Read Vivienne Westwood’s message of support for Egyptian women’s rights lawyer Azza Soliman
Vivienne Westwood has delivered a note of support for Azza Soliman, the Egyptian feminist who…
Meet The Feminist Artists Behind The Ugly Girls Club
Georgina Jones meets the creative collective and underwear subscription service reclaiming ‘ugly’ for women and femmes everywhere
Perspective: gal-dem and the Elevation of Unheard Voices
Reflecting on their landmark V&A event, gal-dem opinions editor Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff discusses creating the spaces that are needed
Take a look inside Ladybeard‘s new Mind issue
Ladybeard have just launched their Mind issue. Inside they encourage open ended discussion on mental health. Georgina Jones meets the team to find out more
Get Together: How Collectives Are Building Dance Music’s Better Future 
As restorative as dancefloors are, they can also be an unsafe place for some. Sirin Kale gets to know the collectives that are doing away with unbalanced power structures and concentrating directly on the party
Discwoman x Creamcake to host upcoming free DJ workshop for women and LGBT people
DJ Haram, BEARCAT, HD, Ziúr and Yanling will also play the afterparty at OHM Berlin…
Anna Meredith
takes on the music industry’s ingrained gender imbalance
Celebrated composer Anna Meredith talks to us about the residency she’s leading for young women and why female representation is of utmost importance
Jenny Hval shares new song Conceptual Romance
Touted as her most accessible work yet, Jenny inches open more light onto her upcoming album, Blood Bitch…
Hot Topic
Sammy Jones showcases some music that’s screaming back into the hellmouth that is the news at present
Unpacking
Freetown Sound
We pick apart the references that make Freetown Sound one of the most complex and political listens of the year so far
Spice Girls’ Wannabe remake brings girl power to the 21st century
It’s been twenty years since the Spice Girls dropped Wannabe and this new feminist video…
We speak to Glastonbury’s first female-only venue
We caught up with Sisterhood producer Kaye Dunnings straight from the Glastonbury site, who told us a more about the new space
Turning Points: Shirley Manson
Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson connects the dots between the Cinderella moment that propelled her out of Edinburgh and 21 years of musical marriage
Women Rock London announce all-female summer camp
All proceeds from the 18+ only weekender will go towards free places at a summer…
BabyFace work on their own terms
Claire Burman and Nellie Eden have set up an all-girl collective and creative agency, pulling focus on women who are excelling in their respective fields
Watch Michelle Obama, Missy Elliott and more speak at SXSW
The speakers, also including Queen Latifah, Diane Warren and Sophia Bush will appear in support of…
Maisie Cousins:
Raw Beauty
What is “feminist art”? Georgina Jones talks to the Tate-exhibited Maisie Cousins who’s informing how to feel our femininity with gross-out elegance
Deep dive into NYC’s all-female DJ scene with an immersive new mini-doc
In the first episode of their new series, Tribes, Smirnoff Sound Collective delve deep into the…
Hot Topic
More outspoken music chased down from all over
Ikonika: hands-on workshops for girls make a huge impact
We catch the producer for a chat about the girls-only production workshop she’s co-organising in London next month
Perspective:
When The Limelight Swallows You Whole
Alanna McArdle opens up about the pressures which led to her decision to leave Joanna Gruesome, and examines performance, gender and mental health
Stream Charli XCX’s documentary on feminism
Charli XCX recorded The F-Word and Me to explore what feminism means in 2015 A…
Feminist group Collective Shout calls Tyler, The Creator’s new song “a tantrum”
“He is yet to grow up and take responsibility for what he has put out into the world”
Gwenno releases video for Patriarchaeth
The Welsh-language synth-pop banger now has some lovely visuals
Music critic highlights industry sexism on Twitter
“Gals/other marginalized folks: what was your 1st brush (in music industry, journalism, scene) w/ idea…
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge speaks to Laura Jane Grace on being trans
The Talkhouse podcast has hosted the revelatory talk that includes discussions on Caitlyn Jenner, TSA…
How MTV snubbed Nicki and B
MTV’s VMA nominations are in. Taylor Swift has done very well. Nicki Minaj, on the other hand, hasn’t
Boss Up:
Tink makes no apologies
Bitch, slut, nigga, nigger, light-skinned, dark-skinned and feminist: these are some of the labels discussed in our half hour conversation with Tink
Investigating ‘the sexiest summer festival’ of 2015
Its approach to festival gender politics is certainly… interesting
Girlpool – Before the World Was Big
Everyone knows that girl pals are the best. So why hasn’t the world been blessed…