Representatives from French music business tradeshow MIDEM, Marché International du Disque et de l’Edition Musicale, were present at MU:CON 2014 in Seoul. As a result, both Rock’N’Roll Radio and Loro’s were invited to perform during MIDEM 2015.
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The KMAs are just so much fun! Although there are things to question about the awards themselves and all that goes around they always help me find new interesting music that I may otherwise have overlooked–particularly in genres I’m otherwise not keen on exploring on my own. Last week Sangha shared her thoughts on who… Continue reading
The nominees for the 12th Korean Music Awards were announced last week. I always find it interesting to discover music new to me through the awards, so as I’ve done for the past couple of years I’ll try to dedicate the rest of the month to introducing the artists, albums and songs that have been… Continue reading
It’s that time of the year again! I love the KMA’s because they are always so interesting in their nominations. This year, I was pleasantly surprised to find that many of my favorite releases from 2014 ended up on the list. Here are my personal picks, and who I think are going to win. … Continue reading
The nominees for the 12th annual Korean Music Awards were announced today at 11am, KST. The Korean Music Awards do not take sales into consideration and the winners are determined by a panel of music critics and industry experts, making it a Korean version of the Grammy’s. This year the ceremony will take place on… Continue reading
As far as blogging goes, I haven’t exactly been productive since returning from my latest Korea trip. Many excuses could be made, but I’m gonna go ahead and blame the cat. Not that I actually own a cat, but during October I was cat sitting for a couple of friends. The cat was super cute… Continue reading
The 4th ever official post on Indieful ROK, all the way back in January 2008, was a short notice on the coming release of Loro’s first full-length album. I had been a fan earlier and became even more of a fan with the release–I even named it as one of the top albums of that… Continue reading
This article listing Anna’s favorite releases of 2008 was originally edited by Philip Gowman and first posted on London Korean Links The Invisible Fish – Through The Glass Wall For last year’s critics’ choice Bluedawn’s goodbye album was one of my picks. Though it still saddens me that Bluedawn is no more, the two members are… Continue reading
Shibuya-based label Octave Soul has been working hard to bring out more Korean indie music releases in Japan. Most are re-releases, but every now and then there is also the special release for the Japanese market. On May 16th comes the next special project, K-Pop Punk Covers, with Tokyo’s Maximum Outputs Level having taken on… Continue reading
Wondrous band Loro’s with their dreamy and beautiful, often post-rock-ish, compositions have been on a hiatus forced by military service. The members could finally get back to playing together last year and have been preparing some new songs. One of them–“춤을 추자”–they performed recently during a session for Naver’s On Stage series. Also recorded for… Continue reading