Amanda Palmer

Click Here to Join the Party “Do It With A Rockstar” MP3 Available at Amanda Palmer’s Website Album Drops in September, 6 City Exclusive Art & Acoustic Events + Live Rock Shows* This Summer *ALL general admission tickets SOLD OUT, now ONLY available through Kickstarter. “Palmer is set to join Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails as the artists that people tend to mention when they talk about the new music business.” – Billboard “The Best New Thing In The World” – The Rachel Maddow Show ” …Ms...Read Full Story

UPDATE 2: Amanda Palmer has now surpassed $489,620 from 8590 backers in less than 4 days on Kickstarter. Full story: Amanda Palmer has used the power of her fanbase to raise $360,000 for a new album, art book and tour on Kickstarter.  That shatters the previous record for music of on the crowd-funding platform of $207,980 for Five Iron Frenzy.  Palmer has also launched a companion funding vehicle called LoanSpark, to enable her more wealth fans to loan her money to be paid back along with...Read Full Story

UPDATE: Amanda Palmer has now surpassed $437,000 from 7,300 backers in just 72 hours on Kickstarter. Full story: Amanda Palmer has used the power of her fanbase to raise $360,000 for a new album, art book and tour on Kickstarter.  That shatters the previous record for music of on the crowd-funding platform of $207,980 for Five Iron Frenzy.  Palmer has also launched a companion funding vehicle called LoanSpark, to enable her more wealth fans to loan her money to be paid back along with...Read Full Story

Former Dresden Doll Amanda Palmer released her last solo record, Who Killed Amanda Palmer, in 2008. Presently in Melbourne, Australia, the performer has been recording a follow-up. Telling Billboard she’s “excited” about her upcoming album, Palmer has been putting in 12-hour days in order to release it by September 2012. Working with Ben Folds on Who Killed, Palmer brought John Congleton, who previously produced Modest Mouse, and a full band has been joining them. Regarding their recording...Read Full Story

Amanda Palmer has used the power of her fanbase to raise $360,000 for a new album, art book and tour on Kickstarter.  That shatters the previous record for music of on the crowd-funding platform of $207,980 for Five Iron Frenzy.  Palmer has also launched a companion funding vehicle called LoanSpark, to enable her more wealth fans to loan her money to be paid back along with "creative interest". Palmer's original goal had been $100,000. But with the help of her half million Twitter followers...Read Full Story

Amanda Palmer, who is awesome, is running a kickstarter to fund the promo and duplication of her new record. Its already got a ton of pledges and deserves more, so check it out – http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amandapalmer/amanda-palmer-the-new-record-art-book-and-tour. (Background – Amanda is one half of the Dresden Dolls, is an incredible artist & musician and has put out a ton of great music that I like a bunch. Also has great taste in men.)Read Full Story

Who Killed Amanda Palmer? Is the 2008 debut solo effort from Amanda Palmer, the lead singer of the Dark Caberet duo The Dresden Dolls. Written and recorded mostly in Nashville, Who Killed Amanda Palmer is a heavy reference to the Canadian show Twin Peaks, the TV series that revolved around who killed Laura Palmer. Produced by Roadrunner Records - also the record label for The Dresden Dolls, Who Killed sees Palmer team up with Ben Folds, and features a range of different collaborations...Read Full Story

Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra ‘Polly’ [Nirvana cover] Released last year as part SPIN magazine’s Nevermind twentieth anniversary tribute/remake compilation, Amanda Palmer’s cover of the infamous ‘Polly’ has been thrust back into the limelight with this rather provocative new video set to a new mix of the recording. Kurt Cobain, who was an outspoken feminist, wrote ‘Polly’ in 1988 after reading about the abduction, torture and rape of a fourteen-year-old girl who had just finished...Read Full Story

Last night, I was lucky enough to watch a once in a lifetime gig – The Dresden Dolls (Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione), Brian Ritchie, Mick Harvey and John Parish performing The Violent Femmes first album. It was, amazing. Things like this make me happy. And if you’re interested, here are the photos I took of The Dresden Dolls performance.Read Full Story

By Caryn Ganz Friday night at Australia's MOFO festival, Amanda Palmer will be leading a full performance of the Violent Femmes' self-titled 1983 debut — the one that starts with the one-two-three-four punch of "Blister in the Sun," "Kiss Off," "Please Do Not Go," and "Add It Up." Her backing band? Fellow Dresden Doll Brian Viglione, two gifted members of PJ Harvey's touring outfit (Mick Harvey and John Parish), and festival curatorBrian Ritchie, who also happens to be the Femmes' founding...Read Full Story