[RH Photos] Under The Influence Tour w/ A$AP Rocky and Wiz Khalifa in Austin
Photos by Virgil Solis
The Under The Influence Tour had a pretty impressive line up of some up and comers in the game, including the likes of Joey Badass, Smoke DZA, and Trinidad James, but it was B.o.B., A$AP Rocky, and Wiz Khalifa that would go ahead and close out the night. B.o.B. was the first of the three to take the stage and set the tone for the rest of the night. At the time of his performance, many had still not yet arrived as people were still continuing to fill up the venue. As he played through his set, more and more people started to get into the performance, and once his twerk team got on stage, the audience really go into it. He played some of this popular songs, but it was "Nothing on You" where the crowd got excited, and you could hear them recite every lyric throughout the venue. What I thought was pretty cool was when he stopped in the middle of his performance to take a big group picture of the crowd for his Instagram, which you can see here.
Next up would be A$AP Rocky, who I came to see since it had been a little over a year since I saw him perform live. He came out with a lot of energy during his set, and people were really pumped to see him, but it wasn't until A$AP brought out B Real from Cypress Hill when the crowd really flipped out. Together, they performed the cult classic "How I Could Just Kill A Man," and from there on, he had the entire venue in the palm of his hand. It was really cool to see B Real come out, and it was something that neither I or the crowd could have expected. I'm stoked I got to see the two on stage together. It was also dope to see A$AP come out with a live band and not simply just a DJ and a hype man; the band added to the whole experience. He ended the night with his more popular songs, like one of my favorites, "Peso," as well as "Goldie," and finally closed it out with "F**ckin' Problems." All in all, I really digged A$AP's performance, and I could tell the audience did too.
Last up was the headliner of the Tour, Wiz Khalifa, and you could just see by the look of the crowd that the majority of them were there to see him. I did see a lot of A$AP fans, but the Wiz fans clearly outnumbered them, judging from all the band tees. When Wiz took to the stage, the crowd really got into it, and it seemed the crowd got larger. Wiz really got into his performance from the get-go, and when he performed "The Thrill," the crowd was really behind him, reciting literally every word to the point where I couldn't even make out his voice. The same could be said when he came on stage for "Work Hard Play Hard," and for a lack of a better word, he did come out hard. Like A$AP before him, he also had a live band, and there's just something about listening to that track with real instruments that made it one of the better songs of the night. I give it up to Wiz - he put on a good performance and played for almost an hour and a half. One reason for it being that long, though, was that he had like three to four costume changes throughout his set. By the end of the night, Austin had a great night of music, and the Under The Influence Tour gave them their money's worth.
[Trailer] Everybody Street
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Everybody Street is a film documenting some of New York's most iconic street photographers from Rickey Powell to Bruce Gildan and many more. Cheryl Dunn's film aims to highlight what it has been like to live in NYC by sharing moments frozen in time. Through the images of legendary New York street photographers, people are able to relive times in the cities history.
You'll get to see the photographers' amazing images as they have taken to the streets and have not stayed confined to the studio. Their images capture real life as it is happening and gives an honest depiction of New York through their eyes. The film will go public sometime this year so until then check out the trail below and for more visit Everybody Street here.
Dubai From A Bird's Eye View
Russian photographer Vadim Makhorov likes to get high... and when I mean high, I mean very very high. This photographer likes to capture the beauty of cities from a bird's-eye view. He travels the world and climbs the highest rooftops to capture images from some of the most hard to reach places. Makhorov recently made a stop in Dubai and captured some amazing photos of the city's contemporary architecture. Just by looking at the photos that he has shot, you can see just how beautiful the city of Dubai really is. It must be an amazing feeling to be able to get on top of these rooftops and really enjoy the view, take a look at what he sees, and what is camera captures below.
Photos by Vadim Makhorov
[Via Huffington Post]
The Beatles: Early Days
At just the age of 18, photographer Mike Mitchell was able to photograph The Beatles at a time when they were about to cement their status as stars on the Ed Sullivan Show. It was two days before that performance where he snapped the following photos, and as he stated, "It was like the birth of my generation." These photos were shot at a performance in 1964 and were taken without a flash capturing some great black and white photos of the group. The photos that Mitchell took that day will be part of a larger exhibit at the Annual DFA Photography Invitational at David Anthony Fine Art, which will open starting August 2. Check out some the great shots that Mitchell took that night of The Beatles in the early years before they blew up to be rock icons.
Photos by Mike Mitchell
[Via Huffington Post]
Kate Upton For Beach Bunny Bride Campaign
Sports Illustrated model Chrissy Teigen has decided to try her hand at designing her own line of bikinis. According to her, she came up with the idea when she was planning her honeymoon and wanted to have a swimsuit that was sexy to show off to her new husband to be, John Legend. With that in mind, she decided to create bathing suits that future brides could feel sexy in on their honeymoons. Chrissy enlisted the help of fellow Sports Illustrated model Kate Upton to model the lines newest Beach Bunny Bride campaign. Check out some of the photos below and for the entire campaign visit Beach Bunny Swimwear here.
Photos by Beach Bunny Swimwear
[Via HighSnobiety]
If Superheroes Had Instagram
Are you tired of going on Instagram and seeing the same old photos of selfies or what someone had for lunch? Ever wonder what it would be like to follow one of your favorite superheroes on Instagram? Just take a minute and imagine the photos you would see and how cool they could make their photos look with the filters available.
We would get a glimpse of the world that none of us could possibly see without them, the shots of the clouds we see when someone has the window seat on the plane would be replaced by Superman's photo of the Earth from space. Those shots of peoples luxury cars would be replaced by Batman's shots of his fleet of rides. It would be pretty cool to see the world through the eyes of superheroes, and thanks to Sierra Katow, we get a chance to see what it would be like to follow them. The photos below were created by her and for more visit Comediva.
Photos by Sierra Katow
[Via Kotaku]
[Video] A$AP Rocky brings out B-Real in Austin
photo by Virgil Solis
Headlined by Wiz Khalifa, the The Under The Influence Tour has a pretty stacked line up of some up and comers in the game. While the crowd was clearly there to see Wiz judging by all the band tees, I was looking forward to seeing A$AP Rocky. I hadn't seen A$AP live since last summer in Chicago when he performed at Pitchfork, and this was the first time he'd been back to Austin since he tore up SXSW two years ago. While I enjoyed his set at Pitchfork, I could see his growth since then at last night's show. He just commanded the stage, and after the first song, he had the crowd in the palm of his hands; all eyes were on him. One of the best things about his performance was that he came out to a full band, and that just added so much more to the whole experience.
What really made the night for me, however, was when A$AP brought out B-Real to cover some Cypress Hill classics like "How I Could Just Kill A Man." After that, the night belonged to A$AP as he closed out with hits like "Goldie" and "F**ckin' Problems." Check out the video to see both ASAP & B Real perform at the Austin 360 Amphitheater. More photos are coming soon.
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IG Weekly: 5pts
It seems like everybody is on their phone scrolling through photos deciding which ones to post on Instagram. It’s so easy to do, whether you’re a photographer or not; just point, shoot, choose a filter, then post whatever you created. From the funny duck face selfies to breathtaking landscapes to gritty city streets, some use it as visual journal giving glimpses of their lives. Others have taken it to another level creating works of art. All of us at Ruby Hornet are fans of the social media platform and decided to do a weekly series of highlighting people whose Instagrams we feel are cool. Let us know in the comments section if you’d like to be featured, or let us know about some other cool Instagrams. Be sure to follow the Ruby Hornet Instagram, too.
This week’s featured Instagram comes from 5pts. This photographer captures the very best of the left coast showcasing the city of San Fransisco. Not only will you see some awesome shots of the cities, but you'll get a taste of the beach life too, not to mention some great portraits as well. This is definitely an IG account that you should be following.
[Photos Via 5pts]
