One of the first bands I ever saw at those dark, dingy cigarette smoke filled rooms we call bars was The Forgotten Army. I remember being drawn into their music. Dark rock with strings. Muse like in sound with a great front man, Nick Jones who is Jeff Buckliesk and an excellent cello player in Annie Macdonald the band had a great sound that no one else in Sydney was doing at the time (and still isn’t). For a long time I considered myself their number 1 fan but just like the day I discovered my first pube and realised my English teacher had breasts, my mind began to wonder and the army was somewhat ‘forgotten’. On a recent trip up to Brisbane (visiting that same cello player I might add) I ran into Nick Jones who informed me that the band had broken up. I was shocked. Not even one last goodbye? I told him about this blog and swore to him I would write a piece about them inmemorium… so here it is. But that’s not all. At the Red Paintings gig last Friday I happened to run into Nick again. ‘What’s that? The bands back together?’ I heard him right and they’re playing at the Hopetoun this Saturday night, albeit missing one beautiful cello player. So if you missed out on a ticket to the Come Together Festival and you’re not seeing The Dears at Home I suggest you welcome back one of Sydney’s best live bands in The Forgotten Army (details on the toolbar to the right – and while you’re at it, sign up to our damn Sandwich Club night @ Candy’s.. I dare you).
Here are a couple of tracks from the one and only EP released some years back. I must note, they don’t do them as much justice as they deserve… see them live for the complete experience of the army.

The Forgotten Army – Cityscape
The Forgotten Army – The Forgotten Army

Add them as a friend on MySpace

But that’s not all the tasty sandwiches for you today.
Jai Pyne from Sydney band The Paper Scissors has been busy working on a side project titled Pork Pies. I really like what I hear but he tells me it’s far from finished and he’s not sure when he’ll get around to it. He’s busy working on The Paper Scissors upcoming debut EP set for release on the 23rd of June down at Candy’s Apartment (details on the toolbar). Really looking forward to both.
Here’s a couple I nabbed off the Pork Pies MySpace site.

Pork Pies – Shivers & Tingles
Pork Pies – Whenemies

And here’s one of my favourite tracks from his other band The Paper Scissors…

The Paper Scissors – We Don’t Walk

Also look out in the next couple of weeks for an SClub interview with Jai and The Paper Scissors and a review of their forthcoming release.

Still hungry?
One of our Sandwich Club followers asked us to check out these guys. San Francisco soul/funk rockers Chow Nasty.. great stuff (thanks Johnny Idaho).

Chow Nasty – Hey Hot Tomato
Chow Nasty – Ungawa

Become their friend on MySpace

And in the spirit of Franz, Glasgow rockers The Flykicks single, Do You Like Disco?

The Flykicks – Do You Like Disco?

Their MySpace site

Phew… I should really do some study

Labels: Pork Pies, The Forgotten Army, The Paper Scissors