The ‘Sneak Of The Week’ is the ‘Space City’ Big Nike Low. The sneakers are inspired by the city of Houston and it’s contributions to the Space Program. Today this limited edition release will only be made available at the Foot Locker House Of Hoops locations in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, while rumor has it Houston should be receiving it’s own House Of Hoops store before 2010. Hear more about the ‘Sneak Of The  Week’ on ‘The Houston Sports Rapp’.
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TONIGHT! Filter presents: Santigold with Trouble Andrew and Amanda Blank at the House Of Blues. And dont forget about the After Party at Shake And Pop!

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If you happen to be in NYC join Frank Thursday as they celebrate the launch of their new record label, Frank Radio, and their first two albums: U-God Dopium and Grand Puba Retro Active.  Also make sure to check out Frank on Bustin’ Kaps and BlacknBlue Takeover on East Village Radio every Tuesday at 7pm, and remember to cop both new albums when they hit stores next week!

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Fresh off winning the ‘Transworld 2007 Best Video’ Award, Lakai Footwear storms through Houston with pro skateboarders Brandon Biebel, Mike Mo Capaldi, and Marc Johnson (voted 2007 ‘Thrasher Skater Of The Year 2007′). The team will be putting on a demo today, Sunday June 14, 2009 from 2-3pm as part of the Zumiez Couch Tour 2009 at Katy Mills.

Supra has just released an exclusive Vaider shoe for skateboarding giant CSS. CSS boasts itself as the worlds largest skateboard shop, and has dominated the mail order and now internet market for nearly two decades. The CSS exclusive ‘Sunburnt’ Vaider features a tonal orange colorway with subtle black accents, and is available in a wide variety of sizes from 4-14. Although the CSS online shop appears to be sold out at the moment, you can back order the shoes by calling 1.800.875.1800 for an expected June 25th ship date. The shoes are limited to 1,000 pairs. Hear more about the ‘Sneak Of The Week’ on The Houston Sports Rapp.

Red Bull Skateboarding held the Manny Mania contest for a cool $10k this past weekend in NYC. Rumor has it that Manny Mania will be visiting H-Town this August. Enjoy the official video re-cap filmed and edited by H-Town’s own R.B. Umali.

Among Huf’s upcoming summer line is a series of t-shirts paying homage to the legendary skate spots. The Skate Meccas featured are the Brooklyn Banks, San Francisco’s Embarcadero, and H-Town’s own ‘EZ7′ (pictured above).

After unexpectedly leaving Lakai, professional skateboarder Eric Koston has just inked a deal with Nike SB. This is major news as Eric is easily on Top 5 All Time lists of many.   Info: NikeSB