I hate it when other people just kind of cross-post one another's blogs, but this is from AFP's, and it was so integral to how I feel that I couldn't NOT post it.

life will break you

“life will break you.  
nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearnings. 
you have to love. 
you have ( Read more... )

I was looking for something to post about so I could show off my new icon, but I think it needs no introduction.

Amanda's tits on the beach: priceless.

xxx
Bre

Heh.

RikkiTikkiTava@ amandapalmer ...and Jaggery hasn't been touring with you, why?

amandapalmer@ RikkiTikkiTava jaggery and/or mali have actually opened up for me/dolls a shit-ton in bostom and nyc. I'll post my fav song when online.

xxx

That probably shouldn't have made my morning better, but I woke up sick and cranky and it certainly did.

Little ( Read more... )

I've gone and collected up too much in my head again, but only parts of it really matter, so I'll stick to them.

I saw Amanda Palmer again. She is phenomenal, but she is heartbreaking all at once.

I have a hard time calibrating the way I feel about Amanda and her music into words. I know that borders on stalker-esque, but really, she and Ani DiFranco ( Read more... )

THE REBELLYON.

Just a little background on what this is:

Roadrunner Records told Amanda Palmer they didn't want to produce her "Leeds United" video because she, I kid you not, had a "fat stomach" in it.

This is the label that puts out Opeth, and they're concerned with whether their stars are "commercial" enough. THAT ought to tell you something right ( Read more... )

Amanda Fucking Palmer's solo album drops today.

Rent be damned.

I will have it.

~~~

I walk down my street at night
The city lights are strange and violent
I am comforted by the approaching sounds of trucks and sirens
Even though the world's so bad
These men rush out to help the dying
And though I am no use to them
I do my part by simply smiling

The ghetto boys are catcalling me
As I pull my keys from my pocket
I wonder if this method ( Read more... )