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Everyone Knows John, Paul, George, and Ringo. What About Their Solo Work?
Surprise! It’s yet another article about the Beatles, a topic that has seemingly been beaten to a pulp by every music and pop culture publication to exist. However, news of the upcoming Beatles films has revived my seemingly endless interest in the lives, careers, and music of the Fab Four. I cannot deny that each […]
Chinese New Year Music and Traditions
This year, Chinese New Year begins on the 17th of February and lasts until 3rd March – a period that’s unfortunately largely eaten up by the school term. It being my first Chinese New Year out of Asia, I’ve already started to notice a distinct lack of cheer and excitement in comparison to this time back home […]
I Shouldn’t Be Scared of Telling People Who My Favourite Singers Are
Whenever people ask me what music I listen to or what my favourite artists are, I invariably find myself saying Noah Kahan or Hozier – don’t get me wrong, I do love them and I’d die to be at one of their concerts, but I seem to always be unable to give out the names […]
I Attended Two Concerts in Two Weeks – Here Are My Takeaways
On Halloween night, I traveled to Glasgow to see a HAIM concert that I had been anticipating for months. The following Saturday, I returned to the city to see flipturn, a smaller band that had only recently appeared on my radar, but whose music I had really started to enjoy. Though both HAIM and flipturn […]
“LUX”: Rosalia’s Genre-Defying Statement
Image courtesy of Columbia Records. LUX: Latin for ‘light.’ Rosalia has never been shy about taking risks in her music. With classical training and a plethora of different artistic influences, Rosalia yet again creates an artistic turn which goes beyond conventional genre boundaries. Drawing on orchestral forces, avant-classical arrangement, multilingual lyricism (with her singing in […]
Queer Love Songs Are Better: Here’s Why
This Valentine’s Day read on to find out why Laurie Dewar thinks queer love songs are the best romance songs around
Why is Pop going Country?
Why is pop seemingly moving more into Southern territory? Fatima Krida explores why pop might be going country.
Review: Songs in College Hall
Kristina and Lauren review their experience of the first ‘Songs in College Hall’ music event
Listen to your Friends: Academic Wife Edition
In the second edition of ‘Listen to your Friends’ Neave tackles her academic wife’s playlist
An Interview with Rosie H Sullivan
An interview with Scottish singer-songwriter Rosie H Sullivan
Listen to Your Friends: Ride or Die Edition
The first in a series of articles by Neave in which she delves into what her friends are listening to – this week it’s her ride or die edition.
Beyond the Lyrics: Why We Should Listen to Music Outside of Our Native Language
Why limiting ourselves to music in our mother tongue means we are missing out
How Spotify Has Changed the Music Industry
The rise of streaming services has revolutionised the music industry, and Spotify is at the forefront of this change. Launched in 2008, Spotify has become one of the most popular music streaming platforms with over 356 million monthly active users as of December 2021, compared to 80 million Apple Music Subscribers. Spotify’s impact on the […]
Christmas Ball
Everybody knows the last couple weeks of November in St Andrews are rough. It’s cold, it’s dark, it’s windy and your calendar is filling with deadlines for coursework you’re yet to start. If only there was some kind of event you could look forward to which would relieve you (temporarily albeit) from the turmoil! Fear […]
Meeting Taylor at Midnight
Taylor Swift fans spent the days leading up to the 2022 VMA’s in intense speculation on social media, and the later hours of the 29th of August brought the red carpet that they were waiting for. Their excitement was spurred on by a post by fashion brand Oscar De La Renta on instagram, a glimpse […]
On Playlists and Identity
We all have that one playlist that puts anything you’ve ever heard in the Union to shame.There’s a certain rush in your ears when you go to put in your headphones—even your bodyknows that bliss is on the way. Making that perfect playlist, however, might be one of the hardestthings to do. Whether you’re a […]
‘My Emancipation Don’t Fit Your Equation’ Album Review: Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
In a genre that seemed to revolve around binaries – Black versus white, east coast versus west coast, and queens versus hoes – in 1998 a twenty-something, up-and-coming hip-hop artist released an album that would transcend dichotomies and strict categorisation, embracing the messy grey area in-between. Ms. Lauryn Hill or L-Boogie was, and is, a […]