Jisan Valley Rock Festival Preview
Music lovers in Korea, therefore, have a unique opportunity to experience a variety of styles, Korean and Western, as well as some exciting fusion music, at the 2012 Jisan Valley Rock Festival.
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The Kids Are All Right: Punk Day 2
Punk rock is a very nostalgic thing for me. It was the first music I really claimed as my own. First Green Day, then Less Than Jake, then Epitaph Records, then Asian Man Records; one by one all these bands started to give definition to my music. It’s music of the people for the people; true and liberating.
Video: Expo International Pavilions
GNO’s Media Editor, David Cowger, went to the Yeosu Expo on June 30. His group spent most of their time in the international pavilions, exploring what each country has to offer. This video gives an overview of what they saw.
The Yeosu Expo: One Month In
The June issue of the Gwangju News ran an article by the talented Rachel Redfern, who was the first intrepid writer from our staff to explore the exposition. However, with additional press passes in hand, Gwangju News has since had the opportunity to make additional forays to Yeosu, in the spirit of review or critique on top of the previous preview and highlights.
Essay: Stone Roses and the Seagull Moment
This essay was originally published on Gwangju News Online in November 2011. With the Stone Roses playing at the Jisan Rock Festival this month, we are re-featuring the piece. Please note that this piece contains strong language that some readers may find objectionable.
The Color of Nirvana
The pitcher was small and stoneware, but it was green celadon, what Koreans call cheong-ja (청자), and an antique besides, over five hundred years old – crafted in an era of Korean history as renowned for its ceramics as the European Renaissance is for painting.
Gwangju Plays Host to International Professional Volleyball Tournament
Where in Korea can you find people taller than 200 cm (about 6’7”)? Not many places. However, if you happened upon Yeomju Gymnasium in Gwangju between June 22 and 24, you would have seen more tall men than probably exist throughout the rest of the country combined. The screaming teenage girls waiting outside the locker rooms for a glimpse (or even a photo!) were in on this secret.
Call to arms! See Your Words on Stage
Creativity doesn’t have to stop for anything. There is no down time, there is no need to wait; just create and make the opportunity. In 2012, the Gwangju Performance Project was calling all artists to do just that – to create and to see those creations come to life.