Lion City Rock

In 2015, Saiful Idris and his band The Great Spy Experiment finally called it a day after 10 years of rocking the nation with their infectiously catchy brand of dance-punk-rock.

But that wasn't the en…

As the bassist of Psycho Sonique, one of Singapore's first all-girl punk bands in the 1990s, Ginette Chittick made young hormonal teens drool as they played their spitfire songs on stages in Singapor…

With No1 singles and hit albums, Electrico were the band of the 2000s in Singapore. Formed as a quartet, they eventually settled on their classic line-up of Amanda, Dave, Daniel, Desmond & William in…

On 27 Sept, 2021, Chris Ho passed away, joining the great gig in the sky. He was "forever 27", so in a way, he's also a member of the 27 Club.

As the singer of Zircon Lounge, Chris Ho helped push New …

For most of his life, Dru Chen has turned to music for soulful expression.

After graduating from university, he carved out a career as one of the bright young stars in Singapore. He's certainly one of…

Guitarist extraordinaire and furkid dad Daniel Sassoon jumps on the Lion City Rock bandwagon with us!

Daniel Sassoon is not, as far as we know, related to Vidal, but he's no less talented. The legal e…

In the 1990s, the Singapore music scene experienced a resurgence, with many indie bands dropping new singles and albums every year. After the dearth of material in the 1970s and 1980s, it was sometim…

It's Part 2! We continue our deep dive into the 30th anniversary of The Oddfellows' Teenage Head album, one of the seminal releases during Singapore's "indie years". This episode, head Oddfellow hims…

It's our very first episode!

We're celebrating the start of Lion City Rock by marking the 30th anniversary of the seminal indie album, Teenage Head by The Oddfellows, with a very special guest - the c…

Join Chris Toh and Kevin Mathews in Lion City Rock, a brand new podcast about Singapore's pop music scene. Each week, we plug into important Singapore music moments in the Lion City, with special gue…