Courtney MIller
Album Reviews
June 5, 2018By: Tiffany Chang and Courtney Miller Voicenotes by Charlie Puth After the massive hit “See You Again” with Wiz Khalifa was released in 2015 for the Furious 7 soundtrack, Charlie Puth maintains a distinguished presence in the music industry and has consistently been putting out quality songs since his explosive debut. Voicenotes continues to prove that Puth is a force to be reckoned with. This collection, to say the least, is a spectacular blend of styles. “Somebody Told Me” gives off a late ‘90s/early 2000s pop vibe, which is something I definitely did not expect; it starkly contrasts with…
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Finding food trucks
May 28, 2018Written and photographed by: Courtney Miller Graphics by: Krystal Shiu Wakwak Burger Location: Granville Street at West Pender Street Walking time from SFU Harbour Centre: Four minutes The food: I couldn’t not try the infamous $2.85 burger, and it was…
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Adulthood 101: Know your BC produce
May 21, 2018By Courtney Miller Have you ever wondered how people just seem to know when apples, or peaches, or other produce are in season? Or, even further, what does “in season” even mean? Have no fear, friends: as a culinary school…
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At the Rio Theatre
May 19, 2018By: Courtney Miller Ambience: B- Picture it. The stench of stale sweat is paired with the confusingly appetizing smell of fresh popcorn. Performers in costumes are selling raffle tickets by the single, triple, or butt-or-bust-circumference. Weird Al Yankovic covers are…
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Album versus Album: Keith Urban
May 16, 2018By: Courtney Miller Graffiti U (2018) In a word? Boring. Honestly, I hoped for better. The album doesn’t open strongly, despite a feature from Julia Michaels; “Coming Home” has too much string-bending from the guitars to be…
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Find your Flo and your patience will be rewarded
May 9, 2018By: Courtney Miller If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if you crossed Diner Dash with Hell’s Kitchen, wonder no more: Cooking Dash already exists. Cooking Dash will feel nostalgic to anyone who played Diner Dash back in…
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Your Shot
April 4, 2018[caption id="attachment_103935" align="alignleft" width="251"] Alex Bloom / The Peak[/caption] Left: This photographer forgot that you’re supposed to eat your food after Instagramming it. Right: [caption id="attachment_103936" align="alignright" width="344"] Andrew Latimer / The Peak[/caption] An SFU student peers from…
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New Music Friday
March 30, 2018By: Lyz Boyd, Danielle Davie, Neil MacAlister, Courtney Miller, and Natasha Tar [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/6wILDklwOXStEtn2PTGcSh?si=UdwHj2ZET3ep2CNXxwhA0A[/embed] “In My Blood” – Shawn Mendes Danielle Davie: Incredibly generic, but he does have a nice voice . . . Neil MacAlister: Honestly, I can’t hate Shawn Mendes. For cookie-cutter…
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New Music Friday
March 23, 2018By: Alex Bloom, Louise Ho, Courtney Miller, Elisha Summers, and Natasha Tar [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/05rrDztu3WYqdk0qZiDhLT?si=no6UApB2QxatO4Rn5jpkeQ[/embed] “Not Exactly an Overture” – Long Time No Time Elisha Summers: Fun beat, but where is the singing? The instrumentals are extensive, and the song only contains…
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New Music Friday
March 16, 2018By: Danielle Davie, Courtney Miller, Aritro Mukhopadhyay, and Natasha Tar [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/1oL28TM8oTDAdFVQR36Tu5?si=WIUznAE4SbqIA4s2v7sw7w[/embed] “Magic” – Sia Danielle Davie: This doesn’t do much for me. Aritro Mukhopadhyay: It’s kind of generic. Courtney Miller: “I’ve been waiting for a magic moment” for this whole song. Generally…
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