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In this episode (our season 2 premiere!!), we explore the boundary-pushing story of Tiny Desk Unit, one of Washington, D.C.’s most innovative and genre-defying bands. Formed in 1979 by a group of downtown artists and music obsessives, the band fused analog synths, angular guitar work, and poetic vocals into something entirely new. Long before NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts , there was Tiny Desk Unit - an art-rock force that helped open up space for original music in the heart of the city. We’re joined by founding members Bob Boilen and Michael Barron as we trace the band’s early days at DC Space, their connection to the art world, and their legendary role as the very first band to perform at the 9:30 Club, opening for the Lounge Lizards in 1980. The episode centers around their self-titled live album, recorded during a sweltering summer night opening for Pere Ubu-capturing a raw, inventive sound that still resonates today. Tune in as we discuss their roots, the collaborative spirit behind the music, and why Tiny Desk Unit remains a singular voice in DC’s musical history. Go Further: • Tiny Desk Unit – Bandcamp • Bob Boilen’s Tiny Desk Unit History • Dance of Days by Mark Andersen and Mark Jenkins Sponsor: • Get 10% off New Columbia Record Club with checkout code DCROCKS Follow Us: • Social Media: @dcrockpod • Email us your thoughts or questions: dcrockpod@gmail.com • Philip Basnight – Broke Royals • Alex Vidales – StageCraft • Bob Boilen – Bob Boilen Artwork by Rebecca Basnight

We talk with Bob Boilen, yes that Bob Boilen, former director of All Things Considered, creator of All Songs Considered and the Tiny Desk Concert, about his music, all the NPR things, and so much more. He's an amazing guest. Also Tez is back, we talk about Twitter and Alex Jones joining forces, and of course we dive into the possible relocation of the Caps and Wizards from DC to Va. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/chipchat--2780807/support .

NPR's Tiny Desk Contest is underway, and today we catch up with the men behind the desk, Bob Boilen and Bobby Carter. Plus, City Lights producer Summer Evans hits the red carpet for a conversation with the winner of this year's SCAD Icon Award, Sarah Michelle Gellar. And we premiere the newest branch of our "Speaking of" series, "Speaking of Y'allywood," today featuring costume coordinator Kenya Morgan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello beautiful listeners, This week on Appalachian Vibes my guests are the soul-jazz-funk band from Richmond, VA- Weekend Plans. They're kick ass. Check out their website here: weekendplansmusic.com Fanoplane is my second guest, NPR's darling Bob Boilen plays synth and Ted Zook is a classical guitarist in the experimental jazz ensemble from DC. They rotate players every time they gather, and the sound is always changing, nothing repeats. My last guest is Joan Vannorsdall, an Appalachian author with BlueRidge Country Magazine. She embarked on a journey to discover how small towns in Appalachia are making it, how they tell their story, and what that story is. She reads her piece about Harlan Kentucky. To learn more about Joan and to read her bi monthly column, head over to blueridgecountry.com . Thank you to my guests, Darrell Scott for writing and performing "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" and to Mountain Stage for allowing Appalachian Vibes to use the recording. Thank you to Palmyra the band for the intro and outro music. Appalachian Vibes is from WNCW. Listen live here: WNCW.org Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Amanda at appalachianvibes@gmail.com. Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created and produced by Amanda Bocchi, a neo soul singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and journalist hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.

We're baaaacccckkk! With season 2 of Appalachian Vibes. This week we feature some incredible talent from the Appalachian region and surrounding areas. Appalachian Vibes is back for season 2 beginning Sunday evening (tonight) at 6pm airing on our new station WFIR, in South West Virginia. You can tune in at 107.3 (And 94.5 in Botetourt) We are being broadcast on a MUCH larger station and can’t wait to reach new heights with Appalachian Vibes. As always the episode will be published at 7pm on appalachianvibes.net This week my guests are the Seattle born, washboard grunge goddess, Megan Jean from Megan Jean and the KFB, Appalachia’s historian and guitar picking prodigy Colby Helms, and the creator of the Tiny Desk Concert Series and All Songs Considered on NPR, Bob Boilen and his band mate, a classical guitar wizard, Ted Zook with their experimental improv ensemble, Fanoplane. Megan Jean & the KFB-http://www.meganjean.net Colby Helms- Werner Helms Edition-https://www.facebook.com/Werner-Helms-Edition-112693447296896 Fanoplane (Bob Boilen and Ted Zook)- to learn more about Fanoplane, reach out to Ted Zook. Tedzook@hotmail.com Appalachian Vibes Radio Show from WNCW is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist by emailing Amanda at appalachianvibes@gmail.com. Appalachian Vibes Radio Show is created and produced by Amanda Bocchi, a neo soul singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and journalist hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.

Welcome to Roadcase, a podcast exploring the live music experience!! Join Roadcase for this inaugural episode of Season 2 with NPR's Bob Boilen. Bob created NPR's All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts and has been inviting artists and bands to play at his desk at NPR since 2008. We talk about how these intimate and stripped-down shows became a reality, how Bob came from New York to Washington DC long ago, his musical background and how an idea of a simple and quiet show became a reality and a benchmark of performance in the music industry at-large. We even talk about Bob's favorite bagels -- his own!! Come on aboard for this compelling and in-depth look at NPR's Tiny Desk and the humble and kind man that created this global phenomenon. It's a great ride!! For more information: https://linktr.ee/roadcasepod Contact: info@roadcasepod.com Theme music: "Eugene" (Instrumental)" by Waltzer

Bob Boilen is the creator and host of NPR Music’s All Songs Considered and of their Tiny Desk Concert series, which hosts well-known and emerging artists for intimate performances filmed at his desk. Anyone who’s a music geek with an internet connection knows what I’m talking about. But when Covid-19 caught America in its grip in early 2020, Bob found himself with more free evenings than he had ever experienced. As a composer and musician, Bob has always been passionate about music. But pandemic accelerated his passion for photography - in particular, Macro. We talked in early Spring about his time behind the lens and what spurs him to take the shots he takes. You can see a sample of his music, macro and 360 shots on his website at BobBoilen.info , and on Instagram @tinydesk . And remember, you can follow The Shot on Instagram @the.shot.podcast , and on our website at shotpodcast.com Song: Lonely Party by Arc De Soleil.

Ambience Ancient and New: Bob Boilen's Pandemic Moods & Malcolm Cecil of Tonto's Expanding Head Band Remembered In the Echoes Podcast, NPR’s Bob Boilen. He’s more than the creator of Tiny Desk Concerts and host of All Songs Considered . He’s has been exposing new music and helping keep NPR musically hip for three decades. But that’s not why we talked to him. Bob Boilen is also a composer of music from ambient to punk rock. We get to the ambient side when he talks about his pandemic album Hidden Smiles as well as his covers albums which turn classic rock into ambience without him essentially playing a note. Then we remember Malcolm Cecil , one half of the duo that made up, Tonto’s Expanding Head Band . The patch cords were pulled from Cecil on March 28, 2021. He was 84 years old. His band with Robert Margouleff, Tonto’s Expanding Head Band, who released their debut album, Zero Time , 50 years ago. The album was recorded on their electronic array called TONTO , an acronym for The Original New Timbral Orchestra. In ten beautiful curved wooden cases they mounted synthesizers from Moog, ARP, Oberheim Serge and more. Their first album created a sound that predated by years the music of Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra , Klaus Schulze’s Picture Music and Kraftwerk’s Autobahn . It was an album of thudding bass grooves, melodic electronic flights and deep ambient expanses, long before that became part of the electronic music vernacular. We’ll go back to a 1996 interview with Cecil and Margouleff, recorded in the presence of TONTO

Bob Boilen has a job many of us dream of: listening to and talking about music at NPR. A concert at his tiny desk is a dream gig for up and coming performers, and his long-running All Songs Considered show is the cornerstone of NPR Music. Bob sat down with his friend Dmitri Vietze to give his perspective on the technology of listening to, curating, and creating music. How does Bob manage the lifetime's worth of new music he receives in a day? What does it take to catch his attention? How did the rise of All Songs Considered, NPR's first online audio show, presage the podcast boom? What's the one music tech innovation Bob yearns for? Learn what Bob's favorite tools are for making music, and why he sees software engineers as his collaborators. The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Visit MusicTectonics.com to learn more, and find us @MusicTectonics on twitter and facebook. What do you think? Connect with Dmitri Vietze on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Episode 100 features Bob Boilen, creator and host of NPR's All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk concerts, and musician in experimental rock act Danger Painters. Bob talks about the DC music scene, thunderstorms, tiny desks, concert photography, the power of his hat, running away screaming from rock n' roll. SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/indep%E2%80%A6d1223839084?mt=2 Songs from Danger Painters featured on the podcast include 'Wonder' and 'Time Spent'. Find out more about Bob at bobboilen.info Follow Bob on Soundcloud @tinydesk

#100. Ron talks with Bob Boilen, creator and host of NPR's All Songs Considered and musician in experimental rock act Danger Painters, about tiny desks, thunderstorms, concert photography, the power of his hat, and running away screaming from rock n' roll. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

NPR Music host Bob Boilen talks about the Tiny Desk Contest and winner Gaelynn Lea plays two of her songs. Then naturally the two play a game about things you find in a desk. This Episode originally aired June 3, 2016. To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below: See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Sixteen years ago, All Songs Considered’s Bob Boilen didn’t just change the game with his podcast about the music he loved and nothing but, he pretty much INVENTED the game. Now Bob has set his sights on the literary world with his new book Your Song Changed My Life . A collection of conversations that is “…less like a record and more like a stack of 45’s,” Your Song Changed My Life checks in with some of rock and roll’s biggest names, as well as a few up -and -coming greats to explore not just what makes these artists tick, but why music is so important to us all. For our 200th episode we’re sitting down with Bob to talk about his book, his life as a journalist (and other things), what drives his love of music, and much, much more. Whether you’re a fan of All Songs Considered , a creative looking for inspiration or just a lover of music, this podcast might change your life. Show Notes Get to know Roadkill Ghost Choir Official Site | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Listen On: Spotify | Apple Music Check out the track "Cassette Memory" from Roadkill Ghost Choir's upcoming (release date TBD) album False Youth Etc. NPR's Bob Boilen at his world famous Tiny Desk (Photo credit: Meg Vogel/NPR) All Songs Considered Bob Boilen on Instagram Bob Boilen Official Site Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Bob Boilen , host of NPR’s All Songs Considered wrote a new book called “Your Song Changed My Life,” where he interviewed people about songs that changed their lives. What can we say? Great minds think alike! Listen as he talks about his own life-changing song — the Beatles “A Day in the Life,” which totally opened his mind up to the expansive capabilities of music and art and informed the kind of musician he would become. Then Austin artist Mobley explores how Kanye West’s “808’s and Heartbreak” showed him how important emotion and vulnerability in music could be and informed the material for his new EP “ Some Other Country” which explores his experience of being a black man in America through songs that sound, at first listen, like songs about someone in a bad relationship. Check out Bob Boilen’s “Your Song Changed My Life” Check out Bob Boilen’s website where all his music lives Watch the only existing video of 80’s era Tiny Desk Unit Watch Mobley’s video for “Solo” Watch Mobley’s video for “Swoon” Check out Mobley’s new EP “Some Other Country” Subscribe via iTunes or Stitcher to get the new episodes of This Song delivered to you as soon as they come out. Listen to the songs featured in this week’s episode. The post This Song: Bob Boilen // Mobley appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

Read by Bob Boilen About the Book From the beloved host and creator of NPR’s All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts comes an essential oral history of modern music, told in the voices of iconic and up-and-coming musicians, including Dave Grohl, Jimmy Page, Michael Stipe, Carrie Brownstein, Smokey Robinson, and Jeff Tweedy, among others—published in association with NPR Music. Is there a unforgettable song that changed your life? NPR’s renowned music authority Bob Boilen posed this question to some of today’s best-loved musical legends and rising stars. In Your Song Changed My Life, Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), St. Vincent, Jónsi (Sigur Rós), Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Cat Power, David Byrne (Talking Heads), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), Jenny Lewis, Carrie Brownstein (Portlandia, Sleater-Kinney), Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Colin Meloy (The Decemberists), Trey Anastasio (Phish), Jackson Browne, Valerie June, Philip Glass, James Blake, and other artists reflect on pivotal moments that inspired their work. For Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, it was discovering his sister’s 45 of The Byrds’ “Turn, Turn, Turn.” A young St. Vincent’s life changed the day a box of CDs literally fell off a delivery truck in front of her house. Cat Stevens was transformed when he heard John Lennon cover “Twist and Shout.” These are the momentous yet unmarked events that have shaped these and many other musical talents, and ultimately the sound of modern music. A diverse collection of personal experiences, both ordinary and extraordinary, Your Song Changed My Life illustrates the ways in which music is revived, restored, and revolutionized. It is also a testament to the power of music in our lives, and an inspiration for future artists and music lovers. Amazing contributors include: Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney, Portlandia, Wild Flag), Smokey Robinson, David Byrne (Talking Heads), St. Vincent, Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), James Blake, Colin Meloy (The Decemberists), Trey Anastasio (Phish), Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Sturgill Simpson, Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Cat Power, Jackson Browne, Michael Stipe (R.E.M.), Philip Glass, Jónsi (Sigur Rós), Hozier, Regina Carter, Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes, and others), Courtney Barnett, Chris Thile (Nickel Creek, Punch Brothers), Leon Bridges, Sharon Van Etten, and many more.

Bob Boilen of NPR Music, recently visited Berklee, along with cohost Stephen Thompson, to hang out with students, faculty, and staff to listen to—and talk about—music. During a conversation at Berklee with Rob Hochschild, director of communications, Boilen talked about the evolution of All Songs Considered, being at Berklee, and the fact that what makes a song good is the same thing as what makes a podcast good.berklee.edu/news/NPR-Berklee-Listening-Party

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