Hype Machine x Caliber (Week 5)

May 3, 2013 | Taran Moriates   Finals are coming up, which means you're probably going to need massive amounts of sugar and caffeine, some hint of motivation, and maybe even a massage. But, most importantly, you need some cool tunes to ease you through the dreaded process. Hype Machine (hypem.com) has some definite keepers this Read More

Hype Machine x Caliber (Week 4)

April 27, 2013 | Taran Moriates Yet again, here are some more tracks to freshen up your music life. These are some of the songs that are popular right now on Hype Machine (hypem.com), a great place to discover new music. Wallow away in the midst of The xx and get your funk on with Janelle Monáe. The xx - Together Yet another Read More

Hype Machine x Caliber (Week 3)

April 20, 2013 | Taran Moriates Here is a random selection of some of the most popular tracks on Hype Machine (hypem.com) this week. Get your dance on with some Daft Punk and get your heart torn out by Florence Welch’s pipes.   Daft Punk - Get Lucky (Feat. Pharrell Williams) As if the recent hype surrounding the Read More

Hype Machine x Caliber (Week 2)

April 13, 2013 | Taran Moriates Every once in a while, you simply need some tunes that can put the overwhelming realities of daily life to a halt, allowing peaceful sound waves to therapeutically prance through. For my second week of bringing you the most popular songs from the Hype Machine (hypem.com), I’ll highlight some Read More

Hype Machine x Caliber

April 6, 2013 | Taran Moriates There is a truly unfortunate event that happens to every music lover at one point or another. No, I'm not talking about that horrible moment when you find your friend's mom singing your favorite band's new song while she does her mascara. And no, I'm not talking about when you suddenly realize Read More

Review: The Strokes – Comedown Machine

March 20, 2013 | Taran Moriates It is not 2001 anymore. Justin Timberlake is no longer in a boy band, Lindsay Lohan is no longer a cute girl in Disney movies, and American Idol is no longer relevant. However, despite now being 12 years removed, The Strokes have never been able to escape that insignificant calendar year. In fact, Read More

Band to Check Out: Smith Westerns

March 7, 2013 | Taran Moriates If you haven't heard of Smith Westerns before, get excited, because they are about to provide a soundtrack to your 2013 summer. The young rockers from Chicago recently announced that they will be releasing their third full album entitled Soft Will on June 11. The band's 2011 breakthrough sophomore Read More

An End of the Month Playlist

February 27, 2013 | Taran Moriates | One Comment   As February comes to a close, I realized that certain songs completely capture everything that one does each month and can provide a snapshot of a certain time in one's life. Reminiscing on the past month, I've compiled a playlist of tracks that floated along with my February. In hopes Read More