Bulevar (; trans. Boulevard) were a Serbian and former Yugoslav new wave band from Belgrade.
The band history dates from the days of the group Tilt consisting of young highschool attendants Dejan Cukià(a former Dizel member, vocals), Nenad Stamatovià(guitar), Duà ¡an Bezuha (guitar), Miroslav Cvetkovià(bass) and drummers at different times, Vlada Goluboviàand Predrag JakovljeviÃÂ. The band sometimes also performed with rock veteran Branko Maruà ¡ià"ÃÂutura" (guitar, vocals). Following the departures of Bezuha, GoluboviÃÂ, who went to Suncokret, and CvetkoviÃÂ, who went to Pop Maà ¡ina, the band ceased to exist.
StamatoviÃÂ, who was in the band Zebra, along with CukiÃÂ, Jakovljeviàand Suncokret bassist Branko IsakoviÃÂ, formed Bulevar in 1978. The band got the name Bulevar because all of the members lived near The Boulevard Of Revolution in Belgrade. During the following year, the band had their first live appearances as an opening act for Riblja ÃÂorba. Their first major appearance was at the Belgrade Taà ¡majdan Stadium on September 1, 1979, at the famous Riblja ÃÂorba concert. After the band Zvuk Ulice disbanded, their keyboard player, Dragan Mitriàjoined the band.
The lineup began working on their new songs and, with the help of Riblja ÃÂorba guitarist MomÃÂilo BajagiÃÂ, the band recorded their first single "Moje bezvezne stvari" ("My Silly Stuff"). However, due to the illness of Josip Broz Tito, the band released their first single in 1980 through Jugoton. The release of their second single, "Nestaà ¡ni deÃÂaci" ("Wild Boys"), was described by Cukiàas "the inauguration of symphonic punk" because the band combined punk music with arrangements of MitriÃÂ, who was then studying composition at the Music Academy. "Nestaà ¡ni deÃÂaci" was also featured on a various artists compilation Svi marà ¡ na ples!, a cult new wave Jugoton compilation. The song caused a slight incident as the authorities considered the song the direct support of the March 1981 protests in Kosovo, which was not true.
By the time the band was about to release their debut album Loà ¡ i mlad (Bad and Young), they signed for PGP-RTB. The album was released in 1981, and was produced by themselves with the help of Tahir DurhaliÃÂ. When the band released their second album, Mala noÃÂna panika (Little Night Panic), featuring the notable tracks "Unutarnja panika" ("Inner Panic") and "Trenutni lek" ("Momentary Remedy"), MitriÃÂ, Stamatoviàand Cukiàwent to serve the army so the record did not have a live presentation. The only appearance the band made was at the Belgrade Dok, where Kornelije KovaÃÂ, who produced the record, played keyboards. The band held their last concert in Skopje in 1982, where Stamatoviàappeared as a soldier, and after the performance, the band disbanded.
After the band disbandment, Branko IsakoviÃÂ joined Propaganda and after their breakup, he joined Idoli. JakovljeviÃÂ went to Divlji AnÃÂeli, and then to Zana, Zamba, and finally Viktorija. Leaving Viktorija, he had withdrawn from the scene. When StamatoviÃÂ and MitriÃÂ returned from the army, they had a few rehearsals as Bulevar and then joined Bajaga i Instruktori where MitriÃÂ spent a short time and dedicated himself to studying, only to return when CukiÃÂ started his solo career.
Dejan CukiÃÂ started writing for the Rock magazine. He had recorded three albums with Bajaga i Instruktori and after their Soviet Union tour formed started a successful solo career. Beside MitriÃÂ, IsakoviÃÂ was also a member of Dejan CukiÃÂ's support group, the Spori Ritam Band.
During his solo career, Cukiàrecorded several cover versions of Bulvear songs. On the 1991 album, Cukiàrecorded a cover of "Nestaà ¡ni deÃÂaci", and a live version of the track appeared on the DC & SRB @ SC live album. On the San na pola puta (A Halfway Dream) compilation, beside "Nestaà ¡ni deÃÂaci", appeared a cover of "Trenutni lek". CukiÃÂ's 1998 album Igramo na ulici (Dancing in the Street) featured the track called "Bulevari" ("Boulevards").
In 2008, under the PGP-RTS label Retrologija, a compilation Nestaà ¡ni deÃÂaci was released, featuring the remastered recordings of both studio albums and the band second single.
In 2011, Serbian hard rock/heavy metal band Trigger covered the song "Trenutni lek" for their cover album EX.