Swans bring an intensity like no other to the stage

Seeing Swans perform live is intense. The difference between hearing the band’s studio recordings and hearing them in the flesh is akin to the...

Even with its flaws, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is worth playing

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is the next entry in the Deus Ex series following 2011’s Human Revolution. An action-based game with role-playing elements, the...

New semester, new music

By: Jaiden Dembo, Max James Hill, Tanya Humeniuk, Courtney Miller, Natalie Serafini, and Eva Zhu Emotion Side B – Carly Rae Jepsen Emotion Side B is...

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY

By: Jaiden Dembo, 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/3XflbJlJ9myGU5uE3MZEot “Waste a...

Album Reviews

By: Max James Hill, Courtney Miller, and Justin Stevens Blonde by Frank Ocean Don’t believe anyone who tells you Channel Orange is better than Blonde. Where...

BrainDead puts a funny sci-fi twist on American politics

By: Vincent Justin Mitra, Peak Associate Politics in the United States have been rather extreme lately, and it is because mind-controlling space ants have eaten...

Zine-phobia runs rampant in the world of Blackbird

Take a second to picture a world where the distribution of self-published content could have you arrested. Now, imagine a group of rebellious skateboarding...

The Nix is a raw and real portrayal of life in America

Reading good novels can be challenging. At points they may be tough to get through, even if they are still gripping and engaging. Those...

Juno award winners Metalwood return after 14 years

Just when we thought they were gone for good, Canada’s premier electric jazz group Metalwood explodes from a gooey, melted mélange of bass-heavy funk,...

Parquet Courts lacks stylistic cohesion, but made for an interesting show

Parquet Courts walks a fine line between being a post-punk revival band and a post-punk cover band. If the nostalgic post-punk elements were somehow...