Blog of the Week: Seoul Sub→urban

Blog of the Week: Seoul Sub→urban

Have you ever sat on a long subway ride, circulating Seoul’s underbelly on your usual route to work or you favorite mandu spot and pondered, “What is happening up there?” You are hundreds of feet below the hustle and bustle of Korea’s capital, and although you’ve got perfect cell phone...
Review: Unionway Fest 2012

Review: Unionway Fest 2012

Last weekend Seoul’s very own Unionway Krew brought the city a tattooed-fistful of talent from the peninsula and beyond. With a line-up boasting the best of the local scene plus guests from Japan, both the local boys and the visitors blew the crowd away. If you made it to Prism...
Band Interview: Moja

Band Interview: Moja

Tokyo bass-and-drums rock duo Moja are making a fleeting appearance in Seoul this weekend, to play at two gigs organised by Korean musicians Apollo 18.  Moja, who are characterised by their ‘fast-paced, abstract blend of noisy rock and dance-punk’, met Apollo 18 while performing at SXSW last year in Austin, Texas. ...
UNIQLO WAKE UP

UNIQLO WAKE UP

UNIQLO recently contacted us about a free app that they have released, which is available on both the Iphone App Store and Android Market.  Named UNIQLO WAKE UP, it’s an alarm-based app which gently awakens you with one of seven musical selections, composed by internationally-commended Japanese musicians Yoko Kanno and Cornelius....
Big Gigs: International Acts Coming to Seoul

Big Gigs: International Acts Coming to Seoul

As much as we love local gigs, sometimes all we want to do is watch live music from our home countries.  International acts are consistently turning up in Korea and our mission is to report who/ what/ where/ when/ how to you guys as soon as we possibly can.  Keep...
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DOTMOV2012 Festival

DOTMOV2012 Festival

DOTMOV2012 Festival is hosted by SHIFT magazine, who will be presenting the talents of new and gifted filmmakers in an international film fest. Digital films and works from all over the globe will be showcased across various locations worldwide, including Hong Kong, London, Stockholm and New York, from November 2012. The tour schedule hasn’t been...
Events This Week: 17/May/2012

Events This Week: 17/May/2012

The only way to experience all of this weeks events is to cut yourself in five parts or quickly master the science of inventing a teleporting machine. FRIDAY – SUNDAY Inkbomb International Convention Do you have a tattoo, are you interested in getting a tattoo or are you just into tattoo culture? Then this event...
A Muddy Good Time

A Muddy Good Time

Ahhhh, summer: the sun on your face, the sand between your toes…and mud in every crevasse of your body. Yes people, we may only be in May, but in Korea time that already means we are late(!) in booking tickets for mid-July’s one and only MUDFEST. If you have no idea what I’m talking about,...
Preview: College presented by Brokenteeth & Multi

Preview: College presented by Brokenteeth & Multi

Remember that really good film Drive? Remember that it also had a fantastic soundtrack? Well, College, whose song ‘A Real Hero’ featured on Drive’s OST, will be impressing Itaewon this weekend with his unique blend of 80s synth grooves and nostalgic disco. Drive was one of 2011′s most well-received films. It featured solid acting by...
Preview: Ink Bomb 2012 International Tattoo Convention

Preview: Ink Bomb 2012 International Tattoo Convention

This week sees the return of the Ink Bomb International Tattoo Convention to Platoon for a three day exhibition, stretching from the 18th until the 20th May. The convention began in 2008 and is back again, bigger than ever this year as Korea’s largest scale gathering celebrating tattoo culture. There will be esteemed tattoo artists...
The Future of SuperColorSuper

The Future of SuperColorSuper

In response to alternative music advocators SuperColorSuper’s announcement that they were quitting the organisation of international gigs in Korea, videographers Indie Frame released a five-minute film giving a behind-the-scenes insight into the collective and its staff. The video, which features supportive words from Asobi Seksu, Mount Eerie, and Brad from Caribou, footage from last year’s Super...
Events This Week: 10/05/2012

Events This Week: 10/05/2012

As always, there’s a selection box of events for you this week.  Have a look at what’s in store. ONGOING Gwanghwan International Arts Festival Gwanghwan International Arts Festival will be at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Art Hall 175 Sejongdae-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul from now until May 22nd. GIAF is an annual art festival that aims to improve the...
Preview: Unionway Fest 2012

Preview: Unionway Fest 2012

Unionway Krew are a skateboarding collective who emerged from the Korean punk rock scene in 2004, later inspiring Japanese band Smash Raid to create their own version on that island just over the East Sea.  Both groups are bringing together a bunch of punk bands from Korea and Japan this Saturday for Unionway Fest 2012,...