SuperColorSuper Releases Spring Line-Up for 2013
Concert organisers SuperColorSuper have released their new Spring line-up ahead of the Grimes gig and afterparty happening this weekend. The music purveyors renowned for bringing excellent musicians to South Korea are hosting This Will Destroy You, Cold Cave, Wye Oak, The Dodos and Pregnant. As well as this mix of rising and established acts covering a multitude...
Introducing: New Blue Death
New Blue Death are a fresh new band coming out of Seoul comprised of former members of On Sparrow Hills and current members of Used Cassettes and Table People. They’ve been together writing, rehearsing and recording since the summer, opting to forego playing live before having recorded an album to ensure the songs and arrangements...
The Bad: Dirty Beaches Live in Seoul
Since we received two opposing reviews for last weekend’s divisive Dirty Beaches in Seoul gig we decided to publish them both. To see another opinion on the event read Ben Linares’ piece. Dirty Beaches played Saturday at Art Space Mun in Mullae to an audience whose interests had been piqued by the band’s 2011 release,...
The Good: Dirty Beaches Live in Seoul
Since we received two opposing reviews for last weekend’s divisive Dirty Beaches in Seoul gig we decided to publish them both. To read another opinion on the event head to Grey Watson’s piece. While most people rely heavily on websites like Pitchfork or magazines like Under The Radar to hear the latest in up-and-coming artist and...
In Pictures: Jackmaster at Cakeshop
It’s certainly no secret that Glasgow’s champion DJ, Jackmaster, was in town this past Friday night, and it’s also no secret that he killed it. The difference between Jackmaster and everyone else is that when he spins, he makes sweet, sweet love to his set. His energy was on point from start to finish. Jackmaster...
A Shot of Soju with: Japandroids
Tonight, many of you are celebrating this year’s holiday of love by rocking out with the Canadian band Japandroids. The duo are currently on their Celebration Rock tour and took some time out to knock down a couple of soju shots with the Chincha crew. It’s the boys first time in Seoul and we wanted to...
Review: My Bloody Valentine Live 2013
My Bloody Valentine live, 2013. Less than 12 hours prior to My Bloody Valentine’s Sunday night performance at Uniqlo AX the band unexpectedly released (through their website) their first full-length album in twenty-two years, entitled m b v. Due to the masses of online fans bloodying their fingers by repeatedly hitting their F5 keys as they...
Review: Dirty Projectors in Seoul
“It’s like the opera, they’re only letting late people come in between songs. It’s actually kind of cool,’ David Longstreth, the amiable leader of Brooklyn-based band Dirty Projectors, jokes between songs as a few late comers try to burrow their way into the already packed crowd at Hongdae’s V-Hall. While the mood is certainly more...
