Sneaker Friends 2011

Sneaker Friends is back in the ATL and it looks like and its gonna get bigger and better than ever! It will be held at Boll Lowe Art Gallery on 1555 Peachtree St #100. Advanced tickets are $15 and you can purchase them at Athlete's Foot at Lenox Square, South Dekalb, Cumberland and Underground. Tickets at the door are $20. To bad I won't be in the ATL this weekend :( but if you fiends live in ATL or visiting you should totally hit this up!

Cloud 10 Status: Stylezine's The Girl Next Door Issue

Well folks its that time again, the latest edition of Stylezine Magazine is on e-newstands everywhere for your reading enjoyment!  As usual the team came together to bring you another CERTIFIED BANGER with contributions from Cashera Rolle in the Hair Department, Macarra Rolle in the Makeup Arena, Lerielle with the Fly Accessories, James McKinney with your favorite kicks, yours truly with the Cloud 10 perspective and much, much more.  The cover story features local news anchor Kristina McNeil who sits down to talk about everything from her personality to what it is like to be a local celebrity!!

Brought to you by the finest team the Bahamas has to offer!! Shout out to my bro Nik, the homey Scharad L and the entire Stylezine Team especially Kendra!! WOOT!

CHECK IT OUT HERE!!

Follow Stylezine on Twitter!! The entire team is on there too!!

LV

Cloud 10 Status: iPad 2

Well the anticipation is over and a lot of iPad 1 users are probably kicking themselves in the ass for purchasing one of these in the last 6 months.  You guys should know the tricks of Steve Jobs and company by now... The inaugural model will ALWAYS be replaced by an even better, faster and sleeker designed model the following year.  Just as many people predicted (kudos to those of you who held out) the iPad 2 will be dropping on March 11th! 

The new iPad 2 is sleeker, lighter with the same vivid, screen this time including dual cameras for Face-Time Calling available on Wi-Fi, it also boasts 10 hours of battery life.  The cool multi-colored polyurethane covers are a nice touch as well!  More details are included in the press release along with more images of the new iPad 2 when you click READ MORE.

Apple® today introduced iPad™ 2, the next generation of its magical device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading ebooks and much more. iPad 2 features an entirely new design that is 33 percent thinner and up to 15 percent lighter than the original iPad, while maintaining the same stunning 9.7-inch LED-backlit LCD screen. iPad 2 features Apple’s new dual-core A5 processor for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics and now includes two cameras, a front-facing VGA camera for FaceTime® and Photo Booth®, and a rear-facing camera that captures 720p HD video, bringing the innovative FaceTime feature to iPad users for the first time. Though it is thinner, lighter, faster and packed with new features, iPad 2 still delivers up to 10 hours of battery life* that users have come to expect. iPad 2 is available in black or white, features models that run on AT&T’s and Verizon’s 3G networks, and introduces the innovative iPad 2 Smart Cover in a range of vibrant polyurethane and rich leather colors.


“With more than 15 million iPads sold, iPad has defined an entirely new category of mobile devices,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “While others have been scrambling to copy the first generation iPad, we’re launching iPad 2, which moves the bar far ahead of the competition and will likely cause them to go back to the drawing boards yet again.”

With the new front and rear cameras, iPad 2 users can now make FaceTime calls to millions of iPhone® 4, iPod touch® and Mac® users so they can see family and friends anywhere there is Wi-Fi. Photo Booth lets you apply fun visual effects, including eight photo special effects like Squeeze, Twirl and Kaleidoscope, to photos captured by either camera.

iPad 2 comes with iOS 4.3, the latest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, with new features including faster Safari® mobile browsing performance; iTunes® Home Sharing; enhancements to AirPlay®;** the choice to use the iPad side switch to either lock the screen rotation or mute audio; and Personal Hotspot to share an iPhone 4 cellular data connection over Wi-Fi.*** Additional iPad 2 features include a built-in gyro for advanced gaming; HSUPA support for enhanced 3G upload speeds on iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G on AT&T, and HDMI Video Mirroring that lets users mirror their iPad screen on an HDTV using an optional adaptor.

The innovative new iPad 2 Smart Cover provides protection for the iPad screen while maintaining its thin and lightweight profile. Designed with a unique self-aligning magnetic hinge that makes it easy to attach and remove, the new iPad 2 Smart Cover automatically wakes iPad 2 when it’s opened and puts it to sleep when it’s closed, and has a soft microfiber lining to help keep the screen clean. The Smart Cover also folds into a stand for typing or viewing videos and is available in vibrant polyurethane for $39 or rich leather for $69 in a range of colors, including a (PRODUCT) RED one which helps support the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Apple also introduced two new apps: iMovie® and GarageBand® for iPad, both available on the App Store℠ for just $4.99 each. With iMovie, iPad 2 users can shoot and edit videos right on their iPad and post their movies to YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo and their MobileMe℠ gallery; watch them on their iPod®, iPhone or iPad; as well as view them on their HDTV using AirPlay and Apple TV®. GarageBand turns your iPad into a collection of touch instruments and 8-track recording studio, allowing you to perform with onscreen keyboards, guitars, drums and basses using multi-touch gestures–even if you don’t play a musical instrument.

iPad 2 runs almost all of the over 350,000 apps available on the App Store and there are more than 65,000 native iPad apps available from an incredible range of apps in 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. The iTunes Store gives iPad users access to the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store with a catalog of over 14 million songs, over 50,000 TV episodes and over 10,000 films including over 3,500 in stunning high definition video. The iBooks® app for iPad includes Apple’s iBookstore℠, the best way to browse, buy and read books on a mobile device.

Pricing & Availability
iPad 2 with Wi-Fi will be available on March 11 for a suggested retail price of $499 (US) for the 16GB model, $599 (US) for the 32GB model, $699 (US) for the 64GB model. iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G will be available for a suggested retail price of $629 (US) for the 16GB model, $729 (US) for the 32GB model and $829 (US) for the 64GB model. iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G compatible with the Verizon network will be available in the US only for a suggested retail price of $629 (US) for the 16GB model, $729 (US) for the 32GB model and $829 (US) for the 64GB model. iPad 2 will be sold in the US through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. iMovie and GarageBand for iPad apps will be available on March 11 for $4.99 each from the App Store on iPad or www.itunes.com/appstore.
iPad 2 will be available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK on March 25; and in many more countries around the world in the coming months. Further international availability and pricing will be announced at a later date

Via: Highsnobiety 

LV

2011 The Return of Shoes in Politics - Part 2

"Walk in My Shoes" in the United States

On Saturday February 26th, states around the country show solidarity with their union brothers and sisters in Wisconsin.

In Boston, this shoe "installation" was displayed on the steps of the State House and alludes to the following quote from now President Barack Obama's election campaign speech in South Carolina, 2007:

"And understand this: If American workers are being denied their right to organize and collectively bargain when I’m in the White House, I’ll put on a comfortable pair of shoes myself. I’ll walk on that picket line with you as president of the United States."

Photos from MoveOn Rally in Boston, MA
February 26, 2011


photo by Milan Kohout





photos by jw

2011 The Return of Shoes in Politics - Part 1

Shoe Throwing in the Middle East Redux

February 10, 2011 EGYPT: Shoes held up in protest



Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square wave shoes in dismay as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation February 10, 2011. Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest. Leave! Leave! chanted thousands who had gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square in anticipation that a televised speech would be the moment their demands for an end to Mubarak's 30 years of authoritarian, one-man rule were met. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Source:
http://totallycoolpix.com/2011/02/the-egypt-protests-the-shoes-come-out/

February 24, 2011 BEIRUT - Return of Iraq's Shoe Thrower

Evan Vucci / AP

Time online article about Muntazer al-Zaidi
The Return of Iraq's Shoe Thrower: A Rebel's New Cause
By Nicholas Blanford
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2049523,00.html

Cloud 10's New Music Spot: Lady Gaga - Born This Way

Intentionally looking like a drag queen huh Gaga.. Drag Queen of DOING THE MOST

WOOOOOOOOOOOOW talk about a major letdown, when I first heard Gaga belt this little snippet out at the 2010 VMAs I was left feeling inspired and stoked to hear a full version of the song that seem destined to be a heartfelt ode to people who have felt like they could never be their true selves. 

Well the mess that just tried to stimulate my audio nerves was a complete, utter disaster of Precious on a bucket of chicken proportions.  The beat has totally stripped the meaning and who made Lady Gaga the spokesperson/savior of the GLBTTQ community?? Its getting a bit too much and obsessive now, did the folks in that community ask you to be their ambassador Gaga? Yeah this song sounds like SHIT!!

Vote and Let Me Know what you think when you click READ MORE!!




Official Version


This Version is what I expected!!





LV

Cloud 10 Status: X-Men: First Class Trailer

Hope you Marvel buffs and X-Men fanatics are ready!! The new trailer for X-Men: First Class has finally hit the web and yes I'm a bit late but better late than never (so cliche to say that shit as if tardiness is an excuse for showing up in any event).. YEAHHHH the synopsis..

"X-MEN FIRST CLASS charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to prevent nuclear Armageddon. In the process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men."



In theaters June 3rd 2011!!!

LV

Cloud 10 Status: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

Now that I work in the wireless sector, I've become even more intune with the latest cellphones hitting the market.  Although I don't fuggs with Android operated phones principally doe.  I will still give the Sony Ericsson Arc a spot on the blog because the Sony Xperia X10 was a pretty solid phone and its older brother the Arc is even more slim and sleek. 

"The phone packs a 4.2'' "Reality Display" with the Mobile Bravia Engine for crisper visuals, an 8.1 megapixel camera, HDMI, and the latest version of the Android OS."

Check your local wireless retailers to see when they will be carrying the Arc with/without a contract!

Via: Acquire

LV

Cloud 10's New Music Spot - 1st of 2011

Cyhi The Prince

Lets get 2011 rocking off right on a melodic note, we have some new music form some up and coming rappers like Cyhi The Prince, Wiz Khalifa, Fashawn and standard contributions from mainstays like Rick Ross, Common and John Legend

All for Me - Cyhi the Prince featuring Vado and Erin Christine (Cyhi is G.O.O.D Music's newest member and he's got some REAL potential..This track KNOCKS)


9 Piece/Even Deeper - Rick Rozay aka Officer Ricky (The fact that Rick Ross is still WINNING when Fiddy tried to out him as a former corrections officer shows me that all we care about is a dope ass beat which sounds eerily similar to BMF.  This song is courtesy of Rick's Ashes to Ashes mixtape which you can download HERE)


2010 Rap Up - Skillz (Man I was wondering where Skillz' annual wrap up for the year was, well almost everyone in Hip Hop/R&B that left a mark is name dropped in this video (yes even Kat Stacks). Take a listen and make sure to support the man Skillz on iTunes!!!)


Strange Fruit - Fashawn feat Common and John Legend (The song which takes its name and some of its beat from the Billie Holiday classic 'Strange Fruit' this one has a nice groove and a deep message.  Common is making some sense, oh shout out to John Legend and Fashawn who is overshadowed on this track...)


Teach U To Fly - Wiz Khalifa (Hip-Hops resident POT HEAD man I think this nigga has Redman, Snoop and Katt Williams BEAT with his Mary Jane endorsements.  The song still knocks though!!)




LV

Swizz Beatz X REEBOK - GRAPE JUICE!!!

OMG! Here is another colorway Swizzy put on twitter and he calls them GRAPE JUICE!!! Juicy indeed! Last month I posted his 1st 2 colorways of the collab with Reebok coming next year and so did many other blogs. If he brings the heat with the kicks like he does with the beats, this will be a problem!

Swizz Beatz X REEBOK?

Yes! In case you haven't heard yet, Swizzy is bringing new life to Reebok in 2011 with these! On twitter he has shown us 2 colorways. The one that stands out the most has a slate gray nubuck upper, white leather eyelets, dark gray leather panel, and white mesh or gortex. The sole is elevated and chunky in a light neon green, yet compliments the sneaker itself. I like what i see in the pics and can't wait for more hi res pics! What is your take on them? Hit up Swizzy on his twitter @THEREALSWIZZZ to voice your opinion!