[bunnyface]

Hi I listen to what I call my RAWR GRRLS when I workout, even though most of them arent really new and most of the bands have already broken up i love them to death

Punk Rock/Riot Grrls
Babes in toyland-Girl cant help it, swamp kitty, fork down throat, handsome and gretal, fair is foul and foul is fair, he's my thing , sweet 69
betty blowtorch-Strung out, their album Are you man enough
bif naked- i love myself today, i like ****ing, rebel girl
bikini kill-**** tease
bratmobile-chicken or egg,not in dog years, do you like me like that, eating toothpaste, gimme brains, brat girl
The butchies-Lucystoners, send me you
the distillers-all of their songs
the dresden dolls-girl anachronism, dirty business, shores of california, the time has come,
Free kitten- secret sex friend
the gits-seaweed, second skin, guilt within your head
heavens to betsy- waitress ****, terrorist
Huggy bear- no sleep, cant kiss, erotic bleeding, herjazz, dissintetic penetration, pansy twist,
Jack off jill-American Made, Fear of Dying, **** Halo, angels **** and devils kiss, Boygrinder, Devil with the Black Dress On, Horrible, Losing His Touch, Super Sadist
L7-wargasm
Lunachicks- all of their music has really good workout/rockout energy
the messengers-
seven year *****- miss understood, 8 ball deluxe, i want it, hip like junk, icy blue, kiss my as goodbye,
Tribe 8- all of their songs are good to workout/rockout
X-ray specs- oh bondage up yours

Electroclashy/folky/other stuff
***** and animal- best cock on the block, secret candy, kitty manifesto, sparkly queen areola, dog grab dog, drag king bar
feist- secret heat
Peaches- all of her songs
ladytron-he took her to a movie,
Le tigre- my my metrocard, whats ya take on cassavettes, mediocrity rules
ani difranco- egos like hairdos, pick yer nose, anticipate, as is, every state line, in or out, light of some kind, the million that you never made, 32 flavors, deep dish,what if no ones watching, if it isnt her, im no heroine, jukebox
Pansy division-*** they are an all boys band but i feel like funny feminist gay guys kinda count "i'm gonna be a slut" always makes it onto my grrl lists

[PinkyPie]

I absolutely Love PJ Harvey, Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea. Not all tunes are workout material but there are several that totally make me feel like a rock chick!

[lizziep]

Thanks! I totally forgot all about posting this until it got bumped. I can't wait to check out some new music.

i got to see b*tch & animal open for Ani Difranco last year- so awesome!! I was in love.

[choirgirlhotel]

Imogen Heap!! Especially the album with Frou Frou has some good upbeat music. Her latest one I listen to at the gym a lot - that would be iMegaphone, fave song is Headlock.

I'm also into Britney Spears and Madonna remixes for the gym. I've got about 10 remixes for Madonna's latest "Miles Away" song!!

Thin White Duke (Jacques Le Cont) does good Madonna and Gwen Stefani remixes.

~Choirgirl~

[bobblefrog]

O!M!G! "Alternachicks" I am so excited I found this!!!!! And inspired. I checked out Spinnerette on blip and I love them. I plan on lurking here often as I never blossomed from a new wave chick to truely punk. Just went to frumpy. But I plan on pulling out a few celebratory surprises when I reach my goal weight...even if it's just my first tattoo and maybe a rad haircut...GRIN. I know you all will truely be my inspiration.

[bobblefrog]

Oh and may I add thank you bunnyface...I just had my day made with Lunachick's MMMM DONUTS. I am dying over here. What a great workout song!

[GradPhase]

I'm just going to echo - Paramore, paramore, paramore!!

[octoberfalling]

bunnyface has some great ones there!!!
i will just add ani difranco, and tegan and sara
maybe some sleater kinney and even the start or human waste project. all great groupa

[zanni]

my workout playlist is chalk full of female artists! Here are some of them... and the songs i suggest for workout music!

Ani Difranco "Little Plastic Castle" "Shy" "Shameless" "Slide" "Alla This" and so many more!
Tegan and Sara "The Con" "The First" "Walking with a Ghost" "Living room" "I hear Noises etc.
Regina Spektor "Folding Chair" "Hotel Song" "Better" "Love Affair" "Poor Little Rich Boy"
Fiona Apple "Fast as You Can" "Criminal" "Tymps"
Melissa Ferrick "Closer" "Inside" "Drive"
An Horse "Company" "Post Cards"
The Ting Tings "Great DJ" "That's not my name"
The Veronicas "Untouched"
Nelly Furtado "Explode" "Turn off the Light" "Man Eater
Missy Eliot "Get your freak on"
Northern State "Ooh Girl" "Sucka Mofo" "Mother May I" "Things I'll Do"
Alanis Morissette "You oughta know" "Eight Easy Steps"
FrouFrou (Imogen Heap) "Let Go"
Le Tigre "TKO"
***** and Animal "Croquet"
Persephone's Bees "City of Love"
Kaki King "Playing with Pink Noise"
Corinne Baily Rae "Put your records on"
Anna Nalick "Bleed" "Consider This"
The Andrews Sisters "Boogey Woogey Bugle Boy"
Rachel Yamagata "Worn Me Down" "1963"
Tori Amos "Cornflake Girl"
Toshi Reagon "You" "22 Hours"
Tracy Bonham "Mother Mother"
Michelle Branch "All I Wanted" "Are You Happy Now" "Lay me down"(with The Wreckers)
The Dresden Girls "Girl Anachronism" "Shores of California" "Dirty Business"
Natalie Imbruglia "Torn" "The City"
Rhianna "SOS"
Lady Gaga "Poker Face" "Just Dance"
Britney Spears "Piece of Me" "Womanizer"
Christina Aguillera "Candy Man"
Liz Berlin "Ask"
Mariah Carey "Dream Lover" "Heart Breaker" "Honey"

[rileyozzy]

The Breeders - Cannonball
The Go-Go's - We Got the Beat
No Doubt - Doormat

[BerkshireGrl]

I don't know if anyone mentioned this, but it's a great resource...

http://www.ladyslipper.org

Comprehensive catalog of music by women and independent record label devoted to furthering new musical directions for women musicians.

It's more a folksy earth mama feel than hard rocking out though, but not entirely

[Amy Blue]

Hello! Here are a few of my faves thus far:

"Crushcrushcrush" / "Misery business" / "Decode" - Paramore
"Paparazzi" / "Beautiful dirty rich" - Lady Gaga
"4 Minutes" / "Die another day" - Madonna
"L.E.S. Artistes" - Santogold
"Machine gun" - Portishead
"Sober" - P!nk
"You are the one" - Shiny Toy Guns
"Hometown glory" - Adele
"Tapes" / "You outta know" - Alanis Morissette
"Sweep" / "Eyes on fire" - Blue Foundation
"Foundations" - Kate Nash
"Little bit" - Lykke Li
"As the rush comes" - Motorcycle & Dresden
"Chick habit" - April March
"Prescilla" / "Daniel" - Bat for Lashes
"Nobody's home" - Avril Lavigne
"Dancing with myself" - The Donnas
"We are" / "Black hole" - Ana Johnsson
"Before I'm dead" - Kidney Thieves
"Bruises" - Chairlift
"Paper planes" - M.I.A.
"Cruel summer" - Bananarama
"Ain't nobody" - Chaka Khan
"Edge of seventeen" - Stevie Nicks
"Love is a battlefield" - Pat Benetar
"Christine" / "Face to face" - Siouxsie & the Banshees
"Street people" - Firefox
"The chain" - Fleetwood Mac
"Out of my head" - Ashlee Simpson
"Fascination" - Alphabeat
"Displaced" - Azure Ray
"Nobody's fault but mine" - Beth Rowley
"Hold on, hold on" - Neko Case
"The definition" / "What about us?" / "Anybody" - Brandy
"Gimme more" / "Slave 4 u" / "Toxic" - Britney Spears
"Atomic" / "Heart of glass" / "Rapture" - Blondie
"Walk like an egyptian" / "Manic Monday" - Bangles
"Date with the night" - Yeah yeah yeahs
"Smash and grab" - Juliette & the Licks
"I'm so sick" - Flyleaf
"Weak" / "Secretly" / "100 Ways to be a good girl" - Skunk Anansie
"Just a girl" / "Hella good" - No Doubt
"What you waitin' for?" / "Hollaback girl" - Gwen Stefani
"Hide and seek" / "Just for now" / "The moment I said it" / "Cumulus" - Imogen Heap
"Let go" / "Holdin' out for a hero" - Frou Frou
"I can be" / We need a resolution" / "Try again" - Aaliyah

[keenbean]

A bunch of Liz Phair's older stuff has some excellent kick; the song Baby Got Going really gets me going

[Sojourner]

Female vocals...

The Kills... I am in love with Alison Mosshart... she is now also fronting The Dead Weather
Yeah Yeah Yeahs... Karen O is a goddess
Metric... LOVE Emily Haines
The Raveonettes
Tegan & Sara
The Ettes

[RubyGuggenheim]

Originally Posted by Velveteen

I absolutely Love PJ Harvey, Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea. Not all tunes are workout material but there are several that totally make me feel like a rock chick!

Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea is probably my favorite album of hers, but when you just want to be nuts Uh Huh Her is the best to blast!

Other good female-lead bands:

Soko
The Concretes
The Waitresses
CocoRosie

The Wayward Bus/Distant Plastic Trees combo album of the Magnetic Fields is fantastic and has all female singing (and a lot of spectacular songs).