Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer appears in the following:

Amanda Palmer’s Magical Ukulele

Thursday, August 25, 2016

In a career full of unpredictable twists, Amanda Palmer’s decision to cover Radiohead’s songs on ukulele makes quirky sense.

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Making Money Off Music in the Digital Age

Monday, December 08, 2014

The provocative musician and songwriter explains how she's tried to remain malleable and employed in the age of digital music sharing. 

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Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer's Traveling Roadshow

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Author Neil Gaiman (Sandman, American Gods) and singer Amanda Palmer (The Dresden Dolls, The Grand Theft Orchestra) talk about their traveling husband-and-wife variety show.

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Neil Gaiman And Amanda Palmer's Variety Show; Randy Weston And Billy Harper's Global Blues

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

In this episode: Husband-and-wife power couple and creative forces Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer -- the acclaimed and innovative author and the audacious musician and Kickstarter-funded firebrand, respectively -- talk about their ambitious traveling variety show, a few new projects in the works, and even sing a song together!

Then, the legendary jazz pianist Randy Weston and longtime sax player Billy Harper perform songs from their latest collaboration, Roots of the Blues, in the Soundcheck studio.

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The State Of American Music Is ___.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Join us tonight at 8 p.m. (Tuesday, Feb. 12) for a live warm-up conversation about the State of American Music.

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Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra, In The Studio

Friday, September 21, 2012

Amanda Palmer gained notoriety and a cult following first as half of the punk-cabaret act The Dresden Doll and later with her 2008 solo record Who Killed Amanda Palmer. The theatrical...

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Michael Chabon And Amanda Palmer In The Studio

Friday, September 21, 2012

Tonight on Soundcheck, author Michael Chabon talks about the musical world of the record store depicted in his new novel Telegraph Avenue. Then, Amanda Palmer comes into the Soundchec...

Amanda Palmer Steps into the Kit Kat Klub

Thursday, August 19, 2010

"Cabaret punk" is the term most often applied to Boston duo The Dresden Dolls. The band's frontwoman Amanda Palmer has been pursuing a solo career of late; her latest project is a collection of Radiohead covers on ukulele. But this fall, she'll be starring in a two-month revival of the musical Cabaret at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachussetts.

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Amanda Palmer's Magical Ukulele

Friday, July 30, 2010

Amanda Palmer, best known as the front-woman of the punk cabaret band The Dresden Dolls, just released an album of covers where she re-imagines Radiohead's dour electro-rock with cheery ukulele. She performs live in our studio and tells Kurt that the collision between light ...

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Bonus Track: "High And Dry"

Friday, July 30, 2010

Amanda Palmer performs a piano-and-vocal version of the track from her new album, Amanda Palmer Performs The Popular Hits Of Radiohead On Her Magical Ukulele, live in Studio 360.

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Amanda Palmer

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Amanda Palmer's songs are not only an experience of lyrics and music; she also makes listeners feel the drama of the action of performance.

Amanda sits (and sometimes rises to her feet) at the WNYC piano to croon, sing, and scream some of the songs that appear on her brand ...

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Amanda Palmer

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Amanda Palmer's songs are not only an experience of lyrics and music; she also makes listeners feel the drama of the action of performance.

Amanda sits (and sometimes rises to her feet) at the WNYC piano to croon, sing, and scream some of the songs that appear on her brand ...

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