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I was as surprised as anyone to hear that Korea has a punk scene. Japan's had a pretty big scene since the beginning, and there's a lot of skinheads in Malaysia, but it just seemed to pass over Korea. It didn't take much digging to find out I was wrong.

Punk music is no more than ten years older, from what I understand. It's not hard to imagine: just picture a show in your own town, except that everybody's Korean. At the moment the two biggest sounds seem to be streetpunk and hardcore, although you can find skatepunk, emo, and ska if you look a little harder. Everyone seems to get along and support each other, which is damn rare where I'm from.

There are a few foreigners at the shows, but usually nobody sees them again. One thing that is lacking is good guidance for English-speakers, and that is what this page will hope to do, along with Joey at Skunk Label. This page will also serve to enlighten people who will probably never come to Korea, and expose them to music they know from a foreign culture.

NEWS

31 January 2004

I've posted pictures from the Skunk Hell opening on Indecline.

28 January 2004

There are two big shows this weekend.
FRIDAY: Skunk Hell reopening
  • in the former location of Drug.
  • featuring RUX, Couch, Spiky Brats, 지랄탄99(Jiraltan99), GumX, 혈맹 (Blood Pledge; former Captain Boobois), Beach Valley, Suck-Stuff, 배다른형재(Half-Brothers), BB Lucky Town, 몸을말료 (NonStop Body), C.S.T., 명령27호(Assignment27), 공격대(Attacking Forces)
  • if these names mean nothing to you, let me assure you this will be a fucking good punk show.
  • Assignment 27's final show before Burke flees the country.
    SATURDAY: Samchung / 13 Steps split release show
  • Hardcore show
  • It's at Ssamzie Space, which is halfway between Sinchon station and Sangsu. Kind of hard to find.
  • Also featuring 49 Morphines, Firestorm, Johnny Royal, Blood Pledge (they're busy this weekend), Knockdown, and Vassline.

    Hope to see you there!

    Also, this page will slowly move to a spot on Indecline, where I will have more bandwidth.

    14 January 2004

    The digitalgrotto.tk site has been redirected to this new page.
    		• LINKS

    Korean punk

  • Skunk Label English page
  • GMC Hardcore Label
  • Turn
  • Drug
  • YouthXCrew

    Korean bands

  • xThe Geeksx
  • 13 Steps
  • Cockrasher
  • Assignment 27
  • Vassline
  • Nonstop Body
    Edmonton links

  • Indecline
  • Black Dot Productions
  • Method Records
  • Farway Records

    More links

  • Malaysian Skinhead Times
  • Altavista Babel Fish

    CJSR FM 88

    Don't miss Your Weekly AA Meeting with Adam and Aron [sic] every Tuesday from 10:00pm to 11:00pm, or Wednesday 2:00pm to 3:00pm Korea time.

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    Contact

  • E-mail
    Jon underscore Dunbar at Hotmail
  • Phone
    016-9263-7906
    No long distance calls please;
    they won't work.
  • Mailing address
    SOUTH KOREA
    Kyonggido Suwonshi
    Changanku Yeulchon
    534-12
    Building 82, Room 302
    Jon Dunbar
    • Please remember that these photos are all copyrighted to me. If you want to use them in any way, there's a 90 per cent chance I'll give you my permission, and be able to give you a copy with a higher DPI.
    Copyright Jon Dunbar 2004
    Photos taken by
    Nikon CoolPix 950
    digital camera.