New Dior Hightops and Kanye Vuitton Lows and Metronomy, Holy Ghost and Hot Chip Live

Hey kids, i got back to Aus last tueday and today is pretty much my first day off work. i didnt even tell my boss i was coming home early and he has already raped me for all im good for. But welcome back to tradehooks, where we post a bit.

I have been saying for a long time that pure black hightops are the bomb, but no one has made one that has been this pant-moistening. part of the new Dior Homme range these are slick black and unique. get some for me someone, for a sweet $945 USD. Also the Louis Vuitton Don, got together with Louis Vuitton for some 2k9 sneakers.

They be pretty hot too. i think he got the idea for the collar around the back from the movie dune. checkout highsnobiety.com for more details on all the sneakers.

In other news, the whole tradehooks family and extended family got invited up to Hyde Park Barracks to see Metronomy play last Thursday night as part of the Sydney Festival. Pivot, the band who played before, sounded like a half hour tight intro to their own set, which never came. a half hour electronic wall of boredom meltdown. Then these guys stepped out
When metronomy came out, it was a relief to most of us, who needed a break from the continuous round stream to and from the becks bar, serving only becks, a decent bier. Metronomy rock 3 keyboards from what i remember, and have touch night lights on their shirts, which through careful choreography turn on at certain points and entertain the masses. their set was tight, nothing new not on 'nights out', but i could be wrong.me and absentees destroyed the majority of a bottle of bombay in the arvo, and the becks bar had a new fave group of customers (the tradehooks family). but all up, metronomy were fuckin sick, they are a band you really got to listen to if you havent, and go see them live and give them some AUD love.

Part of the tradehooks family went to see hot chip, supported brilliantly by holy ghost!
holy ghost played a set i could have listened to all night, a set alot of djs could learn from. but they were so good. the majority of the crowd turned up not long before hot chip started, so no great movements on the d-floor, except these two crazy kids in diamonte jackets.

hot chip played a great set, stuff from all the albums and i took a great pic. they were tight as, and had the crowd well revved. i would have liked to have seen what they were like at bdo.
I found this sweet holy ghost! Michael Jackson edit over at blouse

Get on the Floor (Holy ghost! edit) - Michael Jackson

Barack Obama, Malik Yusef, Kanye West & Adam Levine (Maroon 5) Get Together to Make Sweet Hip Hop Musique - Promised Land

Image by Lenkaa

Here at tradehooks, we don't really post much about politics coz...well we just don't
But Selecta, he believes that politics and his beloved hip hop should be kept seperate, that's why he don't like the Herd, and NaS's new album.

Anyway, Obamy released a campaign album, called 'yes we can' (he is a Treacherous Three fan? dunno), and he asked his BFFs Kanye West, Malik Yusef and Adam Levine (a white guy) to get together and drop some shit. So they made 'the promised land', a decent track, mainly coz of the timbalandesque drums about halfway through. listen to it.

Nb. you might know Malik from the outro on Yeezy's "Crack Music" or from Common's "My City", two BANGING trax

Malik Yusef ft. Kanye West and Adam Levine - Promised Land

Kanye West - "Love Lockdown" New Single

Hey y'all
its exciting times here at tradehooks, coz our man Yeezy (Kanye West) has got himself a new single out tomorrow, Love Lockdown which is from his new album due this December.

He has been playing Love Lockdown on a few of his recent shows, and last night at the VMAs.

So we got that performance vid here

Kanye [jonnyalisblog.com]
by Alisvideo

And if you're into lo-fi here is the live track for you to gag over till tomoz

Kanye West - Love Lockdown

Old News - Kanye West - Good Morning Video Clips Plus Common and Skatey P and CSS

So a few weeks ago this video got leaked
the film clip for Kanye West's 'Good Morning', a song released nearly a year ago now
ye has released i believe 6 videos from Graduation, and i think its about time for some new shit

the reason that we are posting this now is that this full video has been deleted everywhere, and we spent a fair while looking everywhere and found three, that at this moment still work

They are in order of quality

Kanye West - Good Morning
by kanyewestofficial

Kanye West - GoodMorning (Official Video) from Mylo on Vimeo.

or go here
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Other Vids we dig at the moment

CSS - Move



and Common feat Pharrell - Announcement, this was harder to find than the Yeezy ones

Samples Galore Jay-Z, Jurassic 5, Kanye West

For all you kids out there. This is a selection of a couple of my favourite samples used by some of my favourite players in the Hip Hop game today.


RIP Jurassic 5, Long Live the Kings


Mr Welfare Man- Curtis Mayfield - As used in Jurassic 5's 'Gotta Understand'
Music Man Pts 1 & 2 - Pleasure Web - As used in Jurassic 5's 'Jayou'
Make The Road By Walking- Menahan Street Band - As heard in Jay-Z's 'Roc Boys'
Move On Up- Curtis Mayfield - As used in Kanye West's 'Touch the Sky'

Kanye West's 'Air Yeezys'

So i've seen 'Ye recently sporting some pretty fresh to def sneakers his last couple of performances he has done, and the world has been trying to get some pics of the premium leather, perforated leather, suede and a patent leather strap kicks. pretty sure they glow as well


and from what ive seen and heard, the MASSIVE Glow in the Dark tour has so far been amazing, waiting to hear a post from A-trak on his blog soon.

And the artwork for Homecoming has been released

Homecoming- Kanye West feat Chris Martin
Buy at Amazon

Kanye West Medley By David Sides

This is worth having a look at



Check him out at www.myspace.com/davidsides

Atrak. DJ. Producer. All Round Fresh Dude.

A-trak is a rising star in the dj-ing world, he does electro, dance, fidget and hip-hop too name a few. Take note of his name because he will be mentioned many-a time on this blog, as he has already. 

A-trak is the tour dj of the Louis Vuitton Don, Kanye West. He also runs his own label fools gold, which drops some really dope stuff. If this isn't enough he has won the DMC world champion ships three times, the youngest ever recipient at 15 years old. 

His brother is David Macklovitch from Chromeo, and his sister is Kid Sister, whom he produces. This dude also writes a really good blog on his myspace.

A-trak is also incredibly fresh, he loves New Era hats, Jordans and awesome tees.

That is why A-TRAK is our dude of the week. 

this is his remix of the count and sinden's - beeper (feat his sister, kid sister)

get it here.

or here.

gigz.

also pnau is on tommorrow night. YAY. Trade hooks will be reporting live.