Archive for the ‘Album Review’ Category

Korean Reggae Scene Keeps Getting Stronger

Friday, November 20th, 2009

By Dain Leathem Last Friday I made it to Club Ta and caught an excellent night of reggae tinged/ska focused madness. Re:Ska, now a 7-piece, kicked things off with an awesome set. With their new fuller sound and great energy they have really grown in all ways since I first saw ...

Best of 2008′s CDs

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

Hey, Philip finally posted my thoughts about the year 2008 in music over at his London Korean Links. I think 2008 was the best year in music in Korea in ages and really enjoyed writing something so positive. You can also read Anna Lindgren's choices for 2008 here. I have said ...

As the World Turntables…

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Okay, it is music related, but not related to the current live music scene at all, so I wrote about my budding vinyl obsession over at Korea Pop Wars. Check it out if old records are your thing. Actually, with Shinchon Blues Band reunited and classic rockers playing Hongdae these days, ...

Music Notes

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Thanks a lot to Shawn for adding so many gigs to the concert calendar. No way I could keep on the scene on my own. I have been picking up a lot of CDs lately, as well as listening to albums that I bought a while ago but never got around ...

Pigeon Poop

Monday, April 7th, 2008

I checked out the VIDULGI OOYOO show/album release party on Saturday, which was quite good. I bought a copy of their CD and have listened to it a couple of times, so I thought I might share my thoughts. The spelling of the band threw me off (not to mention my ...

Her Name Is Yozoh…

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

YOZOH, the self-titled debut by Yozoh, a young singer on the Pastel Music label, was released in late November last year, but I just got around to listening to it recently. It is quite a nice album, and I thought I might add a few comments. Yozoh's sound is quite reminiscent ...