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The Black Keys, Frank Ocean, Jack White Rack Up Grammy Nominations

Posted 12-6-12 by
Tags: Björk, Fiona Apple, Frank Ocean, Jack White, M83, The Black Keys

The 55th Grammy Awards seem far away — they won't be handed out until February 10 — but the nominees were announced last night, December 5, in a televised concert on CBS. Frank Ocean, The Black Keys, Jack White, The Chemical Brothers, Alabama Shakes and M83 are among the nominees, with Ocean nominated for a staggering six awards, including Album of the Year and every other major category.

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ATP Day Pass Giveaway! Win To See Frank Ocean, The Afghan Whigs And More This Weekend

Posted 9-17-12 by
Tags: Frank Ocean, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Philip Glass, The Afghan Whigs, The Antlers, The Roots

The Alternate Side and All Tomorrow's Parties are giving three lucky winners the chance to win day passes to this weekend's ATP "I'll Be Your Mirror" Festival on Manhattan's Pier 36. The festival, partly curated by Greg Dulli, features his own band, the Afghan Whigs, plus Frank Ocean, The Roots, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, the Mark Lanegan Band and many more. Enter to win by this Thursday, September 20, at 10 a.m. EDT.

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Lollapalooza Reopens After Storm Evacuation

Posted 8-4-12 by
Tags: Chairlift, Frank Ocean, Twin Shadow, Washed Out

The Lollapalooza festival in Chicago's Grant Park was shut down and evacuated on Saturday afternoon after a freakishly intense storm system passed through the city. After nearly three hours, and the postponement of sets by Twin Shadow, tUnE-yArDs, Frank Ocean, Chairlift, Washed Out — appropriately — and more, the festival reopened, but the set schedule was altered. Lollapalooza is being streamed by YouTube this weekend here.

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The TAS Staff Picks Our Top Albums And Singles Of 2012 ... So Far

Posted 7-12-12 by
Tags: Alabama Shakes, Alt-J, Damon Albarn, Father John Misty, Frank Ocean, Howler, Jack White, Japandroids, Perfume Genius, Peter Broderick, Poliça, Public Service Broadcasting, The Walkmen, Zeus

The first half of 2012 has already come and gone. The Alternate Side staff, looking at the scores of WAV files, MP3s, CDs and even vinyl singles we've trundled through over the past six months, is slightly overwhelmed by the abundance of good music, so we've made some midpoint selections for our top 10 (or 11) albums and tracks of the year thus far. We have the freedom to change our minds completely by December, but in the meantime, bands and artists like Japandroids, Jack White, Hot Chip, The Walkmen, 2:54, Zeus, Public Service Broadcasting, Father John Misty, Cold Specks, Alt-J, Bobby Womack and Damon Albarn have made the cut. Read the lists after the jump.

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Listen To Frank Ocean's 'Channel Orange' Streaming Now, Released Digitally Today

Posted 7-10-12 by
Tags: Frank Ocean

Frank Ocean's much-discussed new album Channel Ocean was released digitally today on iTunes, a week prior to its official July 17 release, and the entire record is streaming now on Ocean's own Tumblr. Ocean, who made headlines last week after a personal revelation, also performed on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" with the Roots. Watch the performance clip of "Bad Religion" after the jump.

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Frank Ocean Gets Honest About His Sexual Orientation

Posted 7-4-12 by
Tags: Frank Ocean, Odd Future

Since its inception, the Odd Future collective has been criticized for its often harshly homophobic and misogynistic lyricism. So it's slightly startling that in a surprising admission early this morning, the group's Frank Ocean, who releases his first full-length solo album Channel Orange on July 17, has revealed that his first true love was a man. Describing a profound but one-sided love affair that unfolded over three years, Ocean published an emotional, public letter on his Tumblr account and website on Independence Day, noting that by discussing the romance, he feels like a "free man."

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