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

Big Apple Music Scene — 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 star... more info

Guardian Music — Move over George Formby – the Pearl Jam frontman has announced his second solo album, Ukulele Songs, is out in MayGrunge legend Eddie Vedder has announced he will release a ukulele solo album. The Pearl Jam frontman will follow in the footsteps of ... more info

Unreality Music — “Last Call with Carson Daly” (Mondays-Fridays, 1:35-2:05 a.m. ET), currently in its 10th season, will be shining a light on some of the most dynamic women in music for four nights of “... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Squid Ink interviews singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer about the challenges of eating while touring. Westword interviews Benjamin Hale about his new novel, The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore. The Chicago Sun-Times reviews the book. At the Daily Express,... more info