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Demonicat
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 Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:36 pm Post subject: Ink Bomb 2009 |
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Hey there,
Anyone know about this massive show on Saturday? Its to be held at club spot in hongdae. 15,000 won for 15 bands. Only problem is that the official website does not seem to work, and I have no idea how to get to club spot. Any one able to help me out? Also, does any one else plan on going?
http://blog.ohmynews.com/senan/269210 |
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jotgarden
Joined: 12 Nov 2008
Location: Suwon, South Korea.
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Demonicat
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| Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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Actually, Rux and the like are NOT cover bands- they kick ass.
As for the google link, might you have tried that yourself? If you had you'd find tons of links to clubs in hongdae, links to myspace pages, and a ton of unrelated stuff. INK BOMB 2009 doesn't even show up on English google, it shows on Korean google- but it should be an awesome show. |
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jotgarden
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| Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm just trying to wrap my head around punk bands in Korea. How does that work? Do they sing songs like "God save the kimchi?" |
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Demonicat
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| Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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You should come out. Vassline puts on some good metal, Rux is a well established punk band in Asia, and they have some coming out from Japan. You would be surprised at the skill of Korean punk bands, and this weekend is the perfect chance to get a little taste of each. Assuming we can confirm that it IS happening, and find out where exactly club spot is.
PS- If you do come, be ready to mosh. Korean punks don't play around. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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Demonicat
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| Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks!
That covered, everyone should go. |
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Ultimo Hombre
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:30 am Post subject: |
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| Not putting anything down here. Just general curiosity, but what do you mean by Korean punk? I know there are many classifications, but the bands I've seen have been mostly copies of early 90's American straight edge bands and they sang in English. Are these bands like that or different? Different would be a nice change of pace. I love when bands sing in languages I can't understand. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Ultimo Hombre wrote: |
| Not putting anything down here. Just general curiosity, but what do you mean by Korean punk? I know there are many classifications, but the bands I've seen have been mostly copies of early 90's American straight edge bands and they sang in English. Are these bands like that or different? Different would be a nice change of pace. I love when bands sing in languages I can't understand. |
Sounds like you saw the Geeks and Things We Say. They play exactly that sound, but when they tour the US and play shows with American straight-edge bands who are still playing that early '90s sound they're pretty well respected.
Most bands in this country start from a genre and try to work toward personalising it toward themselves. The first idea is always "Let's start a streetpunk band, let's start a skinhead band, let's start a youth crew band, etc," and they go from there. Good underground bands in the US are still doing the same thing but don't receive the same criticism leveled at them. Here, if you start an original band, people won't know what you are. That's probably why there are a lot of rockabilly-lite bands in the scene, like Rock Tigers and Moonshiners.
The Koreans copying these things do a fairly good job of adapting it to their lives. The lead singer of the Geeks for instance is straight-edge, which presents its own complications in Korean culture. He is admittedly a lot less violent than most American straight-edge punks. |
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