End of November the Asia-Pacific Journal published a peer-reviewed article by Victoria University of Wellington professor Stephen Epstein on Korean indie music: Us and Them: Korean Indie Rock in a K-Pop World. More specifically, it complements the 2014 documentary of the same name co-produced by Stephen Epstein and Timothy Tangherlini. The article does a great… Continue reading
Today contents from the September edition of Groove Korea surfaced online, including a review of the third full length album from rockabilly act The Rocktigers: Rock ’n’ Roll Licence. A review of the third full length album from indie pop band Julia Hart too was published over night at Init_Music, where refresh_daemon is spot-on: Inbox:… Continue reading
The February issue of ROKON Indie Source Music Magazine features pieces in English on The Rocktigers (pg.18) and Dr.Core 911 (pg.32) as well as an interview with girl punkers Shorty Cat (pg.20-21) and a review of their first full length album I Ain’t Be Controlled (pg.29). You’ll find the pdf in the upper right corner… Continue reading