Hackulous Takes Down Installous – iPhone Users Morn The Day

In huge tech news…

After years of perhaps being the “best” reason to jailbreak your iPhone, Hackulous has decided to take down Installous. Installous was an app that was downloaded from Cydia, which allowed you to “try apps before you buy.” Others would call it piracy. There are other Cydia apps out there like AppCake which offer the same services, so all is not lost.

Did the pressure from Apple shut them down? Did someone get a massive payoff to shut down the service? We may never know, but devs are still working to jailbreak the iPhone 5 (which is an amazing phone BTW).

Here’s what the Hackulous Team had to say:

Goodnight, sweet prince.
We are very sad to announce that Hackulous is shutting down. After many years, our community has become stagnant and our forums are a bit of a ghost town. It has become difficult to keep them online and well-moderated, despite the devotion of our staff. We’re incredibly thankful for the support we’ve had over the years and hope that new, greater communities blossom out of our absence.

With lots of love,
Hackulous Team

DAMN.

Girls’ Christopher Owens Leaves Band Via Twitter

Lindstrom – Six Cups of Rebel (4.5/10)

After 20 minutes of listening to this Six Cups I wanted to Gronkowski-spike my iPhone into the pavement. Conversely, if you told me that this album was a sonic representation of Turbo and Ozone’s ambiguous gayness, I’d say it was GENIUS.

(Breakin’ 2 reference; you’re welcome.)

-B.

Not at Bonnaroo? Watch it online on VEVO.

Couldn’t make it to Bonnaroo this year?  (We didn’t either…)  Tune in to VEVO online or on your iPhone to check out a pretty damn good lineup streaming from Manchester, TN and the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival!  If you’ve been to Roo in the past, you’ve seen the big screens on the What Stage.  You’ll be seeing the same thing if you tune in to VEVO during Bonnaroo weekend.

I can’t help but to feel guilty about having a front row seat on VEVO while eating Ben & Jerry’s Bonnaroo Buzz Ice Cream in the air condition while laying clean on my couch and drinking top shelf vodka.  MTT is usually up in the front pit area, sweat and dirt covered, with beverage in hand, and mic/cameras in tow.  Next year… NEXT YEAR.

Here’s the schedule for the remainder of the weekend:

 

Saturday June 11

11:30am – 1:00pm ET Del Mcoury & Preservation Hall Jazz Band
1:00pm – 2:30pm ET Primus
2:30pm – 4:00pm ET Ray LaMontagne
4:00pm – 5:30pm ET Alison Krauss & Union Station
5:30pm – 5:50pm ET Kylesa
5:50pm – 7:00pm ET Wiz Khalifa
7:00pm – 8:00pm ET Big Boi
8:00pm – 9:30pm ET Mumford & Sons
9:30pm – 11:00pm ET The Arcade Fire

Sunday June 12

12:30pm – 1:30pm ET Smith Westerns
1:30pm – 2:30pm ET Mavis Staples
2:30pm – 3:00pm ET Neon Trees
3:00pm – 3:30pm ET Bootsy Collins
3:30pm – 4:15pm ET Chiddy Bang
4:15pm – 5:00pm ET Galactic
5:00pm – 6:15pm ET Cold War Kids
6:15pm – 6:45pm ET Warren Haynes Band
6:45pm – 8:15pm ET The Strokes

8:15pm – 8:45pm ET Explosions in the Sky

8:45pm – 11:15pm ET Widespread Panic

T-Pain Says “F-You” To Auto-Tune Forever (Really!)

In an unexpected statement, GRAMMY-Award winning and platinum selling artist T-Pain declared “I’m done with Auto-Tune.” The multi-faceted artist who famously turned Auto-Tune into a mainstream sound used in some of today’s biggest hit songs, continued to say, “I vow right here, right now, to never use Auto-Tune again.  I’m onto something that I think is bigger and better called The T-Pain Effect.”

T-Pain has partnered with audio technology company iZotope to bring consumers the T-Pain Effect.  As the exclusive provider of The T-Pain Effect, iZotope is working directly with T-Pain to evolve his sound through iZotope’s award-winning technology and bring new vocal processing possibilities to mainstream and professional products worldwide.

Please visit www.t-pain.com or www.t-paineffect.com for up to date information or visit T-Pain live at E3 at the NOX Audio booth on June 7th.

 

About T-Pain

GRAMMY Award-winning and platinum selling artist T-Pain is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. He began his career as a rapper in the group Nappy Headz. In 2005, on his debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, he began to sing, famously using the voice-modification feature now widely known as the “T-Pain Effect.” Since the release of his debut album, T-Pain has produced and/or featured on numerous hits including sixteen #1′s.  He has won a host of awards including two Grammy’s, one with Kanye West for “Good Life” and the second with Jamie Foxx for “Blame It”.  The self-declared “King of the Ringtone” has sold more than 60,000,000 ringtones to date between his music and music he featured on.

In addition to his highly successful music career, T-Pain has established himself as a savvy entrepreneur.  He is the founder of Nappy Boy Entertainment, which released Travie McCoy’s debut solo album Lazarus in connection with Fueled by Ramen and Atlantic Records, and also Nappy Boy Publishing, which in addition to publishing his catalog also publishes Young Fyre and Tha Bizness.  He also developed through a joint venture with Smule the highly successful “I Am T-Pain” iPhone app, which has moved more than 2,500,000 downloads to date and is the first and only artist featured #1 iPhone app.  And making his mark on TV & Film, he executive produced (cartoon and soundtrack) and voiced the main character for 2010′s Adult Swim hit “Freaknik: The Musical”.  He also appeared in the movie The Lottery Ticket and made appearances on TV shows such as “The Cleveland Show”.  Showing no signs of slowing down, T-Pain is now gearing up for the release of his new album, rEVOLVEr, this fall.

 

Free Charlie Sheen Ringtones and SMS Tones Here on MoeTrainsTracks.com!

I’ve gotta admit…  The Charlie Sheen shitstorm that’s hit the world like a fleet of F-16′s is pure #WIN.  As a matter of fact, Team Sheen has raised him to immortal status by gaining him (@CharlieSheen) over 1 million Twitter followers in a 26 hour period!  (Follow us on Twitter: @MoeTrainsTracks)

Truth be told that it’s kinda sad to see someone crash and burn like this, but it’s also been one of the funniest things that has gone viral in a long time.  Charlie and his pure winning, his polygamous lifestyle with his pornstar goddesses, doing more drugs than an elephant could do, and his triumphant, prophetical rants and proclamations…  Comedy gold.

We would definitely consider Charlie Sheen to be an honorary member of Team Excelsior.  After all, he, like us, possesses adonis DNA, with warlock strength and zeal… But above all, he’s got the tiger blood.

My iPhone’s always rockin out crazy and odd ringtones and SMS tones (as I typed that, my phone yelled “DOUBLE SUN POWEEERRRRRR!!!!” at me), so I figured I’d share some phone gold with all of you.  Feel free to tell your friends to download from here too by using the SHARE links.  I chopped up a bunch of Charlie Sheen audio bytes, as well as a few other things I have on my phone for you all to download… So remember:  Losing is not an option.  WINNING!  And don’t sleep.  Wait.

Charlie Sheen Ringtones and SMS Tones (with other stuff) – in M4R ringtone format

Just click the link and it will automatically download.  WIN!

Charlie Sheen – Duh!

Charlie Sheen – I Got Tiger Blood, Man!

Charlie Sheen – Life is Bitchin!

Charlie Sheen – Radical!

Charlie Sheen – #WINNING!

Charlie Sheen – Wow, WINNING!

Charlie Sheen – Sorry.  WINNING!

2 & 1/2 Men

Someone sent me this one of Sheen sounding like a rotary phone going “Wiiiiiiiin… Wiiiiiiiin….”

Snoop sayin Deez Nuts!

Kwassa!

Centerfield Claps

Some Satisfaction for all the Guidos out there:  FIST PUMP!

Culo!

Everyone to the Bar!

Last one out of Liberty City… Burn it to the ground!

Pow!  Pow!  Pow!

 

Street Fighter IV (8.7/10)

I’ve been a fan of the Street Fighter franchise since way back in the day when they were still huge draws in the arcades.  (Yes, there were places back in ancient times when you could bring some quarters and play games for hours.)  The arcade battles were as fierce as the on screen counterpart.  In this iPhone rendition of Street Fighter IV, Capcom attempts to pack as much game into a handheld device as possible.

Graphically, it’s awesome.  Beautiful graphics pop off of the iPhone’s screen, as do the sounds.  However, the game falls quite short in the gameplay category.  Unless you are rocking some unknown, unmade controller, SFIV suffers a bit from the touch screen.  Capcom incorporated as much as possible into the game, but the most glaring strikes against the game lie within the lack of moves and characters.

If you’re a fan of SFIV, you’ll definitely enjoy this game.  Just don’t expect it to stand up to its next gen counterpart.

Fang Island – Self-Titled (8.3/10)

Fang Island, Fang Island…  Your bouncy, fist raise rousing music has infected my iPhone, my car, and everyone within earshot.  Triumphant to the point of hoisting a trophy is a feeling invoked by a listen of Fang Island’s latest self-titled offering.

Fang Island, Fang Island…  Your bouncy, fist raise rousing music has infected my iPhone, my car, and everyone within earshot.  Triumphant to the point of hoisting a trophy is a feeling invoked by a listen of Fang Island’s latest self-titled offering.

Well orchestrated chords which they’ve described as “high fiving everyone,” is in full abundance throughout this excellent album.  “Daisy” is a standout track which had me nodding my head in pure approval upon first (and tenth) listen.

Fang Island, Excelsior salutes you.

Related articles:

• [Video] Fang Island: “Life Coach” (iguessimfloating.blogspot.com)
• New band of the day – No 763: Fang Island (guardian.co.uk)

MoeTrainsTracks.com Version 2 (Pt. 2)

Here’s part 2 of the MoeTrainsTracks.com transformation:

• Album Reviews: We know. “Everyone’s a critic these days.” MTT has always been independent and uncensored, and our reviews will remain that way. No long, drawn out, wordfests that you have to sift through just to hear if we thought the album was Excelsior or not. We’ll keep it short, so you can get to the listening.
• Tracks’ Tweets: Yeah, we use Twitter. You can follow Moe Train (@MoeTrainsTracks) and King B (@MTTracks_KingB) on your own Twitter app, or read our streams on the front page of MTT.com. We’re constantly updating our Twitter streams, so keep an eye on it to know what we’re up to at all times!
• iPhone App Reviews: Excelsior is a big fan of our iPhones, and we’ll let you know some of the apps that get us through everyday life (and those which you shouldn’t waste your money on!) This section will just be a small added bonus on MTT.com, but don’t worry, the tech geek side in us will stay pretty quiet.
• Music News: We’ll always have the latest world music news streaming on the right sidebar on MTT.com.
• Photo Galleries: Our photo galleries will feature photos that we’ve shot, as well as outside contributors’ pics. We’d like to showcase individual photographers, so if you feel that your pictures are especially Excelsior, contact us, and you may be featured on the site!

  

  Image via CrunchBase

Thanks again to our 130,000+ listeners worldwide, and the tons of readers who have stuck with us since day one. We have a blast creating new content for all of you, and will continue on the same path for years to come. Don’t forget! Festival Season is upon us, and we’ll be seeing you out on the road very soon!

To Excelsior!

- Brian “B” Kracyla and Monty “Moe Train” Wiradilaga

Twittelator [8.7/10]

Twittelator – [8.7/10]

For those who feel that being connected to the world at all times (or most of the time) is a must, Twittelator is a very functional Twitter client that will fulfill your needs.  If you think that a function is necessary, then Twittelator probably has it covered.  Lists, video/photo posting, geotagging, and my most useful function (due to the fact that we run a music show/website), song tagging.  The main gripe that I have with this app is the tweets don’t always “refresh” when they should.  Besides that, Twittelator is a pretty seamless application.

One could purchase quite a few separate apps for many of the options packed into the Twittelator package, so if you need an all-encompassing Twitter app… Twittelator will be a very competent choice.