"The good news for Burma?s music scene is that popular rock star Lay Phyu is back in the spotlight. Lay Phyu?s comeback performance with his backing band, Iron Cross, has been booked for Mandalay in late January and is sure to be a sellout. The enigmatic rock star mysteriously walked out on the band in 2006 after a concert celebrating the 15th anniversary of the band?s founding. He reappeared in August last year at a Cyclone Nargis fundraising relief concert, but has never explained why he stopped performing for two years. Lay Phyu?s new album, Bay of Bengal, has hit the top of the Burmese charts, which he has dominated for years..."