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TV Reviews

EIC September 26, 2016

Atlanta (FX Tuesday) Atlanta is the latest comedic offering from Donald Glover (Community). The show follows his character Earn Marks as he tries to manage his up-and-coming rapper cousin, Alfred ‘Paper Boi’ Miles (Brian Tyree Henry). Broke with a kid to look after, Earn has his work cut out for him. It needs mentioning that, for a show labelled a comedy, it wasn’t that funny. There were comedic moments and some good one-liners, but it was more of a drama with guns and philosophic asides splashed throughout. That being said, it is an intriguing show. The characters have dimension and…

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FOOD FIGHT: Coffee Bar New West is the perfect addition to the local chain

EIC September 26, 2016

The newest addition to the Coffee Bar family is now open in New Westminster. Located on Columbia Street just a stone’s throw away from the New West SkyTrain station, it is like stepping into a Gastown coffee shop. Upon entering…

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Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery is full of farce and imagination

EIC September 26, 2016

Based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles, this play by Ken Ludwig is full of corny lines and all the idiosyncrasies that we have come to love in both Holmes and his trusty assistant Watson. The…

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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY

Anthony Czeto, Sarah Finley, and Courtney Miller September 24, 2016

Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/7wRlotfwsseaIRq8PHqDZR “If You Go” – Passenger Antony Czeto: It’s cute, though I really feel like the only appropriate time to hear this is in some rom-com featuring…

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ALBUM REVIEWS

Max James Hill and Courtney Miller September 19, 2016

Skeleton Tree by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Even for a Nick Cave album, Skeleton Tree is dark. Partially recorded after the tragic death of Cave’s son, the album is an unfettered glimpse into the singer’s grief and turmoil.…

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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY

Sarah Finley, Courtney Miller, and Jessica Whitesel September 16, 2016

Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/427RTLkNEm18memunM9aAJ “My Way” – Calvin Harris Jessica Whitesel: Bye girl, bye. I might be reading too much into the drama of the Calvin Harris Taylor Swift breakup,…

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Even with its flaws, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is worth playing

EIC September 12, 2016

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is the next entry in the Deus Ex series following 2011’s Human Revolution. An action-based game with role-playing elements, the game is set in the near future of 2029 with the primary conflict revolving around how…

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New semester, new music

Jaiden Dembo, Max James Hill, Tanya Humeniuk, Courtney Miller, Natalie Serafini, and Eva Zhu September 12, 2016

Emotion Side B – Carly Rae Jepsen Emotion Side B is an extension of Carly Rae Jepsen’s third studio album Emotion, which came out in mid-2015. Side B is an EP full of pure ‘80s synth-pop with big choruses that…

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Album Reviews

Max James Hill, Courtney Miller, and Justin Stevens September 6, 2016

Blonde by Frank Ocean Don’t believe anyone who tells you Channel Orange is better than Blonde. Where the former was bombastic and groovy, Frank Ocean’s latest is quiet and melancholy, more of a bedroom record than a dancehall one. As…

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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY

EIC September 2, 2016

Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/5aqc52ZW1Rxecllj0BV6Xi “33 ‘God’” – Bon Iver Jessica Whitesel: I am the first to admit that I am a huge Bon Iver fan and this song doesn’t change…

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