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Your Weekly Women to Listen To: Tina Turner, Hesta Prynn, F(x) and more!

I’m writing to you all in my pajamas from the safety of my couch today. Snowlapalooza is in full effect and last night we witnessed a little something called “Thunder Snow” which made it seem like Satan was having a bowling party with his buddy Fred Phelps. It was pretty cray and our poor dogs weren’t quite sure where to potty but we got through the night and played my Ghost Whisperer Drinking Game.

I think today will be spent trolling the internet for more great music, trying to get over my excitement that the latest Biggest Loser trainer, Cara Castronueva dated MC God-des. Last night my girlfriend turned to me and said, “Do you think she’d be into me?” I won’t tell you what I said here; it’s not appropriate. On to some music!

File Under: Queen goddess of rock ‘n soul, my private dancer.

From: Nutbush (yes it’s a real place), Tennessee

For Fans of: Prince, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Cyndi Lauper, leather jackets, hot legs, karaoke, big hair, movies with happy endings.

Bonus: Turner’s life was made into a great biopic film in which the very hot Angela Bassett played her. In it, we see the struggles she went through as a battered woman and the strength she had to get out of her relationship and build herself a new life. The movie is at least fifty times better than a Lifetime Television for Women made for TV movie.

File Under: Indie pop rock, hip-pop, sexual chocolate

From: NYC

For Fans of: Mike Snow, Telepathe, Northern State (of which she is a founding member), Santigold, popsicles, American Apparel clothing, Uh Huh Her, making out in bathrooms.

Bonus: Hesta (real name Julie Potash) is friends with some of our favorite gal pals, Tegan & Sara and our very own Lindsey Byrnes and has created a hilarious web show called, “Hesta Prynn & Friends.”

File Under: Dance pop girl group, adorbs

From: South Korea

For Fans of: Girlicious, Pussycat Dolls, Wonder Girls, Spice Girls, Girls Aloud, rainbow sherbet, choppy bangs.

Bonus: The girls have a very androgynous (and like, kind of really hot) member, Amber, that has been turning a lot of heads all over South Korea. She makes my dar go PING. Thanks to Marisa for the suggestion!

File Under: Jazz pop, soul, theater rock, cabaret

From: England

For Fans of: The Dresden Dolls, the Les Miserables soundtrack, Sweeney Todd, trench coats, candelabras, smoky eyes.

Bonus: Thanks to AE reader, Pterodactyl, for introducing them to me and for forcing me to remember how to spell that word.

File Under: Singer/songwriter, soft, dreamy folk

From: Canada

For Fans of: Dar Williams, Catie Curtis, Meg Hutchinson, Alison Krauss, Bonnie Raitt, sweet tea, horseback riding, daisies.

Bonus: Here is a free download to her song, “Water in the Ground.”

File Under: Dirty punk, garage rock

From: London

For Fans of: The Sex Pistols, sweating, ripped shirts, Bikini Kill, Wild Turkey, if Prodigy were all punk, punching things.

Bonus: Well, I don’t have much of a bonus besides the fact that you’re probably one of the first one’s on the bandwagon for this band. I haven’t found much info but I’m digging their tunes on the myspace page.

File Under: Indie rock with a gal pal lead singer

From: Australia

For Fans of: Tegan and Sara, Eisley, Killola, The Decembrists, thrift stores, local coffee shops.

Bonus: The band has a new album coming out in late April! We’re so excited about it and so are they (obviously) — if you’d like to grab a free download from their upcoming album, just sign up for their newsletter. Also, lead singer Kate Cooper is pretty neat to look at.

File Under: Punk rock

From: Austin, Texas

For Fans of: The Ramones, Iggy and the Stooges, Heineken, Motley Crue, tight leather pants, fringe, tattoos.

Bonus: The band has two songs in the movie, Prey for Rock and Roll, which was a pretty awful movie but it starred some pretty major eye candy, Gina Gershon, Lori Petty and Drea de Matteo as a girl punk band.

File Under: Industrial, metal, rock, alternative

From: California

For Fans of: Slipknot’s ballads, Coheed and Cambria, Evanescence, My Chemical Romance, The Crow, dark places, lizards.

Bonus: The band seems really into connecting with their fans and has even taken to their YouTube channel to answer fan questions.

File Under: Indie pop, lo-fi electropop

From: Puerto Rico

For Fans of: Tilly and the Wall’s more down-tempo songs, Broadcast, Juana Molina, Stereolab, puppies, fluffy kittens, synthesizers, tomato bisque soup.

Bonus: Here’s a download of their great tune, “Muchas Muchas Veces.”

That’s it for this week — stay bundled for me and think of me every time you reach into your freezer.

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