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Music Unites Us
Euan Elder When I first heard about the Manchester terror attack, I was in the middle of a conversation with my friends, discussing the songs that our younger selves had overplayed to a sickening extent. Music can play a crucial role in uniting people: it has the power to bring those who share interests in […]
May Ball: The Fashion
Zsanett Ritli Having my third May Ball experience lined up on the last day of April. The ball organized annually by the Kate Kennedy Club is one of the most anticipated events of the St Andrews student social calendar. By marking the end of the semester, the event was a nostalgia fuelled rite of passage […]
Tradition Plunges St Andrews into the Sea
Claire Fenerty Here’s what I imagined: I’m wearing three layers of mismatched pyjamas, I have extra bags under my puffy eyes, and I’m unhappy about meandering through St Andrews in the dark. My friends and I are alone on the beach where several sparse groups of students are doing the same thing we are, in […]
Making the Bop Great Again
Euan Elder After a long, hard week of lectures and tutorials, sometimes the perfect way to unwind from a stressful week is to enjoy a good ol’ Bop. However, this is no easy task: a good Bop experience always starts before you even enter the union, and endures until the last 50p toastie is served. […]
Spring Break Travel Playlist
Euan Elder Title: Journeys The perfect playlist for all your travelling needs. Whether you are sitting on a plane, or snoozing on the train – this is the right music for you. Seaside The Kooks Sun Two Door Cinema Club Postpone Catfish and the Bottlemen Kids […]
A Personal Musical Map of St Andrews by Ben Ashbridge
Having been in St Andrews for three and half years, I struggle to walk anywhere around the town without being reminded of experiences or conversations as I go along. The same can be said for music, just like how you can associate a certain song with a particular time in your life, some songs for […]
A Re-freshing Soundtrack for Week One by Emerald Herrick-Doyle
New year. New tunes. New you. Right? Either way, here’s a fresh tune for every occasion you’ll encounter during re-freshers week, to ease you back into the semester after six glorious weeks off. The Big Night Out: Chance The Rapper – “All Night (feat. Knox Fortune)” Whether you play this when you’re shimmying […]
Is Radio Dead? by Flora Rowe
In modern media, we are drowning in a million ways to entertain ourselves. Whether it is binge-watching Netflix, streaming Spotify, tidal, YouTube or keeping up to date with every film on Amazon Prime, modern technology gives us the opportunity to always be amused. But where does this leave radio? Is there space for radio among […]
Soundtrack of Our Lives by Natasha Franks
Music is often discovered in one’s youth. Whether searching for “rebellious songs to listen to when I’m angry at my parents” or analysing the great tracks of decades past, teenagers channel their taste in music alongside their evolving sense of self. Adolescence is chaotic and disconcerting; teens seek either refuge or reassurance in the […]
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REVIEWED : The Smirths
Ham and Cheese Panini? A Review on The Smirths By Kenalyn Ang 4 Apr. 16 Audience members file into a lit theatre, finding their seats, perusing leaflets of upcoming OTR events. Soft chatter fills the house, but soon attendees catch sight of a solitary Blind Mirth member, standing on the stage, seemingly running over his […]
REVIEWED : Hot Mess
By Annabel Romanos Hot Mess was a genuinely charming piece of theatre. When I first heard that a show was being put on in The Lizard, my heart dropped (in the best way possible) because that place is my JAM. And despite the show having to move into 601 (for health and safety […]
INTERVIEW : Chuck Inglish & St. Michael
Anyone at the Union at the start of the semester knows that it was extremely packed, thanks, in large part, to the closing acts of Refreshers and start of Rag Week: Mr Narstie, Chuck Inglish, and St. Michael. Chuck Inglish and St. Michael traveled from the US to grace the stage of Club 601 and […]
A poem : Running Out of Time
by Cassie Naimie Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. perceived as Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. encouraging, progressing, and pushing forward? Or halting, jarring, freezing the journey? It contains us. What we have created puts us in a box. It makes the infinite finite. Moments are created. How long do they last? As creators of time, we can […]
STAR’s Christmas playlist!
By Flora Rowe While revision may be bogging you down and the few hours of daylight draining your energy, the best thing about December exams is that the Christmas playlists can be brought out. Whether it’s an old school classic, love song or new number, these Christmas tunes should be able to bring a spring […]
Cool Shit By Kit – Week 11
The other day I was working on a paper in Starbucks and feeling incredibly festive. They were playing my favorite Christmas tunes and decorating the store for the upcoming holiday. My spirits could not have been any higher… until a Scrooge marched in and mumbled to their friend that it was much to early to […]
602 – Pre-Party Jams
by Flora Rowe The university is approaching its 602nd Birthday and boy are we excited. To get you all in the mood to celebrate, we’ve compiled a list of ‘pre-party jams’ to start the night out right. DISCLAIMER: Remixes may be featured. Don’t miss out, grab your ticket HERE! Peanut Butter Jelly, By Galantis Start […]
Cool Shit by Kit – Week 10
Mom: “Invite that cute guy to dinner with us.” Mom: “Did you do it? Hellllloooooo?” Me: “Not yet.” Mom: “Never mind. I asked.” Me: “What? How” Mom: “Just messaged him on the Facebook!” NOOO. My parents are coming to visit next week. For most people this would be quite exciting news. It has been a […]