Interview
Matter branches out from happy tropical pop
February 22, 2016At first listen, St. Lucia seems like a band trying to recapture the synth-pop stylings of the ’80s. But after about 10 seconds, this proves to be anything but accurate. This is how Jean-Philip Grobler — the creative force behind the band — wants it to be. While Grobler admits the group has 1980s synthpop influence, this genre is not his main inspiration from the period. “[It] was a decade where there was this feeling of there being no rules on the kinds of music you could make,” he told The Peak. “And it doesn’t feel like authors were necessarily…
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Marlon Williams kicks off North American tour in Vancouver
February 15, 2016With a heavy bluegrass influence and hailing from New Zealand, Marlon Williams and band have started their North American tour right here in Vancouver. The group is lead by lead singer Marlon Williams, who “cobbled a band together when [he] recorded the…
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Australian musician releases Canadian Exclusive EP
February 1, 2016Jeff Lang, an underground success in his native Australia, is embarking on a Western Canadian tour in support of Running by the Rock. According to Lang in an interview with The Peak, the EP is composed of “songs from a…
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Towers and Trees create “big sound” in their first full-length album
January 18, 2016Towers and Trees have been touring their latest album West Coast through Chilliwack, Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo, and Courtenay. Led by singer-songwriter Adrian Chalifour, this five-piece band has started to make a real name for themselves throughout Canada with their first…
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SFU’s new Chamber Choir prepares for debut performance
November 30, 2015One of SFU’s newest performing arts groups is set to make its debut, helping add to the evolving culture scene on campus. The brand-new SFU Chamber Choir will be joining the SFU Choir at their upcoming Winter Winds concert on…
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New CBC podcast tells student stories
November 2, 2015CBC has decided to delve further into the world of podcasting, and has chosen post-secondary students to be the captivating subjects into their latest foray. Campus, an online-exclusive from the CBC, has launched onto airwaves during this fall semester and…
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Aliens and zombies on the streets of Vancouver
October 26, 2015Director Andy Thompson talks about the Virtual Stage’s latest interactive theatre experience The Virtual Stage’s Alien Contagion: Rise of the Zombie Syndrome, directed by Andy Thompson, is a not your average theatrical production. It’s an interactive show that actually takes…
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Kolton Stewart on the set of Some Assembly Required
October 19, 2015Some Assembly Required is a Canadian comedy series created by Dan Signer (A.N.T. Farm, Mr. Young) and Howard Nemetz (Mr. Young, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody), and produced by Thunderbird Films. After a chemistry set from Knickknack Toys…
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Laugh Track: Jessica Delisle and Alicia Tobin
October 19, 2015If you’ve ever worked in retail, you’ve had a retail nightmare. That’s the belief held by musician Jessica Delisle and comedian Alicia Tobin, two artists living in Vancouver and “co-ghosts” of one of the funniest podcasts around, Retail Nightmares. Join…
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Immersive art at SFU Woodward’s celebrates school’s 50th anniversary
September 28, 2015In honour of SFU’s 50th anniversary, Hidden Pasts, Digital Futures: A Festival of Immersive Arts, a collection of groundbreaking interactive exhibits, comes alive at the Westbank Woodward’s Atrium and SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts from September 18 to October…
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