Archive for August, 2009

Melt-Banana Finally Return to South Korea

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 ...

Lazy Magnet Attracting Attention in Seoul

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 ...

Popping the Pop Music Bubble

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.

Rocking August, from the Mainstream and the Fringe

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 ...