New twitter update fixes that annoying trending bar.

Lots of people complained when twitter last updated their iOS app.
The main reason being that the trending topics popped up at the top of the screen and overlapped tweets in the timeline.
With this new update Twitter have solved this problem by slightly changing this new feature.
The trending topics do still appear at the top of the timeline but they no longer randomly appear and overlap tweets when twitter refreshes itself.
This is only a subtle change but to be honest I think it's a massive improvement to this new feature.
It's good to see that such a large company such as Twitter listen to the feedback from their users and try and solve the problems as quick as they can.
If only this could be said about the social networking giant that is Facebook.
There have been numerous occasions when Facebook have updated their website with features that the users didn't want (such as the new profile layout and the photoviewer) while ignoring the requests that the users did want (Dislike button).
Hopefully one day Facebook will actually listen to it's users and include a new feature that they actually want rather than expecting them to like everything they throw at them.

Grab Minigore now while it's free!

Chillingo ltd have made their hit game Minigore free for a limited time.
Minigore is an action packed arcade shooter which is guaranteed to keep you entertained for hours.
The iOS game is now available for free to celebrate the release of Minigore episode 5 and Death Rally.
Chillingo are known for their array of games for the Apple devices including such as Cut the Rope and Predators.


Grab Minigore now while it's still free!!
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March 8th

Most people see Shrove Tuesday as an excuse to eat pancakes but there are also a number of reasons to celebrate March 8th.

Among these reasons a number of famous British musicians were born on this day.
March 8th sees in the 53rd birthday of synthpop legend Gary Numan.

Numan is considered one of the pioneers of commercial electronic music, Numan is widely known for his hits Are Friends Electric? with his band Tubeway Army and Cars which was his first solo effort.

Upon release in 1979 the single Cars reached number one in the UK and the song became a cult hit in the many years that followed.

The day also marks the birthday of musician Gaz Coombes, best known as the front man of British rock band Supergrass.

Supergrass, known for their iconic Britpop sound broke up in 2010 after 17 years.

Keane frontman Tom Chaplin turned 31 today. Keane saw mainstream success with their debut album Hopes and Fears which topped the UK album charts in 2004.

The album returned to the top of the charts in February 2005 after winning Best album at the BRIT awards.

Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr Celebrates his 54th Birthday today. Burr Played drums for Iron Maiden from 1980 to 1982.

He also recorded drums for three of Maidens most iconic albums: Number of the Beast, Killers and Iron Maiden (Self titled).

The new Foo Fighters album seems promising.......

The new Foo Fighters album seems promising. I’ve not really being following their stuff since In Your Honour but they seem to be back to their old ways with this new album. Apparently the whole Of Wasting Light was recorded in Ghrol’s garage using only analog equipment (always a good thing) which gives the sound that warm but edgy quality.
I’m not completely sure what to expect but I suppose only time will tell. from what I’ve heard so far I'm quite impressed.

Old Musical Express?

Once again Muse Picked up the award for being the ‘Best British Band’ at this year’s NME awards.

Is it really fair that the band should win the same award two years in a row?

Muse hasn’t added anything new to the British music scene since their 2009 studio album The Resistance and the band hasn’t even toured since late last year.

Do they really deserve to be awarded the Best British Band award for 2011 considering that they haven’t done anything this year.

Surely there are other bands out there that have worked hard this year that should get the recognition.

After all it is the ‘New Musical Express’ not the ‘Old Musical Express’!

Shouldn’t NME be giving out awards to new and upcoming artists rather than dishing them out to the same people every year.

"If you were stuck on a desert island...."

"If you were stuck on a desert island and you could only listen to ten tracks what would they be?"

I couldn't possibly decide on ten tracks so here's just a list of cool songs. =D

Daft Punk – Aerodynamic

French house legends Daft Punk are clearly influenced by electronic music pioneer Wendy Carlos in this track. Classic arpeggios and Moog synthesizers play a huge part in this piece and add nicely to the retro vibe of the album.

Röyksopp – Eple

Melody A.M has to be their best ever album; it’s so chilled out and easy to listen to. Put this on in a dark room and just lose yourself, chill out and drift away for a while.

Skrillex - scary monsters and nice sprites

This is a prime example of keeping music fun, from the clearly visible video game influences to the sample ripped from the cult YouTube video.

HIM - Acoustic Funeral

The only rock track on this list. This band changed the way I looked at music in general and made me pick up my first instrument (the Bass Guitar). Pretty soon after that I moved onto playing other instruments and started listening to other styles of music that I would have overlooked in the past.

Deadmau5 – I Remember

A nice chilled out house track; Deadmau5 has always been a favourite of mine. I Remember is probably my favourite Deadmau5 track to date (and there’s a lot of competition).

Gorillaz – Tomorrow Comes Today

Marking the end of the 1990s the Gorillaz made their debut with their self titled album. This whole album oozes with nostalgia but I think this track is probably my favourite from their debut.

Mr Scruff – Sweet Smoke

Scruffs’ studio work is pretty creative. Sampling his own instruments, vinyl and synths (Or whatever he can get his hands on) and then completely mashing them up to make some truly funky tunes.

VNV Nation – Nemesis

Much more underground than the other tracks that I’ve chosen. I guess that VNV nation are responsible for giving me that push towards dance music.

Chemical brothers - Let Forever Be

This is electronic music at its finest. The track features vocals from Noel Gallagher of Oasis. The drum beat is very similar to the Beatles song Tomorrow Never Knows.

Tubeway Army – Are ‘Friends’ Electric?

There’s nothing like a bit of synthpop to lighten your day and the early Gary Numan stuff will do the job just nicely.

Gregg Allman breaks at no.5 on the US billboard chart

Gregg Allman breaks at no.5 on the US billboard chart with his first solo album in 14 years.

The new album Low Country Blues is the highest charting album in his solo career so far.

Gregg was best known for co-Founding the Allman Brothers with his brother Duane Allman.

The brothers written such songs as Jessica which was featured on the opening of UK television show Top Gear.

After being diagnosed with hepatitis C in late 2007, Allman underwent liver transplant surgery in June last year.

Gregg said that the surgery was the worst thing that he had ever been through.

“It’s the roughest thing I’ve ever been through, I’ve been in military school, through six divorces, heh-heh — this is worse than all that.”

Through his years Gregg tried rehab 14 times, finally getting clean in the 1990s.

Although he has now been clean for some years Gregg claims that it was “was laying dormant for a while and just kind of crept up on me.”

Although Low Country Blues is Greggs first solo release since his 1997 album Searching for Simplicity the new album is made up mostly of cover versions.

Just Another Rider: The only track on the album which is not a cover version was co-written Warren Haynes.

The song is quite obviously a follow up to the 1972 Allman Brothers song Midnight Rider.