Music

• 'How To Be Black' Author Offers Up His Playlist

  In his new book, writer and comedian Baratunde Thurston writes about straddling two worlds: the troubled Washington, D.C. neighborhood where he grew up, and the elite halls of Harvard, the college he attended. As part of Tell Me More's occasional series, "In Your Year," Thurston talks about the songs that move and inspire him.

• Watch St. Vincent As A Giant Crumbling Sculpture In 'Cheerleader'

  Watch the new video for the Strange Mercy track, in which Annie Clark plays an oversized museum sculpture.

• Chuck Prophet's 'Beautiful' Homage To San Francisco

  Prophet has described his new album, Temple Beautiful, as a "love letter to San Francisco." Rock critic Ken Tucker says you don't have to be a Bay Area native to enjoy Prophet's melodies.

• Dead Skeletons: A Spiritual Battle Song

  "Dead Mantra" always returns to its core sentiment: that "he who fears death cannot enjoy life."