Coming up on its 15th year, Quebec City will be hosting the Envol et Macadame alternative music festival in September. Last year the festival launched the competition PlanetRox, searching for the best new bands in fifteen countries to promote to an international audience. South Korea was represented by Javo Island in 2011 and now it… Continue reading
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Hyang Music’s Album Sales Chart, Third Week of January 2012
The Hyang Music Album Chart for the third week of January was published yesterday. While no newcomers made it to the very top there were four indie related releases entering the chart below the top 10. Speaking of which, the changes to the top 10 were fairly modest, with Kim Mokin dropping one position down… Continue reading
Hyang Music’s Album Sales Chart, Second Week of January 2012
It appears there were not many changes in album sales at Hyang Music between the first and second weeks of January. The top looks pretty much the same, with Siwa just falling out of the top 10 in favor of French act M83. 1. Lucid Fall – 아름다운 날들 (-) 2. Idiotape – 11111101 (+1) 3…. Continue reading
Hyang Music’s Album Sales Chart, First Week of January 2012
Since the last few years digital sales may be more important than sales of CDs in Korea, but that does not mean the CD has completely played out its role as a carrier of music. In some segments of Korea’s indie scene it’s still more common to release a CD than set up a digital… Continue reading