Showing posts with label online. Show all posts
Showing posts with label online. Show all posts

Monday, 3 March 2014

LoveSounds - Talk To Frank

Posted on Frank Ocean's Tumblr 
It seems like the new trend in music is for artists to literally starve their fans of audio pleasure by committing social suicide-deleting various social media platforms and remaining under the radar for as long as possible. Back in the day and I mean way back, fans didn't have the same instant access that we demand from our beloved superstars. So when Frank Ocean decided to delete his Instagram and Twitter account, it seemed like he was done sharing and shit was really about to hit the fan. But if you're real cool and underground you'll have a Tumblr account, a land where teenage angst is highly prevalent and almost polluting, a place where artists are bred and nurtured; where the real cool hunting takes place. Artists are biting back and some may even say they're biting the bullet by opting out of the
fast lane of marketing and mass exposure, Beyonce did it, Drake is becoming infamously known for doing it and little Frank Ocean is being very prudent in the midst of the Hollywood melodrama. The moment you think you've forgotten about them they drop something mega! Beyonce's self titled visual album featured Frankie on 'SuperPower' and her no promo album is a prime example of what I'm talking about, if you'd of paid close attention you would have seen the signs and felt the heat of the hot album coming your way. Beyonce's Tumblr account was littered with visuals and photographs she took on tour and whilst spending time with family, some of these moments were even sampled in the visuals for songs like 'Blue'. Also who could forget that O2 advert where we first heard the snippet of 'Bow Down Bitches!' from 'Flawless'!? Since Tumblr is for the world of kids who really care about art, artists like Frank Ocean on Tumblr aren't harassed in the same way they would be on say Twitter or Facebook. Tumblr is like an open diary of writings, visuals and montages that when viewed together or separately all make sense to the individual. Ocean is known to share the reveries of his mind and soul in his music and on his Tumblr, it was here that the artist felt most comfortable talking about his sexuality in the simplest of formats, well the language that our generation, the generation he's appealing to understand and speak, a digital text box.
Frank's Letter To Fans 
I scoured through his Tumblr the way I would any other micro-bloggers account because I felt like he was one of us, his blog isn't over done and is just so authentic, I just hoped my wifi wouldn't fail me and refresh the page as his account became my number one go-to source in the run up to his debut album 'Channel Orange', fans could consume the musings and inspiration for some of the tracks by scrolling through his posts, this is how I understood the vibe of the album and knew he made it for me and other like minded young people. Frank Ocean is taking the same approach to music we saw Drake doing through the final quarter of last year, he boasted about how everyone wanted a feature from him since he established his exclusivity on another 'featured' track, Versace Versace'. We were all beaming with pride when we heard Frankie's beautiful voice infiltrate the chorus 'Oceans' for Jay Z's MCHG album, he was just the right man for the job, he surely is shutting down rumours that urban artists don't want to feature him because of his sexuality, you don't get any better
Click here to join the broodingly deep fun over at Frank's Tumblr
than Jay Z my friends. Every track he touched before Channel Orange - The OF Tape Vol. 2, and after on Tyler The Creator's album Wolf and Earl Sweatshirt's comeback album Doris sounds iridescent and dreamy. Frank Ocean smoothed out the rough edges of tracks with his liquid gold lyrics and vocals, his best friends know him best and allow his whole persona and vibe to take over any track he features on for them. With all this analysis I'm excited about the material he has shared with us so far, he answered a fan on Tumblr asking when we should expect some new music and he said we should wait for summer to come back, now we're all doting on summer for another important event! Hearing Frank on 'SuperPower' and 'Sunday' and not forgetting about those golden treasures he performed live in Munich has really got me in the mood for some Frankie Oceeeaaaaan!! 

Friday, 20 December 2013

Ark Online

Friends! I have found us the new online shopping destination which will surpass all your expectations my dears. In a panic to find a dress which had sold out of my size on good old ASOS, I Googled the brand, Motel and found some sites.

Navy Skull Lace Dress
Motel from ARK
Was: £59.99
Now: £30
 Ark Online stood out to me because it had a UK address and a banner showing the variety of brands they sell. With all the discounts flashing on my laptop screen, I thought it was all too good to be true, they had the dress in my size with an extra 50% off! YES! In a haste I was all too eager to place an order, but I took the time to read some reviews and customer feedback-which I advise you all to do when shopping online. The reviews were all good, with most customers receiving a lot of help when something went wrong. I was set to receive my delivery from them 4 days later, but a whole week after this date I still hadn't received my much sought after dress :( They have a tracking number which you can put into Royal Mail so I used this service and was literally baffled due to it being 3am and reading that the order had apparently been delivered to my address days ago???? ROYAL MAIL SAY WHA?!  

I called the customer helpline yesterday morning and let a lovely customer services assistant named Iona know about my predicament and she helped me so much. She took down my name and order number and within a few hours I received an email and text informing me that my dress would be sent out again and I would receive it the next day as part of their next day delivery service, she even refunded me the delivery charge from my original order! Now, I work as a sales advisor, so I know exactly how it feels when something that isn't your fault goes absolutely wrong and she handled it with ease and expertise. I STRONGLY recommend this site to ER'BODY! Tell yo mama, and yo sistah, and even ya daddy because this site has something for everyone, and seriously if something does go wrong, you're in very safe hands. So as you can imagine I was very excited to get home from work and try on my new dress, but unfortunately my mother and brother aren't as efficient as Ark Online and didn't answer the FRICKEN door! So they gave it to my lovely neighbours. If all this isn't enough to persuade you to try 'em out then how about these perky perks...
-20% off Jackets & Coats 
-Womens Sale from £5!
-Next Day Delivery on all orders over £40 (In time for Christmas!!)

Have you had any experience with top of the range customer service recently? Drop a comment and share the love xxx