music
The more Music Waste changes, the more it stays the same
May 30, 2016It’s a Sunday night, less than three weeks before one of the biggest weekends for music in Vancouver — and the organizers of Music Waste are circled up in a living room, still working through the logistical headache of special event liquor licensing and scheduling conflicts. “I’ll be at the Toast Collective to play on Saturday, but then I’m leaving to rep at Red Gate,” says Eleanor Wearing, this year’s festival director and drummer for local three-piece Gesture, as she works through the complications of being a Music Waste organizer as well as a participant. There needs to be a…
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Album Reviews
May 30, 2016By: Max James Hill, Courtney Miller, and Natalie Serafini Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book Chance the Rapper will take you to church with his third mixtape. Whereas 2013’s Acid Rap was full of youthful longing for Rugrats VHS tapes,…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
May 27, 2016By: Sarah Finley, Max James Hill, Courtney Miller, and Jessica Whitesel Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/3SNe8QVpqDhOacqaqpFKdB “All in My Head (Flex)” – Fifth Harmony feat. Fetty Wap Jessica Whitesel: I can…
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Big Wild is a professor of EDM
May 23, 2016Electronic house DJ Big Wild graced Vancity on May 7 with a performance at Fortune Sound club. Has my life changed since then? No. Do I have a new perspective? YES. Just as I thought I knew what to expect,…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
May 20, 2016By: Sarah Finley, Courtney Miller, and Jessica Whitesel Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/16bhf20bBKjXlvXJTw5Xr4 “Don’t You Need Somebody” – RedOne feat. Enrique Iglesias, R. City, Serayah, and Shaggy Jessica Whitesel: This song…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
May 13, 2016By: Sarah Finley, Max James Hill, and Jessica Whitesel Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/3uGya2CqomirN9XCv36VkL “THat Part” – ScHoolboy Q feat. Kanye West Jessica Whitesel: I love how this is a more…
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Album Reviews
May 9, 2016By: Beau Bridge and Courtney Miller The Summer Set – Stories for Monday The Summer Set’s latest album very much echoes their previous records, featuring an all-around pop sound with a hint of rock. Although their sound seems to have…
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Pentatonix returns to Vancouver for an impressive show
May 6, 2016Three years ago, Pentatonix was still relatively new, performing an intimate concert at the Vogue. On April 28, they returned to Vancouver performing in front of a packed Pacific Coliseum. The a cappella quintet used their voices exclusively, and brought…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
May 6, 2016By: Sarah Finley, Courtney Miller, Nathan Ross, and Jessica Whitesel Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/4LcL6TRspT70kvO5bIDmOw “Can’t Stop the Feeling” – Justin Timberlake Jessica Whitesel: This is probably going to be the…
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Views will be remembered as one of Drake’s best albums
April 29, 2016Views (formerly Views from the 6) has been the subject of much speculation ever since Drake announced the project way back in 2014. Since then, Drake’s dropped the successful album/mixtape If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, as well as…
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