Anthropologist and author of Sonic City Steve Ferzacca joins us this week to talk about his book and why a Canadian academic (that's Steve, btw) ended up writing about the Singapore music scene. Along the way, he shares his memories of the late Jimmy Appudurai-Chua; gigging with a Straydog in Vietnam; and what money has to do with making music and getting it heard (apparently, a lot!) ****** LINKS Get Sonic City: Making Rock Music And Urban Life In Singapore Borrow the book Chatting with Straydogs' Lim Kiang Our tribute to Jimmy Appudurai-Chua episode Follow Lion City Rock Facebook  ..read more

Everything is Coming Up Roses this week! The band have been busy over the past 12 months: they released a single, 'Utopia Reimagined: These Corners', saw personnel changes, did several gigs to hone their chops, and put together a new eponymous EP, which will drop on 5 April (or has dropped already, depending on when you hear this!). Singer and bassist Emily and guitarist Darius break down the new songs and share what else is coming up on their horizon. ****** LINKS Listen to Coming Up Roses Follow Coming Up Roses: IG / TikTok Conversations with Coming Up Roses (2022) Coming Up Roses at Al ..read more

Back in 1994, Padres, a Singapore indie band - or you could call them a supergroup - released their debut EP, What's Your Story? It was a collection of thoughts about life and love and everything else the youth of Singapore were going through - but with electric guitars, bass and drums. But who were Padres? And what's their story? Only one way to find out... ****** LINKS Listen to Padres' What's Your Story & more Follow Lion City Rock Facebook / Instagram  Listen to Kevin Mathews' music Listen to KayMac Music Listen to Rondo Vitale ****** Like, follow and subs ..read more

Best known as an actor and theatre practitioner, Lim Yu Beng embarking on a new journey as a singer He chats about his debut album, Notes To Self and why he's made the leap into the world of music. Along the way, he also talks about... Why having good friends who support you is important Appearing in Zack Synder's Rebel Moon How not to get caught while singing in the stairwells PLUS! Lim Yu Beng's Music Recommendations:  Art Fazil Alemay Fernandez Haneri ****** LINKS Listen to Lim Yu Beng’s Notes To Self Follow Lim Yu Beng: Instagram / Website  Follow Lion City Rock Faceboo ..read more

It's a new year and a new series! Kevin and Chris are back with more about what makes the Lion City rock. Recently, there were several entries in the All Things New concert series that emphasised musicians playing original music. But why does it matter? What kind of music do audiences expect? And why is it only seen for music gigs and not others, such as stand-up comedy? PLUS! Lion City Rock Recommendation: Lim Yu Beng’s Notes To Self  ****** LINKS Follow Lion City Rock's Facebook and Instagram  Listen to Kevin Mathews' music Listen to KayMac Music Listen to Rondo ..read more

Goodbye '23, Hello '24! It's the end of the year as we know it, and we feel... well, this is the episode where we tell you what we thought of 2023. Thanks for making this year such a memorable one! ****** LINKS Follow Lion City Rock Facebook and Instagram  Listen to 4Christmas and Kevin Mathews' music Listen to KayMac Music Listen to Rondo Vitale ****** Like, follow 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 ..read more

It's Christmas, baby! And guess who we have as our Lion City Rock holiday guest? It's RINES, baby! This singer started spreading her wings in recent times with releases like 'Little Bird', 'When You Fall' and 'Clown', but the relative newcomer is an ol' sweet soul when it comes to music. She was bitten by the music bug years and years ago, running around her father's CD shop when she was young. By the time she started singing in pubs, RINES had already imbued a variety of musical styles - and her music reflects her many facets. She's definitely one to put on your playlist before the year is ou ..read more

From her early days as the lead singer of Allura to a fruitful solo career, Inch Chua hasn't been afraid to shake things up - whether as a musician, an actor, or even a chef (who else would name a dish Sting Tang Tong?). She shares her thoughts about her journey as a creative, what it means to be part of a scene going through its peaks and troughs, and why she has so many things on her metaphorical plate at the moment. (Please excuse the audio quality. This chat was recorded backstage at the Axean Music Festival, and we had lo-fi recorders. Of course, you can always donate to our pod so that w ..read more

Jean Seizure has been in the public eye as a child actor, but since has since become one of Singapore's notable singer-songwriters! 2023 has been quite the year for Jean - she recently capped of the year with an award for being one in the Top 5 "Rising 65" chart on Spotify (for the track 'Tell Me'), and she has been creating content for platforms like TikTok et al. Is this a new wave for Jean Seizure? Listen to the episode to find out! ****** LINKS Follow Jean Seizure Listen to Jean Seizure's music Listen to 4Christmas and Kevin Mathews' music Listen to KayMac Music Listen to Rondo V ..read more

When it comes to the Lion City's hip-hop scene, someone who's making a wave in recent years is ABANGSAPAU. He's one of the new breed of rappers that have inspired the young(er) generation of music fans in Singapore. In this special chat, he talks about his love for rap, and how one fateful gig changed his life forever. Kevin's and Chris' rant and raves this week include, commercialising X'mas, why they both could be stans of ABANGSAPAU and Kevin's new mix of an old Yuletide track, 4Christmas. ****** LINKS Follow ABANGSAPAU Follow New Mongrels Listen to ABANGSAPAU's tracks Listen to 4Christmas ..read more