Bif Naked Gets Married

Last Saturday, punker Bif Naked gave her ‘heart and soul and solemn word to another,’ as she reports on her MySpace blog.  Check out more wedding photos and details from her wedding in her photos section on MySpace. Also, while you're there, listen to her version of Metallica's 'Nothing Else Matters' which is pretty awesome sounding. Congrats Bif!
 

Ladytron In The Studio

New album recording for Ladytron’s next album started yesterday in Paris where they’ll be for the next 7 weeks working on the follow up to their last album ’Witching Hour.’ Stay tuned to ROCKHER, cause you know we’ll give you all the goods when we get um

Raveonettes Moving On From Major Label

After three albums released on Columbia, and much speculation, The Ravenonetts official announced (via MySpace) that they are moving on from the major label scene:

“…it’s time to move on. Being on a major label definitely had its advantages and a few downs, of course. They treated us extremely well, I really have no complaints but (we) feel it’s time to go in a slightly different direction. The major label system sometimes doesn’t allow for outside “help” to get involved, meaning that we don’t get to choose who we wanna work with. That can be a pretty terrible thing and bad things will surely come of it. Therefore we’ve decided to go with indie labels around the world and only get involved with people who truly care and people who feel we can take The Raveonettes to the next level.”

‘Lust Lust Lust’ is scheduled to release November 12th on UK-based indie label Fierce Panda, and the band promises “pretty spectacular” album artwork in “3d baby!”

New Song from The Like

New song loaded on The Like MySpace that we think is pretty fan-fablous. Check out (Before I Break Your Heart) Release Me preformed live for Indie 103.1. We love it, and we thought you would too.

M.I.A. Kicked off Stage at 2007 Connect Festival

The summer festival season is nearing a close, but not without a GALANG after indie Sri Lankan hip-hopper M.I.A. got kicked off stage at Scottland’s 2007 Connect Festival this past weekend, and thanks to YouTube, we’ve got footage!

 

Here’s what we hear happend: M.I.A. invited an equally colorful and energetic festival crowd on stage to be her back-up dancers during her new single “Bird Flu” off her recently released album Kala, only to be kicked off stage mid-set by ____ (we’re still unsure of who, officially, pulled the plug).

“I didn’t walk off. I got chucked off,” says M.I.A. on her MySpace blog. “You were worth getting kicked off for.”

Britney Spears @ MTV VMA

Ok, so we really aren’t much for gossiping, but, the Britney performance at this year’s VMAs was a bit…hmmm. Let’s just put it this way: This little Rockher blogger has been patiently waiting for the big Britney comeback, but Brit’s performance was a HUGE letdown.

Some questions I need answered:

1. Was that a rehearsal, or did she just forget to put her wardrobe on?
2. Did somebody make her perform by gun-point? She didn’t smile once.
3. Where was Criss Angel? Wasn’t he supposed to make her appear and disappear on stage as per other blog’s reporting?
4. Did Brit Brit attack Sarah Silverman after the crazy comic called Brit’s kids: “the cutest mistakes ever?”
5. Where were her signature dance moves?
6. Why did she squeeze her back-up dancers pee pee?

Please Britney, we know you can do better then that. We’ve seen it a million times.

Official Statement from “The Ravonettes”

“(We) wanna make one thing clear. Contrary to popular belief, we have NOT signed a US record deal yet. In recent articles it has been stated that we have signed a US deal but that couldn’t be further from the truth.” (off their official MySpace Blog)

Lily Alan Calls In Sick

Even super-cute london song birds can call in sick from a few days of work.

Lily’s doctors note

Sorry EU, but Lily will not be performing at the following gigs:

• Oya Festival – Norway
• Way Out West Festival – Gothenburg -Sweden
• Sagres – Portugal
• Lowlands Festival – Biddinghuizen -Holland

Isn’t that just the cutest?

Cat Power Covers: Take 2

What could possibly be better then Chan ‘Cat Power’ Marshal’s 2000 Covers Record? How about a second one?! That’s right, we’re only 5 months away from Chan’s Covers Record 2! Or at least, that’s when the Shortlist Prize winning artist told us it’ll be out (via MySpace, of course).  *Bonus* With 24 covers to choose from, Chan’s thinking of making it a double volume set! So if you think about it, it’ll be like 3 total Cat Power cover albums. That’s a lot of Cat Power. I’m sure she’s thinking it over real hard while mixing the record AS I TYPE in Dallas, Texas with Stuart Sikes (White Stripes, Loretta Lynn). Stay tuned to ROCKHER for more updates on CAT POWER’S COVERS RECORD 2 due out on Matador in January.

Stellastarr* Wraps Writing for New Album

Guess which awesome alternative band’s almost ready to start recording new music? Stellastarr*! We know, the headline is a dead giveaway…Any-who, the band announced they’re just about done writing – with 11 songs in the can- and are just a few months away from getting back in the studio. I smell a mid-2008 tour a-comin’… but ff you just can’t wait, see Stellastarr* perform their new song additions live Aug. 23 at the Highline Ballroom in NYC. Anyone got spare frequent flier miles we can borrow?

 

To buy Tix go to www.korproject.com

Too Pure Announces Singles Club

The following is a message from Too Pure:

Home to such captivating artists as Electrelane, Scout Niblett, Stereolab and Future Of The Left, too pure announces its first ever monthly subscription service in honor of that most coveted and enduring artefact of the recording age: the 7″ singlet. The singles club will allow us to introduce personal favourites, friends of too pure and rising talent.

Launching in September 2007, each single – containing two exclusive unreleased songs – will be numbered and strictly limited to 500 copies worldwide and available through subscription with a very small number distributed to select indies

rockHer’s looking forward to:

November: Vera November

Vera November is the new musical project from Verity Susman of Electrelane. She is currently writing and recording music for her too pure singles club release.

www.myspace.com/veranovember

More Info Links:
www.toopure.com/singlesclub

www.myspace.com/toopuresinglesclub.

toopure@toopure.com

New Album for Amy Millan and Stars

‘In Our Bedroom After The War’, the new studio album from Arts & Crafts recording artists Stars, will be out on September 25. And for those who can’t wait, it’s already available for digital download on sites like iTunes. We just thought we’d pass along the good news…

NEW DONNAS ALBUM ‘BITCHIN’ HITS STORES SEPTEMBER 18

New Album Bitchin’ to hit Stores September 18, 2007Here’s what we know for sure:

-Comes out September 18th, 2007
-This will be the band’s 7th album
-Co-produced by Jay Ruston (The Polyphonic Spree, Meat Loaf)
-Purple Feather Records, the band’s new label, is putting out the album
-The Donnas wrote all 13 album tracks
-The Press Release reads:

 

 

“Bitchin’ cranks out characteristic girl-power lyrics set to high-energy riffs and raw, punchy beats, launching listeners into non-stop party mode like only The Donnas can.”

-Tour begins on September 16th
-Tour locations and exclusive live dates to be announced shortly

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/thedonnas or check out www.thedonnas.com.

 

 

 

 

 

New Music Video for Client

Three-piece electro rockhers Client may have shot their new, digitally enhanced music video Drive–a single from their recently released full-length album Heartland– in a studio in Paris, but their red convertible took them on a futuristic road trip all throughout Europe, thanks to a little computer animation. Have a look for yourself:

 

Goldfrapp Update

Alison & Will are busy recording new songs for their upcoming album, which they’ve been working on since the end of last year. The new album will be a follow up for the British glam rocktronica group’s third, most successful, Grammy Nominated album Supernature, which was released in August 2005. Goldfrapp’s yet-to-be-titled new album is due out later this year.

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