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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 […]
Big questions and half-answers: on art
A few weeks ago, I joined an art collective run by a friend pursuing her PhD in art history. The collective began as a response to the unyielding isolation of lockdown—the ravenous hunger for connection after months of only being able to see one another through the miserable window of a zoom screen. It’s grown […]
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 […]
Top Five Indie Artists to Look Out For
Need new music recommendations? Chloe has got you covered with her top five indie artists to look out for
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
From Summer Nights to Standing Ovations – A Review of MusT’s Grease
Alaric Bromiley reviews MusT’s 2024 production of the musical Grease
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
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
Review: Rocky Horror
Ana-Lucia Chalmers reviews the Musical Theatre Society’s production of the Rocky Horror Picture Show