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When Frank Ocean released Channel Orange back in July, we gushed that "we are not listening to the ‘norm’ of r’n'b culture of clubs and drinking; instead we have been given raw emotion of how memories of life’s highly influential moments can be blissful yet at times cause torturous pain, and Channel Orange thus works, because ultimately, this is something we can all relate to." Featuring Frank shooting up a bar and a bizarre cameo from John Mayer, it's a wonderful little clip. It was directed by Nabil who has previously worked [...]

After taking over SNL last night with John Mayer , Frank Ocean has revealed the Nabil-directed video for his track "Pyramids" . Though it's not the full nine-minute album version, it makes up for it with Frank getting wasted ( Frank the tank! Frank the tank! ) at a bar, then shooting it up, and then going for a motorbike ride int he desert to an awesome strip club. Afterwards he meets up with John Mayer who soundtracks his hallucinations with light-emitting guitar licks, [...]

After completing a fantastic performance on SNL last night with John Mayer, which you can view below, Frank Ocean liberates the visuals for Channel Orange cut "Pyramids". First, let's take a look at the Saturday Night Live set, which featured "Thinking About You" and the better second half of "Pyramids". John Mayer shreds the guitar on the gut-wrenching tracks, as Ocean's dark tones make this the comedy show's most emotional performance to date. Now, let's make a move to the video for "Pyramids", which acts more like a [...]

If you were under the assumption Frank Ocean was going to leave Channel Orange with no visual aids to go by, just know you're not alone. This guy here did [...] The post Frank Ocean Releases "Pyramids" Video, Performs On "Saturday Night Live" appeared first on The Smoking Section .

In a year that's gone from one extreme to the other for SNL musical guests, with Lana Del Rey delivering one of the worst performances in the show's history (I'm not even going to link to it, it was that bad), we should be thankful that we have Frank Ocean to prop up the other end of that extreme. The musical man of the year contender made his debut appearance on SNL tonight in what might just cap off one of the best years [...]

Come si fa a realizzare un album d'esordio come questo (il precedente "Nostalgia, Ultra" era un mixtape ed è comunque stato pubblicato lo scorso anno) a soli 25 anni? Il talento conta, ma un disco come "Channel Orange" di Frank Ocean tradisce un'abilità e una padronanza che non si improvvisano, nonostante le eccellenti doti artistiche. La spiegazione c'è e va ricercata nel - recente - passato. Christopher Breaux (nome poi cambiato legalmente su un sito web in Christopher Francis Ocean - per tutti, Frank Ocean ), nasce a New Orleans nel 1987. Diciotto anni dopo, [...]

Here is something very dope for all you Frank Ocean and Odd Future fans.  Today we are launching the Frank Ocean #ChannelOrangeGram contest, in which users can add a picture to their favorite Frank Ocean song title for a chance a limited edition Channel Orange Prize pack from Def Jam Records.  The prize pack will include tees, buttons, and other collectibles from Frank Ocean's debut album.  Here are the rules: 1. Take a photo that represents a song from Frank Ocean's Channel Orange (see tracklist) . 2.  Add the song [...]

Frank Ocean to perform live on “Saturday Night Live” (kicking off the new season) on September 15.

Ryan Hemsworth makes my heart dance in a way that I can't describe without using hand gestures.  If you're only familiar with his Frank Ocean remix, be sure to check out his latest EP " Last Words " that dropped today. Oh and Hemsworth will be kicking it at Olio Festival next month. Frank Ocean - Thinkin Bout You (Ryan Hemsworth Bootleg) posted by @clarkbs

• Frank Ocean - Thinkin Bout You (Ryan Hemsworth Bootleg)

It was while I was away, working in New York, that Frank Ocean released his debut studio album Channel Orange, and my sense of bizarre marvel at all that differentiated Los Angeles from New York came into focus.

Finally! A couple people with remarkably good taste were confounded that I didn't share their enthusiasm for Channel Orange . "It's exactly your thing," I was repeatedly told. One friend described the Frank Ocean album as a combination of Prince, Outkast and R. Kelly. Yep- that's precisely my thing. I stuck with it and began to appreciate the way "Crack Rock" swings, the literate flourishes in "Super Rich Kids" and the unrequited lust of "Pyramids." The juxtaposition of André 3000 and Eddie Hazel-style guitar on "Pink [...]

Lollapalooza's Chicago stop had more than its fair share of bad on Saturday with severe weather forcing organizers to postpone the show for hours and then two concertgoers getting stabbed [...]

Frank Ocean's Channel Orange is one of our favorite albums of the year. Aside from the hype around his personal life , it's an honest record of love and loss, rejection and courage in a context that matters. What we're seeing with Drake , what we have seen for years with Kanye , and what we're seeing with Frank Ocean is the embrace of vulnerability, not out of weakness but as a vessel for truth. R&B and hip-hop have always been intertwined with lust and the pursuit of wealth to [...]

• Frank Ocean - Thinkin Bout You Ryan Hemswort

Frank Ocean Channel Orange 2012 - Def Jam [ 8.8 ] . . ... “ Un tornado voló alrededor de mi habitación antes que ustedes vinieran, disculpen el lío [...]

Frank Ocean holds nothing back on his debut studio album, channel ORANGE, and that fact becomes apparent with even the first listen.  If you are capable of feeling, then this album should resonate with you in one way or another.  ... Continued

Frank has been a man with all the buzz lately. First came his high profile features on Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch The Throne . Then he began to work with a who’s who in the music industry, including Beyonce and Justin Bieber . In between all this, he comes out with the news that he is bisexual, and even states that songs on his highly acclaimed Nostalgia/Ultra mixtape were about men. With all this said, it has created anticipation for his debut album Channel Orange [...]

Frank Ocean - “Pyramids (live at Terminal 5 in New York City)” (by Shon Mogharabi )

Frank Ocean  put on an incredible performance this Thursday, July 26th, at Terminal 5 in NYC. Usually, the venue itself bums me out because a lot of times sound gets swallowed, although I have had some wonderful experiences there (namely  Animal Collective   and  A-Trak ). Despite this, though, Frank Ocean conquered all doubts. Ocean chose perhaps the classiest approach to his show; no opener, on at 9:00pm and not a minute after. His voice was, quite literally, [...]

As tender, and loveable, and loving, and momentarily harrowing if thoroughly heartfelt as Frank Ocean's TextEdit splurging of soul may be deemed (it subjectively appeared a rather damning indictment of our modern-day modus vivendi that such honest human emotion be conveyed digitally) it'd not only be lamentable were his coming out to coincide with the release of channel ORANGE the most widely reviewed outcome of this, the début but moreover deplorable on our behalf were we to fine-tooth through the ins and outs of the young man's sexuality. For if this [...]

"With a collection of memories sung with painful honesty, Frank Ocean is certainly not your typical r'n'b singer..." Frank Ocean  |  Channel Orange Despite last year's release of the mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra , even less than one month ago Frank Ocean would have slipped (relatively) under the radar, having had only gradual songwriting success for artists such as John Legend and Brandy. Now, his time has come, and not just because of his first major studio album Channel Orange , but perhaps because he has decided to announce his bisexuality on the [...]