the most australian band ever

Hard-Ons are celebrating 40 years of punk rocking in public with tours of both Australia and Europe, and the release of new music - and the release of that stalled full-length feature film, The Most Australian Band Ever”. 

The single "Buzz Buzz Buzz"is out today on Cheersquad Records & Tapesand is the first taste of the current Hard-Ons line-up's yet-to-be announced third album. It's a Tim Rogers/Peter Black co-write and a promise of great things to come. 

“The Most Australian Band Ever” is directed by Jonathan J. Sequeira for production companies Living Eyes and Play Vintage.Sequeira made the acclaimed 2017 Radio Birdman documentary, ”Descent Into The Maelstrom”.

 The film will premiere on October 16 at SXSW in Sydney with a screening and Q&A at the Dendy Newtown. Here's a taste:

Perfectly timed with the band’s anniversary, “The Most Australian Band Ever” offers insight into the band's long existence, with plenty of live footage and interviews and guest appearances from Dave Faulkner (The Victims, Hoodoo Gurus), Ross Knight (Cosmic Psychos), Jerry A (Poison Idea), Steven Hanford aka Thee Slayer Hippy (Poison Idea) and Rob Younger (Radio Birdman).

The film has a particular focus on the Hard-Ons' early days, the obstacles - some self-inflicted - which they've had to overcome, and the legacy they've built.  

The Hard-Ons' 40th Anniversary Australian Tour Oct - Nov 2024
OCT
18 - Soapbox, Brisbane
24 - Sussex Inlet Tavern, Sussex Inlet
25 - La La La’s, Wollongong
26 - Paddo RSL, Sydney
27 - Hamilton Station Hotel, Newcastle
31 - Altar, Hobart
NOV
1 - The Tote, Melbourne
2 - Singing Bird Studios, Frankston
3 - Red Hill Hotel, Castlemaine
4 - Barwon Club, Geelong
7 - Amplifier, Perth
8 - Indian Ocean Hotel, Scarborough
9 - Froth & Fury, Adelaide
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Hard-Ons - currently undertaking the European leg of their 40th Anniversary tour - have released their new album “I Like You A Lot Getting Older”.

It’s the third album by the band's current line-up of Blackie, Murray, Ray and Tim, and follows 2021's ARIA top 5 debuting “I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff's Been Taken” and last year's “Ripper '23”. 

It’s on CD, digital format and in several coloured vinyl editions.  An exclusive limited edition green vinyl pressing (250 only, with different color on the cover) is available via the album's UK distributor. 

The new album's release precedes the recently announced 40th Anniversary Australian tour, and the Sydney SXSW premiere of the feature length documentary about the band, “The Most Australia Band Ever”. Additional screenings have been announced and all you need to know is below.