Last year, I met up with Rowan Wright and El Parks, two well-known faces of Scotland’s music scene with a plan to create their dream club night. Desperate to create a night inspired by cult movies of yesteryear and their desire to find a club where ridiculous dancing is openly encouraged, the pair teamed up… Read More One Year of Drugstore Glamour: In The Mood For Dancing
Last month, I teamed up with James Cairney and Patrick Mainland to produce a video extension of Aye Hen, Tartan Flowers. We pitched the concept of a YouTube channel dedicated to showcasing Scotland’s creative femmes to a panel consisting of representatives from BBC’s The Social, STV and others. The feedback we received was overwhelmingly positive,… Read More Tartan Flowers Videos – Dreamland Clothing
What a year it’s been since launching Aye Hen! We’ve had an absolute blast going to amazing events, interviewing super cool people and learning more and more about Scottish creative femmes. We’re proud to say we’ve made it this far and we are absolutely thrilled to be launching our brand new podcast on our first… Read More Debuting Our Podcast on International Women’s Day
March is a pretty exciting time – Women’s History Month, International Women’s Day and of course, it marks the first year anniversary of Aye Hen! It’s been a jam packed year of meeting and working with amazingly talented people and we can’t wait to continue our work long past this first birthday. To celebrate, we… Read More Women’s History Month in Glasgow
Glasgow’s LGBTQ+ scene may be smaller than its counterparts in London or Manchester, but it is playing host to the development of a uniquely creative, D.I.Y based kind of drag scene. Launched by few but now celebrated by many, the two main weekly shows that thrive in the city have been enjoying their first birthdays… Read More Ready To Suck Harder?
Ladyboss is the brainchild of Amber Vermeulen, a fashion graduate with a desire to do things differently. Initially beginning as a pop up but now in its permanent location in the old town of Edinburgh, Ladyboss offers something the traditional whisky outlets and kilt makers won’t – creative fashion and beauty exclusively from women. Work… Read More The Ladyboss Mentality
Tonight, Glasgow School of Art presents a one off night full of female rap, trap and grime as a fundraiser for Sisters Uncut. With an appearance from Lady Shocker, a grime rapper from East London, Tomboy looks set to be an insanely cool night for only £5 entry. Also taking to the stage is Sycophantasy,… Read More GSA Feminist Society Presents: Tomboy
Rachel Watson and Emily Wylde are two Glasgow based artists who started working together under the Ghost Girls Society guise four months ago. They are largely an illustration collective but have their first ever club night planned on Saturday 26th November in BLOC+. Their work is hyper feminine, futuristic and cute – I spoke to… Read More Getting Spooky With Ghost Girls Society
Scotland, and particularly Glasgow, has a wild amount of events focusing on creative women. If you’re anything like me, you’ll tick ‘going’ on Facebook to just about everything, as if in two months time you won’t still be completely overwhelmed by life’s responsibilities and completely forget you had plans. Well, I’ve decided to help you (and… Read More What’s on? Our woman-centric event rundown
Every Tuesday a group of immensely talented, ridiculously creative drag queens perform at Katie’s Bar in Glasgow’s Merchant City. The show, Mothertucker, is a must-see for even the most casual of drag fans – from those who have watched one or two episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race when they were scrolling endlessly through Netflix, to those… Read More One Year of Mothertucker
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