So the one-time Dresden Doll is set to tour Australia and New Zealand in March 2011 and is leading with her new single, Map of Tasmania. Available for download/stream over at http://music.amandapalmer.net/track/map-of-tasmania-feat-the-young-punx
For those beyond The Antipodes, the map of Tasmania is a reference to the vagina. Not only is it a lame lyrical turn of phrase but it's also one that, in 2011, is incredibly tired. It's not risque to talk about your cunt or even mildly amusing, it's just boring and does not mask poor song writing. Palmer sings, "they don't play the song on the radio, they don't show the tits on the radio". Correct. They probably won't play the song because Lady GaGa has this niche covered. They don't show anything on the radio so not showing Harper's tits on ABC Local Radio won't be anything to celebrate or complain about.
From a woman capable of much greater shows of genuine envelope pushing, this kind of crap is nothing but disappointing. I choose the word crap pointedly, not because I have no vocabulary. This is junk music of the kind that 30 years ago created a genuine pop star in Madonna. But now, it is a rag of a forgotten time. If Ms Palmer wants to shock and offend The West in 2011 she'd be better wearing a burqa while rapping of her self-confidence and telling us all she chose the clothing out of self respect.
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