Our 2016 Polaris Music Prize short list

How does the Polaris Music Prize work? “The Polaris Music Prize is a not-for-profit organization that annually honours and rewards artists who produce Canadian music...

Albums to match every stage of your summer road trip

Summer’s here, and with it comes plenty of reasons to be hitting the road. Music festivals, weddings, cabin getaways, trips back to your hometown...

Pale Dīan has more in common with university students than you know

Formerly known as Blackstone Rngrs, Pale Dīan is a band from Austin, Texas specializing in dark pop/dream pop. Consisting of vocalist/keyboardist Ruth Ellen Smith,...

CINEPHILIA: Wiener-Dog is trapped in its own matter-of-factness

Todd Solondz, the director of cringe-comedies like Happiness and Storytelling, observes the world without corrective lenses. Movies can project idealized images, but Solondz sees...

Independence Day: Resurgence falls short of expectations

Independence Day: Resurgence is a block without the buster. With dry dialogue, failed attempts at comic relief, and two-dimensional characters that leave audiences wondering...

The Pacific rocked the stage at Studio Records

The band previously known as Room 202 have reinvented themselves as the Pacific. A move lead singer and acoustic guitarist Zishan Abdullah said stemmed...

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY

By: Sarah Finley, Max James Hill, and Courtney Miller Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/2QJYif2Aw5KsNkWhVWCX7e “Augustine” – Blood Orange Courtney...

CINEPHILIA: Top five movies of 2016 so far

My favourite movies of 2016 so far are anomalies. As our southern neighbours have stooped closer to madness with each passing day of their...

Album Reviews

Band of Horses – Why Are You OK By Jessica Whitesel Indie group Band of Horses is back again with Why Are You OK, which...

Bard on the Beach is about the experience, not the production

With its 27th season in full swing, patrons new and old alike have been lining up in front of the wrought iron fences and...