Dr Rae

This photo is about 6 or 7 years old now. Check the height just before the catch!
I haden't seen Andy Rae in a couple of years so it was nice when he showed his face in the Glasgow Shop a couple of weeks ago. Hopefully see him on his board again soon?

It'll bite yer heed aff!

For a few minutes this video restored my faith in the world we live in. Awesome!

Mr Paterson

Been looking through some old photos recently and came across this blunt slide by Toby. I took this a few years ago and you can see a nice blue sky, very rare in Dundee, in fact, not sure if there's been on since!
Hopefully have a few more old photos to post in the next few days

Glasgow February Footage

Watch to the end for a sore one courtesy of Forbes.

Thanks to Paul VX for the edit

Deck-A-Mania

Lots of new US wood in the Glasgow shop this week, including this cracker from Real, more from Krooked, Alien Workshop, Habitat, and our first batch of boards from City:





Check www.thecitystreets.com for videos and podcasts from the City crew.

New SB's

New footwear from Nike SB now online right here. More to follow in the weeks to come including the awesome Tre A.D.

Skate Or Die Trying......

Very limited numbers available by calling 0131 229 9009 and online here.

Sneak Preview.....

After the success of the Glasgow show the guys behind Nothing But The Art have taken their show on the road. Dundee's newest store, Concrete Jungle are hosting an exhibition of sneaker inspired art from some of Scotlands hottest artists. The opening night is this Sunday the 9th March with an after party featuring DJ Apollo. Check the flyer for details.

Diamond in the house....

After a bit of a hold up, the first batch of Diamond Supply T-s have now arrived. A couple are available online right now >> with more to appear later including the Diamond X Crooks and Castles collab you see below.

Mighty Healthy

Arriving May 2008.

Spring 08 on it's way.....

New stock landing weekly. So far we've had new stock from Volcom, Carhartt, Dickies, Diamond, Adidas and a big delivery of Stussy due later this week. Check out this subtle number from Volcom. Online at www.focuspocus.co.uk in the next few days.

Should've had a cuppa!

Mark Murray somehow managed to hit his head on a metal barrier yesterday, should've listened to Sam and came back to the shop for a brew. On the otherhand, i hear chicks dig scars.

I Love Ebay

Check out these bad boys. A rare sample pair of e's Koston 2's, apparently this colourway never hit the shops. Anyone got some Koston 2's, Axions, or original DC Lynx then give me a shout!

The new style.

New windae graphics courtesy of D3rm. Hope you likey.

Incoming.....

New Nike SB's for February. First up is the 80's video game inspired Skate or Die Dunk. One for the new rave crew fo sure. £64.95.


Next up is the very, very limited Marshall Amp Dunk. Bases around the iconic colours of the world famous Marshall Amp these will set you back £69.95


In place of the scheduled Black Air Trainer 2, we have this, in my opinion, much nicer Gold/Brown version. £79.95.


All the above and more will be arriving at our Edinburgh and Glasgow stores in the next week or so and will be available online shortly afterwards.

Carhartt is coming to Focus.

We're very stoked to announce that from this spring we will be stocking Carhartt clothing. We've been big fans of Carhartt for many years and we're looking forward to bringing you some choice cuts from one of the worlds leading streetwear brands.

Expect to see Carhartt in our Edinburgh and Glasgow stores from mid March and of course you can buy online at www.focuspocus.co.uk

The wrong kind of leaves on the track.....

The Focus buying team have spent the last 3 days in London perusing next winters footwear and clothing ranges. We picked up a couple of very sought after labels (more info to follow in the coming months), hooked up with some friends and visited some of Londons finest stores. Have you checked out the MHI store near Carnaby Street? Damn! that is what I call indulgence.

So all that was left was to make the trek north, unfortunately a simple 4 hour train journey turned into an 8 hour nightmare. F**k the environment, I'm taking the plane next time.

William Hundley

Quite an awesome affect from a very simple idea. Jump up whilst behind a piece of material and photograph the result.


www.williamhundley.com

Fitted goodness from The Hundreds

Just had a little shipment of fitted caps from The Hundreds land today. Available in our Edinburgh store and online next week. Keep your eyes peeled for the Spring 2008 collection arriving in the next couple of weeks.

Insa Exhibition @ Recoat Gallery, Glasgow

Everyone's favourite graffiti fetishist INSA has an upcoming show at the Recoat gallery in Kelvinbridge. If you're a fan of graf, shoes or a nice pair of legs, get yourself down on the 15th. First 20 folk through the door get a free 'Buy My Love' t shirt from the man himself.



Opens: 15th February 2008 7-10pm
Runs: 16th Feb- 19th March 2008 Tuesday to Sunday 12-6pm

Recoat Gallery, 323 North Woodside Road, Glasgow, G20 6ND.

www.recoatdesign.com
www.insaland.com

Sale, sale, sale!!

The fan-dabby-dozy Focus sale starts this Saturday the 2nd February at 10am instore and online. Up to 75% off Nike SB, Adidas, Stussy, Volcom, Fenchurch, Dickies, Etnies, The Hundreds and many more.

Winter Woes

As the weather has been nothing short of hellish for the last two months in Glasgow, skate sessions have been going down most nights of the week at Unit 23 in Dumbarton.

Paul VX was kind enough to pass along this edit of last week's action:



Be on the lookout for more coverage of the Glasgow scene on this here blog in the coming months.

Focus Team 2008

Work has started on the Focus Team page, it's been a long time coming but it should be worth it. Neil Scott gets us started with a Frontside Noseslide away from Bristo.

Stay Tuned!

New from Adidas

A brand new model from the Adidas skateboard divison is the mid top Roster which comes in two colourways....which are as follows....

Habitat pro Tim (or is that Tom?) 'O' Connor suede version at £64.95


and the leather version at £59.95. Online and instore real soon.

Big Fish, Little Fish, Cardboard Box!!

Awesome!

Edinburgh indoor park nearly open....

Looks like Saturday the 19th of January will be the opening date for Edinburgh's brand new indoor skatepark.

Details on membership and costs can be viewed here and check below for a wee preview of what you can expect.

Huge kudos to everyone involved in the project and everyone at Focus wishes it all the very best of luck.


Livi locals session Transgression Park from dave on Vimeo.

Nike SB January 2008

First batch of Nike SB's have just arrived. So fresh they're still in cardboard boxes awaiting price tags. As always expect to see them online and instore very shortly.

First up is the P-Rod 2 in White/Black coming in at £64.95.


Next up is this Premium Dunk Low based around a Gibson guitar case and will also set you back £64.95.



Back in 2005 one of my favourite colourways in the Dunk SB was released and this is the Zoom Tre in the very same colours. Based on the Argentinian football team Boca Juniors, £69.95 for these fellas.


Apparently this colourway in the Blazer SB is inspired by the daddy of all truck companies. £54.95.


Nice stealth colourway in the Abington, personal favourite and currently on my feet. £54.95.

French at Analogue

The always superb exhibitions continue at Analogue Books. This month it's the turn of Aldershot exile French. If you haven't experienced his work I would highly recommend it.

Show runs from the 18th January to the 16th February at Analogue Books, West Bow, Edinburgh.

Taped Copies.

Analogue Books.

Tony Hawks on Tony Hawk.

Indoor skatepark in Edinburgh...

How's this for a start to 2008? Yes, you read correctly. Sometime this month Edinburgh will have an indoor skatepark. Located in Ocean Terminal shopping centre and designed/built by Dave Sowerby this almost seems to good to be true. Not sure exactly when it opens but more details will surface in the near future. Woo hoo!!!