BBC has compiled their Sound of 2012 list and Frank Ocean came in on the second place.
“Frank Ocean has come 2nd in the BBC Sound of 2012. Christopher Francis Ocean is set to finally establish himself as a solo artist of Worldwide acclaim in 2012. The 24 year-old OFWGKTA member moved from Louisianna to Los Angeles following hurricane Katrina to work on his first album, and legally changed his name from Christopher “”Lonny”" Breaux shortly after.
In L.A. the singer soon hooked up with the Odd Future collective and began work writing for the likes of Brandy, John Legend and most recently Beyonce on I Miss You. Ocean was also called up to work on two tracks from Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch The Throne.
Collaborations aside, it was Ocean’s solo work which garnered most praise. Signed to Def Jam in 2009, Ocean delivered his debut mixtape nostalgia,ULTRA earlier this year, winning fans on both side of the Atlantic, including Zane Lowe, who debuted tracks from the release on Radio 1 in November.”
In the video here below they sat down with the artist in LA and compiled a very informative video with Ocean. Check it out!
This past week the BBC aired their documentary on Apple’s founder and visionary Steve Jobs, entitled ‘Billion Dollar Hippy’. The documentary tells the story of how Jobs grew up balancing his interests in the tech monster of Silicon Valley and the Californian countercultural hippie movement. The hour long documentary includes lots of great insight and behind the scenes looks, as well as high profile interviews. Well worth taking the time to watch it. Enjoy!
Here is a nice old clip from BBC’s The Look. In this episode the show covers Chanel, Ralph Lauren and Stussy. Here above you see the Stussy part of the episode. They talk to Shawn Stussy, James Jebbia and you will see a bunch of other familiar faces. A nice little history lesson adn look back. Enjoy!
Here is the Fall/Winter 2010 Lookbook for Billionaire Boys Club. Entering their 11th season, the label continues to push their unique aesthetic, with both louder and more subdued pieces. Styled by Stephen Mann and photographed by Neil Bedford. The Ice Cream looks will be up later this week.
BBC will be releasing a DVD of their popular The Genius Of Design show. Here you can now watch the first episode of the DVD. Watch it, learn and be impressed, at least we were! Enjoy!
If you like red, Billionaire Boys Club® just dropped some intricate Spring 2010 outerwear with the Leather Patch Shooting Zip Cardigan and Cross Bomber Jacket. BBC also has a new Classic curve logo tee with a “distress” print, while the ICECREAM™ side sees Cones & Bones embroidered hoodies and denim. Available now at THE ICECREAM STORE™ TOKYO.
More looks from the BBC/Ice Cream Spring 2010 Collection follow.
BBC/Ice Cream has released their very first skateboard decks. The decks come in green and red, feature the brand logo on one side and an all-over graphic on the other side. They are now available at BBC/Ice Cream stores and online.
Billionaire Boys Club teamed up with Japanese artist/designer Sk8thing on an exclusive t-shirt for Parisian store Colette. The t-shirt features the map of Paris in the form of a robot. It is limited to 100 pieces and now available at Colette. Via LaMJC.
A detailed image of the graphic follows after the jump.
Over the weekend some nice new pieces from the BBC/Ice Cream Fall/Winter 2008 collection have been released. We especially liked the new striped blazer and the oxford shirt with small plane patch embroidery on the chest.
