Apps such as Mailbox and Haze have brought slick swipe-based controls to email and weather respectively; Camera+ has features that keen photographers love; Sunrise Calendar is a cleverer take on diary management; and Opera Mini will save you lots of money on roaming data charges, for example.
That is the subtext of the guitar-laden stomper "Wake Me Up," already another huge hit that undermines American centrality in global pop, and especially the unexpectedly lovely "Hey Brother," which features the keening vocals of Mr. Tyminski.
Directed with finesse by Joe Mantello, and featuring some keen period-inspired choreography by Christopher Gattelli, the show has a sheen -- from David Zinn's sleek scenic design and pitch-perfect costumes to Paul Gallo's luscious lighting design and Fitz Patton's careful sound design and graceful soundscape -- that bespeaks hopes of a transfer to a commercial venue.
Every shift Mehldau made, his taut rhythm section -- which can also be heard with saxophonist Mark Turner in the Fly Trio -- was locked behind him, shining brightest on a song that featured a keening, bowed melody from Grenadier and a set-closer that began with broken-hearted blues and stretched ever further behind Mehldau's imaginative drive.
The computer-controlled competitors are also prone to slip up, a keen feature for easily bruised egos.
Sienna, chocolate, saddle brown, umber (burnt or raw), and mahogany work best with decent-to-good hair and even-to-keen features.
One specific feature Brunst is keen to talk about is a "personal butler Service" that will personally take care of special requests, including dietary.
Believing the story provided an "ideal basis" for an animated feature film and keen on creating a film that took place underwater, Clements wrote and presented a two-page treatment of "Mermaid" to Disney CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg at a "gong show" idea suggestion meeting.
"I would not be keen on featuring Tony Blair just yet either.
These days, things are more equable: a generation of orchestral musicians has grown up enjoying pop and rock with unashamed relish, and there are any number of capable string sections keen to feature alongside chart performers.
