review
NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
March 21, 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/7HLk5M3rMcTq0GQNw8asCF “Small Voices” – Matt Gresham Jessica Whitesel: I really like this song. It is still upbeat while managing to be chill. It has a really fun beat, and I like the usage of a different percussion sound. Sarah Finley: Soft, gentle, slightly melancholic vocals combine with sad lyrics to juxtapose against upbeat instrumentals in the background. I can’t tell if the song is about an old lover, or a child he doesn’t get to see anymore,…
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ALBUM REVIEWS
March 14, 2016Macklemore and Ryan Lewis – This Unruly Mess I’ve Made Written by Justin Stevens, Very Depressed Macklemore Fan As the only unapologetic fan of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis in The Peak office, I’m frankly embarrassed by This Unruly Mess I’ve…
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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…
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St. Lucia wows Venue Nightclub
March 7, 2016The dedication that St. Lucia has to their fans is on another level. On Tuesday night the band played Venue Nightclub on Granville St., but they only just made it. In the early morning hours as the band was travelling…
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CENTRE STAGE: Great Russian Ballet touring Canada and reviews of Janeane Garofalo, This is That, Betroffenheit, and Spellbound Contemporary Ballet
March 7, 2016Great Russian Ballet’s Giselle currently touring Canada March 14 in Abbottsford; Vancouver show postponed and TBD Most people would assume that Russians are used to the cold, but Viorel Balan, founder of Great Russian Ballet, assured me that when his…
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CINEPHILIA: The Little Prince goes beyond the standard adaptation
March 7, 2016When I read Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince in grade seven, it had no impact on me at the time. The book isn’t really for children. It’s an adult story told with the boisterous spirit of a child, meant…
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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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Josh Farro needs to gain confidence as a singer to shine
March 6, 2016Josh Farro, an ex member of Paramore, has finally returned to the music scene with Walkways after the failed band Novel American. If you’re looking for a 2007 / 2009 Paramore substitute — you’re barking up the wrong tree. On…
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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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Tom McCarthy masterfully negotiates a challenging story
February 29, 2016The critically acclaimed film Spotlight seamlessly delivers a very important story based on true events and demands the attention of the world. It revisits the scandal and cover-up of child molestation within the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston and the Pulitzer…
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