This entry is part 6 of 30 in the series Asia
Featured Bands in Pentaport Rock Festival 2008 | Preview & Dates
Text & Photos by David B. Mann
The second band in out series highlighting the local South Korean bands that will be performing at this year’s Pentaport Rock Festival is the electronic band “The Ratios”. “The Ratios” are Vada on vocals; Sang Jin on synthesizer and sound making machines; Jung Jun on bass; Yong Sik on drums; and Yun Tack as the sound designer.
Followers of the late-’90s Korean heavy metal …
This entry is part 7 of 30 in the series Asia
David Mann’s Report from Pentaport Rock Festival Korea
Text & Photos by David B. Mann
Pentaport’s back on this coming July 24 – 27th, celebrating its 3rd season of international rock mashup in Incheon, South Korea.
Since its beginning in 2006, Pentaport Rock Festival, one of the biggest music festivals in Korea, has hosted internationally known groups and electronic artists such as The Black Eyed Peas, Jayson Miraz, Snow Patrol and The Chemical Brothers.
Back with a Bigger Top Stage, Pentaport Stage and …
This entry is part 8 of 30 in the series Asia
Culture Report on Arts Center in Seoul, Korea
Text & Photos by David B. Mann
Seoul Squiggles is the first phrase that jumped into my head when I first saw the building. Its name is “Culture Planet Sangsangmadang,” but most people refer to the space as Sangsangmadang.
To some, Sangsangmadang comes across as a cold, uninviting structure; their curiosity not enough to cross the frozen tundra and explore further. But to others, like Ex-patriot Sarah Ford, an English instructor from Ohio, …
This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series Europe
Report: François Couvet and the French Touch, homegrown talents
Author: Tess Nurman, Regional Editor – France. Version en français
It is no surprise that France has always known how to attract an international clientele with their cuisine, wines, cheeses, music, films, literature, architecture, countryside and fashion that are incomparable and very distinct from other cultures. There seems to be a certain ‘je ne sais quoi’ to everything that is French and which is known throughout the world, and art is …
This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series North America
Report: Anat Litwin, HomeBase Project Director, NY based Artist & Curator
Author: Amelia Morgan, Regional Editor for New York: Yasmine Soiffer
Photos: Adi Shniderman, Oded Hirsch, and Brandon Roberts
Founded by Anat Litwin, HomeBase is an annual international public art project exploring notions of home, taking place this year in a 5-storey historical townhouse in the heart of Sugar Hill, Harlem.
HomeBase III opens till May 18
on Wednesdays through Sundays
from 1:00 – 9:00 PM
Venue: 764 St. Nicholas Ave at
148th St.
HomeBase III features …
