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Classical Music: The Forgotten Genre
In the past years we have seen jazz have a bit of a pop culture resurgence. That’s not to say that it wasn’t a prominent genre beforehand – because it certainly was. But in an age of popular artists such as Laufey, Norah Jones, and Raye receiving their well-deserved flowers, I find myself looking towards […]
Is Folk Music Still the ‘Music of the People?’: Folk and its Forgotten Power in the Modern Age
Acoustic sets played in the back room of a local pub. Soft music coming through the speakers of a cosy coffee shop. Masterful guitar and an imperfect voice regaling stories and traditions of the past. Contemporary music compiled into a Spotify playlist. Folk music defies any attempt at characterisation or definition. So, what is folk? […]
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 […]
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
In Defence of Pumpkin Spice Lattes
As the leaves begin to crunch around St Andrews, or, more accurately, start to stick in a sopping mess to your shoes, it’s hard not to notice that Autumn has truly arrived. In the distance you can hear Carole King singing us into a Gilmore Girls rewatch, first years excitedly outfit planning for Halloween, and […]
I heard this and I thought of you
Cat explores why sending music recommendations should be the sixth love language
Why is Pop going Country?
Why is pop seemingly moving more into Southern territory? Fatima Krida explores why pop might be going country.
Hemlines, High-Heels and Economic Crisis
Milly Smith explores the correlation between fashion and economics – spoiler alert, your fashion means more than you think
Listen to your Friends: Academic Wife Edition
In the second edition of ‘Listen to your Friends’ Neave tackles her academic wife’s playlist
Review: Rocky Horror
Ana-Lucia Chalmers reviews the Musical Theatre Society’s production of the Rocky Horror Picture Show
2023 The Year of the Barbie Film
Is femininity having a resurgence thanks to Greta Gerwig’s 2023 Barbie film?
Review: Mermaids Christmas Ball 2023
It’s that time of year again! Read Ana’s review of the 2023 Christmas Ball
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
Overwatch 2
This week, Morgan takes his rage out on a massive corporation, Blizzard, which will never care about his problems nor even know his name.
‘Flowers’ and The Art of Musical Revenge
Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’ hit number one on both the UK and US charts following its release on January 13th 2023. It comes as Cyrus’ first chart topper in both markets since 2013’s ‘Wrecking Ball’, arriving after a week of broken records and mass online speculation as people attempted to piece together as many hints as […]
If you could time travel…
If you could travel back to three periods of history or into the future which ones, would you pick? I’ve asked quite a few people this question before. My sister said she’d love to go back to the medieval period as she could be a princess and be courted by many a handsome knight. If […]