Music For Ants — You can blame Autumn for its leisurely arrival to the Lone Star State (ICYMI, I moved to Austin this year) for the lateness of this mix. With this week starting to bring some slightly cooler temperatures (relative to the months of sizzling heat that ... more info

NME — Collaborator Spaceman discusses working with R&B star in new interview more info

Chorus.fm — Craig Mclean, with a profile of Zane Lowe for the Evening Standard: “Deciding within a few hours to jump on a plane for Tokyo to interview Frank Ocean, and getting the go-ahead from him by text — ‘Yeah, do it, get on a plane’ — and that’s... more info

Idolator — Zane flew to Japan to meet with the elusive artist. more info

NME — Zane Lowe has apparently spoken to the elusive musician for Beats 1 Radio more info

Obscure Sound — “Thinking Bout You” is an original track from Nick de la Hoyde — not the millionth cover of the Frank Ocean track of the same name. The young Australian-based act – who is currently in Barcelona pursuing a football career – impressed last m... more info

Chorus.fm — Mesfin Fekadu, writing for the Associated Press, details how a source claims Frank Ocean was let out of his record contract early: Even before Frank Ocean released his albums “Endless” and “Blonde” on Apple Music last month, he and his label ... more info

411 Mania — Details inside… more info

NME — Rumours about the singer's relationship with his former label continue to swirl more info

Stereogum — After Frank Ocean released two albums within 48 hours of each other last month — the chart-ineligible visual album Endless via Def Jam, thus completing his contract with the label, followed by the more conventional, #1-debuting Blonde as a self-rel... more info