He was also the director of nprs all things considered 19892007 and chose the music between the news stories. In 1979 i quit my job running a record warehouse and bought an arp odyssey synthesizer. In 1988, a determined bob boilen started showing up on npr s doorstep every day, looking for a way to contribute his skills in music and broadcasting. Sufjan stevens came to terms with the loss of his mother so eloquently. Alex toth, who played the tiny desk back in 2015 as a member of rubblebucket returns front and center with his own band, toth. Before the concert, i had the chance to speak with bob boilen, one of the creators of the concert series, whos worked at npr for almost 32 years.
Vincent, smokey robinson to hozier, thirtyfive beloved artists on their journey and the music that inspired it boilen, bob on. When i came home from the iceland airwaves music festival, i listened to the music angelides makes under the name eskmo, and was intrigued. Npr musics bob boilen names his five favorite tiny desk concerts. Bob boilen s 2015 in concerts in 2015, bob boilen actually stayed home a few times, but he still had more than 500 shows from which to. Apr 14, 2016 bob boilen, host of the tiny desk concert series, during a sound check for artist monika at his desk at npr in northeast washington.
The first forty years, a collection of writing by npr staff and contributors. Npr s bob boilen crosses into the literary world with your song changed my life. Vincent, smokey robinson to hozier, thirtyfive beloved artists on their journey. Apr 29, 2015 gonzalez is a 36 year old singer from gothenburg, sweden. By bob boilen dec 8, 2015 this essay first appeared in the 2010 book this is npr. You can contact hosts bob boilen and robin hilton and.
Bob boilen npr after seeing exactly 662 bands in each 20 and 2014, my concert attendance plummeted in 2015. Since nprs bob boilen began curating tiny desk concerts in 2008, hes noticed a pattern to the types of performances. Since 2008, npr music welcomed beloved musicians from across genres everyone from adele to chance the rapper, from tpain to yoyo ma to perform behind the desk of bob boilen, host of all songs considered and creator of the tiny desk concert series. This past year i saw only 506 bands take the stage, but i have an excuse. He has also worked as a producer for channel 50, and produced science live for the discovery channel. The book is gentle, intimate, funny and, at times, heartbreaking. Apr 12, 2016 exclusive excerpt from bob boilens new book. Boilen s first book, your song changed my life, was published in april 2016 by harpercollins. From the beloved host and creator of nprs all songs considered and tiny desk concerts comes an essential oral history of modern music, told in the voices of iconic and upandcoming musicians, including dave grohl, jimmy page, michael stipe, carrie brownstein, smokey robinson, and jeff tweedy, among otherspublished in association with npr music. But boilen is also a former musician his band was the first ever act to play d. Tiny desk concerts video tiny desk concerts from npr s all songs considered features your favorite musicians performing at bob boilen s desk in the npr music office. Nov 18, 2015 all songs considered host bob boilen s first book, your song changed my life, will be out in april 2016.
By bob boilen may 8, 2015 we met at a pingpong party in iceland. He is the host and creator of npr s online music show all songs considered. In 1988, a determined bob boilen started showing up on npr s doorstep every day, looking for a way to contribute his skills in music and broadcasting to the network. Bob boilen, npr in bob boilen s favorite concert of 2015, sufjan stevens turned washington, d. Bob boilen is the creator and host of npr musics all songs considered, and of their tiny desk concert series, which hosts wellknown and emerging artists for intimate performances filmed at his desk. Npr s music guru asks dozens of artists about songs that inspired them.
Npr s all songs considered cohost bob boilen began the tiny desk concert series in 2008. 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 upandcoming musicians, including dave grohl, jimmy page, michael stipe, carrie brownstein, smokey robinson, and jeff tweedy, among otherspublished in association with npr music. But the musicianhis old band was the first to play the 9. In 1988, a determined bob boilen started showing up on npr s doorstep every day, looking for a way to contribute his. Bob boilen in 1988, a determined bob boilen started showing up on npr s doorstep every day, looking for a way to contribute his skills in music and broadcasting to the network.
Nprs bob boilen crosses into the literary world with your song changed my life. Watch videos from passion pit, the xx, wilco, adele, phoenix, tinariwen, tuneyards and many more. He is the host and creator of nprs online music show all songs considered. From 1982 to 1986 boilen filled a variety of roles including composer with baltimores impossible. He performs contradance music and has a podcast of contradance music that he produces with his son julian. Less than a year later, boilen was directing the show and. Since npr s bob boilen began curating tiny desk concerts in 2008, hes noticed a pattern to the types of performances. Since the launch of the series, more than 900 performances have been recorded at boilen. Published on jan 14, 2015 all songs considered host bob boilen remembers how the intimate atmosphere of npr s tiny desk took seasoned performer tom jones by surprise. His persistence paid off, and within a few weeks he was hired, on a temporary basis, to. Bob boilen s top 10 discoveries from the 2015 cmj music marathon. Im the creator and host of npr s all songs considered and tiny desk concerts. Nprs all songs considered host bob boilen on the songs. Npr musics bob boilen names his five favorite tiny desk.
Theres a lot of mediocrity to sort through when you hop from one club to another during a festival like the cmj music marathon, five days during which bands flock to new york. It will consist of 5 different skill games such as crosswords. Bob boilens top 10 discoveries from the 2015 cmj music marathon. Billboard biz spotlights bob boilen, the creator, producer and creative director of npr musics tiny desk concerts. Meg vogel npr harper collins ive spent the past few years talking with musicians about. And with one exception, all the albums at the top of my personal heap were perfect examples of that richness. Bob boilen s top 10 albums of 2015 it was a great year for lyricists, says all songs considered host bob boilen. Stream tracks from our tiny desk contest winners, plus artists who have entered the contest and later performed behind bob boilen s desk.
Boilen still composes and performs music and posts it for free on his website. His favorite albums of the year are proof of that richness. Bob b boilen is an american musician and media personality. This years edition of the concierge is dedicated to the memory of longtime npr book critic alan cheuse produced by nicole cohen, rose friedman, petra mayer and beth novey designed by annette elizabeth allen, david eads, becky lettenberger and wes lindamood published dec. From 1982 to 1986 boilen filled a variety of roles including composer with baltimores impossible theater. In just a few weeks, npr music will publish its 500th concert recorded live at the famed tiny desk in fact, in 2015 alone, weve put out a whopping 84 of them.
May 20, 2016 bob boilen is known for being the host and creator of nprs popular all songs considered podcast. Bob boilen s book gets at something real and rare about the power of music. Bob boilen s 2015 in concerts in bob boilen s favorite concert of 2015, sufjan stevens turned washington, d. Bob boilen bob boilen npr theres a lot of mediocrity to sort through when you hop from one club to another. Tiny desk intimate concerts, recorded live at the desk of all songs considered host bob boilen. Nprs all songs considered host bob boilen writes book for. Nprs bob boilen crosses into the literary world with. In a few months i was performing at dc space in washington, d.
Hosts bob boilen and robin hilton sit down with npr musics ann powers. Photo courtesy doby photography npr npr s tiny desk concert series has become anything but tiny. By bob boilen jul 25, 2015 the most puzzling musician on the lineup at the 2015 newport folk festival was easily pink floyd s roger waters. How all songs considereds bob boilen went from tiny desk. This was 1999, when the fm dial still ruled how we all found new music.
A weekly music show and daily blog hosted by bob boilen and robin hilton dedicated to finding music youll fall. Nprs bob boilen crosses into the literary world with your. I joined impossible theater in 1982, writing music for a handful of original multimedia productions with some incredibly talented artists from baltimore. Npr musics bob boilen, ann powers and marissa lorusso are discussing fetch the bolt cutters and answering your questions. In bob boilen s favorite concert of 2015, sufjan stevens turned washington, d.
Well, then it wasnt hard to find, either because so many musicians there are 35 in my book, from you know, you get jimmy page or a new artist like hozier or st. All songs considered host bob boilen s first book, your song changed my life, will be out in april 2016. Dec 08, 2015 nprs book concierge our guide to 2015s great reads. When bob boilen came up with the idea for npr s all songs considered online radio show and podcast, the notion of streaming music over the internet was hardly obvious. His persistence paid off, and within a few weeks he was hired, on a temporary basis, to work for all things considered. There are a couple of ways bands approach these things, he says.
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