DRAKE’S OVO MUSIC FESTIVAL IS UPON US!
He recruits FRANK OCEAN + JAMES BLAKE to conquer the stage!
The 4th Annual two-day festival takes place August 4th and 5th! Ocean + Blake will perform on August 4th and Drake will hit the stage WITH special guests on August 5th. It all goes down at TORONTO’S Molson Canadian Amphitheatre.
May 24th is the day you can get your tickets at Livenation.com and Ticketmaster outlets. I can’t wait to see Drizzy Drake and friends put on for his hometown!
SUCH A TEASE: DAFT PUNK + NABIL ELDERKIN COLLABORATION
Check out the teaser video from the robots and the acclaimed director Nabil Elderkin (Kanye, Bon Iver, Frank Ocean). Don’t ask me what the collaboration will hold because at this point nobody knows! Is it a music video? Is it a photoshoot? Who knows! The anticipation is real however! See for yourselves! xo Follow @rozOonTheGo
Daft Punks forthcoming LP ‘Random Access Memories’ is creating such a buzz!
This is how I’m feeling today! But eh, I’m going to rock with it!
Frank Ocean in rare form! Ha! xo @rozOonTheGo
JIMMY FALLON + JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE + FRANK OCEAN attend the TIME 100 Gala, TIME’S 100 Most Influential People In The World in New York City on April 23rd. The guys look so handsome. This is one event that I hate I couln’t make it to! xo @rozOonTheGo
photo: kevin mazur
Ok, so Frank Ocean’s apparently been hard at work on his follow-up to Channel Orange. He spoke with BBC Radio recently revealing that he’s “like 10, 11 songs” deep into the project. “It’s another cohesive thing, bordering on a concept record again,” said Ocean. “At the end of Channel Orange, there’s ‘Golden Girl,’ and it’s this beach scene. And I kind of want it to extend that feel into the next record all together, kind of make it that theme.”
He told the station that he plans to rent a place in the beautiful Bora Bora to continue working on the new album after he was to leave London. “I put a studio in my house but it’s all in road cases,” said Ocean. “I’m going to take it all to the beach … and work for a few weeks.” I personally can’t wait for his follow up album and being that he won a Grammy for ‘Best Urban Contemporary Album’ my peers and his fans may be eager as well! Bora Bora is a beautiful place so I’m sure he’ll have loads of inspiration. xo @rozOonThego
Sidenote: Did you notice that I introduced him differently since he won the grammy? Ha!
Source: RollingStone
![Congratulations to Frank for his Grammy Nods and wins! Did you guys catch the NY Times write-up on Ocean? Well, check an excerpt from the article below. Interesting read. xo Roz-O!
Frank Ocean did not want to ride in my rented Ford Fusion; that much was clear. After I parked the car, he met me outside his modernist apartment building in Los Angeles and led me to the garage where he rents three parking spots for three different BMWs. He was dressed casually — gray hoodie, jeans, high-top Vans with red laces, baseball cap — and he jumped lightly from the curb to the parking blocks as we walked toward his late-model blue BMW M3. Ocean no longer had driving privileges as a result of some recent violations, on top of which he was cited for marijuana possession a few weeks earlier. “You can drive,” he said, though I could tell that it was killing him.
Check out the entire article at NY Times.
photo credit|ryan mcginley
Side note: “On the 2013 Grammy red carpet, Frank told Billboard that he’s “knee-deep in the next record. [I’m] just taking my time with it.” Just days ago producer Om’Mas Keith, who worked closely with Ocean on “Orange,” revealed to Billboard that Ocean notified him that they’ll be working soon.” via Billboard](http://24.media.tumblr.com/42ea98ecadfd868ecdadda488b4fe937/tumblr_mi2n3cK2JS1qcwtwto1_1280.jpg)
Congratulations to Frank for his Grammy Nods and wins! Did you guys catch the NY Times write-up on Ocean? Well, check an excerpt from the article below. Interesting read. xo Roz-O!
Frank Ocean did not want to ride in my rented Ford Fusion; that much was clear. After I parked the car, he met me outside his modernist apartment building in Los Angeles and led me to the garage where he rents three parking spots for three different BMWs. He was dressed casually — gray hoodie, jeans, high-top Vans with red laces, baseball cap — and he jumped lightly from the curb to the parking blocks as we walked toward his late-model blue BMW M3. Ocean no longer had driving privileges as a result of some recent violations, on top of which he was cited for marijuana possession a few weeks earlier. “You can drive,” he said, though I could tell that it was killing him.
Check out the entire article at NY Times.
photo credit|ryan mcginley
Side note: “On the 2013 Grammy red carpet, Frank told Billboard that he’s “knee-deep in the next record. [I’m] just taking my time with it.” Just days ago producer Om’Mas Keith, who worked closely with Ocean on “Orange,” revealed to Billboard that Ocean notified him that they’ll be working soon.” via Billboard
LET’S BE CLEAR .. NO ONE but those on the scene know what happened. In any case, singer FRANK OCEAN issued a statement via his Tumblr page regarding the alleged ‘altercation with CHRIS BROWN.’
“As a child I thought if someone jumped me it would result in me murdering or mutilating a man. But as a man I am not a killer, I’m an artist and a modern person. I’ll choose sanity. No criminal charges. No civil lawsuit. Forgiveness, albeit difficult, is wisdom. Peace, albeit trite, is what I want in my short life. Peace.”
I wish both of the VERY talented artists nothing but the BEST + continued SUCCESS! xo @rozOonThego
The ‘Suit & Tie’ guy has been announced as one of the performers at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards next weekend! The announcement was made today (1/30) that JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE joins the list of other performers: Elton John, Jack White, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Mumford & Sons, the Lumineers, fun., The Black Keys, Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert! Let’s hope the Jigga man makes a special appearance! LL Cool J will return to host the festivities!
Be sure to tune in Sunday, February 10th @ 8P when the show airs live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Yes, @rozOonThego will be in the building! xo
UPDATE- 01/31/13: ALICIA KEYS, MAROON 5 and FRANK OCEAN have been added to the Grammys lineup! What an impressive line up so far! Follow me on Twitter for live updates throughout the show! xo Roz-O!
Album Of The Year:
“El Camino” — The Black Keys
“Some Nights” — FUN.
“Babel” — Mumford & Sons
“Channel Orange” — Frank Ocean
“Blunderbuss” — Jack White
Record Of The Year:
“Lonely Boy” — The Black Keys
“Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” — Kelly Clarkson
“We Are Young” — FUN. Featuring Janelle Monáe
“Somebody That I Used To Know” — Gotye Featuring Kimbra
“Thinkin Bout You” — Frank Ocean
“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” — Taylor Swift
Best New Artist:
Alabama Shakes
FUN.
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean
A Brief Lesson in Fearlessness
True style is bringing worlds together—like a techy jacket, an old- school herringbone blazer, and some next- level sneakers. Your taste should never be one-note.
Parka, $500 by The North Face. Sports jacket, $1,195 by Michael Bastian. Shirt, $445 by Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci. Jeans, $175 by A.P.C. Sneakers, $1,254 by Rick Owens. Watch by Rolex. Bracelet by Cartier. Headband by Toddland.
On guy, below: Goggles by Gucci. Jacket by Marc by Marc Jacobs. T-shirt by A|X Armani Exchange.
Via GQ
Don’t Ditch the Vans
Frank and his crew are L.A. skate kids. But he doesn’t have to leave American streetwear brands like Vans and Supreme behind to mix in lofty European fashion houses like Prada and Balmain.
Sports jacket $2,120 by Prada. Vest, $625 by Band of Outsiders. Vintage t-shirt by Neighborhood x Supreme. Jeans, $1,065 by Balmain at MrPorter.com. Sneakers, $85 by Vault by Vans
Far left, t-shirt and jeans by Golf Wang. Sneakers by Vans.
Via GQ
Nothing Odd About It:
Breaking news: Sport coats aren’t for fogeys. Whether you go with a banging plaid or charcoal gray, it’ll make you stand out among your doughnut-hoodied friends.
Sports jacket, $750 by Gant Rugger. Hoodie, $399 by Maison Kitsuné. Chinos , $250 by Band of Outsiders. Sneakers, $140 by Jordan Brand.
On guys, from left: Cap by Supreme. Hoodie by Odd Future. Jeans by Golf Wang. Sneakers by Vans. Googles by Dragon. Sweater, Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci. Pants and sneakers by Vans. Track jacket by Lacoste. T-shirt by Sangerman. Shorts by Billionaire Boys Club.
Via GQ
Be sure to check out the Frank Ocean interview as well! xo @RozOonTheGo
Five tracks from ‘Channel Orange’ made television debut….
Many of the tracks on Frank Ocean’s breakthrough album Channel Orange take a critical eye to the lives of young, wealthy and reckless Los Angelenos, so it makes sense that Gossip Girl would look to him to soundtrack the fictional exploits of New York City’s most debauched kids. Now, five songs from Channel Orange appeared on last nights episode, the Los Angeles Times reports.
The episode, titled “Monstrous Ball,” will aired Monday; it marks both the first time that Gossip Girl has used a single artist’s music throughout an entire episode and the first time that Ocean’s music has appeared in a television series. Clips from “Lost,” “Super Rich Kids,” “Pyramids,” “Sweet Life” and “Thinkin Bout You” were featured.
Via RollingStone
I forgot to post this article yesterday so I had to edit it a bit RS staff! Unfortunately, I didn’t get to watch this episode because I was deep into Monday Night Football! I’ll watch it online this evening! xo @RozOonTheGo
