Bob Boilen

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Name: Bob Boilen

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Song Premiere: Sharon Jones' Explosive 'Retreat' by Bob Boilen

If this song had just the tubular bells at the top and then that Motown guitar riff, I'd have been hooked and happy. But then, along comes Sharon Jones, the brilliant, powerful soul singer, and the song explodes. "Retreat!" is the perfect marriage of ... [Published WUKY - May 13 2013]

Entities: Sharon Jones, Bob Boilen, Daptone Records, Sydney (Australia), Hollywood

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Vampire Weekend On New York, Souls Of Mischief And The Secrets Of Its New Album

Vampire Weekend in New York City: (from left) Chris Tomson, Chris Baio, Rostam Batmanglij and Ezra Koenig. (Alex John Beck / Courtesy of the artist)“ We got together and we wrote a lot and the songs we ended up keeping often were ones that the initial ... [Published WNYC - May 01 2013]

Entities: Bob Boilen, Junior Reid, Smog, John Lennon

First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

The Zombies Remember Their Odyssey

, host of NPR Music's All Songs Considered, interviews Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone of The Zombies at SXSW. (Mito Habe-Evans / NPR)It's remarkable to still have The Zombies with us. And rather unimaginable, really. They first broke up in 1968, just ... [Published WNYC - Apr 20 2013]

Entities: Rod Argent, Colin Blunstone, Bob Boilen

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