Posted in Music on February 22nd, 2010 1 Comment »
I remember the first time I heard “two-step” a.k.a. UK Garage. Having recently arrived in London in 1998 to go to school at Westminster, I followed the scent of ganja in my dorm floor and made some new friends. The stereo in their small, smoky dorm room was tuned to a pirate radio station and [...]
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Posted in Music on February 7th, 2010 1 Comment »
Listening to old-school acid house often means listening to scratchy old recordings ripped from 20-25 year old mixtapes. Not this time! Back in 2000, Underground Construction, a Chicago house label known for releasing literally hundreds of great 12 inches, compiled and released an excellent compilation of hits from the Trax Records vaults. For those not [...]
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Posted in Bicycles, Kicks on February 6th, 2010 2 Comments »
Here is the second installment of my clipless / SPD shoe round-up. This bunch are all sneaker-style shoes, typically aimed at BMX riders. None of them are quite as cool as the Nike SB Dunks, but they do offer a better shoe than my home-made SPD Dunks and are probably a little cheaper. I hope [...]
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Posted in Bicycles, Kicks on February 5th, 2010 2 Comments »
Following up on my last post, I recognize that not everyone wants to make their own SPD-compatible shoes. So what are your “off the shelf ” options? Well, I’ve done a lot of research and here is the first installment of my two-part “2010 buyer’s guide” based on the coolest shoes I have seen that [...]
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Posted in Bicycles, Kicks on February 1st, 2010 14 Comments »
For a while now, I have been searching for cycling shoes that are fashionable and comfortable enough to wear every day. A while ago I got a pair of 611 Filter shoes (reviewed here) that have become my favorite every day shoe. However, I still felt like I hadn’t attained the holy grail of sneaker [...]
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