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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009A couple of days ago one of my face book friends sent me a youtube video of a cool Hip Hop mix from 1988 and it reminded me of a video I keep meaning to post on SolePower. I first heard this tune back in about 1993 when I was djing on a radio station [...]
Little Boots – Ready for the floor
Friday, January 9th, 2009Looks like Little Boots is set to be massive in 2009 if all the media talk is to be believed. Hailing from Blackpool, and now residing in London, Little Boots little feet (size 2.5 apparently) are finding their way onto many a stage across the UK and the rest of the world over the coming [...]
Vespa – Adidas trefoil design
Friday, December 26th, 2008I was just clearing out a few pics from my phone today and came accross this one which I thought was quite fitting for Sole Power. I came accross this scooter at the Southport scooter rally this summer and took a quick snap of it. The scooter is a Vespa PX in blue with a [...]
VINTAGE COLLECTOR – KERSO (UK CASUALS)
Monday, December 22nd, 2008Kerso is well known in vintage trainer circles as a knowledgeable participant in the UK’s most enduring style movement, simply known as the Casuals. With a love of football only matched by a penchant for obscure trainers and Euro sports fashion, the Casual persona defined a peculiar English sense of fashion and tradition which is [...]
The Iconic Nike Windrunner Jacket
Thursday, December 11th, 2008The late Seventies. Nylon running jackets and pants were “sportswear,” literally worn for sport. Back then, to make it “Nike Sportswear,” Nike applied innovation. Moved seams off the shoulders to help eliminate chafing and improve water resistance. The resulting 26-degree chevron made the Windrunner instantly recognizable. By the mid-80s, the jacket was indispensable. Nearly as [...]
Awaydays – The Movie
Friday, November 21st, 2008Kevin Sampson’s cult book, Awaydays, is currently being filmed and is nearing the end of production. It is due out in March 2009 and is a must see for anyone wanting to know were the British obsession with sportswear and designer labels came from…oh and there’s a bit about football too!! ‘It’s 1979 and, in [...]
Puma 1978 Easy Rider trainers reissued
Monday, November 3rd, 2008The word ‘trainers’ doesn’t seem to do justice to the Puma Easy Rider. In its day, it was a cutting-edge running shoe. And that day was 1978. 30 years on and these rugged shoes are back on the market, packing those same rugged soles for running in the wilds – or just jogging to the [...]
What Nike 6.0 were made for!
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008The title says it all!! This pic is of an unknown female rider hitting a line at Glentress Freeride Park near Peebles in Scotland. For more pics from SXLAWS’s Pink Bike photo album click here. FRJ
Nike Air Whistler – A hard working shoe!
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Although my Etnies and Vans do a great job on the street sessions and even dirt jumping. When it comes to going big on the trails there’s only one shoe for me – the Nike Air Whistler. Introduced in the UK in 2006 with very limited distribution and only produced for one season. The Nike [...]
The street sessions / Nike Air Force 1
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008Headed out for our usual street session in Manchester last night…chilling at Urbis waiting for the rest of the dudes to show when my mate rocks up on his Spooky pimping a pair of rather cool Nike Air Force 1 ’82 that he picked up in New York last week…very nice! FRJ
Manchester Street Session / Nike Dunks
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Well, the rain stopped just long enough last night for us to get into town for our weekly mountain bike street session. Pretty mellow session but managed to get a couple of nice roll backs down a double set of steps next to M&S. Bumped into a couple of trials riding dudes whilst there who [...]
From Hacienda FAC-51 to Adidas Campus
Saturday, June 21st, 2008Well this isn’t really the most appropriate 1st post for a freesports blog but hey, I had never even heard of freesports back in the day when I was going down the Hac. Before I discovered freesports I got my kicks at clubs like the Hacienda, Konspiracy, Quadrant Park…this was 1989/1990. Footwear of the day [...]
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