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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
I just wrote a little blurb about the rise of fun new places and shops around Hongdae. Far from complete, it is just a little essay about Indian restaurants and other fun things around. It was a decent-sized little essay, but I barely even scratched the surface. Did not talk ...
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
Singer Lee Sang-eun is going to be on TV a couple of times soon. KBS on May 17 (don't know what time, sorry), and then on EBS on May 19 at 8:50pm.
Her concert at Club Answer in Cheongdam-dong is being billed as her 20th anniversary concert. Which would be a ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
This is a couple of weeks late (well, three weeks), but I just discovered Janis Ian's announcement that she was canceling her part in the Flower Power Peace Concert. And it is depressing:
The South Korean dates have been cancelled, for reasons too numerous to go into here, but among them ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Looks like I will be in Jeonju this weekend, for the Jeonju International Film Festival. While I am there, I thought it might be nice to check out a live show or two... unfortunately, I know nothing about the Jeonju club scene.
Anyone out there in Internet world know anything about ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
So the Marmot excitedly links to a Joongang Daily story about some Flower Power Peace Festival that is supposed to be held May 4 and 5 at Olympic Park. The concert organizers claim the show will feature Neil Young, Rod Stewart, Alan Parsons Project, Don McLean, Donovan, Linda Ronstadt, Judy ...
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
If you go to the "Maps" part of the Korea Gig Guide, you'll see that I have swapped the old map for a slightly different one. I am still not happy with the new map, though. Indeed, I am not happy with any of the maps of Hongdae I have ...
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Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Okay, apologies if you already have heard this, but I found it an amusing story.
And having just seen the Bjork concert, it seemed vaguely relevant.
So, last year at some point, Matthew Barney was in town. Barney being, of course, Bjork's husband. A well known artist in his own right, of ...
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
So, I got a kind link for the high and mighty Marmot, and what happens? The ISP's database goes down, and with it, my website. Argh....
Anyhow, thanks to the Marmot for the link.
A question for anyhow who has the interest. At the moment, I list my email address in my ...
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
A couple of shows just added to the calendar:
- Japanese jazz fusion band BLACK RAIN will play at Moonglow in Hongdae on Friday night. Just 5,000 won.
- Samulnori is having a couple of concerts at the Sejong Art Center on March 6 and 7 to celebrate its 30-year anniversary.
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
I can remember the first time I ever heard a Sanullim song. It was around 3 in the morning, and I had probably had too much to drink, when I stumbled into this random pojang macha in Hongdae. It was a special bar, with the walls covered in old album ...
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