WE'RE BACK! Welcome to the new phase Lion City Rock, which is... pretty much like the old phase Lion City Rock, if we're being honest – but with more sprinkles!

We've quite a few things in the pipeline, though, and we're going to do our best to make sure they all come to pass. Just what are they all about? Listen to find out, lah...

"Nothing Is Real" and "Screen Scars" by K,Mat; "Finer Life (Cover)" by The Fast Colors. Episode image done by Olly Maguire.

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LINKS

Get tickets for Passing: Leslie Low in Concert

Find out about Rockoustika

Read Kevin's Power of Pop Substack / Bizarro World

Follow Lion City Rock: Facebook / Instagram

What would you like us to talk about? Email us: lioncityrocksg@gmail.com

Listen: The Lion City Rock Playlist

Read Chris' Full Sput Ahead! (Substack review)

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DID YOU KNOW that Leslie Low's music journey kinda sorta began at the same time as one of Singapore's influential arts companies, The Substation? Well, we didn't – until we were asked to support this cool event on 10 Aug, 5pm at the Esplanade Recital Studio.

Passing is a lyrical and sonic journey through Leslie's indie-pop and soft rock reflections as an artist growing up, living in, and experiencing Singapore. He has handpicked personal favourites from his solo repertoire, and will be backed by Sean Lam (Concave Scream, Hanging Up the Moon) and Alexius Cai (Piblokto).

This is part of The Substation's programme, Gathering Ground 2025, and follows recent collaborations to celebrate the music of Singaporean artists, many of whom began their formative years at the old Substation Garden or Guinness Theatre – including Leslie!

Get your tickets from Eventbrite here

"Finer Life" performed by The Fast Colors

Was there a better way to spend a Sunday than having your eardrums blasted and your face melted by some of the biggest bands of the 1990s? Well, if you're not into that sorta thing, then yes, probably.

But for us at the Lion City Rock pod, Day 2 of the BigO 4-0 show brought the house down as six bands took the stage at The Blackbird! Disko Biscuit, The Oddfellows, Rudra, Astreal, The Pinholes and Opposition Party brought the two-day celebration of BigO magazine's 40th anniversary to a close the only way they knew how - with amps turned up to 11!

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Photo by Opposition Party

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"Lion City Rock Theme" performed by Kevin Mathews and Chris Toh. Audio snippets recorded at The Blackbird on 12 & 13 April. Additional recording from Room 526.

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LINKS

Our Lion City Rock videos with the BigO 4-0 bands

Read Kevin's Digging Up Singapore's Indie Roots on Power of Pop Substack / Bizarro World

Follow Lion City Rock: Facebook / Instagram

What would like us to talk about? Email us: lioncityrocksg@gmail.com

Listen: The Lion City Rock Playlist

Read Chris' Full Sput Ahead! (Substack review)

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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 discover 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!