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Text logo. Tiny Desk Concerts is a video series of live concerts hosted by NPR Music at the desk of former All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen in Washington, D.C.. The first Tiny Desk Concert came about in 2008 after Boilen and NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson left South by Southwest frustrated that they couldn't hear the music over the crowd noise.
Throughout their career, their songs differed from the predominant synth-pop British sound of the early 1980s, [2] instead fusing together 1960s rock and post-punk. [9] In their early years, the band purposely rejected synthesisers and dance music, [10] until Meat Is Murder, which contained keyboards as well as rockabilly and funk influences. [11]
The Isley Brothers (21 February) Bill Haley and his Comets (28 February) John Christie (28 February) Candlewick Green (7 March) Compass (7 March) Freddie Starr (7 March) Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes (28 March) The Glitter Band (4 April) Little Jimmy Osmond (4 April) Sunny (4 April) ABBA (11 April) The Rubettes (25 April) Sparks (9 May ...
"Sheila Take a Bow" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths, written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr. Featuring a glam rock -style beat and guitar riff, the song was originally planned to feature Sandie Shaw on backing vocals, but Shaw's distaste for the song and Morrissey's illness during her session resulted in the vocals not being used.
The Isley Brothers in 1978, from left, O'Kelly Isley Jr., Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper, Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley and Marvin Isley. (Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images) The Isleys’ hot streak ...
The English alternative rock band the Smiths released four studio albums, one live album, 11 compilation albums, three extended plays (EPs), 24 singles, one video album and 13 music videos on the Rough Trade, Sire and WEA record labels.
WEA (now the Warner Music Group) had acquired the entire Smiths back catalogue in early 1992.Along with the re-release of the eight original albums (the four studio albums, the Rank live album and the three compilation albums issued while the band were still active), they immediately set to work compiling a 'best of' collection in two volumes.
Kingswood Music Theatre [fn 29] 2 August 1986 Ottawa: Congress Centre [fn 29] 3 August 1986 Montreal: Université de Montréal [fn 29] 5 August 1986 Mansfield: United States Great Woods Center [fn 29] 6 August 1986 New York City Hudson River Park, Pier 84 [fn 29] 8 August 1986 Washington, D.C. Charles E. Smith Center [fn 29] 11 August 1986 ...