Interview
Sitting down with band: Hot Flash Heat Wave
September 3, 2018By: Andrea Renney “Finish this sentence: If you like _______, you’ll like Hot Flash Heat Wave.” Sitting on a second-story patio on a warm August evening in San Diego, Hot Flash Heat Wave’s Ted Davis (bass and vocals) and Nathan Blum (guitar and vocals) look thoughtful and take a moment to consider their answers. Along with guitarist and vocalist Adam Abildgaard and drummer Nick Duffy, Davis and Blum are in town to play a sold-out show at the Irenic, one of the last dates on their summer North American tour supporting Summer Salt. Blum speaks first:…
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Co-Creators’ themes captivated audiences at DOXA 2018
August 1, 2018Written by: Yelin Gemma Lee, Peak Associate Lonnie Nadler, author of The Dregs has produced a feature film over the course of four years of work. And it is phenomenal. The documentary, called Co-Creators: The Rat Queens Story…
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SFU’s David Chariandy shares insight into his latest book, I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You, and more
July 7, 2018Written by: Courtney Miller When David Chariandy reached the door to the coffee shop, we made awkward eye contact and dithered between going for a hug or a handshake because, while this was a professional meeting, Chariandy and I had…
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Bringing colour and community to SFU Burnaby
June 12, 2018By: Amal Abdullah SFU Colour is a club dedicated to enhancing physical spaces with art and colour on Burnaby campus. Currently consisting of three club executives, it was launched as a club in January 2018, but has been running as…
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Q&A with SFU stand-up comedian Sam Gorick
June 3, 2018By: Natasha Tar, Arts Editor Sam Gorick, a fourth-year communications student, does stand-up comedy as a hobby. The following is our conversation with him. The Peak: How did you get into stand-up? Sam Gorick: It was a dare. I was…
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Chan Centre’s Joyce Hinton presents a variety of breakthrough performances
May 27, 2018By: Natasha Tar From Galician bagpipes to South African a capella, this season’s Chan Centre lineup is a mix, to say the least. Delving into the performances and the performers themselves, The Peak interviewed Joyce Hinton, the co-managing director and…
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Guillermo del Toro discusses creative process, casting, and cinematography behind The Shape of Water
December 14, 2017By: Alex Bloom The Peak was recently invited to listen in on a press conference call with Guillermo del Toro, where he discussed his recently released film The Shape of Water. This film is a labour of love and del…
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Local fashion company Afro.ditie Creative discusses their vision, celebration of culture, and their designs
November 22, 2017Afro.ditie Creative is a Vancouver-based company that seeks to engage in a conversation about culture through fashion. It was started by Ayodeji and Anastasia Akintemi as a way of expressing and sharing both of their cultures. As stated on their…
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Busty and the Bass’ Alistair Blu discusses origins, inspirations, and the artistic process
November 6, 2017By: Alex Bloom Busty and the Bass is a Montréal-based band composed of nine members: Scott Bevins (trumpet), Mike McCann (trumpet), Chris Vincent (trombone), Nick Ferraro (alto saxophone and vocals), Louis Stein (guitar), Milo Johnson (bass), Julian Trivers (drums), Eric…
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SFU School for the Contemporary Arts’ production of The Bald Soprano takes place in modern-day Vancouver
November 1, 2017By: Edna Batengas SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts (SCA) has an upcoming mainstage theatre production of The Bald Soprano. It was originally written in the ’50s by playwright Eugène Ionesco as a French, Absurdist farce. The SCA has adapted…
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