Archive for August, 2009
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
By Shawn Despres
As Ian mentioned in his Lazy Magnet post below, this weekend marks the return of Tokyo’s awesome Melt-Banana to South Korea. The band, who last played in Seoul in January of 2005, are one of Japan’s best known underground rock exports and have rightfully built a cult ...
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Friday, August 21st, 2009
*Please note, Lazy Magnet have canceled their Korean tour. All shows listed below are still happening, but Lazy Magnet will not be a part of them*
By Ian Chiasson
With all the hype surrounding the return of Melt-Banana, the coming of the equally as noisy (at times) and schizophrenic Lazy Magnet is getting a ...
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
By Mark
I talk a bit about the state of music in Korea and how the lack of a live music scene impacts the larger music market over at Korea Pop Wars. Feel free to check it out if that sort of thing interests you.
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
By Mark
Even though Pentaport and the Jisan Valley Festival are the biggest two music events in Korea (at least in many people's minds), August has a lot going on, too. Busan has an International Rock Festival and a Beach Party Techno Weekend (sadly, the Beach Party website is considered by ...
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