May 2013 Concerts in Korea
By 10 Media on April 29, 2013 | 5:09 pm | 1 Comment
Seoul: Ongoing 1,000 Won Happiness Every month, the city of Seoul invites you to an opportunity to enjoy quality concerts at the price of W1,000! Sign up between the 5th and 7th of each month to win a seat. Sejong Center near Gwanghwamun Stn. (line 5, exit 8). happy1000.sejongpac.or.kr, 02-399-1609 Korean Traditional Music and Dance Experience
Synesthesia of the Soul: An Interview with Smacksoft
By Michael Berry on April 14, 2013 | 8:05 am | 1 Comment
Words by Michael Berry, shot by Jessica Hollingsworth What do you do when you are an iconoclastic artist and musician who has myriad ideas, concepts, and feelings, yet cannot seem to find an outlet? If you’re Whang Bo-ryung, you combine them into a uniquely synesthetic format that—literally and figuratively—adds color to sound and sound to color,
April 2013 Concerts in Korea
By 10 Media on April 10, 2013 | 4:40 pm | 0 Comments
Spring is finally here and so are many outdoor festivals, concerts and shows! Seoul: 1,000 Won Happiness Every month, the city of Seoul invites you to an opportunity to enjoy quality concerts at the price of W1,000! Sign up between the 5th and 7th of each month to win a seat. Sejong Center near Gwanghwamun Stn. (line 5, exit 8). happy1000.sejongpac.or.kr
Music: Lee Sooryun and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
By Michael Berry on April 4, 2013 | 8:00 am | 0 Comments
Lee Sooryun 이수륜 Fairytale Diary 동화일기 Happy Robot Records This solo album from the guitarist of The Koxx, centered on a distinctive acoustic guitar sound, adds a new layer to the “non-K-Pop” canon. Tasty, dynamic, and deft picking uses a fusion of world-music-meets-Adrian Legg guitar expressionism (“Forest”) to hone an album that is
Music: Smacksoft and Harry Big Button
By Michael Berry on March 12, 2013 | 8:00 am | 1 Comment
Harry Big Button King’s Life Sony Music When most interested observers think about Korean indie music, hard rock/heavy metal is not the first thing that comes to mind. That could all change very quickly though, as one listen to King’s Life will force a serious re-appraisal of these genres’ place. This album—superbly mastered in NYC, and with
Music: Rude Paper and The November Five
By Michael Berry on February 3, 2013 | 8:20 am | 2 Comments
Rude Paper Paper Spectrum Sony Music Korea Not only is the current Korean alt/indie music scene experiencing an explosion of imagination, passion, and commitment, but the music emanating from such burgeoning creativity is deriving form, style, and content from a true diversity of sources. In the case of Rude Paper, this is established through a
Must-See Music: Korean rock band GOGO STAR interview
By Michael Berry on February 1, 2013 | 8:15 am | 0 Comments
Must-See Music: an interview with GOGO STAR Words by Michael Berry, shots by Francois Saikaly Interview assisted by Jee-hye Cho It’s a cool and damp Friday night in Hongdae, but the crowds outside live music club GoGo’s 2 don’t seem too perturbed by the vagaries of Seoul’s winter weather. Inside, the stage is rocking to the sounds of hard-edged indie
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February Concerts 2013
By 10 Media on January 31, 2013 | 8:46 am | 0 Comments
The below listing of concerts is from our February 2013 issue. To get listings of art shows, exhibitions, festivals, family events, and more mailed straight to your home or office, subscribe to 10 Magazine in print today! Seoul Ongoing 1,000 Won Happiness Every month, the city of Seoul invites you to an opportunity to enjoy quality concerts for the price
Music: A Visit to Bar Sha – Interview with Huckleberry Finn
By Michael Berry on January 14, 2013 | 8:00 am | 5 Comments
Words by Michael Berry, shots by Francois Saikaly Interview assisted by Jee-hye Cho Huckleberry Finn, leading Korean indie band and one of Hongdae’s stalwart acts, sits down at their live performance club, Bar Sha, for a chat with 10. It has to be axiomatic that—even though the world is enmeshed in a web of digital connectivity—independent and
Music: Donald Fagen and the Best of 2012
By Michael Berry on January 7, 2013 | 8:00 am | 1 Comment
Donald Fagen Sunken Condos Reprise Records Sometimes (in fact, often these days…) a reviewer encounters an album which has so many virtues that they simply can’t be adequately extolled in a short, standard review; Sunken Condos is one of these—in spades! Donald Fagen is a true original who has always blazed his own trail throughout his musical odyssey, given
