★★★ February 16 marks the tenth anniversary of the debut mixtape from Frank Ocean Nostalgia, Ultra. Ocean, whose real name is Christopher Breaux, released the mixtape promotion-less to his Tumblr account for fans to stream for free. Such an introduction to the music industry is representative of Ocean’s independent and self-assured approach to his craft, […]
On Blonde’s ‘Seigfried’, an intoxicated Frank muses “I be dreaming of dreaming a thought / that could think of dreaming a thought / that could think of dreaming a dream”. All as he retreats within himself to reflect. A line, like so many others on Blonde, which had millennials far and wide holding heads in […]
There are a lot of places I miss going to right now. Clubs, bars, restaurants, cities, friends’ homes, the world outside my room in suburban New Jersey, etc. But while hopefully soon enough many of these things will reopen in some capacity, it may be awhile before I can attend a concert. Concerts have given […]
Tyler, The Creator has had a lot on his plate recently between a new series on Viceland, curating his own festivals and dabbling in fashion, but he has somehow found time to get back to the music, and thank god for that. The second song released from July’s surprisingly reflective Flower Boy, ‘911/Mr. Lonely’ sees […]