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Check out these dudettes or "chick dudes."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWl5Rr0iIi8&feature=related



** History..............

When you ask people to name the very first all-female rock band ever, THE GOGO'S, THE BANGLES or THE RUNAWAYS might come close to the truth. But the real answer would be FANNY.

Formed in the late sixties, led by the two sisters, June and Jean Millington, they sounded like a real rock band. From that moment on, it was cool and accepted for women to play rock music.

** And..............

June and Jean Millington started their first all-girl band in the '60's and by the end of the decade had a record deal with their band Fanny.

They toured the U.S. and Europe, recorded at Apple Studios and were on every big television show of the era, sharing the stage with Sly and the Family Stone, Chicago, Chuck Berry, Dr. John, The Staples Singers and many others. David Bowie said of the group in Rolling Stone magazine, ?

They were one of the finest fucking rock bands of their time.... They were extraordinary: They wrote everything, they played like motherfuckers....

** Related sites............

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/junemillington/june-and-jean-millington-play-like-a-girl?ref=spotlight

http://www.fannyrocks.com/

http://www.metalmaidens.com/fanny.htm

Wow - that's great!

  I was not aware of "Fanny" (you know it's slang for vagina in the UK, right? Does that make you feel uncomfortable?). Will check them out further when I get some checking-out-all-women-rock -group time. Here's someone who was (and still is) pretty darn groovy.

Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poly_Styrene

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGROSJbCPV8

the grass is always greener on the other side.

  The Slits (Image deleted by photobucket - have they got trolling Christian fundamentalists for modifiers there? Or maybe robotic nipple detectors - wow, imagine that: technology conceived and built to detect nipples. It was a famous image used for one of their albums -The Slits bare-chested and covered with mud - we seem to have taken a few steps backward in the censorship game: violence yes, nipples no. Ah well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyXGblps64M

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siouxsie_and_the_Banshees

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvwMzSJ6RYs

  Ani DiFranco http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_DiFranco



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmxfKz5Euog

 Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex, and Siouxsie Sue as well!

Excellent.

  Not forgetting, of course, Ms. Kate Bush:

Joan Jett, mang (from "Rock Chicks We'd Have A Beer With" What could be better; a few oat sodas and zesty coitus. See - http://www.triplem.com.au/melbourne/music/photos/rock-chicks-beer?selectedImage=3) ...



A worthy dudette chick rocker.......... "I love rock n' roll, so put another dime in the jukebox, baby!!"

Hmm, looks as if you are on your own with Joan Jett, there, Dude - never mind; slip another coin in that old Jukie, finish your coffee and think about Joan - keep your hands on the counter, Dude! 

I was talking about my rug.

  Yeah, but what were you thinking about doing on that rug, man?

Oh Bondage Up Yours alone puts Poly Styrene at or near the top of Dude anthems.

Quote from: Michael68 on February 07, 2011, 05:45:13 AM
Oh Bondage Up Yours alone puts Poly Styrene at or near the top of Dude anthems.

Quite. Here's a brief overview of Poly (and X-Ray Spex) according to her contemporaries:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e_aaoqwZ2Q&feature=related