'NPR is cool!' How Tiny Desk Concerts became a pop culture phenomenon
'NPR is cool!' How Tiny Desk Concerts became a pop culture phenomenon
With more than 1,100 tapings, Tiny Desk has drawn heavy comparisons to MTV’s groundbreaking “Unplugged” series of the ’90s.
Damn it. There's nothing less cool than something becoming cool.
I discovered a few bands from their Tiny Desk concert. The best of all was Khruangbin.
As another comment alluded to, it’s all but certain that TINY DESK has now jumped the shark.
It did take a while.
Do you mean Tiny Desk or Khruangbin has jumped the shark? If it is Tiny Desk, not sure how showing live music could jump the shark
TINY DESK! 🤦🏻♂️
It’s easy to imagine how they will jump the shark in the future. Look at enshittification.
How about them being so selective with who they pick that they don’t choose any good music in the future but instead choose Taylor Swift and other acts that are so mainstream that it’s like watching the Grammy’s? That’s easy to imagine. It’ll happen and we won’t be able to find new, obscure, amazing acts like Khruangbin through their show because that’s exactly how this type of thing happens.
I wish the stations I can tune in to offered this, but they're all talk and no Tiny Desk. It really is a great show.
Tiny desk are always instant plays for me. I wonder if NPR gains monetization from the views for their budget.
If you like Tiny Desk, I recommend the Like A Version series by Australia's Triple J radio station on YouTube. Some fantastic performances.
Along a similar vein, you can catch some cool live performances of lesser known acts on the KEXP youtube channel. They interview the artists too, which is cool. They often come up in search results for artists I look up on Youtube, and my music taste tends toward the indie (as in independent, not the sound genre).
I didn't have my glasses on, and wondered why the Tiny Dick Concerts penetrated into my TL.
Found an interest in Sahara Rock from Tiny Desk. I've been listening to Tiny Desk videos for years.
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NEW YORK (AP) — As DJ Mannie Fresh’s trademark “ladies and gentlemen” catchphrase ricocheted throughout the office, a giddy Juvenile, draped in white with his signature bandana, playfully swayed back and forth to the beat of his musicians.
“It was such a milestone …some people want to forget certain things in their life so badly,” said the 26-year-old Latina star, who ended her predominately Spanish-language set with “Shower,” a song released nearly a decade ago.
Tiny Desk producers sort through hundreds of weekly pitch emails regarding artists of all genres, famous and unknown, international and domestic, while also monitoring social media.
With more than 1,100 tapings, Tiny Desk has drawn heavy comparisons to MTV’s groundbreaking “Unplugged” series of the ’90s, but there’s one major difference: It’s a true office space — not a recording studio or soundstage.
The concerts remained niche, but five years later, it exploded after then-producer Frannie Kelley booked T-Pain – the chart-topping rapper-singer — who delivered one of Tiny Desk’s memorable performances by shedding his Auto-Tune sound.
Many also had no idea that his guest, producer Mike Dean — most associated with some of Ye’s (Kanye West) biggest hits — was an early collaborator of the Geto Boys star, cutting his teeth with the pioneering southern label, Rap-A-Lot.
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