Korea’s national music chart Gaon published its 2015 half-year charts mid-July. A few indie acts showed up on the various weekly charts from January through June, but fewer made it all the way to the half-year listings. Gaon Korean Album Chart The Korean boy bands were doing very well in the album sales department from… Continue reading
As part of the K-Music Festival running in London throughout September, Jambinai will show up in the middle of the month for a Wednesday gig in Shoreditch.
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As part of the K-Music Festival running in London throughout September, No Brain will spend a Friday evening at Scala playing after a yet-to-be-announced supporting band.
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As part of the K-Music Festival running in London throughout September, doo wop trio The Barberettes is set to play two evenings at Forge on the first weekend.
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Every now and then I come to realize that I have barely even mentioned bands that I thought I would’ve blogged plenty about for years. Juck Juck Grunzie is one such band. Great band, great people, great music. Definitely something to write about. Thanks to Mark Russell Juck Juck Grunzie got a post on IROK… Continue reading
It’s the middle of July and as with any other month, that means a brand new edition of the Music Alliance Pact. As the middle of July happens to coincide with summer time on the northern hemisphere, this month’s Korean pick reflects exactly that. Say Sue Me released new EP Big Summer Night yesterday, July… Continue reading
Summers in Europe are getting better with every year–at least when it comes to Korean bands touring the continent. The IROK events listing has already been updated to reflect what remains, but here’s anyway a summary. Starting already mid-May Korean Cultural Centre UK hosted a K-Indie Rock Showcase in London where Dead Buttons and Patients–who… Continue reading
So, it was only a couple of weeks ago that I wrote that I was gonna take more control over my free-time. Little did I know that already the next Monday that would turn significantly harder. Then came Midsummer during which I took the boat over to Åland with a group of friends for a… Continue reading
It’s the Music Alliance Pact day of the month! That means a brand new collection of plenty of great music from all of the world, hand-picked for you by the member blogs. This month’s Korean artist is Busan band Genius, that had Lucky Mistake released on boonga Boonga Records less than a week ago. I’m… Continue reading
It’s been a while. This unplanned hiatus started with me enjoying a good few weeks in Korea, then continued with a few months back in Sweden with a focus on work and rest. I’ll be working throughout the summer, as I usually do, but have hopes that I’ll be able to manage my workload better… Continue reading