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The Hard Ons

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Music Type:

Rock

Editorial Review

It's funny how three school chums from Punchbowl in Sydney kicked around with some silly tunes in the '80s and became one of Australia's favourite punk rock exports ever. We say 'exports' because no matter how many international rockstars told the Australian public of The Hard-Ons's genius, they were never as big as they should've been. Granted, the band picked up 17 number one singles, 7-inches and albums on the independent charts over their career and had huge cult success in Europe.
Billed as "Motorhead meets the Beach Boys", The Hard-Ons were a multi-cultural (Korean, Sri Lankan and Yugoslavian descent) trio of misfits. Their approach was classic teen punk: fast, catchy and loose songs about true love and stupidity. Unsurprisingly, this tack snared them fans worldwide and they've independently sold 250,000 records. But it isn't just spotty kids that love The Hard-Ons. Jello Biafra and Henry Rollins are fervent fans, and they've been hand-picked to support massive international acts such as the Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Butthole Surfers and The Ramones. Now in their 22nd year, it's high time The Hard-Ons got their due as Australia's greatest indie punks.
Andrew Tijs, May 2006