In another banger release from FTC this week, the San Francisco brand has teamed up with Mike Carroll and Lakai footwear to hook up the FTC Carrol Select low. This nice color pop collabo is definitely a family affair since Mike is founding team rider and close homie of the FTC crew. They go on sale tomorrow December 12, exclusively at all FTC locations. Peep the announcement after the jump.

This Rick Howard ad is one of the funniest skateboarding commercials ever. It’s even better in HD. Via LakaiWeb.

Lakai has just put up an awesome new “Mo Knows” Mike Mo ad. Basketball, Rubics Cubes and Bong Rips are all no match for the multi talented skateboarder. Go here to check it out.

So they may have lost Koston, but at least they have the Wild Things. Following up on last summer’s WTWTA collection, Lakai is dropping two new limited edition kicks to coincide with Where the Wild Things Are’s the October 16th release. Check out more looks at the grey suede Guy Mariano Hi and black and grey canvas Pico at HighSnobiety.

Mita Sneakers in Japan have a treat with the “Japan Limited Edition Blue” version of Lakai’s Manchester Select. These butter blue jammies are going to go perfect with your tux at Puffy’s white party this year. Go here to try to figure out how to get a pair sent overseas. A couple more up close looks after the jump.

In what is starting to seem like illuminati machinations, Lakai has chosen to show us all the final Koston 1 which was to be released for Fall but now will never be, except in the hands of some clearly Masonic Lakai bigwigs. How they gonna do us like that? Word is, Obama may join the cause to get these things made, he especially likes the purps. Black and red after the jump. via CtotheJL.

Eric Koston leaves Lakai? Well, rumors are spread and this funny press conference video by Lakai might be a late April Fool’s… but it’s not as the Lakai page states. So far, there’s no information on where Eric is heading. Possibly he’s joining his Berrics-buddy Steve Berra on DVS, possibly he’s not and starting his own company. But one thing is for sure – Koston won’t be sponsorless for more than a few days. We’ll keep you updated.

Lakai has dropped another banger as part of their limited Crailtap series, the Howard Select Mid. Rick Howard’s pro-model, the Select Mid comes in a chill grey suede with Crailtap green and pink accents. It also has a photo-printed footbed and the phrase “Ring Ring, It’s Me” on the back. Some more looks after the jump. Via ctothejl.

Lakai has released the Final Flare bonus feature “Slow Motion to Regular Motion,” for free after they had to delete it from the production version due to technical reasons. Check out part 2 at the Lakai site. Via Transworld.

Lakai and Enjoi have updated their Cairo Foster collab. Moving from the racing theme of the last release, for Spring 09 they are going with a more subdued black/chocolate/gold color way. Nice double branding and a photo print tongue also help this shoe stand out. Closeups after the jump. Via ctothejl.