Although buying physical media is still how I add to my music collection, as circumstances would have it most of my actual music listening during 2017 turned out to be streaming via Spotify. One benefit to this is that for once I have somewhat reliable statistics of what I’ve actually listened to throughout the year… Continue reading
Korean rhythm game Tap Sonic has been around since the end of 2010 and won Best Entertainment App at App Award Korea 2011. Last week came the first We Love Tapsonic digital single and when part two followed on May 31st psychedelic rock band Telefly had contributed new song “바람꽃”. The application is available for… Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago it was announced that Converse’s Three Artists, One Song project was coming to Korea. Jaurim and Idiotape together with Korean American urban hiphop outfit Aziatix were the artists chosen and on May 30th the track #PeepShow is ready to be revealed. The song has been composed by Jaurim and features… Continue reading
Touted as the longest running intact Korean indie band, Jaurim were a huge success on super popular show I Am A Singer (나는 가수다) becoming the third act to “graduate” after making it through seven rounds (21 episodes) of competition against what used to be some of the biggest names in Korean music. I Am… Continue reading
The Gaon charts are usually published on Thursdays, but with the Lunar New Year holiday and all this week they were delayed till today. This week sees more climbing than falling compared to last week for the indie acts on the Korean Total Digital Chart: 3. 10cm – “애상” (+1) 60. Kim Ji Soo &… Continue reading
A couple of years ago Korea’s Ministry of Culture launched Gaon–an official set of charts registering music sales. Streaming, downloads, background music for online sites and mobile sales all contribute towards the total digital charts and with the big increase in popularity of Korean indie music it’s no longer a rare sight finding Korean indie… Continue reading
On January 2nd the results from Mint Paper Awards 2011 were published. Today followed a set of videos where the winners get to say their thanks to the music experts and Mint Paper members (‘minters’) that voted for them during the first half of December. Rookie of The Year: Glen Check Concert of The Year: Antenna Music Warriors… Continue reading
On January 2nd the results from Mint Paper Awards 2011 were published. Today followed a set of videos where the winners get to say their thanks to the music experts and Mint Paper members (‘minters’) that voted for them during the first half of December. Rookie of The Year: Glen Check Concert of The Year: Antenna Music Warriors… Continue reading