music
Vinyls are the perfect musical medium
March 5, 2025By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Over the holidays, I finally got a gift I’ve wanted for years: a record player! I was so pleased with this funky little trinkit, but I needed actual vinyls to play on it. They’re not something you can have at the touch of your fingertips through a streaming service like Spotify or Soundcloud; vinyls are a more grounded way to listen to music. I needed a record player to hear my favourite songs and sounds, but it was more than worth it. Though streaming services are convenient and practical, the charm of physical media remains…
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Tezeta, a dive into Ethiopia’s music scene and its Armenian influences
February 21, 2025By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Content warning: brief mention of genocide. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) film festival, held at the VIFF centre, has had an expansive catalogue of unique films and documentaries which capture stories from these…
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Travel the world in music with International Guitar Night
February 18, 2025By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor When one mentions the guitar, you may think of it as an accompanying instrument — a twinkle in the background of a singer’s vocals. But as proven on February 1 by International Guitar…
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Monday music: Twee love songs
February 10, 2025By: Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief “P.U.N.K Girl” by Heavenly Twee was originally British slang for sweet to a “nauseating” degree. Heavenly was one of the bands who emerged in the ‘80s in opposition to the “increasing harshness in the post-punk…
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The cure to that heartache is Strange Medicine
February 4, 2025By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Grenadian Canadian musician Kaia Kater, born in Montréal, tells the story of her roots through music. She released her first EP, Old Soul, right out of high school in 2013. With a jazz-inflected voice and…
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Still Living With My Parents? Why, yes, I am!
January 9, 2025By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Youth seems to keep slipping through my fingers the older I get, which is how I assume it works. Becoming a person of your own is no easy feat, and artist NIA NADURATA is no…
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Brighter Side: Album releases
December 16, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer As a huge music fan with an appreciation for every genre under the sun, there’s nothing more exciting than when one of my favourite artists announces the release of a new album. I’m just as…
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We need to say goodbye to the Grammy Awards
December 16, 2024By: Mason Mattu, SFU Student You may have seen those viral videos on Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts that claim that Beyoncé is an evil figure in the music industry, or that singers or songwriters who don’t acknowledge her contributions…
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The Peak’s staff picks for album of the year
December 3, 2024Never Better and Better Now by Wild Rivers Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Toronto indie-rock trio Wild Rivers — comprised of Khalid Yassein, Devan Glover, and Andrew Oliver — released two back-to-back sister albums this year, followed by a world…
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The West Coast rules with Triton
November 27, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer While Vancouver is home to many amazing artists, I never thought that I’d find one right in my classroom! As a former classmate of independent alternative artist Triton Smith, it has always been fascinating hearing…
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