So, have you signed up for a Spotify account yet? In case you aren't aware, Spotify is a music streaming service offering digitally restricted streaming of selected music from a range of major and independent record labels. The service has over ten million users and about two and a half million paying members. Sonarflow for Spotify is a new free interactive music streaming recommendation application for premium Spotify members that consistently provides great music, finds info on artists, lets you watch videos and, most importantly, let's you discover new stuff. Sonarflow for Spotify is a visual music discovery service ... Read more
Book My Cloud is a free backup and cloud-based storage application that can be used for files, music and video but it may well be it's secondary use that makes it a very useful acquisition for your home or business. Where this virtual disk comes in really handy lies in its ability to access files from a second computer without the need to copy stuff onto disc to transfer it. It's simple to save your files in the cloud and access them quickly and easily - no matter where you are or what time it is. This free new ... Read more
I'm pretty sure the first piece of music I can remember hearing and remembering was in the kitchen at home and it was the sweet sound of Connie Francis playing on the radio. These days kids are probably more likely to be presented with the rather more banal sound of Rebecca Black than someone with Connie's vocal abilities. The point is, of course, that it could be important to subject your baby to more quality pieces of music in their formative early years rather than the bubblegum pop of dear Rebecca, bless her soul. Classical Music for Babies is a ... Read more
The concept behind this free social writing and sharing application came originally from the Japanese phenomenon known as ‘Keitai Shousetsu‘ – literature distributed through texting. But instead of texting, the writers of Movellas publish their novels, diaries and poems online and one chapter at a time. Itt gives you access to thousands of stories instantly that you can read via iOS, tablet or e-reader and then interact with the author and fellow social friends about their stories or writing in general. If you are a writer, Movellas gives you a great place to display your skills and enthrall other readers. ... Read more
Chris Blackwell was a festival loving student in England when he came up with this innovative music application for iPhone and iOS that documents the whole music festival experience. With iFest, he created an app that details all the experiences of multiple UK music festivals and was 3rd in the paid music apps charts in the UK last year. iFest is a dynamic, real time solution for the preparations and experiences of multiple festivals throughout the UK and includes details of Isle of Wight, Download, Glastonbury, Hop Farm, T in the Park, Oxegen, V Festival, Creamfields, Bestival, Coachella (USA), ... Read more
Time for the boys in tha hood to stand up and pay attention. HoodHype Show is a completely free magazine style music application for iPhone that is dedicated to spreading the word about the independent voices from the underground of hip-hop, R&B, Soul and reggae. This worldwide production of emerging artists and solid gold stars is now available for iPhone and provides podcasts and live music, news and interviews with some of the hottest independent music on the Internet. The HoodHype iPhone app was developed for listeners of the HoodHype Independent Hip-Hop Talk show. Users can download past episodes ... Read more
In this mass produced world I think the time is right for a bespoke revolution. Original artists, musicians and video makers have been putting out their creative work since time immemorial but these days it's not the easiest thing to get your work out there and noticed by the general populace. Masspire is a new free application that provides a place where talented and artistic types can get the three things they need more than anything else - money to develop their art, exposure for their work and the freedom to pursue their creative bent. Only a handful of ... Read more
Searchgonzo is a surprisingly sophisticated free product discovery and shopping comparison application that provides a search tool to find some excellent fashion, travel, sporting or home based products online. What's more, goods on offer are thankfully not provided by advertisers, paid for with spam attached or even cookie based to get something out of you. Searchgonzo is a very clean and intuitive service with a constant stream of quality products in its database making this online shopping experience a positive one. Read more
Here's a very cool music application for the serious music fan. ListenItLater which allows you to make multiple playlists of newly found music and podcasts collected from streaming websites. Create your lists from SoundCloud's vast array of sounds (with YouTube about to be added) and gather them into any number of varied playlists to listen to later when you have more time to enjoy them. For us music lovers, we discover great new music all through the day though, quite often, we don’t have enough time to organize it right where and when we find it. ListenItLater is a ... Read more
Apart from all its other features, SongFreaks is the amateur karaoke singer's dream. Since launching earlier this year this music player application for Android and all the usual iDevices has racked up over 20,000 downloads but it's key feature is one all buddy Freddie Mercury impersonators will love. It's Lyric Stream technology streams the lyrics in time with the song you are playing allowing you to follow the lyrics and sing along until your heart is content. SongFreaks is a personal music player that's defining feature is that it streams lyrics in time with the song being played. It ... Read more