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Dios — Interview with Joel Morales

First, let me start by saying if you’ve never heard the track “Starting Five” by Dios, then take a second to listen now:

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Decade in Review: Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo

When it comes to music geeks, you don’t have to look much further then the trio from Yo La Tengo — James McNew, Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley. What started out as a husband and wife project in the early 80s is now considered one of…

Hip2besquare 2009: Decade in Review

While I began my exploration without the help of the Internet, there’s no question that without it my music collection would not be where it is today. Modern day radio or MTV are over commercialized and it would have been almost impossible to learn about these…

New music alert: Discovery Ft. members of Vampire Weekend and Ra Ra Riot

A new collaboration between one heavy weight indie band member, Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend) and one semi-heavy weight, Wes Miles (Ra Ra Riot) are causing some waves. As my one friend put it, “this…

Looking forward to these albums in 2009

Another favorite year end lists is the list of anticipated albums for the following year. Here are some that I’ve heard about that get me pumped.

P.S. More Best of Albums to come just need that two or three hours of alone time to put…

The Hip2besquare 2008 Year End Favorite Albums List

What I like about the year end lists is getting to see what all your peers have been jamming to over the past year and discovering what gems may have fallen through the cracks. With all the music that comes out in a single year, you’re…