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 […]

James Blake Releases Pair of New Songs

James Blake took to his BBC Radio 1 show residency last night expecting to catch up with fellow British electronic artist Burial last night, and instead ended up dropping two new songs of his own. The 25 year old musician/composer gave fans a first listen at his latest, “40455,” which is inherently Blake through and […]

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 […]

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 […]

Drake: “Come Thru” (James Blake Version)

James Blake making forays into hip-hop has to be one of the things I’m most excited about in music today. Having given his solo album Overgrown time to breath throughout 2013, Blake has been making interesting strides into working with cross-genre collaborations, beginning with his “Life Round Here” track with Chance The Rapper. This time […]

James Blake Announces North American Tour

Britain’s own alternative soul wunderkind James Blake announced his Fall headlining tour last night. The tour kicks things off in San Francisco as part of Treasure Island Festival October 20 in support of his most recent release, Overgrown. Easily one of the most ethereal, other-worldly live shows there is to see, catching Blake at one […]