Adalita Srsen
Lead singer and guitarist for Magic Dirt, Adalita would have to be one of the hardest working female musicians around, seeing her band release 11 studio albums in the last 17 years, and they still continue to tour throughout the country these days. Adalita is said to be influenced by female greats Kate Bush and Chrissy Hynde and her first guitar was one she made herself out of cardboard and wool, what a hero! Patience Hodgson
Anyone who has ever seen Brissie band The Grates live would have instantly fallen in love with lead singer Patience. Wearing outrageous and whimsical outfits such as a pink and white cowgirl outfit or giant fluffy hoop skirt, Patience bounds and leaps across the stage like a 5 years old on fairy floss. Her energy and stage presence is intoxicating. Patience learnt of her own talent for singing in a karaoke bar and formed a band with her high school chums. The Grates currently have two rocking studio albums and a very awesome live DVDBeck Darwon
Keyboardist and bass guitarist for The Cops, Beck may not have been centre stage a lot of the time but she sure did know how to rock. Coming up with the band’s name and getting lead singer Simon Carter’s demos out of the basement and onto EP are just a couple of her achievements, she also won the Jack award in 2005 for best bass player. Beck has since left The Cops, but only after one of the best albums I have ever heard was released, Drop It In Their Laps (2007) Clare Bowditch
With four studio albums and many more EPs, Clare is one of the most versatile and talented female artists this side of the southern hemisphere. She has an amazing vocal range, incorporates a lot of different instruments and sounds into her music and writes beautiful songs about everything from office romances to grief. Her most recent studio album with new band ‘Clare Bowditch and The New Slang’ is Modern Day Addiction which will see her tour the country in a couple months (and yes, I am super excited about it!) Patricia Amplett aka Little Pattie
Rising to fame with her adorably named single ‘He’s my Blonde headed, stompie wompie, real gone surfer boy’ (1963) and gee wiz it’s super cute! She also received various awards and honors for performing for the troops in Vietnam. She may not be a gen-y favorite, but she is certainly part of history! Chrissy Amplett (Little Pattie's more famous cousin)
The lead singer of rock group the Divynls, Chrissy is best known for her sexually charged and explicitly feminine ‘I Touch myself’ which many of us sang along to loud and proud (and behind closed doors) when we were 14. She has an amazing and unique voice and is sadly living in New York currently, battling MS. Thumbs up to you Chrissy, a true rock legend! Katy Steele
Lead singer of Little Birdy and proving to have an enormous voice, Katy Steele is definitely a favorite in the Australian rock/alternative scene. The latest album from Little Birdy ‘Confetti’ is a refined blend of folk, rock and pop with Katy’s haunting and adorable voice stringing it together. Katy is an amazing artist and most definitely rocks my world.Janet English
Janet English- Sometimes lead vocalist for Spiderbait and best known for songs such as Calypso and F&%ken awesome, Janet has a sweet voice by an acid tongue. Don’t be fooled by her sugary sound, Janet is all rock and a hard working, long standing woman in rock.
Taasha Coates
Lead singer and instrumental all-rounder for Adelaide band The Audrey’s, Taasha is as talented as she is beautiful. Her sultry sounds and moves on stage are a match made in heaven with the indie country folk sound of the band. Their awesomeness has been recognized, the band picking up an ARIA for Best Blues and Roots album for 2008 for their last album ‘When The Flood Comes’ Rumor has it there is a new album due in late 2010 Bree Leslie Pucilowski aka Brody Dalle
Born in Fitzroy Melbourne, Brody now resides in LA and has every finger in every punk rock and rock pie that is legendary. She is most famous for being the lead singer and guitarist for The Distillers but now fronts Spinnerette and has had appearances in The Eagles of Death Metal, Queens of the Stone Age and Transplants just to name a few. This chick can really wail
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