Although September doesn’t seem all that distant, October has very much arrived and already progressed to the point that a brand new edition of the Music Alliance Pact is available. And it’s not just any MAP day, it’s the 7th anniversary of MAP! This month sees Silica Gel representing South Korea. Since I was in… Continue reading
Music Alliance Pact – September 2015
September 15th has finally arrived, meaning its time to unveil the latest selection of music from the Music Alliance Pact. Representing Korea this month is Tierpark. The band will release new albumThe Moment Two Worlds Meet (두 세계가 만나는 순간) on September 20th. It’s a really, really good album, so do check it out. As… Continue reading
Jambinai @ Épinal, France
Before leaving Europe during the September leg of Jambinai‘s ongoing autumn tour the band will drop by Épinal in Eastern France for a show. Playing the same event will be Lille based band Shiko Shiko.
Continue readingJambinai @ BAM, Barcelona, Spain
Following right after FMF, Festival BAM, Barcelona Acció Musical, lasts September 18-24 this year. Jambinai will perform on the festival’s first day.
Continue readingJambinai @ FMF, Barcelona, Spain
This year Future Music Forum Barcelona takes place September 16-18. In addition to seminars and talks there are also special live events in the evening. Jambinai will be entertaining the participants on September 17th.
Continue readingGaon Charts August 2015
August came to an end during last week and today is Thursday–that means that the Gaon charts for August are now published. Much like July, this has been a good month for hyukoh. Gaon Korean Album Chart If one was to study Gaon’s album chart for August, it seems the month was not a particularly… Continue reading
Sunwoo Jung-A @ Brussels, Belgium
Like it’s sister organization in London, the Korean Cultural Centre (KCC) in Brussels will be arranging a Korean Music Festival this year. The event is KCC’s first music festival in Brussels and spans 3 weeks, from September 23rd to October 14th. Sunwoo Jung-A will have a show in central Brussels on the first Saturday of… Continue reading
5 Finnish Acts to See at Modern Sky HKI
In preparation for Modern Sky Helsinki I’ve been listening through exactly everything I could find from each artist on Spotify. Musicwise that was one of my best ideas so far this year as it has meant I got to know a whole lot of awesome artists that I was barely aware of, if at all,… Continue reading
Randomness #32
Lots of things going on everywhere right now. Modern Sky Helsinki is coming up this weekend and with the time table out I*m getting all the more excited about it. If only there was more time–to see all the artists at the festival and to write about them beforehand–that’d be all I could ask. Recent… Continue reading
Top Band 3: Expectations
End of July it was announced that KBS2 will start broadcasting Top Band 3–a new season if its band audition format premiered in 2011–his October. Application has been open for most of August and this week the band’s that will be called in for continued auditions should be announced. Since the Top Band 2 commentary… Continue reading