LET THE ART CIRCUS BEGIN!!!!!! update from the german front.
sorry for the long delay, lovers....
i wrote this update a few days ago but we had problems posting. updates about london COMING NEXT!!!!!
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HOLA COMRADES....
i have barely sat still since landing in berlin....my life has been a crazy rockstar-art-videogame.
seriously - this shit has been OFF THE HOOK 24/7.
my band is all rocking it HARDCORE and lots of members of Team AFP are over here making It Happen.
superkate has been pulling double-duty as assistant and organizing the art shows, and eric has been dealing with random logistics.
our tour manager, jaron, has been making sure the band are all AWAKE in time to do shit stupidly early in the morning. ok...he does some other shit too, but i firmly believe his highest purpose is to wake us all up. i have volunteered in advance to be the waker-upper once we get on the fall tour bus, ever since i discovered that the "demo" song on my KeyTar is "Last Christmas" by WHAM!....can't wait for fall, can't wait for fall. i'm picturing a morning ritual when i show up at somebody's tour bus bunk who must be awakened. then i whisper quietly in their ear. "jherrrek...jherrek...." and then BAM:
"LAAAAAAAST CHRIIIIIISTMAS....I GAVE YOU MY HEART."
can't wait.
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OK, news, as fast as my little fingers can type and cut and paste it.
neil just came and joined me in london and i'm sitting in a bed in london with one hour to go 'til i need to leave for the gallery soundcheck.
first of all - yesterday on twitter i revealed the the ALBUM COVER for "THEATRE IS EVIL."
i warn you, it's EVIL. evil in the biblical sense. since it's PINK.
i love this photo, and the minute i saw it over a year ago, it screamed album cover. so...i made it the album cover.
this is it:
the photo is by Desi, who snapped it backstage at the "map of tasmania" video shoot we did in new york.
there's something about it. it's creepy, it's classic, it's weird, it's "pretty," and it's sort of.....evil.
i also think it'll make a fabulous poster and t-shirt, done up with all different background colors for those of you who DETEST PINK
(and believe me, twitter has informed me that you are a veritable ARMY).
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in VIDEO news....holy fuck we're flying.
jim batt just sent us the cut of the video we made in melbourne for "want it back" and it's INFUCKINGCREDIBLE.
and the very same day we got it in our inbox, we spent 15 HOURS (almost straight) shooting a video for "the killing type" with british music video legend Tim Pope.
the man is a genius and when the video comes out, you'll see why. i say not more for the moment, but you're going to lose your shit when you see what we created.
transcendent.
NEXT. LEVEL. SHIT.
and miraculously.....we had the money to go over budget when a last-minute emergency came up.
THANKS, KICKSTARTER.
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berlin....night ONE of our SIX CITY PROMO TOUR.....was absolutely fucking incredible.
there's TOO MUCH TO TELL, and TOO MANY PICTURES.
this is the problem with trying to blog from tour. since i'm so fucking busy DOING and MAKING things 24/7, re-transmitting gets hard.
luckily i have sean and kate to help sort and pull photos...but it's a classic problem.
i need a full-time blog assistant...a second self who just sits behind the machine. it's the last thing i want to do at the end of a long day of performing, and once i sit down with enough energy to relate it back to you, the news seems OLD and OVERBEARING since so much is happening. it's why i love twitter, my constant low-stress transmission stream machine.
and on a dorky note, i've been mis-using my tumblr account for years as a normal blog platform, and might change that so i can tumblr along for real with the rest of humanity.
that would make life easier as i could transmit happenings in real-time (a la twitter) instead of letting shit pile up and up and then sending these blogs with 24 pictures over
to sean (which is literally how we post our blogs and backer updates nowadays).
SO....i started my trip in berlin with a trip to the bookstore.
so i could find individual gifts for all the kickstarter VIPs that were coming to the party the next night....
luckily my friend lesley dean lived above an english-language bookshop and we HIT IT HARDCORE....
90% of the books were ones i'd read and loved, though in the art department i just picked SHIT THAT LOOKED COOL:
they had a total of 12 neil gaiman books in different sections. i bought them out.
also,
i opened up one of the books in my ever-growing pile (we bought 100) and i LOVED THIS....read it:
i like the idea that i'm taking my kickstarter money and pumping it directly back into the local economy....via BOOKS.
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the platoon gallery were the PERFECT HOSTS.
we were the FIRST PEOPLE to use their new location...they had just moved into this raw space from across the neighborhood.
the crew (eric, superkate, and jaron) flew in from the states and busted their asses to get the art up in time (if you look at that first pic, you can spot eric and kate working with the crew to get things readied and hung). in just a few hours, they took a giant cold space and gave it LIFE.
ART:
from left: blake brasher's AFP portrait and interpretation of "bottomfeeder," nicole duennebier's interpretation of "melody dean," cassandra long's interpretation of "do it with a rockstar," neil's lomography portraits (photos stolen from jaron):
from the left....a peek of neil and kyle's BED SONG photo series, two paintings by meghan howland, a bit of hans rickheit....
shown here: portraits by nicole duennebier, judith clute (whose bed i'm literally sitting in as i write this), and cassandra long:
eric sussman pointing at....get this.....
RICK BERLIN'S PAINTING INSPIRED BY THE SONG "BERLN".....IN BERLIN.
to the left in this above photo....david mack's interpretation of "want it back," and to the right, cynthia von buhler's interpretation of "the living room" (COMPLETE WITH WORKING THEREMIN!!!)
the space, before opening (al set up for the string quartet):
people hanging outside the gallery.....
note the giant platoon-created-"AMANDA"-graffiti above everybody's heads....
they call them "flying containers" because they can hook them up to a crane and tetris them all around to create different show/performance spaces.
AMAZING.
COINCIDENCE DEPARTMENT:
the night before the gallery show i was wandering outside the gallery and ran into a friend of mine from the san francisco based EXTRA ACTION MARCHING BAND.
the dolls played with them back on new year's eve in '06. they're a RAD group of weirdos…my kind of people. and this is what i love about touring sometimes....you turn around and
holy fuck! friends next door! we ran over to catch their show, which was being held in a place i've been to often (it's a berlin ex-pat hangout) called White Trash.
they were TEARING IT UP....
....and so we invited them to come and BUSK outside the galley opening the next day. they came....
.....and we passed the hat.
they made enough money to make it worth working on their off day....and they whipped everybody up into a pleasant frenzy before the night officially started.....
SCORE!
the doors OPENED....
and here's princess hans, entertaining the crowd once they got inside:
here's Christoph - who helps keep this place running and working - explaining the gallery's history and upcoming events to the assembled crowd....
and then, WE PLAYED:
the best thing about these little kickstarter-only shows was playing ON THE FLOOR, TOTALLY ACOUSTIC - no speakers, no microphones....just everybody in a circle and us making music.
it worked.
and then....LOTS OF OTHER THINGS HAPPENED.
BUT IF I TOLD YOU I WOULD HAVE TO KILL YOU.
it was a little nerve-wracking, to be honest.
people paid REAL MONEY to gain access to this show (the ticket totaled well over $100 if you subtract all the merchandise & rock show ticket out from the $300 package).
i felt like we had to go overboard to make people feel like they were getting something priceless.
i think we managed to do it. a few people told me it was the best night of their lives. i can't explain how good it feels to hear that.
my team truly came together, last minute drama and all. i owe them more gratitude than i can possible say.
it's working, it's working.
anyway.....
i'll blog all the specialness when the whole art tour is over.
the night was fucking magical. i'll leave it at that....and we're about to do it all again tonight in london.
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the ROCK SHOW in berlin was a big, beautiful chaotic mess.
(above: photo 1 by vogisa75 / photo 2 by @PGA99 / photo 3 by @marga_owski)
the event space, which is a big theater complex called the volksbühne - literally "the people's stage" - somehow they had double-booked the night, and we were told that we could only play up to 99 decibels. in plain terms: this meant not really using the drums. we had a showdown. i threatened to pull the show.
the entire band and crew had "war room" meetings all through soundcheck and we created a plan B in case we got shut down. we sent michael in a car to go pick up our acoustic instruments from the night before. we left all our bags in the dressing room packed and ready to go and if for some reason they pulled the plug, we were 100% prepared for a mass exodus, acoustic rock picnic in the park outside.
we started our set relatively quiet and managed to not get kicked out. which was, in a childish way, sort of disappointing. no picnic. that's the 12 year old in me talking. the grown up was extremely relieved that we didn't have to go ninja. and the show was transcendent. we DID get the entire crowd shaking their fists at the venue to our left, chanting
"THEATRE!! IS EVIL!! THEATRE!! IS EVIL!! THEATRE!! IS EVIL!!!"
if you've never heard a group of hundreds of germans chanting that and shaking their fists at "the people's theatre" next door, you haven't lived.
and it's a pity THAT didn't make it on the record. what a perfect opening it would have been.....
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and as art begets art begets art.....
here's me and the italian artist Sylvia K in front of her art in the exhibit:
she turned around the next day and made some AMAZING band art...
...i love it.
the snowball snowballs and colors bleed into the future......
BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
love, art & sharpie,
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{SAN FRANCISCO: ART OPENING/BACKER PARTY} JULY 12th | 7-10pm (or later) | 21+ | PUBLIC WORKS: the local san francisco VIP throw-down for bay area kickstarter backers! a unique evening showcasing the original artwork created for the record, plus an intimate acoustic performance by me & The Grand Theft Orchestra. this bundle includes beverages/surprise gifts/whatever special san francisco-based shit we can dream up at the event! also includes: the album on compact disc OR vinyl, PLUS a SIGNED copy of the art book, PLUS a deluxe digital download & thank-you card. in addition to all of this, we'll guest list you for the open-to-public rock show in SF on July 13th at Public Works. PLEASE NOTE: Both shows at Public Works are 21+
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{BOSTON: ART OPENING/BACKER PARTY} AUGUST 1st | 7-10pm (or later) | ALL AGES | MIDDLE EAST: HOMETOWN THROWDOWN!!!!!!! oh, holy shit, back to my roots at the middle east, here we go. the local boston VIP party for beantown-area kickstarter backers....a unique evening showcasing the original artwork created for the record, plus an intimate acoustic performance by me & The Grand Theft Orchestra. this bundle includes food and drink/surprise gifts/whatever special boston-based shit we can dream up at the event! also includes: the album on compact disc OR vinyl, PLUS a SIGNED copy of the art book, PLUS a deluxe digital download & thank-you card. in addition to all of this, we'll guest list you for the open-to-public rock show in boston on August 2nd, downstairs at The Middle East, as well. PLEASE NOTE: Both Boston shows are all ages.
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{CUSTOM-PAINTED TURNTABLE + VINYL & CD + SIGNED ART BOOK} A Crosley turntable (USB-fitted...spin it, download it! you're in the PAST AND THE FUTURE!!!) beautifully custom-painted by cassandra long, meghan howland and/or other official GTO album artists. along with your stylin' new turntable, you'll also receive: a backer edition of the album on vinyl AND CD, PLUS a signed copy of the art book, PLUS a deluxe digital download & thank-you card.
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{AFP SHARPIES YOU} yes! "I Sharpie You" is BACK! you email me the image (black and white, pretty please) of you, your loved one, your lost home, your dead dog - seriously, whatEVER - and i'll re-render it via the magic of sharpie on hardboard & mail it to you with heaps of love. i'm a pretty good artist when i try. PLUS a Kickstarter-backer edition of the album on vinyl AND CD, PLUS a signed copy of the art book, PLUS a deluxe digital download & thank-you card.
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{DONUT WITH A ROCKSTAR} this reward is basically a pre-show VIP pass for you +1 guest where WE HAVE DONUTS TOGETHER (i will find a closet or something for us to eat our donuts in). PLUS a Kickstarter-backer edition of the album on vinyl AND CD, PLUS a SIGNED copy of the art book, PLUS deluxe digital download & thank-you card. also, i'll draw you a donut. PLEASE NOTE: this reward is redeemable at all of the forthcoming summer rock shows and next year (2012-13). i will guestlist you +1 backstage for ANY SHOW. you must provide donuts. if more than one person gets this in the same city, we'll just have to...donut with a rockstar together. ALSO: If you purchase this bundle and wish to attend one of the art shows as well, please email kickstarter@amandapalmer.net and we'll see if we have extra tickets to offer for sale (at a reduced price).
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{AFP-PAINTED TURNTABLE + VINYL & CD + SIGNED ART BOOK + "MAILBOX INVASION" VINYL & ARTS 'n' CRAFTS SERIES} A Crosley turntable (USB-fitted...spin it, download it! you're in the PAST AND THE FUTURE!!!) beautifully custom-painted by yours truly, Amanda Fucking Palmer, who promises to paint by candlelight with sad music playing while the wind whips outside her window (lies, i'll be painting all day in broad daylight, while drinking wine with cassandra and meghan & co....but still, picture it). along with your stylin' new turntable, you'll also receive: a backer edition of the album on vinyl AND CD, PLUS everything in the "Summer Mailbox Invasion 7" Vinyl Club + Surprise Arts 'n Crafts Series" (listed above), PLUS a signed copy of the art book, PLUS a digital download & thank-you card.
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{NEIL GAIMAN & KYLE CASSIDY: "THE BED SONG" PHOTOBOOK} An extremely limited edition book written by Neil Gaiman, with lyrics by me, and, most importantly, fine art photographs by Kyle Cassidy. the book will be printed to order, but is limited to a MAX of 666 signed and numbered copies. ALSO: we will make our best efforts to give out numbers in the order that the Kickstarter support is signed up for (the earlier you order, the lower your edition number). PLUS a Kickstarter-backer edition of the album on vinyl AND CD, PLUS a SIGNED copy of the art book, PLUS deluxe digital download & thank-you card. PLEASE NOTE: If you purchase this bundle and wish to attend one of the art shows as well, please email kickstarter@amandapalmer.net and we'll see if we have extra tickets to offer for sale (at a reduced price).
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{AFP HOUSE PARTY} want me to invade your home? oh, i shall. we experimented with house parties/backyard parties last year in australia and the shit was CRAZY FUN. back this and ye shall receive one house party with a ukulele-wielding AFP (scheduled with the team...deliverable within the next 18 months, but hopefully sooner...pretty much the next time i hit your area. if you're in tunisia, i'll GET THERE, i'll just have to make the time and fly over. no biggie). backers will also receive VIP+1 access to any art show (buyer's choice), PLUS (if you want) any/all of the following: signed copy of the limited edition "Bed Song" book/a signed copy of the art book/backer-edition of the album on vinyl or CD/the 7" vinyl series/a deluxe digital download & (yep) a thank-you card. there's a TON of additional information available on the FAQ at http://bit.ly/HousePartyFAQ - PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE ORDERING!!!!! PLEASE NOTE: Estimated delivery is September for deliverables ONLY. Please plan on scheduling the event with us somewhere between the next 12-18 months.
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{ART-SITTING & DINNER with AFP} i've never tried this before, but i'm hella excited to do it. if you're not the party type and just want to do something quiet & one-on-one, i'd like to paint/render you on big canvas format over the course of an afternoon/evening. we'll get together in a space that makes sense & i'll draw you from life, naked or clothed. if you're too ego-paranoid to sit, we can get together and fingerpaint while listening to very loud cathartic music, and perhaps engage in some primal screaming. then we EAT! WE DRINK! the whole shebang should take about 4-5 hours....and we can split the time up however you want. i will bring my ukulele if you want serenading. i'll help you get the art framed and shipped home if we're not doing it in your local area. backers will also receive any/all of the following upon request: signed copy of "The Bed Song" book/a signed copy of the art book/backer-edition of the album on vinyl or CD/the 7" vinyl series/a deluxe digital download & (yep) a thank-you card. contact eric@amandapalmer.net for more info on this one. PLEASE NOTE: Estimated delivery is September for deliverables ONLY. Please plan on scheduling your day with AFP at some point between the next 12-18 months.
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{THE GRAND THEFT MAKEOVER/PHOTOSHOOT} FULL BAND INVASION!!! me and The Grand Theft Orchestra (Chad, Jherek, and Michael) will COME TO YOUR HOME and BRING OUR EVIL BAG OF MAKE-UP, GLITTER, MILITARY COSTUMES, AND WIGS. once we've slathered you in ridiculous-looking clothing so you look relatively ready to hop on stage with us, we'll do a full pro photoshoot of you with the band, wherever we see fit. we'll get you two GIANT format copies of the best photographs & downloads of the rest of the photos...then we will order thai food and drink you under the table. you provide table. i will probably also play the ukulele. backers will also receive any/all of the following upon request: signed copy of "The Bed Song" book/a signed copy of the art book/backer-edition of the album on vinyl or CD/the 7" vinyl series/a deluxe digital download & (yep) a thank-you card. contact eric@amandapalmer.net for more info. PLEASE NOTE: Estimated delivery is September for deliverables ONLY. Please plan on scheduling your day with AFP at some point between the next 12-18 months.
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Creator Richard Lander on June 25, 2012
Everything about this project has been great and I'm proud to have been a backer. The London concert was amazing in a wonderful venue. Eric has been assiduous in getting my stuff to me after I couldnt make the art show. Come back soon Amanda! We miss you already.
Creator Cat Mihos on June 24, 2012
hmm so nice, it left it twice. ...how to delete one...chalk it up to no sleep...we are in Minneapolis heading to Texas tomorrow...you'd love this show...MJK in rare form... bye....KK
Creator Cat Mihos on June 24, 2012
oh girl. so many things! thanks for putting your money where it counts, book stores...
and the album cover works on so many levels, even the Warhol pink.
I am out on tour now too & i know how hard it is to transmit in real time, once you start writing it all down, it doesn't seem real anymore. Thanks for taking the time to update everyone, and bless the hearts of SuperKate, Eric & Jaron. I know they bleed for you. xoxo Kitty Cat
Creator Cat Mihos on June 24, 2012
oh girl. so many things! thanks for putting your money where it counts, book stores...
and the album cover works on so many levels, even the Warhol pink.
I am out on tour now too & i know how hard it is to transmit in real time, once you start writing it all down, it doesn't seem real anymore. Thanks for taking the time to update everyone, and bless the hearts of SuperKate, Eric & Jaron. I know they bleed for you. xoxo Kitty Cat
Creator Sara on June 24, 2012
Great choices on books, especially everything is illuminated. Looks like the show was fun, I really do hope you come to portland one of these days. Id die to see you.
Creator Drekfletch on June 23, 2012
The album art is rather "Diamonds are a girl's best friend." I approve, even though I don't care for pink either.
Creator kylestarter on June 23, 2012
You bought A Prayer for Owen Meany. AFP, will you marry me?
Oh, wait...
*sigh*
Creator tania risko on June 23, 2012
So bummed I paid $300 also diff package bc there were no art shows near me :( But patiently awaiting my mail goodies. The art shows, live music, gifts look amazing! Glad it's working out (book two shows meanies!)
Creator Sarah Jensen on June 23, 2012
AFP,
I love that you always give us plenty of fan-fucking-tastic pictures. <3
Creator Michael Ashburne on June 23, 2012
AFP, your updates are wonderful.
I cannot thank you enough for spelling "nerve-wracking" correctly, with a "w". You WOULD NOT BELIEVE how often I see it spelled "racking" -- as if someone was playing billiards with a person's nerves -- in commercially-published items like Entertainment Weekly and Wired, who should know better.
It's the little things.
You are a superhero.
Creator Eve Curtis on June 23, 2012
love the updates
Creator kassia on June 23, 2012
hey - just in case you didn't know, i'd prefer to read the updates via email, but by the time i get to them, all the photobucket links don't work anymore.
Creator Cathy Cordes on June 23, 2012
Fantastic update and photos - love it! Thanks for sharing, even while you're travelling and are hecticly busy with all sorts of things.
Creator Rand Chua TL on June 23, 2012
Keep us updated!
Creator bl0m5t3r on June 23, 2012
sounds like you had some good adventures! funny how you ran in the extra action marching band, i just saw them in amsterdam a couple weeks back on the robodock festival. they are A-mazing. keep it up!