November 2009
11/18/09: musosguide.com interview with Amanda—"I would love to work with Improv Everywhere, the group that’s been doing theatrical flash-mobs all over the globe. They are my heroes."
September 2009
August 2009
08/22/09: BBC 6 Lauren Laverne interviews Amanda (includes 2 songs)—skip to about 11:09 to hear Amanda's interview and songs
08/16/09: living.scotsman.com interview with Amanda—"Q: What has been your greatest achievement? A: The Dresden Dolls – all the things we accomplished and that we stayed together for so long and overcame so many obstacles."
08/15/09: roomthirteen.com interview with Amanda—"Most of the stuff I wrote as a teenager I just can't stand. It's way too pretentious. "
08/12/09: spinearth.tv coverage of Amanda in Russia + interview [video]
July 2009
07/30/09: webinknow.com interview with Amanda
07/23/09: Indablog interview with Amanda [video]
07/20/09: Interview: Amanda 'Fucking' Palmer (Parts 1, 2, and 3)—"The label absolutely enabled us to grow, until they stopped helping. I need to be very clear about this: Roadrunner Records were incredibly helpful - in 2004. It's 2009. "
June 2009
06/24/09: Amanda Palmer's Love, Music, and Wanderlust—"We were obviously in love with each other…and really, he’s fucking awesome. He’s seems that awesome, but really, he actually is."
switched.com interview with Amanda [be sure to let the widget load (where it says "Click play to listen to the full interview." - the print answers are just excerpts. The full interview is in the audio!]
06/15/09: dazeddigital.com interview with Amanda Palmer—"Dazed Digital: So, who killed Amanda Palmer? Amanda Palmer: You did. You didn't know?"
06/11/09: redlittlegirl interview with Amanda Palmer [video] —"...Musicians and young artists are going to have to get over the idea that being successful means that you're a star and that you're rich..."
06/09/09: Gettin Wet with Sara Benincasa, Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer! [video]
May 2009
05/30/09: goodprattle interview with Amanda Palmer
05/29/09: SPIN magazine: Amanda Palmer Talks Neil Gaiman Collaboration—The Dresden Dolls singer tells SPIN.com about working with the best-selling author, her upcoming SPIN event, and turkey hash
05/29/09: gay.com travel interview with Amanda—"Q: Where is the best public place for a gay person to make out? A: Try the steps of the capitol building. And twitter me when you do."
05/26/09: uncensoredinterview.com with Amanda—a great series of short video clips, also featuring Margaret Cho
05/25/09: May podcast from metro.us features an interview with Amanda—(want to skip right to Amanda? The interview is about three quarters in and plays over Neutral Milk Hotel)
05/21/09: antiquiet.com: Shorthand Amanda Palmer—"A whole family of Honduran immigrants in miami gave up their BEDS and slept OUTSIDE so that my crew could sleep comfily. it was the most humbling experience of my life."
05/20/09: flavorwire interview with Amanda—Amanda: "...It was so patronizing, because there was also this element of petting my hand and saying, “Someday you’ll see the light.” Interviewer: "So you didn’t see the light?" Amanda: I wanted to turn the table over and say, “I am a light motherfucker!”
05/01/09: G3 magazine: Amanda Palmer Interview—interview is on p. 89 of the May issue - you can download the entire issue free or read online.
April 2009
04/29/09: PrefixMag.com: Amanda Palmer Interview—"I don’t want be putting out music that tries to appeal to the masses."
04/18/09: WFNX.com: Coachella 2009: The Amanda Palmer Interview [mp3] — "Q: "What is going on with you and Roadrunner Records?" "A: Um, we're getting divorced."
04/17/09: boston.com: He's taking on the World—"It's like a mix of jazz and punk and soul and circus music and it has energy to the hilt."
04/16/09: bostonist.com interview [video and text]
04/03/09: shockhound.com interview [video]—"Years and years go by and you realize you can actually live your entire life missing the point..."
04/01/09: Pitchfork: Amanda Palmer Tells Roadrunner Records: "Please Drop Me" [be sure to click the "more" link to see the interview] —"My fans are so much more powerful than the media or the label because they're spreading the music around and it's fucking incredible."
March 2009
03/27/09: Q&A With Amanda Palmer, Performing at Culture Room—"Q: So I take it that you wouldn't be unhappy if Roadrunner dropped you guys right now? A: Oh, I would do you a naked dance in the street."
03/24/09: Q&A: Margaret Cho and Amanda Palmer talk Perez Hilton, Radiohead and Broken Social Scene—"I've always thought of myself as more feline."
03/23/09: Amanda Palmer: The Village People—"I have this village theory..."
03/23/09: Amanda Palmer: The Serious Google—"That song lands really, really differently on different crowds."
03/20/09: coupdemainmagazine.com EMPALMER-POWERED—Q: "Tell me about the 'ReBellyon' escapade..."—Amanda: "My fans reactions were really great and really creative. They started sending in pictures of their bellies to my label. They posted them all up on the Internet and it turned into a beautiful, gigantic collection of belly-photos."
03/19/09: blog.al.com: Pop quiz for Amanda Palmer: What's on your iPod?—"When I do yoga, I kick it to Baron Baptiste. He's an incredible instructor and his recorded classes are ace."
03/12/09: 1700 interviews Amanda in Melbourne, Australia—"What's the most interesting fake story you've sort of read or seen about yourself?" "Amanda: Oh, that I'm a man! I'm not a man. I mean I could prove it right now, but I'm not going to, because there are kids watching."
03/12/09: Full interview with musician Amanda Palmer [video]—"The Dresden Dolls experienced classic band burnout... because we basically toured nonstop from 2002 to 2005... ... and then I wanted to tour on the record, so it just turned from a shorter break to a longer break, but it's still just a break. We're waiting to find the right time to go back on tour together. And Brian is playing with this fantastic punk band from New York, and he's really happy."
03/12/09: 3news.co.nz interview: Amanda Palmer trades in her dolls for her solo performance [a shortened, news-piece version of the video above]—Text version is here.
Amanda Palmer with Music Feeds from Music Feeds.
03/09/09: musicfeeds.com.au interviews Amanda
03/05/09: themercury.com.au interview: Doll's new solo life—"Even though our genres are very different, Ben and I found we had a ton in common, especially because we're both closet theatre dorks -- during offtime in the studio we'd be singing Jesus Christ Superstar at the tops of our lungs. Ben was just a genius producer ... he did everything from help with the arrangements to playing and singing on a ton of the tracks."
03/05/09: sxsw The LP Questionnaire/Pick Three - Amanda Palmer—"What would the title of your autobiography be? Coin-Operated Girl: The Bling and Pain Behind The Punk Cabaret"
03/03/09: wearsthetrousers.com interview with Amanda—"'Every gig that I play has less and less to do with the record company and the record itself, every moment,' she says. 'I’m just biding my time until June. The label are fighting a losing battle...'"—she also talks about Morrissey, Robert Smith, a summer DVD release, and more!
February 2009
02/28/09: Who Killed Amanda Palmer? An Interview with the Queen of Punk Cabaret—"Lisa: Do you intend doing more shows with the Dresden Dolls?
Amanda: Yes, not sure when and where. We are planning dates for 2010.
We miss playing with each other."
02/25/09: Twilight Vision interview of The World/Inferno Friendship Society, including Brian
02/20/09: CheeseOnToast.co.nz interview—a phone interview with Amanda from Switzerland—"The thing I love about the fucking Internet is that people will really discuss and challenge each other and bring up the finer points of a situation like this [the "Oasis" flap]"
02/18/09: fasterlouder.com interview—"I deliberately planned to be in Sydney for the Mardi Gras. I narrowly missed it in Sydney back in 2000; I wound up at the Adelaide Fringe instead and I never forgave myself. It’s a perfect time to be in the city with everybody getting their freak on and going nuts!"
02/17/09: 3-part Undercover interview with Amanda Palmer (only Part 1 is embedded - hit the link to see all 3 parts)
02/17/09: Suicide Girls interview: Amanda Palmer: Rebel With A Cause
02/15/09: discordance.fr interview with Amanda—Unless you're fluent in French, you'll need Babel Fish for this one!
02/12/09: Out in Perth interviews Amanda—"It’s very surprising to me that the UK of all places would have an issue with a song like this… this is the land of black humour and they aren’t embracing the irony."
02/10/09: Amanda Palmer makes a playlist for box of boom
02/09/09: box of boom’s Interview with Amanda Palmer—"I have a DVD coming out in June with the videos for all twelve songs plus some extra interviews."
02/06/09: Breaking all the rules—"I'm extraordinarily proud of it. I banked heavily on the label recognising its value. So it really felt like I had the rug pulled out from beneath my feet."
January 2009
01/20/09: Brian Viglione and Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls at the inauguration of Barack Obama [video]
01/25/09: Amanda Palmer - Eat, Play, Love: The Guide to Eternal Life—"It's just one of those humbling reminders, to me, that the mainstream culture is still in the dark about Dresden Dolls and who I am. There are days when I'm excited about that, and days when it bums me out."
01/18/09: amanda palmer - interview #8 [video]—"That scares the shit out of me. If they don't get the joke {of What's The Use Of Wond'rin'?}. I think most people get the joke."
01/06/09: Art Space Talk: Amanda Palmer—"...never have a plan B. Plan B will kill you."
01/01/09: Dont Call Her A Piano Chick: Amanda Palmer on Ben Folds,songwriting,and why classical training sucks&mdash'"The best songs I’ve ever written, I feel, are the ones I’ve done in 20 minutes."
