Aug 19, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Amanda Palmer has shared a new song, “Everybody Knows Somebody,” that addresses gun violence in America and the continuing wave of mass shootings. She’s also shared a black & white video of her performing the song live in her house (in which she encourages the viewer to sing along). More

Mar 08, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Amanda Palmer has released a new album, There Will Be No Intermission, today via 8 Ft. Records/Cooking Vinyl. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. She has also shared a video for “Voicemail for Jill,” which tackles abortion. More

Mar 01, 2019 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, Issue 65, which is out now nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere) and available to buy directly from us here. The issue features Mitski on the front cover and boygenius (Julien Baker + Phoebe Bridgers + Lucy Dacus) on the back cover. More

Feb 22, 2019 By Mark Redfern

There were many strong contenders for this week’s Songs of the Week. We could’ve gone as high as a Top 15 instead of the regular Top 10 and as it is there are a whopping 11 honorable mentions, with some good tracks that also almost made the honorable mention list to. More

Feb 20, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Amanda Palmer is releasing a new album, There Will Be No Intermission, on March 8, which is also International Women’s Day. Now she has shared another song from it, “Voicemail for Jill,” which tackles abortion and is a lifeline to those women struggling with the choice and the experience. More

Dec 11, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Amanda Palmer has announced a new album, There Will Be No Intermission, and shared its first single, “Drowning in Sound.” She has also announced some tour dates. More

Oct 05, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

One year ago today The New York Times published Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey‘s article that exposed Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and the years of sexual harassment and assault allegations against him. Back in May Amanda Palmer teamed up with Welsh singer/songwriter Jasmine Power for the new song “Mr. Weinstein Will See You Now,” which addressed the situation and the #MeToo movement. Now, on the one-year anniversary of The New York Times article, Palmer and Power have shared a video for the song. More

May 25, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Sometimes timing is everything. Amanda Palmer has teamed up with Welsh singer/songwriter Jasmine Power for a new song “Mr. Weinstein Will See You Now.” As its title suggests, it addresses the disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. More

Jan 25, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Amanda Palmer has covered The Mountain Goats’ “The Mess Inside” for the I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats podcast. The podcast is a conversation series featuring Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle and Joseph Fink, creator of Welcome to Night Vale and Alice Isn’t Dead. More

Sep 01, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Amanda Palmer has shared a brand new song, “Drowning in the Sound,” to benefit those affected by Hurricane Harvey. All the proceeds from downloads of the song between now and September 30 will go to the Texas Diapers Bank, to help parents of babies (as well as seniors) caught up in the hurricane and flooding who might not have access to diapers. More

May 05, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Here we highlight nine albums due out today that we feel are most worth hearing. We have also included Amazon links for each album. If you click through those links and buy the album (or anything else on Amazon once you’ve clicked through) then Amazon rewards us with a sales percentage. More

May 02, 2017 By Charles Steinberg

Amanda Palmer has collaborated with Legendary Pink Dots founder Edward Ka-Spel on her new album I CAN SPIN A RAINBOW, which arrives this Friday, May 5th. Under the Radar has the exclusive album stream. I CAN SPIN A RAINBOW is the first full-length collaboration between Palmer and Ka-Spel, founding member of visionary Anglo-Dutch psychedelicists The Legendary Pink Dots. More

Feb 21, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

The ever busy Amanda Palmer has announced a new collaborative album with Edward Ka-Spel of the Anglo-Dutch psychedelic band The Legendary Pink Dots. A press release says Ka-Spel is one of Palmer’s “greatest artistic heroes.” More

Oct 25, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar‘s Protest Auction for the American Cancer Society ends today (Tuesday, October 25) at 2 PM eastern. This is your last chance to both help us raise money for cancer research and own a unique piece of music memorabilia. You can still go to eBay to bid on all of the autographed musician-made protest signs featured in Under the Radar‘s 2016 Protest Issue, with all profits going to the American Cancer Society. The auction includes protest signs made by Tegan and Sara, Amanda Palmer, Best Coast, Sharon Jones, Thurston Moore, Banks & Steelz, Moby, Mew, OK Go, Okkervil River, Metronomy, Wild Beasts, Car Seat Headrest, Lush, Local Natives, Julien Baker, Super Furry Animals, Billy Bragg, Perfect Pussy, Wye Oak, Everything Everything, School of Seven Bells, Deerhoof, Kristin Kontrol, Andrew W.K., Yeasayer, Natalie Prass, Superchunk, The Julie Ruin, Frankie Cosmos, Kevin Morby, LUH, Tacocat, Xiu Xiu, Slow Club, and many others. More

Oct 24, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar‘s Protest Auction for the American Cancer Society ends tomorrow (Tuesday, October 25) at 2 PM eastern. You can still go to eBay to bid on all of the autographed musician-made protest signs featured in Under the Radar‘s 2016 Protest Issue, with all profits going to the American Cancer Society. The auction includes protest signs made by Tegan and Sara, Amanda Palmer, Best Coast, Sharon Jones, Thurston Moore, Banks & Steelz, Moby, Mew, OK Go, Okkervil River, Metronomy, Wild Beasts, Car Seat Headrest, Lush, Local Natives, Julien Baker, Super Furry Animals, Billy Bragg, Perfect Pussy, Wye Oak, Everything Everything, School of Seven Bells, Deerhoof, Kristin Kontrol, Andrew W.K., Yeasayer, Natalie Prass, Superchunk, The Julie Ruin, Frankie Cosmos, Kevin Morby, LUH, Tacocat, Xiu Xiu, Slow Club, and many others. More

Oct 21, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Continuing all weekend and until next Tuesday, all of the autographed musician-made protest signs featured in Under the Radar‘s 2016 Protest Issue will be auctioned on eBay, with all profits going to the American Cancer Society. The auction includes protest signs made by Tegan and Sara, Amanda Palmer, Best Coast, Sharon Jones, Thurston Moore, Banks & Steelz, Moby, Mew, OK Go, Okkervil River, Metronomy, Wild Beasts, Car Seat Headrest, Lush, Local Natives, Julien Baker, Super Furry Animals, Billy Bragg, Perfect Pussy, Wye Oak, Everything Everything, School of Seven Bells, Deerhoof, Kristin Kontrol, Andrew W.K., Yeasayer, Natalie Prass, Superchunk, The Julie Ruin, Frankie Cosmos, Kevin Morby, LUH, Tacocat, Xiu Xiu, Slow Club, and many others. More

Oct 18, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Starting today and continuing for the next seven days, all of the autographed musician-made protest signs featured in Under the Radar‘s 2016 Protest Issue will be auctioned on eBay, with all profits going to the American Cancer Society. The auction includes protest signs made by Tegan and Sara, Amanda Palmer, Best Coast, Sharon Jones, Thurston Moore, Banks & Steelz, Moby, Mew, OK Go, Okkervil River, Metronomy, Wild Beasts, Car Seat Headrest, Lush, Local Natives, Julien Baker, Super Furry Animals, Billy Bragg, Perfect Pussy, Wye Oak, Everything Everything, School of Seven Bells, Deerhoof, Kristin Kontrol, Andrew W.K., Yeasayer, Natalie Prass, Superchunk, The Julie Ruin, Frankie Cosmos, Kevin Morby, LUH, Tacocat, Xiu Xiu, Slow Club, and many others. More

Oct 18, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Amanda Palmer recently teamed up with her formerly estranged 72-year-old father, Jack Palmer, for a collaborative album of covers entitled You Got Me Singing. It’s billed to “Jack & Amanda Palmer” and came out back in July. Now the duo have shared a video for their cover of the standard “Wynken, Blynken and Nod,” which was based on a Victorian nursery poem and first put to music by The Simon Sisters. More

Oct 13, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

American Laundromat Records are releasing Say Yes! A Tribute to Elliott Smith tomorrow (October 14). The Elliott Smith tribute album will feature newly recorded covers of Smith’s songs by Jesu/Sun Kil Moon, Waxahatchee, Lou Barlow, Adam Franklin of Swervedriver, Tanya Donelly, and others. More

Sep 14, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Amanda Palmer has teamed up with previous collaborator Jason Webley for a new EP entitled Sketches for the Musical JIB. It’s available to download now on Bandcamp and can also be streamed below. More

Sep 09, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our 2016 Protest Issue (out September, October, and into November), which is out now both digitally and on newsstands. We’ve done a Protest Issue every U.S. Presidential election year since 2004 and as before this issue features articles examining the intersection of music and politics and photo shoots with musicians holding protest signs of their own making. Then in mid-October we will be launching our charity Protest Auction, in which we auction off all the protest signs in the issue, with all profits going to the American Cancer Society. More

Sep 02, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

It sure is fun to be an Amanda Palmer fan. If she’s not covering David Bowie with a string quartet, then she’s releasing an album with her formerly estranged father or performing Prince’s Purple Rain in its entirety on New Year’s Eve. More

Jun 27, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Amanda Palmer has teamed up with her father, Jack Palmer, for a collaborative album of covers entitled You Got Me Singing. It’s billed to “Jack & Amanda Palmer” and is due out July 15. More

Jun 22, 2016 By Joshua M. Miller

Today Amanda Palmer shared a cover of Bat for Lashes’ 2012 ballad “Laura,” which features Australian musician Brendan Maclean. More

May 31, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Amanda Palmer and Jherek Bischoff have teamed up to cover Prince‘s classic “Purple Rain,” the title track to the late musician’s 1984 album (and soundtrack to the film of the same name). The cover can be streamed below and bought via Palmer’s Bandcamp for $1.00, with all proceeds benefitting The Elevate Hope Foundation (EHF), which, as a press release describes, is “a music and arts therapy program for abused and abandoned children co-founded by Sheila E. and long supported by Prince.” More

May 25, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Amanda Palmer has teamed up with her father, Jack Palmer, for a collaborative album of covers entitled You Got Me Singing. It’s billed to “Jack & Amanda Palmer” and is due out July 15. Below is the stop motion video their cover of Richard Thompson’s “1952 Vincent Black Lightning.” More

Mar 03, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

American Laundromat Records have announced Say Yes! A Tribute to Elliott Smith, which is due out October 15. The Elliott Smith tribute album will feature newly recorded covers of Smith’s songs by Julien Baker, Amanda Palmer, Jesu/Sun Kil Moon, Yuck, Waxahatchee, Lou Barlow, J Mascis, Adam Franklin of Swervedriver, Tanya Donelly, and others. More

Feb 17, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Two tribute concerts to the late David Bowie were actually announced just before his death, but have taken on new meaning following his passing. The Music of David Bowie shows are going down March 31 at Carnegie Hall and April 1 at Radio City Music Hall. More

Feb 04, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Amanda Palmer and Jherek Bischoff have teamed up to release an EP of David Bowie covers entitled Strung Out In Heaven: A Bowie String Quartet Tribute. The EP features covers of six Bowie songs and also includes contributions from Anna Calvi, John Cameron Mitchell, and author Neil Gaiman (Palmer’s husband). More

Feb 15, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Amanda Palmer has released a new video for “The Bed Song,” the latest single off the female artist’s most recent LP Theatre is Evil. More

Nov 29, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Capping off a year touring behind newly released solo effort Theatre is Evil, Amanda Palmer will ring in the New Year in a royal fashion. More

Nov 09, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

The video for Amanda Palmer‘s song “Do It With a Rock Star” opens with two self-deprecating scenes. More

Nov 06, 2012 By Matt Fink

Though musicians have been experimenting with crowd-funding of their projects in recent years, it’s probable that no musician has been as successful as Amanda Palmer at using her fans’ generosity to make record labels unnecessary. More

Oct 19, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Just a reminder that the not-to-be-missed digital version of Under the Radar’s The Protest Issue includes all the same articles that appear in the printed version—plus 132 extra pages of editorial content not found in the print edition. Included are extra interviews with Andrew Bird, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Dan Deacon, Death Cab for Cutie, Dinosaur Jr., The Drums, EMA, Richard Hawley, Fucked Up, Liars, Bob Mould, Tom Morello, The New Pornographers, Okkervil River, Amanda Palmer, Laetitia Sadier, JD Samson of Le Tigre and Men, Tegan and Sara, and more. More

Sep 14, 2012 By Cody Ray Shafer

Steve Albini has taken to his message board on Electric Audio to rant against Amanda Palmer’s methods of asking musicians to donate time and talent on her tour, where they receive beer and hugs in lieu of compensation. More

Aug 23, 2012 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is pleased to share our election year Protest Issue for 2012, on newsstands next week, featuring two covers with Dan Deacon and Tegan and Sara. The issue features major stories on the music of Occupy and Gay musicians talking about current Queer issues. The issue is now available to buy in the digital/iPad format here. More

Aug 10, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Former Dresden Doll Amanda Palmer and her new backing band The Grand Theft Orchestra have announced that their recently teased new album will be called Theater Is Evil and will see release on Sept. 11. More

Apr 30, 2012 By Laura Studarus

DIY-punk cabaret songstress Amanda Palmer is set to release her first album since parting ways with her record label four years ago. More

Nov 15, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Amanda Palmer (she of Dresden Dolls, Evelyn Evelyn, and solo) has been traveling the country, visiting occupy sites. We have her tribute video. More

Sep 08, 2011 By Katrina Yentch

Newlyweds Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman are about to embark on a tour they have cleverly titled, “An Evening with Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer”. Sure to bring an eclectic mix of fans of both Gaiman and Palmer, the shows will feature a mix of the spoken word, songs, stories, and conversations with audiences. More

Aug 17, 2011 By Laura Studarus

So much news, so little time! Here is a roundup of all the entertainment stories that we didn’t have time to post this week. More

Apr 08, 2011 By Lauren Barbato

During the last week of April, The Dresdon Doll’s Amanda Palmer and piano master Ben Folds will be locked in a studio together for eight hours. We have the reason why. More

Jan 05, 2011 By Lauren Barbato

Today, Palmer gives us a bit more than a sneak peak of the lively, almost-tropical album with a free stream of “Map of Tasmania.” We have the stream. More

Nov 10, 2010 By Laura Studarus

For the next chapter in the Amanda Palmer’s artistic saga (a story that has already included conjoined twins, Dresden Dolls, and Radiohead covers among others), she’s taken to the producers’ chair, when a chance encounter with Berklee Tristan Allen blossomed into a full artistic collaboration. We have the details. More

Jul 20, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Last month we told you about Amanda Palmer’s latest project, the appropriately named EP, Amanda Palmer Plays the Popular hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele. Out now digitally (with the record version streeting 7/20), the whole project is now streaming via Palmer’s website. More

Jun 10, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Continuing to celebrate her split from Road Runner, Amanda Palmer (The Dresden Dolls/Evelyn Evelyn) is offering up an EP of ukulele Radiohead covers. Available July 17th, the album, titled Amanda Palmer Plays the Popular hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele, will be available via Bandcamp for the suggested donation of 84 cents per track, with 54 cents going to Radiohead for legal use of their songs. We have the details. More

Apr 09, 2010 By Laura Studarus

After an extended battle with her record label Roadrunner, Dresden Doll and solo artist Amanda Palmer has been released from her contract. In true fashion, Palmer has chosen to celebrate her freedom by getting naked and releasing a single directly to her fans, the long-winded, “Do You Swear to Tell the Truth the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth so Help Your Black Ass?” More

Apr 21, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Day two of Coachella 2009 failed to top day one, in part because of a weak headliner. But the second day did feature strong sets from M.I.A., Jenny Lewis, and Fleet Foxes. Fans storm M.I.A.‘s stage and Glasvegas cancel due to a hospitalized singer. More

Apr 16, 2009 By Mark Redfern

We have posted to our website select previous Under the Radar interviews with some of the great artists playing the Coachella festival this weekend. If you’re heading out to the festival, then check out these interviews at the links below to either give you a primer on an unfamiliar artist or remind you why they are one of your favorites whose set you will definitely be catching. Even if you’re not hitting the desert festival, this is a great collection of back issue content newly posted to the site. More

Dec 28, 2016 By Mike Hilleary

A Conversation with Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry, Lower Dens’ Jana Hunter, Lush’s Miki Berenyi, Beth Martinez, Amanda Palmer, Natalie Prass, Perfect Pussy’s Meredith Graves, Tegan and Sara’s Sara Quin, and Chelsea Wolfe. More

Dec 08, 2016 By Mike Hilleary

Amanda Palmer doesn’t have a lot of time to talk. Having spent the day rehearsing at London’s Royal Albert Hall for a special David Bowie tribute concert alongside Anna Calvi, John Cale, and Marc Almond, which will be broadcast across the country by the BBC, the artist also known for being half of the outlandish cabaret/performance art duo The Dresden Dolls is moments away from enjoying a nice quiet dinner with her husband, acclaimed author Neil Gaiman, and infant son. More

Nov 03, 2016 By Matt Fink

On July 11, 2016, Democratic nominee for president Bernie Sanders officially endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, thereby ending one of the unlikeliest campaigns in American political history. It had been a remarkable run for the 74-year-old Vermont senator, going from barely registering in national polls to running neck and neck with Clinton throughout much of the primary. And, if public statements and Twitter endorsements are to be believed, the world of indie rock stood almost unanimously in their support for him. Vampire Weekend, TV on the Radio, Grizzly Bear-all performed for Sanders at his rallies. Killer Mike of Run the Jewels filmed interviews with Sanders to help spread his message. More

Nov 06, 2012 By Matt Fink

Though musicians have been experimenting with crowd-funding of their projects in recent years, it’s probable that no musician has been as successful as Amanda Palmer at using her fans’ generosity to make record labels unnecessary. More

Jan 06, 2011 By Under the Radar Staff

For Under the Radar’s 8th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2010. However our printed pages weren’t enough to hold all the great responses we got. Pick up a copy of Under the Radar’s Year End issue for interviews with: The Antlers, Bon Iver, Caribou, Club 8, Delphic, Rose Elinor Dougall, Gayngs, Hot Chip, Lost in the Trees, Love is All, The Love Language, Mogwai, of Montreal, Okkervil River,Yoko Ono, Owen Pallett, Plants and Animals, Mark Ronson, Superchunk, Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend, Sharon Van Etten, and Vivian Girls. Then check here for bonus responses not found in the magazine. Here are additional answers from from Owen Pallett. More

Aug 02, 2010 By Frank Valish

Everyone can point to formative experiences from childhood that influence his or her future endeavors. More

Mar 22, 2010 By Frank Valish

Whatever the perception, as any parent will tell you, raising children is hard work, and for a working musician, balancing writing, recording, and touring with being a full-time mom or dad can be extra tricky. More

Oct 01, 2006 By Joseph Ragusa (Intro) & Mark Redfern (Interview Moderation)

Gothic rock, death rock, darkwave…there are countless labels that attempt to pin down a phenomenon in rock music that leans toward the darker side of human nature-thematically, stylistically, lyrically, and melodically. It peeked out at the world at certain moments in music throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s with songs like The Velvet Underground’s “Venus in Furs,” David Bowie’s “The Bewlay Brothers,” and Brian Eno’s “Driving Me Backwards.” But it didn’t really break through the surface in a big way until shortly after the punk movement, and Bauhaus were one of-if not the first-acts to introduce it to a wide audience. More

Sep 14, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Amanda Palmer is suffering from an identity crisis. Theatre is Evil, Palmer’s first solo album since parting ways with her label, finds the self-proclaimed piano-slayer yearning not only to do it with a rock star, but to become one. The result is a song set that begins a move away from the haunted cabaret halls where Palmer shines-but never manages to go anywhere of note. More

Jun 29, 2009 By Laura Studarus

Thursday June 25th at seven p.m., I saw Michael Jackson on the corner of Santa Monica Blvd. across from the Troubadour. We didn’t exchange pleasantries. To be honest, clutching a withered “I love you” balloon, single tear streaking out of his left eye; he looked like he’d had a hard day. Even for an Amanda Palmer concert—a place where marauding punks, theater geeks, and other characters that would make my mother nervous, flock to with almost a religious fervor—it was weird. More

Apr 21, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Day two of Coachella 2009 failed to top day one, in part because of a weak headliner. But the second day did feature strong sets from M.I.A., Jenny Lewis, and Fleet Foxes. More