Korea Queer Culture Festival (Pride) 2012
This weekend sees the return of the annual Gay Pride Festival to Seoul. There is limited information in English about the event, but here are some relevant details to give you the opportunity to join in. If you feel like being proud this year or just supporting the cause then respect the dress code of...
Ink Bomb International Tattoo Convention 2012
This weekend saw the return of the Ink Bomb 2012 International Tattoo Convention to Seoul. A collection of tattooists from all over the world gathered at Platoon, including artists from Japan, America and the UK, as well as those on their home turf in Korea. Walking into Platoon, there was a series of booths where...
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...
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 Meet Market: For Queers and Their Allies
When we heard about The Meet Market we thought it sounded like an interesting, alternative and necessary event for the Seoul nightlife scene. We were eager to find out more so got in touch with kim thompson, one of the event organisers, and grilled her about what The Meet Market is all about, her opinion on being...
Used Cassettes
Ahead of the Loose Union party this weekend we tracked down Adam Hickey from Used Cassettes and asked him a few questions about his band, how they started, and what’s on the horizon for the indie five-piece in the future. Used Cassettes have been working as part of Loose Union recently, and will be launching...
Pictureplane
Last weekend saw Pictureplane take to the floor of EXIT Bar in Hongdae. Having spent a lot of time at EXIT in the last year, it seemed like an odd venue choice as the space inside is small and there is no stage for artists to perform on. That said, it was a pleasant surprise...
In Pictures: Busan
These are pictures of Busan in the winter, when it’s not so warm and sunny. We went to Haeundae beach, Busan Aquarium and to Yonggungsa temple on the coast – which looked beautiful despite the rainclouds. To get to Busan you can take the KTX or get the free shuttle bus for foreigners. Pictures by:...
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