review
Anti climatic
February 16, 2016Before I actually listened to Rihanna’s new album Anti, I did something stupid: I read a few opinion pieces. The main idea from these articles was simple — that it sucked. As a huge Rihanna fan, I kind of really wanted to like it and prove them wrong. I even came up with a cool title for the Rihanna article: “Anything but Anti-Rihanna.” Unfortunately, that is not how I felt after having listened to it. “Consideration” started out considerably well. Maybe it’s because I’m obsessed with SZA, the featured artist, but still — it’s a cool track. It has a…
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The Life of Pablo: A track-by-track review
February 15, 2016“Ultralight Beam” Nick Bondi: Kanye seemed to be honest when he said that this would be a gospel album. The loud drums and fading sound effects are cool, and I think this track works as a good introduction to…
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Lotus is the pride of East Richmond
February 15, 2016Bon appetit everyone, it’s Bartosz, the new meat correspondent for Food Fight! Previous meat expert Jess Whitesel has moved onto taking the newspaper editor world by storm, so I have been given the impossible task of taking her place. However,…
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With Deadpool, 20th Century Fox finally gets it right
February 13, 2016Before I get into it, I think I should make it clear that I’m a very avid follower of Marvel’s trash-talking anti-hero, Deadpool. But even as a huge fan of Deadpool, I entered this film with low expectations and cautious…
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Sia creates an album full of singles
February 8, 2016To prepare for this review, I entered into what I call “72-Hours of Sia” — that is, listening only to Sia’s music for three days. After much listening, singing along, and dancing on my own, I have to say that…
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra brings the psychedelia
February 8, 2016Last Saturday, I attended a sold out show at the Rickshaw Theatre headlined by Unknown Mortal Orchestra (UMO). The group is a rock band from Portland, Oregon composed of Ruban Nielson, Jake Portrait, and Riley Geare. The show began with…
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Australian musician releases Canadian Exclusive EP
February 1, 2016Jeff Lang, an underground success in his native Australia, is embarking on a Western Canadian tour in support of Running by the Rock. According to Lang in an interview with The Peak, the EP is composed of “songs from a…
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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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Grizfolk produces music that is anything but grizzly
February 1, 2016Grizfolk is an alt-rock band from LA which has just released its debut album, Waking Up the Giants. Their hard work and determination shows through in their song-writing and flawlessly executed tunes. Although the whole album is amazing and endlessly…
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CENTRE STAGE: PuSh Festival kicks off; Motherfucker with the Hat is a hit
January 31, 2016The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival kicked off on January 19, and with over 150 performances, it can seem like every show in town is part of the festival. During its first week, I had the chance to check out…
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