News on The Dresden Dolls (well, 1/2 of them)

Hey everybody (aka pretty much just me right now). This is my second posting, so it looks like this blog idea is going to work out after all! Anyway, here's the news I promised in the headline:

Are you a fan of the Dresden Dolls, the world's best (and only?) punk-cabaret band on the planet? If you are you'll be happy to hear that DD frontwoman Amanda Palmer's highly anticipated solo album "Who Killed Amanda Palmer" is going to be released on September 16. If you don't want to wait 'til then to sample it, Amanda is teaming up with director Michael Pope for a series of videos leading up to the release. According to the lovely Ms. Palmer, these are going to be a collection of music videos (each highlighting a song from the album) that, when viewed in order, connect to tell a full story. The first video for the song "Astronaut" is already available to view on YouTube and MySpace; a new video will be released every two weeks. You'll also be able to listen to the songs on their own at her MySpace page: myspace.com/whokilledamandapalmer. I've already checked out the "Astronaut" video and it's pretty cool. If you like the Dolls, you'll definitely dig her solo work.

And if you're not already a fan of the Dresden Dolls, now's the perfect time to get to know them! I'd recommend starting with their most recent (and most accessible) release, "No, Virginia..." and then working your way through the rest of their catalog.