Sony has belatedly realized that Columbia Records' photo archive could be used for more than just box set filler. The monolith, which is suffering from "hard times," has founded
Icon Collectibles, which is selling a 11"x12" photo of Johnny Cash for $300. "His eyes shine with the light of deep secret knowledge and the gravitas of an artist who's born to carry the truth in his music." For that much money, they damn well better! Lovely one-to-two feet long photos of Billy Joel, Johnny Mathis, Muhammad Ali (who did a spoken-word album for Columbia — score, Sony!), Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Gould, Bob Dylan, and several others are also available to those with a grand to kill.
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Having half a catchy song and a stage show that brings to mind a sloppy Hot Hot Heat cover band hasn't stopped residents of our major labels' executive suites from thinking that the Jacksonville band Black Kids could maybe be huge. Their quest to become "the next Vampire Weekend" for the second time in the space of a year will really kick in this July, when their Bernard Butler-produced debut album comes out on Columbia Records. Some of your friends are already this blogged? [
