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Big Daddy Black Sheep

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There’s a new sneaker store in Manchester City centre!

You may remember back in October I posted some news, bringing you a new sneaker / skate shop to sunny old Stockport… Well now The Black Sheep have just opened another store in the centre of Manchester!

Located conveniently between Dr. Hermans and Bench in the Northern Quarter, right where the Vans store used to be. The Black Sheep store bring shoe styles like; DC, Fallen, Etnies, Supra, Vans and clothing Brands such as Diamond x Grizzly, Heel Bruise, Neff, Primitive, Dephect and more.

Being 1 of 7 stores in the entire country to stock the Vans Syndicate range makes the store definitely one to visit, for your Syndicate cops!

Sunday 5th May held the mighty, Big Daddy Kane appearance in store for the opening day! It was a great day, full of pretty sneaker wearing girls, skaters, friends and the rest of the street. Performances from Dr. Syntax and Shotty Horrah warmed up the Mic before Big Daddy Kane stepped into the shop, kicked a freestyle for the old school heads and then had a one-on-one interview with Televised.

Here’s a few photos from the day! Shouts to Prankin Photography & C M Taylor Photography for the images below.

Shouts to Televised & The Black Sheep, go follow on Instagram and Facebook.

Peace and Love!

@Lem0n_Cake

Sampled #4

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Sampled is back in June at East London’s Vibe Bar, for the 4th edition of its clothing sample sale/ record fair/ art sale. We’ve been to the last few and they’ve all been filled with good people, good vibes and good things to buy!

Here’s some of the brands you’ll find down there:

WAIIIIT! It doesn’t end there… The party carries on at The Book Club from 8PM-2AM…

Head down and we’ll see you there, let’s all hope for some sunshine!

More here:

www.sampleduk.com
www.facebook.com/sampleduk
https://twitter.com/sampleduk

Big Love

BIG EYES, BLACK SHEEP COMPETITION!

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We’ve teamed up with The Black Sheep to give 2 of you lucky lads and ladies a chance to win a pair of Vans AV Native American Low (UK8) and Vans Authentic Hi Leopard (UK4.5).

HOW TO ENTER?! Simply repost the pic below on your Instagram, tag #bigeyesblacksheep, follow and tag @bigeyeslittlesoles @blacksheepstore in the comments and we will pick a winner from there! (You must be following both Instagram accounts to be in with a chance of winning).

You’ve got 10 days from….. NOW to enter so get sharing on instagram! We’ll be picking 2 winners at random, on Friday 26nd April. (UK entries only)

We’ll announce the winners here on Instagram and on our Facebook page!

Good luck Guys & Gals!

@lem0n_cake

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Adidas Originals zx 8000

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It was in one of my very first, if not THE first blog posts, featured in the ‘Sheffield Crep Hunt’ that I first noticed these beauties. The shape, the colour, mesmerising.

This running trainer has been around since the 80’s (specific year and dates open to speculation), if you hadn’t already guessed by merely the appearance.

After having made the decision to definitely save up and cop them, I discovered they’d been moved from my branch of Offspring because they weren’t selling?!?! Now this I found a crazy situation. Having one of the most interesting forms and colourways on the shelves at the time. A little different from the Adidas originals that had been saturating other media as well. But no, definitely sent to London :( .
Ever since this I’ve been waiting, and watching for another release to get my little hands on.

2010 Spring/Summer release

 

2011 Spring Black Spark

2011 Ultra clean Black Leather

2011 Winter White Super Green Collegiate

2011 Atmos x Addidas

2012 Summer release

A few days ago I got my wish!! Size? are set to release an all time favorite. Yet to announce exactly which one.

Ladies, I hope you’re excited as I am about this, and keep those eyes peeled.

Twitter @HolzJade 
Insta holz_jade

WIN WITH size? & BELS

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I said we’d have some amazing news coming up for you… And here’s the first installment!

We’ve teamed up with size? to give one of you lucky, lucky people a fresh pair of these Nike Air Max Light – Perf Pack – size? Exclusive‘s!

So, HOW DO I ENTER?!, I hear you ask.. Simply repost the pic below on your Instagram, post your UK shoe size, #sizebigeyes and @bigeyeslittlesoles @sizeofficial in the comments and we will pick a winner from there! (You must be following both Instagram accounts to be in with a chance of winning).

You’ve got 7 days from….. NOW, to enter and we’ll pick a winner at random, on Friday 22nd March at midnight.

We’ll announce the winner here, on Instagram and on our Facebook page!

Good luck!

@YaniLDN

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Liminal Sounds Label Launch with Youngstar, Visionist, Blackwax & More!

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YOUNGSTAR
/PULSE X REMIXES/
LIMINAL SOUNDS – LMNL001

Remixes from:
Visionist – Blackwax
Slackk – Pedro 123 – Elsewhere

Release Date: 21.01.13
Format: 12” / Digital Download

10 years on from the release of the original, we are extremely proud to
announce the launch of our label with a selection of reworks of
Youngstar’s seminal ‘Pulse X’ featuring Visionist, Blackwax, Slackk,
Pedro 123 and Elsewhere.

Widely considered to be the first grime track ever made, ‘Pulse X’ is
one of the most important, influential and recognizable tracks the scene
has ever birthed, igniting a new wave of innovation out of the ashes of
UKG. Its sparse 808 snares and visceral, distorted bass tones would go
on to inform the direction of the embryonic genre and flow through the
tracks of hundreds of imitators in its wake right through to this day.
It is testament to the lasting impact of the track that it still
regularly draws rewinds in clubs every weekend, finding its way into the
bags of an incredibly diverse range of DJs.

With Youngstar having generously given us the parts to work on this
project as part of our remix EP series, we have now commissioned five
producers to take THAT bassline and put their own unique spin on it. The
result is this, a five-track remix EP paying homage to one of the most
important underground tracks of the last ten years and drawing
connections between one of grime’s originators and a generation of
producers influenced by him.

Vinyl:
A. Pulse X (Visionist Remix)
AA. Pulse X (Blackwax Remix)

Digital:
1. Pulse X (Visionist Remix)
2. Pulse X (Blackwax Remix)
3. Pulse X (Slackk Remix)
4. Pulse X (Pedro 123 Remix)
5. Pulse X (Elsewhere Remix)

Listen:

Watch the Teaser:

Pre-order Links

Vinyl:
Red Eye: http://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/asp/view_product.asp?id=38585
Chemical Records: http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc/servlet/Info?
Track=LMNL001

Digital:
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/pulse-x-remixes-ep/id589597626
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Pulse-X-Remixes/dp/B00ASNDAVA

Label launch party:

http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?439626

http://www.facebook.com/events/150153391802429/?fref=ts

For more info, promo and interview requests:
sam@liminalsounds.com // http://liminalsounds.com

Make sure you get your ass down to this label launch, going to be bigtime!

Peace & Love

@Lem0n_Cake

Big Eyes x Sneeky Fox x Digmas

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Yo!

Last Sunday Holly (me) and Bee were repping Big Eyes at one of the coolest little places in Brum town. Sneeky Fox Presents.. Digmas (Digbeth/ Christmas) at Mr Birds Emporium at the Custard Factory.

Coming by small kicks can be quite a task in Birmingham, so we set up our stall in aid of spreading style to the Little Soles out there and educating all on the best female sneaker blog going!





Me and Bee were safari buddys for the day.

Graff artists from Brum showed up left right and centre. (Above) work from the amazing Ouch.
Work from The Bench 504
Piece in progress from The Hores

Digmas was full of seasonal quirk and we TOTALLY loved it!

The kicks we spotted, were absolute gems, check them out!











Images taken on the Pentax ME Super by myself & digitally by Bee on the Canon 450D

Find more images by myself, on my Flickr, HERE

Get snapping your kicks and tagging them #BigEyesLittleSoles. We’ll be at another event with Sneeky Fox Presents in March, keep your eyes peeled for details!

Peace & Christmas Love,

Instagram: @beeunreal
Twitter: @beeunreal

Instagram: @holz_jade

Twitter: @HolzJade

The Black Sheep & Vans Manchester Xmas Bash!

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PEOPLE OF MANCHESTER….

The Black Sheep Store and Vans Manchester invite you and yours to a big old Xmas party this Saturday 15th December 10pm till late.

-Bassment Club Mcr (Unity Radio) (click for facebook page / directions)

-Live MC’s, Hip-Hop, Drum ‘n’ Bass and whole festive vibes will be brought to you by- TNC, HOTWIRE, DOGGER, GEZ AND SANTA CLAWZ.

-Free giveaways from sponsors- SKULLCANDY SUPREME SOUND, BONES WHEELS, POWELL, CARVE WICKED, VANS AND THE BLACK SHEEP.

-Game of S.K.A.T.E involving booze (oh dear…)

-Premiere screening of The Black Sheep/CRVWKD/PUMF

GET ON IT, GET DRUNK, GET YOUR DANCE ON.

CLICK HERE FOR FULL EVENT INFO

The Black Sheep Store and Vans Manchester.

Tonight! PROspec presents: Critical Sound – Enei Machines Album Launch

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So, Enei’s long-awaited Machines album is now available for pre-order, before the full release on 12th November and in celebration Critical Sound have been allowing us to indulge in some quality line-ups. Last night saw the party hit London’s Fabric and I’ve been told by a few of the heads that it went off big! Tonight it is Birmingham’s turn to show everyone how it is done, as PROspec bring you drum & bass dons… Enei and Kasra, for PROspec presents: Critical Sound

Tickets are just £10 in advance and are available here… there will be a limited number of tickets available on the door.

Saturday 3rd November
9:00pm – 3:00am
The Hare & Hounds
Kings Heath
Birmingham

Check out the Machines album sampler:

Catch you there…

Bless,
Bee x

Twitter: @beeunreal
Instagram: @beeunreal

Crepe City – This Weekend!

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Just a quick reminder that Crepe City is returning to Bar Music hall this Sunday, November 4th. This time round there will be around 20 stalls, and over 1000 of the rarest trainers you could hope to get your hands on. Also on offer will be clothing, and there will be DJ’s playing for your entertainment all day long!

Crepe City

Bringing you the rarest and most eagerly sought after trainers, don’t miss out on this one.
Doors open at 11am, see you there!