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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Listen: The Lion City Rock Playlist

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Read Kevin's Power of Pop Substack / Bizarro World

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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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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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Friend Of The Pod Sanny Velloo is back to share more of his continuing journey as a solo musician. Fresh from launching his latest single, "A Brighter Tomorrow", Sanny shares what it has been like going solo, what his new album is about, and the chances of becoming the world's only Rock 'n' Roll Guru!

*This episode was recorded in Dec 2024

Feel free to contact Lion City Rock, give us a shout on our social media, or even email us using the links below.

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"Lion City Rock theme" performed by Kevin Mathews & Chris Toh; excerpts from "Warning Signs (live version)", "A Brighter Tomorrow" and "I Don't Believe The Truth (acoustic version)" performed by Sanny Veloo; excerpt from "The Return of Spring" performed by The Quests

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Follow Sanny Veloo: Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Website

Follow Lion City Rock: Facebook / Instagram

Email us: lioncityrocksg@gmail.com

Listen: The Lion City Rock Playlist

Read: Full Sput Ahead! (Bellied Star review)

Read: Power of Pop Substack

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It's our AAR episode! And then some!

In 2024, we had over 2,000 downloads from more than 40 countries! That's not something we thought we'd ever achieve and we don't take it lightly! Thank you listeners for making it all worthwhile!

But we aren't just patting ourselves on the back for a job well done in 2024. We're also on the lookout for new ideas, topics, and music to feature in 2025 on the only podcast about Singapore's pop music scene you'll ever need.

Feel free to contact us, give us a shout on our social media, or even email us using the links below.

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"Lion City Rock theme" performed by Kevin Mathews & Chris Toh; excerpts from "Tear Down These Walls" and "Nova" performed by AWOL.

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Follow Lion City Rock: Facebook / Instagram

Email us: lioncityrocksg@gmail.com

Listen: The Lion City Rock Playlist

Read: Full Sput Ahead! (Bellied Star review)

Read: Power of Pop Substack

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Oh, what a year it has been! As we say goodbye to 2024, we thought we'd reflect on the year with our top five fave moments on the pod. Unsurprisingly - or perhaps, surprisingly - Chris and Kevin had four same items out of the five on their list. But what was the different one?

PLUS! A special appearance by Shye!

PLUS PLUS! Our wishes for 2025!

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"Lion City Rock theme" performed by Kevin Mathews & Chris Toh; excerpts of "The Sun Will Cry" performed by Shye; excerpts from "If You Mind" performed by Bellied Star; excerpt from "Shanty" performed by The Quests; excerpt from "Auld Lang Syne" performed by Chris Toh.

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Follow Shye: Instagram / YouTube

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Email us: lioncityrocksg@gmail.com

Listen: The Lion City Rock Playlist

Read: Full Sput Ahead! (Bellied Star review)

Read: Power of Pop Substack

Related episodes:

Rising Star: Shye

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You know it's a fun day when Friend of the Pod Isaac Chiew returns to share more thoughts about the Lion City's music scene.

How have his experiences working with record labels and youth organisations shaped his mindset? Which Lion City Rockers rock his boat? And when will his band, Cactus Cactus, drop their new album?

The answers to all this and more are right here! In this episode! Really!

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"Lion City Rock theme" performed by Kevin Mathews & Chris Toh; excerpts of "Cloud City", "Hammer" & "Life Is Short, Be Kind To Yourself", performed by Cactus Cactus.

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LINKS

Follow Isaac: Instagram / Facebook

Follow Cactus Cactus: Instagram / YouTube

Get tickets for Big Duck's Grrrls! To The Front

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Drop us a line: lioncityrocksg@gmail.com

Listen: The Lion City Rock Playlist

Read: Full Sput Ahead! (Bellied Star review)

Read: Power of Pop Substack

Related episodes:

Powering Passion with Isaac Chiew

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We’re so happy to have friend of the pod Patrick Chng, back for another episode!

This time, the Oddfather of Singapore Indie Music spills the beans about his new journey into the world busking in the Lion City.

What does it take to be a busker in Singapore? Where are all the hot busking spots? And is it really true that all buskers MUST learn to play John Denver’s ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’?

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"Lion City Rock theme" performed by Kevin Mathews & Chris Toh; excerpts of "Unity Song" & "Two Trains", performed by The Oddfellows. "Senseless" performed by AWOL

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Follow The Oddfellows: Instagram / YouTube

Get tickets for Sanny Veloo's show featuring The Oddfellows, and other guests

Follow Lion City Rock: Facebook / Instagram

Drop us a line: lioncityrocksg@gmail.com

Listen: The Lion City Rock Playlist

Read: Full Sput Ahead! (Bellied Star review)

Read: Power of Pop Substack

Related episodes:

30 Years Of Teenage Head Part 1 | Part 2

The Long and Winding Chat with Pat Chng

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It's punk rock like you've never heard it before! With fans from all over the region, power trio Iman's League have been rocking the stage with their high-energy performances and ballsy bangers.

Iman, Bat and Lal got on the pod to share their thoughts about the best and worst gigs, what peeves them most, and where Iman's League will be in 2025! (Europe, anyone?)

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"Lion City Rock theme" performed by Kevin Mathews & Chris Toh; excerpts of "Hati", "Lisa", "Forever In 7th" and "Hey Hey Hey" performed by Iman's League

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Follow Iman's League: Instagram / Facebook

Listen to Iman's League: Bandcamp / Spotify

Follow Lion City Rock: Facebook / Instagram

Drop us a line: lioncityrocksg@gmail.com

Listen: The Lion City Rock Playlist

Read: Full Sput Ahead! (Bellied Star review)

Read: Power of Pop Substack

Listen: Kevin Mathews' music

Check out our related episodes:

1960s Icon: Henry Chua of The Quests

OG Teen Idols of SG: The Crescendos

Remembering Naomi & The Boys

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