On her YouTube account Amanda Palmer, front woman of punk cabaret duo the Dresden Dolls, has posted videos for the first eight tracks from her début solo album. They’re all fantastic and when viewed in order tell a somewhat cryptic story. Check them out below.

Also- here’s a great interview with the Manic Street Preachers by Simon Price. It focuses on their early years on independent label Heavenly Records. Part 2 provides some great insight into the tracks the band recorded for the label, on the brilliant Motown Junk and You Love Us EPs.

Finally- this blog is getting a re-design, to look a bit more like a proper music site. Hopefully the writing will improve as well, but still retain a healthy dose of unpredictibility. Stay tuned.