Native Korean Rock

Native Korean Rock is a side project of mine comprised of a body of love songs written over the last two years, to be performed with a motley crew of NYC natives. Expect high drama, high stakes in two intimate performances.

Does Native Korean Rock have anything to do with Yeah Yeah Yeahs? NO

Are these the leaked demos of years ago? NO

-Karen O.



This is making me very happy. Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeah's side project- Native Korean Rock. (Karen O's mom is Korean f.y.i.) I love her use of photographs of the Korean women divers (more on her MySpace.) I heard a very inspiring and heartbreaking broadcast once on NPR about these women, everything from the history of to current struggles. I sat in my parked car for an hour at 2 in the morning just to hear their stories. Korean women are something else. I can say this because I have one of the most incredible woman as my mother and yes, she is Korean folks.

Anyway, check out these songs. Can't wait to get my hands on them. Korean + Emo = 2 of Michelle's favorite things.

Native Korean Rock MySpace