Tag Archives: K-Indie

The Geeks Southeast Asia Tour 2015

Source: The Geeks Facebook Page What a great way to start of the year 2015 with Korean indie bands starting off their tour outside Korea. The Geeks will be back in Malaysia and Indonesia for their Southeast Asia Tour 2015. …
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Interview with HarryBigButton

Neil Smith (Bass Guitar) – Sungsoo Lee (Lead Guitarist and Vocalist) – Taegi Keem (Drums) (Photo Credit: HarryBigButton) When I first heard HarryBigButton’s songs, which are Coffee, Cigarettes, and Rock ‘n’ Roll and Control, I started to listen to their …
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The Barberettes: The Three Little Gals in Harmony

Shinae An Wheeler, Grace Kim, Sohee Park (Source: The Barberettes Facebook) Seoul-based, three-piece girl group, the Barberettes are known for singing 1950 – 1960s Do0-wop harmony with Korean traditional twist. When they started their band, they fell in love with 1950 – 1960s …
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Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio: “Shut Up and Dance”

Kim Nae Hyun (Vocal, Guitars), Kim Jin Gyu (Guitars, Vocal), Lee Min Woo (Bass, Vocal), Choi Min Kyu (Drums) (Photo Credit: Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio Facebook) Late last year, I found out about Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio through their performance at Balcony TV. The first …
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Gate Flowers Bring the Groove Back with “Neulguen Baemn”

Park Keun Hong (Vocalist), Ryu Jae In (Bass), Yeom Seung Shik (Guitarist), and Yang Chong Eun (Drums (Source: Gate Flowers Facebook Page) The group made of Park Keun Hong (Vocalist), Yeom Seung Shik (Guitarist), Ryu Jae In (Bass), and Yang …
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PATiENTS, Dead Buttons, and Asian Chairshot in London

Asian Chairshot – PATiENTS – Dead Buttons (Source: Courtesy of Artist) Last year in April, Galaxy Express, Goonam, Apollo 18, and Gate Flowers were the lineup for “Korean Rocks” tour in the UK. A shift of perspective on other genres …
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Think in Music: Understanding Korean Indie Music

The Korean Cultural Centre UK organized the 3rd Artist Talk Party. In relation to the Korean-indie artists coming to have their tours in the UK, the theme to be discussed is “Think in Music”. The event started off with the …
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Interview with Asian Chairshot (아시안체어샷)

Asian Chairshot: Heenam Son (Guitar), Youngwon Hwang (Bass and Vocals),  and Kyewan Park (Drums) (Courtesy of the artist) Asian Chairshot, who took their name from the most powerful illegal move used by professional wrestlers to knock out the opponents – the famed …
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Interview with Dead Buttons

Dead Buttons: Kanghee Lee (Drum/Vocal) and Jihyun Hong (Guitar/Vocal) (Courtesy of the Artist) Dead Buttons are coming to the UK in May. Not only to promote their first EP, Whoever You Are, but also showing their live performances of tunes that has …
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Interview with PATiENTS (페이션츠)

PATiENTS: Jaehyuk Lee (Drums and Chorus), Sumin Jo (Bass and Vocal), and Hyuckjang Kwon (Keyboard and Chorus) (Courtesy of the artist) We are all excited about the K-indie bands that will be having UK tours in May.  These concerts will give …
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