Look out for these new releases today! Buckcherry Brandi Carlile- iTunes EP George Clinton Dead Confederate- MP3 Fuijiya & Miyagi The Jayhawks- reunion album Laika and the Cosmonauts- farewell album Noah and the Whale- MP3 Amanda Palmer- Video Simian Mobile Disco Unwritten Law
I should have mentioned this earlier: www.whokilledamandapalmer.com has been taking pre-orders since last Monday for the new album, which is released this Tuesday. As is more and more common with dwindling CD sales, artists are getting more creative with tiered packages. All packages come with the physical CD and link to instantly download the whole album as MP3s. So, of course, I've been spinning this on my iPod since last week and it's pretty great. 1. For the casual fan ($14.99) -digipack CD -instant download link for the ENTIRE WKAP album [...]
The Matrix is on HBO Zone right now, which makes me wonder... should I get a land line phone? I like to be helpful and if anyone in the movie needed a place to jack in (of is it get out?) I'd love to help. Plus the excitement of someone blowing my apartment to bits while attacking these people who are outside of the matrix would be nice too. I like to have a few exciting things happen from time to time. Another note: I love my shower soap. I get out of the shower and go [...]
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Por Elsa López Foto Original de Tacvbo Medias de red, sombreros de copa brillantes, zapatos de tacón casi obscenos y mucha diversión. Comúnmente son palabras que describirían un cabaret, pero creo que estas palabras también describen bien la nueva producción solista de Amanda Palmer. Ella, como algunos han de saber, es la parte femenina del grupo The Dresden Dolls y ahora, queriendo hacer algo 'totalmente' independiente, ha sacado este disco titulado Who Killed Amanda Palmer? Fuck, [...]
It's a ball this Friday, and as Metro Station releases their new single, Shake It , we accompany this celebration with today's fresh mp3 tracks! * The upbeat Walking on a Dream by Empire of the Sun was an instant fave. * We never go wrong with The Pipettes ' The Shoe that Fits . * Another, let's not forget, the new Girl Talk -- Play your Part . [...]
Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before: a singer/songwriter branches out from his or her band to release a collection of "solo material." The inevitable blog buzz builds. Chatter rises about potential turmoil within the group. Some people even celebrate the idea that an artist can finally explore and express new ideas [...]
Okay, I just found out that again, my playlists has been removed. That's right, not just one (Sorry blogger, I guess Ill limit my post next time.). So, I'm re-posting them again including only the best picks. Please bear with me people, I plan on having this blog longer. This list might be quite long so blogger.com spare me with this one. And guys, please support these artist and their albums. Never settle for illegal mp3s. No excuses. I'm just here to give you samples of the best in the field. I admit I maybe generous on some, but do [...]
Who Killed Amanda Palmer , the solo debut from the Dresden Dolls singer and soulmate of yours truly, comes out September 16, and it is brilliant. The disc was produced by Ben Folds, and it's got the kind of bouncy pop tracks you might expect to hear on a Ben Folds Five record, as well as some gorgeous ballads. I'm particularly excited that the plaintive "Ampersand" is as good on record as it is live. As always, the stars of the show are Amanda's deeply personal words, which range from [...]
It seems like the Postal Service are the people to cover. There's a lot out there, and a number of well known and excellent musicians have gone and covered what is arguably their best known song, Such Great Heights . Iron & Wine's fantastic cover, which was featured on the Garden State Soundtrack, is, in my opinion, the best version, one that surpasses the original (but not by much.) Thus we fall into two camps - there's the acoustic-indie version of the song, and the pop-electronic versions, or ones that emulate either Iron & Wine or the [...]
Dresden Dolls I cant believe she's on her own now. They do make some weird sounds before. Yes, people, I dig it, very much. Anyway, listen to Dresden Dolls, Amanda Palmer 's band before. I don't know if the break is for better. I don't really know the specifics other than she'll be releasing her recorded album, Who Killed Amanda Palmer on Sept. 16 but who cares, good music is still good music. Who would say no to that? Girl Anachronism [...]
Crystal Castle vs Health- Crimewave Castles The Kooks-Kids(MGMT cover) Justice- D.A.N.C.E. (More Smash Than Mash Than Smah Brain Remix) Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone (Black Kids Remix) Lil Wayne- Lollipop (Lazrtag Remix) Amanda Palmer- Leeds United Amanda Palmer - I Will Follow You Into The Dark (Death Cab for Cutie cover) Jay-Z vs Oasis - Wonderback (Prod. by Cookin Soul) [...]
I always thought Amanda Palmar was a sassy songstress with Runs in the Family---and now is strike 2 for her. With Leeds United, Palmer hits my good spot. And she's definitely on my list of new favorites. Amanda Palmer - Leeds United How'd I do?
Amanda Palmer has posted a new YouTube video for "Strength Through Music" from her upcoming solo debut Who Killed Amanda Palmer? . The Columbine inspired song was haunting enough alone, so the tastefully done yet utterly chilling video only adds to the sadly dramatic atmosphere of the track. Amanda Palmer - Strength Through Music (YouTube Video) Muruch Who Killed Amanda Palmer? Review -- Please visit Muruch to comment. Muruch is a 100% legal music blog, all mp3s are posted [...]
Amanda Palmer is an enigma. A Pandora's box. A multidimensional puzzle. We'll never completely figure her out, but that's cool. We like it better that way. Girl's dangerous, anyways, so...you know. Her new record is out September 16 and, um, it's produced by Ben Folds. Palmer's been leaking songs all summer long, complete with videos for many of them, this being the sixth. We're posting this one because it's the most haunting and lasting one of them. For us, that is. You can (and should) of course, pick [...]
Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls will release her debut solo effort Who Killed Amanda Palmer? (title inspired by Twin Peaks ) on September 16th. Palmer's original concept was of a simple piano and voice collection recorded in her bedroom within one week, but the arrival of producer Ben Folds brought the recording to a proper studio and transformed it into a slicker project embellished with string and orchestral arrangements. Folds contributes backing vocals, keyboards, and percussion to the album, while Rasputina 's Zoë Keating provides cello. Members of The Dead [...]
September is gearing up to be an early Christmas for me with the release of Ben Folds' new album, Amanda Palmer's debut solo album (produced by Ben Folds), Neil Gaiman's new The Graveyard Book , and the Gaiman/Palmer photo book. Yes, all my favourite artists randomly got together and had babies. Now there's another release to add to that list: Nightmare Revisited . Last year I got all excited when I found out Rodrigo y Gabriela had been tapped by Danny Elfman to record a cover of Oogie Boogie's Song for a [...]
Normally performing as one half of the "Brechtian punk duo" the Dresden Dolls , Amanda Palmer appeared at the Lakeshore Theater last Friday on her own in support of her forthcoming solo LP, Who Killed Amanda Palmer. Along for the ride was the quasi-cabaret style show, albeit turned down a bit, that the dolls are known for and, of course, her vocal rawness. While she would have liked us to believe she was a bit nervous for the performance, her ferocity behind the keys betrayed this sentiment. [...]
Amanda Palmer. August 8th, 2008 at the Lakeshore Theater in Chicago, IL. Text and photos by Malora Mcintosh. As I've never seen Amanda Palmer before, and going off of the You Tube video submissions of her shows (like the birthday celebration video), one could get the impression that you're going to witness a sultry seductive schizophrenic display of feminine freedom that hasn't been encountered since you were massaged in a brothel in the late 1960's. But given that Pluto is officially not a planet, you shouldn't be surprised to hear that Amanda [...]
Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls) played a solo show last night supporting her new album Who Killed Amanda Palmer? at Spiegelworld in NYC. It was amazing. Highlights included "Ampersand," "The Point of it All," a cover of Radiohead's "Creep" on ukelele in which she walked the crowd while she sang, and a cover of [...]
01. Via BoingBoing, it's S.E.X.Y.R.O.B.O.T. ! It's a song by Pinker Tones, not to be confused with any other kind of r.o.b.o.t. 02. At Feministing, Nellie McKay gets on her high horse with her mandolin. It's irony, folks! Look into it. 03. Electroqueer makes the screen sizzle by highlighting some Juvelen videos . Nice job once again, Sweden. 04. Via Gvs.B and everyone under the sun, Lykke Li's new video for "Breaking It Up." That coat is [...]
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