Burn the City

Apparently Melbourne's Burn the City are back together.
This makes me happy.

They barely made a beep in the metaphorical sonar of the music landscape of 2006, but for those of us who heard them (and went out of their way to buy their CD) it was awesome. Featuring a few guys from Bodyjar and now a guy from One Dollar Short (old-school Australian punk royalty cred) they just played excellent street punk that you knew you could sing along to and pump your fist in the air with.

They've got a show in Melbourne and apparently are writing new material. Can't wait to hear from them. As sad as I was when Bodyjar called it quits, I was mega excited by the idea of Burn the City coming back.

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Cola Wars

The boys of Bodyjar are never ones to rest. Not long after Bodyjar finished forever, half of them are back with the band Cola Wars. Here's their new single:

It's more mainstream rock, that's for sure. But in a good way. And even though Cam's in the band, he doesn't seem to sing. Which creeps me out a little. You can see the distinctive outline of his Explorer guitar in the video, but that's about it.

They'll be playing Rosies on July 10th.

Now if only Burn the City gets back together in the fall out of Bodyjar...