OK Go helps NPR Music series move in unique and amazing performance
(CBS News) The weekend is over, and with it the Weekend Music Round-Up. But today I'm seeing an amazing music item out, and the next round-up seems forever away... so what do you say to breaking the Friday rule and I post some music to make your Monday a bit better? Actually, don't say anything at all if you really, really like the idea. (Taking a pause from my writing and not hearing anything but the typing of colleagues.) Nice, I knew you'd love it! And for our musical deviation from the norm, we've got a brand-new performance from NPR Music's "Tiny Desk Concerts" featuring the band OK Go both playing live and assisting in the craziest and coolest move you've ever witnessed in the history of ever! You really need to check this one out.
The live rendition of "All Is Not Lost" incorporated into an actual location move for the series "Tiny Desk Concerts" was posted by NPR Music who write about the unique combination:The Tiny Desk has moved, and OK Go has helped make it so.
Earlier this year, we needed to figure out the best possible way to move my Tiny Desk from NPR's old headquarters to our new facility just north of the U.S. Capitol. We wanted to go out with a bang and arrive at our new space in style, so our thoughts naturally turned to a catchy pop band we love: OK Go, whose unforgettable videos have been viewed tens of millions of times on YouTube.
Bandleader Damian Kulash used to be an engineer at an NPR member station in Chicago, so we figured he'd be up for helping us execute a simple idea: Have OK Go start performing a Tiny Desk Concert at our old location, continue playing the same song while the furniture and shelving is loaded onto a truck, and finish the performance at our new home. In addition to cameos by many of our NPR colleagues -- Ari Shapiro, Audie Cornish, David Greene, Guy Raz, Scott Simon, Alix Spiegel, Susan Stamberg and more -- this required a few ingredients: Number of video takes: 223 Percent used in final version: 50 Number of raw audio channels: 2,007 Percent used in final version: 50 Number of microphones: 5 Number of hard-boiled eggs consumed: 8, mostly by bassist Tim Nordwind Number of seconds Carl Kasell spent in the elevator with OK Go: 98 Number of times Ari Shapiro played the tubular bells: 15 Number of pounds the tubular bells weighed: 300 Number of times the shelves were taken down and put back up: 6 Number of days it took to shoot: 2 Number of cameras: 1
OK Go played "All Is Not Lost" from Of the Blue Colour of the Sky, with words tweaked by the All Songs Considered team. And so begins a new era for the Tiny Desk, after 277 concerts (counting this one) in our old home. -- BOB BOILENSo, I have a big confession: I've been a huge fan of NPR Music's "Tiny Desk Concerts" for a really long time now. (Phew, what a weight off my shoulders to write aloud!) I mean, they seriously do such a phenomenal job showcasing unique, live performances from a variety of bands that I know and love. And I've been an open and unabashed fan of OK Go from the moment I first saw them jogging on a treadmill. But watching this video has somehow increased my fandom of these two groups even further (obsession perhaps?), and earned them both a big triple-rainbow salute of creative musical excellence from all of us here at The Feed! And if you'd like to check out more amazing Tiny Desk Concerts, be sure to visit their website by clicking here.