R1189 - THE HARD ONS: THE MOST AUSTRALIAN BAND EVER? Featuring their doco maker Jonathan Sequeira

Once again The Saint of RETROPOPIC RADIO talks with music documentary maker Jonathan Sequeira as in this podcast the focus is on him film on Australian indie band The Hard Ons! Click here to access: https://www.mixcloud.com/FrenchSpurs1/ss/

Why was Jonathan motivated to create a film on The Hard Ons? How well did Blackie, Ray & Keish get along with each other? As the band is named The Hard Ons to what extent were the 3 of them outsiders there in Western Sydney? How ready were they to play that first concert at The Vulcan Hotel in Ultimo on the 20th June 1984? What brought them into the orbit of Waterfront Records? To what extent did their bare-chested style influence the grunge scene? With their name and that Ku Klux Klan single art work how much did they court controversy? After achieving success with the release of 'Yummy' why did they split not that soon afterwards? With the doco ending at that point why is there more to come from Jonathan & The Hard Ons documentary wise?