Altsounds — *Boston, MA - August 24, 2011 - *Boston's indie rock quintet, known as *The Hush Now,* have announced a giveaway contest of an *Amanda Palmer/ Ben Folds/ OK GO* drumhead! The contest will take off on *September 1st - September 30th.* All you have to ... more info

NME — Alanis Morissette, Ben Folds, Moby also contribute to new release more info

NME — Dresden Dolls frontwoman will sing and writer husband will do readings at London shows more info

LargeHeartedBoy — am New York takes a tour of singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer's Boston apartment. Wired UK weighs in on J.K. Rowling's proprietary platform for publishing the e-books of the Harry Potter series, Pottermore, calling it "publishing's Radiohead moment." B... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Alina Simone - "Beautiful Machine" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Alina Simone - "Glitterati" (MP3) "It's probably one of the weirdest thing if not the weirdest thing that's ever happened to me," said Simone. "I was not even on the cusp of... more info

Altsounds — Ben Folds, Damian Kulash (OK Go), Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls, solo), and author Neil Gaiman set out to write and record eight songs in eight hours (4 p.m. to midnight) at Berklee College of Music, Monday, April 25, and release them 10 hours later d... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — 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... more info

ContactMusic — Dresden Dolls star Amanda Palmer has been arrested in Amsterdam, Holland after staging an impromptu gig in the city. The singer announced via Twitter. com that she would be holding an unscheduled show in Dam Square on Wednesday evening (11May11... more info

NME — Singer fined after staging 'ninja gig' in the city centre more info

Spinner.com — Daniel Boczarski, Redferns American singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer was apparently arrested earlier today in Amsterdam for staging what she called a "ninja gig" at a city square. "Dear Amsterdam, sorry I got arrested & the gig ended prematurel... more info