K Ishibashi is a master of building his music from the ground up, from live violin loops to layered singing to beatboxing, in order to create pocket symphonies steeped in classical music and 21st-century pop. He brings that ingenuity and songcraft to the Tiny Desk at the NPR Music offices.
http://www.npr.org/event/music/152285927/kishi-bashi-tiny-desk-concert
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After a long hiatus, the best-selling Irish pop-rock band is about to return with a new album called Roses. But if this performance at the NPR Music offices is any indication, the group isn’t afraid to dip into its arsenal of early hits.
http://www.npr.org/event/music/147191308/the-cranberries-tiny-desk-concert
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Woody Guthrie scribbled the words to "This Land Is Your Land" down on a loose-leaf sheet of paper in 1940. He recorded it for Moses Asch, founder of Folkways Records, in 1944, but the song wasn’t released until 1951. By that time, "This Land Is Your Land" had become something of a leftist national anthem.
http://www.npr.org/2000/07/03/1076186/this-land-is-your-land
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This talk explored some of the connections and analogies between mathematics and music in an attempt to explain why mathematicians tend to be musical.
James Stewart is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at McMaster University and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Toronto. He received the M.S. degree from Stanford University and the Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. His research has been in harmonic analysis and his many books include a widely used series of calculus textbooks, which have been translated into a dozen languages. He was concertmaster of the McMaster Symphony Orchestra for many years and also played professionally in the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. One of his greatest pleasures is playing string quartets
Music from Wilco’s Tiny Desk Concert. Armed with acoustic guitars, tiny amps, a desktop percussion unit and a ton of grace, Wilco plays three new songs from The Whole Love and an old favorite in a stripped-down but powerful set at the NPR Music offices. To watch the video and to subscribe to the Tiny Desk Concerts podcast, visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts.
Shel Silverstein was pretty famous children’s author and illustrator, but did you know he knew how to drink a little ripple and smoke a little reefer, too?
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The remarkable life and career of eighties pop icon Adam Ant, and Ed Casabian - the New York City Nomad who moves into a different house and lives with strangers every week.
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The ukulele-driven first single from Amanda Palmer’s albun of Radiohead covers.
From Cover Me’s list of the best cover songs of 2010: http://www.covermesongs.com/the-best-cover-songs-of-2010-5
Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh are founding members of the art-rock band Devo. They had remarkable chart success in the early 1980s, including the hit Whip It. Their philosophy of devolution, compelling videos and bold aesthetic presentation were as big a part of the band as their danceable rock music. Their latest record, Something For Everybody, is their first since 1990.
Gerry and Mark talk with us about how they arrived at their theory that mankind was on an inexorable downward slide, and how playing rock and roll music in crazy outfits fit into that philosophical framework. They also chat about the philosophy behind their new project. On "Something For Everybody," every song has been focus grouped, and every element of presentation has been selected for maximum saleability. Also, they talk about that Swiffer commercial where "Whip It" was changed to "Swiff It."
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