Lion City Rock

By: The Fast Colors Chris Toh Kevin Mathews
  • Summary

  • 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!

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Episodes
  • Rewind Episode: Yuni & Kim of The Substation
    Feb 20 2025

    We're honoured to be part of No Finer Time To Be Alive, a music event on 15 March 2025, 6pm at Vertigo26 where The Substation will kickstart celebrations for its 35th anniversary.

    Featuring iconic Singaporean music curated and mixed live by DJ KiDG (Robin Chua), the five-hour non-stop set will take you through Singapore’s music history, with tracks from legends like Zircon Lounge and The Quests to Astreal, Humpback Oak, Plainsunset, Sobs, Subsonic Eye and more.

    PLUS: You'll enjoy special cocktails inspired by local indie classics, happy hour drinks all night, and a refreshed menu.

    Get your tickets on Eventbrite - ticket proceeds support The Substation’s mission to champion independent artists.

    In the meantime, here's our rewind episode from Nov '24, featuring The Substation's Kim and Yuni, as they shared about the Sub's programmes. (PS: audio quality inherent at source)

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    "Lion City Rock theme" performed by Kevin Mathews & Chris Toh; excerpt from "Finer Life" performed by The Fast Colours

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    LINKS

    Get your tickets for No Finer Time To Be Alive

    Follow The Substation: Instagram

    Follow Lion City Rock: Facebook / Instagram

    Email us: lioncityrocksg@gmail.com

    Listen: The Lion City Rock Playlist

    Read: Full Sput Ahead! (Substack review)

    Read Kevin's Power of Pop Substack / Bizarro World

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    Like, share and subscribe to Lion City Rock on RedCircle, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Give us a 5-star rating and review – it really helps others search for some good ol' Lion City Rock!

    Let us know what you like (or don't like!) so we can improve it. Also, we can do much more if you drop a donation in the link provided. Every little bit helps. Thank you very much for all your support! We appreciate you!



    Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lion-city-rock/donations
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    1 hr
  • Ep121: Taledrops
    Feb 15 2025

    It's a tale of Taledrops this week! One of Singapore's freshest bands has been rocking the Lion City with their very own "Drama Rock".

    In this episode, the female fivesome—Shan, Jingmin, Kiara, Zee, and Pearly—spill the beans on their journey. They reveal what made them form a band, how the name Taledrops came about, who the worst timekeeper in the band is, and when their new EP will be released (like, for real).

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    "Lion City Rock theme" performed by Kevin Mathews & Chris Toh; excerpts from "Kafka" and "Surrender" performed by Taledrops

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    LINKS

    Follow Taledrops: Instagram / YouTube / Bandcamp / Spotify

    Follow Lion City Rock: Facebook / Instagram

    Email us: lioncityrocksg@gmail.com

    Listen: The Lion City Rock Playlist

    Read: Full Sput Ahead! (Substack review)

    Read Kevin's Power of Pop Substack / Bizarro World

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    Like, share and subscribe to Lion City Rock on RedCircle, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Give us a 5-star rating and review – it really helps others search for some good ol' Lion City Rock!

    Let us know what you like (or don't like!) so we can improve it. Also, we can do much more if you drop a donation in the link provided. Every little bit helps. Thank you very much for all your support! We appreciate you!



    Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lion-city-rock/donations
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Ep120: Live At The Green Room Review
    Feb 8 2025

    We travel back to 1998 to see, or rather, hear, what happened on 15 December of that year at the Green Room, a studio run by veteran Lion City Rocker Tony Goh. The result was an album recorded live and distributed by BigO magazine, featuring music by four young bands: Electric Co. (later to evolve into Electrico), Shereene's Closet, Steel Blue Skies (started by Lilac Saint's guitarist Bhaskar), and Satellite Blue (a trio with a lead violin!).

    Along the way, Kevin and Chris also ponder crowdkiller behaviour at gigs, who Parousia and Elmo are, and what it will take to get the Lion City Rocker Substack off the ground?

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    "Lion City Rock theme" performed by Kevin Mathews & Chris Toh; excerpts from "Live At The Green Room" performed by Electric Co., Shereene's Closet, Steel Blue Skies & Satellite Blue; "Never Liked The Beatles" performed by Popland

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    LINKS

    Listen: Live At The Green Room on YouTube

    Follow Lion City Rock: Facebook / Instagram

    Email us: lioncityrocksg@gmail.com

    Listen: The Lion City Rock Playlist

    Read: Full Sput Ahead! (Substack review)

    Read Kevin's Power of Pop Substack / Bizarro World

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    Like, share and subscribe to Lion City Rock on RedCircle, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Give us a 5-star rating and review – it really helps others search for some good ol' Lion City Rock!

    Let us know what you like (or don't like!) so we can improve it. Also, we can do much more if you drop a donation in the link provided. Every little bit helps. Thank you very much for all your support! We appreciate you!

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    Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lion-city-rock/donations
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    53 mins

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