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Plague Vendor remind the world they’re still here with passionate new song

Three years after the release of their sophomore album, BLOODSWEAT, California’s murderous post-punks Plague Vendor have returned. The quartet have just shared “New Comedown,” the lead single off their upcoming third album, By Night, slated for release June 7 via Epitaph Records. The video for “New Comedown” was directed by Dan Monick, showcasing Plague Vendor’s […]

11 sunshiney ukulele classics that will brighten your day

If a band includes a ukulele in their music, it’s always got a feel-good vibe. It doesn’t even matter what kind of song they’re writing or what genre they’re going for. Even if the lyrics are depressing as hell, it’s got a ukulele, so it’s automatically pretty happy. The ukulele is basically a magical ray […]

“Depth almost always comes from adversity"—Mat Devine on his advice compendium ‘Weird War One’

For those uninitiated, we introduce you to the Raccoon Society—an extraordinary community of openness and empathy forged within an archaic fuse.tv comment box on what was, a decade ago, a Kill Hannah tour blog  run by the group’s frontman Mat Devine. “It wasn’t until around 2008 that it turned into an advice column,” Devine explains, […]

Watch the Dresden Dolls’ first U.S. show in five years

The Dresden Dolls played a free show on April 18 at Rough Trade in New York in celebration of the release of their The Virginia Monologues Record Store Day-exclusive LP set. The performance marked the duo’s first U.S. show since their 2010 reunion tour. “The ’Dolls haven’t played together in years,” vocalist/pianist Amanda Palmer said […]

"The shift in consciousness is just beginning and it’s terrifying"—A conversation with Amanda Palmer

The Art Of Asking, released last week via Grand Central Publishing, is Dresden Dolls frontwoman, Kickstarter-exploder and multi-talented artist Amanda Palmer’s first non-fiction book, an exploration of identity, art and commerce and human connection. It reads as a moving and shockingly honest part-biography, part-self-help guide where ultimately, through Palmer's experiences, readers can learn that the […]

Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra release "The Bed Song" video

Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra have released a music video for “The Bed Song” from Palmer's latest album, Theatre Is Evil. The video was shot at Bard College last summer and directed by Michael McQuilken. Watch it below and  “When I wrote the script for 'The Bed Song' video, I knew it could either turn […]

AP's 10 Essential albums of 2012

Originally printed in AP 294, you can subscribe to our 10 Essential Albums of 2012 playlist on Rdio. Another year has drawn to a close, and despite the Mayans’ best efforts, the world didn’t end. (Granted, this issue is on sale for a few weeks before Dec. 21, so maybe we’re wrong…) The AP editorial […]

Amanda Palmer cancels 2013 tour dates to be with friend battling cancer

Amanda Palmer has posted a blog entry on her website explaining that she will cancel all of her upcoming 2013 tour commitments to stay with her best friend Anthony as he battles Leukemia. “[M]y best friend is really sick and his future is uncertain,” Palmer says. “So i am going to stay with him while […]

Amanda Palmer releases "Do It With A Rockstar" video

Amanda Palmer and The Grand Theft Orchestra have released a new video for “Do It With A Rockstar” from Palmer's latest album, Theatre Is Evil. Check it out below. It also was co-directed by and features a cameo from The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne. Pornstarlette Stoya also makes an appearance. (“NSFW” version here.)

Amanda Palmer announces UK tour dates

Amanda Palmer has announced that she will play a string of shows in the UK and Europe next spring.  The newly-announced UK dates are as follows: March 21- Dublin, Ireland- The Academy March 22- Edinburgh, Scotland- The Picturehouse March 23- Manchester, England- The Academy March 24- Birmingham, England- The Institute March 26- Bristol, England- The […]

Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra - Theatre Is Evil

Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra Theatre Is Evil This review originally ran in AP 291. Amanda Palmer hangs on Twitter too much, insists on wearing sheer clothing in photo ops with her famous literary-figure husband and has galvanized a legion of marginalized, annoying people who needed to follow a similarly kooky type to […]

Interview: Amanda Palmer on happiness, telltale fish hearts and viking funerals

Today marks the release date for singer/songwriter, punk-cabaret chanteuse and aesthetic workaholic AMANDA PALMER’s new solo album, Theatre Is Evil. With the backing of her wicked trio the Grand Theft Orchestra and the expertise of producer John Congleton, Palmer has created a bombastic vision that jumps over the top rope of the pretentiousness ring while […]

Download a new song from Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra for free

Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra have made “The Killing Type” from their upcoming album Theater Is Evil  available for free download through NPR. Theater Is Evil, Palmer's follow up to her previous solo album Who Killed Amanda Palmer, features backing band “The Grand Theft Orchestra” and was funded through Kickstarter. It is set […]

Amanda Palmer raises nearly $400,000 in two days on Kickstarter

Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls) has raised $378,000 on Kickstarter since Monday at press time, a Kickstarter launched to help fund the costs associated with self-releasing her next solo album. Her initial fundraising goal of $100,000 was met in just seven hours. Here's an excerpt from the page: “this is my first BIG, LEGIT studio album […]