New Music Vid from Emily Haines of Metric

Sometimes the music video is way cooler then the single it represents, and sometimes the single is way cooler then the video for it, but on a rare occasion, both compliment each other equally as proof in Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton’s new video for ‘Our Hell’ off their recently released album ’Knives Don’t Have Our Back’. The video, directed by Jaron Albertin, is shot in a film negative/x-ray-type style that is sure to keep you watching.

St. Vincent playing “These Days”

And just when we thought we’d heard the best…after a little poking and prodding around YouTube, we found video footage of St.Vincent singing “These Days,” like the little rockHer she is, in a DUMBO session (assuming that’s in Brooklyn…isn’t it all These Days–see, we used it in a sentence!) Any-who, she’s awesome. Watch the clip. Sometimes words just aren’t enough

Ani Difranco on Conan Tonight!

Ani will be performing “Both Hands” from her career retrospective Canon tonight on Late Night with Conan O’Brien!  Can’t wait? We got ‘remember when’ video below.

Late Night with Conan O’Brien airs on NBC; check their website here for your local schedule.

Don’t Need You: The Herstory of Riot Grrrl Documentary

Rockher is not exactly Riot Grrrl, but we do support it and think all you female rockHer fans should check out the ”Don’t Need You: The Herstory of Riot Grrrl“ documenatry directed by Kerri Koch now available on DVD. Here’s the one minute trailer we found on YouTube:

The film features rare interviews with Allison Wolfe, Corin Tucker, and Kathleen Hanna, and archived video of riot grrrls bands like Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, and Heavens to Betsy in action.

Click link for purchase site:
http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/Item=UCP001

ROCKHER Remembers 9/11

It’s hard to imagine it’s been six years since the fall of the World Trade Center buildings, Pentagon, and Pennsylvania plane crash of September 11th, 2001. Today, we’d like to remember those lost in the terrorist attacks, the families that have suffured, and a nation that’s torn over this tremendous act of hatred by showing Sheryl Crow’s moving performance of “Safe and Sound” at the 9/11 telathon. Whatever your political beliefs may be, we’d like to encourage each and every one of you to take a moment and remember what happend to our country only a short while ago.

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.”

Something to GOSSIP About

Catch a load of Beth Ditto’s famed dance moves in this recent music vid for new Gossip single “Jealous Girls.”

Nelly Furtado Singer/Musician/Director?

That’s right folks, Nelly Furtado can now add “Music Video Director” to her list of artistic credits for directing herself in Nelly’s latest video for single “Do It” off her album Loose. Watch the VMA nominated for Female Artist of the Year right her on ROCKHER.

Jenny Lewis and Rilo Kiley shake their Money Makers (har, har)

With their new album out, “Under The Blacklight”, that only means a new video. Money Maker, the first single from UTB, features Jenny in a whole new way: shaking her bare shoulders to the bass beat of Money Maker with three porn stars. Sounds odd, but it’s done tastefully and keeps you looking the whole time.

Tour Dates for Ya’ll:

Sep 6 8:00p – The Warfield – San Francisco, Ca.

Sep 7 8:00p – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, Or.

Sep 8 8:00p – Showbox – Seattle, Wa.

Sep 10 8:00p – Mckay Events Center – Orem, Utah

Sep 11 8:00p – Ogden Theatre – Denver, Co.

New Debbie Harry Release Pushed Back

Necessary News: Former Blondie front woman Debbie, excuse me, Deborah Harry is releasing a solo CD titled “Necessary Evil”!

Evil News: We’re gonna have to wait a few weeks longer cause the US Release Date just got pushed back to October 9, 2007

 And although most of the tracks on Necessary Evil are originals, we just couldn’t miss the chance to play you our favorite Blondie video EVER–And possibly one of the best songs on the planet: Click below for the YouTube video of Blondie’s Hanging On The Telephone

 Debbie Harry – Necessary Evil -Pre-Sale

Sera Cahoone ‘Couch Song’ video posted

A nice little song to help you unwind at the end of the night. You’ll see what we mean after watching the video. Enjoy  

Sia’s Buttons Spill Out On YouTube

Surprise, surprise, yet another video leak on YouTube. Victim: Austrailian singer Sia whose latest video ‘Buttons’ (directed by Kris Moyes) has recieved 260,195 views (as of this posting). The video, featuring Sia’s celephan-wrapped, scotch tape trapped, clothes pin-snapped head, is a single off her upcoming album “Some People Have Real Problems,” getting ready to be released on Astralwerks (2007).

*WARNING: Please do not immitate the scenes to the video below without the supervision of an experienced music video director certified in CPR.

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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:

 

The Concretes present “Oh Boy” the Music Video

Oh Boy do those Swedish really know how to pake a good pop song! Oh Boy also happens to be the latest video/single off the Swedish Indie-pop band The Concretes latest album Hey Trouble. Partially filmed by The Concretes band members, the video showcases their real life on the road; babies, tour buses, and load of behind the show footage. Check it out (below)

New Au Revoir Simone Video

A cool little video by Brooklyn-based all-girl trio Au Revoir Simone, featuring the Anthropologie-clad rockHers baking cookies and prepping for a party their throwing in honor of, well, themselves. Indie-electro/dance tune ‘Sad Song’ was released as part of Au Revoir Simone’s latest album The Bird of Music. Because their was no “embed” link on YouTube, you’re just going to have to stop being lazy and click below to watch.

Watch Au Revoir Simone ‘Sad Song’ Video Here.