Efterklang, Danish for ‘remembrance’ or ‘reverberation,’ certainly lived up to their name when they brought their moody soundscapes to Rolling Hall in Hongdae last Tuesday. Efterklang is undoubtedly a live band; a great example of an outfit that fares far better in person than on record. That is not to say their records are in...
Another Thursday and, once again, here you are like some kind of fervent salivating event junkie, your twitching index finger desperately clicking as you perspire a damp cold sweat into the mousepad and, through gritted teeth, you murmur the word ‘weekend.’ Finally you can suckle our sweet, sweet event nectar….or maybe you’re just at a...
Les Sales have been plugging away for two years, playing at nearly every haunt in Hongdae. Now they’re just about to release “Doo Nyeon,” a split album with another Loose Union band, Table People. Mike McGrath chatted with the lead Sale, Cheong Daein, about their new songs, where they got them from, and Korean indie rock...
An analog photoessay on Seoul Race Park by photographer and writer Paul Keelan. A program to the Seoul Race Park is more expensive than entrance to the horse-racing venue itself: a mere 1,000 won, easily swiped with a T-money card. Strutting past horse chariots and fried tteok vendors, I enter the park. Cigarettes freckle the concrete...
FUTURE SHORTS IS BACK!!! “Leaves are falling, and the Future Shorts Festival Autumn Season 2013 has arrived. This season we have 7 films from around the world and will be screening them at Platoon Kunsthalle, Gangnam, at 7:30pm on Nov. 16. From India comes Andrew Hinton’s documentary Amar (2011), which follows a 14-year old boy through his...
Ra Ra Riot’s first Seoul show is at Club FF in Hongdae. The New York-based band has recently delved into synth pop for their January 2013 album “Beta Love,” a change from their usual statement baroque pop style achieved through use of classical instruments such as the violin. This new style should make for an...
It’s Seoul Fashion Week and photos are floating around the web, documenting the shows. But the most innovative looks usually come from those on the street, whose modus operandi is captured by street style photographers and shared online. Here are three of our favourite Seoul street style snappers and how to follow them. iamalexfinch PORTFOLIO...
As Korea slowly become awash with autumnal colours, now is the ideal time to get outside and indulge your visceral senses. Golden browns and blazing reds decorate mountains, parks and tree-lined streets, meaning that even the non-hikers among us can enjoy this masterpiece of nature. Surrounded by mountains and engulfed with trees, Seoul Grand Park...
