NPR Topics: Music Videos http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1110&ft=1&f=1110 Watch new music videos and live NPR studio sessions featuring top musicians. Discover songs and listen online. NPR covers the best pop, rock, urban, jazz, folk, blues, world, and classical music. Copyright 2009 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.93 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:07:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Music Videos http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1110&ft=1&f=1110 Zee Avi: Tiny Desk Concert The success of Malaysian-born singer-songwriter Zee Avi is an increasingly familiar but noteworthy story: Avi was discovered after she posted a few songs on YouTube. Within two months, she was signed to release her self-titled debut. Here in this intimate Tiny Desk Concert, Avi sings three hushed lullabies, including what has become one of her signature songs: a cover of Morrissey's "First of the Gang." Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:07:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120650097&ft=1&f=1110 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120650097&ft=1&f=1110 The success of Malaysian-born singer-songwriter Zee Avi is an increasingly familiar but noteworthy story: Avi was discovered after she posted a few songs on YouTube. Within two months, she was signed to release her self-titled debut. Here in this intimate Tiny Desk Concert, Avi sings three hushed lullabies, including what has become one of her signature songs: a cover of Morrissey's "First of the Gang."

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]]> Bowerbirds: Tiny Desk Concert Bowerbirds' handcrafted songs creak and swell like wooden floorboards in an old house. With acoustic guitar, accordion and violin, the band's pastoral folk music has a distinctively spare yet harmonious sound. Hear the group, fronted by Phil Moore and Beth Tacular, perform a captivating Tiny Desk Concert in the NPR Music offices. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:06:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120437553&ft=1&f=1110 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120437553&ft=1&f=1110 Bowerbirds' handcrafted songs creak and swell like wooden floorboards in an old house. With acoustic guitar, accordion and violin, the band's pastoral folk music has a distinctively spare yet harmonious sound. Hear the group, fronted by Phil Moore and Beth Tacular, perform a captivating Tiny Desk Concert in the NPR Music offices.

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]]> 'S' Is For 'Sesame Street' Sesame Street provided the soundtrack of my childhood. I watched the show every day. As a latchkey kid, I kept myself company by singing aloud in front of the television set. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:32:14 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114391208&ft=1&f=1110 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114391208&ft=1&f=1110 Sesame Street provided the soundtrack of my childhood. I watched the show every day. As a latchkey kid, I kept myself company by singing aloud in front of the television set.

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]]> K'naan: Tiny Desk Concert Though his appearance at the NPR Music office qualifies as the first-ever hip-hop Tiny Desk Concert, Somali-born rapper K'naan isn't one to adhere to a single genre. With the help of a crack backing band, his three-song set exuded shimmery grace while incorporating the sounds of soul, pop and reggae. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:50:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120179188&ft=1&f=1110 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120179188&ft=1&f=1110 Though his appearance at the NPR Music office qualifies as the first-ever hip-hop Tiny Desk Concert, Somali-born rapper K'naan isn't one to adhere to a single genre. With the help of a crack backing band, his three-song set exuded shimmery grace while incorporating the sounds of soul, pop and reggae.

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]]> Christopher O'Riley: Reliving A Love For Ravel Ravel's piano suite <em>Le Tombeau de Couperin</em> harkens back to old music and old friends. Pianist Christopher O'Riley renews his love for the piece, which captivated him as a young conservatory student. Watch him perform the opening "Prelude." Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120087791&ft=1&f=1110 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120087791&ft=1&f=1110 Ravel's piano suite Le Tombeau de Couperin harkens back to old music and old friends. Pianist Christopher O'Riley renews his love for the piece, which captivated him as a young conservatory student. Watch him perform the opening "Prelude."

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]]> Never Can Say Goodbye (No, Really) The tour footage serves only as a memorial to the moon-walking, crotch-grabbing legend. And, of course, it will also help to answer those questions about whether Michael Jackson still "had it" &mdash; as in dance moves &mdash; at age 50. Is it a fitting tribute? Or, is all of this a bit over-the-top for the dearly departed? Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:24:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114255307&ft=1&f=1110 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114255307&ft=1&f=1110 The tour footage serves only as a memorial to the moon-walking, crotch-grabbing legend. And, of course, it will also help to answer those questions about whether Michael Jackson still "had it" — as in dance moves — at age 50. Is it a fitting tribute? Or, is all of this a bit over-the-top for the dearly departed?

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]]> Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros: Tiny Desk Concert At 10 members, this is the biggest band ever to play a Tiny Desk Concert in the NPR Music offices. But singers Alex Ebert and Jade Castrinos still find a way to command attention, as they trade vocals amid a warm, shambling concoction of keyboards, percussion, guitars, accordion, trumpet and more. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:03:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113758518&ft=1&f=1110 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113758518&ft=1&f=1110 At 10 members, this is the biggest band ever to play a Tiny Desk Concert in the NPR Music offices. But singers Alex Ebert and Jade Castrinos still find a way to command attention, as they trade vocals amid a warm, shambling concoction of keyboards, percussion, guitars, accordion, trumpet and more.

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]]> Video: Lightning Dust, I'm Sorry Back in September, I went down to New York City's Bowery Ballroom to interview Lightning Dust's members before their show. My plan was to engage them in a high-stakes, fast-paced word game. In the end, however, that's not exactly how things turned ou... Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:07:22 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113855093&ft=1&f=1110 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113855093&ft=1&f=1110 Back in September, I went down to New York City's Bowery Ballroom to interview Lightning Dust's members before their show. My plan was to engage them in a high-stakes, fast-paced word game. In the end, however, that's not exactly how things turned ou...

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]]> Chris Walla And J. Robbins Create 'Mercury' Project Song participants only have two days to write and record a song, but Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla and Jawbox's J. Robbins had it even tougher: They had never met before entering NPR's performance studio. Watch as the two create "Mercury," a soaring song inspired by a cataclysmic scenario. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:09:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113659105&ft=1&f=1110 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113659105&ft=1&f=1110 Project Song participants only have two days to write and record a song, but Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla and Jawbox's J. Robbins had it even tougher: They had never met before entering NPR's performance studio. Watch as the two create "Mercury," a soaring song inspired by a cataclysmic scenario.

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]]> John Vanderslice: Tiny Desk Concert Vanderslice is a songwriter's songwriter. His music, a beautifully finessed mix of acoustic instruments, analog drum machines and digital textures, is invariably thoughtful, carefully crafted and affecting. He's prolific, too: Vanderslice has released an album nearly every year this decade, and his latest (<em>Romanian Names</em>) is his most inspired so far. See him perform acoustic versions of his newest songs in this Tiny Desk Concert. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:29:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113431621&ft=1&f=1110 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113431621&ft=1&f=1110 Vanderslice is a songwriter's songwriter. His music, a beautifully finessed mix of acoustic instruments, analog drum machines and digital textures, is invariably thoughtful, carefully crafted and affecting. He's prolific, too: Vanderslice has released an album nearly every year this decade, and his latest (Romanian Names) is his most inspired so far. See him perform acoustic versions of his newest songs in this Tiny Desk Concert.

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]]> Raphael Saadiq: Tiny Desk Concert Looking sharp in his tailored suit, the Grammy-nominated R&B artist performed three acoustic interpretations of his soul-inspired tunes. He was joined by guitarist Rob Bacon in this intimate performance at Bob Boilen's desk. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:05:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113214222&ft=1&f=1110 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113214222&ft=1&f=1110 Looking sharp in his tailored suit, the Grammy-nominated R&B artist performed three acoustic interpretations of his soul-inspired tunes. He was joined by guitarist Rob Bacon in this intimate performance at Bob Boilen's desk.

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]]> Telekinesis: Tiny Desk Concert Reduced to a duo for this charming session in the NPR Music offices, Telekinesis is all heart: Without the insistent crunch of electric guitars or drums, the band's performance radiates sweetly awkward warmth. After opening with the unreleased "Plankton," the abbreviated Telekinesis showcases three gorgeous songs from its debut: "Coast of Carolina," "I Saw Lightning" and "Rust." Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:22:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112980019&ft=1&f=1110 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112980019&ft=1&f=1110 Reduced to a duo for this charming session in the NPR Music offices, Telekinesis is all heart: Without the insistent crunch of electric guitars or drums, the band's performance radiates sweetly awkward warmth. After opening with the unreleased "Plankton," the abbreviated Telekinesis showcases three gorgeous songs from its debut: "Coast of Carolina," "I Saw Lightning" and "Rust."

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]]> Dark Meat: Tiny Desk Concert We often joke about how many people we can fit behind Bob Boilen's desk for one of NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts. Every month, we seem to push the boundary just a bit farther, as the bands get bigger and louder. But the first real test of our limits came when eight members of Dark Meat showed up to play. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:21:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112103097&ft=1&f=1110 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112103097&ft=1&f=1110 We often joke about how many people we can fit behind Bob Boilen's desk for one of NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts. Every month, we seem to push the boundary just a bit farther, as the bands get bigger and louder. But the first real test of our limits came when eight members of Dark Meat showed up to play.

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]]> Sam & Ruby Meld Hearts With Music Sam Brooker and Ruby Amanfu are not the likeliest of musical pairings. He's from Wisconsin, and is into guitar. She hails from Ghana, was raised in Nashville and has roots planted firmly in the church. But together, they have discovered the power of collaboration. Host Michel Martin sits down with music duo Sam & Ruby, who recently visited NPR for a live performance chat pegged to the release of their new album. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111838307&ft=1&f=1110 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111838307&ft=1&f=1110 Sam Brooker and Ruby Amanfu are not the likeliest of musical pairings. He's from Wisconsin, and is into guitar. She hails from Ghana, was raised in Nashville and has roots planted firmly in the church. But together, they have discovered the power of collaboration. Host Michel Martin sits down with music duo Sam & Ruby, who recently visited NPR for a live performance chat pegged to the release of their new album.

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]]> The Swell Season: Tiny Desk Concert For those who can't wait to hear songs from Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova's follow-up to <em>Once</em> (titled <em>Strict Joy</em>, out Oct. 27), the pair played <em>six</em> new songs before performing the first-ever Tiny Desk Concert encore: a white-knuckle journey through "When Your Mind's Made Up." Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:43:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111679769&ft=1&f=1110 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111679769&ft=1&f=1110 For those who can't wait to hear songs from Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova's follow-up to Once (titled Strict Joy, out Oct. 27), the pair played six new songs before performing the first-ever Tiny Desk Concert encore: a white-knuckle journey through "When Your Mind's Made Up."

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