American singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer predicts that Donald Trump's presidency will spark a renaissance in punk rock and political art. Speaking at Queensland's Woodford Folk Festival, Palmer drew parallels between the current political climate and Weimar Germany's artistic flourishing during turbulent times.

"Donald Trump is going to make punk rock great again," Palmer declared. "We're all going to crawl down staircases into basements and speakeasies and make amazing satirically political art."

Palmer, known for her work with The Dresden Dolls and as a solo artist, believes that challenging political environments historically produce powerful artistic responses. She anticipates that artists will sharpen their creative tools in response to the political landscape.

"If the political climate keeps getting uglier, the art will have to answer. We will have to fight. The artists in my tribes have been like, 'Alright. This is not good.' We are sharpening our knives for a large buffet."

While touring Australia on an acoustic tour, Palmer revealed that she and her husband, writer Neil Gaiman, secured five-year working visas in Australia. Though she expresses guilt about missing the planned women's protests in Washington D.C. on January 20th, she remains committed to resistance through artistic expression.

"I actually feel quite guilty that I'm not going to be in the States on January 20th. I feel like I really should be there in Washington with the millions of other women who are going to give the giant finger to the orange man. But I'll do what I can from over here."

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