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Seoul Players Presents: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

3, Jun 2010

I should have mentioned this before now, but better late than never! I’m in the ensemble cast of the Seoul Players’ first musical production, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. We opened last weekend to two sold out shows on May 29th and 30th. It was great fun, and we’ve gotten some great reviews [...]

Video killed the radio star

28, May 2010

Adam has long held an interest in playing with film to create engaging atmospheres. He’s been able to dig into that interest a little with our film nights in Seoul, 8mm: Owl Bus Vintage Cinema. Last month, a couple of guys wandered into 8mm and struck up a conversation with Adam about blending film with [...]

Dear Kid

20, May 2010

If you had a chance to meet your childhood self, what would you say? Our friend Hannah Shin created this lovely documentary. Music by Leslie Early. Dear Kid from Hannah Shin on Vimeo. What would you say? -Jessica

OK Go!

22, Apr 2010

Yesterday, I was catching up on a backlog of Sound Opinions podcasts from Chicago Public Radio. On the March 19th episode in which Jim and Greg explore synth-pop, they had a great interview with Damien of the band OK Go. Damien talked about how their music videos went viral and how their desire to keep [...]

Hye Sook Jung- New Music

8, Apr 2010

Our lovely friend Hye Sook Jung is a Korean singer/songwriter who has just started recording some of her music. Check out her first track “Haji” on her brand new myspace page and become a fan! I am helping Hye Sook record at our home studio and am really enjoying trying on the role of engineer. [...]

Pomplamoose

17, Mar 2010

I just discovered Pomplamoose though Youtube. Their remakes of famous songs are super-inventive and fun, and their original songs are great, too. Check them out on myspace. I though you might enjoy them, too. My favorite is their take on Beyonce’s Single Ladies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIr8-f2OWhs I just downloaded their original album on iTunes, and it’s great. [...]

Mike Stewart’s Fine Art in Seoul

15, Mar 2010

Our friend Mike Stewart is a really talented print maker and artist who lives in Seoul. Some of his work can be seen April 7-17 in Insadong at the Creatures of Habit group exhibition. Mike also teaches fine art classes in English in Myeong-dong in Seoul… interested? -Jessica

Leslie Early- New Music

13, Mar 2010

Check out our friend Leslie Early’s new music on Myspace. Leslie is an American friend of ours that also lives in Seoul. She’s writing some really nice music, recording at home and sharing the songs for free online. You can download her songs “Your Car” and “Snowflakes” for free on her ilike page. The animation [...]

8mm: Owl Bus Vintage Cinema

10, Mar 2010

I just created a Facebook group for 8mm since it’s a weekly event. If you’re in Seoul and are ever interested in coming to 8mm: Vintage Cinema, join the group so you’ll get news and updates. Thanks! For more info about 8mm, the weekly vintage film night that we host in the Hongdae neighborhood of [...]

Arborist to Artist

6, Feb 2010

A story about an artist, told by a writer and a photographer, all boyhood friends of mine whom I am so happy to see are using their talents to bring beautiful things into the world. Through Kevin Bouldin’s vivid words and Daniel Collin’s communicative images, I was able to catch up with an old friend [...]


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