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The Goblin Market: a stellar acrobatic performance
October 26, 2017By Aaron Richardson During the walk to your seat at the recent production of The Goblin Market you were accompanied by a half-naked man in a goblin mask fingering a cantaloupe. Far from the most sexual use of fruit in the performance, the pre-show to The Goblin Market set the stage for the entire event. The performance is an adaptation of Christina Rossetti’s narrative poem published in 1862. The poem follows the story of two sisters, Laura and Lizzie, who give in to the irresistible temptation of the fruit sold at the travelling goblin market. Filled with figurative…
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Album Reviews
October 24, 2017By: Remy Brayshaw and Meghan Light don’t smile at me by Billie Eilish With the release of her new EP, don’t smile at me, Billie Eilish has taken the alternative and pop music industries by storm. Alongside her older brother, the…
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Lil Yachty shows Vancouver the meaning of audience participation by starting a massive water fight
October 23, 2017By: Neil MacAlister Lil Yachty, one of the most divisive figures in hip hop, is essentially heralded as the harbinger of today’s SoundCloud rap movement. His sound is innovative and boundary-pushing, mixing together Lil B’s positivity, Soulja Boy’s performative aggression, and…
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New Music Friday
October 20, 2017“Passion” – AWOLNATION Ana Maria Mejia Morales: The only good thing about this song is the hot guy on the cover. Neil MacAlister: AWOLNATION used to be kinda cool, but this is just dull. There's no excitement here. Jenna Beetstra:…
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The Book Thief grapples with the grim realities of WWII in a unique way
October 18, 2017By: Aritro Mukhopadhyay Love, war, death, soliloquies . . . and a lot of stealing: all these are wrapped up under the title of The Book Thief. Written by Markus Zusak, it tells a tragic, fictional story with splashes of historic…
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The Boom Booms’ vocalist Aaron Ross talks about artistic process, inspiration, and travel
October 18, 2017Interview by: Alex Bloom The Boom Booms are a Vancouver-based alternative-soul band. They won second place in the 2011 Peak Performance Project (not associated with The Peak newspaper), garnering a $75,000 prize. They spent the summer touring and just released…
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Logan Lucky is the best movie you didn’t know you wanted to see
October 17, 2017By: Yelin Gemma Lee I’m just going to come right out and say it: Logan Lucky is a fucking phenomenal movie. There was nobody more skeptical than me — the trailer was awful. I remember the first time I watched…
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The Dregs: a graphic novel set in the Downtown Eastside
October 16, 2017By: Yelin Gemma Lee The Dregs is a graphic novel about a homeless detective at the heart of the opioid-crisis-ridden Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, where behind the scenes the homeless are being made into meat to be served at high-end…
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Album Reviews
October 15, 2017By: Neil MacAlister and Mikaela Nuval Love Yourself: Her by BTS BTS, known for aggressive hip-hop tracks, surprises with Love Yourself: Her: an album heavily influenced by pop and EDM. It is surprisingly vibrant and cheerful, which is especially encapsulated…
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New Music Friday
October 13, 2017By: Ana Maria Mejia Morales, Neil MacAlister, Edna Batengas, and Jenna Beetstra [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/6uyyczncYYZq4ETpAEMPl2[/embed] “Whatever You Want” – P!nk Neil MacAlister: This isn’t nearly as good as her song from last week, but it’s not bad. The writing on the chorus…
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