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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
March 11, 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/1cFIlxFlGMiAbk5keDVHNa “Dangerous Woman” – Ariana Grande Jessica Whitesel: I really dislike Ariana’s voice. It is too nasally. This song has so much potential to be amazing, but it needed to go to a different artist. I couldn’t even finish listening to it. Sarah Finley: I’m not typically an Ariana Grande fan, but this new track from Grande utilizes the lower parts of her vocal range, making it distinctly different from her usual music without losing the powerful effect. Courtney…
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ALBUM REVIEW
March 7, 2016Following the release of the Benji in 2014 and Universal Themes in 2015, the 2016 collaboration album Jesu/Sun Kil Moon provides a stable ground that will go on to please the most dedicated of Kozelek fans, and alienate the Benji…
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New Music Friday
March 6, 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/4u22vDUqxNj8zqDeZZiDy8 “Untitled 03 | 05.28.2013” – Kendrick Lamar Jessica Whitesel: You know Kendrick is talented when he can drop…
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CINEPHILIA: Triple 9 is unconventionally stunning
February 29, 2016Grimy, dark movies don’t get enough credit. Examining this year’s best cinematography nominations, including Carol, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Hateful Eight, The Revenant, and Sicario, there seems to be a widespread misconception that traditional beauty defines the worth of…
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ALBUM REVIEWS
February 29, 2016Basia Bulat – Good Advice Good Advice is the fourth album to be released by Canadian singer-songwriter Basia Bulat. The album showcases the amazing vocal talent that Bulat has without going over the top in regards to production — it…
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New Music Friday
February 27, 2016By: Sarah Finley, 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/2U8Fq374FmSPeSCMubr1di “King of the World” – Weezer Jessica Whitesel: This is a classic Weezer song. When you…
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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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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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I will always want to believe
February 1, 2016As an unashamed X-Files fanatic, I had high hopes for the all new six episode mini-series reboot. And it almost met my hunger for a new episode. Almost. The X-Files has been off the air for over 10 years. But…
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New Music Friday
January 29, 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/4CH1iZJwz49z66jDNWyCVF “PILLOWTALK” (ZAYN) Jessica Whitesel: This song is pretty darn generic. As much as I like looking at…
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