Amanda Kramer is an American musician and author whose prolific career spans four decades. She is a member of The Psychedelic Furs and has been keyboardist/vocalist for lauded bands such as The Golden Palominos, 10,000 Maniacs, World Party, and Information Society.She has toured and recorded with acts including Lloyd Cole, Siouxsie Sioux, Eurythmics, Thompson Twins, and The Church. She has released several albums as a solo artist.Albums Recorded:- Information Society, Self-Titled (1988, Warner Bros)- The Golden Palominos, A Dead Horse (1989, Celluloid)- The Golden Palominos, Drunk with Passion (1991, Nation/Charisma)- 10,000 Maniacs, Our Time in Eden (1992, Elektra)- 10,000 Maniacs, MTV Unplugged (1993, Elektra)- The Golden Palominos, This is How it Feels (1994, Restless)- The Golden Palominos, Pure (1995, Restless) Solo Album,- Amanda Kramer and Blake Leyh, Wintermass (1995)- World Party, Dumbing Up (2000, Seaview)- Lloyd Cole, The Negatives (2000, Virgin)- Lloyd Cole, Etc. (2001, Virgin)- Globe Trekker, Soundtrack Album (2002, Channel 4/Travel Channel)- Solo Album, Fallen Light Renew (2005)- Globe Trekker Globe Jam, Soundtrack Album (2008, Channel 4/Travel Channel)- Siouxsie Sioux, Finale (2009, Fremantle)- The Church, Man Woman Life Death Infinity (2017, self-released)- The Psychedelic Furs, Made of Rain (2020, Cooking Vinyl)Books Published:- Hired Guns: Portraits of Women in Alternative Music (co-written with WayneByrne, Equinox, 2024)- The Evolution of American Film Music, 1960 – 1990 (co-written with Wayne Byrne,McFarland, 2025)Wayne Byrneis an author, film historian, and music writer. He has authored nine books andbeen published by Columbia University Press, Wallflower Press, McFarland, Equinox, and Bloomsbury. He was music, book, and restaurant critic for Ireland’s iconic Hot Press Magazine and has written for publications including The Irish Times, Books Ireland, and Film Ireland.He has lectured on Film at various schools and colleges in Ireland.Books Published:- The Cinema of Tom DiCillo: Include Me Out (Columbia University Press, 2018)- Burt Reynolds on Screen (McFarland, 2019)- Nick McLean Behind the Camera: The Life and Works of a HollywoodCinematographer (McFarland, 2020)- Welcome to Elm Street: Inside the Film and Television Nightmares (McFarland,2021)- Walter Hill: The Cinema of a Hollywood Maverick (McFarland, 2022)- Hired Guns: Portraits of Women in Alternative Music (with Amanda Kramer,Equinox, 2024)- You Can’t Kill the Boogeyman: The Ongoing Halloween Saga (Bloomsbury, 2025)- Roy H. Wagner: A Cinematographer’s Life Beyond the Shadows (McFarland, 2025)- The Evolution of American Film Music, 1960 – 1990 (with Amanda Kramer,McFarland, 2025)