Neil MacAlister
Album Reviews
October 31, 2017By: Monica Branch and Neil MacAlister Younger Now by Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus seems to mark each phase of her life with an album. From Bangerz, to Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, and now her newest release, Younger Now, her message, style, and sound has changed dramatically with each album. Miley’s first single, “Malibu,” lets us all know that she is switching things up once again, this time heading back to her country roots. This album is familiar. It is nothing ground-breaking, and arguably generic, but still a happy and love-filled album with a good balance of pop…
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Lil Yachty shows Vancouver the meaning of audience participation by starting a massive water fight
October 23, 2017By: Neil MacAlister Lil Yachty, one of the most divisive figures in hip hop, is essentially heralded as the harbinger of today’s SoundCloud rap movement. His sound is innovative and boundary-pushing, mixing together Lil B’s positivity, Soulja Boy’s performative aggression, and…
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New Music Friday
October 20, 2017“Passion” – AWOLNATION Ana Maria Mejia Morales: The only good thing about this song is the hot guy on the cover. Neil MacAlister: AWOLNATION used to be kinda cool, but this is just dull. There's no excitement here. Jenna Beetstra:…
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Album Reviews
October 15, 2017By: Neil MacAlister and Mikaela Nuval Love Yourself: Her by BTS BTS, known for aggressive hip-hop tracks, surprises with Love Yourself: Her: an album heavily influenced by pop and EDM. It is surprisingly vibrant and cheerful, which is especially encapsulated…
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New Music Friday
October 13, 2017By: Ana Maria Mejia Morales, Neil MacAlister, Edna Batengas, and Jenna Beetstra [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/6uyyczncYYZq4ETpAEMPl2[/embed] “Whatever You Want” – P!nk Neil MacAlister: This isn’t nearly as good as her song from last week, but it’s not bad. The writing on the chorus…
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New Music Friday
October 6, 2017By: Edna Batengas, Ana Maria Mejia Morales, and Neil MacAlister [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/7gO0PpOaGTty7h563e95G5[/embed] “Bebe” – Nana Fofie Edna Batengas: Oh Bebe! Right from the start I knew I’d love this one. Never heard of Nana Fofie, but I’m definitely downloading this song…
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Album Reviews
October 4, 2017By: Neil MacAlister and Yelin Gemma Lee Highly Intoxicated by Juicy J It’s easy to look at Juicy J as a simple party rapper, the guy responsible for songs like “Bandz a Make Her Dance” and “Dark Horse,” but he’s had…
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Joey Bada$$ delivers a powerful performance at UBC
September 28, 2017By: Neil MacAlister Recently UBC held its Welcome Back Barbecue, and, along with a group of artists I’d honestly never heard of (apologies to the Strange, Harrison Brome, Shaun Frank, and Vanic), New York rapper Joey Bada$$ performed. …
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Album Reviews
September 26, 2017By: Neil MacAlister and Natasha Tar Special Edition Grand Master Deluxe by the Cool Kids The return of the Cool Kids is a fantastic thing to witness. In the 2000s, the Illinois rap duo (made up of Chuck Inglish and…
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New Music Friday
September 22, 2017By: Ana Maria Mejia Morales, Jenna Beetstra, and Neil MacAlister [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/27xCfQvBbsU9LMAj7QWtFm[/embed] “Turn Me Good” – Wyclef Jean Ana Maria Mejia Morales: This song is a sexy song. It makes me think “Oh snap! Things are gonna go down!” It’s a…
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