Three things with Amanda Palmer: ‘Putting a cold stone around my warm neck, I remember what I endured’
In Guardian Australia’s weekly interview about objects, the musician and performer shares the story of a stick, a stone and a lost bride dress
May 2019
Neil Gaiman: ‘Good Omens feels more apt now than it did 30 years ago’
Before Terry Pratchett died, Gaiman told his friend he would adapt their novel about an angel and a devil stopping the apocalypse. As Good Omens starts on TV, he discusses fame, politics and honouring that promise
May 2018
This much I know
Amanda Palmer: ‘I’m scared of being alone, but fear doesn’t help’
The singer, 42, on meeting David Bowie, the importance of honesty and regretting her regrets
January 2017
Clitbait: 10 things you didn't know about the clitoris
The Glitoris is not only Amanda Palmer’s No 1 artwork in the fight against fascism, it’s also an educational tool, says Australian artist Alli Sebastian Wolf
Woodford Folk festival 2016 review – a celebration of optimism
From group therapy with Amanda Palmer to blistering sets from local rock royalty, Australia’s answer to Glastonbury is an antidote to a tumultuous year
Woodford folk festival 2016: flames, fun and fabulous weather – in pictures
Six days of fine weather bring record crowds to Queensland’s Sunshine Coast hinterland for the 31st festival
December 2016
Australia news blog
Amanda Palmer: 'Donald Trump is going to make punk rock great again'
Cult cabaret artist reveals her hopes for a cultural revolution – and that she and husband Neil Gaiman have been granted five-year working visas for Australia
July 2016
David Bowie Prom review: progressiveness for progressiveness's sake
Jack & Amanda Palmer: You Got Me Singing review – an affecting and honest covers album
Jack & Amanda Palmer: You Got Me Singing review – daughter and dad duet strikes a timely chord
Observer New Review Q&A
Amanda Palmer: ‘We can get lost in suffering, or we can carry on without fear’
March 2016
David Bowie tribute concert to be streamed live
Cult heroes
Cult heroes: Amanda Palmer – a fearless one-woman creative typhoon
February 2016
The playlist
Amanda Palmer's playlist – Michael Nyman, Beck, Górecki and more
To mark the release of her EP of Bowie covers featuring a string quartet, the musician picks five of her favourite classical-leaning tracks
January 2016
Neil Gaiman to release non-fiction book in May
Author blogs he has finished ‘giant proofread’ of The View from the Cheap Seats, a collection of ‘not every speech, introduction or article I’ve written’
June 2015
Twitter taps celebrity 'curators' from Amanda Palmer to William Shatner
Amanda Palmer review – a big-hearted, soul-baring one-off
US firm acquires fellow fan-funding startup Subbable and reveals it has nearly 250,000 ‘patrons’ supporting its creators
Amanda Palmer races to $13,000 per release in Patreon crowdfunding
Musician has 1,400 backers 14 hours after launching her profile, including two who’ll pay $1,000 every time she releases a new song, video or piece of writing
Amanda Palmer is crowdfunding again, but this time on Patreon
Musician famously raised $1.2m on Kickstarter for last album, but is now seeking ‘constant communication’ with her fans on another site
