Audio by year 2009

It's Phil Pass versus Eddie Walshingham and you decide who'll be the next Director of Events & Services. Here Eddie, then Phil, tell us why you should give them your vote.

Take a listen to this years candidates hoping to become the next Director of Student Development & Activities.

In the following order: Rebecca Austin, Ruth Jackson, Matthew Guest & John MacLean.

Andrew Keenan, David Haines or Bradshaw Hawkins? In this order, they individually sum up why they should be chosen to become the next Association President.

On The Rocks Preview

On The Rocks: Off The Record- Day 1

Day 2 of Scotland's newest student arts festival.

Day 3 roundup...

Day 4 of the festival...We're talking History, Blood Weddings and Improv Shakespeare.

Day 5 of the festival and Hannah puts on her little black dress.

At last, the long awaited showdown between the Kate Kennedy Club and our Principal Louise Richardson captured forever in podcast form.

This is Godzilla vs. Mothra, Metallica vs. Megadeath, Paris Hilton vs. Small Dogs, Man Utd. vs. Chelsea, Yankees vs. the Mets, Ants vs. Magnifying Lens, Keanu Reeves vs. a Million CGI Agent Smiths, Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader...

At last, the long awaited showdown between the Kate Kennedy Club and our Principal Louise Richardson captured forever in podcast form.

This is Godzilla vs. Mothra, Metallica vs. Megadeath, Paris Hilton vs. Small Dogs, Man Utd. vs. Chelsea, Yankees vs. the Mets, Ants vs. Magnifying Lens, Keanu Reeves vs. a Million CGI Agent Smiths, Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader...

STAR sat down with some of the artists who performed in Venue 1 during Freshers' Week, including RnB singer S-Kay, comedian Jon Richardson, the improv comedy group The Noise Next Door, and the bands The Twist, The Law and Fight the Bear who performed live in Venue 1 on Saturday.

On the Saturday of Freshers' Week STAR caught up with some of the DJs who performed at Starfields. We sat down with Rogue Element, Jack Beats and Cassette Jam.

On the Sunday afternoon of the Fresher's Fayre, a group of students from various societies protested at the Army's presence at a student union. After direct action against an armoured vehicle, Alexandros, Nikki, and Rasim tell their story to STAR.

Dan and Pete from Rock O'Clock discuss all things Saxon, Anvil, and Slayer in the first installment of their podcast series.

On the weekend of the G20 conference in St Andrews STAR followed the events of the various demonstrations going on in town. On Friday we interviewed protesters at the "Nae Tae G20" rallye in Church Square. On Saturday we were at the East and West Sands following the demonstrations and we also interviewed the main speakers of the People's Summit which was held in the Union.

In this edition, we discuss the reasoning behind Dio cancelling their recent UK Tour, rumours of a new supergroup, why Gibson Guitars are in the news, and some exciting news from Oasis.

Dan and Pete from Rock O'Clock interview Micky and Paul from 'The Answer' before their concert at the Edinburgh Picture House on November 27, 2009. In this STAR exclusive, they talk about their recent world tour supporting AC/DC, their newest album 'Everyday Demons' and a bit about their background in the world of rock!

Over the late November weekend of the St Andrews Festival, the STAR News Team got exclusive interviews with the organizers behind some of the best events the celebration had to offer. We spoke to Alison Jones, the artistic creator of the Wildfire show; Dr David Martin-Jones, a professor from the Film Studies department who launched a book on Scottish cinema; Ross Ashton, the designer who did the son et lumiere short films and light installations;
Gaita, a Medieval music band; and Jonathan Durie, director of the student production of Gagarin Way

In this edition, we discuss a recent live music event in St Andrews, the upcoming Sonisphere festival at Knebworth and some Rolling Stones gossip!

In the last edition of the year, we discuss this years Christmas Number 1, breaking news from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, exciting news about the big four, and Jimmy Page's appearance on BBC Radio this Christmas!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!