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DJ CLARK KENT'S TOP 50 x AIR FORCE 1

The world's foremost Air Force 1 expert, DJ Clark Kent, stopped by Complex recently to drop a hit list ...

NEW BALANCE X SNKRFRKR 'SKIPPY' (PT 2)

Last week we hit you with the hilarious first part of our SNKRFRKR x NB Skippy sneaker video campaign ...

RAHZEL MELB SHOW PICS!

Sneaker Freaker was proud to co-present with The Espy legendary beat boxer Rahzel's Melbourne show and ...

H-TOWN SNEAKER SUMMIT WINTER '09

H-Town Sneaker Summit are at it again with their massive annual winter event rolling into town, two days ...

GET IN BED ETNIES

Etnies have gone and decked out an entire hotel room exploring the roots of skateboarding, in Laguna ...

SNEAKER ART SHOW - ONE OFFS

The Sneaker Art Show One Off's is about to roll into sunny Queensland at Neverland Bar!

DJ BONEZ TOUR

DJ Bonez has been ripping tunes up on the ones and twos for a mighty long time, so make sure you get ...

GOLIATH - 5TH ANNIVERSARY

New York's number one sneaker shop, Goliath celebrates their fifth birthday this week, so get in on the ...

DAVE WHITE DOES KID ROBOT NYC!

Our good friend Dave White has been quiet of late (first time ever) but he just popped up again last week when he stormed New York and Miami to launch his new figures for Kidrobot. Peep his happy snaps and check the huge line-up of kids waiting at the KR stores as he signed the Sgt. Robots and DW posters for his loyal fanbase. Available in black and olive, 600 pieces were made so get yours quick! Thanks to Chris for the pics... and check the huge 18 incher Sgt. Robot that Dave custom painted just for the launch. Enjoy!

BRAINPOWER INTERVIEW

The latest shoe to create a massive buzz on blogs worldwide has to be Dutch MC Brainpower's link up with brand legend Nike, to create two new shoes in what has to be ludicrously limited numbers; 12 highly sought after packs of exclusive Airmax to tie in with his 4th and 5th solo album releases. If you happen to be important enough, you may find yourself with one of the Hart/Hard Nike ID Packs in your hands. We go one better and cop an exclusive interview with the man himself, Brainpower.

SNKRFRKR X AIAIAI X ISSUE 16 LAUNCH RECAP!

Ain't nothing sweeter than a 16th birthday bash, so with the launch of our spanking new issue along with the release of our colab with AIAIAI, we knew we were in for a big one. The good folks at the Croft Institute provided the space, Becks brought the merriment and DJ Jellyfish brought the noise. After limbering up our guns for the giveaway, we ended up throwing out a massive booty from G-Shock including a one-night-only G-Shock x Sneaker Freaker tee, plus of course DJ Zimmie mixtapes and our super-sexy new AIAIAI Earbuds! We're still recovering from the madness so peep the pics after the jump!

HELLZ BELLZ INTERVIEW

Hellz Bellz creator and CEO Lanie Alabanza is on to a winning thang with her provocative t-shirt designs. Just in time for Australia's first drop, Lanie chews the fat with Mafia and gives it up for all the hard working females in the game.

FEMALE SNEAKER FIENDS - ROSE CHOULES (POINTER)

If you’re a cover-to-cover Sneaker Freaker reader like myself, you may have already read about Pointer, the up-and-coming little sneaker/shoe company cranking out some creative new designs with a real London feel. But what you probably don’t know (and definitely don’t expect - don’t lie!) is that one of the primary designers is a female. Rose Choules is no joke. Read on…

GRAM SNEAKERS - FROM SWEDEN WITH LOVE

Scandanavian design is renowned for its simple elegance and uncomplicated style. In that case, footwear brand Gram is true to form... their shoes offer surprising twists on age-old classics, fusing experimental principles into modern outcomes. Their new gramSE range is case in point. what looks like a classical hightop is actually a serious performer. We rescued Alexis and Anna from their annual fermented potato ritual to bring you this educational report, direct from Sweden with love!

MACHE - CUSTOM KICKS

Keeping one step ahead of the biggest players in the game, the Poughkeepsie painter known as Mache is quickly becoming the go-to-guy, racking up a robust Rolodex of celebrity clientele and sneakerheads alike. With strong opinions on the state of the game and a taste for his own personal takeover, we caught up with the steady-armed perfectionist to get a deeper understanding of why he thinks customizing is the one element keeping the sneaker scene fresh. You might even bust a blood vessel when you see his Jordan x Air Force One mash-up, released years before Nike’s version! Osh Kosh, by gosh – it’s Mache!

BOSTON BODEGA STORE

One day I had a hankering for some Flaming Hot Cheetos and a pair of hotter-than-hot Gucci Dunks. Another day I had to pick up some flu medicine for my sick grandma, and some sick Vans Vaults. Just last week I was in the mood for some Dr. Pepper and a Dr. Romanelli jacket. Luckily, I live in Boston, so I can go to one store and get all my needs covered! Yup, Bodega, the newest, hottest sneaker spot in Boston, puts the convenient back in convenience store, the bodacious back in Bodega and the coolness back in Beantown. All you see are stacks of detergent, candy, Goya beans and even toilet paper to woo you in on your way home. But those of us in the know get sucked in by the secret trapdoor backroom sneaker store!

FRANK LIEW- QUBIC KING OF AUCKLAND!

Qubic is fast becoming one of the premier sneaker and street fashion boutiques of the Asia-Pacific. With its slick digs, an enviable list of brands and an enthusiastic core of local heads, the store is generating a palpable buzz from one of the region's most compact markets. Qubic’s exclusive top-tier outlet Quarters has attracted labels that rarely see distribution outside of Japan and Hong Kong - Soph, Silly Thing, Head Porter and Uniform Experiment to name a few. Not only was Qubic amongst the few stores globally to be granted adidas’ ObyO kzk collection, they actually managed to pinch Kazuki Kuraishi himself and fly him in for the launch! We caught up with Qubic head honcho Frank Liew to find out what all the fuss is about...