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Order the koreanindie Limited Editon t-shirt
We’ve asked through our Facebook and Twitter about the first ever koreanindie t-shirt. After a successful test run, we are going ahead to print our first ever koreanindie-branded t-shirt. Pre-orders will run from May 27, 2013 – June 3, 2013 (one week). This design was chosen through our Facebook poll. Printed on an American Apparel ...
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Support Your Music 2013 : First Circuit Finalists
It’s a new year and Mint Paper and Daum Music have launched another round of Support Your Music – an initiative where artists audition for a chance at some special promotion through the two project owners with a crowd funded release coming out at the end of it. Auditions to become the first artist of ...
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I Am A Singer 2 : October Elimination
It’s the end of October, but we’re a week behind with the I Am A Singer 2 commentary so before proceeding with our opinions on the monthly finale–where Guckkasten and Sinawe will once again face each other–here’s what we had to say about this month’s eliminations. In addition to myself Dahee of Dahee’s Plastic Castle and Fabien of Kimchi Popcorn have contributed their ...
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Dumping Music and Indies
(Apologies for a bit of a wonkish, music-policy post. But it’s the sort of stuff I find interesting, especially after writing about the music industry in Korea for so many years. -Mark) Maybe you haven’t heard, but most of the indie labels in Korea have joined together with the big pop music companies in a ...
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Mini-Interview with Princess Disease
One of my favorite things about writing for the Korean Indie News blog is all the new bands I come across because of it. The other day it was Princess Disease and their YouTube channel that kept me occupied. With their mix of the now so popular acoustic sound and electronica, they remind me a ...
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더더밴드 (The The Band) : The Music
The change in sound from 더더밴드’s fourth to fifth album in pretty big. But considering there were four years between the albums, it shouldn’t be that surprising. The Music is more indie rock than the previous alternative style. The album also has slower, ballad-esque tracks and adds another layer the the sound of 더더밴드. It’s ...
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A Record Store a Day Keeps the Deejay Away
April 21 is the fifth annual Record Store Day, a time for independent music fans to celebrate their favorite music stores and music. Korea is not one of the biggest participants in RSD, but there are a couple of ways for people there to get involved. The biggest supporter is DJ Soulscape’s store in Bangbae-dong, ...
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Indie Rock From North Korea (almost)
There’s an interesting art show going on at the ArtSonje Center in Seoul for the next month — Lee Sung Woong, the North Korean Punk Rocker. Of course, there is not really a North Korean punk rocker named Lee (or any punk rockers, most likely). Rather, this exhibit is an art project of sorts, imagining ...
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Classic Rock Mixtape
Great news for any fans of old Korean rock music — the folks at Gold Korea Vinyl (a team up between the great bar Gopchang Jeongol and the concert promoter SuperColorSuper) have just put together their first mixtape, featuring 20 tracks by 20 artists from 1971 to 1995. Best of all, you can download the ...
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Locksmith Music’s Countdown Seoul 2012
Locksmith Music is hosting a show in Times Square during New Year’s Eve. Hosting some names like Autumn Vacation, 3rd Line Butterfly, The Freaks, and Mongoose; the show looks to be very impressive. Unfortunately, Koreanindie can’t attend; but if you live in the area it is a show worth attending. Countdown Seoul on Twitter Countdown ...
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Work in Progression
Hello everyone, I would like to thank you for visiting Koreanindie.com. My name is Chris P, one of the co-founders and one of the Editors for the site. A little bit of background on this new venture and awesome domain name. I have been writing reviews of Japanese and Korean music at my site wakesidevision.com ...
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[Recall 2009] Indieful ROK introduces korean twee pop
At the very end of March, I was asked through the shoutbox in the Indieful ROK sidebar to provide a few recommendations on Korean twee pop bands. Now I might not be a master of recognizing genres, but I have seen the connection enough times to know that the first obvious recommendation is Linus’ Blanket. ...
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Welcome to koreanindie.com
koreanindie.com is the work of Indieful ROK, Korea Gig Guide, and wakesidevision. Three international fans of Korean indie and rock, we decided to bring all our separate talents together and create the only place fans need to come and read, learn, and discover new bands, musicians, and other interesting information. Contact us at: info[at]koreanindie[dot]com Follow ...