- Ep98: The Axean review (feat. Bas Linders)
The Axean Festival last month featured 50 music artistes taking the opportunity to strut their stuff for the audiences at the Goodman Arts Centre, but did it achieve its goals? We don't know, we didn't organise it.
But we can tell you what we liked and didn't like. Especially since we have our favourite gig guy Bas Linders in this episode to share his views. Meanwhile, Chris and Kevin wonder if such events are a good idea – and what could be done to make them better. Should the bands get together and use this as a platform to tour regionally? Are crowds here interested in bands from our neighbouring countries? And how do you REALLY pronounce "Axean"?
Special appearance: Rebel Moon's Lim Yu Beng as "concertgoer who gives soundbite".
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lion-city-rock/donations57m | Nov 25, 2023 - Ep97: J.M3 (feat. Lennat!)
THIS WEEK: It's the incredible tale of J.M3! Recorded in early October, we sat down with the Singapore hip-hop artiste who has been making waves not just in the Lion City but in the region and beyond. Her hit 'Hot Sauce' has been featured in the US TV series, Kung Fu; 'Tap Out' was in the movie, Joy Ride (starring Everything Everywhere All At Once actress Stephanie Hsu), and she has even got her music on video games!
So how did J.M3 (aka Jamie) get her start? She shares how she went from dancing to rapping, why she chose that moniker and what drives her to succeed. This girl is going places, and it's not least thanks to Lennat Mak, erstwhile drummer of Obedient Wives Club (and featured voice!) who takes care of bizness for J.M3.
(*bloopers: please forgive us - we called the video game Affyn, but the full name is Affyn - Buddy Arena. We also called her EP Athena 180 when it's actually 180 Athena)
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*Please forgive the sound quality. This was recorded in a rather noisy environment. But if you drop a donation in the link provided we can get better equipment! It doesn't have to be much. Thank you very much for all your support! We really appreciate you!
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lion-city-rock/donations56m | Nov 16, 2023 - Ep96: Aeriqah
Meet Aeriqah, a musician whose introspective tunes have captured the hearts of fans both in Singapore and overseas. How else can you explain her picking up the Best Duet (Viewers Choice) prize at this year's California Music Video Awards for her song 'Maybe', a duet featuring Umar Sirhan?
From forming a circle of like-minded friends in the music scene - including the likes of RENE and Jean Seizure - to becoming one of the Lion City's rising stars, the singer-songwriter has grown into her own, with ballads reflecting her innermost thoughts and emotions. Her new EP, House Parties, is the latest in a string of releases that show the musician at her best. Check out her story in this episode...
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Ti-i-i-ime seems to be on Lim Kiang's side. As a founding member of Straydogs, he was responsible for helping to shape the sound of Singapore's Sixties, thanks to songs like 'Freedom', 'Mum's Too Pampering', 'Cold Morning' and 'Repent'. The band captured the harder rhythms that earlier bands like The Quests and The Crescendos lacked. Now, nearly 60 years later, Lim Kiang shares what it's like to still rock out with Welcome To The Machine, arguably Asia's only Pink Floyd tribute band. Not bad for someone who picked up the bass not knowing anything more than four chords!
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lion-city-rock/donations45m | Nov 7, 2023 - Ep94: Joe Ng (Pt. 2)
It may not seem like it, but our guest Joe Ng has probably worked on more movies than, er, Fann Wong, Chin Han and Tan Kheng Hua combined! (*We could be wrong - maths is not our strength.)
But let's tick off those that we know: Confinement, The Maid, Gone Shopping, One Leg Kicking, Eating Air, Rule #1, Zombiepura, Unlucky Plaza, Bait, Battle Of The Damned, Sex.Violence.FamilyValues., Republic of Food, G Saat... you know what, you can check out his IMDB page yourself.
Anyway, in this concluding episode of our chat with Joe, he talks about what it REALLY is like to have a career in the movies.
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lion-city-rock/donations44m | Nov 2, 2023 - Ep93: Joe Ng (Pt. 1)
"Hey Joe, where you gonna go..." well, if it's Joe Ng, then he went from fronting synth-pop duo Corporate Toil to promoting bands as a record executive to becoming an award-winning music composer for film. But just how did he do it?
Find out what he really thinks of...
- working with Richard Claydermann
- being the co-star of Mee Pok Man
- having a band name like "Joe Ng and Friends"
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lion-city-rock/donations44m | Oct 27, 2023 - Ep92: Shye
You'd have to be living under a rock not to know about Shye. She's one of the hottest names in the Lion City these days and no wonder: In the past five years, Shye has released 4 EPs, 1 album, received a slew of awards, gigged around the world, and played support acts for some big names in music-dom (most recently for Grammy winner Daniel Caesar). And she's only barely 21! It seems like there's nothing she can do that can't be done. In this episode, she talks about...
... that billboard in Times Square (that's New York!)
... whether she is really shy (spoilers: yes)
... what she really thinks of her fans
Catch her next gig at the Axean Festival 2023
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lion-city-rock/donations44m | Oct 20, 2023 - Ep91: Axean Festival 2023
Wanna know what the sound of 50 bands from the region (and then some!) is like? Then head to the Axean Festival 2023 on 28-29 Oct, 2-10.30pm. This multi-genre showcase will feature rising music stars from countries like Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, The Philippines, Indonesia and more!
To tell us more about it is Piyapong "Py" Muenprasertdee, one of the co-founders of the festival. He gives a little insight into what you can expect at this year's edition and why they're adopting a "pay cos you want" ticketing system. (So... technically, it could be a free festival?)
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lion-city-rock/donations59m | Oct 13, 2023 - Ep90: Rewind Episode with Saiful Idris
After a years-long absence, one of our favourite live bands, Great Spy Experiment, returns to the stage this weekend at the 2023 Baybeats festival!
So to help you prep for the gig, why not check out this previous chat with the GSE's lead singer, Saiful Idris, as he shares how the band became one of Singapore's most exciting live bands of the 2000s.
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It's been two years since Chris Ho left this world to join the great gig in the sky, but his legacy still remains, in the form of his music. Kevin and Chris hit the rewind button on his debut offering, Regal Vigor, recorded with his band, Zircon Lounge.
Does it actually live up to its reputation as THE alternative album that started it all? Tell us what you think!
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lion-city-rock/donations1h 4m | Sep 30, 2023 - Ep88: Lion City Rock turns two!
Can you believe this podcast is Two Years Old? We certainly can't. That's because our memories aren't what they used to be. Nevertheless, we decided to recall the highlights of Year Two in the life of Lion City Rock and ask ourselves these questions:
What were the biggest learnings we had? (OK, we had more questions but we could only get to this one...) But hey, we never let an occasion like this go to waste, so join the conversation as we look back at the year that was...
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It's a fantastic bumper episode featuring musician and Saylah Studios founder Krysta Joy! When it comes to music, she's a real trooper in every sense of the word: whether it's making sure she can spend time to write one song a day, or helping others achieve their goals (musical or otherwise).
Her tale is an inspiring one, and it's right here on Lion City Rock!
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lion-city-rock/donations1h 24m | Sep 15, 2023 - Ep86: Gone, but not forgotten - Jimmy Appudurai-Chua & Peter Thomas
Here's our humble tribute of sorts as we look at the music journeys of two pioneer musicians who recently left this realm to join the great gig in the sky: Jimmy Appudurai-Chua (Meltones, Straydogs) and Peter Thomas (Naomi & The Boys). Both were instrumental in shaping the Singapore music scene of the Sixties and though they're gone, the legacy will not be forgotten.
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Singapore60sMusic piece on Peter Thomas
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We continue our re-listening party with the bands featured in New School Rock III (pronounced "three" ... or "ai ai ai"), the compilation album that was given free with BigO magazine. This time round Kevin and Chris share their thoughts about Pillars of Faith, Swirling Madness, Rocket Scientists and Watchmen - with a bonus tacked at the end too!
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lion-city-rock/donations44m | Aug 28, 2023 - Ep84: Playback - New School Rock III (Pt1)
In 1993, BigO magazine released New School Rock III, the third volume in their music compilation series. Comprising 17 songs (including one hidden track) from bands like ESP, Band of Slaves, Silent Sorrow and more, this album was a microcosm of the music scene at the time. Or was it? Thirty years after its release, Chris and Kevin hit the playback button and give their reaction to the compilation. ("Ooh!" "Wah!" "Eh?")
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lion-city-rock/donations41m | Aug 21, 2023 - Ep83: Rewind Episode feat. Pain-Stained Morning
Singer-songwriter Leslie Low (Humpback Oak, The Observatory) has come a long way since he started making music as a teen with Twang Bar Kings. He'll be doing live performances of his music journey at The Esplanade Concourse on 17 and 18 Aug (see link below). This rewind episode sees Kevin and Chris review one of the key offerings in the Lion City's music canon: Pain-Stained Morning the debut album by Humpback Oak, Leslie's band back in the 1990s.
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lion-city-rock/donations57m | Aug 11, 2023 - Ep82: Big Bumper Episode with Sanny Veloo!
We’re back with a SPECIAL EPISODE featuring the one and only Sanny Veloo (Boredphucks, The Suns, EMPRA). He's been making music not only in the Lion City but also Down Under, with fans from all over the world. The vocalist and guitarist takes a walk down memory lane and recounts how Boredphucks got banned in da Singapura, how they rose again as The Suns, the tragic death of drummer Wayne Thunder, Sanny's own resurgence with EMPRA and how that affected his decision to go solo.
Along the way, Sanny gives us not one, but TWO acoustic performances (did someone say “World Premiere”?) and we also examine…
… the consequences of slagging off the Backstreet Boys
… the life-changing things that happen in biker bars
… and why hasn’t anyone done a biopic of his life yet? (casting requirement: “handsome Indian actors who can sing”)
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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lion-city-rock/donations1h 23m | Aug 5, 2023 - Ep81: Rewind Episode feat. Force Vomit
2023 marks the 30th anniversary of Force Vomit, the band that gave the world songs like "Siti" and "Spaceman Over Malaysia". With new reissues of their hit album, Give It Up For The Trust Fund Rockers, there's no better time to get into the punk-power-pop-surf these guys produced. But just how did friends from school who liked music become returning fixtures in the Lion City's music calendar? Listen to this classic chat with founders Dino and Alvin to find out
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If you were at Guan Chuan Street @ Tiong Bahru last night (21 July 2023), you would have been awash with the sounds of The Analog Girl, who reworked her tracks for the Your Neighbourhood Artist Exhibition 3. It's not the first time she has let her music set the scene for various art forms. Her latest projects include remixing Roberto Montoya's "Polybius" and doing the vocals for There Is Another System's new track, "No One Is Coming For Us", which drops 4 Aug. But hear all about her music journey in this classic conversation from Lion City Rock Year One.
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Wormrot's Singapore gig in September - as part of the Burning Desire Asia Tour - is as highly anticipated by their fans as Tay-Tay's is by her fans or Coldplay's by their fans, but Wormrot has the distinction of being the one who was featured on Lion City Rock!
We spoke to drummer Vijesh back when the band was putting the final touches to their latest album, Hiss. Hear about the highs and lows of being in one of Singapore's hardest rockin' and hardest-working bands! Hiss was voted by Rolling Stone as one of the Top 10 Best Metal Albums and peaked at #2 on the BBC's Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart.
Their Burning Desire Asia Tour sees them covering dates in Asia, New Zealand and Australia, so if you're in the area, don't miss their gigs!
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