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Video: The Funniest Song About Joan Of Arc You Will Ever Hear
On April 25, husband-and-wife creative superforce Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer teamed up with Ben Folds and OK Go’s Damian Kulash for one night and one night only. The goal: To write and record a six-song EP to be released the next day. A tall order, perhaps, but for these guys, an infinitely achievable one. They called themselves 8in8, and the resulting EP, Nighty Nighty, is pretty spectacular. They released it under a creative commons license, hoping that people would then take the songs and make music videos for them, and believe you me, the people have certainly pulled out all the stops! More »
12 Awesome Lesser-Known Celebrity Marriages
We’re all familiar with the concept of the high-profile celebrity romance; powerful marketing tools, these sorts of romances keep your name in the papers, and regardless as to whether the news is good or bad, press is press. But for every Alex Pettyfer, Dianna Agron, Robert Pattinson, and Kristen Stewart, there are also loads of celebrity couples that manage to fly under the radar, and while the relationships may therefore be lesser known, they are no less amazing. Here are twelve of our favorite awesome but lesser-known celebrity marriages: More »
Fan Service: Amanda Palmer Conducted a Body-Ink Q&A Over Twitter Last Summer
While writing up a recent post on Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer‘s interactions with their devoted fanbases (of which there is a lot of overlap), I came across this great blog post from Palmer, published in July 2010. The performer had previously started the tradition of #LOFNOTC (Losers of Friday Night on Their Computers) parties, but wanted to make that night fresh. So began the body art. More »
Kevin Smith Trades ‘Red State’ Screening Tickets for Fans’ Artwork
Another great example of Twitter encouraging fan engagement: Lately Kevin Smith has been negotiating with fans who can’t afford tickets to his Red State screenings ($75 at their cheapest, albeit with a Q&A afterwards), by bartering tickets for logos and other artwork. And why not? Smith is self-promoting the film, with sponsors financing his cross-country trip to show screenings. Considering that the film is still waiting on a distributor (but getting very close), it makes sense not to put money into promotional material yet. These art swaps started, it seems, with a March 11 tweet from an artist named @JohnAllenMusic, who created some opening tracks for Smith’s latest podcast. More »
Lykke Li, Amanda Palmer, The Thermals, and More On Sale
This Friday is no different than other Fridays: Lots of tickets going on sale at noon. Here’s the rundown:
Image: Newscom, Zumawire
Matisyahu at Webster Hall in December 2008
Lykke Li will be at Highline Ballroom on June 1 (tickets)
Amanda Palmer will be at Highline Ballroom on June 5 (tickets)
Melissa Ferrick and Hesta Prynn will be at Highline Ballroom on June 6 (tickets)
Girl in a Coma (on Joan Jett’s Blackheart label) will be at Highline Ballroom on June 19 (tickets)
Phish at Jones Beach… More »
New New Year’s Eve Shows
Amanda Palmer in Berlin, Germany, October 2008. Image: Newscom
Aside from all of the previously mentioned New Year’s Eve shows, some late night ones have been added.
Amanda Palmer & The Danger Ensemble will be playing a 2 a.m. show at the Bowery Ballroom (after Patti Smith). Tickets go on sale Friday at noon.
Mr. Brownstone (GNR cover band) will be playing at 2 a.m. at Mercury Lounge (after A Place to Bury Strangers). Tickets are on sale.
And, Crystal Castles, who are already… More »
The Pretenders and Amanda Palmer On Sale Tomorrow
The Pretenders will be at Highline Ballroom on and the tickets go on sale tomorrow.
Amanda Palmer, who will be at Sound Fix playing for free tonight, will have a full-on show at Webster Hall on November 21. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at noon…. More »
Apollo Sunshine, Sam Phillips, and More at Sound Fix
Sound Fix in Williamsburg has some great free shows coming up, starting tomorrow.
Saturday @ 8 p.m.: Callers
Sunday @ 6 p.m.: Apollo Sunshine
Wednesday @ 6 p.m.: Sam Phillips
Next Friday: Amanda Palmer (of Dresden Dolls)… More »