Secret Zombie Meeting With Guitar Wolf
If you have never heard of the Japanese punk band Guitar Wolf, it’s time to start questioning your adolescence. Their self-described style of “Jet Rock ‘n’ Roll” brings together punk, noise, and rockabilly to stereo obliterating decibels which the band may or may not use to save us all from a zombie apocalypse. Though their...
Asian Chairshot Plan World Domination
스크롤을 내리시면 한국어로 인터뷰 내용을 읽어 보실 수 있습니다. We chatted to vocalist and bassist Youngwon Hwang of Asian Chairshot to get the lowdown on spreading Korean indie all over the world, their current U.K. tour, and what working with Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder is like. 현재 영국에서 열심히 투어를 돌며 한국식 고유의 체어샷을 보여 주고...
Q&A: Washed Out
Washed Out recently played to a packed audience in Seoul on his recent Asia tour. We got to ask the man behind the fantasy-driven music on Paracosm a few questions ahead of the show. Here’s what he had to say. How did you make the leap from trainee librarian to professional musician? I had been...
Ticket Giveaway! Baths Live in Seoul
WIN TICKETS TO BATHS! The U.S. musician from suburban LA is hitting Korea this weekend, and we have two pairs of tickets to give away for the show. Just head to Chincha’s Facebook page, like us, and then share this post to be in with a chance of winning. For more information, head to the...
Review: Mogwai + Daughter Live in Seoul
Daughter struck a beleaguered note in Uniqlo Ax Hall’s dark amphitheatre on Sunday as the ambient UK rockers launched into an enjoyably fuzzy set. Elena Tonra’s voice seems learned from the reading of dusty books in an attic lit only in small part by one window. It’s the ideal match for the band’s will-o’-the-wisp sound; bright,...
Interview: Les Sales’ Cheong Daein
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...
5 Things to Do in Shanghai. With Love From Pairs.
Pairs, a rockin’ duo from Shanghai, are touring Korea this October. We were going to interview their lead singer about his influences and inspirations but then realised we’d rather find out about what Pairs get up to while living in China’s second-largest city. Y’know, just in case we decide we like them enough to want...
Find Your Rap Name and Win Tix to Shabazz Palaces in Seoul
Shabazz Palaces are hitting eclectic Sinsa venue Club Keu Keu this Thursday night (that’s 4th of July for all you ‘Mericans out there) and we have 4 pairs of tickets to give away. The alt hip hop group are currently on their Asian tour and will be playing tracks like the stomper “Swerve” to the...
