Getting the word from Leisha Hailey

World's sexiest woman talks about her band, Uh Huh Her.
By Wade Tatangelo

"I'm an overachiever," Leisha Hailey says matter-of-factly. It's a remark that could sound arrogant, but not coming from a woman who cofronts the electro-pop band Uh Huh Her and stars as bisexual magazine writer Alice Pieszecki on the Showtime series The L Word. Hailey clearly has the acting/singing resume to support this mild boast.

The 36-year-old was romantically linked to k.d. lang in the '90s, but her love life and the meanings behind her lyrics remain off limits during our phone interview. "On TV, you play a reporter," I say to Hailey. "If your character Alice was interviewing you, what might be a couple pressing questions she'd ask?"

"That's hard," she responds, after an awkward pause. "I'll pass."

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Attention Un Huh Her Fans! Uh Huh Her SXSW Video Contest!!!

Uh Huh Her + Fans = Rock Out SXSW

Calling all Uh Huh Her Fans! As the girls get set to debut new material from Common Reaction at Austin's South By Southwest, we are asking the fans to bring this experience to life.

Dates: Present – March 21st. Winner announced March 28th.

Objective: The objective of this contest is to create a documentary style video of the Uh Huh Her experience at SXSW. From the drive to SXSW, to the anticipation leading up to the sets, to the performances, to the after show experiences, we are looking for a video that captures it all. We want to laugh. We want to cry. And we want the world to take a fun journey with you through SXSW.

Details:

SXSW Attendees: Create a video documenting your trip to see Uh Huh Her at SXSW. There are no boundaries and you can be as creative as you'd like. We just ask that you include some clips of the UHH performance in your video.

UHH SXSW Details:

3/13 @ 10:00 pm
Venue: Hilton Garden Inn

3/14 @ 9:15pm
Venue: The Marq (DJ Set)

3/15 @ 6:00 PM
Venue: San Jose Hotel

UHH Fans: So what about little Jimmy who's stuck in the cold winter of Vermont while his favorite band, Uh Huh Her, rocks out SXSW? Or take Jane. She loves Uh Huh Her but has to work a double shift at her hometown diner. Wouldn't it be great if little Jimmy and Jane could experience the awesomeness of Uh Huh Her at SXSW without leaving home?

For those of you like Jane and Jim who won't be attending SXSW, we still want you to take part in the contest. Frequent the UHH SXSW Video Contest Group and check out the videos. Rate your favorites, comment, and share the videos. The best rated/most watched video will be taken into consideration when picking a winner.

Submission: Since UHH's last show at SXSW is Saturday, March 15th, we will give you until Friday, March 21st to edit and upload your video on YouTube and post it in the UHH SXSW Video Contest Group.

Prize: The winning video, handpicked by Leisha and Camila, will be featured on the UHH Myspace page. The winning video director will get a response video personally to them from Leisha and Camila as well as a loaded Uh Huh Her prize pack!

Good luck and thanks for the support. Please check back with updates regarding the contest. Any questions regarding the contest can be directed to uhhuhherfans@nettwerk.com.

UH HUH HER in-studio performance on Spinner

Los Angeles-based band Uh Huh Her -- musician/actress Leisha Hailey and singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Camila Grey -- stopped by our New York studio following a whirlwind weekend that saw the duo playing only their second show ever, just on the heels of the release of their debut EP, 'I See Red.' As a matter of fact, it was only Grey's second-ever performance in the city -- the first of which incurred an unfortunate run-in with a Manhattan staple: a pigeon."This is going to make me sound like a nerd but whatever," Grey told Spinner at their Interface taping. "I was in choir in high school, and I came to New York. I was in Time Square -- it was a bunch of choir people -- and we were walking around and a bird pooped on me. Then, a guy hit me [with his bike] right in the shin and he was like, "F--- you." I was like, 'Really?' I got a really great taste of New York when that happened, but it was so funny. It was like, "Are you kidding? You're going to yell at me for running into ... me?'" Uh Huh Her -- who play Friday night at L.A.'s Knitting Factory, followed by a series of West Coast and European dates -- are currently writing songs for a proper full-length album to be released in March of next year. Meanwhile, keep reading to download their full four-song performance and interview, where the duo discuss Hailey's return to music, Mozart and why bathrooms can never, ever be sexy.

Download or subscribe to the Interface podcast for Uh Huh Her's entire live performance and interview here.