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ALABAMA’S EDDIE JACKSON // ADJUSTING AT SAFETY Alabama’s junior defensive back Eddie Jackson embraced his transition from cornerback to safety during the offseason. Head coach Nick Saban mentioned to the...

SCRIMMAGE NUMBER 2 // NICK SABAN SEES IMPROVEMENT Nick Saban said that all of the quarterbacks got some opportunities on Saturday, noting that Cooper Bateman threw 27 passes, Jake Coker 26, Alec Morris 21...

An interview with LADY ANTEBELLUM Dave Haywood, guitarist/keyboardist for Lady Antebellum, readily says the kind of songs that come most naturally to the group are ballads and mid-tempo songs. That has...

CCAA Names Chamber Professionals as Accredited Alabama Chamber Executives The Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama (CCAA) announced that nine Alabama chamber professionals have received the Accredited...

DERRICK HENRY // RUNNING BACKS ON THE RIGHT FOOT During a recent interview, Derrick Henry kept things close to vest. The junior running back didn’t reveal much, but he did say the Tide’s running backs...

Interview with Drive By Truckers The last time the Drive-By Truckers went into the studio to record new music - a session that yielded two albums, 2010’s “The Big To-Do” and 2011’s “Go-Go...

ALABAMA SHAKES // SOUND & COLOR Alabama Shakes’ new album, “Sound & Color.” is one of the boldest second albums in recent years, taking the fairly straightforward (but stirring) blues and soul...

311 // STEREOLITHIC If 311 had one plan of action going into the making of its current album, “Stereolithic,” it was not to have a game plan. “Our manager was trying to get us to sit down and talk...

FEEDING THE MASSES // SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM AIMS FOR LARGER IMPACT Sometimes Demetria Li just doesn’t feel like cooking. That is not to say that she does not like to cook. Quite the contrary,...

DIERKS BENTLEY // RISER “Riser,” the latest album from Dierks Bentley, is being lauded for its collection of mid-tempo tunes and ballads that find Bentley digging deeper than ever emotionally – a...