In Boys Don’t Cry, artist Tom Sachs outlines the acceptable (and forbidden) paints used in his NYC studio. The article is a print adaptation of his 2011 film Color.
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Boys Don’t Cry magazine features a brief exchange with chef and YouTube personality Felicia “Auntie Fee” O’Dell. She recounts an anecdote about rescuing Frank Ocean late one night, after he ran out of gas on the Santa Monica Freeway.
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In the opening pages of his zine, shared on Tumblr for all to read, Frank Ocean introduces Boys Don’t Cry and his album Blonde with a missive reflecting on his experiences making the content featured throughout the art book’s 370 pages and the CD in its center.
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Frank Ocean debuts his highly anticipated studio album, along with a 370-page, large-format art book, which he is giving away for free at pop-up shops in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and London.
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The video, directed by Tyrone Lebon, features a wide variety of interesting scenes and cast members. Most notable are Trina and A$AP Rocky, with tributes to A$AP Yams, Pimp C, and Trayvon Martin.
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In an interview with Pitchfork, Wolfgang Tillmans walks us through his photoshoot with Frank Ocean for Fantastic Man magazine. This shoot would lead to a newfound friendship, and Tillman’s song would be used as the bookends to Frank’s new visual album, Endless.
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Wolfgang Tillmans is a German photographer by trade, but he’s been dabbling with electronic music for 30 years. He released his first EP, titled 2016/1986, in 2016 and was asked by Frank Ocean whether he could sample his new song “Device Control.” The track appears on Tillmans’ forthcoming EP of the same name.
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The 46-minute music video is available exclusively on Apple Music. It features Frank Ocean constructing a spiral staircase in an empty warehouse, all set to new music—with potentially more to come.
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The social media app Snapchat has rolled out two tongue-in-cheek Frank Ocean photo filters ahead of his album premiere. One features a skeleton with the caption, “Waiting for Frank Ocean’s new music.” The other shows a screenshot of a MacOS TextEdit document, parodying his blog posts.
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Internet sleuths have discovered a media release within the source code of Calvin Klein’s website, following Frank Ocean’s appearance in the brand’s #MyCalvins ad campaign. The unpublished text reveals that Ocean is working on a book, in addition to his forthcoming album and magazine, Boys Don’t Cry.
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In a surreal video filmed by British filmmaker Tyrone Lebon, Frank Ocean joins a host of other celebrities in modeling for Calvin Klein’s fall 2016 #MyCalvins global campaign. The one-minute underwear advert sees Ocean discussing his passion for music as a new instrumental plays in the background. He also quotes prospective lyrics from his overdue album, Boys Don’t Cry.
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A mysterious image has appeared on Ocean’s website, showing a library book insert with a series of crossed-out “due dates.” The post is his first update since April 2015, when he announced the originally planned July 2015 release date for “album 3” and “issue 1” of his companion magazine.
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On June 12, 2016, a gunman killed 49 people and wounded 58 others at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. It is the worst mass shooting in U.S. history to date and is widely viewed as a hate crime targeting the LGBTQ+ community. In its wake, Frank Ocean pens an emotional essay on Tumblr, discussing religion, violence, pride, and his experiences with homophobia.
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UK singer James Blake’s new track “Always” interpolates an unreleased Frank Ocean song titled “Godspeed.” Blake released the piece on his third studio album, The Colour in Anything.
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In the wake of his passing, Frank Ocean shared a heartfelt eulogy on Tumblr for his favorite musician, Prince, calling him a “vanguard and genius.”
Read MoreTwo snippets of what sound like new Frank Ocean songs have been posted online.
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“One of my management people called me and told me they were trying to keep him offline, so I apologize for that.”
Read More"We recording new music today (Jan. 7), We are in L.A. I’m here working with Wiz [Khalifa] and I called him [Frank Ocean], he’s in the studio.
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The items include a T-shirt with a NASCAR-inspired stripe logo, a white hoodie with the same logo down the left arm and a checkered-flag racing design down the right, and, lastly, a pair of never-before-seen Vans Sk8-Hi sneakers. There’s no news yet on when these designs will be available.
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The new domain replaces frankocean.com to reflect his prospective album and magazine, Boys Don’t Cry.
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