Reviews

Stick Hero

Stick Hero from Ketchapp is a simple but addictive game, with very simple mechanics but very challenging and difficult to master. It’s the kind of game that can sometimes be frustrating but will have you playing again and again. The premise is simple: create a stick long enough for your stick hero to cross the next platform, but it’s not as easy as it seems.

Scowler: How To Find Light

We will never run out of new bands to discover and new music to try. With the great number of bands breaking musical boundaries, the number of new genres are also staggering. Meet Scowler, a band who self-decribes their sound as “Milwaukee non-denominational hardcore”. But can we all agree that amidst all these new multi-hyphenated genres, all good music will just be defined as what it really is? Good music.

Psiphon

Psiphon is a tool built to evade Internet censorship. The app is currently maintained by Psiphon Inc. although it was originally developed by Citizen Lab for the OpenNet Initiative (ONI). Available for Windows and Android, Psiphon uses SSH, VPN and HTTP Proxy secure technologies to bypass filters imposed by governments on Internet users.

Father Figure: People Leave

People Leave is the debut release of Father Figure – a musical act of two people who have been collaborating musically for years. Composed of Sean Steinmetz and Matthew Babenko, both sharing vocals and guitar duties, and are both from Brookhaven, Pennsylvania.

Metal Skies

Metal Skies from Kabam takes you back to World War II where you engage in dogfights. Unlike other complicated flight simulators, you can get straight into the action with a single touch, and you can choose from a wide array of planes and customize them, and that’s just for starters.

The Hush Sound: The Triple Threat

Summer in December? Not a problem with The Hush Sound‘s new album, The Triple Threat, after taking a hiatus in 2008. As the name suggests, the collection features three pop pieces that traverses between the avenues of surf rock and pop.

Pomelo

Pomelo is a photo app from Xiamen Meitu Technology Co., Ltd that provides you with several tools and filters to create and touch up photos quickly and easily. There are plenty of photo apps on mobile, but the filters here are surprisingly fresh and original when compared to the rest in the market.

Madi Diaz: Far From The Things That We Know

This week, discover something new and listen to the captivating sound of Madi Diaz, a folk rock singer/songwriter that charms her way into our ears with her songs’ lyrical earnestness and spacey folk tunes that’s enough to distract us from the daily grind.

edjing

Edjing is a party app, pure and simple. If you’re hosting a party and don’t have the money to spend on a professional DJ, this app will let you do it yourself. This free DJ app is available for Windows, Android and the iOS, and it’s very easy to use. Even if you haven’t done any DJ work before, you’ll have no trouble learning this.