Thursday 5 July 2012

Frank Ocean: Of Tears


An editorial meeting, earlier.
"So, guys, some black American Hip Hop guy has apparently come out..."
"I think we should go big with this, even though only four of our readers have probably heard of him, but we have a duty to print an article about Hip Hop and black people being homophobic every month."
"Aren't black people awful - so who shall we get to write it?"
"Some white English straight chap, obvs - as usual."
"Good call - make sure he puts in a quote from an authority on this Hip Hop thing."
"Peter Tatchell?"
"Good fucking call!"

7 comments:

  1. nebbish -A person, esp. a man, who is pitifully ineffectual, timid, or submissive?

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  2. Thought I'd deleted that.
    Now replaced for your delight!

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  3. prince of snarkness10 July 2012 at 17:44

    hey, i've been reading this here blog a couple of years now….well, fuck me if i haven't just realised i own a book what you wrote in the 90's...and i acquired it back then and with actual money too, and didn't just nick it out the library like i did normally.

    you were literally my education about queer music. to you the blame or the plaudits.

    please could you do a little review of the frank ocean channel orange --
    talent wise i think this guys the real deal; and the cultural impact potentially could be immense.

    watch this live performance on jimmy fallon -- this really is SOMETHING NEW! are you feeling it?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHgy_aWgUQM&feature=related

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  4. He's started streaming the album on his Tumblr...

    http://frankocean.tumblr.com/post/26885717440/channelorange

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  5. prince of snarkness11 July 2012 at 02:31

    lazy cunt. i bet alan bennett would never begrudge one of his fans a lugubrious droll anecdote…

    ….never meet your heroes..
    : P

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  6. I might write something - the reviews are coming in, and some of them are incredibly annoying...

    x

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