Archive for April, 2008

German dance legend Tom Novy needs no introduction. Co-producer of DJ Tomcraft. Novy took a swipe at global recognition with club monster ‘Your Body’ featuring Michael Marshall, and coupled with his Space residency and numerous radio and TV presenting stints, he’s well in demand. Dance music’s media darling and the house scene’s man [...]

Yeah, he’s Asian and rapper, but this ain’t no gimmick. Jin has built a solid reputation for bringing it on 106 and Park Freestyle Friday, a weekly rap battle on BET, where he was one of a few to be inducted into its Hall of Fame after seven straight weeks as undefeated champion and in [...]

A mixture of boldly intelligent lyrics, West African guitar jangling and indie rock jingling, Vampire Weekend is bloody good stuff

Nothing sums up the sound of 1970s New York like Salsoul Records. With a roster of black and Latino artists, Salsoul rode the first street-fuelled wave of Latin soul, disco and block parties. Founded in 1974 by the Cayre brothers and former Fania artist and Latin soul legend Joe Bataan, the label went on to [...]

In Japan basketball manga has inspired thousands to embrace the game and its culture. Seen decorating the walls of Sole What? and soon to be collected by fans, this year, Nike joins forces with a select group of manga artists to share the Nike Dunk story.

In just a few months, the Olympic Games will begin in historic Beijing and Adidas will be there to be a part of it, as it always has since 1928, when Adidas founder Adi Dassler created the first products for athletes to compete in Amsterdam. As the official sportswear partner to the Games, Adidas’ commemorative [...]