I think brian is probably the best drummer I have seen live, and if you haven’t heard their rendition of “War Pigs”, you haven’t lived a full life.

Please keep it up, you two are magic.

christopher lydon gives good interview, the best we’ve had yet!

of course…

anyway, i’d like to address this question, since it piqued my interest…..:

“I’d like to know Amanda and Brian’s thoughts on the (de)evolution of cabaret as “high art.â€? The Dresden Dolls are carrying on in the tradition of Kurt Weil and company, but their music (most unfortunately) will never be as popular as Weil’s during his hayday — despite the fact that they have very “catchyâ€? tunes much like “Mack the Knife.â€? Besides the establishment of music categories, what has changed in the public appreciation of “art musicâ€? to generate such a dwindling audience?

this is a double-edged sword. pop music back in weill’s day meant something very different than it does now. i would like to fantasize that we can indeed achieve a mainstream kind of recognition (while not comprimising the offbeat style that comes to us naturally) simply because the songs turn people on. one thing that’s been very heartening is that our band really is sort of genre-less, and so all sorts of people listen in without feeling they need to belong to a pre-ordained clique of listenership. this is not the case for certain brands of indie music, which don’t have as much pop appeal. we have fans that over 65 and under 5. this is good, and rare for a band nowadays. part of the problem is that “art music” has become very self-concious of itself and does tend to alienate it’s own audience. since ours in a very un-self-conscious music (or atr least, begins that way), i think we manage to avoid that trap….

What a cool, cool band.

Thank you

kick it, poke it, hit it… rocket with eighty eight keys and a percussive overdrive