Small Professor is featured in this week's installment of Slingshot City Scenes. Dewey Saunders hide caption
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Music Features
Thursday
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana (left) by Michael Ochs Archives, Q-Tip and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest (right) by Roger Kisby Getty Images hide caption
The Culture Corner: Nirvana And A Tribe Called Quest
American jazz pianist and composer Billy Taylor (1921 - 2010) at his home in New York City, 18th April 1991. (Photo by Barbara Alper/Getty Images) Barbara Alper/Getty Images hide caption
The Urban Griot, Dr. Billy Taylor: A Centennial Celebration
With Let Me Do One More, Sarah Tudzin issues an invitation into the expressive and ever-widening musical world of Illuminati Hotties. Mariah Russek/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wednesday
Googoosh Reza Teimouri/courtesy of the artist hide caption
Iranian Singer Googoosh Raises Her Voice To Keep Her Nation's Culture Alive
Left to right: Nona Hendryx, Sarah Dash and Patti LaBelle perform as Labelle in Los Angeles, circa 1975. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Will Liverman (center) as Charles in Terence Blanchard's Fire Shut Up in My Bones. Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera hide caption
Friday
Glam rock star Marc Bolan and bassist Steve Curry perform at the Lyceum Theatre in London. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Defining T. Rex Album Came Out The Same Year NPR Debuted Original Programming
Thursday
The new game Sable features a soundtrack from Michelle Zauner, best known as the indie-rock star behind the band Japanese Breakfast. Shedworks hide caption
Wednesday
Detail view of Wendy Smith's cover art for Distant Plastic Trees, The Magnetic Fields' debut album, on which the song "100,000 Fireflies" was released in 1991. Wendy Smith/Courtesy of Merge Records hide caption
Tuesday
Claudia and Dan Zanes Xavier Plater/Mayers Consulting hide caption
Dan And Claudia Zanes Sing About Justice And Joy On Their New Album For Children
Thursday
Olivia Rodrigo performs "good 4 u" during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12, 2021. John Shearer/MTV VMAs 2021/Getty Images for MTV/ViacomCBS hide caption
Wednesday
Sister Rosetta Tharpe — the inspiration behind singer-songwriter Erin Dillard's Black Music City project — poses for a portrait holding a guitar in circa 1940 New York City. Michael Ochs/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
Neffy is the winner of the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
And the Tiny Desk Contest winner is... NPR hide caption