Rina Sawayama
Monday Music: Hype yourself up to be perceived again
September 13, 2021By: Alex Masse, Peak Associate Well, it’s happening. It’s really happening: we’re back to in-person classes. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m terrified by the idea of people seeing anything besides my strategically-lit, chest-up Zoom portrait. To acclimate to the inevitable act of being perceived, here are some songs, from me to you. 1. “XS” by Rina Sawayama [caption id="attachment_119267" align="alignnone" width="300"] Image courtesy of Dirty Hit[/caption] If you’re arriving on campus in clothes from your quarantine-induced splurges, this song is for you. Feel hot as hell in those online purchases, and flex your lack of…
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Monday Music: Empowering anthems by queer artists
June 14, 2021By: Kyla Dowling, Humour Editor As Pride Month starts to wind down, it’s important for those of us in the LGBTQIA2S+ community to continue celebrating our resilience and courage. These songs, all by artists who identify as queer, are anthems…
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House of Rice: In Rice-olation illuminates the intersectional and political scope of digital drag
July 17, 2020By: Kitty Cheung, Peak Associate Intrigued by the idea of digital drag, I saw House of Rice: In Rice-olation on June 27 as part of rEvolver’s online performance festival, e-Volver. The rEvolver Festival is a theatre and performing arts festival…
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Monday Music: The Top Pop Albums of 2020 (so far)
July 6, 2020By: Ahad Ghani, SFU Student It’s been a strong year for music, and we’re only halfway there. We’ve received comeback albums from Lady Gaga and The Weeknd, a posthumous album from Mac Miller, a debut solo album from Paramore’s lead…
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Queer female music artists you need to know
February 2, 2019By: Kitty Cheung, Beatriz Fernandes, Yelin Gemma Lee, and Winona Young Rina Sawayama [caption id="attachment_108469" align="alignleft" width="200"] Image courtesy of Damien Fry[/caption] Must-know tracks: “Take Me As I Am” “Cherry” “10-20-40" She’s a former model, she’s a current fan of Kingdom…
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