Upper Playground Premium Spring '08 Line

Upper Playground recently previewed a line of tees known as the Premium line. This spring unveiled three t-shirt designs by Dora Drimalas, Koralie and Sieben. Just like what the name term, the line feature a slimmer fit tee and is made out of finer cotton for a softer and more comfortable feel. Check out the full picture here.

Fred Perry 'Blank Canvas' by &Son

We talked about the Fred Perry x Paul Weller collaboration earlier. Here's a little preview of Fred Perry's upcoming Blank Canvas project. Their latest contributors to the line are &Son, founded by Simon Foxton and Nick Griffiths.

The polo shirts feature interesting mix & match color patterns, which makes the whole piece pretty interesting. Available in four different matches. Not too sure whether is there more, but that's currently what it is.

The Blank Canvas project have previously featured contributors including Peter Jensen, David David, Emma Cook and Alastair McKimm.

Via Brandish.

Atmos x Levi's "502 Purple Collection"

We spotted some new Levi's denims over at Atmos. The two decided to work on the next project and produced the all new "502 Purple Collection". There is a 502 Dark Used and a 502 Regid Rinse. Featuring green and purple stitchings including the linings and pockets, using mixture of green and purple rivets, and a really nice tag. April 14 marks the release date of this line. One for 22,050 yen. Check more detail pictures here.

Nike Womens Air Force 1 - Color Pack

Specially for the ladies. Nike released a range of Air Force 1 named the Color pack. The sneaker in a 1-color form, whereby, the entire shoe is covered with the same color including the inner and outer sole, the lace, the stitch and the swoosh. Comes in four different colors - chili red, bright cactus, university blue and red plum. It's retailing at $125 per pair and you can get it over at Kix-Files Online Shop.

*pictures courtesy of Kix-Files.

Converse x Pepsi

As part of their 100th anniversary celebration this year, Converse have teamed up with Pepsi on a slick project - producing miniature sneakers handphone strap. Featuring 12 models of Converse sneakers which include their famous Chucks, One Star and Jack Purcell. I'm not too sure how Pepsi is involve with this, but according to some source, it comes along with a Pepsi can. So basically, you gotta get diabetes before completing the collection. Via Kenlu.

Colin Meloy - Colin Meloy Sings Live!

Colin Meloy is a singer/songwriter from Oregon, best known fronting indie rock band The Decemberists.

Colin Meloy Sings Live! was his first live album recorded during his solo tour in 2006. The album contains a collection of works from the The Decemberists, Meloy's earlier band Tarkio, live banter and covers of The Smiths, Fleetwood Mac and Shirley Collins.

This album was only released yesterday under Kill Rock Stars.

Strictly acoustic set and fantastic vocals.

Fleet Foxes

Fleet Foxes is a quintet band from Seattle. On June 3, the band will be releasing a self-titled debut album released under Sub Pop. The band described their music as "baroque harmonic pop jams". So far, they have been highly praised by numerous medias on their EP, Sun Giant.

70s inspired folk mashing up with electrifying leads and harmonic echoic vocals, it just can't get better with such perfect blend. 21-year old songwriter Robin Pecknold surely impressed me of his talented capabilities to compose such incredible music with fellow bandmates.

"Drawing influence from the traditions of folk music, pop, choral music and gospel, sacred harp singing, West Coast music, traditional music from Ireland to Japan, film scores, and their NW peers, Fleet Foxes ranges in subject matter from the natural world and familial bonds to bygone loves and stone cold graves." - Sub Pop

“All we strove for with this record was to make something that was an honest reflection of who we are, citizens of the western United States who love all kinds of music and above all else love singing,” a comment by Pecknold.

Sample their music via MySpace.