Cheddar pockets. Leather Goodness.

Brand new to HAL. Essential. menswear.Instore now both stores.

No one man should have all that power.

Kanye puts his ego aside and replaces it with even more ego for the first single from Good Ass Job. If this is anything to go by, Ye’s next album is going to be Donkey Kong bananas and will hopefully make amends for the kleenex-coated sobfest that was 808’s and Heartbreak.

Do yourself a favour and cop it from iTunes right now.

Air Max Light.

Another burner from Nike headquarters, sure to cause some nightime mischief.

Available at MTL now.

Adidas Skateboarding. Fall 2010

The latest and greatest, new colours in the Busenitz and Campus vulc plus a brand new silhouette the Silas featuring some retro adidas inspiration. Instore now both stores. MTL/CL

The Fire

It’s been two years since our ears were last blessed by a new installment to The Roots discography and ‘How I Got Over’ is another worthy entry to their extensive list of organic classics. On their ninth full studio outing the sound is as polished as ever and features the likes of Black Thought, Blu, Phonte and John Legend, all dropping large servings of knowledge over ?uestlove’s trademark drums and melodies. ‘How I Got Over’ is an uplifting 42 and a half minutes of thought-provoking hip-hop with heart. We suggest you cop it as soon as possible, throw it on loop and watch the winter blues fade to black.

MJ. August 29.1958-June 25.2009.

Rest in Peace.

HAL.Film History 101. The Burbs (1989)

Ray Peterson (Tom Hanks) takes a week off from work just to walk around in pyjamas allday, read the newspaper and lay low. However, Ray Peterson have some very peculiar neighbors. In fact he has no normal neighbors, but one neighbor in particular is especially strange. Therefore Ray Peterson and the other neighbors decide to investigate what’s wrong with the Klopeks, and the relaxing week off from work becomes something far from relaxing…

This is just a brief snyopsis of one the best film examples of Joe Dante’s work (Gremlins,Innerspace) ,this movie is hilarious. Just rent it .

Disconnect.

If general consensus is anything to go by it’s a safe assumption that all you xbox360 owners are currently caught up in the gun-slinging, horse-back navigating vortex that is ‘Red Dead Redemption’. Rockstar games have had no trouble building hype for their wild-west incarnation of the revered Grand Theft Auto series and have once again managed to deliver a product that supersedes all expectations.

There is a downside to Red Dead’s success however. Due to the aggressive marketing campaign put into effect and the somewhat blind (yet completely justified) consumer appreciation for all things Rockstar, most of the other titles that were released under the same tick of the calendar were unfairly overlooked, destined to suffer the same bargain-bin fate as the dark horses before them. One of those underdogs is Remedy’s equally anticipated psychological thriller, Alan Wake. As  gaming matures and demographic’s shift, game developers are inclined to expand their horizons and push boundaries in terms of gameplay and plot cohesion in equal parts. You’ve all wisened up and now the linear shoot-em-ups and poorly acted scripts of yesteryear just won’t cut it. Alan Wake is a testament to this current trend.

Replacing distant worlds with photo-realistic locales and blockbuster explosions with a genuinely unnerving atmosphere, Remedy Entertainment’s long-awaited pipeline crawler has ushered in a new age of gaming. The plot is a welcome contrast to the contrived alien takeover/World War 2 standard and features the likes of a successful author dealing with writer’s block and his wife’s attempt to aid him with a retreat to Bright Falls, the getaway of choice for tormented artists. Upon arrival to the isolated, tight-knit town, things go sour real quick. Alan’s wife disappears during an attack from a faceless, supernatural force and Alan awakens to pages from a book he subconsciously wrote, but with no idea how or when it was written. What follows is an intriguing and beautifully constructed journey as Alan pieces together a story he’s reluctant to finish. The colourful locals both help and hinder his travels and the oceanside village paints a rich backdrop for the novel to play out on. The most satisfying moments of the game occur at night however, when more often than not you’ll find yourself creeping through dimly lit cabins and desolate forest armed only with a torch, facing off against armies of possessed townsfolk whose primary concern is to scare the living daylights out of the player and little else.

Alan Wake is a glowing example of how interactive cinema should be done. The engrossing plot, vibrant set pieces and well-executed combat make Alan Wake an essential gaming venture for anyone chasing an experience that will stay with them long after the credits roll and the console is switched off.

HAL Winter Goods.

New So’Hal logo beanie instore now. two styles on offer roll-up and skully. dont sleep.