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• We covered all angles of the Democratic National Convention — with the help of guest blogger Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie — from the performances by Sheryl Crow and Stevie Wonder to Tom Morello and Crosby & Nash to Rage Against the Machine and Kanye West. Plus, John Legend debuted a new song, Opeth won MySpace’s voter registration contest and our own National Affairs site live-blogged Obama’s entire acceptance speech.
• Kevin Cogill, that blogger who leaked the nine Chinese Democracy-bound tracks, had a rough week as he was arrested two months later for suspicion of violating copyright laws. If convicted, he faces five years in jail, the eternal wrath of Axl Rose and no Dr. Pepper. Still, the judge in the case doesn’t see what all the fuss about. At least Cogill has the long Labor Day weekend to look forward to.
• On the tenth anniversary of Lauryn Hill’s classic The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, we examined the groundbreaking album with an oral history courtesy of Hill’s collaborators, including John Legend, D’Angelo, Rohan Marley and the Fugees’ Pras.
• We took a ride with AC/DC on their “Rock N Roll Train,” even though it’s a runaway train running right off the track. The band also revealed their new album Black Ice will come in red, white and yellow (or blue, in the case of the deluxe edition.)