music
See Palestine from children’s eyes
March 4, 2024By: Riley Brown, SFU Student & Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Content warning: mentions of genocide and violence. Children make up 47% of Palestine’s population, and Gaza’s median age was 18 in 2020. The low life expectancy of 75.7, almost a decade below the life expectancy in Israel, is because of Israel’s consistent systemic violence, which includes ongoing blockades limiting basic health needs like food and medicine. This means half of the Palestinian population that have been killed, displaced, and starved by Israel’s most recent genocidal bombardment of Gaza are children. Here are some materials by children or focused…
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Dip into a real hell with Gadfly instead of imagining sham ones
February 19, 2024By: Kimia Mansouri, SFU Student A three-member punk rock band has been sending earthquakes throughout Vancouver’s metal scene, and they plan to release a new album this summer. Named after a book by Ethel L Voynich, Gadfly is an unlikely…
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The everlasting effect of brilliant sampling: J Dilla’s Donuts
February 19, 2024By: Yildiz Subuk, SFU Student Sampling in hip-hop had been around since the early days of the genre, but producer J Dilla took it a step further and composed an album entirely through the use of sampling. Donuts, released on…
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Monday Music: The stages of a love affair
February 14, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer “FMF” by Uncle Strut Sometimes, that person you’ve been waiting for has been by your side or in your circle all this time. Perhaps it’s the sexual chemistry or the butterflies you get from…
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Hotel Mira makes Vancouver proud
February 12, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Vancouver alternative rock band Hotel Mira’s sold-out concert at the Commodore Ballroom was a show-stopper. The band was fuelled with energy that’s only felt from a hometown crowd, and their gratitude was emphasized after each…
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James Chapeskie combines 80’s rock, gothic fantasy, and light shows
January 30, 2024By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor I’ve never associated ‘80s rock with gothic fantasy, but it’s a combination that immediately made sense when my algorithm presented me with singer-songwriter and producer James Chapeskie’s song and music video, “Fairy in…
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Artists to watch this year in Canada
January 16, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer and Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor With the new year in full swing, there are tours, new music, and new artists conjuring up high expectations for Canadian artists. Here’s a list of some who…
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New Music: tripleS is a girl group with a twist
January 10, 2024By: Tian Davidson, SFU Student tripleS, the newest, up-and-coming K-pop girl group released their newest mini album, ⟡(Mujuk). It’s the first album from their subunit, EVOLution, which consists of eight selected members of the mega-group. tripleS’ music has so much…
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Music Monday: Asian women in indie
November 9, 2023By: Tian Davidson, SFU Student As someone who doesn’t stick to one genre when it comes to music, something I’ve noticed is in the indie scene, Asian women don’t typically get the spotlight, despite the fact that there are so…
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Monday Music: Commuter jams
October 10, 2023By: Omar Nsouli Whether you commute to campus by car, bus, or . . . a helicopter, for all I know, Monday mornings can sometimes be a drag. A cure for this early inconvenience are songs calm enough to be…
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