Korea’s national music chart Gaon published the charts for the first month of 2016 this Monday–a few days later than usual as the lunar new year took place the week… Continue reading
Gaon Charts January 2016
Music Alliance Pact – February 2016
New month, new music! It’s the 15th of February and the Music Alliance Pact is back with more great music from all over the world. From South Korea we’re bringing… Continue reading
KMA2016: Kevin’s Predictions
Album of the Year Personal Pick: I’m so glad to have discovered Kim Sawol. Her music is absolutely beautiful. I can’t express enough how much I love this album, but… Continue reading
KMA2016: Song of the Year
The nominees for the 13th Korean Music Awards were announced at the end of January. Last week I had a closer look at the nominees for Album of the Year…. Continue reading
Interview with 49 Morphines
Last year back in June, I went to the Clandestino Festival in Gothenburg, Sweden. What initially caught my attention was the fact that Black String and Jambinai would be performing… Continue reading
Releases to Look Forward to in 2016
As great of a year as 2015 was when it comes to music, the year of 2016 has come off to a great start and promises to offer plenty more…. Continue reading
KMA2016: Jung’s Predictions
It’s KMA season again! I haven’t prepared myself very well this year, but I’m going to try my hand at this guessing thing regardless. The selection committee had a few… Continue reading
Mini-Interview with Earip
One of the early bands I came across when I first started listening to Korean indie music was that of modern rock/indie pop band Sweater. Besides the nice melodies, the… Continue reading
KMA2016: Album of the Year
The nominees for the 13th Korean Music Awards were announced last week. The weeks leading up to the actual awards show I’ll be introducing the nominees from the “total” categories,… Continue reading
Around The World In 80 Music Videos in Seoul
Brazilian filmmaker couple Diana Boccara and Leo Longo have an interesting project going since last year: Around The World In 80 Music Videos. The concept is fairly simple in that… Continue reading