“My name is…Jong-hyun. Report #1…Today’s show…was awesome! But a kick pedal was broken.” Thus our interview with Galaxy Express begins. After climbing up to a small green room in the rafters of The North Door in Austin Texas, we shake hands with the rock trio who have arrived in town just in time to perform … More [Interview] Galaxy Express- SXSW
When we left off in our interview with Luna Lee, we were just getting into the emotional weight she puts into all of her performances. She’s an artist who relies heavily on the emotional impact of a song to get a feel for her own music, and she shares that same spirit and open candor with us … More [Interview] Luna Lee (Part 2)
Without a doubt my favorite part of SXSW is the connections we make. Over those ten days, we have the profound opportunity to talk to people we may never otherwise even know. By extension, one of the pleasures of being able to interview indie artists is their willingness to share parts of themselves they usually don’t … More [Interview] Luna Lee (part 1)
Unfortunately, not everything was all dream collabos and debates about beer. SXSW this year was rocked by the savage ugliness that sometimes seems to creep up in America in large doses. More often than not, it affects not just those who live in the States, but anyone who has a wish to visit. Such was … More [Interview] Neon Bunny (Part 2)
One of the joys of South by Southwest is reconnecting with some of the artists you got a chance to talk with the previous years. So when Iim Yoo-jin (better known under her stage name Neon Bunny) walked into the back room of Starbucks to meet with us, I instantly went in for the hug. … More [Interview] – Neon Bunny (Part 1)
Picking up right where we left off on Friday, we get into the real meat of our conversation with new-wave hip-hop duo XXX. Today we dig deeper into the perceptions of their craft and why they do what they do. Oh, yeah, and surprising to no one, I fall deeper and deeper in love with … More [Interview] – XXX (Part 2)
There’s nothing quite like getting a chance to have a meaningful conversation with an artist about their craft. It’s even more rewarding when you find yourself getting into an intellectual discourse about the ups, downs, good, bad, and ugly of the genre you love. In my first interview of South By Southwest 2017, I was given … More [Interview] – XXX (Part 1)
It’s that time again, friends. SXSW is upon us. With only a month left before things get under way, it seems like final line-up announcements for Korean acts have come out. (You never know, they DID just drop Miyavi on us from Japan this week.) But the showcase dates are being announced … More SXSW 2017 – Preview
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