Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer: The new RECORD, ART BOOK, and TOUR by Amanda Palmer — Kickstarter | We Are The Media, a photo by stevegarfield on Flickr.Visit the Amanda Palmer Kickstarter project: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amandapalmer/amanda-palmer-the-new-record-art-book-and-tour  

A few days ago I pointed to Elizabeth ‘s thread at Reddit where she engaged with the public in a way that everyone who manages customer support, PR, or marketing ought to learn from. Today, Amanda Palmer posted about her current Kickstarter project, which has raised $855,000 with eight days yet to run. Her goal [...]  

Former Dresden Dolls singer Amanda Palmer is one of the more energetic users of the internet to promote her solo career — she used the direct-to-fan marketing website Bandcamp to fund a previous album, and following her on Twitter is a full-time job. Now she’s giving away a rowdy new song, Do it with a Rock Star, at amandapalmer.net, prior to a new album, Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra, in September.  

Okay, here's a bit of a two-fer. With all of the attention that Amanda Palmer has been getting for her massively successful Kickstarter campaign, we had some commenters here questioning whether or not she would freak out if people then shared ...  

Musician Amanda Palmer, whose Kickstarter project for an all-singing, all-dancing tour plus album plus art book plus videos extravaganza is heading for the $1,000,000 mark, explains where all the money is likely to go, and how much she'll make ...  

Normally having someone talk you through a budget wouldn’t make for especially compelling reading ... recently launched a campaign on US-based crowd-sourcing website Kickstarter to raise money to fund a new album, art book and an ambitious tour ...  

Amanda Palmer, one half of cabaret rockers The Dresden Dolls, is in desperate need of money to help fund her new album, art project and tour – and is promising to attend a house party with anyone who pledge $5000 towards her fund.  

PLUS we have to factor in about $15-20k to pay our design team to actually design all this stuff, and to make it super-duper amazing and worth your money. those of you who supported mine and Neil’s last Kickstarter know what i’m talking about here.  

We know we talk about Boston indie music queen Amanda Palmer a lot, but there are a couple good reasons for that. First off, we’re fans of her music, both solo and as the frontwoman for the Dresden Dolls. But perhaps more importantly, it’s ...  

Dresden Dolls rocker Amanda Palmer has raised almost 600000 375000 after appealing for public donations to fund the cost of her new album The singer turned to fundraising website Kickstarter com last week 30Apr12 and asked fans to donate what they...  

In just over 2 weeks, 15,431 fans have pledged an impressive $754,201 to Amanda Palmer's Kickstarter campaign. There are still 13 days left to go in the campaign. How did Palmer do it? As Jay Franks wrote, "Amanda Palmer has pulled off the biggest music hack to date!" By hack, Frank means achieving a goal in an unconventional way. In large part, Palmer's fundraising is making headlines because the "establishment" has consistently undervalued...  

Singer-songwriter (and blogger extraordinaire! (http://blog.amandapalmer.net/)) Amanda Palmer is preparing to release her first new studio album in four years, in conjunction with her new band The Grand Theft Orchestra – which features Michael McQuilken, Chad Raines and Jherek Bischoff – and has today released 'Do it With a Rockstar' as a free download.  

If you give her $1 via Kickstarter, you'll get a download of the album, along with with bonus songs and exclusive content. If you donate $10,000, she says she will come to your home and give you a full-on "glitter, military costumes and wigs" makeover and ...  

‘Do It With A Rock Star’, is today the first new track from the album to be made available online as a FREE download from Amanda’s website ... Wine flowing, visual art and artists everywhere, music playing loudly, everybody excited about the album ...  

As a thank you, and to tease fans to a certain degree, Palmer has released a free MP3 download for her single "Do It With ... her major record label deal Palmer began working on a collection of songs. Without the support of a record label ...  

Dresden Dolls rocker Amanda Palmer has raised almost $600,000 (£375,000) after appealing for public donations to fund the costs of her new album. The singer turned to fundraising website Kickstarter.com last week (30Apr12) and asked fans to ...  

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Record labels say that they are struggling because of a lack of support from fans. Then explain to me how Amanda Palmer (The Dresden Dolls) has raised over 400,000 dollars in 2 days on her Kickstarter. A quick history about Amanda Palmer.  

“THIS IS THE FUTURE OF MUSIC” is a grand statement, and that’s exactly the one singer, songwriter and performance artist Amanda Palmer is making with her current Kickstarter campaign. Like thousands of independent artists before her, Palmer turned to Kickstarter, a website that hand-picks an array of artistic endeavors and then offers them a platform to raise money their projects through “crowd funding” for a set amount by a non-negotiable...  

Amanda Palmer's Kickstarter is up to $683,225 which is about $250,000 more than last time we mentioned it which was before her upcoming Brooklyn show quickly sold out. One person spent $10,000 which gets them dinner with Amanda who...  

Guest post by Jay Frank of FutureHit.DNA. For the last few days, I’ve seen my social networks light up with people talking about Amanda Palmer’s record breaking Kickstarter campaign. First, she raised $200,000. Then $300,000. Then $400,000. As of this writing (on the morning of Friday, May 4th), she’s about to pass $500,000. Over 8,000 people have supported her to the tune of $57.43 spent per person. When I look into how she did this just from...  

Singer/songwriter and Dresden Dolls frontwoman Amanda Palmer has announced a new studio album, her first since parting ways with her record label four years ago. The album will feature her new band, The Grand Theft Orchestra....  

The Dresden Dolls' Amanda Palmer has promised to attend a house party with anyone who pledges $5,000 (£3,086) towards her new record, art project and tour. The singer, who is married to writer Neil Gaiman, made the pledge on the Kickstarter website.  

On April 6, 2010 after a two year fight Amanda Palmer finally freed herself from her record deal with Roadrunner Records. For the seven years prior to her label divorce, anything she had written and recorded (either solo or with...  

The solo artist and member of the Dresden Dolls is distributing her latest album through the crowdfunding website, which has grown in popularity among musicians seeking to finance their projects. Musician Amanda Palmer has raised $368,000 [Ed note: the ...  

Musician Amanda Palmer has raised $368,000 in just two days on fundraising site Kickstarter to promote and distribute her latest album. The project went live Monday, April 30 and will run until May 31. Palmer, a solo artist and member of the Dresden Dolls ...  

The aim was to raise $100,000 in a month. However, in less than three months Amanda Palmer, member of the Dresden Dolls, and a prominent alternative music artist, has blown that goal out of the water. Using the funding platform Kickstarter, as of the writing of this post she had raised $377,000 in less than three days from 6,756 supporters. Those who would like to help fund a new album and tour can contribute at levels ranging from $1 to...  

Alt-rock cabaret performer Amanda Palmer is announcing a six-city summer tour in front of her first new studio album in four years, which is due out in September.More news: Amanda PalmerAll the latest music and artist coverage from SoundSpike  

FIRST NEW STUDIO ALBUM IN FOUR YEARS WITH NEW BAND THE GRAND THEFT ORCHESTRA Amanda Palmer Singer, songwriter, piano-slayer and blogger Amanda Palmer is preparing to release her first new studio album in four years this September, in conjunction with her new band, The Grand Theft Orchestra, featuring Michael McQuilken, Chad Raines and Jherek Bischoff. The album, recently recorded in Melbourne with producer John Congleton (St. Vincent...  

This is a Guest Blog post by Tahera Dudhwala After trawling the pop scene for feminist music icons, moving outside of the spotlight seems like the only way to find truly inspiring women. Amanda Palmer, best known for her time...  

After the onetime Dresden Doll took to Kickstarter yesterday, she has raised more than $250,000 (yes, in one day). Palmer, whose initial goal was $100,000, is continuing to raise money through the month of May. She asks supporters for a minimum ...  

Kickstarter, the fast-growing funding platform for creative projects, made more headlines this weekend as singer Amanda Palmer surged past $500k in community contributions. He intent to disrupt the music business again shows how quickly the ...  

Which brings us back to Amanda Palmer, and her community. Her huge fan base – over half a million Twitter followers for starters – rallied with funding which met her goals and then some. But as Palmer’s case shows, and Kickstarter brings ...  

Of course, not every four piece of denim-and-lager-lads from Oswestry can pull off Kickstarter to quite this extent, but Amanda Palmer has generated nearly half a million dollars to fan-fund an album, book and tour.A further example of why trying to block torrent search engines will do nothing to stop the collapse of the major labels. -- Visit No Rock & Roll Fun to comment, complain and kvetch  

Excellent work here, Daniel Brockman (see "The Problem with the Future of Music: Amanda Palmer and the rise of the music biz Super PAC," thePhoenix.com, May 3). I think Amanda Palmer missed the reason she has such a broad, wide, and fervent fan base is ...  

Amanda Palmer continues to raise the bar at Kickstarter after breaking the record for crowdfunding music. Palmer's always been open about how she does things, it's part of her approach to both art and business, and last week she shared her insights on Kickstarter crowdfunding with both the O Music Awards Blog and Techdirt. Plus, her behind-the-scenes helper Sean Francis shares his view from the trenches. As I work on this post early Monday...  

Amanda Palmer is planning to release a new album in September. She's also planning an art book, public art exhibit, and a tour. The problem is, all of that stuff costs money, and Palmer, who is no longer on a major label, doesn’t have any. So she’s launched a Kickstarter: The fundraising drive reached Palmer’s goal of $100,000 in seven hours, but you can still donate if you would like. Donating just $1 will...  

Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman's Violitionist Session is finally up, and it includes a cover of San Antonio country singer Leon's Payne's oft-covered "Psycho," which recounts a series of violent acts by the narrator, who, at the end of the song, claims his ...  

Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra (Michael McQuilken, Chad Raines, and Jherek Bischoff) are prepping their new album, which they recorded with producer/engineer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Modest Mouse, Xiu Xiu). In addition, she's releasing an art book...  

You can stream and download ‘Amanda Palmer Performs The Popular Hits Of Radiohead On Her Magical Ukulele’ here. And you can read the full interview with Sean Francis here. This week’s beef was actually quite a polite affair, but with everyone ...  

Amanda Palmer's record-setting Kickstarter campaign blew past the $500,000 mark Friday evening and stood at $536,275 Saturday afternoon. The project, to raise money to promote her new album, has received more pledges and a greater value of pledges than any ...  

Amanda Palmer's record-setting Kickstarter campaign blew past the $500,000 mark Friday evening and stood at $536,275 Saturday afternoon. The project, to raise money to promote her new album, has received more pledges and a greater value of pledges than any ...  

Amanda Palmer's record-setting Kickstarter campaign blew past the $500,000 mark Friday evening and stood at $536,275 Saturday afternoon. The project, to raise money to promote her new album, has received more pledges and a greater value of pledges than any ...  

Following the massive success of her Kickstarter experiment, we asked Amanda Palmer if she wanted to write a quick guest post about why she thought the offering was so successful. Here's what came back, including a bonus bit from Sean Francis, who has helped Amanda for years on the tech/social side of things. There's a great story about how bamboo grows. A farmer plants a bamboo shoot underground, and waters and tends it for about three...  

Avant-garde performer and musician Amanda Palmer recently began a fundraising campaign on Kickstarter to promote, mix, manufacture and distribute her first studio album since 2008. She has spent four years writing songs for the independently-created album and has recorded it with her new backing band, The Grand Theft Orchestra. Palmer and her band have begun [...]  

Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra (Michael McQuilken, Chad Raines, and Jherek Bischoff) are prepping their new album, which they recorded with producer/engineer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Modest Mouse, Xiu Xiu). In addition, she's releasing an ...  

In less than a week, musician/artist Amanda Palmer has raised a record $490,000 for a new album on Kickstarter, making it the highest music funded music project to come from the site. Palmer’s pitch for the new album touts Kickstarter, a site ...  

BOSTON — Boston indie rocker Amanda Palmer has been called “the social media ... I hope you will join our rock and roll cause. When you get on board please spread the link. This is the future of music. This is how we *&$#@ do it.  

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...  

Today, instead of the usual community favorites post, we wanted to take the opportunity to highlight our own top picks for the week. It was an easy choice, because we love it when artists and creators visit the site to speak about their experiences, and this week we were lucky enough to have guest posts from three different musicians. They all had a lot of great stuff to say, and here are a few highlights. The first came about as a result of...  

Amanda Palmer is calling on fans to help her release her first new studio album in four years. The release is in conjunction with her new band, The Grand Theft Orchestra, featuring Michael McQuilken, Chad Raines and Jherek Bischoff. The album, recently ...  

It was already impressive yesterday when Amanda Palmer absolutely killed her goal of raising $100,000 to release her new album and accompany projects. But now, after only being active for about two days, the songwriter's Kickstarter campaign has achieved ...  

Amanda Palmer’s birthday wish came true. On April 30 she told fans that if they wanted to know what to get her for her birthday, they could back a new Kickstarter project in support of her upcoming album. Two days later, she’s already exceeded her $ ...  

piano-slayer and blogger Amanda Palmer is preparing to release her first new studio album in four years, in conjunction with her new band, The Grand Theft Orchestra, featuring Michael McQuilken, Chad Raines and Jherek Bischoff. The album, recently recorded ...  

Singer, songwriter, piano-slayer and blogger Amanda Palmer is preparing to release her first new studio album in four years, in conjunction with her new band, The Grand Theft Orchestra, featuring Michael McQuilken, Chad Raines and Jherek Bischoff.  

Last night, Dresden Dolls singer Amanda Palmer was in town, mixing her new album with the ubiquitous John Congleton. Not only did she do a Violitionist Session with Neil Gaiman (yes, Neil Gaiman was in Denton, let that sink in), she also donated money to ...  

featuring Michael McQuilken, Chad Raines, and Jherek Bischoff, recorded the album in Australia with producer John Congleton, who’s worked with St. Vincent, Murder by Death, and Modest Mouse, among others. As part of the rollout, Palmer’s ...  

Tuesday night, we were invited to play a small part in Kate Bornstein's book party at the experimental theater Dixon Place, to celebrate the release of her memoir, A Queer and Pleasant Danger. Earlier that day, our cover story about Kate had popped up on ...  

Yesterday, AMANDA PALMER walked into her record label headquarters, and demanded an advance of around $100,000 for a new record, a tour, an art book, and a bunch of other cool shit she wanted to accomplish and/or release by the end of 2012.  

We've certainly written about Amanda Palmer's many success stories on this site before -- including her celebration of the fact that she finally got dropped from a record label two years ago. Since then, she's done a bunch of fun projects, more ...  

Tuesday night, we were invited to play a small part in Kate Bornstein's book party at the experimental theater Dixon Place, to celebrate the release of her memoir, A Queer and Pleasant Danger. ...  

Live Nation chairman Irving Azoff makes $34.6 million a year ... CMJ is giving away tickets to Zola Jesus at the Guggenheim. The show is on Thursday, May 10. The deadline to enter is May 8 at 10 a.m. Did you know that the music industry in ...  

In The Problem With Music, an oft-cited screed from the heady alternative-bands-being-poached-by-major-labels days of 1993, audio-engineer/musician/crank Steve Albini posited ... was a sense that the numbers on Palmer’s page were very similar ...  

"I feel sorry for them. They are trying to sell pieces of plastic in a digital world. But they're barking up the wrong tree if they think they can Katy Perry or Avril Lavigne me into the Walmarts of the world. Not into it. Never was. Sorry. I never wanted ...  

Depending on the size of one's donation, receivables range from a digital download of the album for a mere $1 to a professional photo shoot with Amanda and band including Thai food and alcoholic beverages and likely an acoustic performance on ukulele with ...  

Amanda Fucking Palmer's next album is a big ... Robyn Hitchcock, Sarah Beetson, Shepard Fairey, Steven Bogart, Sylvia K, Tao Lin, Tony Albert, Vladimir Zimikov, Walter Sickert, and Zea Barker. since i'm now without a giant label to front the gazillions ...  

This year she toured with her steam-punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls earlier this year, but now, alongside doing LOTS AND LOTS OF OTHER THINGS (keep up on her twitter), Amanda Palmer is focussing on making some brand new music with her new projcet, The ...  

There were a few notables at the Rethink Music speakers’ dinner hosted at the Harvard Club by the Berklee College of Music the other night. Having a nosh were (from left) Amy Heidemann of Karmin, DJ Spooky, and Amanda Palmer. The Rethink Music ...  

Whoa. Accompanying the music will be an art book featuring work inspired by the album. Paul Miller aka DJ Spooky, Shepard Fairey and Throwing Muses' Kristin Hersh are among the 30 artists who contributed. Additionally, Palmer's upcoming tour is set to ...  

Singer, composer, occasional comic book conceptualizer and all-around performer Amanda Palmer has announced that she’s working on her next solo album. Having already finished recording with The Grand Theft Orchestra in Australia, Palmer is currently working with producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Murder By Death, Modest Mouse) in Dallas, Texas.  

As a huge reader (and amateur writer) of fantasy fiction I've become a big fan of English author Neil Gaiman over the past few years. You might know him from Sandman. Or American Gods. Or Coraline. Or Stardust. Or that time he was on The Simpsons.  

Oops! You need to have javascript enabled and Flash 9 to view this audio content. Amanda dropped by to chat about how she got her band name, a very involved tattoo-ing filmclip she's been working on, covering Nirvana for World Record Store Day, what her ...  

Accurate Australia chords by Amanda Palmer from Ultimate Guitar Archive. Direct URL to the tab: click  

Palmer was born in New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital, and grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts. She attended Lexington High School, where she was involved in the drama department, and attended Wesleyan University where she was a member of the Eclectic ...  

Palmer was born in New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital, and grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts. She attended Lexington High School, where she was involved in the drama department, and attended Wesleyan University where she was a member of the Eclectic ...  

As you may or may not already be aware, punk cabaret pioneer is currently slaving away in an Australian recording studio with backing band The Grand Theft Orchestra and producer John Congleton, working tirelessly on her first proper studio album since 2008 ...  

Butler presented checks to Musselman High School teacher Deborah Stevens, Musselman Middle School teachers Julia Moore and Lindsay Shockey, Rosemont Elementary teacher Amanda Palmer and Valley View Elementary teacher Jennifer Reed-Grimmett, who was not in attendance.  

Teague, Deputy District Commander Lt. Col. Gene Snyman, Real Estate Chief and LDP advisor Mark Moore, and Natural Resource Specialist and LDP advisor Amanda Palmer for organizing the kick-off. The LDP Level II Class of 2012 participants are: Michelle Lay ...  

Episode 4: "Enemy of the State" will revolve around Olivia and Amanda Palmer fighting against the white house, and the President in particular. "The President has declared war on you, Olivia," Cyrus warns her. "May God have mercy on your soul." Watch the ...  

According to video director and fellow Amanda Palmer bandmate Michael McQuilken, the video is "a retelling of the Roman myth of Aurora… more or less!" Jherek's album Composed also features luminaries such as David Byrne, Caetano Veloso, and Craig Wedren ...  

They’re focusing on themselves instead of their fans.” He’s also a big fan of Amanda Palmer, whose Kickstarter campaign for her next album managed to raise $250,000 in its first day, with the rest of the month to go. Lefsetz’s big insight is that ...  

Somewhere in the midst of new music by Patti Smith, Willie Nelson, Amanda Palmer, Yoko Ono, Yo La Tengo and more is a brand-new Mogwai cut called "Earth Division". Stream it right here courtesy of our friends over at Stereogum. Wouldn't be Mogwai without ...  

Amanda Palmer, Dar Williams, The Mammals Featuring Pete Seeger, David Crosby & Graham Nash, George Martinez & The Global Block Collective, Jackson Browne, Yo La Tengo, The Guthrie Family, Matt Pless, Filmmaker Michael Moore, Mogwai and More! LOS ANGELES ...  

"Boston has lost a piece of its identity and soul." Amanda Palmer WFNX will go silent once the FCC transfers the license to Clear Channel, a process that could take as long as 90 days from last week's sale. Exactly what Clear Channel intends to change the ...  

Earlier today we posted about the fund-raising success of AMANDA PALMER, who in one day pulled in more than a quarter-million dollars from more than 5,000 backers via Kickstarter. The one-time Dresden Doll has finished recording a new record in ...  

On hearing of the game, counter-cabaret diva Amanda Palmer commented: "Thomas Dolby is to Steampunk what Iggy Pop was to Punk!" Aaron Jonah Lewis is a multi-instrumentalist, performer and educator. He has won awards at the Clifftop Appalachian ...  

“He did the safest thing — he was able to call and give us detailed descriptions,” Palmer said, describing a pickup and car as they left the scene. Less than 30 minutes later, Deputy Amanda Myrko spotted those two vehicles going northbound on ...  

Look for tuneage from Flaming Lips, Animal Collective, Amanda Palmer, Arcade Fire, Iggy & the Stooges, Red Hot Chili Peppers, David Bowie, Luna, Metallica, Gary Clark, Jr., the Black Keys, Mastadon, Feist, Phish, Preteen Zenith, Uncle Tupelo ...  

The show opens Friday, March 30. In "Private Lives," tempestuous Amanda and Elyot (Palmer and Zepf), once a glamorous couple, haven't seen each other since their divorce five years ago. When they meet by chance on a hotel balcony, the old ...  

"You guys don't know I played Augusta on Sunday," Woods said after Wednesday's pro-am round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando ... Mountainview Hospital spokeswoman Amanda Powell said Tarkanian's status had not changed, despite ...  

“Occupy this Album” features 99 “fan favorites” and unreleased tracks by Willie Nelson, Dave Crosby and Graham Nash, Ani DiFranco, former Dresden Dolls singer Amanda Palmer, Yoko Ono and more, and will be out May 15. The album will be ...  

School Street in Diamond, Thursday, Feb. 23. • Grundy County deputies cited Amanda M. Palmer, 25, of Coal City, for disobeying a stop sign at 3767 N. Dresden Road and Foxboro Drive in Coal City, Saturday, Feb. 25. • Corey A. Frazier ...  

School Street in Diamond, Thursday, Feb. 23. • Grundy County deputies cited Amanda M. Palmer, 25, of Coal City, for disobeying a stop sign at 3767 N. Dresden Road and Foxboro Drive in Coal City, Saturday, Feb. 25. • Corey A. Frazier ...  

Recently, Amanda Palmer, former bandleader of The Dresden Dolls, raised over $360,000 in a mere 48 hours via Kickstarter, shattering the previous Kickstarter record for music fundraising, and fully funding Palmer’s next album and tour.  

Today Lawson has released her own version starring, among other celebrities, Soleil Moon Frye, Wil Wheaton, Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman. She calls the book “funnier than the Bible.”  

London, Mar 22 (ANI): 'Britain's Got Talent' judge Amanda Holden has revealed an embarrassing secret ... X Factor wannabe Zahra Palmer has the best body Simon Cowell has ever seen.