Reviews

The Streets of the Invisibles

The famous street drama of the 70’s is back in today’s most helpful tool, Google Street View. Directed by Remo Rauscher and produced by the University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg Campus, Austria, The Streets of the Invisibles is a web-2.0 animated short exclusively using Google imagery. It has aready gained a lot of buzz in festivals and award giving bodies across the globe. The film revives the TV series The Streets of San Francisco as Mike Stone (Karl Maden) and Steve Keller (Michael Douglas) are back once again on today’s street to catch a homicidal maniac who should have been incarcerated thirty years ago.

Top Truck

Ever been a die-hard fan of Monster Trucks and their mayhem carnage nature. Then Top Truck is than the game of your class and calling. As the name suggest, Top Truck allows players to control the big monsters and bring down total fury on cars as you progress through the game. Created by Ace Viral, this developer is no new player to the Android scene and has produced some worthy titles, but Top Truck definitely outshines them hands down. This is carnage and mayhem at its very best.

Likely Lads: Melrose Yard Demos

Admitting to be fans of the Libertines, it's not difficult to see the bands' influence on the Likely Lads. This three piece crew first got into music after attending a Leeds festival. Inspired and motivated, the members: Ross McLeod - vocals/bass, Ashley Harding - lead guitar, Ben Porter - rhythm guitar and Jordan Maher - drums joined forces and started recording their songs. Tiptoeing between new wave, alternative and indie rock, Melrose Yard Demos is the band's foray into a compilation album. It has 15 tracks that are upbeat, indie rock affairs you can dance and sing along to if you need some perky music to keep you company.

Google Translate

The Google Translate app on your Android or iPhone means that you will never lose for words in another language again. The download will bring to your phone the functions of Google Translate online site. With this app at your finger tips, you don't need to lug around multiple dictionaries or phrasebooks. The great advantage of Google Translate is that it's not just for one language to English, but gives you combinations of around 80 languages. So go ahead and help your Russian friend talk to his Japanese colleague.

Eric Delay: Four Moments

After years of absence, Eric Delay is back with an intriguing new EP that shows him in his best shape. Four Moments is the result of rediscovering his own music and style. The artist supposedly had to "deny all the familiar sounds of the standard moves, starting with a blank face, not knowing what to get" while he was creating the tracks. The compilation is composed of minimal sounds that resonate in an ambient electronic groove. From beginning to end, you get a beautiful airy atmosphere filled with subtle instruments and sample.

Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

Revive the classic lover in you and devour on one of Charles Dickens’ highly-acclaimed novel Great Expectations. Generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian Period, Charles John Huffman Dickens gave us some of the most influential works in literature such as Oliver Twist, Tale of Two Cities, A Christmal Carol, and many more. First published in serial form in All the Year Round (Dickens’ weekly periodical), Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, a young orphan whose personal growth and development depicts real-life issues of Victorian England ranging from its relationships, colonies, imperfect educational system, and extending concern with social status and mobility.

Receptacle Magazine: Receptacle Magazine Vol #3

Receptacle Magazine is a quarterly digital magazine that focuses on anything about the arts. Founded back in 2010, the magazine interviews artists, shares music from various, exciting bands and overall, just showcases their love for art. Receptacle Magazine Vol#3 is the accompanying mix for their third issue. Consisting of 10 tracks from different artists that play music ranging from eclectic folk, indie & new wave to rock. Some of the bands and artists featured in the record include Boris Smile, Doctor KA, The House, Spazzkid among others.

SpaceCat 3D

Gamers on Android, it is time to fasten your seat-belts and fire up a game that will surely tingle your gaming senses. SpcaeCat 3D is one game that will leave you wanting for more. Created by The Pill Tree, this developer has developed a few games previous to this, but nothing really held ground like SpaceCat 3D. The download numbers are nothing astonishing, but nevertheless, the game is awesome to say the least.