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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
September 30, 2016By: Kelly Dykstra, Courtney Miller, Jessica Pickering, and Jessica Whitesel Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/3GPKrCAJ5DY7G92Ud6I6ai “False Alarm” – The Weeknd Jessica Whitesel: The first line that stood out to me was, “Six inch long, three inch wide,” so we are off to a great start. With what’s probably a penis reference aside, this is actually a pretty good track once you get over the fact that it doesn’t really sound like The Weeknd. This isn’t really a bad thing since it proves he is willing to experiment with his sound instead…
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Snowden shows the human side of Edward Snowden
September 26, 2016Snowden is a well-crafted and eye-opening narrative of issues of global surveillance and government accountability in the wake of 9/11. It recreates the overpowering surprise felt when ex-NSA employee, Edward Snowden, exposed the National Security Agency (NSA)’s operations of collecting…
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Swans bring an intensity like no other to the stage
September 12, 2016Seeing Swans perform live is intense. The difference between hearing the band’s studio recordings and hearing them in the flesh is akin to the difference between watching violence on screen to watching violence in real life. The emotional force of…
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Even with its flaws, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is worth playing
September 12, 2016Deus 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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Album Reviews
September 6, 2016By: Max James Hill, Courtney Miller, and Justin Stevens 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…
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Parquet Courts lacks stylistic cohesion, but made for an interesting show
September 4, 2016Parquet Courts walks a fine line between being a post-punk revival band and a post-punk cover band. If the nostalgic post-punk elements were somehow more smoothly and completely integrated into the whole sound, then these guys would be in the…
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Lights Out is a step above mediocre
August 2, 2016Music. The beach. Money. A bowl of unsalted peanuts. Everyone has a passion. Mine? Mediocre horror movies, though it’s a mediocre passion. And boy, when I saw the trailer for Lights Out I got excited, or more accurately, mildly enthused. I…
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CENTRE STAGE: Dancing on the Edge wraps up an impressive 28th year
August 1, 2016This year’s festival was as dynamic as ever, with more of a focus on local choreographers along with a few visitors from elsewhere. Jennifer Mascall, who has been involved in the festival almost every year since it began, presented her…
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Yes We Mystic will be your Forgiver
July 11, 2016After touring through Germany and the UK, Winnipeg band Yes We Mystic are excited to return home. “Touring Western Canada is our favorite because that’s what’s familiar to us. It’s where we started,” Adam Fuhr, lead vocalist and guitarist, said.…
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Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates isn’t as dumb as it sounds
July 11, 2016If you’ve seen a romantic comedy before, you know the plot of Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates: boy meets girl in quirky circumstance, things go wrong, things get deep, things get worse, everyone has a coming-of-age moment, the leads…
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