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Lion City Rock

How did Singapore's pop scene come about? Is there a difference between LionCityBoy and Lion City Kia? 

If you don't know, then you need the Lion City Rock podcast - the best podcast that looks at Singapore's pop music scene: past, present and future.

Find out all about music made in Singapore as hosts Chris Toh and Kevin Mathews – and their special guests – plug into important Singapore music moments in this kopi tiam conversation.

New episodes go up (or drop) every week.

Don’t say bojio, ah!

Music History Arts Music Interviews Music Commentary Music
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
56 minutes
Episodes
150
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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Ep28: It's Bakers In Space!

Ep28: It's Bakers In Space!

They don't bake. Nor have they done interstellar travel. But they do know how to cook up a musical storm in any space. With their new EP – Magma – Bakers In Space show why they're the hot new thing w…

00:59:29  |   Thu 07 Apr 2022
Ep27: Man behind the music: It's Dean Augustine!

Ep27: Man behind the music: It's Dean Augustine!

This week on Lion City Rock...

We know the music made by musicians, but who helps musicians make a living with their music? It's the people who make up the "business" half of the music business. They …

01:15:05  |   Thu 24 Mar 2022
Ep26: Rocking on with Eza!

Ep26: Rocking on with Eza!

Coming to you live - but recorded - from New Zealand ... it's Eza! Although he may not have excelled in school when he was a kid, Isa Seow, better known to the music world as Eza, found that he excel…

01:16:12  |   Wed 16 Mar 2022
Ep25: Turning it up to 11 with Wormrot!

Ep25: Turning it up to 11 with Wormrot!

Formed in 2007, Wormrot is Singapore's offering to the world of grindcore. They have been described as one of the top 10 grindcore bands in the world, and have three albums to their name (with anothe…

00:56:25  |   Tue 08 Mar 2022
Ep24: OG Teen Idols of SG: The Crescendos!

Ep24: OG Teen Idols of SG: The Crescendos!

Before there were Singapore Idols like Taufik Batisah, Sezairi Sezali or even Stef Sun, JJ Lin or Kit Chan, there were The Crescendos – Singapore's OG teen idols!

They were discovered when they were t…

01:18:49  |   Tue 01 Mar 2022
Ep23: Plucky pop-punk performer! It's Rene Ann Wong!

Ep23: Plucky pop-punk performer! It's Rene Ann Wong!

Rene Ann Wong started learning to play the piano when she was only four, and now, she's well on the way to taking on the world with her unique blend of pop-punk.

Even the pandemic hasn't stopped her m…

00:56:38  |   Fri 25 Feb 2022
Ep22: Electronic music pioneer: It's Case Woo!

Ep22: Electronic music pioneer: It's Case Woo!

Case Woo has been dropping beats for nearly 30 years, first with collab collectives like electro-punk trio Daze, and EDM outfit Quadmix, among others, and then as a solo artist. Along with Joe Ng, Ja…

00:59:36  |   Fri 25 Feb 2022
Ep21: A new season with The Fast Colors!

Ep21: A new season with The Fast Colors!

And we're baaaaack! It's a brand new season and Chris and Kevin return with more conversations about Singapore's pop scene.

But first, it's a special performance by The Fast Colors, the only band cove…

01:08:09  |   Fri 25 Feb 2022
Ep20: Rilek brader, it's Art Fazil (Season Finale, Part 2)

Ep20: Rilek brader, it's Art Fazil (Season Finale, Part 2)

Welcome to Part Two of our season finale, featuring the one and only, Art Fazil!

After his jaunt to the UK and Europe, Art headed back to the Lion City, only to find things had changed quite a bit sin…

01:06:37  |   Sun 30 Jan 2022
Ep19: Rilek brader, it's Art Fazil! (Season Finale, Part 1)

Ep19: Rilek brader, it's Art Fazil! (Season Finale, Part 1)

It's our Season Finale!

And like our season debut, we're ending it with a two-part special featuring another icon of the indie music scene: It's none other than singer-songwriter Art Fazil!

He not on…

01:13:23  |   Sun 30 Jan 2022
Ep18: It's Sideshow Judy's main attraction: Pauline Chong!

Ep18: It's Sideshow Judy's main attraction: Pauline Chong!

In the days when guys were all jumping on the alternative rock bandwagon, Sideshow Judy, led by Pauline Chong, made a splash because they were one of only a few female-fronted rock bands in Singapore…

00:56:56  |   Tue 25 Jan 2022
Ep17: Funky grooves with Stoned Revivals

Ep17: Funky grooves with Stoned Revivals

Nobody combined the funky smooth sounds with Lion City vibes better than The Stoned Revivals.

Formed by friends who just wanted to play music, The Stoned Revivals had a uniquely different sound to wha…

01:23:35  |   Tue 18 Jan 2022
Ep16: It's Lunarin's leading lady! It's Linda Ong!

Ep16: It's Lunarin's leading lady! It's Linda Ong!

One of our favourite rockers, Linda Ong of Lunarin is our guest this week! Lunarin has been progressively rocking the Lion City ever since Linda, Eng Teck and Kah Wye first met in Dunman High.

With …

01:08:50  |   Tue 11 Jan 2022
Ep15: It's Surf Yeh Yeh! It's Force Vomit!

Ep15: It's Surf Yeh Yeh! It's Force Vomit!

It's a new year and a brand new episode for you Lion City Rockers. But what do Roald Dahl, Richard Linklater's Slackers and HG Wells have to do with Singapore music? A lot, if you're pop-punk/surf pu…

01:15:31  |   Mon 03 Jan 2022
EP14: Wait a minute, 2021 is nearly over?

EP14: Wait a minute, 2021 is nearly over?

And so this is Christmas ... and what have we done? Another year nearly over, a new one just about to begin.

In this episode, Kevin and Chris take a look back at the year and recount their Lion City …

00:59:34  |   Mon 27 Dec 2021
Ep13: Powering passion with Isaac Chiew of Big Duck Music

Ep13: Powering passion with Isaac Chiew of Big Duck Music

This podcast series isn't only about musos of the past – this week, we talk to young Isaac Chiew, a music lover and musician who's taking things into his own hands with his band Cactus Cactus and his…

00:53:16  |   Mon 20 Dec 2021
Ep12: 1960s icon Henry Chua of The Quests!

Ep12: 1960s icon Henry Chua of The Quests!

The Quests have been labelled as Singapore's version of The Beatles. Not only did they knock The Beatles off the top spot with their song, Shanty; they couldn't go anywhere without being recognised, …

01:08:20  |   Mon 13 Dec 2021
Ep11: Hard to the core with Francis Frightful

Ep11: Hard to the core with Francis Frightful

In the late 1980s, few bands rocked harder than Opposition Party, the pioneering punk band that paved the way for other punk rockers, even as they blazed a trail into hardcore.

With their hard-as-nai…

01:09:10  |   Mon 06 Dec 2021
Ep10: Making waves with The Analog Girl

Ep10: Making waves with The Analog Girl

It's our 10TH EPISODE!

And we have none other than Mei Wong, a.k.a. The Analog Girl. To our minds, she the embodiment of the D.I.Y. spirit, ever since she put up a concert for her dad at home when she…

01:03:08  |   Mon 29 Nov 2021
Ep9: Rock steady with Ray Aziz

Ep9: Rock steady with Ray Aziz

Music educator Ray Aziz spends his days teaching children how to appreciate rhythms, melodies and the stories behind the songs they learn.

But Ray's story behind his musical journey is worth noting: b…

00:53:30  |   Mon 22 Nov 2021
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