As I walked down the stairs leading from Saints Sizzle to the shore, I felt Storm Amy’s wind whip off the sea. Turning the corner towards West Sands, I saw the beach transformed with drawings of sailboats, aliens, and the sun. Bundled students dotted the beach with windswept hair, some chasing after their hats. Still, I heard laughter and music coming from the beach. People held rakes, dancing around a speaker, their cups filled with Pimm’s. The beach had become a canvas for both the drawings...

Just far enough out of town to make students groan at the walk, The New Inn isn’t many students’ first choice on where to spend a weekend night. Sitting in here on a late Tuesday afternoon, I may understand why. Nearly empty, apart from a few regulars and hotel guests, I recognise nobody else inside. Other pubs reliably have at least a few familiar faces any day of the week. Its location on St Mary Street, near East Sands, possibly keeps students away. Even though it’s only a fifteen-minute...

Electronic dance music is not a difficult genre to find in the UK. There is an EDM-based event almost any night of the week here in St Andrews, and it dominates music festivals — especially following a significant post-pandemic rise. Only a week ago, DJ Fred Again sold out the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow almost immediately, announcing the show and releasing tickets just a few days before the show took place.  Though electronic music has never been particularly niche, its push into the...