We thought Mad Decent was a fun app, but this new one that was just put out to accompany the release of Diplo and Switch’s new dancehallcentric project Major Lazer looks to be stepping up the game and expanding what is possible on the handheld device of our generation. Peep the possibilities.
Get your Major Lazer iPhone app here: http://bit.ly/MLiphoneapp
For more info: www.myspace.com/majorlazer
Also, check out iSyn, a great way to get your electro on.
The recent bursts of warm weather got me thinking about one of the most fun summer activities - SCOOTING!!
Admit it, you have been watching the euro dudes cruise around town on their Vespas for too long. Forget all the plastic styling and go with a legit choice - The Honda Ruckus. This thing has the essential steel frame, fat tires to go off road, and non of the crap you don’t need. The 1.3 gallon tank will keep you moving for over 100 miles…enough said.
Find a good deal at ATV Discounters or Scooter Depot, so when the mercury rises above 70, you are ready to rock.
Looking for a great waste of time on that next layover in Newark? Head on over to 2D: Boy Games and grab the demo for the highly buzzed game World of Goo. It’s available for Mac, PC, and even Wii! If you dig it, buy the whole thing for $20. Not only will you be keeping yourself preoccupied while toxic deicer is being applied to the fragile wings about to shuttle you around at 35,000 ft in the air, you will be supporting some pretty talented dudes running an independent gaming studio.
Well, that’s how they are advertising a new media format dubbed slotMusic and I have to say it does have some potential, or at least some good ideas. Besides having the entire album in high quality 320kbs MP3 format, the remaining space on a 1GB slotMusic card (really just a microSD card with a slotMusic stamp on it) which fits in a variety of devices from cell phones to computers also stores exclusive videos, album art, lyrics and leaves room for other content possibilities including midi files, remix loops and even karaoke files. The slotMusic albums retail at $14.99 and a basic player from SanDisk only costs $20! So, if you are looking for an inexpensive solution to your iPod shuffle wants, just get the player and a cheap microSD card, fill er up and start lapping the park. I’m not a psychic (like Dan) but I don’t see this “new” format bringing the slumping music industry back to its glory days, but it sure could help and is showing that artists and labels have stopped whining about sales and are truly working to find ways to sell their art in new ways while giving more to the fans. I would expect to see more creative formats to start popping up, the real question being which will be the most successful.
