Monday 8 November 2010

1.Brody Dalle


The one and only Brody Dalle makes it into my list as my number one rock chick of today.

She was born Bree Joanna Alice Robinson on January 1st, 1979. She was raised in Melbourne, Australia. She first picked up a guitar at the age of thirteen and started her first band Sourpuss im 1995 at the age of sixteen. Sourpuss played one of their first gigs at Summersault Festival in Australia. It was here that she met Tim Armstrong, lead singer of punk rock band Rancid. He was thirteen years older then her put the two still had a relationship after Brody lied about her age. The couple got engaged shortly after Brody turned 18. She then moved to Los Angeles, California and it was there that she founded The distillers.

The Distillers were a punk rock band and Brody Dalles famously harsh female vocals were what really set them apart. The band released their first two albums on Hellcat records/ Epitaph records. In 2003 she spilt from Tim Armstrong and chaged her name to "Dalle".

The distillers produced three studio albums and Brody played guitar, wrote/ co-wrote and sang nearly every song on each album. Brody and Tony Bevilacqua (Guitarist) split from the band in 2006 and formed the band Spinnerette.

Spinnerettes line up has some incredible musicians in it. They include Jack Irons (Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Pearl Jam) and Alain Johannes ( Queens of the stone age and Them Crooked Vultures). The band are signed to Anthem Records and released their first self-titled album in June of 2009.

Although Spinnerette has such an impressive line up Brody has said in interviews that "Spinnerette isn't a band, it's me and which ever musicians I want to work with at the time.

Brody is now married to one of the greatest men in rock, lead singer of Queens of The Stone Age and Them Crooked Vultures Josh Homme.

Combine all of this together and this is why she is my number one rock chick of today. She's covered in tattoos and sounds like a female Kurt Cobain. She may not be the most famous woman in my list but in my opinion she is the best!

Check out Brody Dalles Facebook page bellow and see her band The Distillers perform live in the video bellow.








2 comments:

  1. Love Brody Dalle! Especially the stuff she did with The Distillers, good choice.

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  2. Love that you have given a live performance as this really showcases her talent, and its even better that it's at reading!!

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