Your favourite female artist

[Carnage Visor]

I'd like to add Joan Jett to the list!

[Lisa.Lovecat]

chibi, the singer of "the birthday massacre"... and johnette napolitano (concrete blonde) 

[Carnage Visor]

Lydia Lunch

and

Strawberry Switchblade

[Janko]

PATTI SMITH IN THE SEVENTIES, THESE DAYS...

[Hero]

Dee Plume & Sue Denim (robots in disguise)

[tigermilk]

Elizabeth Fraser
PJ Harvey
Bjork
Cat Power
Siouxsie
Hope Sandoval
Maria Taylor
Nicole Atkins (she's new, but she has a great voice)

[revolt]

Well, as far as pop/rock ladies go, my favourite are, in no particular order:

Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
Siouxsie
Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses)
PJ Harvey
Bjork (also in the Sugarcubes days)
Kate Bush
Suzanne Vega
Beth Gibbons (Portishead)
Louise Rhodes (Lamb)
Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star)
Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance)

[coxoxi]

the old one - Edith Piaf
the new one - Katie Melua (adore the girl! beautiful and special music for me, especially the voice!! )

[revolt]

i can't stand any of these metal bands with female singers, nightwish, evanescense, within temptation - dreadful type of music, uh.

Have you ever given a listen to bands like Atrox or Madder Mortem? Those are (or used to be, in the case of Atrox) quality female-fronted metal bands. Their brand of metal is influenced by space-rock and alternative rock, among other things, and I actually think that some Cure fans might like them if they give the a try. The lyrics and artwork are also very well done, in both cases, which is a plus.

At http://www.atrox.no/public.aspx?pageid=38125 you can hear some samples of Atrox songs. "Terrestrials" and "Orgasm" are the albums I know.

At http://www.maddermortem.com/site_desiderata.php?topCat=2&subCat=0&subPg=0 you can find Madder Mortem song samples. I don't know the 'Mercury' album but the other 3 are well worth checking...

[revolt]

i can't stand any of these metal bands with female singers, nightwish, evanescense, within temptation - dreadful type of music, uh.

Have you ever given a listen to bands like Atrox or Madder Mortem? Those are (or used to be, in the case of Atrox) quality female-fronted metal bands. Their brand of metal is influenced by space-rock and alternative rock, among other things, and I actually think that some Cure fans might like them if they give the a try. The lyrics and artwork are also very well done, in both cases, which is a plus.

At http://www.atrox.no/public.aspx?pageid=38125 you can hear some samples of Atrox songs. "Terrestrials" and "Orgasm" are the albums I know.

At http://www.maddermortem.com/site_desiderata.php?topCat=2&subCat=0&subPg=0 you can find Madder Mortem song samples. I don't know the 'Mercury' album but the other 3 are well worth checking...

I just thought I might add this You Tube link (for MM only, Atrox stuff with Monika singing is not available there )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZB5uulUZAU

[revolt]

One more thing...

Monika Edvardsen, ex-singer of Atrox, seems to have a new musical project. Haven't checked it yet... In her site you can check much of her work, including the great paintings she has done for the Atrox albums artwork:


http://swarmling.net/m/covers01.html


She is a true (and quirky) artist!  :smth001

[KingOfSomeIsland]

Hmmm I have soooo many favourite female singers/songwriters:

Tori Amos
Regina Spektor
Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)
Julia Indelicate (The Indelicates)
Laetia Sadier (Stereolab)
Amelia Fletcher (Talulah Gosh/Heavenly)
Rose McDowall (Strawberry Switchblade/Sorrow)
Kate Nash
Annika Norlin (Hello Saferide)
Shirley Manson (Garbage)
Siouxsie Sioux
Kathleen Hannah (Bikini Kill/Le Tigre)

*In no order except the first 3

[revolt]

Outside the realm of singers, there a few female artists I admire, too:

Tina Weymouth (bass, Talking Heads)
Kim Gordon (bass, Sonic Youth... well, she's kind of a good "singer" too, sometimes)
Leslie Langston (bass, Throwing Muses and later also with The Wolfgang Press)
D'arcy (bass, Smashing Pumpkins)

[~*CherryRed*~]

Um, LOL... me! (I'm such a tosser!)

[MeltingMan]

Madonna (the early years),Kim Wilde,Leila K,Missy Elliott,Da Brat,Janet Jackson.