NEW ISSUE OF YEN MAGAZINE OUT NOW!

Issue 33 of YEN is so good that we threw it it's own party! On Wednesday, May 28 YEN chased away the winter blues with an intimate soiree at sophisticated Sydney haunt, The Piano Room in celebration of this extra special "Women in Music" issue.

And there's plenty to toast to within it's pages; not least our exclusive, no-holds-barred interview with the enigmatic and iconic Chan Marshall, aka, Cat Power. From painfully shy grunge-pixie to music's favourite broken woman to the powerful beauty and Chanel Muse we know her as today: Chan Marshall has battled personal demons; been both burnt and lauded by the media; dropped by fans one day and name-dropped the next and "labelled tragic more times than she cares to remember". Throughout it all though, Cat Power's ability to write beautiful, emotionally resonant music has been unwavering and, as YEN writer Fiona Killackey learnt, in 2008 she is better, brighter and braver than ever.

Inspired by Chan Marshall's hold on our minds and Ipods, we tracked down other musicians who are flying the flag for intelligent, independent and talented women. From the political outspoken Kimya Dawson to the proudly eccentric Coco Rosie; we hope our Women in Music feature assures you that there's a female presence in the music industry beyond short skirts and lip-synched vocals.

This issue we also tackle Australia's live export trade. In 2006, more than four million Australian sheep were transported to the middle east and of those, close to 37,000 died on route as a result of the atrocious travel conditions. Writer Imogen Baratta explores the live trade facts and shows how you can make a stand for animal welfare.

This month fashion takes a lush and ethereal turn just in time for Winter. The dress-up box of your dreams gets a good ransacking in "Modern Day Romantics", while guest New Zealand stylist, Zara Mirkin evokes daydreams of playing in the long grass with "Little House on the Prairie".

Enjoy the issue! From the YEN team.

Background illustration by Claire Scully

Enjoy!! YEN xx

ISSUE 33 OUT NOW!

YEN - #1 independent magazine for women in Australia

Before YEN, women's magazines refused to tackle any issues bigger than the size of his tackle, or how to look hot in a bikini. We irreverently explore the social, cultural and political issues that face women around the world and at home and promote + develop the work of women across every creative, sporting and business pursuit. And of course - YEN also has the hottest fashion and beauty trends around.

YEN magazine launched five years ago in Australia as a reaction to women's magazines that lacked both substance and style. YEN was originally unveiled as a 32-page mini magazine, free on the streets of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Thanks to the support of an amazing collective of contributors and supporters hungry to get involved, YEN quickly evolved to it's current format and can be found in newsagents and specialty stockists all over Australia as well as many countries worldwide.

Now in addition to the magazine we're proud to have branched out into other specialty publications, events and cross-platform media initiatives such as Curvy and the Young Woman of the Year Awards as an additional way to support and celebrate young women dedicated to pushing boundaries.

We have also launched a brand new YEN website and are calling for contributors. The new site is a daily news site with contributors from over 20 countries - we'd love to hear from you if you'd like to be part of the action. Interested contributors drop us an email webcontribs@ptmg.com.au. Also, to keep in touch with what events YEN has planned over next few months go to www.yenmag.net - you don’t want to miss out.

See you soon with some new stuff....

Contact Us

Editor - Kristy Bradley editor(at)ptmg.com.au
Art Director - Michelle Hendriks mhendriks(at)ptmg.com.au
Fashion Director - Imogene Barron ibarron(at)ptmg.com.au
Editorial Co-ordinator - Jessica Mycock jmycock(at)ptmg.com.au
Communications and project manager - Suyin Cavannagh scavannah(at)pmtg.com.au
Music & Film Editor - Nicholas Milligan nmilligan(at)pmtg.com.au

For a full list of the YEN team please see the latest issue of YEN magazine or head to www.yenmag.net

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