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Category: Pop, rock and indie (page 37)

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  • Booklist: K-pop (32 titles)

      • Pyongyang goes Pop

      posted updated 30 Dec 2012 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

      Pyongyang goes pop: @Alex Hoban starts a series of reports on North Korea’s music scene for the Grauniad: http://bit.ly/gScjB1 # The full series can be found here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/series/pyongyang-goes-pop [Read More]

      nabi:mat’s Light EP

      posted updated 7 Dec 2017 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

      Via indiefulrok – Thanks for the info about 나비맛/[nabi:mat]’s new EP, Light, released two months ago. I’ll be sure to track it down – though I’m not sure I like the over-use of the autotune in the sample. #. In general, nabi:mat are definitely a band to follow. Above: 수줍은 노래 (Shy Song) [Read More]

      LKL Critics’ Choice 2010: Mark Russell

      posted updated 27 Jul 2022 by Mark Russell 3 minute read

      Mark Russell returns with his pick of 2010’s releases First of all, 2010 was a very good year for Korean indie music. I had not even noticed until I started putting together this list, when I kept rediscovering one solid album after another. Not just great in one genre or another, the Korean music scene … [Read More]

      LKL Critics’ Choice 2010: Saharial

      posted updated 10 Jun 2019 by Saharial 3 minute read

      Saharial rounds up this year’s Critics’ Choice series with her own picks. It’s not been a great year for album buying for me. I’ve been doing more film and drama watching, and the constant injection of yet anther boy or girl group into the already over-packed market is frankly quite off-putting. The longer I spend … [Read More]

      LKL Critics’ Choice 2010: Philip

      posted updated 31 Jul 2022 by Philip Gowman 4 minute read

      This is the year that Korean music has really started to appear on iTunes, making it a lot more accessible. It’s also a year which has seen a continued emphasis on girl bands, with the Wonder Girls keeping a foothold in the US and Girls Generation and Kara slugging it out in Japan. Some of … [Read More]

      LKL Critics’ Choice 2010: Anna Lindgren

      posted updated 31 Jul 2022 by Anna Lindgren 4 minute read

      Another year is coming to an end, and in what has become an unfortunate trend I’ve found that I’ve listened to much less music than the year before. However judging from the limited number of releases that did reach my ears, I’d like to think that 2010 (and the three months preceding it) was a … [Read More]

      LKL Critics’ Choice 2010: refresh_daemon

      posted updated 10 Jun 2019 by refresh_daemon 4 minute read

      LKL is delighted to welcome guest contributor refresh_daemon presenting his top albums of 2010. Other contributors will be joining in soon. When Philip asked me to contribute to LKL’s yearly music round-up, I was actually quite excited about writing about my favorite new releases of 2010. Then I looked through the many albums that I’d … [Read More]

      Wakesidevision’s top music of 2010

      posted updated 1 Jan 2019 by Philip Gowman < 1 minute read

      Chris Park at @wakesidevision reveals his top music of 2010 http://bit.ly/igkE6v #. The Korean albums in the top ten are: 프렌지 (Frenzy) – Nein Songs 한희정 (Han Heejeong) – 잔혹한 여행 태양 (Taeyang) – Solar/Solar International Yellow Monsters – Self-titled 리미 (Rimi) – Rap Messiah There’s a nice overview of 2010 in Korean music there … [Read More]

      10 (itta and Marqido) perform in London

      event date 17 Nov - 20 Nov 2010 posted

      For the adventurous music lover there’s a rare opportunity to catch the experimental electronic music duo 10 in London this month. Seoul-based 10 (so named because the duo formed on October 10 five years ago) comprise Korean itta on vocal, keytar and toys, and Japanese Marqido on bass synth and laptop. Both musicians have their … [Read More]