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Aretha Franklin: Take A Look: Aretha Franklin Complete on Columbia

Aretha Franklin was only 19 years old when she signed with Columbia Records in 1960, but she had already established herself on the gospel circuit as a soloist at her father’s church in Detroit. With his encouragement, she traded the sanctuary for the nightclub and put her heavenly voice toward songs about worldly instead of spiritual love. In five years she made seven records for the label, plus numerous singles and unreleased sessions with various bands and producers, resulting in a string of modest hits like “One Step Ahead” and “Won’t Be Long.”...  read more

Columbia Announces Massive Aretha Franklin Collection

Columbia Records is set to release a 12-disc box set of Aretha Franklin’s recordings. Take A Look: Aretha Franklin Complete on Columbia is a complete collection of Franklin’s music that she recorded at Columbia Records before gaining widespread popularity from hits like “Respect” released via Atlantic Records. The 11 CD/one DVD set is coming March 22....  read more

Early Live Bob Dylan Album Coming in April

American Songwriter reports that one of the last live recordings before Bob Dylan became a major star, Bob Dylan In Concert – Brandeis University 1963 will be released April 12 via Columbia/Legacy....  read more

Cults Announce Debut Album, First Headlining Tour

For a band that's only released four songs to date, Cults is certainly turning some heads...  read more

Sufjan Stevens' Music to be Featured in a Ballet

Hot on the hells of Sufjan Stevens’ excellent new album, a Sufjan-inspired ballet is set to debut in New York next month....  read more

S.C. Builds a Monument in Honor of Hootie

This just might top playing Tiger Woods’ reception....  read more

Watch the New Video from John Legend and The Roots

Soul singer John Legend and The Roots hooked up with Common and Canadian neo-soul singer Melanie Fiona to open people’s eyes with new single “Wake Up Everybody.” The song is from the album Wake Up!, due to drop Sept. 21 on Columbia Records....  read more

Watch a Hilariously Cheesy University of Missouri Recruitment Ad Featuring Jon Hamm

This story is a part of our Mad Men Takeover. Season four of the series premieres on AMC this Sunday, July 25. — Before he was Don Draper, he was Jonathan Hamm, cutting his teeth in university productions of Assassins and Cabaret....  read more

Band of Horses: Infinite Arms

The Lowcountry’s finest do it again While ruminating on his Sub Pop days during a 2008 interview, former label head Bruce Pavitt was asked who his favorite current band on the roster was. “Band of Horses,” was his surprising answer. “Those guys are doing some really amazing things.” Considering Pavitt can now be found hanging with shamans in the jungles of South America, it was hard to tell if he was being completely serious. But let’s just say that the man credited with discovering Nirvana was, intentionally or not, on to something....  read more

Court Yard Hounds: Court Yard Hounds

Two Chicks take matters into their own hands With their day-job band on indefinite hiatus, the two Dixie Chicks who aren’t Natalie Maines started this side project to get some songs out of their system. Emily Robison takes the lead on vocals, while her sister Martie Maguire adds harmonies and fiddle jams. Though neither boasts Maines’ forcefulness, they invest these tales of severed connections with an emotional intensity that elevates even weaker tracks like “Fairytale” and “Then Again.” Documenting Robison’s recent divorce, Court Yard Hounds takes the form of a Texas travelogue, starting in San Antonio with the plaintive “Skyline”...  read more