BEST OF 2008: RE-CAP
So here it is... The moment you have all been waiting for... The results to our "Best of 2008" poll. I wanted to do this a little more democratically, and rather than tell you guys what I thought was the best of 2008, I decided to let our readers vote. Some results were close to what I had anticipated, while others threw me for a loop... Here we go.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
This was actually a tie, and it came pretty close to a three way tie. I was pretty sure that Lil' Wayne's "TC3" was gonna take it for sure, and I was actually quite surprised that N.E.R.D.'s "Seeing Sounds" even made it anywhere near the top... Third place went to Kanye West's "808's & Heartbreak."
COLLAB OF THE YEAR:
Again, this one resulted in a tie. Up first was our three way collab with Raekwon and Akomplice. This whole event was definitely one of my personal highlights of 2008. Not only did we do an official collab with a member of the Wu, we also had an amazing in store performance by Raekwon! I definitely need to shout out the homies at Akomplice for helping to make this possible.
The other contender for the title was the Nike X Clark Kent "112 Pack." This was one of my personal favorite shoe releases of the year as well. Three dope shoes, in a fresh colorway, with some 3M thrown in for good measure. DJ Clark Kent called Tradition to order both of our limited New Era's, and he was one of the nicest, most humble people that I have spoken to. He gave me some insight into some future collabs that he will be dropping in 2009, and trust me... You guys are going to go crazy for what he has in store for you.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
I was excited to see that the recipient in the "Artist of the Year" category was our good friend and very talented artist, Derek Albeck. Derek has shown his work a number of times at Tradition, and he had really been instrumental in helping organize and hang many of the shows that we have at the shop. He has a solo show opening on January 10th in Chinatown, and I suggest you all do your best to check it out.
BLOG OF THE YEAR:
The results in this category shocked me... Winning by a landslide was our favorite employee Bui's sneaker blog Thisis50yen.blogspot.com! He must have told every Vietnamese relative he had to vote, because there were over 20 times the vote in this category than any other! Anyway, Thisis50yen is a blog for all you sneaker lovers out there, done by the only sneakerhead in Simi Valley... It's definitely worth checking out at least once!
Coming in a second place was our good friends at Kilos&Grams. The guys at Kilos always have their ears to the streets, and it's good to see that some of you guys have been checking their site out too.
BRAND OF THE YEAR:
Crooks & Castles has consistently been our best selling brand since we opened. Crooks continues to improve each season while maintaining the original look of the brand. Expect big things from these guys in 2009!
ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
This was actually a tie, and it came pretty close to a three way tie. I was pretty sure that Lil' Wayne's "TC3" was gonna take it for sure, and I was actually quite surprised that N.E.R.D.'s "Seeing Sounds" even made it anywhere near the top... Third place went to Kanye West's "808's & Heartbreak."
COLLAB OF THE YEAR:
Again, this one resulted in a tie. Up first was our three way collab with Raekwon and Akomplice. This whole event was definitely one of my personal highlights of 2008. Not only did we do an official collab with a member of the Wu, we also had an amazing in store performance by Raekwon! I definitely need to shout out the homies at Akomplice for helping to make this possible.
The other contender for the title was the Nike X Clark Kent "112 Pack." This was one of my personal favorite shoe releases of the year as well. Three dope shoes, in a fresh colorway, with some 3M thrown in for good measure. DJ Clark Kent called Tradition to order both of our limited New Era's, and he was one of the nicest, most humble people that I have spoken to. He gave me some insight into some future collabs that he will be dropping in 2009, and trust me... You guys are going to go crazy for what he has in store for you.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
I was excited to see that the recipient in the "Artist of the Year" category was our good friend and very talented artist, Derek Albeck. Derek has shown his work a number of times at Tradition, and he had really been instrumental in helping organize and hang many of the shows that we have at the shop. He has a solo show opening on January 10th in Chinatown, and I suggest you all do your best to check it out.
BLOG OF THE YEAR:
The results in this category shocked me... Winning by a landslide was our favorite employee Bui's sneaker blog Thisis50yen.blogspot.com! He must have told every Vietnamese relative he had to vote, because there were over 20 times the vote in this category than any other! Anyway, Thisis50yen is a blog for all you sneaker lovers out there, done by the only sneakerhead in Simi Valley... It's definitely worth checking out at least once!
Coming in a second place was our good friends at Kilos&Grams. The guys at Kilos always have their ears to the streets, and it's good to see that some of you guys have been checking their site out too.
BRAND OF THE YEAR:
Crooks & Castles has consistently been our best selling brand since we opened. Crooks continues to improve each season while maintaining the original look of the brand. Expect big things from these guys in 2009!
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Friday, January 02, 2009
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