Finally we have the first look at the upcoming Halo TV series thanks to Paramount+. In case you missed it, it was previously announced that the upcoming Halo TV series would air not air on Showtime as originally plan, but Paramount+. While this first teaser doesnt give alot away, it gives us a look at the iconic Halo hero, Master Chief which is being played by Pablo Schreiber (Den of Thieves, Orange Is The New Black, 13 Hours)
The Halo series has been in development for quite sometime with casting decisions announced back when it was planned for Showtime, so Halo fans will be happy to finally see something from the series itself.
Prior to this teaser, people looking for more from the Halo series have had to be satisfied with the occasional teaser or a glimpse of some of the most recognizable characters and their outfits. Those previews included the reveal of a couple of different images showing off Cortana and weapons as well as a look at part of Master Chief’s helmet. With the first teaser trailer now revealed, we’ll hopefully see more of these teasers moving forward until the series releases.
Other casting that has been announced is Jen Taylor (who has played this role before) as Cortana, Natasha McElhone (The Truman Show, Ronin) as Dr Catherine Halsey, Bokeem Woodbine (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Fargo) as Soren-066, Charlie Murphy (Peaky Blinders, Happy Valley) as Makee.
The developer of the current and future Halo video games including Halo Infinite is also assisting with production of the series as its now in post production so fans can rest assured its in the right hands to keep true to the gaming series.
The Halo TV Series will stream exclusively on Paramount+ in 2022 (no date confirmed as of yet). What do you think about this little teaser? Are you excited for it? Let us know what you think
1. How did you come-up with the idea for this dope shot?
Evolve Skate Store ran a Halloween photo completion for the chance to purchase a pair of Mummy SB Dunks. The rules stated that we had to carve a pumpkin and use it as the centrepiece for the photo entry. As a Nike store manager, I knew that I needed to carve a swoosh as the mouth of the jack-o’-lantern and use some pairs of Nike’s for the background. The rest was winging it and post photo editing.
2. How would you describe your collection?
My collection is pretty eclectic. I collect Nike, Yeezy and Jordan 1 to 5s.
I am a huge Jordan 1 High fan, which I have around 30 pairs of.
3. What’s your current favourite pickup?
After decades of collecting, I finally acquired a pair of 2016 Jordan 1 Breds in pristine condition. These were a must-have for my collection.
Ox Street is the brand-spanking new sneaker and streetwear buying and selling platform based in Singapore. It has just recently expanded and offered it’s services to Australia.
We took this (ahem!) ‘research’ as the perfect excuse to cop new kicks and break down to you guys how our buying experience went.
The Ox Street platform can be easily accessed via the Apple App Store and Google Play. Alternatively, it also can be viewed and safely accessed through your favourite browser.
Availability: 10/10
Sign-up is straightforward and secure. The site offers a 2-factor authentication for your new account. Navigating and searching for the streetwear you’re after is a breeze using the search bar. Even though, there are promotions, they do not detract from the clean interface of the pages.
Navigation: 9/10
Before we hit the ‘pay it now’ button, we were presented a final check-out list for the price of kicks and shipping. We were charged $37 AUD. In our experience with other buying and selling platform services, the ‘hidden fees’ would only appear once our card has been debited. We were actually prepared ourselves for this. We were pleasantly surprised that the total amount presented to us during checkout was the exact same when our card was debited.
Shipping/Fees: 10/10
If we were to nitpick about the whole online experience with Ox Street this would be it. You would be hard-pressed to find kicks and streetwear that were previously released 5 years or more ago. However, their sneakers and streetwear catalogue from 2-3 years ago and onwards is quite impressive and updated. From toddler sizes, bae sizes and sz 17 big-footer they have us covered.
Variety of Collection: 7/10
Perhaps one of our most important concerns as a sneaker enthusiast. The prices of the merchs here are either cheaper or comparable to other sneaker selling platforms based in North America. Price of the kicks you want is too high?!? Ox Street also gives us the option to make offers to sellers. We also have the option to open a selling account.
PRICE: 9/10
They have a support chat box on the bottom right of the app and web page where we can direct our questions. When we first used the app downloaded via google we experienced some lagginess. At first we thought these were just normal baby-step glitches but we kinda felt this would be a good time to see if anyone would actually respond to our queries via the support chatbox. To our surprise, someone did respond within minutes via email. We were told they were doing a routine check-up on their servers and everything would be running smoothly in a couple of minutes. Which it actually did!
They will also provide us updates via app and emails regarding the status of our orders with every step that happens, down to the day when your order actually gets delivered to your place.
Speaking of status, our updates indicated our package got held-up for a couple of days at the Singapore Airport. And just like any other sneakerhead fiend, our hearts went racing and we were already thinking of the worse case scenario.
“Our kicks have been tampered with or were deemed suspicious!”
“We’re never gonna get em now!”
Again, we had another perfect excuse to hit up the chat support box and once again we were responded to within minutes. We were rest-assured it was a form of covid SOP and true enough after 2 days our package was off to Melbourne.
Customer Service: 10/10
Once the seller ships to their main office. Our sneaker underwent a rigorous and meticulous verification process by one of their certified agents. We received a signed verification checklist card inside the sneaker box. Both kicks were tagged with Ox Street’s seal of Authenticity.
Obviously, this isn’t our first rodeo ordering sneakers online. Not that we doubted Ox Street’s verification process, but at this day and age where fakes are getting better and better, well we had to do our own homework.
Once we got our kicks, we immediately compared it to the same kicks that were purchased locally. The we compared them to fake vs legit online videos and finally ran it through a couple of legit check apps.
Our kicks obviously passed with flying colors!
By the way, cutting the the seal of authenticity cord means you are happy with your purchase. It also means you have voided any claims you wish to make if you are dissatisfied with your order. I cannot stress this enough. Do your homework and thoroughly inspect your kicks before you cut that cord!!!
Authenticity: 10/10
As with most overseas purchase and the global covid situation, we were prepared to receive our order in a month’s time. But to our surprise, we got our package in 9 DAYS!!! We were thoroughly IMPRESSED!!! That was significantly faster than some of our local online orders these days! DHL is the courier they used.
Turnaround: 10/10
As of this writing, they have $20 SGD/$20 AUD OFF your first purchase. Which of course we happily took advantage of to offset the total cost of our ordered kicks. They’ll also provide 20 OX CREDITS ($20AUD) for every successful referral you make. You can save up these OX CREDITS to purchase any item in their platform.
Throughout the year they have launched some amazing raffles and giveaways. Make sure you stay updated by following their IG account here. They also have some very up to date articles about upcoming releases and the latest news on street culture trends.
As a long time sneaker enthusiast, I am beyond ecstatic that another reputable online sneaker based selling platform has opened its services to us here DOWN UNDER. More options means more choices for us. We don’t have to rely anymore on just one source for our coveted merchs.
Although in most occasions we’ll be paying a premium above retail, I am more than happy to pay for those “fees” if it means: I don’t have to do dodgy meetups.
I’ll have peace of mind because my kicks are legit.
I can order from the safety and convenience of my home (or from anywhere for that matter).
I don’t have to camp-out or line-up for kicks. But most importantly, I’ll have more time to spend with my family and do the things I like (this article for example! LOL).
We highly recommend you guys check-out and consider OX STREET for your next cop!
Overall: 9.4/10
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KangaROOS has teamed up with Ruttloff Jeans for their first collaboration to create the brand new Ultralite ‘Denim’ sneaker. Ruttloff Jeans is a premium apparel company using only the best denim. This collaboration spotlights this versatile fabric on the Ultralite silhouette, making a truly unique shoe.
Johann Ruttloff has been manufacturing jeans and shirts from the highest quality Japanese selvedge denim since 2010 (ruttloff-jeans.com). This makes him one of the few pioneers of artisanal and sustainable jeans production in Germany. He had an early fascination for this resilient material, and the complex production method formed the basis of a desire, later becoming an urge, to found his own business.
Japanese denim has exceptionally high quality, and also combines a traditional, more ecological production method. This guarantees a particularly long service life, with fair payment for all those involved in the production process. KangaROOS shoe manufacturer Hummel & Hummel also uphold those values. This means that due to the limited availability of materials and labour, there’s no mass-production, so products are strictly limited.
This creates aesthetic products with a story, a noticeable culture, which is the polar opposite of the fast-fashion mentality that is prevalent across the board. KangaROOS’ collaboration projects and all the products that leave both factories are all about creating awareness. We believe that the production of purely disposable goods must end.
The material in this collaboration is mostly 10.1oz natural indigo, lightweight 3×1 denim from Kuroki (Japan, Okayama). The upper material of the Ultralite is a combination of denim and suede as well as embossed cowhide. The lining is also high quality denim.
The Ruttloff Jeans x KangaROOS Ultralite ‘Denim’ will be released on Saturday the 6th of November. Available at 43einhalb / Acribik / AFEW / Allike / Alte Schule / Asphaltgold / Bijsmaak / Egotrips / Footshop / Gloryhole / Hanon / HHV / Lace Up / Mainsource / Outback / Overkill / Schrittmacher / SneakAvenue / Sneakerbaas / Sneakerstudio / Steffl 6th Floor / Street / Suppa and via kangaroos.de/shop.
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Could you share a bit about your secret origin story?
My secret origin story will have to remain a secret for the most part, but I’ll give you a little preview. I came to Australia at a young age and currently reside in the Western Sydney area. I came to love sneakers from an old friend from Church. He gave me a pair of Jordan 6 Sport Blues he copped from Footlocker. A little after I first saw him rock them and asked him a million questions, because I hadn’t seen Jordan’s on someone I knew then. I was into basketball from a young age and liked Jordan and Kobe so naturally I was into sneakers. I couldn’t afford sneakers like Jordans, so when he gave me that shoe it felt like I was given a bar of gold!!!
That fueled my passion for sneakers and later led me down the art of reselling when I couldn’t fit them, which in turn laid the foundations of my business mindset.
Hence this chapter in my life came from a pair of Jordan 6 Retro Sport blues.
Deodoriser Capsule
AF1 Metal Shoelace Clip
Dual-Textured Shoe Wipes
What’s your current favourite pair of sneakers?
My favourite sneakers are definitely Jordans so if I had to choose my favourite pairs it would have to be the Jordan 1 Chicago’s and the Jordan 5 Retro Wings (IYKYK).
Photography by @jnywkz
What drew you to this particular pair of sneakers? What’s your personal sneaker collecting philosophy?
The Jordan 1 Chicago has always been that love at first site type of love and the sneaker that really got me into Jordan’s many years ago. The simplicity of the silhouette, the contrast of colours and the history speaks enough volume to why its my favourite. The Jordan 5 Wings come second place, because if you know the story behind the shoe and naming, then nothing else needs to be said. My personal sneaker collecting philosophy has always been stick to 3 shoes. I like to keep a variety of shoes for different situations (outdoors, formal, etc.), but when it comes to my sneakers, I’ve always had a 3 pair rule. Coming from a country where people struggle to have 1 pair of shoes, that always spoke volumes to me and humbled me to never excessively collect shoes. I like to switch up the rotation, rock 3 for summer then come winter sell those and rock another 3. Sometimes I’d buy Jays and not really feel them so I’d sell those and cop another, so I’d never have a shoe unworn. Each to their own on sneaker collecting, but me personally I’m good with my 3 rotations.
Shoe Tree
Photography by @jnywkz
Could you tell us more about what inspired you to build Kickcycle?
That’s honestly a multi-layed question because for me Kickcycle is just a name.
In its physical presence, it is just a face to a product I sell. What inspired me to build Kickcycle was what that face represented, it represented what drew me to love sneakers in the first place. For me sneakers represented identity, community and expression which is all Kickcycle represents under the physical layer.
If you had a passion for sneakers before 2017, you’d know exactly what I’m talking about here. For those who don’t, I’d recommend listening to Macklemore’s song WINGS and to meditate on the deep the lyrics.
Kickcycle’s physical side is there to keep your sneakers fresh and cared for, while underneath it’s connecting the sneaker community and connecting it to streetball. Most of us grew up on streetball and for most of us it became our gateway to sneakers.
To answer the question what inspired me to build Kickcyle? I guess the (sneaker) game did. Just doing my part to revive a dead art.
Photography by @jnywkz
What are your plans for your company/brand in the future?
My plans would be like any business, which is to grow the brand to its highest physical level. The ultimate goal is difficult to answer because I don’t even know what that physically looks like. But for me the ultimate goal is for people to be able to go back to enjoying sneakers and what it represents. Whatever form that manifests itself into, would be my ultimate reasoning for starting the brand and doing what I do. If you know me, you know I don’t like to speak on what I’m going to do, but rather speak on what I’ve done. So check up in a years time and see where we at and let that speak for itself.
Crease Shield
Photography by @shoezen.one
Any advice for the younger generation that might want to follow your footsteps?
My advice is: don’t follow in my footsteps, create your own. I got to where I am by trusting in my abilities and trusting in God who gave them. Best thing about sneakers, people may have the same sneakers but the way you rock them with your own twist is what will always make them unique, so keep that philosophy in life. My only advice which transcends past sneakers is: wear your kicks, don’t let them wear you and most importantly your words your rep, protect it.
AF1 Metal Shoelace Clip
Photography by @jnywkz
Dual-Textured Shoe Wipes
Where can people find you on social media?
You can find Kickcycle on Instagram @kickcycle_au and on Facebook @kickcycle. Show us some love and subscribe to our YouTube channel where we post basketball content which is under the brand name Kickcycle. You can also find our webstore here.
Sony has dropped a new trailer for the upcoming movie centred around Marvel’s Michael Morbius played by Jared Leto. It feels like a lifetime ago that we got the first trailer for this movie before the COVID-19 pandemic put a hold on the movie causing it to be delayed, but now we have a new release date for the movie along with a brand new look at the blood sucking character.
Leto stars as Dr Michael Morbius, a scientist with a rare blood disease who sets out to find a cure and save others who have the same condition. In trying to cure one issue, Morbius creates another, turning himself into a Vampire. Leto is joined by a stellar cast including Tyrese Gibson (Fast & Furious Saga), Matt Smith (Doctor Who), Adria Arjona (Pacific Rim: Uprising), and Michael Keaton (Spiderman: Homecoming). Keaton’s role is the one that most Marvel fans will be paying attention to, as he shocked everyone when he showed up at the end of the first trailer. He played Adrian Toomes, aka Vulture, in Spider-Man: Homecoming, a film that takes place within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His inclusion has many wondering if Morbius is also somehow connected to the MCU.
The official synopsis from Sony is as follows:
“One of Marvel’s most compelling and conflicted characters comes to the big screen as Oscar winner Jared Leto transforms into the enigmatic antihero, Michael Morbius. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease.”
So let us know Marvel fans, are you excited in seeing this one? It’s not one i would have picked for the movies, but it sure does look entertaining.
Morbius is due to hit cinemas on January 28th 2022
Get excited Star Wars fans, our favourite bounty hunter is back! Due to the overwhelming success of The Mandalorian, the first spin-off series is here with the first look at the upcoming Disney+ series “The Book of Boba Fett”
Temuera Morrison reprises his role of the notorious bounty hunter from his appearances in Season 2 of The Mandalorian along side Fennec Shand (played by Ming-Na Wen). Several attempts were made at developing a standalone film centred on Boba Fett before Lucasfilm began focusing their efforts on The Mandalorian. Due to the success of The Mandalorian, Lucasfilm green lit the spin off series which was originally teased in the post credit scenes of the final episode of season 2 of The Mandalorian.
The Book of Boba Fett is set just after that post credit scene, which saw Fett (Temuera Morrison) — aided by fellow bounty hunter Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) — killing Bib Fortuna and reclaiming the palace and territory once held by Jabba the Hutt. The new series appears to follow Fett’s efforts to bring some order to the former crime lord’s holding — presumably without too many disintegrations.
Going off the trailer, this is going to dive right into the underworld of the Star Wars universe to show us a different side. The Book of Boba Fett is also just the first of several planned Mandalorian spinoffs that Disney has in the works for Disney Plus; the company is also working on Ashoka and Rangers of the New Republic, which will cross over with the original series in the future in a “climactic story event.” That’s in addition to other Star Wars shows set to hit the streaming service in the future, including the Rogue One prequel Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Lando, The Acolyte, and future seasons of The Bad Batch and The Mandalorian.
The Book of Boba Fett is set to hit Disney+ on December 29th 2021
Let us know what you think of the trailer and are you excited to see this one?
Buzz Lightyear to the rescue! Those infamous words spanned over 4 movies known as Toy Story. While that storyline focused on the toy of Buzz Lightyear, the actual space ranger story has yet to be told until now.
Last year at the Disney Investor Day presentation, Disney announced that Pixar was working on a solo story about the real Buzz Lightyear, that inspired the toy in Toy Story and that Buzz was going to be voiced by Captain America himself, Chris Evans. Now this rattled the cage of the Toy Story fans, why wasnt Tim Allen given the chance to come back and re-voice buzz? Simple answer is, its not about that version of Buzz. This is the Space Ranger story.
The version of Buzz featured in Lightyear will be very different than the one we’re used to, but this won’t be the first time the character has existed as something other than a toy. Buzz Lightyear of Star Command was an animated TV series that aired on The Disney Channel in 2000 and 2001. That show followed the adventures of the Space Rangers at Star Command, with Patrick Warburton voicing Buzz. A film called Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins kicked off the events of the series, though Allen remained the voice of Buzz for that title.
While we are still unsure whats in store for the movie, we have the first official teaser trailer from Lightyear to get us excited on whats to come.
Lightyear is set to hit cinemas on the 17th of June 2022. This will be the second Pixar movie of 2022 with Turning Red being their first.
Let us know what you think about this one Toy Story fans. What do you think of Buzz with hair? Bet that one is freaking you out a bit.
Japanese sneaker boutique atmos has done it again with another collab with adidas, releasing the all-new adidas Originals Forum 84 Low ‘Wheat.’ It’s another masterpiece with the classic model from adidas Originals; this time finished with nubuck leather. Since first appearing as a basketball shoe in the 1980’s, the Forum silhouette has gained immense popularity in the street scene. This new model pays homage to the original by keeping some of the designs used at the time of its debut. For example, the padded ankle straps and cross-shaped details on the sides are iconic symbols of the first Forum.
The sneakers are dressed in a deep wheat-coloured nubuck leather, which represents the autum and winter season. The gum sole and round straps give them an attractive new look, making them look like ‘sneaker boots.’
The sneakers are modelled by O-Menz, a mysterious masked dance group formed in May 2020 on Tiktok. Their quality dance performances, catchy choreography and masks gave them instant recognition. The group gained popularity due to this anonymity and novelty, and the number of followers increased in a blink of an eye. Their account now exceeds 700,000 followers. Although the identities of the dancers have never been revealed, there are members who have amazing accolades such as winning world championships.
Check out their crazy atmos x adidas collab dance video above.
The atmos x adidas Originals Forum 84 Low ‘Wheat’ will be released on Saturday, 30th of October. Make sure you subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date! For all atmos articles click here. Previous Adidas features can be found here.
It feels like a minute since we have been able to cover a store opening for JD Sports. With the COVID-19 pandemic still causing chaos here in Australia, its been just over 12 months since we last covered an opening which was the Liverpool store. This time around, it brought us to the beachy suburb of Wollongong, down on the South Coast in NSW. For those who dont know, Wollongong is about an hour drive south of Sydney.
JD Sports Wollongong Central
We know this store would attract alot of sneakerheads as it isnt too far from Sydney and there are alot of sneakerheads based down south. This opening didnt disappoint. A huge lineup was just outside the centre which went out onto Crown Street. The reason for the amount of people, would mostly likely be for the chance to snap up some limited drops that JD had on for sale which go all the way back to the Raging Bull Jordan 5 release at the end of April.
On top of that sneaker, the Wollongong store had a limited run of the Lightning 4s, UNC 4s, White Oreo 4s and a decent amount of Jordan 1s and Jordan 1 lows. With all these styles previously selling out around Australia, sneakerheads were quite keen to get their hands on them. On top of this, the first 50 customers through the door who made a purchase also received a Crep Protect giftpack valued at over $200.
This appears to the the final store here in NSW for 2021. The lockdowns from COVID has unfortunately thrown their plans back till 2022. There is talk of another couple of stores in NSW, then their focus will shift to other states and even across the ditch to New Zealand with a store already setup in Auckland, but not open yet due to the lockdown situation and travel situation.
So, if you’re from the south coast of NSW and looking for some killer sneakers or some fresh threads, be sure to head into JD Sports in Wollongong Central. This store is very easy to find as its right opposite the doors off Crown St entrance into the centre near Jay Jays.
Be sure to check out our live stream from the opening to see what went down as well on our Facebook page.
