[RH Photos] Lollapalooza 2014 Recap

Photos by Bobby Reys While I’m not the world’s biggest fan of music festivals, I try to maintain the mindset that it’s all about perspective. This year at Lollapalooza, while the set list may not have been caked with the crème de la crème of notorious artists, the artists that came through held the festival down […]

Grading The 2014 Grammy Winners

So, back in December, around the time the Grammy nominations were officially announced, I wrote a post titled “Grading The Grammys” where I gave my two cents on what I thought of the nominees, who I thought should win and who I thought actually would win. The music industry equivalent to filling out an NCAA […]

[Video] 2014 Grammy Awards Performance Recap

While the awards may have left some excitement on the table, the performances of the 2014 Grammy Awards certainly did not disappoint. Jay-Z and Beyonce started things off with a rousing performance of their track “Drunk in Love” from her recent release that got the energy going in the Staples Center. Lorde performed her 2013 […]

Best Music Projects of 2013

Photo by Bryan Lamb With new projects from established musicians like Daft Punk, Kanye West, and Neko Case to up and comers like Chance the Rapper, Lorde, Disclosure, 2013 was a huge year for music. Through a very scientific method, the Ruby Hornet staff has gone through the eclectic mix of 2013’s various project releases […]

Lorde: “No Better”

I guess it’s Friday the 13th, but if you’re a fan of female singers, it must feel like December 25. On the heels of Beyonce unexpectedly dropping a full-length project late last night via iTunes, New Zealand wunderkind Lorde followed suit, releasing her latest single, “No Better” which continues on the hauntingly down-to-earth and introspective […]

Grading the Grammy Nominations

As the music industry has evolved over the past decade into the digital world, things have changed quite a bit. Hard copies are hardly ever bought anymore, nor does anyone seem to buy whole albums at all, as the iTunes Store model has taken over and the industry has increasingly become about what the consumer […]