burt Kearns. This documentary tells the story about how the game of basketball started and the man that invented it. This film takes you to the beginning of the simple game and how the rules and game changed to adapt to the players and their abilities. It has great vintage footage and personal interviews with basketball superstars of the past and present. One of the highlights of the film was the last interview with Red Auerbach. Even during his last days he speaks about this game so passionately. Check out the trailer. For more info go to www.basketballmanmovie.com.
It looks like the Harlem Globetrotters will be coming to Southern Cali pretty soon. They will be playing 2 shows at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Saturday, February 16th at 1 pm and 7 pm. Then at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 17th at 1 pm. Be sure to catch them while they’re here. Their shows are really dope. They will be performing all over the place, so check out their schedule on www.harlemglobetrotters.com.
Let’s start off the New Year with a very inspiring commercial produced by Nike that shows Matt Scott, a wheelchair basketball player who plays for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks wheelchair basketball squad. Matt is currently leading the 11-0 Warhawks with an average of 17.5 points along with 6.4 rebounds per game. Matt who is coping with Spina Bifida, was asked to shoot this commercial, which to me is one of the most inspiring commercials set out by Nike. To read more about Matt’s amazing career, log onto www.uww.edu. Check out the commercial.
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