Bon Iver, Bon Iver Review: Justin Vernon puts his Kanye West production lessons to good use with a new record of impressive textures

Every band has a story, but in the case of Bon Iver, it’s all but impossible to distinguish the notes from the narrative. Back in October 2007, the same month that Radiohead sent out its pay-whatever-you-please release In Rainbows, a shaggy-haired Midwesterner by the name of Justin Vernon was quietly self-releasing the moody, meditative record For Emma, Forever Ago

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Mel Gibson’s girlfriend talks love, luck

In her first television interview since Mel Gibson went public with their relationship in April, his girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, made it clear to CNN: "I’d like to be known for my music." Still, the 39-year-old singer was willing to talk about her beau and her pregnancy, as well as her new album, “Beautiful Heartache.” “Beautiful Heartache” was released to iTunes on July 23 by Icon Distribution, Gibson’s company, which up until now has handled only soundtracks for his movies. “He’s an incredible artist,” Grigorieva said

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Black Philadelphia police sue over message board, say it’s racist

A group of black Philadelphia police officers filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against their department, alleging an online forum geared toward city police is "infested with racist, white supremacist and anti-African-American content." The suit alleges white officers post on and moderate the privately operated site, Domelights.com, both on and off the job. Domelights’ users “often joke about the racially offensive commentary on the site … or will mention them in front of black police officers,” thus creating “a racially hostile work environment,” according to lawyers for the all-black Guardian Civic League, the lead plaintiff in the suit

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Coldplay wins song of the year

Coldplay won the first of the Grammy Awards’ big three honors Sunday evening, taking home song of the year — a songwriters’ honor — for "Viva La Vida," from the band’s album of the same name. “Thank you and sorry to Sir Paul McCartney for blatantly recycling the ‘Sgt

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