Archive for October, 2008

Musical Notes II

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Swedish singer Jens Lekman is coming to Seoul for a couple of gigs at the end of November. Nov. 29 and 30 at Freebird in Hongdae to be precise. Thanks to John for organizing that. If you do not know Lekman, you can read about him in the New York ...

Calendar Updates

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Ack. Crazy busy at the moment... have not had time to update the concert calendar as much as I would like. Sorry about that. I will try to update soon, but in the meantime, apologies for the meager offerings.

Requiem for a Skunk

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

As many of you know, Seoul's main punk venue, Skunk Hell, recently shut its doors. Jon Dunbar, the very cool blogger and punk enthusiast (not to mention urban explorer), recently wrote an essay about the club and what its demise means to the local scene, an essay he graciously has ...

Musical Notes

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Okay, this has got to be the strangest party I have ever come across. Especially if it really is under the Sogang Bridge. New rule -- if you have a Cyworld page and a Myspace page, I will only link your Myspace page. I mean, I hate Myspace, but at least ...

It is 1am and Apparently Someone Is Filming a Horror Movie or Thriller or Something Outside My Window Because an Actress Keeps Screaming Every Few Minutes

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Wow, I cannot believe we are nearly halfway through October already. And I have not written anything on this blog since Sept. 30.I suppose I should say something, to keep things fresh around here... So far, October has been a bit of an odd month for live music in Korea. I ...