The Hard-Ons are an Australian punk rock band which formed in 1981. The band's origins can be traced back to Western Sydney's Punchbowl Boys High School, where all three original band members were students. The multicultural trio of Keish De Silva (of Sri Lankan descent), Blackie (Yugoslavian heritage) and Ray Ahn (Korean ancestry). The group issued eight studio albums before disbanding in 1994. They reformed in 1997 to release further material. In 2002 de Silva was replaced on drums by Peter Kostic, who was replaced in turn by Murray Ruse in 2011. De Silva returned as a guest vocalist in 2014 and permanently rejoined the band in 2016. During their first 12 years, the group issued 17 consecutive number-one hits on the Australian alternative charts. During that time they became Australia's most commercially successful independent band, with over 250,000 total record sales.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played tracks from the group in 1988, especially from their Dickcheese album on the Waterfront label. After the 80's, Peel rarely played tracks from the band.
Shows Played[]
- 1988
There Was A Time
- 23 March 1988: Busted! (7") Waterfront
- 25 April 1988: Busted! (7") Waterfront
- 02 May 1988: Then I Kissed Her (Arabic) (LP - The Worst Of....) Vinyl Solution
- 10 May 1988: Get Away (LP - Dickcheese) Vinyl Solution
- 11 May 1988: There Was A Time (LP - Dickcheese) Vinyl Solution
- 18 May 1988 (Rockradio): Busted! (7") Waterfront
- 28 May 1988 (Radio Bremen): There Was A Time (album - Dickcheese) Waterfront
- 31 May 1988 (Radio Bremen): Get Away (album - Dickcheese) Waterfront
- 07 June 1988: Figaro (LP - Dickcheese) Vinyl Solution
- 01 June 1988: There Was A Time (LP - Dickcheese) Vinyl Solution
- 18 June 1988 (BFBS) / Peel 087 (BFBS): There Was A Time (LP-Dickcheese)' (Vinyl Solution)