September 2011
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August 2011
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Dal Shabet to make a punk rock comeback →
There’s a headline you don’t see everyday. Alas, this article promises no actual punk rock.
However: “the girls have taken looks from the 70s and 80s for a mix-matched punk/disco style.” PUNK/DISCO STYLE.
PUNK/DISCO STYLE.
July 2011
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Piggy Dolls drop 20 kg each for their comeback →
I have hated everything about this group’s angle since they debuted and I hate them even more now. Even if we do somehow suspend reality and choose to believe that “they lost weight naturally in the past few months” and were not “purposely dieting,” the fact that this is the basis of promotion for their new music sends the worst message possible. And this...
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"Shock Value": The golden age of horror movies →
Spending the better part of one’s youth reveling in a despised form of cultural production is rarely good for a person’s perspective. Whether you delight in superheroes or Sweet Valley High novels or Japanese pop bands…
Shit, I’m three for three.
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Music Review: F.T. Island →
My review of F.T. Island’s Return is in the July issue of 10Magazine and can now be viewed online.
June 2011
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May 2011
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Music Review: Neon Bunny →
My review of Neon Bunny’s Seoulight is in the June issue of 10Magazine and can now be viewed online.
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April 2011
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March 2011
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February 2011
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YOSHIKI "Back to the Roots" for ASIA GIRLS... →
Yesterday, on February 8th, YOSHIKI had been holding a press conference in Tokyo to present his newest collaboration project in the fashion industry. Together with TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION producer Jay FR, YOSHIKI will be working on the next biggest fashion event “ASIA GIRLS EXPLOSION”, which will be held on March 6th at Yoyogi National Stadium First Arena.
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nothingxmuch asked: I read some of your blog, and I like how you write: nice vocabulary. Thanks to your style, I'm not too concerned whether I agree with all your opinions or not, since its got great personality to it. And I liked reading your meditation on "the hiatus", which seemed to poke at artistic gluttony. Its good that you call artists out for trying to glorify themselves, as it seems many of...
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Music Review: GD&TOP →
My review of GD & T.O.P’s GD&TOP is in the February issue of 10Magazine and can now be viewed online.
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Reviewing questionable-late-night-Ebay-purchases
Are you seeing this? I can’t even.
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TEEN TOP makes plans for Japan debut only six... →
It was recently announced that idol group TEEN TOP will make their advancement into Japan after only six months into their debut. “As we’ve been receiving an overflowing amount of love calls from Japan only six months into TEEN TOP’s debut, we have decided to promote in both countries simultaneously. We have begun counting down for the group’s official Japanese debut with major record...
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January 2011
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The more women who are seen to be writing about music, the more women will write...
– Frances Morgan
See also “Women, Men, and Music: the XY Factor, Part 2”
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