This is the Seventies For Ya

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This is awesome and ridiculous. From a time when Ben Sherman wasn’t regularly turning out absolute shit in a bid to update their shirts in an attempt to be trendy whilst losing all site of the fact they were popular because of the classic Ben Sherman shirt details.

Tommy Hearns Appreciation

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What with Tommy Hearns induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame over the weekend, why not share a documentary covering some some of the greatest moments in his career? We realize were bordering on a Tommy Hearns cheerleading squad, but come on, the cat was bad.

Alden Shoes

Alden probably make the finest shoes one could hope to own. We’ve spoken quite a bit in the past of our admiration for other shoemakers such as Bass and Loake but Alden is on a whole ‘nother level. Along with that comes a hefty price tag though. The shoes are handmade by second and third generation employees of Alden, in the companies factory in Middleborough, Massachusetts. Most won’t have the cash for a pair, us included, but even a vintage pair is well worth tracking down. The quality quickly pays for itself.

FNF: John Mugabe versus Marvelous Marvin Hagler

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Friday Night Fights time again. We figured with out preview on Pacquaio/Bradley centering around it’s similarities to the showdown between Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns, why not feature a Hagler fight? There isn’t ever a bad time for a Hagler fight, cause the cat was a scrapper through and through. Not that he was some no talent, skill lacking bum that was willing to put his body on the line. As you’ll see in his fight with John “The Beast” Mugabi, Marvin had a way to still have a scrap whilst exhibiting his world class boxing ability. Round 6 of this is particularly thrilling. We think you’ll enjoy.

"Musical Fever" by the Enforcers

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We’re at the weekend again now ain’t we? This tune seems quite a good start to get it kicked off. Jeff Penner, one of our good friends and a collector with no shortage of killer tunes at his disposal, introduced us to this one. Bit odd in that it’s a Coxsone Dodd production but released on the Trojan subsidiary, Blue Cat. Nonetheless, have a great one from For The Suits.

"Baby Love" by the Sensations

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Absolute rocksteady classic from The Sensations with production by way of Winston Riley (RIP). These cats had no shortage of rocksteady gems. Jimmy Riley, Cornell Campbell, Aaron Davis and Buster Riley were the line-up at this point in time. As it turns out the Riley family had no shortage of talent in it, did it? Another group that recorded with all the big names of the day, Duke Reid had a number of big tunes with the. And of course, our man, Bunny Lee put out his share of classic cuts with these lads as well. “Baby Love” is probably their biggest track but you need to track down tunes like “Those Guys”, “Whup Whop Man” and “Right on Time”.

Bradley's Hunger or Pacquaio's Experience?

Marvin Hagler’s 1985 showdown with Tommy “Hitman” Hearns was the defining moment for a fighter who up until that point had been criminally underrated. Hagler had been unbeaten in 9 years at that point, with an incredible number of those victories being the result of kayos. Too put it bluntly, Marvin didn’t fuck around. He was the spirit of a hard luck town like Brockton, Mass personified. The sort of cat who went about his fights as if it were any other job, head down and nose to the grindstone. No complaints and no recognition necessary. He was a hungry fighter hell bent on making a name for himself.

Another Classic Picture

Interesting picture dating from 1968. Looks like a mix between skinheads and lads who’d later become suedeheads. Maybe they all became suedeheads, who knows? Another example of skinhead history not being as black and white as skinheads arrival being in 1969 or suedeheads showing up in 1970. But we trust many of our readers already know and agree with that.

FNF: Sugar Ray Leonard versus Tommy Hearns

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We’re starting a new feature: Friday Night Fights. Not exactly a new concept in the boxing world, but hey, what better way to get the weekend stared than watching some of the best fights of all time? We decided to do this right, so the first one we’re bringing you is the 1981 showdown between “Sugar” Ray Leonard and our main cat Tommy “Hitman” Hearns. Something that we rarely see nowadays is two of the best in their weight class go face to face and mix it up. That was just a regular occurrence back in the 80’s when Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, “Sugar” Ray and Marvin Hagler proved they were willing to put fears of records aside and let the action inside be the ultimate decider. So let’s get this kicked off right, enjoy.

This Is Ska

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YouTube is our friend, real talk. On the heels of last weeks “Reggae” by Horace Ove post, someone has gone to the trouble of uploading an entire documentary dating from 1964 which happens to be all about ska. Points if you guessed the title: This Is Ska. Jimmy Cliff, Toots and the Maytals, Prince Buster, Stranger Cole, Roy and Yvonne (performing later this summer in LA) and the Blues Busters are all present, amongst others.