One More Tap

Sorry that I haven’t been posting new articles. I just got myself a new MacBook Pro and am quite attached to moving things from the old MacBook. Check out the insane prices of MacBooks from MacMall, one of our proud sponsors. Nevertheless, its freebies that we are looking for, so lets head over to the iTunes Store now.

Meese leads the lineup with Next In Line, the Single of the Week free download. Meese is a Denver-based group that’s ready to send its debut album, Broadcast, out into the world. Meese has a solid, slightly synth-touched rock backbone that drives its songs forward. A mixture of souldful harmonies within rough guitars and electronic textures gives the band a distinct feel. This summer, you can catch Meese on tour with the Fray and Jack’s Mannequin. If you liked this free download, be sure to also check out the full album, Broadcast.

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Hello, the past week has been a shocking one, with the passing away of big names like Michael Jackson and Farah Fawcett. Anyway, let’s move on and check out what the iTunes Store has to offer for us freebies hunters this week.

Ace Hood leads this week’s lineup with his free Single of the Week download, Loco Wit The Cake. A signee to DJ Khaled’s We the Best/Def Jam imprint, Ace Hood is riding the shockwaves from the success of “Overtime” with a brand-new single, “Loco Wit the Cake.” Ace Hood shows off his flamboyant lifestyle (“Spend 30 in the mall/Five cars sitting tall”) over a treacherous Schife beat. “Loco Wit the Cake” reveals that the cards are in Ace Hood’s favor. If you liked this free download, be sure to also check out the full album, Ruthless.

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Good Tuesday again, everyone! That said, let’s head over to the iTunes Store and see what is in store (no pun intended) for us this week.

Mayer Hawthorne starts this week’s freebies with Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out, this week’s Single of the Week download. Hawthorne’s music is a throwback to a time when sweet, sweet soul ruled the airwaves and solid backbeats were recorded without any digital enhancements. Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out is from the school of Impressions-era Curtis Mayfield or Miracles-era Smokey Robinson — it’s got Hawthorne’s falsetto vocals ruling over a minimal bit of funk (also provided by Hawthorne, who plays all the instruments). Did we mention he’s a 29-year-old white kid from Ann Arbor? If you liked this track, don’t forget to check out his single of the same title, Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out.

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Hello people! It’s Tuesday again, so let us all head over to the iTunes Store for some freebies!

Laura Izibor starts this week’s line up with Don’t Stay, the Single of the Week download. Hailing from Dublin, Laura Izibor has a voice that sings up and out over her surroundings, bringing a little bit of sunshine wherever she goes. She represents the new sound of soul music and brings to it a touch of sass and passion that makes her particular style stand out from the pack. The free download, Don’t Stay is a breezy, windswept funk with Izibor shining on the vocals. It’s orchestrated warmly with the intimacy of a Sunday morning church service. If you want more, check out her full album, Let the Truth Be Told, now available for only $7.99.

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written by xcool \\ tags: Discovery Download, Free, FREE ON iTunes, iTunes Store, Music Video of the Week, Single of the Week

Check out XEmoji, my first application for the iPhone/iPod touch!

Most of us have heard about emoji and probably using it now. XEmoji is the first reference tool to all 461 emoji icons available for use in the iPhone or iPod touch. Looking up for an icon in XEmoji is easy – the icons are arranged and categorized in the same order as they appear on the emoji keyboard!

Each icon is explained in detail – some of them are self-explanatory (like the phone, computer and smileys, etc), but there are some dubious ones like the carp streamer, moon viewing and hinamatsuri. As one kind reviewer said, get XEmoji to avoid emoji faux pas, and to look smug when people don’t understand what you’ve just texted them about.

Unlike other emoji applications, this is the only emoji application that you might want to keep on your iPhone or iPod touch – good for your future referencing needs. Oh yeah, it also enables the emoji keyboard for your iPhone or iPod touch!

Check out XEmoji from the iTunes App Store (or XCoolApps.com) for more details – it’s available now at an introductory price of $0.99.

written by xcool \\ tags: Apps, iPhone, iPod touch, XEmoji