Watching the Grammys fumble with genre representation year in and year out makes me appreciate the KMAs a little more. (I’m not even mad about this year, but I’m still salty about 1989 over To Pimp a Butterfly two years ago.) Sure, the KMA also has critics and works in a different environment, but representation… Continue reading
This is old news by now, but since there is still a week to go before the 4th Seoul Record Fair takes place–June 28-29 at Platoon Kunsthalle–I figured I should follow up my post on this year’s special vinyl editions with something on the two releases announced later. The first three vinyl re-issues announced for… Continue reading
Korean owned chained Smoothie King launched the Orange Revolution Festival in August to showcase the talent of Korean indie bands through a series of concerts and busking events, where the audience was encourage to dress in orange. Five concerts were held as part of the initiative from mid-August through mid-September and corresponding digital singles with… Continue reading
Caught by surprise by Tokyo’s lack of wifi, our commentary series of Mnet’s hip-hop variety Show Me The Money had to take an unscheduled break. The final episode has already aired, but today we’re talking about the seventh episode, aired on August 3rd. With five crews still in competition this was the semi final and the theme was… Continue reading