Bob Boilen

Bob Boilen is the current host and the creator of NPR's online music show All Songs Considered. He is also the creator of the Tiny Desk Concert series for NPR Music, hosting intimate performances at his desk. The series curated by Boilen and the team of NPR Music was inspired by a comment made by NPR Music's Stephen Thompson when he jokingly invited musician Laura Gibson to perform at Bob's desk. The two of them went to see Gibson at a show at SXSW in 2008 and the loud crowd made it impossible to hear her. The name of the series is a play on the name Tiny Desk Unit, a band Boilen played in from 1979-1981. Bob Boilen was the director of the NPR show All Things Considered (1989–2007) and chose the music between the news stories for that show. Those musical snippets or "buttons" was the starting point for the creation of All Songs Considered.

Bob Boilen writes music with electronics and friend Michael Barron; both were founding members of the psychedelic dance band Tiny Desk Unit (1979–1981), for which Boilen played synthesizer. Boilen continues to write music with Michael Barron in a band called Danger Painters and also writes and releases solo music. Boilen also composed the original theme music for Talk of the Nation. From 1982 to 1986 Boilen filled a variety of roles including composer with Baltimore's Impossible Theater. He has also worked as a producer for Channel 50, and produced Science Live for the Discovery Channel.

All Songs Considered

All Songs Considered is a weekly online multimedia program started in January 2000 by NPR's All Things Considered director Bob Boilen. At first, the show featured information and streaming audio about the songs used as bumper music on All Things Considered. The program has turned into a source of discovery for new music of all genres. In August 2005, the program began podcasting for free. In 2005, it began webcasting and podcasting live concerts from Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club, including acts such as Animal Collective, The Decemberists, Neko Case and Tom Waits.

Host Bob Boilen and producer/co-host Robin Hilton write a blog where they introduce music from unsigned and unknown bands and solicit ideas for shows from listeners. There is also an online music channel, "All Songs 24/7", streaming music from the program's archive.

In 2007, All Songs Considered became the cornerstone program of NPR Music, the music discovery web site from National Public Radio. Some NPR stations also directly broadcast the program on terrestrial radio.

Roadtrip Nation

Roadtrip Nation is a production company based out of Costa Mesa, California that produces the eponymous public television documentary series Roadtrip Nation.

History

Roadtrip Nation began in 2001 as an idea that Mike, Nathan, Brian and Amanda, four friends fresh out of college, formed while they were still unsure about what to do with their lives. Initially, the scope of the plan was relatively small – climb aboard an old RV, paint it green, and traverse the country with the purpose of interviewing people who inspired them by living lives that centered on what was meaningful to them. Along the way, the four realized that the conversations they were having on the road could not remain within the confines of their own RV, but held relevancy that could be shared with a world that was losing the know-how of living lives that pulse on personal passion rather than someone else’s expectations.

The original Roadtrip was a learning process for the whole team. With no experience driving an RV or handling a video camera (let alone editing footage for a documentary) and no contacts for setting up interviews, the friends relied on perseverance, dedication to making the road-trip work, and their genuine belief in wanting to find their own road in life in order for the trip to be successful. And the team did discover that they could have a life built on what they loved – through the interviews and the Roadtrip process, Amanda found her path was to be a teacher, while Mike, Nate and Brian discovered a passion for sharing their experience from the road.

My bubba

My bubba is a Swedish/Icelandic female duo, whose music is described as lo-fi, vocal-oriented folk, with lyrics that are often humorous and playful.

Career

Founding and current members are Guðbjörg Tómasdóttir (Bubba) from Iceland and My Larsdotter Lucas from Sweden. Bubba plays a guitar and sings vocals with My who sometimes plays a guitar and a Norwegian Cittra/Zither (Table harp).

Their songs on their latest album Goes Abroader were written during the long, dark nights of a Scandinavian winter. Despite the songs’ cold-weather provenance, the album was recorded in Seahorse Sound Studios and House of Blues Studios, both in sunny southern California. The duo worked with Noah Georgeson, who previously produced albums for Joanna Newsom and Devendra Banhart, and who developed a layered sound for My bubba.

Early years

My and Bubba met by chance in Copenhagen. Bubba moved in when My was doing the dishes in the kitchen while singing. From the next day on, My and Bubba started singing together mostly as an evening ritual to pass the time, but it later led them to Italy to record their first album together.

John Paul

John Paul may refer to:

People with forenames John Paul and known only by forenames

People with surname Paul