Monday Music: Filipino music of the 2010s

By: Dani Santos, Peak Associate “Ride Home” by Ben & Ben  In Ben & Ben’s 2017 single, the narrator goes on a morning drive to a...

MAUVEY TO A BAWAH: A name, legacy, and cinematic journey

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer On a bone-chillingly cold Friday night, I made my way down to the VIFF Centre to watch the film premiere...

Travel the world in music with International Guitar Night

By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor When one mentions the guitar, you may think of it as an accompanying instrument — a twinkle...

Monday music: Twee love songs

By: Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief  “P.U.N.K Girl” by Heavenly Twee was originally British slang for sweet to a “nauseating” degree. Heavenly was one of the bands who...

The cure to that heartache is Strange Medicine

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Grenadian Canadian musician Kaia Kater, born in Montréal, tells the story of her roots through music. She released her first...

Still Living With My Parents? Why, yes, I am!

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Youth seems to keep slipping through my fingers the older I get, which is how I assume it works. Becoming...

The Peak’s staff picks for album of the year

  Never Better and Better Now by Wild Rivers  Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Toronto indie-rock trio Wild Rivers — comprised of Khalid Yassein, Devan Glover, and Andrew...

The West Coast rules with Triton

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer While Vancouver is home to many amazing artists, I never thought that I’d find one right in my classroom! As...

The resonant harmonies of Ruby Singh’s Vox.Infold

By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Vancouver-based interdisciplinary artist Ruby Singh released his debut album, Vox.Infold, in January 2022. The sequel album, Vox.Infold II, is set...

The sound of social music with Mary Ancheta Quartet

By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Inside Hero’s Welcome were dim yellow and purple lights hanging from the ceiling, surrounded by paraphernalia of all kinds —...