As our readers might know South Korea has an overlooked treasure trove of talented musicians hidden underneath their dominant music giant Kpop. Despite the lack of support these impressive indie artists continue to thrive beneath the surface producing some of the most wonderful and exciting auditory delights. While I was in South Korea this past … More Strolling Below The Surface with Reasco (리아스코)
Entrevista por Cy y Mirella Nava Como nuestros lectores sin duda ya sabrán, Corea del Sur tiene una historia muy rica de música punk. Cuando se trata de la diversidad de la escena, sería difícil encontrar dos o tres bandas que suenen exactamente igual. Cada una tiene un color y sonido que agrega más capas … More Creando las Estrellas: Una Entrevista con Gumiho (구미호)
In the first part of this interview, we really got to know Gumiho as a band. Their quirks, struggles, and how they came to be the band they are now. After dropping their debut album April of this year, it’s now time to find out about their future! I would like to move on and … More Creating the Stars: An Interview with Gumiho (Pt. 2)
As our readers will no doubt already know, South Korea has a very rich history of punk music. When it comes to the diversity of the scene, you’d be hard-pressed to find two or three bands that sound exactly the same. Each has a color and sound that adds more layers to the genre in … More Creating the Stars: An Interview with Gumiho (Pt. 1)
At the beginning of May, I came across a new summer music festival in South Korea, in the lineup there was a band with the name TalkBats! that caught my attention. To my surprise it was a ska-punk band hailing from Seoul, South Korea. For those of you who happen to live in Los Angeles, … More Skankin’ the Night Away with TalkBats! (토크뱃츠!)
Cold Cherry (차가운 체리) has been a band I’ve known for a very long time. They were introduced to me through a friend from Seoul, South Korea. The band has had a lineup change in the past. They started with two members and later added a drummer. After the original members withdrew they recruited a … More Gazing at Frozen Bodies with Cold Cherry (차가운 체리)
At the beginning of March I came across a band called Platform Stereo (플랫폼 스테레오) on instagram a quartet that hails from the beautiful port city of Busan, South Korea and is composed of Kim Jin-Seop (vocals), Hong Dong-hyun (bass), Lim Jung-hoon (guitar) and Choi Seung-han (drums). I followed them for a bit before actually … More Exploring the Universe with Platform Stereo (플랫폼 스테레오)
A few weeks ago I came across folk pop rock singer-songwriter Soundhills (사운드힐즈) through a friend who lives in South Korea. I had the opportunity to hear his DIY CD through her and I was so immediately drawn to his beautiful voice and soulful touching melodies that I went on the search for more material. … More A View From Soundhills (사운드힐즈)
In late 2017 a band named Dayless popped up in my suggestion list on instagram. Since then they have changed their name to Audrey No and this past January they released their first single under the new name. For a long time I had wanted to interview them and get to know the band, so … More Time With Audrey No (오드리 노)
At the beginning of February, I came across Cloudian on Kindie Español, a Facebook page dedicated to sharing South Korean music to Spanish speaking audiences who mainly reside in Latin America. Although, I’m one of the people who manages the page, I’m probably one of the least active, but thanks to my colleague Cecille I … More Above The Clouds With Cloudian (클라우디안)
Rock 'N Seoul 