Month: November 2011

California Condors: Calm Carnivore

Valerie
The California Condors is not just the name for the largest North American land bird, but also the equivalent of a 3 piece West Coast crew that plays some infectious contemporary indie rock along with a slight 60s/70s touch. These Orange County natives count The Beatles, Willie Nelson and Neil Young among their influences. Indeed their distinctive sound echoes with this influence.
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Angry Birds

Frostech
Angry Birds by Rovio is undoubtedly the most popular casual game at the moment with smarphone downloads hitting the billion mark. Now the whole magic crashes on the Google Chrome web-browser. Yes, so no need of an iOS, Android device the most enchanting casual game experience is right on your desktop PC, and you can use all those angry birds to crash and destroy the green pigs who stole their eggs. There are two versions available of the game SD Version ( Standard) and HD Version (High-Definition) depending on the graphic card, RAM and other resources available on your PC Playing the game on a LCD monitor on full-screen mode really heightens the game experience, and makes you want more of those Angry Birds with special powers, some explode, some just zoom-faster, some multiply, and some just drop off exploding eggs. This is not all, after completing all the 3 stages of the game with 20 levels per stage, Rovio unlocks an entire new game-play level exclusive to the Google Chrome user.
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Punk’s Undead: Punk’s Undead Volume 1

Valerie
Punk is not dead! For the many punk lovers out there, Punk's Undead Volume 1 might just be the album you've been looking for. This 28 track compilation features great tracks from various punk rockers in the Chicago area and neighboring cities. Released under Illinois indie netlabel, Sematary Records; the compilation is one big punk fest featuring songs that are energetic and quite raw in places. Described as the record label from the grave, Punk's Undead - Volume 1 is definitely an interesting compilation fit for any true blue punk rocker.
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Perfect App Protector

Frostech
Tired of people around fidgeting with your smartphone and content? Friends constantly spying on your texts or kids playing long hours on your smartphone. Well, your solution has arrived in the form of Perfect App Protector. This is one of those few apps that does exactly what it says. Developed by Morrison Smart Software, the same people who have developed other security solutions for the Android ecosystem. This is truly a genius in its genre.
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Thefft: The Primer EP

Valerie
The newest release from ambient electronic netlabel, Cut Records, is from Thefft. It seems the artist has been brewing underground for awhile and now he's ready to show off his skills with his EP, The Primer. Much of the hype is warranted though as the album skillfully intertwines beats, bass and synths to create a delightful fusion fit for some good old dancing in a bar or club. The man behind all the glorious beats is Jack Robertson aka. Thefft. Although he's not a full newcomer, he's definitely making the rounds this time and causing a stir. Born in London, he's currently based in New York, creating and producing sonic tracks that are worthy of a listen.
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Goodbye Kumiko: My Wild Arms

Natalie
What is there to say about Goodbye Kumiko? Well maybe the fact that there is nearly nothing I could find on the artists standing behind the album... So let the music speak for itself. My Wild Arms is a wonderful collection of ten tracks, each with it's own flavor. They come in all shapes and sizes and range from the Beatlelesque cuts to chamber-pop sounds with some dream like instrumental and piano additions. The album, recorded in Philadelphia with Bill Moriarty (Man Man, Dr. Dog, et al), is currently offered as a pay what you want/free download from the bands' Bandcamp website, so enjoy every bit of its wonderful chill out sounds.
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The Revolution Will Be Animated

Monica
The Revolution Will Be Animated is a twenty-minute documentary created by Marie Lormant Sebag that presents multiple viewpoints on the concept of copyright laws and free culture. It focuses on Nina Paley, the creator of the animated film Sita Sings the Blues which is available for free download. The film captures well-selected footages of Paley while talking about the copyright problems that she had encountered while creating the said film. These experiences lead to her new advocacy of allowing free content dissemination to the public domain.
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