music
Despite the bumps, EXO put on an excellent show
February 22, 2016EXO is a Korean/Chinese boy band who began stealing teenaged girls’ hearts four years ago, in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O, Kai, Sehun, Chen, and Lay, each with their individual charm and strength, which has contributed to the group’s astounding success worldwide. Since their debut, they’ve only grown in popularity, with tours across Asia and North America, making history as the first K-pop group to be featured in the Canadian Hot 100 as well as the first group from their entertainment company — SM Entertainment — to hold a concert on Canadian soil.…
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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…
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New Music Friday
February 21, 2016By: Jamal Dumas, Zed Hazel, 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/1Zjb5K8F8S8GsO9ugx6Pus “Scars” – Tove Lo Jessica Whitesel: I will cut this song a little slack since it…
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Yukon Blonde kick off Canadian tour at the Commodore
February 17, 2016Yukon Blonde played to an energetic, appreciative hometown crowd as they performed the first show of a tour that will take them all the way to St. John’s, Newfoundland. They were joined by On An On as their opening act.…
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Even with the cool touches, Logic falls flat
February 17, 2016Vogue Theatre, Granville Street, downtown Vancouver. 10 p.m. on the night of February fourth. The first stop of Logic’s The Incredible True Story tour. I arrived a bit late, skipping the first two DJs. Perhaps this is poor concert etiquette,…
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Anti climatic
February 16, 2016Before I actually listened to Rihanna’s new album Anti, I did something stupid: I read a few opinion pieces. The main idea from these articles was simple — that it sucked. As a huge Rihanna fan, I kind of really…
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Album Reviews
February 15, 2016Savvie – Night Eyes Savvie is a Vancouver band lead by Savannah Leigh Wellman (previously of Redbird). They’re as musically together live as they are on the recording, a tell-tale sign of talented artists. Featuring Wellman’s powerful, sultry voice that…
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Kanye’s albums, ranked from worst to first
February 14, 2016Okay, full disclosure: this was supposed to be a review of Kanye’s new album, The Life of Pablo. The album was set to drop last Friday, which is coincidentally our production night. However, since Kanye is Kanye, he decided not…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
February 12, 2016By: Jamal Dumas, Courtney Miller, Zach Siddiqui, and Jessica Whitesel Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/1ZeuUaLrsmZRaZy3E1weMm “Make Me Like You” (Gwen Stefani) Jessica Whitesel: What the hell, Gwen? You used to be…
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Who will win at the 58th Grammy Awards?
February 11, 2016It is that time again. The Grammy Awards are upon us. That special time of year when the Macklemores beat out the Kendricks, and the J. Los wear strange green dresses that leave nothing to the imagination. Aside from the…
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