Beastie Boys return older and sillier

Beastie Boys members (from left) Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz, Adam “MCA” Yauch and Michael “Mike D” Diamond. (AP-Yonhap News)WEST HOLLYWOOD (AP) ― On a wind-swept balcony at the posh Chateau Marmont hotel, Michael “Mike D” Diamond, one-third of the legendary hip-hop trio the Beastie Boys, is recounting to Adam “Ad-Rock” Horowitz what happened at a party that he departed early the night before. Among t

May 12, 2011

Rare Korean musical instruments exhibited

Rare musical instruments used in ancient Korea will be exhibited with traditional music scores and related paintings at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, the organizers said.The museum and the National Gugak Center are jointly holding “Korea Traditional Instruments and Music” at the museum’s special exhibition room through June 26, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the National Gugak Cente

May 11, 2011

SM stars to perform 2nd Paris concert

SM Entertainment said on Wednesday it will hold an additional K-pop concert “SM Town Live World Tour in Paris” on June 11, after hundreds of French K-pop fans rallied in Paris calling for an extra concert last week. Their demonstration came after tickets for a June 10 concert, to be held at Le Zenith de Paris, sold out in just 15 minutes. The protests involved a flash mob and a group dance to Kore

May 11, 2011

SM to add another K-pop concert in Paris

SM Entertainment said on Wednesday it will hold an additional K-pop concert “SM Town Live World Tour in Paris” on June 11, after hundreds of French fans of K-pop rallied in Paris calling for an extra concert last week. Their move came after tickets for a June 10 concert, to be held at Le Zenith de Paris, sold out in just 15 minutes. The protests involved a flash mob and a group dance to Korean pop

May 11, 2011

Britney Spears subject of biographic comic book

In this comic book cover released by Bluewater Productions Inc., an issue of "Fame" featuring singer Britney Spears, is shown. (AP-Yonhap News)PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Britney Spears is no stranger to music buyers and concert-goers. Now, her star power will be on display with web-slingers, shape shifters and superheroes.The pop music star is the subject of a new one-shot comic book courtesy of Bluewate

May 11, 2011

Marley: Legacy wanes but the cult lives on

KINGSTON (AFP) ― Bob Marley’s musical legacy may be waning 30 years after his death as Jamaica’s youth prefers dancehall to reggae, but the singer remains a cult, if highly commercialized, figure.Marley has become a merchandiser’s dream, with everything from shoes to snowboards bearing his image, but his friends say it would be tragic if his message of justice for the oppressed gets lost to corpor

May 10, 2011

French art not all about classics

François Morellet’s neon lines show new side of French art to Korean publicYou would be forgiven if 19th century impressionism and its serene works by Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir were the first things to spring to mind at the mention of French art.Overshadowed by the Young British Artists and U.S. pop artists who captured the art world’s attention in the 20th century with their bold and

May 10, 2011

Whitney Houston voluntarily enters rehab

Whitney Houston (AP)NEW YORK (AP)- Whitney Houston is back in rehab.A representative for the superstar singer confirmed Monday that Houston is undergoing treatment. Kristen Foster says Houston is in an out-patient program for drug and alcohol treatment. She says it is a voluntary measure and part of Houston's ``long-standing'' recovery process.The 47-year-old, one of the most successful singers in

May 10, 2011

The Radiators put up last show at New Orleans’ jazz fest

NEW ORLEANS (AP) ― On the final day of this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, fans camped out early Sunday to get a great spot to hear the closing day set of The Radiators ― one of the city’s funkiest blues rock bands ― who have been closing the fest along with the Neville Brothers for years.The band ― keyboardist Ed Volker, guitarists Dave Malone and Camile Baudoin, bassist Reggie Scan

May 9, 2011

Samsung’s art museums back in full force

Rodin Gallery reopens as PLATEAU, kicks off first exhibition in three yearsJust as Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee has started to show up at Samsung offices on a regular basis, the group’s art sector is getting ready to engage more in the local art scene. Rodin Gallery, one of the three art museums run by Samsung, reopened with a new name, PLATEAU, last week in its original place in Taepy

May 9, 2011

Lena Park to show on stage what TV couldn’t

Lena Park, also known as Park Jung-hyun, almost always shines more on the stage than on TV entertainment shows, as her strength in vocal and theatrical expressions is more obvious at concert venues.Plus, born and raised in Los Angeles, her mother tongue was English, which has made it quite challenging for her to appeal to a broad spectrum of the Korean audience in her early music career in Korea.T

May 8, 2011

Events Calendar

Exhibitions“Paulo Robersi: Photographs”: A retrospective exhibition on Italian photographer Paulo Robersi is under way at 10 CORSO COMO. Robersi is referred to as currently one of the three best fashion photographers in the world along with Steven Meisel and Peter Lindbergh. The exhibition runs through May 8 at 10 CORSO COMO SEOUL in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul. Admission is free. Minors are no

May 6, 2011

‘Social shopping’ open for Choi Young-wook prints

Two prints by artist Choi Young-wook will be sold through “social shopping” for the first time in Korea, a mobile art application provider said Thursday.Culture media company artday, which runs the mobile application “artday” on both Android and Apple smartphones, said two versions of his internationally-popular print work “Karma” will be sold both on the application and the company’s website at w

May 5, 2011

‘The Chorus’ singers on Korea tour

Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc, or the Little Singers of Saint Marc, is set to start a tour hoping to give Korean audiences a flavor of the 2004 French hit film “The Chorus”. Founded in 1986, the choir recorded the entire soundtrack of “The Chorus,” nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category in 2005, with the song “Look to Your Path” earning a nomination for Best

May 4, 2011

Maestro Chung to conduct chorus for PyeongChang bid

Maestro Chung Myung-whun will conduct a grand scale chorus assisted by the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra as a part of efforts to promote PyeongChang’s bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics, the event organizer announced on Tuesday.World Harmony Chorus, non-profit organization supporting PyeongChang’s bid campaign, announced that a chorus of unprecedented size, conducted by Chung, will perform at 7 p.m.

May 3, 2011

Princely treasures of European monarchs on show in Seoul

An extended fan leaf thought to depict Madame de Montespan in the Trianon de Porcelaine, France, possibly created in 1674. (Victoria and Albert Museum/V&A Image)The luxurious treasures enjoyed by the ruling class in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries have been gathered at the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan-dong, central Seoul. Organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the

May 3, 2011

[Herald Interview] Joyce Yang trusts her instincts

Korean 24-year-old pianist to hold debut recital at Lincoln Center in N.Y.NEW YORK ― When pianist Joyce Yang was asked last minute to replace a sick Lang Lang three months ago, she had to decide whether she could stay up for more than two days ― the time needed for a flight to Buffalo, a rehearsal and the concert.She said yes.“I knew how difficult it would be. And the scariest part was that I hadn

May 2, 2011

Who needs words?

Korean original non-verbal performances expand stagesBuoyed by a favorable reception from foreign audiences, Korea’s original non-verbal performances are expanding their stages both here and abroad. “Nanta,” the best-known non-verbal performance “made” in Korea, kicked off its two-month-long Chinese tour last month. Visiting 16 cities, it is the longest touring show taken to China by a Korean perf

May 2, 2011

Hi Seoul Festival focuses on non-verbal shows

Annual city-wide festivities start Thursday at Yeouido Hangang Park and other public squaresSpring has finally arrived and the city of Seoul is transforming itself into a festival city. The Hi Seoul Festival sponsored by the city government starts Thursday, offering a packed program. The annual event, organized by Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, is to take place from May 5-10 this year with

May 1, 2011