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This label founded in 1971 gave Afrocentric and psychedelic jazz a home, and found a breakout hit with Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson. Take a guided tour through its deep catalog.

Megan Thee Stallion signs a distribution deal with Warner Music Group in an arrangement that is becoming more common for big artists.

Experience orchestral crossovers, celebrate musical milestones and explore the African diaspora through Detroit’s food culture.

"All drummers are friends," declares The Cure's Lol Tolhurst, who met up with Nabil Ayers in Brooklyn to talk about writing his book, "Goth."

This years festival, which runs Oct. 19-22, is "going to be the fall celebration and festival that people know and love," director Jane Rotonda said.

“Beyond his DNA, he influenced me with the confidence and belief that I had at least some of what he had.”

The College of Humanities' 14th annual festival will celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month with talks, a film screening and more from Oct. 3-24.

Festival Director Jane Rotonda: “Festival-goers can expect a Fall Celebration that feels like the premier literary event in Wisconsin they know and love. The programming is robust, diverse, and will celebrate our shared love of authors and books."

This falls literary line-up includes headliners Beth Nguyen, Angeline Boulley, Jamel Brinkley, José Olivarez, Cara Fitzpatrick and John Scalzi.

The upcoming “Fall Celebration” weekend runs Oct. 19-22, and will be centered at Madison’s Central Library.