Bodyjar

Bodyjar is an Australian punk rock band based in Melbourne, which has been together since 1994, when they changed their name from 'Helium'. The group's album, How It Works, reached the top 20 on the Australian ARIAnet albums chart in 2000.

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The current lineup includes only two original members, Cam Baines and Grant Relf. Tom Read and Shane Wakker complete the current line up. Tom replaced founding member Ben Patterson who left before "How It Works" and in early 2004 Shane replaced long-time drummer Ross Heatherington who had been with the band since Charles Zerafa left after recording the drums on "Take A Look Inside".

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In 2005, the album "How It Works" acheived Gold sales in Australia.

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Punk rock: Punk Rock is an anti-establishment music movement that began about 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified by The Damned, The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, and The Clash. The term is also used to describe subsequent music scenes that share key characteristics with thos...

Melbourne: Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of 3.8 million in the Melbourne metropolitan area (June 2004) and 69,670 in the City of Melbourne (which covers only the central city area). The city's name ...

How It Works: link...