Biz Markie, Pioneering Beatboxer And 'Just A Friend' Rapper, Dies At 57
Biz Markie died Friday night after months of health issues.
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We Should Tell Stories Of Black Joy: Will Liverman Talks With Lara Downes
The rising young baritone, searching for diversity in the opera house, tries on his composer hat by putting a Black spin on Rossini's The Barber of Seville.
Wet Leg, 'Chaise Longue'
With jittery guitars underneath, the Isle of Wight duo's debut single "Chaise Longue" delivers clever and funny lyrics in an unwaveringly disinterested tone.
Shirley Manson On Garbage's Journey To 'No Gods No Masters'
In this episode of World Cafe, Shirley Manson of Garbage discusses the band's new album No Gods No Masters and being a woman in an industry known for being hostile toward them.
Juice Menace, 'FUPTHECLUB'
Wales, the rural coastal country just west of England, isn't where you'd expect to find one of the year's better bangers, but Juice Menace is here to blow up your Welsh stereotypes.
Willow, 'naïve'
Over layers of fine-tuned harmonies, melodramatic guitar chords and low-tempo percussion, Willow belts the vulnerabilities of her naivety.
Indigo De Souza, 'Kill Me'
"['Kill Me'] makes me feel so much less spooked in the world to make art and for other people to actually resonate with things that I have felt," Indigo de Souza wrote to All Songs Considered.
Normani (Feat. Cardi B), 'Wild Side'
Two years after 2019's "Motivation," Normani has returned with "Wild Side," a sultry video with Cardi B that pushes the singer-dancer one step closer to pop sensation.
A Tiny Desk Playlist For Your Little One's Next Playdate
Whether you've sent the kids off to camp or are planning some fun in the sun at home, we've got you covered with these Tiny Desk concerts that are sure to make your child's next playdate a hit.
Yebba, 'October Sky'
"October Sky" starts out in that quiet, inward space so familiar in these Billie Eilish days, as Yebba invokes a lo-fi filtered childhood memory of a lost loved one.