Koston One

Scratch that previous post about the Koston One. It  has a set release on June 1 (tomorrow).

Champion's League Final

Neither Manchester United or Barcelona are my favorites, but my heart rests with Man. U. for this match.

 R. Mack

The Weeknd- Rolling Stone

Love the North,

R. Mack

Birthday Suit- The Weeknd

Here's a slow jam for the weekend to set the mood.


Love the North,

R. Mack

Nike: June releases

On June 4th there will be two shoe releases: Air Jordan 3 "true blue" (Momentum) and Nike SB Koston One (Momentum Marketplace).

The Jordan 3 will come with an original Jordan box with the same construction as the past cement three.

I was told today that the Koston will definitely be released in Canada as well, which excites me as well. Remember, it is built with TPU suede and the Lunarlon sole. The Koston one is planned to be my next skate shoe.

 Love the North,

R. Mack

Nike SB: Eric Koston

Here's a tour of Koston with the SB team promoting the Koston One, Eric's first signature Nike SB shoe. There is good skating from the team, along with clips of Kobe, Michael Pena and Paul Casey.



I would still love to pick up these shoes, but there is rumor they might not make their way up to the great white north. If not hopefully I can find them when I go to Las Vegas. This is my ideal skate shoe.

R. Mack

Vaughn de Heart

RoyLyn, owner of Vaughn de Heart has just finished celebrating two years of creating quality garments. Vaughn de Heart is based out of California but also has many Italian and French influences. I honestly think he has been one of my original hello saskatoon followers, as well as one of my first twitter followers. I have no idea how he found the blog but I appreciate it.

Vaughn de Heart has printed tees to shoe bags. The designs are always clean. Many pieces give me that university or college feel. The best part is that each series or theme is limited and different from the past one. Here is a video he has created:


2 year anniversary from Vaughn de Heart on Vimeo.


Hopefully we will see more good things from Vaughn de Heart. Best of luck from us at hello saskatoon.

R. Mack

Saskatoon Jazz Festival: De La Soul

It's almost that time of the year again where Saskatoon is full of summer festivals and events. My favorite one would definitely be the Jazz Festival. There is a diverse range of music so that everyone can find something that they will enjoy. The shows that stand out for me include: Macy Gray, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and De La Soul. I will most definitely be attending De La Soul. The group will be playing behind the Delta Bessborough along with Arrested Development on July 2.

De La have been together since 1987. The three members have been together since high school and as far as I know, have never played as a group in Saskatoon. I remember years ago, I was really enjoying old school hip hop and I was led to De La Soul through a Tribe Called Quest. They always have a good beat and some funny rhymes to go along with it.



I hope that everyone will have the chance to make it to a show!

Love the North,

R. Mack