Hailing from New Brunswick, New Jersey is the excellent ambient/indie rock band, gates. The band is able to present a sound that makes you forget that you have to take notice of the details. This leads to a listening experience that is seamless and captivating.
You Doodle is an image editor that allows you to draw in real time, and it has several tools for drawing on photos, editing text and adding special effects. The app, developed by Digital Ruby, also has a blender tool so you can blend the foreground and background and produce interesting results, and that’s just for starters.
Pop singer/songwriter Rachael Sage from New York graces the FrostClick scene with a five-track free sampler available via Noisetrade. The collection showcases the multi-instrumentalist’s clever and sophisticated writing as well as her vocal prowess that will enthrall old and new fans.
Emerging from the Perth music scene is Braves, a four-piece band that operates around the lo-fi, dream pop genre. The band has gained to comparison to other acts such as Cloud Nothings and Beach Fossils.
World of Warriors from Mind Candy is an adventure strategy game that pits the greatest warriors in history against a powerful enemy. There’s no shortage of mobile adventure games, but the combination of action and strategy on this one makes it unique, and the thrill you get from playing Romans, Vikings, Samurai and others is unique.
Do not miss out on Soulja Boy‘s hefty 21-track collection, Young Millionaire, released late last year. The ‘Crank That’ singer treats his fans with a solid set of hip hop beats mixed with pure RnB and soul.
The album utilizes the rapper/producer’s tried-and-tested formula of hip hop + RnB that has brought success, not only to Soulja Boy, but to a lot of hip hop artists in the past. What makes this formula work is the perfect match between the evocative sensuality of RnB tunes and famous hip hop themes.
Snappy is a Windows application that allows you to take screenshots. There’s more than a few of these available, but Snappy is free and easy enough for even a casual computer user to use. Developed by OndaNera, it’s a very basic but useful utility.
Looney Tunes Dash from Zynga is a runner that will have you running, sliding, jumping and smashing with Bugs Bunny, Tweety Bird, Road Runner and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang. Though the premise is similar to most other endless runner games, it’s a lot of fun and you can unlock more levels when you finish levels.
