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Saturday's snowfall, which didn't bond well to old snow surfaces, brought Summit County and Vail avalanche danger to “considerable” on northwest through northeast to south aspects above tree line.

Nos. 12-6 - A new year, a new crop of pop culture to consume. Sure, "The Hunger Games" is gonna be huge, and yep, Madonna will definitely make a splash with her follow-up to “Hard Candy.” But here’s the first part of my list of 12 releases that I’m personally shaking and crying over in 2012. Welcome to [...]

Plus new music from old faves like Leonard Cohen and Air. by Stephen Foster With 2011 nothing but a memory, it is time to start looking forward to the musical prospects of the new year. There are some highly anticipated new releases on the horizon.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

(Photos courtesy of Facebook) Welcome to our list of bands that deserve your attention in 2012. There's something for everyone, so have a listen to what might be the biggest artists of the new year. NewVillager From : Brooklyn Why we dig it : The two guys who make up NewVillager come from a multi-media art background, and it shows in the way they compose their music. Everything is on the table ...

(Photos courtesy of Facebook) Welcome to our list of bands that deserve your attention in 2012. There's something for everyone, so have a listen to what might be the biggest artists of the new year. NewVillager From : Brooklyn Why we dig it : The two guys who make up NewVillager come from a multi-media art background, and it shows in the way they compose their music. Everything is on the table ...

As indies continue to find new ways to brand, does "selling out" mean anything anymore?

Almost immediately after Bon Iver received four Grammy nominations (including, oddly, Best New Artist), Justin Vernon was cast as this year's "Who Is Arcade Fire," a mantle he encouraged with his own slightly confused reaction to the nods. A few days later, The New York Times Magazine published some outtakes from an earlier interview in which Vernon questioned the value of the Grammys. (Money ...

After slagging the Grammys and going head to head with the Avalanches on account of his "sell-out" Bushmills Whiskey endorsement, Bon Iver 's Justin Vernon is trying to set the record straight. Speaking to Q host Jian Ghomeshi during a live tapping of the CBC show in Toronto Thursday morning, Vernon addressed the comments he made to the New York Times regarding the Grammy's compromising artist ...

Earlier this year, Bon Iver mastermind Justin Vernon took the Grammys to task , claiming they encourage musicians to compromise their art. Now, according to Pitchfork , the Avalanches have fired back at the singer -- who, incidentally, just racked up four Grammy nominations himself -- on account of Bon Iver's Bushmills Whiskey endorsement . "A musicians 'art is compromised' if he/she desires a ...

Bon Iver were the Arcade Fire of this year's Grammy nominations, the indie rock act that sneaks into the major award categories and confuses parents and Rosie O'Donnell alike (except this time, Rosie got to know the band before the big night ). In February, the New York Times asked Bon Iver's Justin Vernon about the Grammys, considering his friends in Arcade Fire just scooped up the Album of the ...

Justice juggles heavy synths, borrowed nostalgia and prog-rock melodicism — and drop the ball. Justice read more