Womens

[twasadark]

I was listening to the rock and alternative rock tabs on last.fm today and after about 2 hours I realized that I had not heard even one female artist yet. What the HELL?? Surely there are SOME women rockers, right????? It kinda pisses me off in general how few women make it in the arts anyhow. Writers, musicians, actors - one day we'll have some sort of equality with men, right? I mean, I like me my mens but women have so much to offer.  Are we damned to obscurity in this male-dominated world?  *shakes fist*  

Who's your favorite female musician? I'm curious. This is kinda a crappy vid and the song isn't rock nor alternative rock, but this is my favorite song by a female artist lately. I found it off of someone's fanmix. I wish I could remember whose ...

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[pandarus.livejournal.com]

Eh, I don't know that I listen to Rock, particularly - I listen to all sorts. But I listen to WAY more women than men, across all my genres of music. Um.

So, awesome women I'm listening to lots lately: Pink, Tori Amos, Catatonia, Elastica, Concrete Blonde, Velvet Chain, Neko Case, Heather Nova, Lisa Gerrard, Evanescence, Annie Lennox, Katie Melua, K T Tunstall, Eddi Reader (probably my favourite), Nina Simone (because the lady Did Not Take Any Shit, and was made of pure, unbridled awesome), Ella Fitzgerald (by Desert Island Disc), Barbra Streisand (shut up), Joan Osborne, Alannis Morrisette, India Arie, Amy Winehouse, Duffy, Lily Allen, Tanita Tikaram, Regina Spector, Holly Palmer, Paula Cole, Aretha Franklin, Charlotte Church, Kirsty McColl, Rasputina, Madelaine Peyroux, Corinne Bailey Rae, Allison Kraus, Suzanne Vega, kd lang, Bjork, Emiliana Torrini, Fiona Apple, The Moaning Myrtles, The Pussycat Dolls, Melissa Ferrick, Indigo Girls, Michelle Shocked ...I hear good things about Martha Wainwright and The Gossip too, fwiw.

[pandarus.livejournal.com]

Oh! The Puppini Sisters rock too! And I've been listening to Adele quite a bit. And I can't believe I didn't include Janis Joplin - bad Fay, no cookie!

[we-are-parallel.livejournal.com]

I second the Janis Joplin! :D

[twasadark.livejournal.com]

The Puppini Sisters? Never heard of them!

Awww, you can DEFINITELY have a cookie! In fact, have a dozen for all the great music recs!

[twasadark.livejournal.com]

Damn, girlfriend!! That's a LOT of groups. AWESOME! I'm looking forward to checking these out. Thank you so much!! LOL about Streisand. I was on a Streisand kick a number of years back, so I definitely can't give you shit about her.