The weakest part of iOS are Apple’s own apps bundled in with it.

When so much effort is put into pretty much every other aspect of iOS the apps only seem to get a cursory look. This has resulted in a host of apps that aim to replace the default apps.

My Artists by Oisin Prendiville is one such app, being his interpretation of the music player.  On top of playing the music stored on your device, it will also pull information about the bands from the net giving you detailed bios as well as letting you buy their back-catalogue in app.

But playing your existing music just doesn’t cut it in today’s world of online music discovery.  By leveraging last.fm, the app can suggest and play music you may like as well as create a customised iTunes Store based on your tastes.

It was €2.69 but the latest version is free so there’s no excuse for not trying it out.

My Artists is available now on the Apple App Store.

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What you may need to know:

1. First things first: terrible title.

2. But what a cast: Steve Carrell, Steve Buscemi, Alan Arkin, James Gandolfini, Olivia Wilde (she’s Irish, kinda) and Jim Carrey.

3. Carrey’s rocking the supporting roles these days, He’s in Kick-Ass 2 (2013), too. We’d still go that Dumb And Dumber (1994)  sequel.

4. Carrell’s movie career has been lukewarm of late; thankfully, he’s got the most eagerly anticipated motion picture event of 2013 on his slate.

5. Hopefully this film will find room for a cameo from the greatest magician of them all.

Release date: Spring 2013

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